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Austin Plaine took a shot at stardom by moving to Nashville. How’s that going for him?

October 10, 2019 at 10:29 a.m.

Austin Plaine knows something about the difficulties and disappointments of love. In "Something More," the first song on his latest album, he sings "Oh my love, I lost you again...

Thomas Rhett knocks United Center off his bucket list with Very Hot Summer tour: ‘I wanted to play where the Bulls and the Blackhawks play’

September 12, 2019 at 2:26 p.m.

Thomas Rhett's single "Look What God Gave Her" recently hit No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. The love song is a family affair for the country star – his...

Vince Gill gets open and personal on his latest album, ‘Okie’

September 6, 2019 at 10:54 a.m.

Vince Gill covers a lot of personal ground on his new album "Okie" (MCA Nashville). The country star offers heartfelt takes on his relationship with his mother, his marriage to...

Jimmy Dore uses all kinds of media to make his comedic voice as loud as possible

July 11, 2019 at 8:12 a.m.

Chicago native Jimmy Dore burst onto the city's booming comedy club scene of the late 1980s before relocating to Los Angeles in the mid-90s. Today the comedian-cum-social gadfly has become...

Little Big Town teaming with Miranda Lambert is like a hitmaking juggernaut

December 12, 2018 at 7:35 p.m.

Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman of country-pop band Little Big Town share a sixth sense with their co-headliner, country star Miranda Lambert, even when it comes to clothing on their...

Lori McKenna has a new album that is all about family roots

December 12, 2018 at 10:32 p.m.

"'People Get Old' is the first song I've been able to write with my dad in my heart the whole time," says award-winning singer-songwriter Lori McKenna. "He is going to...

Kina Grannis using social media to build a musical career but credits fans for the real work

December 12, 2018 at 10:01 p.m.

For a self-funded indie artist, Kina Grannis’ online stats are impressive. The singer-songwriter is a star on YouTube with over a million subscribers. She’s built an impressive follower count on...

Kenny Chesney has new music with roots in the grim aftermath of catastrophe

July 26, 2018 at 8:59 a.m.

Kenny Chesney's hopeful new album was recorded in the wake of catastrophe. Last September, the brutal and wide-ranging Hurricane Irma swept through the Virgin Islands, devastating everything in its path...

The Bacon Brothers is a family thing in more ways than one

December 12, 2018 at 8:52 p.m.

In 1995, actor Kevin Bacon and his older brother, film composer Michael Bacon, performed as a music duo for a charity event. That gig was supposed to be a one-off...

Country Lakeshake bringing the best, the brightest and everybody else

December 13, 2018 at 6:39 a.m.

Chicago has long been a welcoming home and major market for country music. This weekend, the city once again makes good on that reputation when it plays host to Country...

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