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Why I’m No Longer Covering News About the Country Music Act Formerly Known as Lady Antebellum – Op-Ed

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The Real Lady A - Anita White

In early 2020, at the height of police brutality and BLM protests, the country music band Lady Antebellum sparked controversy when they decided to change their name to Lady A. Their aim was to distance themselves from the racial connotations associated with the term “Antebellum” and present a more inclusive image. This was one of many moves in the country music world to remove outdated and racially-connotative terms from the predominately white genre.

Paramount Network Now Airing Full Season of 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story

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Paramount Network now airing full season of 1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY with extended featurettes starting this Sunday, June 18th at 8PM ET/PT

Paramount Network now airing full season of 1883: A YELLOWSTONE ORIGIN STORY with extended featurettes starting this Sunday, June 18th at 8PM ET/PT The full season of the award-winning limited series, 1883: A Yellowstone Origin Story, will air weekly on Paramount Network and simulcast on CMT beginning Sunday, June 18 at 8PM ET/PT with a back-to back premiere of Episodes 1 and 2. The special broadcast will include extended featurettes at the end of each episode. In addition to CMT, Comedy Central, MTV, TV Land and Pop will additionally simulcast the first two episodes this Sunday.   

Chase Matthews Releases Album “Come Get Your Memory”

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Chase Matthew tour dates and album release - 25-track 'Come Get Your Memory'

ne of Music City’s buzziest newcomers, Chase Matthew, releases his sophomore album, ‘Come Get Your Memory’ (via Warner Music Nashville), available now here. Serving as the follow-up to Matthew’s breakout project, ‘Born For This,’ the eclectic 25-track project marks the Nashville native’s major label debut under Warner Music Nashville.

Listen Now: Hannah Dasher “Ugly Houses”

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Listen Now: Hannah Dasher "Ugly Houses"

Hannah Dasher shares her new song “Ugly Houses,” the latest single on her forthcoming ‘The Other Damn Half’ record, due August 4th. “Ugly Houses is a love letter to all of the fixer-uppers in life who struggle with imperfection. Dasher channels her faith and shows a new side of herself outside of her fiery, wise-cracking persona that fans have come to know and adore.

Save The Music & SongFarm to honor CMT’s Leslie Fram, Mickey Guyton & Trisha Yearwood at 4th annual “Hometown to Hometown” on June 5th

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Save The Music & SongFarm to honor CMT’s Leslie Fram, Mickey Guyton & Trisha Yearwood at 4th annual “Hometown to Hometown” on June 5th

Save The Music and SongFarm.org today announced Nashville’s 4th annual “Hometown to Hometown” event taking place on Monday, June 5th at City Winery Nashville. This year’s event will honor CMT’s Leslie Fram and country superstars Mickey Guyton and Trisha Yearwood for their contributions to the music industry and their passion for music education. Tickets are now available here. Hosted by CMT Hot 20 Countdown’s Cody Alan and Rissi Palmer, the much-anticipated annual fundraising event will feature special acoustic performances from Kelsea Ballerini, Madeline Edwards, Caylee Hammack, Karyn Rochelle, Leslie Satcher and Brittney Spencer with appearances by Tracy Gershon (President, TG Management & Consultants; Co-Founder, Northern Light Music), Cindy Mabe (Chair & CEO, Universal Music Group Nashville), Melinda Newman (Executive Editor, West Coast & Nashville, Billboard), and Julie Williams (Artist, CMT Next Women of Country & Black Opry). 

Morgan Wade Reveals She Will Have a Double Mastectomy As a Preventative Measure

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Morgan Wade News

In a social media post, rockin country artist Morgan Wade made a major (for her) announcement that makes us wanna rewrite the classic Hank Jr tune into “A Country Gal Can Survive”. On Facebook, Morgan posted: “I’ll go in depth later, but I was diagnosed with the #rad51d gene a while back. In November I’ll undergo a double mastectomy as a preventative. As always appreciate you all “