Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big new singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, three highlights from Beyoncé’s game-changing Cowboy Carter (including a sweet Miley Cyrus duet), Camila Cabello returns with a super-charged hyperpop single, and St. Vincent previews her forthcoming album with a heavy, funky new track. Plus, new music from Sheryl Crow, Carin León, Leon Bridges, D4vd, and more.
Beyoncé, “Ya Ya” (YouTube)
Beyoncé feat. Miley, “II Most Wanted” (YouTube)
Beyoncé, “Bodyguard” (YouTube)
Camila Cabello feat.
Beyoncé, “Ya Ya” (YouTube)
Beyoncé feat. Miley, “II Most Wanted” (YouTube)
Beyoncé, “Bodyguard” (YouTube)
Camila Cabello feat.
- 3/29/2024
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday on Jan. 19 with a night of performances at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Friday. While the country legend herself wasn’t present for the Opry Goes Dolly event, other musicians took the stage to perform her hits in tribute — or at least they were supposed to. Singer-songwriter Elle King derailed the performance by appearing onstage in a seemingly inebriated state: At one point, she admitted to being “hammered” and forgot the words to Parton’s songs during her set.
The next day,...
The next day,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
“I used to work construction,” Flatland Cavalry frontman Cleto Cordero tells Rolling Stone.” “I didn’t hang wind turbines or anything of that nature, but I worked enough to meld a story of the working man based on some true-life experience. I kind of got to re-live what it was like before we transitioned to this life of, you know, being self-employed versus working for the man.”
Cordero is previewing the band’s new video for “The Provider,” the second single off the group’s first album with Interscope Records,...
Cordero is previewing the band’s new video for “The Provider,” the second single off the group’s first album with Interscope Records,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Josh Crutchmer
- Rollingstone.com
Morgan Wade’s sophomore album Psychopath has finally arrived.
After much anticipation – the country singer’s been highlighted by several publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and more – Wade says she “can finally breathe” now that her record is out.
“The response has been so great already. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart,” she wrote in an Instagram post Friday. “…I’m very grateful today.”
Read More: After Romancing Kyle Richards In Music Video, Morgan Wade Dismisses Relationship Rumours
Morgan Wade- Psychopath album cover art. — Photo: Courtesy of Sony Music
“Writing all this while heading into the studio #acoustic,” Wade, 28, added alongside a winking emoticon, seemingly hinting at her next project – an acoustic album.
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Meanwhile on Wade’s Instagram Story, the Virginia native reposted several fans’ posts of them listening to her new album,...
After much anticipation – the country singer’s been highlighted by several publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Forbes, and more – Wade says she “can finally breathe” now that her record is out.
“The response has been so great already. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart,” she wrote in an Instagram post Friday. “…I’m very grateful today.”
Read More: After Romancing Kyle Richards In Music Video, Morgan Wade Dismisses Relationship Rumours
Morgan Wade- Psychopath album cover art. — Photo: Courtesy of Sony Music
“Writing all this while heading into the studio #acoustic,” Wade, 28, added alongside a winking emoticon, seemingly hinting at her next project – an acoustic album.
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A post shared by Morgan Wade (@morganwademusic)
Meanwhile on Wade’s Instagram Story, the Virginia native reposted several fans’ posts of them listening to her new album,...
- 8/25/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Singer Miranda Lambert reached her tipping point during a recent concert in Las Vegas where she stopped mid-song to scold some fans for taking selfies, which caused disturbances during her performance.
The country star was performing ‘Tin Man’ during her Las Vegas residency this past weekend when she took a pause from her performance to direct some words to some concertgoers, reports ‘Deadline’.
“I’m going to stop right here for a second,” Lambert said in the viral video. “These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song. It’s pissing me off a little bit.”
Lambert continued, “I don’t like it at all. We’re here to hear some country music tonight. I’m singing some country damn music.” The crowd in attendance started cheering and clapping for Lambert as the star signaled people to sit down and ask, “Shall we start again?”.
The...
The country star was performing ‘Tin Man’ during her Las Vegas residency this past weekend when she took a pause from her performance to direct some words to some concertgoers, reports ‘Deadline’.
“I’m going to stop right here for a second,” Lambert said in the viral video. “These girls are worried about their selfie and not listening to the song. It’s pissing me off a little bit.”
Lambert continued, “I don’t like it at all. We’re here to hear some country music tonight. I’m singing some country damn music.” The crowd in attendance started cheering and clapping for Lambert as the star signaled people to sit down and ask, “Shall we start again?”.
The...
- 7/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Miranda Lambert has a new collaborator and friend in artist Jelly Roll. On Jan. 22, Lambert shared a photo with Jelly Roll and songwriter Jesse Frasure. Here’s what is known about Lambert’s newfound friendship with Jelly Roll.
