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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

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

Carrie Underwood: Play On

Underwood’s third album is overdeveloped and undercooked Carrie Underwood’s new album isn’t meant for iPods or headphones—or, for that matter, for individuals. It’s a more public record than a private or personal one, sometimes for better but usually for worse. Opener and first single “Cowboy Casanova” is a barnburner that will be the prelude to many girls’ nights out, while “Mama’s Song” will no doubt soundtrack innumerable weddings in the next few months. Other songs on Play On have less lofty goals: “Someday When I Stop loving You” and “What Can I Say” are soundtrack-ready montage rock; the latter deserves...  read more

Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum Win Big At CMA Awards

The CMA Awards often reward music’s biggest and brightest stars. The underground heroes of the genre tend to go quietly into the night unnoticed (Justin Townes Earle, where art thou?), but who ever said these award shows had to be high concept? Rather, the CMAs offer a chance for the biggest names in country music to be recognized as, yes, the biggest names in country. And the names of the winners at last night’s ceremony don’t get much bigger in the land of 10-gallon hats....  read more