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The Rising MOVING ON Renegade Maverick Records **** An exemplary follow up album After bursting on the scene in 2014 with their debut album ‘Coming Home’, fans of Northern Ireland band The Rising had to wait four years until they got a follow up, which is in the shape of ‘Moving On’. Lead singer Chantelle […]

Fresh from the release of ‘Mr. Lonely’, we spoke to Jess Carson from Midland to find out everything possible about the track Mr. Lonely is out now, how have you found the reaction to it? It’s been really good. Country radio here in the US has jumped onto it – it was the most added song of the

UK country pop star Liv Austen has revealed that she will be releasing a double A side featuring tracks Detour and Whole Heart, which is set to be released on May 17. The double A side marks the first release from the Norwegian born artist – who recently supported Sarah Darling on her UK tour – since her

Jessie Buckley is the latest name to be included on the Black Deer Festival lineup, with the ‘Wild Rose’ star to perform a number of tracks that feature in the film. Buckley, who plays Rose-Lynn in the film – a single mum of two who has aspirations to make it as a country music singer

East Yorkshire’s Pocklington Arts Centre is set to be a vibrant and entertaining venue in July, with The Shires and Platform Festival to take over it for two nights. On July 12, The Shires – with support from Beth McCarthy – will be headlining the intimate venue, which has a seating capacity of 200, though

Black Deer Festival – specialising in Americana and country music – is returning for its second year between June 21-23 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, but what does the festival fully entail? Here’s a full introduction from the festival themselves about it all and what to expect should you attend.  What is Black Deer Festival? Black Deer Festival

Glastonbury Festival have announced a further wave of artists for their 2019 event, with The Shires, James Morrison and Jade Bird being pencilled in to play the Avalon Stage. The contemporary music festival, which takes place between June 26-30, will be headlined by Stormzy, The Killers and The Cure, but Glastonbury is unique in the

The first wave of artists have been announced for the 25th edition of Millport Country Music Festival, with American Young, Lockeland and Sydney Devine scheduled to perform at the festival, which takes place between August 30-September 1. In addition, Remember Monday, Morganway and Jade Helliwell have been revealed in the first Millport announcement, which has

The 54th ACM Awards will go down as a very successful ceremony for Kacey Musgraves and Dan + Shay, with the pair taking home five awards between them. Fresh from their Grammy Awards success, Musgraves took home Female Artist of the Year and Album of the Year for ‘Golden Hour’, while Dan + Shay scored

Old Dominion will be returning to the UK and Europe as part of their ‘Make It Sweet Tour’, marking the fourth time they have travelled from America to play in Europe. The critically acclaimed group were only in Europe as recently as October, with Old Dominion wowing the public at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire in