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Shovels & Rope, the musically adventurous husband-and-wife duo of Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, had plans to follow up 2019’s raucous By Blood with a simple, quiet, bare-bones album. But that idea went out the window when the pandemic hit and afforded them a rare opportunity to explore and …

Valerie June‘s dreamy soul is a perfect fit for her latest cover of Nick Drake‘s “Pink Moon.” “I saw it written and I saw it say,” June sings in her trademark country-soul croon. “Pink moon is on its way.” June first released a live performance of her singing the song …

Like the call of that lonesome whippoorwill, Mason “Lil Hank Williams” Ramsey all but disappeared after releasing his EP Twang in 2019. Did he go back to the Illinois Walmart where he was first discovered? Fly off to Vegas to wild out? Grow up into full-size Hank? Finally, we have …

Jason Isbell says he’s tested positive for a breakthrough case of Covid-19 and will be postponing a string of upcoming concerts. The seven affected shows include two in Asheville, North Carolina, on Jan. 11 and 12; two in Louisville, Kentucky; and one-night-stands in Columbus, Ohio; Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; and Wilmington, North …

Lucinda Williams, Wilco, and Alejandro Escovedo were all inducted into the Austin City Limits Hall of Fame back in October. On Saturday, the ceremony premieres on PBS stations with a special episode of the long-running live-music series. Jason Isbell does the honors of inducting Williams, whom he credits with creating …

It’s become sort of a seasonal tradition for the Country Music Association to do something that makes people angry just before its annual November awards show. In 2017, there was the infamous entreaty to reporters to refrain from asking questions about gun control on the red carpet, while last year …

Joy Oladokun revisits one of her own songs along with a pop classic for her first Spotify Singles session. Released on Wednesday, the project includes a new version of Oladokun’s “Sunday” and a cover of Bonnie Raitt’s aching “I Can’t Make You Love Me” featuring Jason Isbell. Originally released in …

There are now three different versions of Amythyst Kiah’s powerful “Black Myself”: the original from the Songs of Our Native Daughters album, the amped-up rendition on Kiah’s 2021 Wary + Strange solo LP, and, the latest, a hypnotic remix from electronic musician Moby. Moby’s remix takes elements of the popular …

Dan + Shay will release a new album, Good Things, on August 13th. The duo has previewed the release with the title track, “Good Things,” which is accompanied by a music video directed by Patrick Tracy. Good Things, produced by the band’s Dan Smyers, features 12 tracks, including “10,000 Hours,” …

Jason Isbell’s Ryman Auditorium residency will reestablish its place as a Nashville fall tradition in 2021 with eight nights of performances. After being forced to take 2020 off because of the pandemic, the singer-songwriter’s run of shows will return to the Ryman October 15th and stretch through October 24th. In …