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Singer-songwriter Maren Morris says she's leaving country music because of the Trump era: "It just revealed who people really were and that they were proud to be misogynistic and racist and homophobic and transphobic. All these things were being celebrated, and it was weirdly dovetailing with this hyper-masculine branch of country music. I call it butt rock," she told the LA Times in an interview about new EP "The Bridge."
Bristol, Virginia is the Birthplace of Country Music, and the museum is a unique place to visit, especially for those interested in our Country Music heritage.
"And though some may forget because of her proximity to the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, Beyoncé is a Black Texan.
In that context, her critics are misunderstanding Cowboy Carter’s lush symbolism. She’s striving to communicate many things, of course, while also simply reminding all of us that Black cowboys and rodeo performers have been part of the social fabric of Texas, the South and the US for a very long time."
ALBUM REVIEW: Ryan Curtis has the gravelly voice of your favorite Americana dude, plenty of songs about hard living and hard partying, but where he stands out is the breadth, depth, and skill with which he and his band play. It Ain't Easy travels in some surprising directions, and you need to give it a spin.
It's baby's first Hester Street Fair! Come for the queer country zines, stay for the indie comics with art by Angela Boyle, enamel pins, and linocut prints!
What kind of #music did your parents introduce you to?
My parents both introduced me to a lot of different music - cultural tunes, Asian rock & pop, all sorts ofAmerican tunes - we enjoyed family record listening parties in my childhood. My Mom introduced me to #LorettaLynn & I loved this song a lot 😀
Country singer Toby Keith, whose "Should've Been a Cowboy" was one of the most-played songs of the 90s, has died at 62 following a two year battle with stomach cancer. #TobyKeith#ShouldveBeenACowboy#CountryMusic#Music
Gen Z Historian guest stars on Lynae Vanee's Parking about white country singer Jason Aldean + his supporters trying to erase BIPOC from the rural landscape via threats of violence
I haven't heard the album yet, probably won't ever hear it except whenever various songs trickle in through the membranes of my social media bubble. But I can tell you right now, I don't need a bearded white man in the Washington Post to tell me what I ought to think about Beyoncé’s country music album.
Black country music has existed for decades; according to songwriter, educator and novelist Alice Randall, its recorded origins go back to DeFord Bailey's 1927 harmonica performance of "Pan American Blues" at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Now, its time has come — thanks to Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em, which debuted at the top of the country charts last month. Vox takes a look at the century of country that led to "Cowboy Carter."
"A pioneering record-label owner and engineer, she played guitar in a raw and unapologetically abrasive way. 'Whatever song it was,' she said, 'I always creamed it.'"