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Oak Ridge Boys singer Duane Allen says he appreciates all the love, but the pain won’t go away after his wife’s death. “There are times when I just break down,” he shared on social media. Allen and Norah Lee Allen were married for nearly 55 years before she died on March 31 (Easter Sunday).She’d been ill and was hospitalized at Vanderbilt in Nashville at the time of her Easter morning death.On the same day, Oak Ridge Boy Richard Sterban’s wife Donna’s father died.Allen posted an update to Facebook on Friday morning (April 26). It’s half a show of appreciation for all the well-wishes — “I am so...
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Social media is shaking up the music world, and for these country singers, TikTok has been the driving force behind their careers. For many, the platform has taken them off the screen and put them on some of the biggest stages in the nation. And it’s only just a matter of time before the others are right there with them. How Has TikTok Changed Country Music?Back in the old days of country music, artists who wanted to make it in Nashville needed to quit their jobs, load up the car and move. And while this is still one of best ways to be in front of the people who can make your dreams come true,...
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Tim McGraw delivered his hit songs to a packed Bridgestone Arena Thursday (April 25) night. The Nashville show was a part of his Standing Room Only Tour. With strobed red and white lights and smoke billowing over the platform, McGraw took the stage with “Truck Yeah.” Concertgoers were immediately mesmerized and on their feet as soon as the singer came to the stage. McGraw’s vocals were strong as ever, taking fans on a journey through his catalog. He reminded us why he’s the hitmaker he is with “Where the Green Grass Grows,” and why he’s still a household name with “Standing Room Only.” While m...
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The War and Treaty have just released a new music video for their latest song, “Stealing a Kiss.” Will the husband-and-wife duo top the most popular country music videos of the week? We’re about to find out, thanks to Taste of Country readers like you. The War and Treaty consists of Tanya Trotter and Michael Trotter. Their new video is out and looking for votes in an all-new countdown: Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube The countdown Top 10 looks very different this time around after two weeks of some of the most intense voting we’ve seen this year. Sawyer Brown ascent to No. 1 this week...
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Yellowstone star Luke Grimes is opening up about Kevin Costner‘s departure from the smash hit show, but he doesn’t seem angry with his television father. In a new interview with the Independent, Grimes, 40, seems philosophical about Costner’s exit from his iconic role as patriarch John Dutton. According to reports, Costner will not return for the upcoming second half of Yellowstone‘s Season 5 after a very public dispute with producers over his shooting schedule, which conflicted with a project called Horizon: An American Saga that he is directing, producing and stars in. “Whatever happened the...
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MacKenzie Porter‘s sprawling, 19-track album, Nobody’s Born With a Broken Heart, was always intended to be autobiographical. Written over the course of several years, though, its essential, personal truth was always a moving target — until she wrote the title track, towards the end of the album-making process. “I did a writer’s retreat out in the Gatlinburg, [Tenn.]-ish area with a couple of my friends … and we were talking about what else my record needed,” Porter explains to Taste of Country. She told her fellow songwriters (Parker Welling, Luke Niccoli and Lydia Vaughan) that she was still ...
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Keith Urban confirmed his collaboration with Lainey Wilson by sharing a snippet of the song “Go Home W U” on social media. The bouncy track is scheduled to arrive on Friday, May 3. “THIS DUO!!!!!” on fan writes in the comments. “My wish has been granted! LET’S GOOOO,” another chimes in. “@keithurban you’re the magical musician. Love you.” What Is Keith Urban’s Song “Go Home W U” About?“Go Home W U” is a cheeky song about going home with someone at the end of the night. Urban and Wilson sing about having too much to drink while chatting with someone they’ve had their eye on. In a last-ditch eff...
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Toby Keith will receive another posthumous honor next month, and there’s little doubt that this one would have meant the world to him. During a graduation ceremony at University of Oklahoma, Keith will be awarded an honorary degree. He’s one of four people to earn the honor from OU this spring. Toby Keith died at age 62 on Feb. 5.One of his final public appearances was celebrating the University of Oklahoma’s women’s softball team’s National Championship.Last weekend, OU athletics painted “Toby” on the football field during the annual spring football game.Related: Toby Keith’s 20 Best Songs Ke...
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George Jones played the final live show of his long career just days before his death in 2013, and his setlist included the most classic hits from across his decades-long career, ending appropriately with “He Stopped Loving Her Today.” The 81-year-old country icon performed his final concert on April 6, 2013, at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tenn., and while the fans in attendance did not know they were witnessing history, Jones himself did. Nashville’s Tennessean newspaper reported that Jones went backstage and told his wife, Nancy, “I just did my last show. And I gave ’em hell.”...
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The Rolling Stones are hitting the road for an extensive tour in 2024, and they’re taking along three of country music’s most promising rising artists as opening acts. Lainey Wilson, Tyler Childers and the War and Treaty are just three of the many artists who will open for the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers in 2024. The Stones will kick off their ’24 Hackney Diamonds Tour in Houston on April 28. The road trek is set to run for more than 20 dates across the U.S. before wrapping up in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 17. Childers is set to open for the Rolling Stones at their June 3 concert at Camping...
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