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Ashley McBryde is officially the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The 39-year-old Arkansas native was inducted into the 97-year-old country music institution during Saturday night's (Dec. 10) live show.Longtime friend and musical inspiration Terri Clark introduced McBryde to the stage and kicked off the evening with an emotionally-charged rendition of her 2019 single, "Girl Goin' Nowhere."During the official induction, Clark reiterated the hard work and talent that drove McBryde to this milestone career moment, saying, "The Opry is a family, and my sister, you have earned your spot...

Spanning myriad genres — from superstar pop, hip-hop, and Afropop, to indie-rock, K-pop, reggaeton, R&B, and reggae — Rolling Stone‘s list of the Top 100 albums of 2022 may well be our most musically diverse year-end round-up ever. In the new episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, we zero in on that list’s Top 50, discussing each album, playing music samples, and more. Trending Julyssa Lopez, Brittany Spanos, Andre Gee, and Simon Vozick-Levinson join host Brian Hiatt for the conversation, which counts down from Sasami’s hard-rock stunner Squeeze...

Scotty McCreery's CMA Country Christmas performance recalled the King, and we don't mean the King of Country.The "It Matters to Her" singer covered "Holly Jolly Christmas" during ABC's broadcast on Thursday night (Dec. 8), and he put a little swagger into his performance. The rockabilly approach was one that Elvis Presley may have been proud of. Watch the video for yourself below.Carly Pearce hosted CMA Country Christmas, a yearly country music celebration that this year featured Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Dan + Shay and more.Astute country music fans may spot...

"Mom is gone," Cher tweeted Saturday Georgia Holt, singer, actress and mother of Cher, has died at the age of 96. “Mom is gone,” Cher tweeted Saturday night; a rep for the singer confirmed Holt’s death to The Hollywood Reporter. While no cause of death was provided, Cher previously revealed that her mother had been dealing with health issues over the past few months. “Sorry I’ve been Mia. Mom’s Been Sick Off & On. She Just Got Out Of Hosp. She Had Pneumonia. She’s Getting Better,” Cher tweeted in September....

Carly Pearce pulled double duty in 2022 as she both hosted and performed on ABC's CMA Country Christmas. It was her second year at the helm of the holiday television event, and she delivered a rocking version of "Here Comes Santa Claus" as a part of the night's festivities.The "What He Didn't Do" singer opens the song walking through the front door into the set's cozy living room. She maneuvers past the band who are set up around the room before stopping to share a few lines with her backup...

"It's Morocco Time" The rapper is proudly repping his Moroccan roots, after the country's soccer team defeated Portugal to move into the World Cup semifinals French Montana took to Instagram Saturday to congratulate Morocco’s soccer team for making it into the World Cup semifinals, and the rapper didn’t hesitate to take a little shot at soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo in his post. Related: Where to Find World Cup Merch Online “Ronaldo u had your time g … it’s Morocco time,” the rapper wrote, alongside an image of the Moroccan men’s...

In terms of country music's power couples, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are among the most powerful. Married for more than a decade and friends for more than 30 years, the two country icons prove that love really does stand the test of time.Brooks and Yearwood's love story is one that was a long time in the making: The two artists knew each other for almost two decades before finally tying the knot on Dec. 10, 2005.Brooks and Yearwood originally met in 1987, during a demo recording session, when they were both still struggling...

Yes Please U.K. rapper also shares cover art and track list for much-anticipated follow-up to Sometimes I Might Be Introvert Just days after Little Simz announced her new album No Thank You — the much-anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed Sometimes I Might Be Introvert — the U.K. rapper revealed Saturday that the LP is arriving very, very soon. Like, in a matter of hours. Eschewing the traditional Friday release date, No Thank You comes out on Monday, Dec. 12, Little Simz tweeted Saturday, along with an image of the album’s...

The Voice Season 22 will conclude with its finale week on Monday (Dec. 12) and Tuesday (Dec. 13), and the final episode will be full of superstar performances. The night will see performances from each coach — Blake Shelton, Camila Cabello, Gwen Stefani and John Legend — with their final artists, and guest singers will also join in on the fun.Kane Brown and Breland are to set to represent country music on the finale episode. On NBC's website, Brown is listed to perform alongside Shelton and Breland is listed by...

The disgraced singer claimed he had no involvement with the album's release, according to a new report A new R. Kelly album titled I Admit It appeared on streaming services on Friday but R. Kelly has denied involvement with the track’s release, calling it a plot to undermine him in court, according to audio obtained by TMZ. Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, claimed that the disgraced singer recorded the audio on Friday after meeting. Kelly denied releasing any music, saying he is trying to appeal his most recent federal conviction, and...

Garth. Wynonna. George. Fans can recognize most of their favorite country and Americana artists by one name alone. Their music is so ingrained in us that we know the words to every song and the notes to every melody ... but do we know the names of their backing bands?Believe it or not, lots of your favorite performers actually have a dedicated name for the musicians who play alongside them. After all, these are the men and women who have a huge part in making their music so iconic on every record...

Long Live The 1975 “You may not get the girl, but you’ve always got your boys," Matty Healy wrote on Instagram Long live The 1975. In the music video for the band’s all-consuming love song “Oh Caroline,” a deep cut from their fifth studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language, a grand romance runs its course, but the four-piece’s adoration for one another endures without expiration. The video pictures frontman Matty Healy as an old man, all gray hair attached to an aging body that doesn’t move like it...

George Strait gave one couple a life-changing gift at a show in Las Vegas on Dec. 2. During the concert, which took place at T-Mobile Arena, Strait presented U.S. Army Sergeant Mike Hulsey and his wife Meaghan with a mortgage-free home.The house was given to the military couple via the Military Warriors Support Foundation. In a video filmed at the concert, Strait welcomed the CEO of the foundation, Retired Lt. General Leroy Sisco, and the Hulseys to the stage.Sisco explained that Hulsey, a Purple Heart recipient, was shot in the...

If modern R&B were a Nineties teen melodrama, SZA would be the cool girl with a Trapper Keeper full of receipts on everyone. She’s the queen of revenge fantasy—exes get offed (before being told in no uncertain terms that their stroke is weak), and toxic rivals get dragged for fun in her songs, which come off like angsty if enchanting diary entries. In the video for “Shirt,” the third single off her stellar new album, SZA casually murders people at a diner while crooning, “Feel the taste of resentment/Simmer on...