Nashville

“Nashville is a hot seat of rich civil-rights history that nobody ever talks about,” says black author, journalist, and Nashville resident Andrea Williams. She highlights the town’s role as the city where the Freedom Rides commenced, a long history with sit-in protests, and an early proponent of school integration when recounting the notable Nashville civil-rights moments. The civil-rights lawyer Looby, a Fisk University teacher and Antiguan immigrant who earned degrees at Howard University, Columbia University Law School, and New York University, is Williams’ choice for commemoration at the state capitol. … [Read more...] about Why Dolly Parton Doesn’t Deserve a Nashville Statue — Yet

Charley Crockett, “I Can Help” The Texas troubadour Charley Crockett covers Billy Swan’s 1974 hit “I Can Help” in this live performance for Bruce Robison’s The Next Waltz series. While Swan’s original was crisp and pulsing, Crocket embraces a slowed-down, subtle rendering. It’s no less potent, and captures a man and his band in soulful form. … [Read more...] about RS Country Music Picks for the Week of January 11th

“Aaron has earned a reputation in our business as an agent who has a strong ability to identify talent and takes the long view in building an artist’s career, making him a great fit for us,” Scott Clayton, WME’s Co-Head of Music, said today. … [Read more...] about WME Adds Music Agent Aaron Tannenbaum As Partner

We knew Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album was going to be big. It is literally enormous, 30 tracks long, longer than the likes of Lil Baby’s My Turn and Lil Uzi Vert and Future’s Pluto x Baby Pluto, and just two tracks shorter than Lil Uzi Vert’s sprawling Eternal Atake. When he released “Somebody’s Problem,” “Still Goin Down,” and “Livin’ the Dream” in November, all three hit the RS 100, and the double LP broke country records for Apple Music Pre-Adds week after week. … [Read more...] about Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous: The Double Album’ Is Already Destroying Country Streaming Records

The pair will share the stage on their Country Cadillac Tour, performing with just their guitars and telling tales behind the songs. After kicking off in Texas, the trek plays weekends into April, stopping in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. Houser released the superb album Magnolia in 2019, while Johnson has been mostly a touring act over the last few years. His most recent album was a tribute to the songwriter Hank Cochran, released in 2012. … [Read more...] about Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson Announce Joint Acoustic Tour