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'Folk' Outta Here Singer-songwriter dropped the news while accepting Video of the Year at the 2022 VMAs Taylor Swift’s unexpected attendance was already a highlight of the 2022 VMAs, but then the singer-songwriter topped herself by announcing a brand new album. Swift dropped the news while accepting the award for Video of the Year — the third win for her 10-minute version of “All Too Well” tonight. Her 10th album, out Oct. 21, marks her first new music since 2020’s Folklore and Evermore. “I wouldn’t be able to re-record my...

Brandi Carlile had kind words to share for her Highwomen band mate and friend Maren Morris on social media on Sunday (Aug. 28), after Morris objected to some transphobic comments made by Jason Aldean's wife, Brittany.Specifically, Morris -- and fellow country singer Cassadee Pope, who first flagged Aldean's comments -- objected to an Instagram Reels caption Aldean posted, reading, "I'd really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase."Pope replied by saying she expected beauty influencers like Aldean to see the...

'For Madre Tierra' "It’s a love song to the natural world, but it’s also my way of processing the heartache," singer says of collaboration Camila Cabello has teamed with Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer for the new song “Take Me Back Home,” the theme from the BBC’s upcoming nature documentary series Frozen Planet II. “I wrote a song with for Madre Tierra. Anyone who knows me knows this feels so true to me,” Cabello tweeted of the track. “The natural world is an endless well of awe, magic, and deep belonging...

Shania Twain is known as the "Queen of Country Pop" for a reason: for nearly three decades, Twain has been dazzling audiences across the globe, selling over 100 million records in the process. In the 1990s, the Canadian native cemented herself as a lasting presence in the music industry. Her recent Netflix documentary Not Just a Girl and Let's Go! Las Vegas residency have served as reminders of why she's such an important part of the country music landscape.Twain may be a one-woman force, but she has also graced us with memorable collaborations through the years, both on stage and in...

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler faces accusations of sexual misconduct — from sexual assault to unsolicited sexting — from multiple women between 2016 to 2020. In the Pitchfork report, four woman — three of whom were “devoted” Arcade Fire fans between the ages of 18 to 23 at the time of meeting Butler — detailed their allegations against the singer, who has been married to Arcade Fire band mate Régine Chassagne since 2003. Butler admitted to the extramarital relationships in a statement to Pitchfork, but insisted that all of the sexual...

Alan Jackson was forced to cancel Saturday night’s (Aug. 27) performance in Kansas City after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. The Country Music Hall of Fame artist has postponed the show to a later date.The 63-year-old was slated to play T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The venue made the announcement early on Saturday, revealing he’d tested positive.“I’m so sorry I can’t be there tonight,” Jackson says in a statement. “I hate to disappoint my fans.”He last played on Friday night in Lincoln, Neb.Thus far, Jackson hasn't shared additional details on social media....

Big Energy "As an artist, I want to use my platform to let these politicians know: My body is for no one to control, but me," the Atlanta rapper said As numerous states continue to enact total or near-total abortion bans in the wake of the repeal of Roe v. Wade, Latto has teamed up with Planned Parenthood to release a new public service announcement urging her fans to speak out in favor of abortion rights and access. The video message from the “Big Energy” Rapper comes ahead of this...

Eighteen years ago today, on Aug. 27, 2003, Keith Urban had one million reasons to celebrate: His 2002 album Golden Road was certified platinum.Golden Road, which was released in October of 2002, was produced by Urban, along with Dann Huff. Three of the singles from Golden Road became No. 1 hits, including "Somebody Like You," which became Urban's first gold-selling single. That particular song stayed at the top of the charts for six weeks.Capitol NashvilleUrban also recorded a cover of Radney Foster's "Raining on Sunday," which peaked in the Top 5, for Golden Road."He actually...

Post Malone scored a two-month trial delay in the battle over his Grammy-nominated hit single “Circles” this week after his lawyers promised he’ll voluntarily attend the proceeding and even testify. But in a sharply worded decision, the judge made it clear he bumped the trial from October 11 to December 13 based on an agreement by both sides — not Malone’s one-sided request and that he was frustrated by the way Malone’s lawyers filed an emergency request to perform a last-minute “forensic examination” of a cell phone belonging to Tyler...

Talented sextet Flatland Cavalry's brand new single "Mountain Song" is all about embracing your surroundings and taking life as it comes.Lead vocalist Cleto Cordero co-wrote the captivating story-song with his friend and fellow songwriter Stephen Constancio while out on the road back in June 2017."We were headed for the Pacific Northwest and the first leg of the tour found us in the quaint and quiet mountain town of Red River, N.M.," Cordero notes. "I remember feeling enamored and safe; nestled by the towering topography that surrounded us on all sides. Born and...

Four decades after she earned her first pop-chart Number One and an Oscar nomination for “9 to 5,” Dolly Parton is set to release a significantly re-imagined version of the song with fellow pop-country superstar Kelly Clarkson. The announcement of the track, to be released Sept. 9, coincides with Friday’s celebration of National Women’s Equality Day, first designated by Congressional resolution on Aug. 26, 1973. The new take on the 1980 hit, produced by Shane McAnally, Sasha Alex Sloan, and King Henry, was created especially for the upcoming documentary Still...

Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion have been touring across the United States over the last few months on Chesney’s headlining Here and Now 2022 Tour. Now, to punctuate their celebrated trek in style, the country stars have teamed up for their first-ever collaboration, “Beer With My Friends.”The spirited David Lee Murphy, Shy Carter and Bryan Simpson-penned song is equal parts summery and anthemic. Layered with crunchy guitar licks and pulsating drumbeats, this fresh track is a stadium-sized tune that checks off all the boxes of a country-radio-ready hit.“Right now I really...

Things are getting hawt. On Thursday, Karol G celebrated the start of a new album era — which she’d teased when she dyed her signature blue hair a bright red color earlier this year— by releasing the fiery single “Gatúbela,” featuring Maldy, and its sexy, perreo-filled video. The Pedro Artola-directed video opens with the Colombian singer looking at herself in a restroom mirror surrounded by fellow bichotas. She then steps into a steamy corridor, where couples are seen perreando, and joins an orgy-like dance pile. Maldy then steps in with...