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There's no one more fitting to host the inaugural People's Choice Country Music Awards than Little Big Town, especially because the event will take place at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. The country quartet have been members since 2014, but that's not the only way their career history links up with the venue: The Opry was also the first major stage the group ever played as a band."24 years ago, when someone canceled, our at-the-time new agent — because we were a brand-new artist — I think wanted to impress us, and slid...

Gimme a Break The singer announced the band's plans onstage in Sacramento, California on Tuesday The 1975 are going on indefinite hiatus. Frontman Matthew Healy informed the Sacramento, California audience on Tuesday that they’d better enjoy the evening and register the experience in their memory palaces. “We love coming to this place and playing for you guys whenever we have the chance, and it’s wonderful you’re all here,” Healy said, according to Pitchfork. “After this tour we will be going on an indefinite hiatus of shows so it’s wonderful to...

Modern hitmakers like Scotty McCreery and Walker Hayes are the latest to name country stars in titles of their new songs, but legends like Waylon Jennings are here to prove that this kind of tribute has been around for years.Enjoy 16 songs that were inspired by — and named after — a country star. This list includes songs about Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton and George Jones by singers like Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean and Lainey Wilson.Name-checking a country artist in the verse or chorus was not enough to be considered for this list...

Jesus Is King 2, the follow-up to Kanye West’s 2019 gospel album, has leaked, according to a report from Variety. The record, created in collaboration with Dr. Dre, surfaced online, featuring remixes of songs that originally appeared on Jesus Is King and new verses from 2 Chainz, Snoop Dogg, A$AP Ferg, Pusha T, Marsha Ambrosius, and more. The 15-song record wasn’t completely locked away prior to this leak. The Eminem-assisted “Use This Gospel,” for example, appeared on DJ Khaled’s 2022 album God Did. New versions of “Closed on Sunday” and...

The Voice hopeful Kristen Brown wowed two judges with her cover of Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" during the Blind Auditions on Monday (Sept. 25), the kickoff episode of the season.The 24-year-old from Roseville, Calif., is no stranger to country music. Over a decade ago she was a part of an all-female trio called Auburn Road, a group which opened for other artists like Toby Keith and Morgan Wallen.In 2021, she opted to pursue a solo career.Brown's experience in front of big crowds proved valuable on this night, as she commanded the...

Boygenius have announced a surprise EP, titled the rest, a follow-up to of their full-length debut the record, which released in March. Produced by boygenius, Tony Berg, Jake Finch, Ethan Gruska, Calvin Lauber, Collin Pastore and Marshall Vore, the rest offers four new songs and will roll out Oct. 13 with Interscope. The first track, “Black Hole,” got its live debut during Monday’s sold-out show in Boston. Along with a streaming and digital release, the new EP will be offered as a vinyl available in both black and a transparent yellow version, plus a CD. The group, which is...

Jelly Roll, Luke Combs and Blake Shelton are just some of the stars who'll make an appearance on Craig Morgan's just-announced duets EP, Enlisted.Set for release next month, the six-song collection will find Morgan re-imagining hits like "Redneck Yacht Club" and "That's What I Love About Sunday" as duets with some of his friends and fellow country stars.Many of the collaborations have special backstories or memories associated with them: For example, Jelly will join Morgan for a new version of "Almost Home," a song they performed together on the Grand...

The Soho Sessions, an exclusive live music series, is set to virtually open its doors with a first-ever livestream featuring Lukas Nelson, Emily King, and surprise guests. The show will take place Sept. 30 at 8 p.m. ET, and will be open to a select number of invite in-person guests. For those who don’t make it through the real door, though, it’ll also be streamed live via the platform Veeps, with access available for free by signing up on the Soho Sessions’ website.  The concert will also double as a...

Mike Henderson, who was best known for his founding role in the Grammy-winning bluegrass group the SteelDrivers, as well as his work with Chris Stapleton, has died.The SteelDrivers confirmed Henderson's death in a post to social media on Friday evening (Sept. 22). He was 70 years old."I remember the call from Mike Henderson when he just casually asked if I wanted to get together at his place on a Sunday night around 8:00 and play a little bluegrass. Unbeknownst to me at the time, he had been writing for several...

Ready or not, the Fugees are making their performances a regular occurrence. Having only sporadically reunited on stage since 1996, the group recently announced they would play a handful of concerts as part of Lauryn Hill’s 25th anniversary tour of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. The rap legend announced that she will embark on a U.S. arena tour to celebrate her solo magnum opus and will be joined by Pras and Wyclef Jean for a reunion of Fugees. This weekend’s Global Citizen Festival was not one of their scheduled performances, yet on Saturday...

The Presley family are like modern-day American royalty, and they have had the real estate holdings to back that up. Elvis Presley was well-known for his over-the-top Graceland mansion in Memphis, but that was just part of his stunning property portfolio — and his former wife, Priscilla, and daughter Lisa Marie Presley were not far behind!Elvis Presley laid claim to a number of lavish properties during his short lifetime. In addition to Graceland, he and Priscilla owned a mansion in Beverly Hills during their marriage, and they also spent their honeymoon...

Looks like Taylor Swift accepted Travis Kelce’s invitation, after all. Swift was spotted cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, further fueling rumors of a potential romance between the singer and Chiefs tight end.  As Kelce and his team took on the Chicago Bears, the singer was seen sitting in a private suite box next to Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, ahead of the kickoff at the Kansas City, Missouri, stadium. At one point, the camera panned over to show her wearing Chiefs colors and cheering enthusiastically. ...

Country singer Adam Mac has pulled out of a planned headlining appearance at a festival in his native Kentucky, citing local concerns over his performance because he is openly gay.Mac was slated to headline the Grand Finale Concert at the Logan County KY Tobacco & Heritage Festival, which was slated to take place on Oct. 14 as the three-week festival reached its conclusion. Mac is a native of Russellville, Ky., according to the Advocate, and in a post to social media, he says the local Chamber of Commerce had announced...

Jung Kook made his Global Citizen Festival solo debut on Saturday at the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park where he unveiled a few surprises for Army, including performing “Seven” with unannounced guest Latto who sang her feature on their collab. His headlining set marked the first time a South Korean solo artist headlined the festival. As fan footage from the event showcased, Jung Kook performed his summer hit, naming off the days of the week on the catchy chorus, flanked by a bevy of dancers. Towards the end...