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Missy Higgins Talks America, ‘The Second Act’ and Using Music as Therapy

Missy Higgins left no stone unturned in the creation of The Second Act, the Australian singer and songwriter’s sixth studio album. Released 20 years after her breakthrough debut The Sound of White, The Second Act (via Eleven/EMI) finds Higgins in an altogether different, and vulnerable, stage of life. Higgins explored the pain of a breakup, […]

Sierra Ferrell, The Red Clay Strays & More Win at Americana Honors & Awards

As the Americana Music Association celebrates 25 years as a trade organization committed to honoring, supporting and advocating for a myriad of roots-oriented music, the organization held its 23rd annual Americana Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday evening (Sept. 18). The historic building, which has been home to generations of […]

Zach Bryan Deactivates X Account After Kanye West/ Taylor Swift Tweet

After backlash to a spicy tweet about Ye and Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan has deactivated his X account. On Wednesday (Sept. 18), the country star shared a hot take that might have proven to be too hot for social media. “eagles > chiefs,” his message started, followed by, “Kanye > Taylor.” He concluded: “who’s with […]

Doechii Says Tradition in Hip-Hop Is Important, First Rap Song Was a Diss Track

TDE’s newest rising star sat down with Apple Music’s Ebro Darden for a conversation about her young career and her critically-acclaimed mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal. Doechii credited her love of golden era rap music as a major influence on the direction she decided to take. “When people are listening to this project, they’re really […]

Artone Acquires Townsend Music for D2C, Superfan Potential

Townsend Music, a U.K.-based distributor and direct-to-consumer retailer, has been acquired by Artone, a Dutch business with a portfolio of companies that caters to the physical music marketplace. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Townsend Music founder Steve Bamber called the acquisition “a clear opportunity to push its European expansion strategy forward quickly, with Artone’s well […]

Richard Goodall Completes #AGT Journey With ‘Faithfully’ Finals Cover: Watch

Richard Goodall might’ve saved the best to last, as the 55-year-old singer competed in the finals of America’s Got Talent. The season 19 fan-favorite, Goodall stood and delivered a cover of Journey’s 1983 song “Faithfully,” a Billboard Hot 100 hit lifted from the Rock Hall-inducted band’s album Frontiers. Wearing an all-black ensemble, with a black […]

Cardi B Responds to Non-Payment Lawsuit: ‘I’ll See You In Court’

Cardi B won’t be backing down in a lawsuit in which the rap star and her estranged husband Offset are accused of using a mansion for the purposes of shooting content, and underpaying for the privilege. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper turned to her social accounts, where she responded to allegations that the pair had broken […]