(L-r) Miranda Lambert and Jelly Roll | John Shearer/Getty Images for Miranda Lambert; John Shearer/Getty Images for Jelly Roll Miranda Lambert is writing a song with Jelly Roll
On Jan. 22, Lambert shared multiple pictures in a post on her social media accounts. The first photo is a selfie of Lambert smiling with Jelly Roll and Frasure. Meanwhile, the second photo is a selfie of Lambert and Jelly Roll together.
In the post, Lambert revealed that the three songwriters came together to write a song this week, and that is what introduced her to Jelly Roll.
“Made a new friend this week! Jesse was right when he said we go together like biscuits and gravy!
(L-r) Miranda Lambert and Jelly Roll | John Shearer/Getty Images for Miranda Lambert; John Shearer/Getty Images for Jelly Roll Miranda Lambert is writing a song with Jelly Roll
On Jan. 22, Lambert shared multiple pictures in a post on her social media accounts. The first photo is a selfie of Lambert smiling with Jelly Roll and Frasure. Meanwhile, the second photo is a selfie of Lambert and Jelly Roll together.
In the post, Lambert revealed that the three songwriters came together to write a song this week, and that is what introduced her to Jelly Roll.
“Made a new friend this week! Jesse was right when he said we go together like biscuits and gravy!
- 1/31/2023
- by Eryn Murphy
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Miranda Lambert is not used to sitting still, so a few months into pandemic quarantine she and her husband, former NYPD officer Brendan McLoughlin, bought a shiny silver Airstream and headed up the East Coast from Nashville. They made “campfire casserole,” a specialty of Lambert’s dad, drank wine on the pop-up table, and named the gleaming beast “The Sheriff.”
“My stepson lives in New York, so we were trying to figure out creative ways to get to him,” Lambert says, sitting in a conference room down the hall from...
“My stepson lives in New York, so we were trying to figure out creative ways to get to him,” Lambert says, sitting in a conference room down the hall from...
- 3/30/2022
- by Marissa R. Moss
- Rollingstone.com
Let’s face it: This Christmas season is shaping up to be less than a beaut, Clark. Fortunately, there’s some new country and Americana recordings to dull the pain. Some extol the virtues of simply getting drunk or stoned, while others look to brighter and more clear-eyed days ahead. Here’s your must-hear holiday playlist.
Katie Pruitt, “Merry Christmas Mary Jane”
Katie Pruitt is finding a little spark in “Merry Christmas Mary Jane,” a languid blues-rocker that celebrates the power of a good joint to chase away the holiday blues.
Katie Pruitt, “Merry Christmas Mary Jane”
Katie Pruitt is finding a little spark in “Merry Christmas Mary Jane,” a languid blues-rocker that celebrates the power of a good joint to chase away the holiday blues.
- 12/24/2021
- by Jonathan Bernstein, Jon Freeman and Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
In mid-July, Ashley Monroe shared a frightening revelation with her fans: the singer-songwriter was diagnosed with a rare type of blood cancer. She’s since started treatment, but the course of care has left her immune system compromised. With the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, Monroe has been extra careful about any time out in public.
“I literally am just at home every day,” she tells Rolling Stone.
The cancer diagnosis was an unexpected shock for Monroe, who released her fourth studio album Rosegold in April. She had been feeling fine,...
“I literally am just at home every day,” she tells Rolling Stone.
The cancer diagnosis was an unexpected shock for Monroe, who released her fourth studio album Rosegold in April. She had been feeling fine,...
- 9/7/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Country music star Ashley Monroe, a member of the Pistol Annies, shared on social media that she is beginning chemotherapy treatment this week after she was diagnosed with a rare cancer, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia. She said she was diagnosed after she found out she was anemic during routine blood work this year. View this post on […]
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- 7/14/2021
- by Alexandra Llorca
- Uinterview
Country singer Ashley Monroe is keeping her head held high as she prepares to undergo chemotherapy for a rare form of cancer. On Tuesday, July 13, the Rosegold performer shared that she has been diagnosed with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, which the Mayo Clinic defines as a rare type of cancer that causes bone marrow to overproduce white blood cells. She wrote on social media, "A few months ago my dr. was doing some routine lab work and found that I was anemic. I was like, Fine, I'll just double up on cheeseburger patties, take some extra vitamins and call it a day." But even after making some adjustments, Ashley's "red blood count just kept falling," at which...
- 7/14/2021
- E! Online
Ashley Monroe has revealed her diagnosis with a rare form of blood cancer in an Instagram post, writing about her ordeal and expressing her gratitude for the bright spots that have made a scary few months more bearable. The post was accompanied by a slide show of images featuring her husband John Danks and son Dalton, along with friends including Miranda Lambert and Angaleena Presley.
