Carly Pearce; Photo by John Shearer

The Profile: Carly Pearce is ‘Honest, Real and Raw’ in Her Self-Titled Second Album

Posted on November 6, 2019

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Carena Liptak

“These songs are more me than anything I’ve ever put out…”

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Gone West; Photo by Gregory Keith Metcalf

Gone West: Four Very Different Artists Find ‘Power in Numbers,’ Musical Solidarity

Posted on November 5, 2019

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Carena Liptak

On the surface, the members of Gone West might seem like an unlikely lineup. The four bandmates come four different…

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Kane Brown with Wife and Daughter; Photo via Instagram

Kane Brown’s Newborn Daughter Is Already a ‘Daddy’s Girl’

Posted on October 31, 2019

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Lauren Jo Black

Kane Brown is the proud father of a just-born baby girl named Kingsley Rose and it sounds like she’s already…

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Brandon Ratcliff; Photo by Matt Berinato

Country Next: Brandon Ratcliff

Posted on October 14, 2019

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Melinda Lorge

We take pride in introducing fans to country music’s brightest new stars through our Country Next series. Here, we chat with Brandon Ratcliff.

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Mark Wystrach, Ty Haney; Photo via Instagram

Midland’s Mark Wystrach Weds Ty Haney In Intimate Texas Ceremony

Posted on October 9, 2019

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Melinda Lorge

Midland frontman Mark Wystrach is a married man! The country singer and his fiancée Tyler “Ty” Haney, the CEO and…

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Carly Pearce and Michael Ray; Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images

Carly Pearce and Michael Ray Wed on Nashville-Area Farm

Posted on October 6, 2019

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Lauren Jo Black

It’s official – Carly Pearce and Michael Ray are husband and wife. The couple said “I do” on Sunday (Oct….

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The Highwomen; Photo by Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.

The Highwomen Talk Gender Inequality in Country Music on ‘Ellen’

Posted on October 3, 2019

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Lauren Jo Black

The Highwomen, a new country supergroup comprised of Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Amanda Shires and Natalie Hemby, are gearing up…

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Colt Ford; Photo by Jeff Fasano

Colt Ford Talks New Album and All-Star Collaborations

Posted on October 2, 2019

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Melinda Lorge

Country-rap pioneer Colt Ford released his seventh studio album, We The People Volume 1 on Sept. 20 via his own…

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Busbee; Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Spotify

BREAKING: Songwriter/Producer Busbee Has Died

Posted on September 29, 2019

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Lauren Jo Black

Acclaimed songwriter/producer Busbee has died, according to several social media posts. Busbee, whose real name was Michael James Ryan, was…

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Carly Pearce, Lee Brice; Photo Courtesy of Big Machine Records and Curb Records

Hear Carly Pearce and Lee Brice’s ‘I Hope You’re Happy Now’

Posted on September 27, 2019

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Lauren Jo Black

“I Hope You’re Happy Now,” the much-anticipated duet from Carly Pearce and Lee Brice, is out now and it does…

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