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February 23, 2026
Brandi Carlile Teases New Highwomen Album: ‘I’m Done Keeping Secrets’
According to the songwriter, the supergroup will gather to record the followup to their 2019 self-titled debut
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February 22, 2026
Brandi Carlile Says Trump Voters ‘Got F—ing Scammed’: ‘Get Mad Enough to Change Your Minds’
Minutes after coming offstage in Minneapolis, the songwriter talks to Rolling Stone about ICE's violent immigration approach why she's still hopeful for the U.S.
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February 21, 2026
Liam St. John Is Carving a Lane in the Roots Music World by Keeping It Raw
Man of the North is a bluesy, powerful album that announces the Washington state songwriter as an artist you need to know
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February 18, 2026
Rival Sons’ Jay Buchanan on Solo Album, Springsteen Movie, and Sleeping With a Pistol
The rock singer tones it down for Weapons of Beauty, his new solo project that he wrote in isolation while living in a bunker in the Mojave Desert
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February 18, 2026
Charley Crockett Readies ‘Age of the Ram’ Album
The new LP will complete the songwriter’s ”Sagebrush Trilogy” of albums, which began with 2025’s Lonesome Drifter
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February 18, 2026
Luck Reunion 2026 to Feature St. Vincent, Trampled by Turtles, and, Yep, Willie Nelson
The 14th annual bucket-list festival at Willie's Texas ranch returns March 19
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February 17, 2026
‘Sad Cowboy Songs’ Made Ryan Bingham an Oscar Winner. Now He’s Singing About Love
The Texas songwriter has a new album, a loyal band, and is heeding the advice of his wife: "You need to write more glad cowboy songs"
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February 16, 2026
Jelly Roll Is Being Honored with a Humanitarian Award
The country-radio star will be celebrated by the Country Radio Broadcasters during their annual meeting in Nashville
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February 15, 2026
3 Doors Down Were Post-Grunge Hitmakers. But the Band Couldn’t Outrun Tragedy
Singer Brad Arnold, who died this month at 47, is remembered by friends as a unifier: “He would never not like a fan for believing the opposite of what he believed”
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February 13, 2026
Tyler Halverson Is Making Rodeo Songs for Millennials on a Boozy New Country Album
In Defense of Drinking finds the South Dakota native singing about bad decisions in Texas and good times in the beer garden
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February 13, 2026
The Waymores Go Full Johnny and June in New Honky-Tonker ‘The Knot’
The country duo are hotter than a pepper sprout in a new song about coming undone
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February 12, 2026
How Johnny Mullenax Turned a Tulsa Bluegrass Brunch into a Music Fan Must-Do
The weed-smoking, F-bombing Red Dirt player has parlayed his buzzy Sunday set at the Mercury Lounge into a career
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February 12, 2026
Matt Rife Goes Looking for Love in the Red Clay Strays’ New Video ‘If I Didn’t Know You’
The comedian plays a guy in search of a woman he met on a bus in the country-rock band's tale of redemption
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February 11, 2026
The Band Perry on Their Relationship With Nashville During Bro-Country: ‘We Felt Very Not Supported’
In an open-book interview on Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast, Kimberly Perry talks about reforming the group without her brothers
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February 10, 2026
Nashville’s Ice Has Finally Thawed, But Historic Storm Continues to Threaten Music Community
Last month's ice event in Music City left more than 230,000 people without power for days and had a long-lasting effect on local clubs and players
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February 9, 2026
Rock the Country Festival Addresses Canceled Date: ‘Our Fans Work Hard for Their Money’
"And we refuse to put on a show that doesn’t meet the standard they deserve," organizers say following the exit of Shinedown from the Kid Rock-led tour
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February 9, 2026
Charley Crockett Says ‘Country Music Should Be Taking Notes’ From Bad Bunny
The country singer also alludes to Jelly Roll’s Grammys speech in a candid social media post: “I saw a guy talk about Jesus, and then I saw Bad Bunny talk like Jesus”
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February 9, 2026
Cross Canadian Ragweed Will Finally Get Their Do-Over at Red Rocks
After a 2005 appearance at the Colorado amphitheater became a sore spot for frontman Cody Canada — "It was kind of bullshit" — the Red Dirt group will headline this July
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February 7, 2026
The Many Battles of Salt-N-Pepa
The pioneering hip-hop group spent years fighting among themselves. Now they're turning to a new foe: the music industry
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February 6, 2026
Trombone Shorty Birthday Concert to Feature Leon Bridges, Eric Church
Set for Jazz Fest in New Orleans, the show will celebrate the Crescent City musician and his contributions to music
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February 4, 2026
Dive Bars and Serpent Sculptures: Walking Justin Townes Earle’s Nashville
Visiting the locations that shaped the late songwriter's music with Earle biographer Jonathan Bernstein
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February 3, 2026
Chris Stapleton Says His New Super Bowl Ad Is ‘Very Non-AI’
The country singer looks back at his viral National Anthem performance, previews his summer tour, and rolls outs an ad for his whiskey line
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January 28, 2026
Grammy Nominee Laura Veltz on Writing Songs in Nashville: ‘Hate Not Welcome’
Up for Songwriter of the Year at this Sunday's Grammy Awards, Veltz has written hits with Jessie Murph, Demi Lovato, Dan + Shay, and more
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January 27, 2026
Alex Pretti Helped Veterans and Owned a Gun. Why Is Country Music Silent About His Death?
Country artists love to sing about the U.S. military and guns, but few have said anything about Pretti's death at the hands of federal immigration officers
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January 27, 2026
Morgan Wade, Carter Faith Will No Longer Perform on 2026 Rock the Country Tour
The Nashville country singers' exits follow that of Ludacris, who after being announced as a performer on the Kid Rock-founded tour, said there was a "mix-up"
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January 23, 2026
Kashus Culpepper, Powered by Muscle Shoals, Arrives With Debut Album ‘Act 1’
The Alabama songwriter drops his hotly anticipated country LP
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January 22, 2026
Lucinda Williams on Trump-Bashing New Album: ‘Should I Be Afraid?’
"People think the FBI [will] drag me off the stage or something" says the renowned songwriter
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January 21, 2026
Fantastic Cat Won’t Ever Be Mistaken for Male Models in ‘Donnie Takes the Bus’ Video
The New York rock band with a self-deprecating sense of humor announce their forthcoming album Cat Out of Hell
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January 21, 2026
No One’s Written About What It Means to Survive America’s Worst Mass Shooting. Until Now
In his new book, author Mark Gray chronicles the relationships made by survivors of the 2017 massacre at a Las Vegas country festival
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January 20, 2026
This Alaska Folksinger Is Ready for the Lower 48
Josh Fortenbery mourns lives lost on his captivating new album Tidy Memorial
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