“A few months ago my dr. was doing some routine lab work and found that I was anemic. I was like, Fine, I’ll just double up on cheeseburger patties,...
“A few months ago my dr. was doing some routine lab work and found that I was anemic. I was like, Fine, I’ll just double up on cheeseburger patties,...
- 7/13/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Donovan Woods has announced plans for his new album, Without People. The Canadian singer-songwriter’s follow-up to 2018’s Both Ways, the full-length project will be released November 6th.
Recorded remotely by Woods and backing musicians during quarantine, Without People shows Woods exploring various aspects of human connection. The first release, “Grew Apart,” is a looser, funkier number that depicts someone struggling to hide his real feelings about a breakup, while the more recent “Clean Slate” describes the sensation of falling in love and wishing the past could be wiped away.
Recorded remotely by Woods and backing musicians during quarantine, Without People shows Woods exploring various aspects of human connection. The first release, “Grew Apart,” is a looser, funkier number that depicts someone struggling to hide his real feelings about a breakup, while the more recent “Clean Slate” describes the sensation of falling in love and wishing the past could be wiped away.
- 8/19/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
It’s been three years since Miranda Lambert released The Weight of These Wings, a double-disc examination of the regrets, rebounds, and emotional resets that follow a divorce. At 24 tracks, the album’s running time gave her more than enough room to indulge her musical whims, from impressionistic Americana — a sound that nodded to the moody murk and woozy, water-colored production of Emmylou Harris’ Wrecking Ball — to raw, rough-edged roots-rock. The result was a supersized record that didn’t consolidate her strengths as much as emphasize their full, unabridged scope.
- 10/31/2019
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
On Friday, Miranda Lambert will release her seventh studio album Wildcard. Next Monday, Apple Music will release an original short film that shows what it was like to be in the room making it.
A new teaser for “Behind Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard” is out today and shows Lambert discussing her roots, laying down tracks in the studio, and hitting the stage. She also sits for on-camera interviews where she dissects what she’s attempting to do with this album, which follows her hefty singer-songwriter effort, The Weight of These Wings,...
A new teaser for “Behind Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard” is out today and shows Lambert discussing her roots, laying down tracks in the studio, and hitting the stage. She also sits for on-camera interviews where she dissects what she’s attempting to do with this album, which follows her hefty singer-songwriter effort, The Weight of These Wings,...
- 10/29/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
For several years, guitar-wielding singer-songwriter Charlie Worsham has featured a song in his live shows which he says fits into the relatively sparse category of “stoner gospel.” Written with Ashley Monroe, “I Hope I’m Stoned (When Jesus Takes Me Home)” is an ode to the earthly, yet otherworldly delights of cannabis.
“I believe he put it down here for all of us to use, a little piece of heaven to take away your blues/I know I’m far from perfect and I’ll call a sin a sin...
“I believe he put it down here for all of us to use, a little piece of heaven to take away your blues/I know I’m far from perfect and I’ll call a sin a sin...
- 9/6/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
The school year has started, the leaves are beginning to fall, and artists ranging from pop hit makers to metal legends are filling their calendars with concerts to distract you from the changing season. This fall will see special engagements by bands with cult followings like Against Me!, who are playing select albums from their oeuvre in full, and artists who could start their own religious cult, like Madonna, who’s opting to do dozens of intimate gigs rather than the stadium slog. Meanwhile, the Eagles are playing all of Hotel California,...
- 8/28/2019
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
On June 21st, Chicago’s Country LakeShake festival held its first women-only performance day, which was capped by a headlining set from Miranda Lambert. Artists who performed earlier in the day, including Maren Morris, Lindsay Ell, Lauren Alaina, and Cassadee Pope, later returned to the stage alongside Pistol Annies members Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe to help close out Lambert’s set with a rousing cover of U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” as seen in a new video.
“I can’t believe I...
“I can’t believe I...
- 6/27/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
For its eighth annual iteration, the Watershed Music and Camping Festival will feature a diverse cross-section of mainstream country performers. Headliners for the event, set for August 2nd to 4th at Washington’s Gorge Amphitheatre, include Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band and Miranda Lambert.
Based in scenic George, Washington, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge, Watershed is routinely one of the most-anticipated events of country festival season. Lambert’s set this year will include an appearance by the Pistol Annies, her trio with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, and other performers...
Based in scenic George, Washington, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge, Watershed is routinely one of the most-anticipated events of country festival season. Lambert’s set this year will include an appearance by the Pistol Annies, her trio with Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, and other performers...
