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Want to rock out like Anna from Freaky Friday? Well, now you can, thanks to Guitar Center.
The musical instrument retailer put together a small lineup of guitars fans of the family franchise can shop right now on Guitar Center’s website. The lineup includes vintage models to represent Anna’s cherry red guitar in the 2003 film, like the Gibson SG Standard ‘61 Vintage Cherry retailing for $1,999, the Epiphone SG Standard Cherry for $599 and the PRS SE Standard 24 also in a cherry red for $499, the most affordable of the bunch.
The Gibson SG Standard is punchy and raw with a vintage look. The model features a mahogany body and slim taper neck, creating a comfortable fit while playing. The guitar was built for the stage, thanks to the model’s 61R and 61T humbucker pickups that offer sound clarity along with orange drop capacitors and audio taper pots, which keep your tone consistent and musical no matter the volume.
Gibson SG Standard ’61 Electric Guitar Vintage Cherry
The Epiphone SG Standard is another electric guitar with a cherry red finish, a mahogany body and a slim taper neck, similar to Anna’s in the film. This model is more accessible than our last pick in both price and play. The guitar has that same classic tone and feel, but with more modern enhancements like a pair of Epiphone ProBucker humbuckers and 22 medium-jumbo frets that enhance playability and versatility without losing that vintage feel. The model is perfect for seasoned pros and beginners alike because of its approachability.
This list also includes models inspired by the 2025 film Freakier Friday, channeling those pop-punk vibes from the film. This time around, you’ve got moodier-looking electric guitars like the Fender Player Stratocaster HSS in Dusk retailing for $1,079, the Ibanez RG Series for $479 and the Yamaha Pacifica Series in Sunburst for $229, the most inexpensive option on our list.
The Fender Player II is a perfect pick for all modern genres from pop-punk to alternative music. The guitar features a C-shaped maple neck for ease of use, along with a comfortable 9.5″ radius fingerboard that reduces fatigue for long play sessions, making rocking out feel like a breeze. The guitar delivers a warm sound thanks to a Player II humbucker in the bridge and Noiseless single-coil pickups in the middle and neck.
Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster HSS Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Dusk
The affordable Yamaha PAC012DLX Pacifica Series is a lightweight vintage model that creates a unique sound. Like our last pick, the Yamaha has an easy-to-use C-shaped maple neck and a rosewood fingerboard. You’ve also got a single-coil neck pickup, a single-coil middle pickup and a humbucker bridge pickup that create a slew of tones that help players curate their own unique sound. The guitar also has a position blade switch, master volume control and master tone control that helps the player futher control their sound.
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What do music companies in different industries with revenue ranging from $3.9 billion to $23.1 billion have in common? Their CEOs are paid comparably.
On Tuesday (Aug. 19), Billboard published a recap of the top 20 music executives’ earnings in 2024. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Spotify, SiriusXM, iHeartMedia, Live Nation, MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment Co. are all represented. Each company’s CEO is on the list except for Spotify’s Daniel Ek, who doesn’t earn an annual salary or bonus (he made ends meet by selling approximately $375 million in stock last year).
In 2024, the compensation given to most music company CEOs was nearly even when taking into account the amount of their company’s earnings. As a percentage of the company’s adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), or similar measure of profitability, most CEOs’ annual pay fit within a narrow band of 1.30% (for Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl) to 1.83% (iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman).
Universal Music Group and Live Nation have little in common other than making money primarily from music. They are different types of companies — the former focuses on recorded music and publishing, the latter is involved mainly in live music and ticketing — with different cost structures. In 2024, Live Nation’s $23.1 billion of revenue was nearly double UMG’s $12.8 billion, and UMG’s 15% operating margin was nearly four times Live Nation’s 4%.
But UMG and Live Nation CEOs’ pay was remarkably similar relative to the companies’ earnings. In 2024, UMG had $2.88 billion of adjusted EBITDA to Live Nation’s $2.15 billion of adjusted operating income (AOI). (Live Nation prefers adjusted AOI over adjusted EBITDA — more on that later.) And as a percentage of EBITDA or AOI, UMG chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge’s and Live Nation president/CEO Michael Rapino’s 2024 compensation were fairly close — 1.37% for Grainge and 1.53% for Rapino.
