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51st CMA Awards was the most emotional and political yet

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

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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Fairport Convention celebrates 50th anniversary with autumn tour

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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Unlike some others, Chris Shiflett proves he's not a Pretender

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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