- 2/12/2019
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Ashley Monroe has announced the forthcoming Sparrow (Acoustic Sessions), a five-song Ep featuring unplugged performances of tunes from her 2018 solo album Sparrow — one of two acclaimed releases to feature Monroe last year. The first taste of the stripped-down recordings comes with an acoustic rendition of “Wild Love,” captured as a lovely solo performance in a new video. The song was, in fact, inspired by Monroe’s first trip to London, one of the cities on her current tour.
“I thought that city was just so sexy and so beautiful and so amazing,...
“I thought that city was just so sexy and so beautiful and so amazing,...
- 1/25/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Country music videos in 2018 were a mix of the poignant and the empowering, as some clips movingly told end-of-life tales and others glamorously celebrated independence. Others still lampooned the very art of making videos. Here’s the 10 must-watch clips of the year.
John Prine, “Summer’s End”
A woman loses her life to opioids, leaving behind a young daughter and an elderly father. The aftermath is shown in a series of quick vignettes: an emotional breakdown at school; a trip to a fruit orchard; a family visitation at the gravesite.
John Prine, “Summer’s End”
A woman loses her life to opioids, leaving behind a young daughter and an elderly father. The aftermath is shown in a series of quick vignettes: an emotional breakdown at school; a trip to a fruit orchard; a family visitation at the gravesite.
- 12/21/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Pistol Annies returned to TV screens this week, taking the Late Night With Seth Meyers stage for a suitably celebratory and sassy performance of “Got My Name Changed Back,” the biting post-divorce track from the trio’s latest album Interstate Gospel. The occasion marked the trio’s return to NBC after last month’s appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Decked out in vibrant shades of red and purple befitting the Christmas holiday and backed by a hard-driving band, the Annies — with Miranda Lambert on lead vocal and...
Decked out in vibrant shades of red and purple befitting the Christmas holiday and backed by a hard-driving band, the Annies — with Miranda Lambert on lead vocal and...
- 12/14/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Four-time Grammy winner and producer on Warner Bros. A Star Is Born soundtrack Dave Cobb has signed with CAA. The agency will work with Cobb to expand his footprint in television and film. Cobb will continue to be managed by Andrew Brightman at Brightman Music.
The score to the Bradley Cooper-directed movie which stars the American Sniper actor and Lady Gaga has topped the charts for three consecutive weeks and remains in the top five after seven weeks in release.
Cobb also recently won at the 2018 Cma Awards for Single of the Year (“Broken Halos”) with Chris Stapleton. The Nashville-based Cobb previously co-produced the triple-platinum album Traveller for Stapleton and the 2017 follow-ups From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2. From A Room: Volume 1 was honored with the 2018 Grammy for Best Country Album, the 2017 Cma for Album of the Year, the 2018 Acm Album of the Year, and the 2018 Billboard Awards Top Country Album.
The score to the Bradley Cooper-directed movie which stars the American Sniper actor and Lady Gaga has topped the charts for three consecutive weeks and remains in the top five after seven weeks in release.
Cobb also recently won at the 2018 Cma Awards for Single of the Year (“Broken Halos”) with Chris Stapleton. The Nashville-based Cobb previously co-produced the triple-platinum album Traveller for Stapleton and the 2017 follow-ups From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2. From A Room: Volume 1 was honored with the 2018 Grammy for Best Country Album, the 2017 Cma for Album of the Year, the 2018 Acm Album of the Year, and the 2018 Billboard Awards Top Country Album.
- 11/26/2018
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The Country Music Association Awards return for the 52nd time on Wednesday night, with this year’s show set to celebrate another fruitful year in country, and also look ahead to what’s next.
The CMAs feature a number of interesting races this year, but as always it’s the performances that generate the most buzz, even outside of Nashville — remember Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake’s viral moment in 2015? This time, there’s a pop and country collaboration that has captured fans’ attention for almost a whole year; the...
The CMAs feature a number of interesting races this year, but as always it’s the performances that generate the most buzz, even outside of Nashville — remember Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake’s viral moment in 2015? This time, there’s a pop and country collaboration that has captured fans’ attention for almost a whole year; the...
- 11/13/2018
- by Chris Parton
- Rollingstone.com
Listen to this week’s YouTube Music playlist here
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Party for One”
Sounds like: A perfectly tuned pop formula
Perfect for: Celebrating being alone instead of feeling lonely
Pop’s most romantic songwriter is back with a new kind of love story. On “Party for One,” Carly Rae Jepsen follows up the relationship ups and downs of her acclaimed 2015 album Emotion with an anthemic celebration of being on your own. The first taste of her imminent fourth album sticks to the bubbly simplicity of her personal pop...
