Music

Miranda Lambert is one of the most-awarded -- and most-tattooed -- artists in country music. In total, the country star has eight tattoos, but there is one in particular that has become a major part of her career.Lambert's most well-known tattoo, a pair of crossed pistols adorned with angel wings, enjoys a place of prominence on the singer's left forearm. "I got it when I was 22 on tour with George Strait," Lambert explains of the tattoo's origin. "It's the first thing I ever did without asking my parents. My dad didn't speak...

Writer, producer and actor Lena Waithe is launching a new record label, Hillman Grad Records. A joint venture partnership with Def Jam Recordings, the label looks to develop a new generation of underrepresented artists. “Music and storytelling have always gone hand in hand. And I think that’s because musicians are the storytellers we love the most,” Waithe, who won an Emmy in 2017 for a Master of None episode she wrote, said in a statement. “They can take complex emotions and simplify it in four minutes, the same artist can...

Luke Combs was recently engaged to his now-wife, Nicole Hocking, when he, Drew Parker and Rob Williford sat down to songwrite for the first time in the couple's home together. They'd recently moved in, and if you ask Parker, it was the decision to write in that location and at that time that got them "Forever After All."Released in October of 2020 on What You See Ain't Always What You Get, the deluxe version of Combs' sophomore album, What You See Is What You Get, "Forever After All" quickly became a hit among...

Xenia Rubinos is anything but the life of the New Year’s Eve party in the new video for “Did My Best,” directed by Mario Rubén Carrión. Rubinos appears to be festive — decked out in a sparkly dress and tiara — but she’s alienated and desperately wants to leave the celebration. She puts on her fur coat and nearly jumps off the rooftop as fireworks shoot into the sky, but then is seen driving a car. She ultimately ends up with a bouquet of roses at the beach, walking into...

Today's an anniversary that perhaps the Chicks would rather forget. It was on this date (March 10) in 2003 that lead singer Natalie Maines made a comment, quickly heard around the world, that brought their skyrocketing career to a screeching halt.The Texas-based trio -- which also includes sisters Emily Robison (now Emily Strayer) and Martie Maguire (now Martie Erwin) and was then known as the Dixie Chicks, prior to a name change in 2020 -- were performing at the Shepherd's Bush Empire theater in London, England, as the kickoff to their...

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic will make their live debut this Sunday during the 2021 Grammy Awards telecast, the Recording Academy confirmed on Tuesday. The newly formed duo has been playfully campaigning to perform at the event all week. The pair started their quest innocently enough with back-and-forth tweets about who was confirmed to perform (Silk Sonic was not on the bill). Wait… are you sure this is even real? where did you find this? https://t.co/Ew3e3mwDKA — Bruno Mars (@BrunoMars) March 7, 2021 Their Twitter conversation led to...

Justin Moore's 3-year-old son, South, broke his leg, again. The singer says the incident happened on his watch, too, "which I hate."Talking to Taste of Country Nights, Moore says that between him and his wife, he's much more of a helicopter parent, while Kate is more laid-back. She had to go out of town for a few days on business, leaving the "We Didn't Have Much" singer at home with the four kids, "which is fine," he says."I'm totally comfortable with it. I go pick 'em up from school, we go outside. They're all four...

Composer Emile Mosseri and Minari star Yeri Han have released a new live performance video for the acclaimed film’s original song, “Rain Song.” The simple, socially distanced clip has the feel of a visual collage as Mosseri builds the delicate song out of piano, acoustic guitar, and synthesizer. Han appears in footage recorded separately, delivering a tender vocal performance. “Rain Song” is the lead single from the Minari original soundtrack and it has been shortlisted for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars (Mosseri’s score is also on the shortlist...

Country music, more than many other genres, is known for its lyrical wordplay.Double entendre, puns, unexpected turns of phrase -- the best country stars and songwriters don't shy away from a literary device. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that when these artists are playing with words, they sometimes decide to play a little dirty.Some of those songs you always suspected were a little dirty; with others, you somehow never grasped that "hidden" meaning. Here are 12 of our favorites:12"Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy"Big & RichWe hate to be the...

Singer-songwriter Helen Ballentine announced a new Skullcrusher EP, Storm in Summer, out April 9th via Secretly Canadian. She previewed the five-track set with its title song, a delicate swirl of ringing guitars and banjo plucks. “And I wonder if I go back home, can I hide away?” Ballentine sings. “Or if I step into this storm, is it warm? Will I find my place?” She paired the song with a fittingly rainy video in which she stares solemnly out a window. “I wrote ‘Storm in Summer’ after releasing the first...

Politicians in Tennessee are advocating for Dolly Parton's rendition of "Amazing Grace" to become the state's official hymn.Rep. Mike Sparks and Sen. Raumesh Akbari recently filed House Bill 938 petitioning for the move. The bill recognizes the hymn, written by John Newton in 1772, as one of the "songs of historic significance that have influenced this state," and cites it as "one of the most celebrated songs in modern history.""It is appropriate that this body should formally recognize "Amazing Grace" as a state song," the lawmakers write, also noting that, in addition to Parton,...

Cardi B’s “Up” climbed back to Number One on the Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart, picking up 17.9 million streams during the week of February 26th through March 4th. “Up” debuted in the top spot last month, before being replaced by Lil Tjay and 6lack’s “Calling My Phone” and then Olivia Rodrigo’s irrepressible “Drivers License.” Cardi B’s single rebounded to Number One this week, pushing “Drivers License” to Number Two (17.1 million streams). Meanwhile, “Calling My Phone” stayed at Number Three (18.7 million streams).   A trio of viral singles...

Laila Mach promised her original performance on American Idol would recall Gabby Barrett's hit "I Hope," but meaner."It's kind of a more angrier version of her song, actually," the 15-year-old says, sitting down behind a piano to sing a song she wrote for the occasion. Mach — from New Paltz, N.Y. — also sings about her hopes and dreams for an ex-boyfriend to meet a devastating fate."I hope you drive off the bridge in the middle of the night / My mind's broken so I think I'm just not thinking...

For the second time in two months, Foo Fighters covered a Gibb brothers’ classic as the band performed Andy Gibb’s “Shadow Dancing” during Saturday’s Rock-N-Relief livestream. After Foo Fighters opened their two-song set with Medicine at Midnight’s “Making a Fire,” the lights turned down and the soundstage suddenly transformed into a discotheque, with drummer Taylor Hawkins and the band’s trio of backup singers sharing vocals on the funky and faithful take on the 1978 smash single. See the Foo Fighters’ virtual set at the 5-hour, 40-minute mark of the Rock-N-Relief...