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There weren't many moments during Keith Urban's Friday night (Oct. 7) Speed of Now Tour stop in Nashville where the country hitmaker took one of his songs as recorded on his 11 studio albums and presented it to the crowd without interference. The twists and turns of a nearly 30-song set list helped his two-and-a-half hour show pass quickly. If you took a bathroom break or ducked out for a refreshment, you probably missed something you'd never seen before.Appearances by Luke Combs and an unknown Lower Broadway honky-tonk singer, plus a tribute to Loretta Lynn, are...

The Who have been playing shows with orchestral musicians for the past three and a half years, and every single night has wrapped up with “Baba O’Riley.” But Friday evening at the UBS Arena in Elmont, Long Island, they stunned their fans by remaining on the stage and ripping into “Young Man’s Blues” as an extra encore. They hadn’t played the song since a one-off in 2014, and have only done it six other times in the past 40 years. “Young Man’s Blues” was written by jazz pianist Mose Allison...

Thirty-eight years ago, on Oct. 8, 1984, Anne Murray was the queen of the CMA Awards. The singer won Album of the Year for her 1983 album A Little Good News, with the disc's title track also winning Single of the Year. But the two awards aren't the only things that Murray was celebrating at the annual ceremony, which was held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn.In addition to being the only double winner of the evening, Murray's Album of the Year win marked the first time in the...

The boys of PrettyMuch are saying goodbye to one of their members. On Friday, the group — responsible for hits like “Phases” and “Summer On You” — announced that after “some very difficult conversations as a band,” Nick Mara had decided to leave the group to “take on new endeavors as an individual.” The boy band — originally comprising Mara, Brandon Arreaga, Zion Kuwonu, Austin Porter, and Edwin Honoret — thanked their fans for sticking with them over the last six and a half years, and shared the first taste...

ABC drama series Big Sky already features Reba McEntire playing recurring character Sunny Barnes for its third season, and the show just got even more country: Darius Rucker and Lyle Lovett have signed on as guest stars.According to Deadline, Rucker and Lovett's characters — who will make their appearance in an upcoming Big Sky episode — are partners. Rucker plays Possum, a "hired gun" who operates under the cover of nighttime, and works in tandem with an expert tracker named Tex, played by Lovett, with a talent for music.Together, the...

Courtney Marie Andrews has spent the past decade or so fine tuning and revising her rootsy singer-songwriter formula, to great results: See the gospel-soul inflections of 2018’s May Your Kindness Remain or the sparse heartbroken folk of her last album, 2020’s Old Flowers. The former LP helped land Andrews on stage with Dolly Parton in 2019, singing “9 to 5” alongside Sheryl Crow and Maggie Rogers, while the latter earned Andrews her first Grammy nomination.  But all of Andrews’ many shades and influences have never sounded more fully encapsulated and at ease with one...

Oct. 7, 2000, was a bittersweet day for Chris LeDoux and his family. It was on that date, 22 years ago today, that the rodeo and music star underwent a liver transplant in Omaha, Neb., after being diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease of the bile ducts.When news spread that LeDoux needed a transplant, Garth Brooks quietly offered to donate a portion of his liver. Although Brooks' liver was found incompatible, the generous offer came as part of a long-standing friendship -- and mutual admiration -- between the two singers. Brooks'...

"Habits" singer says her upcoming EP Catching Rabbits "reflects a change in my connection to reality" Genevieve Stokes offers her natural, “unfiltered thoughts” on new single “Can I,” the second single from her upcoming EP, Catching Rabbits, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone. “I was brutally exhausted and fed up with how I’d been living and needed to express my feelings without any critical internal voices creeping in,” she tells Rolling Stone. “‘I’m still making a mess and I’m still cleaning up’ is one of my favorite lines.” The single (and...

Evan Paul hosts Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, a weekly country music interview podcast that focuses on the music. Follow wherever podcasts are found, like Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave a rating and review. ​​​​​​​​​​​This show is part of the Townsquare Media On Demand network.Let me start off by saying that I love interviewing Russell Dickerson. He is always a ball of energy and positivity, and he keeps it real with me all the time. He has a new self-titled album coming out Nov. 4, and one of the songs on it is called "Blame It on Being Young". That got me...

The estate of Joey Ramone has agreed to sell a stake of the punk legend’s music publishing rights for $10 million. The acquisition was part of a larger $2 billion partnership between independent publisher Primary Wave Music and investment company Brookfield Asset Management, the Wall Street Journal reports. In addition to acquiring Ramone’s publishing, Primary Wave also secured non-exclusive rights to use Ramone’s name and likeness. “I’m happy to welcome Primary Wave as partners in my brother’s interests in Ramones,” Joey Ramone’s brother Mitchel Hyman (a.k.a. Mickey Leigh) said in...

Hardy let fans know that he's recovering, but he has decided to cancel or postpone two upcoming tour stops. The adjustment leaves him without a touring commitment until December.On Instagram, the "Wait in the Truck" singer-songwriter shared a video informing fans that three of the four (including himself) people who were injured in the Oct. 2 bus crash are doing OK, but his bus driver, Ricky, is "not in the clear yet."There was some good news regarding the driver's health recently, but he is still very much in need of prayers, Hardy shares.The two...

The Caribbean is often celebrated for vibrant music scenes that revolve around dancehall, reggaeton, dembow, and soca, among other genres. In the Dominican Republic, specifically, the dembow scene continues to conquer global airwaves and blast up the charts. At the same time, however, a glowing indie scene has been flourishing, reflecting a rich culture of alt-rock, trap-soul, and R&B-led sounds unique to the island. Many of the Dominican Republic’s indie acts are known for incorporating other Black-rooted genres, such as bachata, gagá, hip hop, jazz, and reggae, into impressive fusions that...

Loretta Lynn left an immeasurable impact on every corner of the music industry she touched. From her pioneering work as a songwriter who wrote about the stigmatization of divorced women and the importance of access to birth control, to her status as one of the leading figures of Kentucky's impressive and longstanding musical output, Lynn's career left an imprint on virtually every artist in the country format today -- including fellow Kentuckian, rising singer-songwriter S.G, Goodman.In the wake of Lynn's death on Tuesday (Oct. 4) at age 90, Goodman told...

Late Night Voting Voter registration against the gubernatorial election ends Oct. 11 Beto O’Rourke is a Harrie. And Harry Styles stans Beto! Among the fans in the pit to watch Styles’ show in Austin Sunday night was O’Rourke, who’s running for governor of Texas. After hosting a rally in South Austin with Willie Nelson earlier in the day, O’Rourke made his way to the Moody Center to watch the former One Direction star perform — where Styles shared his endorsement. After learning that the Democrat was in the crowd, Styles...