SiriusXM CEO Jennifer Witz’s pay-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio was 1.36% after her compensation ballooned due to stock awards and options related to a new, three-year employment contract. The satellite radio broadcaster has lost subscribers and seen its revenue shrink. But what the company lacks in growth it makes up for in earnings: SiriusXM had adjusted EBITDA of $2.73 billion in 2024 — more than UMG despite having approximately two-thirds of UMG’s revenue.
Comparing executive compensation to a company’s earnings gets into some technical accounting issues. For starters, EBITDA is not the same as operating income, so comparing companies by different metrics is imperfect. What’s more, the metrics are adjusted to remove one-time items such as impairment charges and restructuring expenses following layoffs. But there are no set rules for how a company must calculate adjusted AOI, adjusted EBITDA, or WMG’s preferred metric, adjusted operating income before interest, depreciation and amortization (OIBDA), because they are not defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Whether a CEO’s pay is partially based on adjusted EBITDA, adjusted OIBDA or adjusted AOI, the executives ended up getting paid a comparable percentage of the company’s preferred profitability metric — except for James Dolan, CEO of MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment Co. Dolan’s pay-to-adjusted AOI ratio was 12% — about seven to eight times higher than his peers on Billboard’s list. Sphere Entertainment, which had AOI of just $22.7 million in the company’s transitional six-month period (shortened because it changed its fiscal year to the calendar year), skews the number. The Sphere venue is young and unique, and the company’s compensation committee pays executives with growth, not profit, in mind. Focusing only on the more mature MSG Entertainment, Dolan’s pay-to-AOI ratio was a still-high 4.8%.
In absolute dollars, though, music executives lagged well behind many Hollywood CEOs. Last year, then-Paramount CEO Bob Bakish grossed $87 million (including a $69 million severance package) while Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters earned $61.9 million and $60.3 million, respectively. David Zaslav, Warner Bros. Discovery’s president and CEO, took home $51.9 million.
But music CEOs’ pay was still comparable to some of their Hollywood peers. Netflix had EBITDA of $26.3 billion in 2024, giving Sarandos and Peters pay-to-EBITDA ratios of 0.24% and 0.23%, respectively — not much higher than most music CEOs. Warner Bros. Discovery’s Zaslav fared better, though. With adjusted EBITDA of $9 billion, Zaslav’s pay-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio was 0.58%.
It makes sense that music CEOs’ pay is comparable. Companies’ compensation committees, which set the terms by which named executive officers are paid, use peer groups to help determine that their executives’ pay is in line with the top management at similar companies. Included in iHeartMedia’s peer group were Warner Music Group, SiriusXM, Live Nation and MSG Entertainment. Warner Music Group’s peer group included Live Nation, Universal Music Group and Spotify. SiriusXM, Spotify, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group were in Live Nation’s peer group.
Companies end up paying similarly — and handsomely — because compensation committees don’t want to underpay a CEO. As Spotify’s annual report put it, executive compensation must be adequate to “attract, engage, and retain the best executives to work for us.” Effectively, whatever eBay and Electronic Arts — both are in Spotify’s peer group — are paying its executives, Spotify will pay comparably. And what Spotify pays will influence what Warner Music Group pays. And what Warner Music Group pays will influence what Live Nation pays. And so on and so on.
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This week, Billboard’sNew Music Latin roundup and playlist — curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — features fresh new music, including fresh picks by Majo Aguilar, a collaboration by Maisak, Nanpa Básico & Micro TDH, and Bruses new album, to name a few.
Speaking of albums, Sofia Reyes dropped her fourth studio set IDGAF ERA, home to 10 tracks that will take fans sonically and lyrically through Reyes’ mature evolution, healing process, connection with herself—and her literal “I don’t give a f–k” mentality. “[My album] was born from this whole process of mine, which I called my midlife crisis,” she said to Billboard. “I’m at a very important moment in my career. After so many years making music and in this industry, I started to question myself a lot about what resonates with me right now.”
