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Wrestling with "Sad Girl Indie" and the Limits of Rawness

Their conversation revealed an uncomfortable...

Annie Parnell

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He is always stage-side, taking photos and promoting every show happening that week on his band's social media accounts. From the looks of Instagram, he has taken the transition...

Tarra Thiessen

Brandi Carlile Brings Nashville to New York in “Road to the Garden” Mini-Doc

Bradi Carlile plays Madison Square Garden Brandi Carlile crossed a music threshold when she made her headlining debut at Madison Square Garden in 2019, the folk music visionary watching a seemingly out-of-reach dream come to life before her eyes. The legendary venue chronicled Carlile’s journey to...

Cillea Houghton

Country Artists Use Music as Healing During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Nashville is known for being a giving community, a gift that’s often expressed through music. As the world grapples with the jarring reality of COVID-19, many artists continue to share music as a source of healing, including many of Nashville’s finest. Whether releasing original songs or delivering...

Cillea Houghton

Brandi Carlile Builds on Lasting Legacy With Headlining Ryman Run

14) was as much a display of empathy and forgiveness as it was about Carlile’s storied catalog. The beloved star set this tone by opening with a song that turns sadness into forgiveness with...

Cillea Houghton

Tanya Tucker's Revival on Full Display at Sold-Out Ryman Show

They were always a little left of center.” This wasn’t just a proclamation made by Tanya Tucker during her headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium on Sunday (Jan. 12), but a defining factor of who she is as an...

Cillea Houghton

AF 2019 IN REVIEWA Year in Country Music

With the end of the year comes a time of reflection. Looking back on this year in country music, the firestorm of conversation about the lack of women on country radio spilled into 2019, while new artists like Lil Nas X and Blanco Brown broke down barriers, and names including Billy Ray Cyrus and...

Cillea Houghton

CMT Next Women of Country Proves There’s a Sisterhood in Nashville

Each year in Nashville, the women of country music gather to celebrate one another and provide an important platform for the new artists working to break ground in the genre through CMT Next Women of Country. Founded by CMT Senior Vice President of Music Strategy and Talent Leslie Fram in 2013, CMT...

Cillea Houghton

AF 2018 IN REVIEWOur Favorite Albums and Singles of the Year

Here we are again! As the new year approaches, it's time to look back and take stock of the albums and singles that defined this moment in music history. 2018 was an eclectic year, to say the least, and there are a lot of new names on the list: Tirzah, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Noname, King...

Lindsey Rhoades