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Lil Nas X's cover of Dolly Parton's classic song "Jolene" stays faithful to the original. There's little of the musical grandeur that the younger artist has become known for, but he doesn't need it to deliver this performance successfully."This song is kind of, like, beautifully sad, you know?" Lil Nas X shared of "Jolene" during his performance at the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge (quote via Billboard). "I like the little twang, like the country twang in it. So I was like, 'Lemme try this out.'"Indeed, although he's backed by a full...

Metallica rocked Metro in Chicago on Monday with a set that included “Seek & Destroy” and “Master of Puppets.” Their intimate performance follows their surprise club concert at San Francisco’s The Independent last Thursday, where they played live last Thursday, delivering a 16-song set. “THAT was way too much fun last week as we finally played in front of real live fans for the first time in over two years in our hometown of San Francisco,” Metallica wrote. “So why not do it again?? This time we’re in Chicago and...

Mickey Guyton and Darius Rucker are among the all-star list of artists who contributed to Metallica’s recently released The Metallica Blacklist, an expansive project celebrating the metal band's influence. Both country artists offered covers of "Nothing Else Matters," each putting their own spin on the song.Guyton's "Nothing Else Matters" beautifully showcases the lower register of her voice and demonstrates her versatility as an artist. Get a listen below."This was so much fun to be a part of," Guyton writes on Twitter of the experience.Rucker's version of "Nothing Else Matters," meanwhile, is a bit more...

Certified Lover Boy was once again the biggest album of the week, remaining at Number One with over 232 thousand project units. The album saw more than twice the amount of project units as the biggest debut of the week, from country music artist Kacey Musgraves. Star-Crossed made a strong entry at Number Two, seeing almost 95 thousand project units. It was the highest-selling album of the week, with a little more than half its sales from vinyl. The Top 10 also saw a big debut from Baby Keem, at...

In spite of the genre’s growth over the past decade, many people have a tough time describing what Americana music actually is. Most can agree on one thing, however: The genre prizes eclecticism.Still, throughout the 2010s, some critiqued Americana music’s elevation of straight white men with acoustic guitars. For example, in 2018, after winning multiple trophies at that year’s Americana Music Association Honors & Awards, Jason Isbell observed that the show’s winners were not nearly as diverse as its list of nominees.The Americana Music Association (AMA) — the genre’s official...

During the 2021 Emmy Awards, Leon Bridges enlisted Jon Batiste to perform a powerful rendition of “River” from Bridges’ 2015 album Coming Home. The musicians teamed up for the In Memoriam segment of the evening to pay tribute to those who died in the last year, including Alex Trebek, Cicely Tyson, Larry King, Jessica Walter, Norm Macdonald and Michael K. Williams. In a 2016 statement, Bridges revealed the meaning of the track saying, “The river has historically been used in gospel music as symbolism for change and redemption. My goal...

Trisha Yearwood scored one of the biggest hits of her career with "Walkaway Joe," but in a new interview, she reveals that another country artist came close to cutting the song before she could.“'Walkaway Joe' was one of those songs that the Judds actually had on hold," Yearwood tells I Miss…90s Country Radio With Nick Hoffman on Apple Music Country. "And then the Judds went through that breakup because Naomi was ill and they disbanded, basically, and Wynonna was getting ready to embark on a solo career. So all of the songs...

Olivia Rodrigo performed her “first show” ever with a daytime set Saturday at Las Vegas’ iHeartRadio Festival, a 20-minute gig showcasing five songs off the singer’s Number One album Sour. “This is a really special day for me because this is sort of like my first show,” Rodrigo told fans outside Area 15 in Las Vegas. “I’m just so grateful that you guys are here with me experiencing this, so thank you so much.” The mini-set featured four of Sour’s singles — “Traitor,” a “Drivers License” singalong, “Good 4 U”...

Country singer Morgan Evans often gushes about his love for his wife, fellow artist Kelsea Ballerini. But there are other things Evans really loves, too — like his firepit.“I had COVID in March, and it was awful for about a week, but then during that second week when I had to be quarantined, I decided that I was going to put a firepit in the backyard,” Evans shares during a Zoom interview. “We moved from an apartment to a house last year. It’s a really sweet setup.”Indeed, Evans says he loves the firepit that now...

Ahead of the release of the Beatles’ expanded edition of Let It Be, Universal Music has shared four of the unreleased alternate takes and new mixes from the upcoming deep dive into the 1970 LP. On Friday, the Beatles’ YouTube uploaded the reissue’s “Get Back (Take 8),” “One After 909 (Take 3),” as well as producer Glyn Johns’ 1970 mix for “I Me Mine” and a new “2021 mix” of “Across The Universe.” The 5CD/6LP deluxe Let It Be reissue, due out October 15th, features 27 previously unreleased session recordings...

It was 48 years ago today, on Sept. 19, 1973, that singer-songwriter Gram Parsons passed away. Parsons was only 26 years old when he died, from an overdose of morphine and alcohol.A Florida native, Parsons began his professional music career with the Byrds in 1968, before launching into a series of other musical endeavors, including a stint with the Flying Burrito Brothers and a short-lived solo career. But while his addictions cut short his promising music career, his legacy continues to live on, thanks in part to his friendship with Emmylou...

Smashing Pumpkins performed their Siamese Dream favorite “Quiet” for the first time since 1994 during the band’s headlining gig Friday at Chicago’s Riot Fest, their first pandemic-era concert. While “Quiet” was a setlist staple during the Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream-era concerts, Billy Corgan, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin and company last played the song together in September 1994, the last date of that year’s nomadic Lollapalooza tour; it’s unclear what inspired to band to dust off “Quiet” after giving it the silent treatment for 28 years. The semi-reunited Smashing Pumpkins’ Riot...

Alan Jackson's oldest daughter, Mattie Jackson Selecman, is opening up about the tragic death of her husband of just 11 months in a new book. In Lemons on Friday, Selecman shares how her faith helped her through the grieving process that followed his untimely death.Ben Selecman died on Sept. 12, 2018, after suffering a fall during a family celebration on Alan Jackson's boat over Labor Day weekend. Mattie tells People that the day was joyous until it took a terrible turn that nobody could have expected. Selecman suffered head trauma...

Rising Jacksonville, Florida, rapper SpotemGottem was shot in his hip while driving on a highway in Miami early Friday morning, September 17th. SpotemGottem — real name Nehemiah Lamar Harden — was driving a Dodge Charger on I-95 when the car was hit with gunfire, leaving 22 bullet holes on the driver’s side, according to a statement provided by Alejandro Camacho of the Florida Highway Patrol. Another man, sitting in the backseat of the car, sustained gunshot wounds to both legs. Both Harden and the other man were taken to the...