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Tracy Lawrence is remembering his friend and fellow '90s country hitmaker, Joe Diffie. In a new interview with Taste of Country, Lawrence reflects on Diffie's legacy, saying, "I hope he doesn't fade into obscurity" due to the timing of his death and the COVID-19 pandemic.Diffie stunned the country music industry when he died on March 29, 2020, just two days after announcing that he had been diagnosed positive for COVID-19 on March 27. He was 61 years old at the time of his death, which marked country music's first loss from...

Trevor Noah, H.E.R. Miguel, and Regina Hall are among the artists and actors taking part in the Better Together: Mental Health Storytelling Summit, a virtual event set for May 3rd through 5th. Tig Notaro, Delroy Lindo, Chuck Lorre, Romany Malco, Margaret Cho, and Andy Cohen will also appear as speakers or panelists during the summit, which lists Amazon, Spotify, Viacom, Paramount, and the Walt Disney Corporations on its Industry Advisory Council. The summit “will galvanize an industry-wide movement, empowering content creators to expand portrayals of mental health that encourage viewers...

Tracy Lawrence is a '90s country star with the pictures to prove it. Recently, he has started sharing throwback photos on Instagram and there's just so much hair!A side-by-side with Billy Ray Cyrus contrasts two of the best mullets of the day. While the "Achy Breaky Heart" singer's hair was sharp and tightly manicured, Lawrence — best known for '90s songs like "Time Marches On" and "Alibis" — offered a kinder, gentler look. With a dimpled smile and a colorful style, he was a very accessible star at a time when gruff was...

When Keith Richards first met Gram Parsons in 1968, he felt he’d known him all his life. “There was an immediate recognition,” he wrote in his autobiography, Life. “What we could have done if we’d known each other earlier.” It’s easy to discern the influence Parsons had on Richards, who had a cosmic country streak with 1968’s Sweetheart of the Radio with the Byrds and 1969’s The Gilded Place of Sin with the Flying Burrito Brothers. His death at the age of 26 only further cemented his legacy as a...

Singer and actress Jana Kramer has filed for divorce from husband Mike Caussin after six years of marriage. On social media, she indicates that he may have cheated on her again.Kramer and Caussin have two kids together, ages five and two. They'd previously separated from one another due to his infidelity, but they reunited after that 2016 split. The topic was an undercurrent for much of their forward-facing conversation, especially during episodes of their podcast, Whine Down.On Instagram, Kramer shared a message with fans that was written almost like a poem would be....

Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list. This edition features keyboardist David Rosenthal.  As a kid growing up in Edison, New Jersey, in the Seventies, David Rosenthal used to hop on a train and head...

If the world hadn’t stopped, JP Harris might not have a new album to share.He might not have had enough trust in himself to return to the place where he found solace in the music of old. He might not have rolled the dice of his career in order for the chance to follow his heart. He might not have had the confidence or the time or the patience.But when the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the country and cancelled whatever touring plans that Harris had for 2020, the Alabama...

The John Lennon estate has released a video for the new ‘Raw Studio Mix’ of John Lennon’s classic song “Isolation.” The song appears on John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – the Ultimate Collection box set, which arrives on Friday via Capitol/UMe and is available for preorder. Filmed at the couple’s Tittenhurst Park home in Berkshire, England, on July 16th, 1971 by Nic Knowland and directed by Lennon and Ono, the video gives an intimate glimpse of the upstairs area of the house, with shots from their master bedroom, dressing rooms, balcony...

Ever since marrying country superstar Miranda Lambert early in 2019, New York City police officer Brendan McLoughlin has had to get used to spending time at awards shows and on red carpets occasionally.Lambert says it's been a pretty smooth transition, actually."It's fun to bring a husband into this whole family that was from New York City and didn't know a lot about country music," the singer told People at the 2021 ACM Awards, which marked the superstar pair's latest excursion into country music industry nightlife."He gives me new joy about it because he's...

The British musician Tirzah constructs hushed songs that echo regardless. Across a handful of releases — an excellent string of EPs followed by her 2018 debut Devotion — the singer born Tirzah Mastin, alongside her longtime collaborators Mica Levi and Coby Sey, unfurl emotions with the patience and care of a gardener. What blossoms is often unexpected. Tirzah’s music comes as close as any to grasping that intangible buzzword, “vibes.” Lyrically, she’s careful never to say too much. Sparse and disjointed phrases become declarations that you’d swear were common knowledge...

Despite his penchant for goofy, upbeat breakup anthems such as "Hot Beer," Dillon Carmichael can actually be quite romantic. His picturesque proposal to his now-fiancée, Shayla Whiston, proves it.Carmichael surprised Whitson during a sweet, woodsy photoshoot that was supposed to be in celebration of their second anniversary as a couple. What Whitson didn't know, however, was that Carmichael had recently made a secret trip to her hometown to get her parents' blessing, and the photographers were actually there to capture the special moment when he got down on one knee."As soon as I...

Hours after Morrissey’s manager criticized the Simpsons’ mockery of the singer as “insulting,” the former Smiths frontman weighed in with a lengthy statement on his website. “The hatred shown towards me from the creators of The Simpsons is obviously a taunting lawsuit,” Morrissey wrote, “but one that requires more funding than I could possibly muster in order to make a challenge.” The Simpsons episode in question — “Panic on the Streets of Springfield,” which aired Sunday — finds Lisa enamored with a vegan British musician named Quilloughby (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch), who...

American Idol took a stroll down memory lane during Monday night's episode (April 19), bringing back 10 of the performers eliminated during the 2020 season for another chance at stardom. One of these "Comeback" performances will round out the show's current Top 10, joining the nine Season 19 contestants voted in at the end of Sunday night's episode (April 18.)Among the Season 18 Comeback Singers was a performer who might be a familiar face to the show's country fans: Arthur Gunn. Those who watched last season of Idol may remember Gunn as...

The White Stripes have announced that the Glitch Mob remix of their 2003 hit single “Seven Nation Army” will officially be coming to streaming services this Friday, April 23rd. The Glitch Mob first remixed the song in 2011. In addition to its release on streaming services, the single will also be receiving a one-sided seven-inch single in June with an etching of the Third Man Records logo on the B-side, as well as a limited-edition red vinyl version available at Third Man Nashville, Detroit, and select independent record stores that...