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Television viewers go wild for aspiring star of There's Something About Megan

The first episode of There’s Something About Megan finally aired last night on ITVBe, shocking audiences as it showed the strength of aspiring Country singer, Megan McKenna’s voice. Star of reality TV shows The Only Way Is Essex (TOWIE), X-Factor, Britain’s Got Talent and Ex On The Beach, Megan McKenna has set her sights on cracking …

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First Tequila Bay Country Music Festival takes place in Miami Marine Stadium

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Country music took over Miami during the weekend as the first ever Tequila Bay Country Music Festival took place on the grounds of Miami Marine Stadium. More than 10,000 people are reported to have flocked to the venue according to the Miami Hearald, including Brantley Gilbert, Kip Moore and Montgomery Gentry. Free tequila was served for three hours in the afternoon, including 15,000 …

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NEW: First trailer for TOWIE's Megan McKenna Country reality show released!

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There’s Something About Megan will soon be launching on ITV, tracing The Only Way Is Essex’s (TOWIE) Megan McKenna on a journey to fulfil her country music ambitions. The reality show star is seeking to conquer Nashville with her singing abilities and has previously sought to propel herself to stardom through talent shows Britain’s Got …

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Debut album by Sophia Marshall a Country-Americana blend

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Sophia Marshall burst onto the UK Americana scene as one-half of highly acclaimed band The HaveNots (Cooking Vinyl Records), earning praise alongside as an accomplished singer-songwriter within the alt-country music scene. Having played hundreds of gigs across three continents from the tiniest dives to the grandest theatres, she’s delighted audiences at prestigious festivals like Summer …

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First country music hit traced to Atlanta, Georgia

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The first-ever country music hit may have been traced back to a building in Atlanta, Georgia, according to reports. Local architect, Kyle Kessler is said to have made the discovery at 152 Nassau Street when he found an article from the 1920s in the Atlanta Independent. Speaking to wabe.org, Kesseler said: “They had a front-page …

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Biggest issues facing country music industry uncovered

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American entertainment media brand, Billboard has bought together the biggest names in country music in a bid to uncover the biggest issues facing the industry. The publication found that more than any other music genre, country relies mostly on radio so that any destabilisation of that market could be hugely detrimental. It also found that …

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Interview: Jason Isbell – The Nashville Sound

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Former Drive-By Trucker and Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell hooks up with The 400 Unit to bring us a fresh take on The Nashville Sound. In the spring, Jason Isbell marked an anniversary with a quietly contented post on social media. “This week marks 10 years since I parted ways with the Drive-By Truckers,” he …

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Interview: Chris Shiflett – West Coast Town

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From underground punk to authentic country outlaw via the biggest band on the planet, Chris Shiflett gets back to his roots. Having rocked some of the biggest stages on the planet, including a recent triumphant headlining performance on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival, Chris Shiflett’s day job as guitarist in Foo Fighters is a …

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Roseanne Cash’s ‘King’s Record Shop’ gets rerelease

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Legacy Recordings, the catalogue division of Sony Music Entertainment, has celebrated the 30th anniversary of Rosanne Cash’s ‘King’s Record Shop’ with commemorative 12″ 180gram vinyl (and digital) editions which were released July 7. Originally released through Columbia Records on June 26, 1987, King’s Record Shop proved a pivotal album in the career of Rosanne Cash …

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Television viewers go wild for aspiring star of There's Something About Megan

First Tequila Bay Country Music Festival takes place in Miami Marine Stadium

NEW: First trailer for TOWIE's Megan McKenna Country reality show released!

Debut album by Sophia Marshall a Country-Americana blend

First country music hit traced to Atlanta, Georgia

Biggest issues facing country music industry uncovered

Interview: Jason Isbell – The Nashville Sound

Interview: Chris Shiflett – West Coast Town

Roseanne Cash’s ‘King’s Record Shop’ gets rerelease

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