Moreover, Ximena Sariñana and Caloncho teamed up for the gentle but bright pop ballad “Viendo Vemos”, a song about watching everyone around you thrive in their relationships. “Everything around me seems to be going so well, everyone appears perfect/ At that party that no one invited me to, everyone is successful except me,” sing the hopeful romantics.
Other new releases this week include music from Greeicy, Feid, and Joaquina. In last week’s poll, Isabela Merced and Tony Succar’s “Apocalipsis” won with more than 75% of the vote. Which release this week do you think is best? Give these new releases a spin and vote for your favorite new Latin music release below:
Editor’s Note: The results of the weekly New Music Latin poll will be posted if the poll generates more than 1,000 votes. This poll closes at 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday, Aug. 25.
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BigXthaPlug (real name Xavier Landum) was arrested early Friday (Aug. 22) in North Texas for marijuana and weapon possession.
According to Dallas County Jail records, the rapper was booked for possession of marijuana (less than two ounces) and unlawful possession of a firearm. The Dallas rapper was also arrested on marijuana charges in Arlington, Texas, in February.
Per an arrest affidavit viewed by FOX4, BigXthaPlug’s vehicle was pulled over for allegedly not having a front license plate. Officers reportedly found a pair of weapons in BigX’s truck and marijuana.
Billboard has reached out to Dallas police and reps for BigXthaPlug for comment.
Thursday night (Aug. 21) was set to be a celebratory occasion for BigX, who released his country-trapalbumI Hope You’re Happyon Friday.
The 27-year-old credited a Billboard interview at the top of 2025 with pushing him to complete a country-themed project after promising that he had a country project on the way, when that actually wasn’t the case at the time.
“I go and do a Billboard interview and I straight up say, ‘I got a country project on the way,’” he told the New York Times’ Popcast. “And I never had a country project on the way … I wasn’t thinking properly, they had just made me cry in the middle of the interview … We come back and I’m kinda trying to change the narrative, ‘I got a country project on the way.’ After I was like, ‘Damn.’
He continued: “I said that and my team was like, ‘You know you gotta do it now, right?’ Days later, You got Jelly Roll saying [he wants in on the album] and we getting demo after demo from all these other artists.”
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Got damaged hair? Not to fret. Cécred is launching a Beyoncé-backed Protection Collection that’ll save your hair’s health in no time.
The five-piece collection, all packaged in bright blue units, is set to launch on Cécred’s website on Aug. 25 ahead of a wider launch at Ulta Beauty. The launch includes a $38 Detoxifying Shampoo, a Scalp Refreshing Spray for $38, Oil Ritual for $48, Detangling Spray for $28 and a Hair & Scalp Balm for $36. Every product is formulated with Cécred’s signature Nocturne Spice fragrance, which is a yummy blend of spicy and sweet notes that include pink pepper, vanilla, cardamom spice, tonka bean and oud.
Buy the whole set or singular products to target specific hair needs. Whatever your hair is going through, this line will address it. ShopBillboard is breaking down our favorite products from shampoos to scalp sprays, discussing formula, price point and how to use so you can shop the collection like a haircare pro. We’re also going to share a few of our favorite products from Cécred’s og line available right now at Ulta Beauty.
Cécred’s new Protection Collection.
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First, you’ve got the Detoxifying Shampoo — if a haircare product has the word detoxifying or clarifying in it, it usually means that its main goal is to rid the scalp of excess dirt, oils and grime that naturally accumulates as you go throughout the world. The key here is that these products won’t strip your hair of its natural oils, something that helps with overall hair health and sheen.
The star ingredient — PhytoFerment — enhances nutrient absorption, which means that your hair will be able to properly utilize all of the other ingredients in the shampoo. You can actually find PhytoFerment in every product in this line. Menthol is another key ingredient in this shampoo that works to stimulate the scalp, promoting blood flow, which in turn promotes hair growth. It also offers a nice cooling sensation too.
If you have textured hair like Beyonce, then the Detangling Spray will be your best friend. For our readers with coils, you’ll know that your hair tends to get tangled pretty easily. This detangling spray acts as a conditioner, offering softness and slip that your hair needs to break up knots and tangles. The spray is formulated with Slippery Elm, which provides that slip for detangling, and Aloe Vera Leaf Juice, which moisturizes and soothes.
