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Country Music Hollers Back at Hip-Hop (Feature)

Source: PopMatters, Nov 26 2012, 3:24am CST

Way back in 1994, Cecelia Tichi wrote in High Lonesome: The American Culture of Country Music: “Country music puts home’s enveloping love and kindness against materialism, social status, hurdles of hierarchy, and all sorts of false value sy ...

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17 hours ago

Guitar Girl’d: Interview with New York City Country Girl Ali Isabella

Source: Guitar World   |   May 20 2013, 2:18pm CDT

I wasn’t sure what to expect from singer/songwriter Ali Isabella. I met her at her hotel in Los Angeles the day before she was to perform for a showcase I hosted at the ASCAP expo last month for the Women’s Internation ...

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2 days ago

Song of the Week, 'Cruise,' Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly

Source: NJ.com  |   May 19 2013, 7:07am CDT

Arguably, it was Nelly who jump-started the country-rap crossover movement in the mid-’00s with "Over and Over," a collaboration with Tim McGraw. When Swift’s Red Tour stopped in St. Louis in March, it was Nelly she pulled out of her hat; together, they ...

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25 weeks ago


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"You know, not really. As a songwriter, it’s important for us to paint the picture…and that’s just the brush we used…The brush that we used to create that brother, that’s where the ‘hip-hop hat’ and all that came from. Some people thought that was more racially charged than it was, but we were just painting a picture, not shying away from or worried about where that line was."


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3 days ago

Tim McGraw Critiques Keith Urban's 'Idol' Judging Skills

Source: Hollywood Reporter  |   May 17 2013, 12:45pm CDT

Now that Keith Urban has completed his first -- and possibly only -- stint as a judge on American Idol, the question loom: Will he return for another season? Urban has said he is willing. But his status remains to be seen (especially ...

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4 days ago

Country Music Stars Take Top Spots Just in Time for Riverfest

Source: Arkansas Matters  |   May 16 2013, 3:44pm CDT

LITTLE ROCK, AR- If you want to hear the two most popular songs in the world of country music live, you'll get the opportunities at Riverfest this year. Florida Georgia Line has the top spot with the song "Cruis ...

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4 days ago

God and Country Music: The Really Attractive False Heaven of Small Town Living

Source: Christ and Pop Culture  |   May 16 2013, 2:28pm CDT

I have written more than one God and Country Music column on the relationship between Nashville and Christianity. And really, you wouldn’t have present-day Nashville without American Christianity. From George Hay’s “strictly clean and dece ...

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4 days ago

Rock club The Machine Shop finds success with country, too

Source: MLive.com  |   May 16 2013, 1:11pm CDT

FLINT, MI -- When country music rapper Colt Ford entered The Machine Shop for the first time, he was hesitant. He merely saw it as a rock club. But after performing his first song, he knew he had the crowd hooked. "The Machine Shop is one of those ...

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6 days ago

2013 Tejano Conjunto Festival explores the genre's family tree

Source: San Antonio Current  |   May 15 2013, 12:19am CDT

Thu, May 16, 7pm New Directions in Conjunto Music $10 presale/$12 at the door Guadalupe Theater Fri, May 17, 5pm Puro Conjunto Pesado: Lo mejor de Corpitos, Alice y Robe $15 at the door Rosedale Park Sat, May 18, 12pm Puro Conjunto Pesado: He ...

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