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Watch Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Willie Nelson & More Perform “Luckenbach, Texas” at Waylon Jennings Tribute—New Album Available Today

Watch Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Willie Nelson & More Perform “Luckenbach, Texas” at Waylon Jennings Tribute—New Album Available Today

On July 6, 2015, a group of modern-day musical “outlaws” joined forces at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas, to pay tribute to Waylon Jennings, who died in 2002. Today (April 7), a new two-disc recording (CD and DVD) of the concert has been released, and CMT will premiere the two-hour broadcast tonight at 10

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Sturgill Simpson Posts Facebook Tribute in Honor of Late Grandfather

Sturgill Simpson Posts Facebook Tribute in Honor of Late Grandfather

If you listened to Sturgill Simpson’s 2014 breakout album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, the first voice you heard on the album was Sturgill’s grandfather, Lawrence “Dood” Fraley, who said “Introducing Metamodern Sounds in Country Music” before the first track, “Turtles All the Way Down.” Sturgill announced on Facebook yesterday (March 15) that Dood had

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5 Nominations the ACM Awards Got Wrong, Wronger and Wrongest

5 Nominations the ACM Awards Got Wrong, Wronger and Wrongest

The nominations for the 52nd annual ACM Awards were announced today (Feb. 16), and while artists like Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Tim McGraw and Florida Georgia Line racked up multiple nominations, there were more than a few questionable omissions—as well as inclusions—in the nomination process. Here are five nominations the ACM Awards fouled up .

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Watch Sturgill Simpson’s New Evil-Thwarting Video for “All Around You”

Watch Sturgill Simpson’s New Evil-Thwarting Video for “All Around You”

After taking home the Grammy for Best Country Album and performing “All Around You” during the awards show on Feb. 12, Sturgill Simpson has released a new video for the aforementioned song. Directed by Matt Hahurin, the video tackles a few in-the-news topics, including immigration, war and our new president. The video stars a young

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Grammy Winners’ Reactions on Social Media, Including Sturgill Simpson, Maren Morris, Hillary Scott & More

Grammy Winners’ Reactions on Social Media, Including Sturgill Simpson, Maren Morris, Hillary Scott & More

Sturgill Simpson Best Country Album: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth In-N-Out burger Lets do this — Sturgill Simpson (@SturgillSimpson) February 13, 2017 Maren Morris Best Country Solo Performance: “My Church” All the love in the world for this woman. Thank you for making my first Grammys even more special, @aliciakeys . pic.twitter.com/N7n9C9IuXQ — MAREN MORRIS

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Speech, Speech! Watch Maren Morris, Sturgill Simpson and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott Win Their Grammy Awards

Speech, Speech! Watch Maren Morris, Sturgill Simpson and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott Win Their Grammy Awards

Best Country Album A Sailor’s Guide to Earth — Sturgill Simpson Best Country Solo Performance “My Church” — Maren Morris Best Contemporary Christian Music Album Love Remains — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song “Thy Will” — Hillary Scott & the Scott Family
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In Your Face, Nashville: Sturgill Simpson Announces New Tour Dates and You’re Not VIP

In Your Face, Nashville: Sturgill Simpson Announces New Tour Dates and You’re Not VIP

While the chances of hearing a Sturgill Simpson song on country radio are slim to none—and slim just left Nashville—you can catch country radio’s most underrepresented prodigy on tour in 2017. Sturgill announced more than 20 tour dates today (Feb. 10), with stops at some pretty cool venues, including Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, New York

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