The country superstar, on his latest chart streak, holds off challenges from the sardonic pop singer Melanie Martinez and a deluxe reissue from Tyler, the Creator.
Category: Country Music
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Record Shopping in New Jersey: A Playlist From a Fresh Haul
Thumbing through the crates at the Princeton Record Exchange, and rediscovering albums by Stevie Wonder, Linda Ronstadt, Broadcast and Merle Haggard.
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Ruston Kelly Survived Addiction and Heartbreak. It’s in His ‘Dirt Emo.’
The singer-songwriter has been making his way in Nashville and reckoning with his past. On his third album, “The Weakness,” he leans into his love of Americana and pop-punk, and rebuilds.
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Morgan Wallen Makes It Four Weeks at No. 1 With ‘One Thing at a Time’
The New York Times – Music:The country superstar’s latest album easily held off new releases by Lana Del Rey and Jimin of the K-pop group BTS.
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Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Is No. 1 for a Third Week
The New York Times – Music:The country star’s hit-stuffed streaming blockbuster is just shy of one million equivalent sales. U2 opens at No. 5 with an album of acoustic rerecordings.
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Kelsea Ballerini Is Ready for Lift Off
The New York Times – Music:The country singer and songwriter has long tested Nashville’s boundaries while revealing herself to her listeners. Touring behind a recent album and a surprise EP, she’s finding new heights.
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Morgan Wallen Holds at No. 1 With Strong Streaming Numbers
The New York Times – Music:“One Thing at a Time” had the second-biggest streaming total for a country album, after its debut last week. The nine-woman K-pop group Twice opens at No. 2.
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An Oklahoma Town’s Rescue Plan Has a Big Name: Reba McEntire
The New York Times – Music:The country-music star is trying to revive her childhood home in Oklahoma with a restaurant, concert stage and lots of Reba memorabilia.
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ Outtake, and 8 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:Hear songs from Alison Goldfrapp, 100 gecs, Luke Combs and others.
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The Return of Morgan Wallen (Who Never Went Away)
The New York Times – Music:As the country star’s new album earns the biggest debut of the year, a conversation about the nature of his fame and the scope of his reprimand for using a racial slur.
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Morgan Wallen Returns to No. 1 With ‘One Thing at a Time’
The New York Times – Music:The pop-country singer, who was briefly reprimanded by the industry after using a racial slur, has another blockbuster regardless: the 36-song “One Thing at a Time.”
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The Predictable Return of Morgan Wallen on ‘One Thing at a Time’
The New York Times – Music:Whiskey and women dominate the 36 new songs on “One Thing at a Time” from the controversial and resiliently popular country star.