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Rhiannon Giddens Returns to Original Songs and Essential American Sounds With the Spirited ‘You’re the One’: Album Review

It’s been a few years since Rhiannon Giddens did anything remotely in the ballpark of a “pop” album, and it’s not hard to come up with reasons for that: Besides her...

Oliver Anthony Says He’s in No Hurry to Sign a Deal: ‘People in the Industry Give Me Blank Stares When I Brush Off $8...

Viral sensation Oliver Anthony has spoken — or rather written — at length for the first time since his song “Rich Men North of Richmond” became a nearly overnight national phenomenon,...

Bruce Springsteen Is Ill, Postpones Two Tour Dates

Bruce Springsteen may be haunting the pharmacies of Philadelphia, as his being under the weather has been cited as the reason for the postponement of two shows that were supposed to...

Robbie Robertson, in Appreciation: Maria McKee Recalls the Band Leader’s Old-School Elegance and Collaborative Spirit

Robbie Robertson left a legacy of storytelling behind him when he died at age 80 on Aug. 9 in Los Angeles. It’s not just the tales he concocted for his work...

‘Fantasticks’ Lyricist Tom Jones Was Sanguine About the Show’s Tangled History With Hollywood, Including a Barbra Streisand Near-Miss

“Try to Remember,” the most famous song to have come out of the stage musical “The Fantasticks,” was noted for its autumnal feel, sung by someone reflecting back on youthful days....

Why Taylor Swift’s Eras Road Trip Feels Like the Career-Capping Beatles Tour That Never Happened

What, in pop music history, is anyone to compare Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to? If you’re at all flummoxed by that question, join the club, populated by scores of journalists and...

Taylor Swift Reveals ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Is Coming at L.A. Tour Finale

Fans’ predictions that Taylor Swift might use her 8/9 date at L.A.’s SoFi Stadium to announce a re-recorded version of “1989” proved correct. Swift took a moment out at the...

Vince Gill and Paul Franklin on Teaming Up for an Album of Ray Price Classics: Authentic Country Music Is ‘Not Dead — It’s Just...

The new collaborative album by Vince Gill and instrumentalist Paul Franklin is not a vocal duets record. But for anyone who believes that there’s something about the steel guitar that’s uncannily...

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