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Party for One”
Sounds like: A perfectly tuned pop formula
Perfect for: Celebrating being alone instead of feeling lonely
Pop’s most romantic songwriter is back with a new kind of love story. On “Party for One,” Carly Rae Jepsen follows up the relationship ups and downs of her acclaimed 2015 album Emotion with an anthemic celebration of being on your own. The first taste of her imminent fourth album sticks to the bubbly simplicity of her personal pop...
- 11/9/2018
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
One of the strengths that Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, the trio known as Pistol Annies, have in their arsenal is a blend of impeccable, often spine-chilling harmony. And rarely is that more potently evident than when the three perform acoustically, as in the above clip for “Best Years of My Life.”
Seated in a circle and strumming acoustic guitars for an unplugged rendition of the wistful ballad from Interstate Gospel, their just-released third project together, the trio convey the emotional weight of a shattered relationship’s most...
Seated in a circle and strumming acoustic guitars for an unplugged rendition of the wistful ballad from Interstate Gospel, their just-released third project together, the trio convey the emotional weight of a shattered relationship’s most...
- 11/8/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
It's safe to say divorce court has never looked this good.
In the music video for the recently reunited Pistol Annies' "Got My Name Changed Back," Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley dress to the nines for their appearance in front of a judge. As the song's title suggests, Lambert sings about reclaiming her old name and isn't afraid to drag her cheating ex through the mud.
"It takes a judge to get married, it takes a judge to get divorced / Well the last couple of years, spent a lotta time in court," she sings on the stand in front of a packed room, before repeating "Got my name changed back."
Although she doesn't name anyone specifically, it's not hard to guess that the tune was inspired by Lambert's rocky few years in love. She divorced from country singer Blake Shelton in 2015, dated Anderson East shortly afterwards, and then...
In the music video for the recently reunited Pistol Annies' "Got My Name Changed Back," Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley dress to the nines for their appearance in front of a judge. As the song's title suggests, Lambert sings about reclaiming her old name and isn't afraid to drag her cheating ex through the mud.
"It takes a judge to get married, it takes a judge to get divorced / Well the last couple of years, spent a lotta time in court," she sings on the stand in front of a packed room, before repeating "Got my name changed back."
Although she doesn't name anyone specifically, it's not hard to guess that the tune was inspired by Lambert's rocky few years in love. She divorced from country singer Blake Shelton in 2015, dated Anderson East shortly afterwards, and then...
- 11/3/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Pistol Annies — the trio of singer-songwriters Miranda Lambert, Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe — won huge critical praise for their 2013 LP Annie Up, a wry collection of songs about drinking and divorce.
But the album was released during a critical shift in country jump-started by the record-breaking success of Florida Georgia Line and Nelly’s “Cruise,” which hit radio just a few weeks before Annie Up. In the ensuing five years, mainstream country has mostly embraced the template that “Cruise” offered: male voices singing about partying and women over slick, pop-savvy production.
But the album was released during a critical shift in country jump-started by the record-breaking success of Florida Georgia Line and Nelly’s “Cruise,” which hit radio just a few weeks before Annie Up. In the ensuing five years, mainstream country has mostly embraced the template that “Cruise” offered: male voices singing about partying and women over slick, pop-savvy production.
- 11/2/2018
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Editor’S Pick: Pistol Annies, Interstate Gospel
“The ethos of the Pistol Annies, who steep their classicist country — rife with despair and misfortune — in rootsy arrangements, has not been welcomed within the mainstream confines of the genre in some time,” writes Jonathan Bernstein. “The Pistol Annies’ solution? Doubling down on the roots-blend they’ve honed over the better part of the past decade, merging Ashley Monroe’s East Tn bluegrass roots, Angaleena Presley’s hardscrabble Kentucky country-rock and Miranda Lambert’s Texas honky-tonk. On paper, the Annies’ latest, like its predecessors,...
“The ethos of the Pistol Annies, who steep their classicist country — rife with despair and misfortune — in rootsy arrangements, has not been welcomed within the mainstream confines of the genre in some time,” writes Jonathan Bernstein. “The Pistol Annies’ solution? Doubling down on the roots-blend they’ve honed over the better part of the past decade, merging Ashley Monroe’s East Tn bluegrass roots, Angaleena Presley’s hardscrabble Kentucky country-rock and Miranda Lambert’s Texas honky-tonk. On paper, the Annies’ latest, like its predecessors,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Jonathan Bernstein, Suzy Exposito, David Fricke, Kory Grow, Will Hermes, Charles Holmes, Elias Leight and Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Pistol Annies celebrated the release of their third album Interstate Gospel with a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed the heart-rending hymn “Best Years of My Life.” Interstate Gospel is officially out today.
