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Dolly Parton Gets Into The Wine Business

by Paul Cashmere

Dolly Parton will launch her new wine line with a California Chardonnay in July.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, country, Dolly Parton, Dolly Wines, USA

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Dolly Parton Announces New Broadway Show

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Dolly Parton has announced she is developing a Broadway musical about her life.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Dolly Parton, USA

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Dolly Parton is Up for A 9 To 5 Remake

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Dolly Parton wants to be involved in the remake of her movie 9 To 5.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 9 to 5, country, Dolly Parton, USA

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Promise of the Real Calls It … Hiatus

by Paul Cashmere

Promise of the Real is no more, but of course the fashionable word for breaking up is “hiatus” these days.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Lukas Nelson, Neil Young, Promise of the Real, USA

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Beyonce Hit With Copyright Suit

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Beyoncé is being sued for alleged copyright infringement over a sample in her 2022 smash hit Break My Soul.

Tagged as: 20s, Beyonce, Big Freedia, country, pop, USA

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Dolly Parton Is Working On Orchestral Project

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Dolly Parton has announced the visual orchestral project, ‘Threads: My Songs in Symphony’.

Tagged as: 70s, country, Dolly Parton, Threads: My Songs in Symphony, USA

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R.I.P. Frank Ifield Has Died At Age 86

by Paul Cashmere

Australian country singer Frank Ifield has died at the age of 86.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, Australia, country, Frank Ifield, yodel

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Willie and Annie Nelson Cannabis Cookbook

Willie Nelson To Publish Cannabis Cookbook

by Paul Cashmere

Willie Nelson and his wife Annie will publish ‘Willie & Annie Nelson’s Cannabis Cookbook’ in November, 2024.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, cannabis, country, USA, Willie & Annie Nelsons Cannabis Cookbook, Willie Nelson

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Keith Urban Announces His Third Vegas Residency

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Keith Urban has announced a brand-new Las Vegas residency dubbed ‘High’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban, pop

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Keith Urban, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Keith Urban and Lainey Wilson Release ‘Go Home W U’

by Paul Cashmere

Keith Urban has teamed up with Lainey Wilson for the new song ‘Go Home W U’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, country, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, USA

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Duane Eddy meets Alice Cooper at Fender Booth NAMM. Photo from Fender Guitar Facebook

Duane Eddy Dies At Age 86

by Paul Cashmere

Guitar pioneer Duane Eddy, best known for the hits ‘Rebel Rouser’ and ‘Peter Gunn’, has died in Franklin, Tennessee from cancer just four days after his 86th birthday.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, country, Duane Eddy, rock and roll, USA

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Country Star Sam McClymont Reveals Cancer Battle

by Paul Cashmere

Sam McClymont of Australia’s country group The McClymonts, has revealed she is battling Triple Negative Breast Cancer at the age of 38.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, country, Sam McClymont, The McClymonts

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Johnny Cash 1993 Unreleased Songs Compiled For ‘Songwriter’

by Paul Cashmere

Shelved recordings of Johnny Cash from 1993 have been unearthed, cleaned up and will be released as ‘Songwriter’ on June 28.

Tagged as: 90s, country, John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash, Marty Stuart, songwriter, USA

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James Taylor at MCA Melbourne 16 April 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

James Taylor Farewells Australia With Final Tour (Melbourne Review)

by Paul Cashmere

I could go to a James Taylor show just for the stories. The man is a part of music history and is still around to tell the tales of how it all began. Like, for instance, being the first artist signed to Apple Records. James “auditioned” for Apple with his song ‘Something In The Way She Moves’. “Paul went away and started the label and George went away and wrote the song”, he said.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, A Day On The Green, Americana, country, James Taylor, Live Nation, rock, USA

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The Whitlams Used The Priscilla Queen of the Desert Bus As A Tour Bus

by Paul Cashmere

Fun fact: After the filming of the iconic Australia movie ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ ended, the bus was used as a tour bus for six months by The Whitlams before it disappeared for almost 30 years. And now its been found.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, rock, The Whitlams

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Hear Dolly Parton Cover Tom Petty’s ‘Southern Accents’

by Paul Cashmere

Dolly Parton has covered Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ‘Southern Accents’ for the Tom Petty tribute album ‘Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty’.

