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Can, or should, a listener separate an artist's identity from her music? S.G. Goodman seems to still be working on the answer to that question. In some key ways, her experience of releasing Teeth Marks in June -- her second major-label album -- has been radically different than that of putting out its predecessor, Old Time Feeling, which was her breakout debut.Old Time Feeling came out in 2020; the COVID-19 pandemic kept her, by and large, from playing it out. So with the release of Teeth Marks and its subsequent...

Jane’s Addiction hit another health-related snag in their plans for the 32-date North American arena tour they’re currently on with Smashing Pumpkins. After sustaining an injury following their appearance at Madison Square Garden last week, frontman Perry Farrell issued a statement announcing the cancellation of their set for the next handful of stops on the Spirits On Fire tour. “After Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, I suffered an injury that resulted in my inability to perform. I have been in pain and discomfort and have been receiving rigorous physio therapy...

The country music community is mourning the loss of charismatic actor, singer, performer and pop culture personality Leslie Jordan, who died on Monday (Oct. 24) at the age of 67. According to TMZ, the larger-than-life talent was killed after a suspected medical emergency caused his career to veer off the road and crash into a building in Hollywood, Calif., early Monday morning. The news of Jordan's death spread quickly across the entertainment industry, spurring a range of celebrities, musicians and friends to share their own tributes on social media. Jason Isbell, Margo Price and...

Be Still My Emo Heart The "Sk8er Boi" artist ended her set with rousing rendition at the When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas Avril Lavigne and All Time Low took the stage in Las Vegas at the When We Were Young Festival for a cover of Blink-182‘s “All The Small Things” on Sunday. ATL frontman Alex Gaskarth and guitarist Jack Barakat jumped on stage with the “Sk8er Boi” singer for a nostalgic homage to the Nineties rock band. Naturally, the crowd knew every word and was right on...

The Judds: The Final Tour will continue into 2023 with 15 just-announced dates. Wynonna Judd announced the new leg of performances during a stop on The Today Show on Monday (Oct. 24), explaining that she decided to add a new string of dates thanks to fan demand.Just like the first run of the The Judds' Final Tour, Judd will take the stage alongside a revolving cast of some of country music's brightest-shining female stars. Ashley McBryde, Brandi Carlile, Kelsea Ballerini, Little Big Town and Martina McBride are all confirmed to...

Little Big Town are also along for the ride, which kicks off May 6 in Arizona George Strait just can’t shake the road. After retiring from regular touring in 2014, the Texas country music singer has played festival dates, one-off shows, and his successful Las Vegas residency Strait to Vegas. In 2023, he’ll add more to his itinerary when he joins Chris Stapleton for a string of stadium dates around the country. Little Big Town will open each show. The dates are scattered throughout the summer, with at least one...

Kenny Chesney can now add the title of "Doctor" -- well, "Honorary Doctor," at least -- to his resume. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from his alma mater, East Tennessee State University, in a special ceremony on Friday night (Oct. 21).Chesney was there in person at the event, which also celebrated the 40th anniversary of the university's Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies program, according to the Johnson City, Tenn.-based news outlet News Channel 11. Jack Tottle, who founded that program, was there to get an...

Hayley Williams took to Instagram Stories to reflect on how far she and Paramore have come in a scene that she described as one that once “threatened to reject us” before the band performed at Las Vegas’ When We Were Young Festival on Sunday. The fest was forced to cancel its first date yesterday, Oct. 22, due to a high wind warning in the area. “To grow up in this scene was not a simple thing,” Williams wrote in a handwritten letter posted to her Instagram Stories on Sunday, as Billboard...

Eleven years ago today, on Oct. 23, 2010, Blake Shelton officially became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer was introduced by Jeannie Seely and inducted by Trace Adkins.Shelton, an avid Twitter user, was invited to join the Opry via a tweet on Sept. 28, 2010, during the Country Comes Home concert that celebrated the re-opening of the Grand Ole Opry House following Nashville's devastating flood earlier that year. It was Adkins who tweeted Shelton, immediately following their performance of "Hillbilly Bone."“Wait a minute, Blake,” Adkins said, pulling out his...

"Their loss will be long and haunting," singer says in statement after the deaths of Joanna and Lucy Simon Carly Simon paid tribute to her two older sisters Saturday after they both died of cancer a day apart. Joanna Simon, a renowned opera singer, died Wednesday of thyroid cancer at the age of 85. The following day, Lucy Simon, a Broadway composer who also performed in a Sixties folk duo with Carly, died at 82 following a bout with metastatic breast cancer. “I am filled with sorrow to speak about...

Miranda Lambert's former mansion in an exclusive part of Nashville is currently up for sale, and pictures reveal a stunning luxury home with gorgeous views.The 5-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom, 6,261-square-foot house in the Forest Hills section of Music City is currently on the market for $3.98 million, which, according to online real estate sites, breaks down to $636 per square foot and a monthly payment of $24,849.The gated, very private estate sits on more than four acres, and while it's just minutes from major shopping and dining hubs in Nashville, including Green...

Toronto rapper shares “Jimmy Cooks” video clip to announce new LP due in October Drake and 21 Savage will be releasing a new collaborative album called Her Loss next week. The Toronto and Atlanta rappers recently teamed up for “Jimmy Cooks” from Drake’s seventh studio album, Honestly, Nevermind, which arrived in June. Her Loss arrives on Oct. 28. In a new visual directed by Mahfuz Sultan soundtracked to “Jimmy Cooks” that dropped on Saturday, Drake and 21 Savage appear as Drake raps part of the song’s first verse. It’s unclear...

Thomas Rhett is welcoming the start of the Christmas season early with his new holiday project, Merry Christmas, Y'all, which he released Friday (Oct. 21).On the EP, which Dan Huff produced, Rhett covers four classic Christmas tunes: "Winter Wonderland," "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." Rhett keeps the tunes mostly traditional, with big band sounds including horns, pianos and sweeping string sections. The tracks do feature some country flair, however, with acoustic guitar and...

Midnights is officially a record-breaking album. On Friday, Spotify revealed that Taylor Swift’s new album had become the most-streamed project in a single day in the streaming service’s history. Sharing Spotify’s tweet, Swift wrote, “How did I get this lucky, having you guys out here doing something this mind-blowing?! Like what even just happened??!?!” Though Spotify did not immediately release the official streaming numbers, with the accomplishment, Swift beats out Bad Bunny’s previously held record after Un Verano Sin Ti garnered 183 million streams when it was released in May....