Finally, we’ve got the Hair & Scalp Balm, a balm-to-oil salve that both protects and soothes the scalp. The balm can be used to prep or maintain protective styles and works best on textured hair types. If you’ve got a dry or sensitive scalp, this balm will be your saving grace. The product hydrates with the help of ceramides and honey, while an African oil blend offers your hair a shiny finish, giving you that “just washed” look. From braiding to blending leave-outs or taming flyaways, this balm does it all.
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You can now watch Miley Cyrus’ 2025 visual album Something Beautiful for 50% off with Veeps‘ current deal.
The livestreaming service recently shared on the brand’s X that Cyrus‘ visual album is available for streaming on the platform behind a paywall. To access the visual album, you’ll have to pay for a $5.99 ticket, which will give you on-demand access for 30 days, or you can pay for monthly All Access for $19.99, which gives you unlimited access to the album and all other events.
While we’d typically tell you to go for the $19.99 All Access deal, we’re in the business of saving you money. Right now, Veeps is running a deal where you can get that same All Access membership yearly, which is $8.25 a month, for just $99 total. The plan would usually cost users around $199.
With an All Access membership with Veeps, you’ll have access to unlimited streaming of live concerts and an extensive library of on-demand content, including exclusive interviews, music documentaries, concert films, comedy specials and original Veeps content. Members can also watch a slew of artists’ performances across all genres, streamed in high-quality 4K. With this All-Access membership, you won’t need to buy a separate ticket to your chosen event, for example, streaming Cyrus’ visual album.
Cyrus’ visual album features 13 original pop meets opera songs. The visual album/film was released in June, and was directed by Cyrus, along with Jacob Bixenman and Brendan Walter. This marks the ninth studio album for the singer. Something Beautiful arrived via Columbia Records in May. The film is said to explore themes of healing and trauma. Tracks include “End of the World,” “Prelude,””More to Lose,” “Easy Lover” and “Walk of Fame.”
If Cyrus isn’t your thing, not to fret. Veeps’ current streaming schedule features a slew of great artists from events both new and old. For August, the schedule includes acts such as GWAR, Mac Miller, Alex G, Green Day, Death Cab for Cutie and My Chemical Romance. Veeps’ Live TV option also allows you to stream current performances from the comfort of your couch. You can also sort through Veeps’ website based on genre, so you can cater your viewing experience to your preferences. Genres include alternative, rock, R&B, indie, jazz, metal, pop, comedy and so much more. There’s truly something for everyone.
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This week in dance music: An experiential performance opening next month in Los Angeles will feature original music by Tokimonsta and Justin Boreta of The Glitch Mob, along with a soundtrack featuring music by Air, Jean-Michel Jarre and Andrew Bird.
Alison Wonderland called out the “loser behavior” of online trolls then spoke some serious truth when adding a “Shout out all the women in the edm scene who have to deal with f–king creeps. I see you. Its gross. I’ll kick all their a–es for u.” Calvin Harris clarified that his previously teased track with Miley Cyrus will not ever be released, with the Scottish DJ previewing a new version of the song that now has vocals from Jessie Reyez.
Spotify launched its “Mix With Spotify” DJ feature that makes it possible for users to users to make and edit transitions between songs within the app and use tools like volume automation, echo, EQ and more. Rüfüs Du Sol made a statement following a fan assault that happened in the crowd at the band’s Saturday (Aug. 16) show at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., a show that was also subject to a lot of feedback from fans who experienced overcrowding and other crowd control issues.
Meanwhile, Insomniac Events filed a lawsuit against the operators for Club Space over a dispute over use of the Miami venue Factory Town, with the operators now preparing a counter-lawsuit against Insomniac. Dom Dolla was announced as a headliner for Australia’s Beyond the Valley and Wildlands Festival. And the DJ Awards announced its 2025 nominees, with the date and location of the ceremony to be revealed in the coming week.
And these, dear friends, are the best new dance tracks of the week.
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As summer winds down, some of the world’s biggest musicians are ramping things up. This week, everyone from Doja Cat to Laufey, Sombr and Stray Kids have dropped new releases — and Billboard wants to know which is your favorite.
