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Zach Bryan Drops Surprise Live Album All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster: Stream
Zach Bryan has made a strong statement with the title of his surprise new live album, All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live from Red Rocks), and vowed to embark on a 2023 tour with “prices as cheap as possible.” Stream the LP below via Apple Music or Spotify. “Seems there is a massive issue with fair ticket prices to live shows lately,” Bryan wrote in a statement shared on social media. “I have met kids at my shows who have paid upwards of four-hundred bucks to be there and I’m done with it. I’ve decided to play a limited number of headline shows next year to which I’ve done all I can to make prices as cheap as possible and to prove to people tickets don’t have to cost $450 to see a good and honest show. To clarify, I am playing a few festivals which I have no control over.” The country st...
Zach Bryan Surprise Drops New Live Album ‘All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster’: Stream It Now
Zach Bryan is making a statement. On Christmas, the singer-songwriter announced on social media that he had released a new live album titled All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster (Live From Red Rocks). He also told fans that he is taking a stand against high ticket prices, though he did not specifically call out Ticketmaster in his post, save for in the album title. “Seems there is a massive issue with fair ticket prices to live shows lately. I have met kids at my shows who have paid upwards of four-hundred bucks to be there and I’m done with it,” the country star began his message. “I’ve decided to play a limited number of headline shows next year to which I’ve done all I can to make prices as cheap as possible and to prove to people tickets don’t have to cost $450 to see a good and honest show...
Ronky Tonk, Race & Radio: Country Music Looked to the Future With One Eye on the Past in 2022
From its very infancy, one of the attractions of country music has been its respect for the past. Many of the genre’s early pioneers, including Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family, made their mark by leaning on so-called “old-fashioned songs,” nostalgic material drawn from a simpler time, before the mass migration to the city, before the Model T destroyed the horse and buggy, and before racy, decadent jazz had reached its peak. Of course, music is an art, and artists tend to experiment, so the ongoing major battle in country music is the push and pull between expanding boundaries and hanging on to tradition. Appropriately in 2022 — which happened to mark the 100th anniversary of the first country recording session — that tug of war between progress and tradition was very much evident...
Shania Twain Opens Up About ‘How Good It Felt’ Posing Topless: ‘I‘m Comfortable in My Own Skin’
The best thing about bein’ a woman is the prerogative to have confidence in your body, no matter what stage of life you’re in. That’s exactly how Shania Twain feels, anyway. In a recent interview with People, the 57-year-old country–pop star opened up about why she chose to pose topless for the cover artwork of her September single “Waking Up Dreaming,” set to appear on her February album Queen of Me. “This is me expressing my truth,” she shared. “I’m comfortable in my own skin, and this is the way I am sharing that confidence.” “I think the best fashion is confidence, and whatever you wear — if you’re wearing it with that, it’s fashionable,” she continued. “I am a woman in my late 50s, and I don’t need to hide behind the clothes. I can’t even tell you how good it felt to do nude sho...
How Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon Changed a ‘George & Tammy‘ Scene That Initially ‘Disturbed’ Her
Jessica Chastain says a scene was altered in George & Tammy with the help of co-star Michael Shannon to give country icon Tammy Wynette more agency in the Showtime limited series. In the first episode of the series, based on Wynette’s personal and professional relationship with fellow musician George Jones, the duo is confronted with their future while Wynette is still married to her soon-to-be ex-husband Don Chapel. In an interview with Marie Claire, the actress and producer on the Golden Globe-nominated show shared that, in an early outline of the scene, Jones gets Wynette alone by distracting Don with an escort. For Chastain, the sequence around this moment was upsetting. “I read it, and I was deeply disturbed,” Chastain recalled. “[...
Margo Price on Her Memoir, New Album, and Spending Thanksgiving with Willie Nelson in Hawaii
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS In a special episode, Kyle Meredith talks with Margo Price during a stop in Louisville, Kentucky at a WFPK performance at The Monarch in front of a live audience. Advertisement Related Video Margo talks about writing her memoir, Maybe We’ll Make It, while simultaneously working on her upcoming album Strays, and why she wanted to write a book so early in her career. The Americana singer-songwriter also discusses her complicated relationship with the Nashville establishment, much like her friends Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, and S.G. Goodman. Price also gives us some stories about spending Thanks...