With some subtle, synchronized movement, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley evoke classic girl group performances even as they remain unmistakably country in sound. There’s a darker edge to the wistful sound of “Best Years of My Life,” which depicts a quiet, creeping unhappiness. Monroe, strumming an acoustic guitar on the Tonight Show stage,...
With some subtle, synchronized movement, Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley evoke classic girl group performances even as they remain unmistakably country in sound. There’s a darker edge to the wistful sound of “Best Years of My Life,” which depicts a quiet, creeping unhappiness. Monroe, strumming an acoustic guitar on the Tonight Show stage,...
- 11/2/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
The Cma Awards has added a new group of established superstars and relative newcomers to the list of performers on the show, with Miranda Lambert now pulling double-duty on a collaboration with Jason Aldean — presumably on their Musical Event of the Year-nominated hit, “Drowns the Whiskey.” Lambert will also take the stage with her Pistol Annies partners Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, in a rare TV appearance for the trio.
Reigning Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks, who has won in that category a record six times since 1991, will also perform,...
Reigning Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks, who has won in that category a record six times since 1991, will also perform,...
- 11/1/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
D-i-v-o-r-c-e never sounded as fun as it does on the Pistol Annies’ new track “Got My Name Changed Back,” and now make even a trip to the Dmv look glamorous in the song’s riotous new music video.
With Miranda Lambert as the ringleader, she and fellow Annies Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe give a tutorial and how to reclaim one’s maiden name with real panache, showing up to the courthouse in glittering dresses and feather boas. Lambert doesn’t pull punches in her testimony, shocking even the judge...
With Miranda Lambert as the ringleader, she and fellow Annies Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe give a tutorial and how to reclaim one’s maiden name with real panache, showing up to the courthouse in glittering dresses and feather boas. Lambert doesn’t pull punches in her testimony, shocking even the judge...
- 10/29/2018
- by Jeff Gage
- Rollingstone.com
Nearly 75 years ago, in January 1944, Billboard magazine published its very first country chart, topped by pop crooner Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters trio’s bubbly version of a song called “Pistol Packin’ Mama.” On Thursday night, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, that song played on the P.A. system to herald the onstage arrival of Pistol Annies, the irresistibly sassy trio comprised of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, who packed the sold-out show with traditional honky-tonk edged in swaggering rock & roll and laced with sweet gospel harmony.
- 10/26/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Sara Evans voiced strong feelings about the state of country radio in a new tweet, saying she was “devastated” at what had become of the genre she had called home for more than two decades.
Evans’ first Number One, 1998’s “No Place That Far,” situated her right at a moment in country-music history when there were numerous women on the radio at any given point, including Faith Hill, Reba McEntire and Shania Twain. But that share of the airwaves has declined significantly in the 2000s, particularly since 2010 — when Evans scored...
Evans’ first Number One, 1998’s “No Place That Far,” situated her right at a moment in country-music history when there were numerous women on the radio at any given point, including Faith Hill, Reba McEntire and Shania Twain. But that share of the airwaves has declined significantly in the 2000s, particularly since 2010 — when Evans scored...
- 10/26/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Pistol Annies, the acclaimed side project of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, have unveiled another track from their highly anticipated third album, Interstate Gospel, which comes out November 2nd. “Masterpiece” is a poignant, atmospheric ballad that reflects on the difficulty of maintaining a relationship while constantly being scrutinized under the celebrity spotlight.
Lambert, who certainly knows something about the topic, takes the lead vocal, singing in the first verse: “Baby we were just a masterpiece/Up there on the wall for all to see.” As the song gets to its soulful,...
Lambert, who certainly knows something about the topic, takes the lead vocal, singing in the first verse: “Baby we were just a masterpiece/Up there on the wall for all to see.” As the song gets to its soulful,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Jedd Ferris
- Rollingstone.com
Solo artists, duos, trios and one-of-a-kind collaborations are all on tap at the upcoming 52nd annual Cma Awards, which announced a new slate of performers on Wednesday. Three-time Cma winner Dierks Bentley will team with his “Burning Man” partners, reigning Vocal Duo of the Year Brothers Osborne, while duo Florida Georgia Line will take the stage with pop star Bebe Rexha, as their collaborative single “Meant to Be,” already the all-time record-holder at Number One on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart, logs its 47th week in the top spot.
- 10/24/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Did anyone realize that Blake Shelton had a steal left? He’d only reminded his fellow Voice coaches at seemingly every free moment, so tonight’s “dramatic” conclusion to the Battle Rounds was telegraphed right from the top of the show.
Nonetheless, the fourth night of inter-team pairings went out with a bang, as Team Adam Levine’s DeAndre Nico and Nigerian-born Funsho tackled New Edition’s stormy 1989 Number One “Can’t Stand the Rain,” which Levine chose based on both men’s love of Bruno Mars. Nico showed off his power and rich,...