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Starting with the California rapper: Doja has finally shared the first taste of her long-awaited, highly anticipated new album, Vie, in the form of single “Jealous Type.” Arriving a little over a month ahead of the LP, the song finds the hitmaker blending flashy ’80s pop aesthetics with her signature spitfire bars on a recording that bodes well for the rest of what’s to come for her post-Scarlet era.
But while Doja fans will have to wait several more weeks for her new album, numerous other artists unveiled full-lengths this week. Laufey once again demonstrated her classical pop prowess on third album A Matter of Time, while TikTok sensation Sombr unleashed his debut long-form project — featuring Billboard Hot 100 hit “Back to Friends” and “Undressed” — on Friday (Aug. 22). Plus, hip-hop fans were especially well-fed this week, with BigXThaPlug dropping I Hope You’re Happy, Kid Cudi sharing Free and Offset releasing Kiari, while both K-pop phenoms Stray Kids and Sacramento rock icons Deftones unveiled LPs as well: Karma and private music, respectively.
And even though that’s certainly a ton of new music to get through at once, Billboard still wants to know which one you think stands out the most from the rest. Tell us your favorite by voting for your release of choice in the poll below.
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The Pasadena Police have made an arrest following an assault on a trio of attendees at Rüfüs du Sol‘s Aug. 16 headlining show at The Rose Bowl.
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An Aug. 21 statement by the Pasadena Police Department provided context on the incident, saying that “on August 16, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of an assault in one of the seating areas of the Rose Bowl Stadium during a music concert. The investigation revealed that three victims were assaulted to varying degrees by a male suspect who reportedly became agitated after a drink was spilled.”
This incident created a flurry of headlines earlier this week following a widely circulated video of the incident, which happened during a set by the night’s opening act Glass Beams. The video showed a man in the audience repeatedly hitting a fellow attendee, with another woman involved in the incident reporting that the assailant had knocked her out and caused significant bleeding.
The Pasadena Police’s statement continues that “with the assistance of video footage and numerous tips from the public, Pasadena Police Department detectives were able to identify the suspect. On August 21, 2025, Pasadena police personnel arrested 23-year-old Julio Cesar Lopez Zavala in Hawthorne, CA. Formal charges are pending review by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.”
The band responded to the incident earlier this week, writing on social media that “delivering moments to our fans to gather and celebrate safely is what we live for. We have been heart broken to hear of the act of violence that took place during the opening act on Saturday. This type of behavior is completely unacceptable anywhere, and the fact that this happened at one of our shows was devastating to learn about. Local law enforcement are actively investigating the situation.”
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In the space of a year, bluegrass band East Nash Grass has gone from winning the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)’s new artist of the year honor, to being nominated for the organization’s top accolade, entertainer of the year. The outfit is also nominated for instrumental group of the year, while fiddle player Maddie Denton is nominated for fiddle player of the year.
“To see our name listed alongside some of our heroes who have contributed so much to further bluegrass music is an incredible honor. It’s an exciting time for bluegrass music and we are thrilled to be part of it!” Denton, a third-generation fiddle player, tells Billboard. “We appreciate everyone that’s come to a show of ours, watched online, spread the word, bought merch and supported us. We are feeling the love and are so grateful for it.”
Denton, alongside her East Nash Grass bandmates Harry Clark (mandolin), Cory Walker (banjo), James Kee (guitar) and Jeff Partin (bass/dobro), unfolds the group’s the latest chapter in their creative journey with their third album, All God’s Children, out today (Aug. 22) on Mountain Fever Records.
The new project features five fresh originals, a pair of cover songs and even a song that offers a new spin on a Liberian chant.
“Our album seems to have a theme of, not necessarily spirituality, but it feels like there’s kind of a connectedness and world music influences,” Denton says, noting recent international traveling the band has done, including trips to Switzerland, France and Ireland. “We had a kind of old-timey sound, and I think we had lots of traditional old-time music that we turned into bluegrass-style stuff. With this new record, we wanted to do something different than what we had done previously.”