Larry Strickland Speaks Out on His Late Wife Naomi Judd’s Struggles With Mental Health
Larry Strickland, the husband of late country music singer-songwriter Naomi Judd, is speaking out about The Judds member’s lengthy battle with depression and anxiety. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Judd was 76 when she died by suicide on April 30, 2022, just one day prior to The Judds‘ induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and shortly before Naomi was to embark on The Judds Final Tour with her daughter and duo partner Wynonna Judd. In a new interview with People, Strickland described her final months as “a very chaotic, hectic, hectic time.” “It was extremely hard,” he revealed. “She had several therapists that she was seeing, and her energy level had gotten really low. She was getting really weak.” He added, “Nobody can understand it...
‘Yellowstone’ Star Luke Grimes Inks Deal With UMG Nashville
Universal Music Group Nashville has signed actor-musician Luke Grimes, in association with Range Music. Grimes is known for his role portraying Kayce Dutton on the hit Paramount Network series Yellowstone. Grimes previously released a snippet of his new song “No Horse to Ride,” which will release Friday (Dec. 16). He wrote the song with Tony Lane and Jonathan Singleton and is currently working on his debut major-label album with producer Dave Cobb (Brandi Carlile, Chris Stapleton). Related 'Yellowstone' Actor Luke Grimes Previews Upcoming Country Song Release 12/13/2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Luke Grimes (@lukegrimes) “As an actor, Luke Grimes has effortlessly brought the cowboy lifestyle to the forefront of American culture,” said UMGN president...
How to Get Tickets to Walker Hayes’ 2023 Tour
Walker Hayes has unleashed dates for his 2023 “Duck Buck Tour,” and fans won’t want to risk hunting down tickets to the country star’s upcoming trek before it’s too late. “I can’t wait to get back out on tour,” Hayes shared in a statement. “All the fans that have come out or will come out are making this dream a reality. I owe it all to them, and this next tour will be the biggest and best. I don’t take for granted that they spent their hard-earned money on my shows, and I plan to make it well worth it!” Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Walker Hayes’ Next Tour? Advertisement Related Video The 23-date “Duck Buck Tour” kicks off in Rosemont, Illinois on April 13th, followed by stops in Peoria, Illinois; Evansville, Indiana; and Rogers, Ark...
Zac Brown Band Announce 2023 North American Tour
Zac Brown Band have mapped out a 2023 North American tour, featuring a rotating cast of openers including King Calaway, Marcus King, and Tenille Townes. Titled “From the Fire Tour,” the new set of dates kicks off on June 30th in Columbus, Ohio. Toronto, Chicago, and Boston are among the many stops on the trek, which wraps with back-to-back shows in Tampa, Florida in early November. See the full schedule below. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 16th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. A Live Nation pre-sale will begin the day before on Thursday, December 15th (using access code CHEER). Advertisement Related Video Ahead of “From the Fire Tour,” Zac Brown Band will play the C2C: Country to Country festival in the UK and Ireland; grab your passes here. Th...
LeAnn Rimes Scraps Shows Due to ‘Bleed’ on Vocal Cord
LeAnn Rimes’ has an unwelcome early Christmas surprise — a bleed on her vocal cord which has caused her to delay several concerts. In a social post, the country star explains how, during her recovery from flu, doctors found another ailment. “It completely and utterly breaks my heart to have to announce that I will be rescheduling this weekend’s shows,” reads a handwritten letter posted to Instagram. “While sick with the flu, my doctor discovered a bleed on my vocal cord, caused by the violent cough that came along with being sick. I am getting better, but I am unable to talk or sing… doctor’s orders!” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The message continues, “I am devastated to have to do this as there was nothing more that I was looking f...
Shania Twain Swaps Her Brad Pitt Lyric for a New Heartthrob at 2022 People’s Choice Awards
Shania Twain proved just what makes her a Music Icon when she accepted that prize and performed a medley of her hits at Tuesday’s (Dec. 6) People’s Choice Awards. One of the highlights of her performance — which included her breakthrough 1995 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Any Man of Mine,” her crossover late-’90s pop smashes “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!,” and her latest single “Waking Up Dreaming” — is when the pink-haired singer swapped the famous spoken-word “Brad Pitt” line from “Impress” for a fellow Canadian star. “OK, so you’re Ryan Reynolds!” she said sassily as the cameras cut to the surprised Deadpool star, who was on hand to accept the People’s Icon award later in the evening. Reynolds mouthed, “Oh my God, me?!” from the audience. In addition to the perfor...