Nonetheless, the fourth night of inter-team pairings went out with a bang, as Team Adam Levine’s DeAndre Nico and Nigerian-born Funsho tackled New Edition’s stormy 1989 Number One “Can’t Stand the Rain,” which Levine chose based on both men’s love of Bruno Mars. Nico showed off his power and rich,...
- 10/24/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Pistol Annies’ upcoming third album, Interstate Gospel, finds the trio casting their musical net across more expansive waters, mixing their sweet, traditional country and bluegrass harmony with flashes of Sixties girl groups, classic rock and even a bit of soulful funk. All of those latter elements feature in “Sugar Daddy,” the latest sneak preview track from the Annies’ soon-to-be-released LP.
An aggressively infectious blues-rock jam, “Sugar Daddy” kicks off with a meaty bass riff and highlights blazing guitar throughout. The storyline starts with Miranda Lambert singing, “There ain’t a...
An aggressively infectious blues-rock jam, “Sugar Daddy” kicks off with a meaty bass riff and highlights blazing guitar throughout. The storyline starts with Miranda Lambert singing, “There ain’t a...
- 10/17/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
California’s annual Stagecoach Festival has announced its 2019 lineup, with headliners Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean. The 13th annual fest in Indio, California, will take place April 26th through 28th at the Empire Polo Fields.
Stagecoach is one of the few country festivals whose bill consistently mixes mainstream, high-profile country stars with left-of-center roots and Americana artists, and this year’s lineup is no different. The 2019 festival includes commercial hitmakers like Kane Brown, Cole Swindell, Old Dominion and Luke Combs, alongside a variety of less traditional country festival acts,...
Stagecoach is one of the few country festivals whose bill consistently mixes mainstream, high-profile country stars with left-of-center roots and Americana artists, and this year’s lineup is no different. The 2019 festival includes commercial hitmakers like Kane Brown, Cole Swindell, Old Dominion and Luke Combs, alongside a variety of less traditional country festival acts,...
- 10/16/2018
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
With the release of their third album Interstate Gospel just three weeks away, Pistol Annies have unleashed another sneak peek at the LP with “Stop Drop and Roll One,” the saucy, high-spirited musical equivalent of late-night pub crawl.
From its inspired opening line — “We’re on fire, I think” — uttered by Miranda Lambert during a particularly fruitful writing session with her Annies’ cohorts Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, a boozy, smoke-filled ladies’ night ensues as Monroe sings, “I don’t really care how this phony-ass fairytale ends, I just hope...
From its inspired opening line — “We’re on fire, I think” — uttered by Miranda Lambert during a particularly fruitful writing session with her Annies’ cohorts Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley, a boozy, smoke-filled ladies’ night ensues as Monroe sings, “I don’t really care how this phony-ass fairytale ends, I just hope...
- 10/12/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
With the combined musical voices of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley — all formidable artists on their own — the Pistol Annies have been fearless about exploring complex emotional territory in their songwriting. On their first two albums, Hell on Heels and Annie Up, they envisioned women longing to break free from the expectations of polite society, whether through literal escape of untenable situations or living out fantasies of revenge and reckless abandon. That their skillfully drawn characters weren’t always able to accomplish those things kept the Annies’ recordings...
- 10/8/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
On October 17th, the 2018 Cmt Artists of the Year telecast will, for the first time in its history, feature an all-women cast of honorees. In addition, all of the guest performers will also be women.
Three-time Cmt Artist of the Year Carrie Underwood will take the stage with her tourmates Maddie & Tae and Runaway June, both of whom have previously been honored as Cmt Next Women of Country. Miranda Lambert and her Pistol Annies cohorts Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley will also perform, just ahead of the November 3rd release...
Three-time Cmt Artist of the Year Carrie Underwood will take the stage with her tourmates Maddie & Tae and Runaway June, both of whom have previously been honored as Cmt Next Women of Country. Miranda Lambert and her Pistol Annies cohorts Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley will also perform, just ahead of the November 3rd release...
- 10/3/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
A long-awaited song from the Pistol Annies, Brothers Osborne’s new single and Lucie Silvas’ glorious “Kite” are among the 10 country and Americana tracks you need to hear now.
Pistol Annies, “Got My Name Changed Back”
Miranda Lambert celebrates her independence with this countrified kiss-off. “It takes a judge to get married, it takes a judge to get divorced / Well, the last couple years I spent a lot of time in court,” she sings, balancing the Pistol Annies’ honky-tonk humor with a sly nod to her own marital changes. “Got...