“Bend in the Road” was written by Clark and Walker. “We had been toying for it for probably over a year,” Clark says. “We’d written one or two verses, but it was basically a bunch of trial and error, just seeing what sticks. I guess we were listening to a bunch of Uncle Dave records one night and this song was just ideas we’d written down.”
The album’s closing song, “Jump Through the Window,” is a new spin on a Liberian chant. Denton worked on the song with close friend, musician and the band’s tour manager Brenna MacMillan.
“Brenna has some adopted siblings from Liberia, and they knew this chant,” Denton says. “She called it ‘Jump Through the Window’ and played it for me one day. She’s like, ‘I want to make it kind of a bluegrass thing,’ so we worked on it together. We brought it to East Nash Grass and we had already recorded some songs for the album and the title track. To put ‘Jump Through the Window’ on there, it felt like it was the rug that tied the room together.”
The album also tucks in a cover of the Jimmy Driftwood song “Git Along Little Yearlings.”
“All of us are always listening to different music, searching out what could be links to bluegrass. Growing up in central Arkansas, Jimmy Driftwood has a special connection to me because he was from Arkansas, and he was really influential in getting a folk roots program started at the Ozark Folk Center. I remember finding one of his albums on the road, sending a song to Corey, and then the whole band listened and James said it sounded like something we should do for the album. He was right, it turned out to be a really good fit and just kind of fills a gap in our sound.”
Beyond the high-caliber musicianship on their recordings, that coveted entertainer of the year nomination also comes due to East Nash Grass’s energetic, unfiltered performances, which are equally likely to find them laying down blistering instrumentals as engaging with off-the-wall banter with the audience.
The group’s members have played with numerous other bluegrass music luminaries. Kee has played with NewTown and the Hamilton Country Ramblers, while Walker has worked with artists including Tim O’Brien, Sierra Hull and Ricky Skaggs. Denton, a third-generation fiddle player, has worked with the Dan Tyminski Band, Sierra Ferrell, Billy Strings and more, while Clark has toured with Volume Five and Tyminski and Partin has played with Rhonda Vincent and the Rage.
Around 2016, Walker came up with the band name East Nash Grass, after noticing a surge of bluegrass music around the East Nashville area. Soon after, Walker and Clark met a bartender working at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge who wanted to put on a weekly bluegrass show.
“One of the things we realized, was Monday night ended up being a really good night to meeting other musicians,” Kee says. “Nashville turns into a completely different town on the weekends, and on Mondays, the musicians are coming in off the road and want to get out and hang and see everyone. We started doing a few different special events where we would have guests. We started doing that around 2018, maybe a year into our residency. For a residency, you have to be relentless at it. We were there every Monday in some iteration for all those years.”
Through years of performances at Dee’s, and a few lineup shifts, the band refined its sound. They released their debut self-titled album in 2021. Their sophomore album, 2023’s Last Chance to Win, rose to No. 4 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart. Following the release of All God’s Children, they will co-headline a tour with AJ Lee & Blue Summit this fall.
“Some of the, what you might call ‘irreverence’ we have sometimes onstage, was from playing in the bar and atmospheres were we’re trying to see if anyone is listening at all,” Walker says. “We’ll see what we can sing and what we can get away with. And the weekly residency gave us a chance to workshop stuff—interacting with folks. That’s kind of where that was born. And every stage has a bit of similarity no matter where you are. I particularly love observational humor and I think it’s fun to play with and poke fun at the formality of playing sometimes. There were some moments where the owners of Dee’s came to us and were like, ‘Hey, maybe you can dial it back a little bit, maybe not do this.’ But again, that’s part of trying things. You got to just throw s—t at the wall and see what sticks.”
The group’s success comes with the post-“bro country” rise of more roots-based artists such as Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and Tyler Childers — a surge that has also been beneficial for artists like East Nash Grass.
“From about 2012 to 2020, Nashville used the same chord progression on like every country song,” Walker says. “Everybody is tired of that s—t, and that same [chord] progression. That’s why real artists, real country singers, real roots singers are having success, because I think the music business got lazy. They just knew that progression was a selling progression. Now the stuff that has really taken off as far as live shows are people like Billy Strings and Tyler Childers. That’s causing the rising tide to lift all ships.”
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