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Loretta Lynn Hospitalized, Cancels Two Concerts

A statement on Loretta Lynn's website says the singer was forced to postpone concerts in Ashland, Ky., and Durham, N.C. this weekend because she was hospitalized with pneumonia.   read more

Best Coast to Record a New Album in the Fall

Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast recently talked to Rolling Stone about the group’s sophomore album. She said they will begin recording in October when they have time off from touring behind their successful debut, Crazy For You. Wanting to take a different approach to songwriting than the first record, the singer said she’s been drawing from “older country music” influences like Loretta Lynn and Johnny Crawford. Just don’t think Cosentino is trading beaches for honky-tonks. “It’s not going to be a country record at all. I think a lot of people are getting scared when I say that,” she said....  read more

The 10 Best Musician Biopics

For a biopic to be successful, it must overcome the difficult challenge of marrying the life of a real person with the structure of a captivating narrative. These 10 films accomplish this feat with some of our favorite musicians as their subjects.  read more

Fifteen Songs About Birthdays

Might we suggest making a mix CD for the birthday-celebrating loved one in your life?  read more

Various Artists: Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn

Country icon’s songs won’t be boxed in The original Honky Tonk Girl gets a little help from her friends on Coal Miner’s Daughter, which finds country crooners and rock artists reinterpreting the Loretta Lynn catalog. As with most tribute albums, the results are mixed; for every “Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind),” performed with appropriate fire by Gretchen Wilson, there’s at least one “Somebody Somewhere (Don’t Know What He’s Missing Tonight),” where Lucinda Williams slurs her way from note to note like the town drunk....  read more

Stagecoach Announces Lineup

Next year will only be the fifth year of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, but that didn’t stop them from wrangling up a star-studded lineup....  read more

Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert to Perform Loretta Lynn Tribute at CMAs

Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert will team up to pay tribute to Loretta Lynn at the 44th Annual CMA Awards on Nov. 10....  read more

Loretta Lynn Tribute Album Due in November

50 years after her debut single “I’m A Honky Tonk Girl,” Loretta Lynn will be honored with a tribute CD....  read more

Paste's Summer Festival Guide 2010: Lilith 2.0

After an 11-year hiatus, the traveling ladies of Lilith return with an impressive lineup: Living legends Emmylou Harris and Loretta Lynn will perform alongside a diverse cast of artists such as Cat Power, Metric, Erykah Badu, Kate Nash, Tegan and Sara, Janelle Monáe, and festival co-founder Sarah McLachlan. A huge list (36 dates, so far) of shows/cities have been announced for Lilith 2010, with a portion of proceeds going to charity....  read more

Metacritic Crowns Spoon Artist of the Decade

To celebrate a decade of gathering and organizing a vast ocean of music reviews, Metacritic has released its top artists and albums from 2000-2009 based on a hefty round-up of criticism from various publications. They’ve named Spoon, now on the verge of their seventh release, Transference, as #1 artist of the decade, followed by Sigur Rós and Super Furry Animals....  read more