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The Chief dishes out some fatherly advice to his sons, Joy Williams puts a new spin on a Depeche Mode classic and Kacey Musgraves teams up with Ronnie Milsap in this list of songs to stream this week. Eric Church, “Some of It” The follow-up single to “Desperate Man” finds …

With a sold-out tour alongside Tyler Childers in the rearview mirror and a new album on the horizon, Blank Range have reason to celebrate. They’re kicking off the party with a new song and video for “Radio,” from the band’s upcoming In Unison. A road anthem loaded with pedal-steel punch, …

Indie-folk band Mt. Joy stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! Monday night to start the week with a fiery rendition of their politically charged anthem “Sheep,” as well as their latest single, “Jenny Jenkins.” “Sheep,” featured on 2018’s Mt. Joy LP, was written in the aftermath of 2015 riots in Baltimore, …

In August, William Shatner released the country album Why Not Me. A collaborative effort with Jeff Cook from Country Music Hall of Fame band Alabama, the record plays up Shatner’s irreverent approach to music that began with 1968’s cult classic The Transformed Man. Among the titles on Why Not Me: …

It’s been 11 months since Mike and the Moonpies released their fifth effort, Steak Night at the Prairie Rose. During that time, the Texans have performed upwards of 200 gigs at home and abroad, cementing their reputation as Red Dirt road dogs along the way. It was a recent run …

Florida Georgia Line have released “People Are Different,” the latest track from the group’s upcoming 2019 album Can’t Say I Ain’t Country. Following in a similar path to recent hits like Kenny Chesney’s “Get Along” and Luke Bryan’s “Most People Are Good,” FGL’s latest offering, a pensive down-tempo soft-rock ballad, …

For most people, a simple handshake from John Prine could be considered a once-in-a-lifetime kind of gift. But for producer and engineer Matt Ross-Spang, his Prine prize came in the form of something a lot more permanent — and one that requires oil, not vodka and ginger ale, to keep …

Only eight contestants remain on Season 15 of NBC’s The Voice, and Monday night found the frontrunners squaring off for a spot in the four-singer finale that will take place next week — plus some country mash-up fun. As always, R&B powerhouse MaKenzie Thomas turned in a captivating performance, boldly …

Kacey Musgraves took her Coldplay fandom to the next level over the weekend, bringing out singer Chris Martin for a one-off collaboration. The pair shared the stage at Global Citizen Festival‘s Mandela 100 in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a sweet rendition of Musgraves’ “Rainbow” from the album Golden Hour. Musgraves, …

When Oklahoma retro-rock revivalist JD McPherson decided to record his first-ever Christmas album, Socks, he asked himself one key question. “What do we exclude?” says McPherson. “What are the first things that most bands want to do when making a Christmas record and how do we not do those things?” …