This moment might call for excessive, imaginative Black art that wants to be gobbled up. That’s Ryan Coogler’s new movie. That’s “Cowboy Carter.” Let’s throw in some Kendrick, too.
Category: Country Music
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Lulu Roman, Who Brought Big-Hearted Sass to ‘Hee Haw,’ Is Dead at 78
Obesity was a source of trauma for her, but also of her comedy, which she showcased, along with gospel singing, on the long-running down-home variety show.
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Beyoncé Cowboy Carter Tour Review; The Star Remixes American History, and Her Own
The superstar’s new stage show turns reclamation, personal and musical, into joyful extravaganza.
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David Briggs, a Music Force in Alabama and Nashville, Dies at 82
A first-call keyboardist, he worked with Elvis Presley and Dolly Parton, helped make Muscle Shoals a recording hub, and had a key role in redefining the sound of country.
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Jelly Roll Should Be Pardoned for Drug and Robbery Offenses, Board Says
The Tennessee Board of Parole unanimously determined that the country star should be pardoned, but the decision is in the hands of the governor.
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Mac Gayden, Stellar Nashville Guitarist and Songwriter, Dies at 83
Heard on Bob Dylan’s “Blonde on Blonde” among other albums, he also sang and was a writer of the perennial “Everlasting Love.”
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Lana Del Rey’s Foreboding Lullaby, and 7 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Madison McFerrin, Ana Tijoux, Matmos and others.
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Why Morgan Wallen’s Abrupt ‘S.N.L.’ Exit Is Being Dissected
The pop-country superstar followed his departure from the stage with a social media post about needing to get “to God’s country.”
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Maren Morris Lifts Herself Up, and 10 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Mumford & Sons, Mon Laferte, the Swell Season and others.
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Eddie Adcock, Musician Who Pushed Bluegrass Forward, Dies at 86
A master improviser on banjo, he understood the genre’s roots but was also in the forefront of the later “newgrass” movement.
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Eddie Adcock, Virtuoso Who Pushed Bluegrass Forward, Dies at 86
A master improviser on banjo, he understood the genre’s roots but was also in the forefront of the later “newgrass” movement.
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‘Modern Love’ Podcast: How Orville Peck Got Addicted to Love and Came Out the Other Side
The country musician talks about yearning as a theme in his life and songs, and why he’s letting go of his mask for his Broadway debut.