Tagged as: 20s, country, Dolly Parton, Petty Country, rock, Southern Accents, Tom Petty, USA

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Bogan Country Singer Morgan Wallen Arrested

by Paul Cashmere

Bogan Country music star Morgan Wallen has been arrested after allegedly throwing a chair off a sixth story building.

Tagged as: 20s, country, Morgan Wallen, USA

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Brian Cadd Launches 26th Album ‘Dream Train’ With Intimate Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

At age 77 Brian Cadd has released his 26th album ‘Dream Train’ and chose the intimate surroundings of Melbourne’s Memo Music Hall to launch the album.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Brian Cadd, contemporary, country, Dream Train, rock

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Marty Stuart Covers Tom Petty for ‘Petty Country’ Tribute

by Paul Cashmere

Marty Stuart is one of 20 artists paying tribute to Tom Petty on the upcoming ‘Petty Country’ tribute album.

Tagged as: 20s, country, Marty Stuart, Petty Country, rock, Tom Petty, USA

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Brian Cadd Recreates Two Bootleg Family Band Songs for New Album ‘Dream Train’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Dream Train’, the 26th album for Brian Cadd has arrived, and two of the songs Cadd fans may recognise.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Australia, Brian Cadd, contemporary, country, rock

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Michelle Obama Praises Beyoncé

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Michelle Obama has praised Beyoncé for “helping redefine a music genre” with her new country album Cowboy Carter.

Tagged as: 20s, Beyonce, country, Cowboy Carter, Michelle Obama, pop, USA

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Beyoncé Sends Jack White Flowers To Say Thanks For Cowboy Carter

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Beyoncé was inspired by Jack White while making her country album, ‘Cowboy Carter’, and sent him some flowers to let him know.

Tagged as: 20s, Act II, Beyonce, country, Cowboy Carter, Jack White, pop, Renaissance, USA

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Beyonce Thanks Jack White For Cowboy Carter Influence

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Beyoncé has sent a sweet gift to thank good friend Jack White.

Tagged as: 20s, Act II, Beyonce, country, Cowboy Carter, pop, Renaissance, USA

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Christ Stapleton photo by Betty Fluke, supplied by Live Nation

Chris Stapleton to Tour Australia And New Zealand For The First Time

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Stapleton will tour Australia and New Zealand for the very first time in 2025.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Chris Stapleton, country, USA

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Jon Batiste Praises Beyonce For Breaking Down The Genres

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Jon Batiste has praised Beyoncé for “dismantling genres” following the release of her latest album, Cowboy Carter.

Tagged as: 20s, Beyonce, country, Cowboy Carter, Jon Batiste, pop, USA

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Dolly Parton Defends Beyoncé Changing ‘Jolene’ Lyrics

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Dolly Parton has responded to Beyoncé’s version of her hit, Jolene.

Tagged as: 20s, Act II, Beyonce, country, Cowboy Carter, Dolly Parton, Jolene, pop, Renaissance, USA

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Carlene Carter Defends Beyoncé Cowboy Carter Album

by Paul Cashmere

Carlene Carter has defended Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ album.

Tagged as: 20s, Beyonce, Carlene Carter, country, Cowboy Carter, pop, USA

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Beyonce To Receive iHeart Innovator Award

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Beyoncé is set to be honoured with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award this year.

Tagged as: 20s, Act II, Beyonce, country, Cowboy Carter, pop, Renaissance, USA

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Beyoncé Reveals Inspiration Behind Country Album

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Beyoncé has revealed the inspiration behind her upcoming country album.

Tagged as: 20s, Act II, Beyonce, country, Cowboy Carter, pop, Renaissance, USA

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Todd Rundgren, Rickie Lee Jones To Play Crosby, Stills & Nash Tribute Show In New York

by Paul Cashmere

A tribute show to Crosby, Stills & Nash is planned for May with Todd Rundgren and Rickie Lee Jones just two of the star lined up to perform.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, country, Crosby Stills & Nash, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Rickie Lee Jones, rock, Stephen Stills, Todd Rundgren, USA

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