Kylie Rae Harris, 30, a Texas country singer-songwriter has sadly died in a car accident in New Mexico on Wednesday (September 04 2019). “We are heartbroken to confirm that Kylie Rae Harris passed away in a car accident last night,” Harris’ publicist stated. “Everyone that knew Kylie knew how much she loved her family and, …
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This weekend, Maverick Magazine will be at the Millport Country Music Festival in Scotland with our very own acoustic stage. We are proud to present a huge range of talent over all three days of the festival, as well as providing a platform for some excellent emerging artists. Starting on Friday, Orfila will open up …
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This year’s Country Music Association Awards was undoubtedly one of its most political as natural disasters, gun violence and politics dominate current affairs. “This has been a year marked my tragedy … Tonight we’re going to do what families do, come together, pray together, cry together and sing together, too,” said Underwood, who co-hosted the …
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Don Williams, the singer behind ‘Tulsa Time’, ‘Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good’ and ‘It Must Be Love’ has died at the age of 78. Adored by Country fans and Popular music fans alike, the star passed away yesterday after what has been described as a short illness. Born in Texas in May 1939 …
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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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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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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In continued celebration of their 50th anniversary, British folk rock legends Fairport Convention have announced an autumn tour where they will play selected songs from their new album ‘50:50@50’, along with a selection of favourites from their extensive back catalogue. The autumn tour follows Fairport’s Cropredy Convention festival, near Banbury, Oxfordshire which takes place from …
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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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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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