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Brandi Carlile will perform Joni Mitchell‘s legendary album Blue in its entirety this fall. The show, which takes place October 14th at Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall, will feature the singer-songwriter recreating the 1971 masterpiece — one of her favorite albums of all time — with her longtime band. …

Eric Church is never one to play it safe, especially when it comes to awards shows, and he chose to highlight his potent song “The Snake” on Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards with the help of Ashley McBryde. Written out of frustration with the divisive state of the country …

Hailey Whitters’ grandfather wasn’t a songwriter, but he had a way with words — and a sense of humor — that clearly runs in the family. “My grandpa had a turf farm, and he called himself ‘the Grass Man,’” Whitters says, taking a swig of beer before standing up and …

Kane Brown and Latin pop singer Becky G have teamed up for a Spanish-language remix of “Lost in the Middle of Nowhere,” accompanied by a new video that features the performers together. The song originally appeared on Brown’s 2018 album Experiment. That version, a pop-country tune that imagined getting “lost” …

Johnny Cash would have turned 87 this week. To honor the Man in Black on his birthday, folk singer Todd Snider unveiled the new single “The Ghost of Johnny Cash” from his forthcoming album Cash Cabin Sessions, Vol. 3, which will be released March 15th via Aimless Records/Thirty Tigers. The …

A cover of the Oscar-winning “Shallow,” a powerful anthem by one half of Sugarland and an uplifting message song by a nameless, faceless collective of Nashville artists help make up the tracks you need to hear this week. Jimmie Allen & Abbey Anderson, “Shallow” A Star Is Born‘s show-stealing power …

Nashville singer-guitarist Will Kimbrough has announced plans to release his new album I Like It Down Here on April 19th, his first solo LP since 2014’s Sideshow Love. Today, the Americana Award-winning performer is previewing the release with a pair of new songs: the haunting “Alabama (for Michael Donald),” which …

Caroline Spence offers her vision of supportive partnership acting as a balm in difficult times with her new song “Sit Here and Love Me.” The track appears on Spence’s upcoming Mint Condition album. Over gentle acoustic guitar that’s later joined by some echoing, sustained piano chords, Spence sings from the …

In 2017, Cassadee Pope made the tough decision to part ways with the label that had been her home since she won Season 3 of The Voice. Republic Records, in conjunction with Big Machine, had released the former Hey Monday singer’s solo debut Frame by Frame in 2013, but, other …

Patty Griffin offers a stark view of life in a “fading little town” with “Where I Come From,” the latest track from the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming self-titled album, due March 8th. Driven by acoustic guitars and Griffin’s achingly expressive vocal, the tune’s lyrics detail a picturesque town that’s beset with unemployment …