Country music stars Lindsay Ell and Jon Pardi have called on John Mayer to cross over to the country genre, with radio host Bobby Bones suggesting that Mayer and Ell could work together. Speaking to Associated Press at the 2017 CMT Music Awards in Nashville on June 7, Bones commented on being one of the …
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Ron Pope shares video for new track ‘Stick Around’ Following the launch of Ron Pope’s newest album ‘Work’, the video for the artist’s latest track has finally been revealed! [wpdevart_youtube]Fraf6zBBa_E[/wpdevart_youtube] Signed with Brooklyn Basement Records, Work marks Pope’s seventh studio album. To date, he has surpassed one million monthly listeners on Spotify, sold out …
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Lukas Nelson set to perform on CBS Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real are set to perform on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, September 5th. On Friday, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real released their new, self-titled album via Fantasy Records. After a decade on the road, on their …
Smoky-voiced singer-songwriter Elles Bailey will be opening for legendary blues-rock guitarist Eric Gales for six of his forthcoming UK & Ireland tour dates in October and early November. Dubbed “The Blues Princess” by Blues in Britain, Elles’ career is going from strength to strength. Her music crosses genres, drawing on and blending blues, country and soul, …
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Wide Open Country announces Top 10 music videos of 2017 Online country music news platform wideopencountry.com has announced its Top 10 Country Music Videos of 2017 (so far). Topping the list in the number one spot is the video for “Craving You” by Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris, which, according to the site, “turns Rhett …
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Country music star Josh Turner, is to perform in Syracuse, New York this autumn. The “Hometown Girl” singer and multi-platinum artist will perform at The Oncenter’s Crouse Hinds Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 28. Doors open at 7pm, and the show starts at 8 pm. According to Turner’s website, the multi-platinum MCA Nashville recording artist is …
Jo Walker-Meador, renowned Country music leader, dies aged 93 Giant of the Country music world, Jo Walker-Meador, has died aged 93 at her home in Nashville following complications from a stroke. Even if you haven’t heard of her, Meador was a giant in the country music world. Meador was the first full-time employee hired by …
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Artists and musicians performing during Country Music Week have been announced! The organisers behind the Country to Country (C2C) festival have announced more artists and events appearing during Country Music Week. The new, week-long series of shows features new and established Country acts and takes place from October 2nd to October 8th, 2017. Amongst the list of performers will …
Kelso in Scotland gets new folk fest Kelso Folk and Acoustic Music Club on the Scottish borders is launching a new annual Folk music festival, which will take place at various venues in the town from September 1-3, 2017. The weekend will feature live concerts, sessions, workshops and open mics featuring award-winning bands and artists …
Fresh from headlining Glastonbury with the Foo Fighters in June, the guitarist came back in the UK to tour his excellent new album, ‘West Coast Towns’, and spoke to Peter Mawson about his country journey. What is it about country music that is inspiring you? It’s quite a change from what you’ve done previously with …
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