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Chris Stapleton Fond of Marty Stuartā€™s Maxim: ā€œA Real Outlaw Doesnā€™t Need a Sign That Says Heā€™s Oneā€

Chris Stapleton Fond of Marty Stuartā€™s Maxim: ā€œA Real Outlaw Doesnā€™t Need a Sign That Says Heā€™s Oneā€

Led by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, the Outlaw Movement of the 1970s was a musical revolt against the so-called Nashville Sound, the polished country/pop fusion created to lure listeners back to country music in the late ā€™50s when rock came rolling along. Artists like Kris Kristofferson, Jessi Colter, Jerry Jeff Walker, David Allan Coe,ā€¦ā€¦ MORE

Lee Brice Says His Wife Is the ā€œJudgeā€ When It Comes to Releasing Songs Like ā€œOne of Them Girlsā€

Lee Brice Says His Wife Is the ā€œJudgeā€ When It Comes to Releasing Songs Like ā€œOne of Them Girlsā€

Lee Briceā€™s ā€œOne of Them Girlsā€ is No. 2 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the second straight week as Luke Combsā€™ ā€œLovinā€™ On Youā€ continues its four-week reign atop the chart. The tune follows Leeā€™s No. 1 single, ā€œRumors,ā€ which topped the charts in July 2019, and his collaboration with Carly Pearce, ā€œIā€¦ā€¦ MORE

Instead of Learning to Cook, Keith Urban Created ā€œThe Speed of Now: Part 1ā€

Instead of Learning to Cook, Keith Urban Created ā€œThe Speed of Now: Part 1ā€

Keith Urban released his new studio album, The Speed of Now: Part 1, on Sept. 18. While the idea for the albumā€™s title came to Keith in October 2019, many of the tunes on the 16-song project were created in 2020 when Keith immersed himself in music during his self-quarantine. Keithā€™s time at homeā€”where heā€¦ā€¦ MORE

Thomas Rhett Says Wife Lauren Akinsā€™ New Book Is ā€œHilarious, Sad, Embarrassing, Inspiringā€ & More

Thomas Rhett Says Wife Lauren Akinsā€™ New Book Is ā€œHilarious, Sad, Embarrassing, Inspiringā€ & More

Lauren Akins released her new memoir, Live in Love: Growing Together Through Lifeā€™s Changes, on Aug. 18. The new book chronicles Laurenā€™s childhood friendship with husband-to-be Thomas Rhett, explaining how they reconnected as young adults, got married and are now raising three girls. The book also delves into many of the ā€œchallenges they faced asā€¦ā€¦ MORE

Lee Brice Says Writing a Special Song Is a Gift From Above: ā€œItā€™s Like God Gave You Something So Coolā€

Lee Brice Says Writing a Special Song Is a Gift From Above: ā€œItā€™s Like God Gave You Something So Coolā€

Lee Brice is trying to score his eighth No. 1 single with the release of ā€œOne of Them Girls.ā€ Penned by Lee, Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson, ā€œOne of Them Girlsā€ is currently No. 18 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 16 weeks. The new tune follows Leeā€™s previous No. 1 singles, ā€œRumors,ā€ā€¦ā€¦ MORE

Sam Hunt Says Sampling Webb Pierceā€™s Iconic Tune ā€œJust Felt Rightā€

Sam Hunt Says Sampling Webb Pierceā€™s Iconic Tune ā€œJust Felt Rightā€

By sampling Webb Pierceā€™s 1953 No. 1 hit, ā€œThere Stands the Glass,ā€ in his current single, ā€œHard to Forget,ā€ Sam Hunt has introduced Webbā€™s iconic song to a new generation of country music fans. While hardcore, old-school country fans may liken Samā€™s sampling to blasphemy, the closer truth is that Sam has opened up theā€¦ā€¦ MORE

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