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About This Massive 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Fest Lineup
Nobody needs to be told how incredibly awesome this 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival lineup is. Announced on Wednesday (1-24), the lineup set to transpire at the Highland Festival Ground in...
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Brent Cobb Announces 2024 “Livin’ The Dream” Tour
Feeling distraught about the state of the world? Need a realignment of your perspective? There's about nothing better for this prognosis than the music of Brent Cobb. The best way to get your Brent...
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Whitey Morgan Sets 2024 Tour, Grand Ole Opry Debut
Fans of the staunch country music Outlaw will have ample opportunities to see him in 2024 as Whitey will be hitting the road hard and heavy this spring and summer, including opening some big shows for...
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Two Tyler Childers Singles Certified Gold
In yet another sign (or two) that Tyler Childers has been on a tear and may turn out to be the man who turns the tables on mainstream country, two more singles from his breakout album 'Purgatory'...
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Tyler Childers Posts Gold ‘Purgatory’ Edition, Sells Out in 1 Hour
Purgatory by Tyler Childers will now go down in history as the record that shattered the glass ceiling for country artists not supported by mainstream country radio. To commemorate its Gold status,...
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Whiskey Myers Speaks on Independence on Steven Rinella Podcast
"It's still important to us. So that's why we never signed any record deals or anything," Cody Cannon says. The band currently operates their own label, Wiggy Thump Records distributed by Thirty...
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Tyler Childers Album “Purgatory” Makes History by Going Gold
The accolades keep pouring in for Tyler Childers and his 2017 album Purgatory. The latest distinction is the album itself officially being Certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 copies in...
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Parker McCollum Has a #1. But What Happens Next is Most Important
Congratulations are due to Texas born and raised performer and songwriter Parker McCollum, who just put the first #1 on his resume with his debut major label single "Pretty Heart." Parker is the first...
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Turnpike Troubadours, Austin Music Featured in ‘Walker’ Reboot
No, the best band in country music has not announced any intentions of getting back together ... yet. The Turnpike Troubadours from Oklahoma called an indefinite hiatus in May of 2019, and have left...
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Vinyl Shortage Disproportionately Hurting Independent Artists
The independent music revolution in both country and in the greater music ecosystem in many was born off the back of vinyl record purchases. Where many mainstream fans only cared enough to stream the...
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Why ‘Yellowstone’ Season 4 Could Be Biggest Yet for Good Country
The fourth season of the Paramount Network's neo-Western Yellowstone starring Kevin Costner and created by Taylor Sheridan is finally set to premier on November 7th. And along with it, you can also...
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Why It’s a Good Time to Revisit Taylor Sheridan’s “Wind River”
the wild success Taylor Sheridan has enjoyed recently has somewhat overshadowed what was the third film in the screenwriter's neo-Western trilogy about "the modern-day American frontier," which also...
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How ‘Yellowstone’ Went Above & Beyond to Help Zach Bryan
Yellowstone's support of these artists has been significant due to the popularity of the show, turning viewers onto music they might otherwise not be exposed to. Yellowstone is very much a player in...
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All Songs & Artists Featured on ‘Yellowstone’ Season 4 (Running Tab)
All of the songs and artists featured in the Season 4 episodes of the Paramount Series "Yellowstone." It once again promises to use its platform to help promote many of the independent country artists...
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Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell Earn New Gold & Platinum Singles
The continued success of independent singles proves that there is a path forward for country artists without the crutch of radio, at least for the right song from the right artist, of which these...
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Zach Bryan’s “American Heartbreak” Hits #1, Beats Projections
Zach Bryan has officially ensconced himself as an independent country music superstar, doing what only a select few other non radio-supported artists have done through grassroots support in the past,...
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Tyler Childers Breaks Another Barrier with 2X Platinum Certification
The paradigm continues to shift, and the possibilities for country artists without the support of mainstream radio and major awards continues to increase with the continued success of Tyler Childers,...
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Country Music Mourns Loss of Deborah McCrary of The McCrary Sisters
There may not be another collection of voices more commonly featured via the recordings and live performances of country and roots artists than The McCrary Sisters---from the top reaches of mainstream...
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Quit Claiming Mainstream Country Radio is the Only Way to Success
In 2015, we couldn't imagine artists not supported by mainstream country radio selling out arenas, and minting multiple Platinum singles without the help of Music Row. Here in 2022, Tyler Childers is...
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Album Review – Whiskey Myers –“Tornillo”
With their sixth album, Whiskey Myers chose to do the producing themselves, and more so than any of their previous releases, lean heavy in the Southern rock direction almost exclusively, including...
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