Pistol Annies, “Got My Name Changed Back”
Miranda Lambert celebrates her independence with this countrified kiss-off. “It takes a judge to get married, it takes a judge to get divorced / Well, the last couple years I spent a lot of time in court,” she sings, balancing the Pistol Annies’ honky-tonk humor with a sly nod to her own marital changes. “Got...
- 9/28/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
If last week’s Artist-in-Residence performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum was all about highlighting Miranda Lambert’s considerable skill as a songwriter, last night’s follow-up show made the case that she’s an equally compelling bandleader when joined with her Pistol Annies cohorts Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley.
Lambert, the Hall’s 15th Artist-in-Residence, shared the special occasion with her two friends, playing only Pistol Annies songs — including three from their upcoming new album Interstate Gospel — instead of her acclaimed solo material. It was...
Lambert, the Hall’s 15th Artist-in-Residence, shared the special occasion with her two friends, playing only Pistol Annies songs — including three from their upcoming new album Interstate Gospel — instead of her acclaimed solo material. It was...
- 9/27/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Pistol Annies, the acclaimed side project of Angaleena Presley, Ashley Monroe and Miranda Lambert, have set November 2nd as the release date for their third album Interstate Gospel. The LP is the follow-up to 2013’s Annie Up, and features songs written by all three artists together, with one exception — the album’s closing track, “This Too Shall Pass,” penned by Monroe and Presley.
The platinum-selling group, whose adherence to musical tradition has permeated each of their collaborative albums, initially revealed the track listing for the new project through postcards mailed directly to fans.
The platinum-selling group, whose adherence to musical tradition has permeated each of their collaborative albums, initially revealed the track listing for the new project through postcards mailed directly to fans.
- 9/27/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
“I drink a lot of Tito’s,” Miranda Lambert said early during her performance at the Cma Theatre on Wednesday night, jokingly justifying her use of what she called a “Trapper Keeper” with lyrics set up on a music stand in front of her. But even without her favorite spirit in a Yeti tumbler easily within reach, Lambert couldn’t be blamed for using a lyric sheet — the set list for the first of two concerts she’ll give in the venue as the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum...
- 9/20/2018
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
The annual AmericanaFest, now underway in Nashville, celebrates the best in roots music through dozens of showcases, special events and the Americana Honors & Awards ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium. While the origins of the Americana movement can be traced back several decades, it would be impossible to overstate the influence that singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris has had on the genre.
On Sunday, September 16th, Harris will close out AmericanaFest with her annual Woofstock benefit concert at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater. Featuring performances by Jamey Johnson, John Hiatt and Ashley Monroe, the...
On Sunday, September 16th, Harris will close out AmericanaFest with her annual Woofstock benefit concert at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater. Featuring performances by Jamey Johnson, John Hiatt and Ashley Monroe, the...
- 9/14/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Award-winning singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris will be the focus of a life- and career-spanning exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame this fall as Emmylou Harris: Songbird’s Flight is set to open October 5th and will run through August 4th, 2019.
Among the unique items that will be on display are Harris’ first guitar, a Kay 1160 Deco Note, built around 1965, the jacket — designed by famed clothier Manuel Cuevas — which she wore on the cover of the Trio album with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, and, perhaps most poignantly, military decorations,...
Among the unique items that will be on display are Harris’ first guitar, a Kay 1160 Deco Note, built around 1965, the jacket — designed by famed clothier Manuel Cuevas — which she wore on the cover of the Trio album with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt, and, perhaps most poignantly, military decorations,...
- 9/6/2018
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Ashley Monroe was still a teenager when she landed her first record deal, kicking off a career whose highlights include a string of high-profile collaborations —a Number One duet with Blake Shelton, “Lonely Tonight,” and an ongoing membership in the Pistol Annies — and critically-acclaimed solo albums like 2018’s Sparrow. She’s a unique kind of crossover artist, writing hits for mainstream-minded artists like Jason Aldean one minute and chasing her own Americana muse the next. Talking with Chris Shiflett during the newest episode of Walking the Floor, she covers the full spread of her career,...
- 9/3/2018
- by Robert Crawford
- Rollingstone.com
Ashley Monroe embraces the inherent beauty of nature in a dreamy new video for her song “Wild Love.” A track off her latest album Sparrow, it’s one of the more passionate numbers off an already smoldering LP.
In the clip, Monroe is captured wandering through a forest and bathing her feet in a stream as the song’s strings swell around her. “I need a stranger to pull my hair and call my name,” she sings, “take me home and make me feel alive again.”
Monroe co-wrote “Wild Love...
In the clip, Monroe is captured wandering through a forest and bathing her feet in a stream as the song’s strings swell around her. “I need a stranger to pull my hair and call my name,” she sings, “take me home and make me feel alive again.”
Monroe co-wrote “Wild Love...
- 8/15/2018
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
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