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Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun
Read full article: Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the funIt is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it.
Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger
Read full article: Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American angerCountry music fans are celebrating Toby Keith's rich collection of songs in the wake of his death from stomach cancer.
New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and Adele
Read full article: New this week: Will Smith, 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' and AdeleThis week’s new entertainment releases include a much-anticipated album from Adele, a documentary about Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during the 2004 Super Bowl half-time show and Will Smith playing father and tennis guru to Venus and Serena Williams.
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for another album
Read full article: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss reunite for another albumRobert Plant and Alison Krauss have reunited for another album more than a dozen years after their collaboration “Raising Sand” became a critical and commercial hit, earning six Grammy Awards.
Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music star
Read full article: Charley Pride overcame racial barriers as country music starAnd he did it by winning over millions of country music fans. Until the early 1990s, when Cleve Francis came along, Pride was the only Black country singer signed to a major label. “Then it was ‘first Negro country singer;’ then ‘first Black country singer.’ Now I’m the `first African-American country singer.′ That’s about the only thing that’s changed. Throughout his career, he sang positive songs instead of sad ones often associated with country music. Even a country singer,” said country singer Rissi Palmer on Twitter.