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Evan Paul is the host of Taste of Country Nights, a syndicated radio show heard on more than 100 country radio stations nationwide, every night from 7PM to midnight. He plays the best new country music and interviews today's top stars, like Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert, Lady A, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert + more! Daylight savings time is coming, and that brings the springtime weather. With the warmer weather comes a slew of new country songs to hit country radio!Old Dominion's "No Hard Feelings" is their latest single off of...

In a new song snippet shared on Instagram and Twitter, Chance the Rapper delights in a karmic story of George Washington’s death before weighing ideas like Black wealth, violent revolt, and voting. The 43-second clip boasts some of his most interesting bars and delivery in recent memory.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) After weaving a mostly untrue yet symbolic narrative around the first American president’s dental health and final days (“George Washington died at the dentist getting fillings/he had slave teeth by...

"Different for Girls" duet partners Dierks Bentley and Elle King returned to the stage together once more on Monday night (Feb. 28) in Nashville, with Bentley making a surprise appearance during King's sold-out stop at the Ryman Auditorium."Dierks, I love you," King told the country star as she brought him out on stage. "I love you. I mean it," he replied."Actually, this is a really exciting thing, because ... we have something cool to tell you guys," King continued. "We have a new song together, everybody."To roaring applause, the pair then...

YG and Moneybagg Yo appeared on The Tonight Show to perform their joint single ,”Scared Money.” Standing in front of a replica bank vault surrounded by stacks of cash, the pair gave the thumping track a boisterous vibe. YG dropped “Scared Money,” which also features J. Cole, in February via Def Jam Recordings. The track finds him and his collaborators rapping about their acquired wealth, with YG referencing several of his fellow rappers (“YG think he Kanye West, he got his own kicks”). The single marks the first music from...

It's really not fair to say 1883 ended exactly how we thought it would, even if that's the truth. The finale of the Yellowstone origin story set the stage for the next generation of Duttons while bringing a tragic fate to many of those who traveled with them to Montana.This newest episode of Dutton Rules: A Yellowstone 1883 Podcast is packed with spoilers, so consider this your warning. If you don't want to know what becomes of Elsa, James, Margaret, Shea, Thomas and Noemi, come back later. They all met a logical...

It’s been nearly nine years since the Robert Glasper Experiment released Black Radio II, the second, Grammy-winning installment of his mélange of contemporary jazz, beat-heavy hip-hop, and neo-soul melodies. Since then, Glasper disbanded the Experiment, embarked on soundtrack work such as the 2020 film The Photograph and the Bel-Air TV series with Terrace Martin, and engaged himself in damaging social media controversies. There has been a resurgence in popular support for jazz, too, and that’s partly thanks to Glasper (he contributed to Kendrick Lamar’s 2015 masterwork To Pimp a Butterfly)...

Hard-rocking country newcomer Jackson Dean is making his debut onto the country scene with Greenbroke, his full-length debut album on Big Machine Records. The album comes out March 11 and includes ten songs, all of which Dean co-wrote."Never lose your wild," Dean explains in a press release, as a means of introducing himself, his music and his mission statement. "You can be tame enough to be in the room, but never let go of that untamed sense of who you are. That's where your truest self lives."The title of the...

Billy Joel paid tribute to Procol Harum’s Gary Brooker, who died Feb. 19 at the age of 76, with a rendition of the band’s classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” a song that Joel has frequently praised (and covered) throughout his career. Taking the stage Saturday night at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, Joel delivered a moving rendition of “Shade of Pale” following a performance of his own “Only the Good Die Young”; earlier in the week, Joel paid tribute to Brooker on social media. Sorry to hear about the passing...

American Idol is back! The hit reality singing competition returned with its Season 20 premiere on Sunday night (Feb. 27), kicking off its first round of auditions with a slew of singers hoping to make it through to Hollywood.Celebrating its fifth consecutive season on ABC, Ep. 1 already had viewers on the edge of their seats, thanks to a brand new twist known as the Platinum Ticket. The new tool gives hopefuls a chance to bypass Hollywood Week. Only nine artists will receive a Platinum Ticket throughout the season, which...

Green Day have cancelled their upcoming show in Moscow following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the band announced Sunday on social media. The trio was scheduled to perform May 29 at Moscow prior to their European tour in June. However, the band wrote Sunday on their Instagram Stories, “With heavy hearts, in light of current events we feel it is necessary to cancel our upcoming show in Moscow at Spartak Stadium.”  “We are aware that this moment is not about stadium rock shows, it’s so much bigger than that,” Green Day...

Alan Jackson’s debut album, Here in the Real World, straddles the musical and chronological line between the Class of ’89 — a neo-traditionalist new wave marked by the debut albums of Clint Black, Garth Brooks, Lorrie Morgan and others — and the more commercial-driven rise of ‘90s country.Jackson became the first signee of Arista Nashville on June 26, 1989, and many of his early songs mirror Black’s honky-tonk affinity and Brooks’ storytelling bent. Yet fame stalled after his lone major-label single of the ‘80s, “Blue Blooded Woman,” failed to crack the Top...

For their second appearance as musical guests on Saturday Night Live, LCD Soundsystem decided to perform two deep cuts from their discography. The Brooklyn indie outfit spearheaded by James Murphy kicked off their set with the industrial-tinged “Thrills”  before returning to the stage for a funky synth performance of their hit “Yr City’s A Sucker”— both from their self-titled 2005 album. The group previously played on SNL in 2017, performing songs from their 2017 LP American Dream including the title track and “Call The Police.” Last year, the LCD was supposed...

Johnny Cash is not just a country music icon; he's a music icon, period. With the Man in Black's celebrity came many, many public moments, both good and bad -- but all unforgettable.From "Chicken in Black" (yes, that was really a thing) to his incredible "Hurt" music video, Cash's decades-long career is full of musical treasures and interesting tidbits of information. For example, did you know that Cash and Waylon Jennings were once roommates? After hearing the audio in the video above, you'll be wishing you were a fly on the wall in that apartment!Also...

Kanye West is now suggesting he might challenge his prenup with Kim Kardashian and that her claims he’s been causing her “emotional distress” with harassing social media posts are “double hearsay.” In a new court filing late Friday, the Donda rapper is doubling down on his opposition to Kardashian’s request for a speedier restoration of her single status ahead of a final settlement on financial and custody issues in the couple’s high-profile split. Kardashian said in a filing earlier this week that she believes West’s initial request for a delay...