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Luke Combs, Dan + Shay celebrated by peers at ACM Honors
Read full article: Luke Combs, Dan + Shay celebrated by peers at ACM HonorsDan + Shay, Luke Combs, Rascal Flatts and more country artists celebrated alongside prominent songwriters, producers and industry leaders at the Academy of Country Music Honors awards show.
Celebrities remember, pay tribute to John Prine, who died from COVID-19 complications
Read full article: Celebrities remember, pay tribute to John Prine, who died from COVID-19 complicationsItโs hard to believe that one of folk and country musicโs greatest legends, John Prine, died earlier this week from complications due to COVID-19. โOver here on E Street, we are crushed by the loss of John Prine,โ Springsteen tweeted. We send our love and prayers to his family.โOver here on E Street, we are crushed by the loss of John Prine. โ Bruce Springsteen (@springsteen) April 8, 2020Raitt, who sings โAngel From Montgomery,โ a song penned by Prine, tweeted, โWords canโt even come close. https://t.co/VPpBn4UJLV โ Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) April 8, 2020My heart hurts learning that John Prine has passed away.
Country singers to perform from home for ACM special
Read full article: Country singers to perform from home for ACM specialNASHVILLE, Tenn. โ The Academy of Country Music had to postpone their upcoming awards show because of the spreading coronavirus, but CBS will air a new television special featuring country stars performing from their homes. The academy announced Thursday that in place of their postponed awards show on April 5, โACM Presents: Our Countryโ will feature conversations and at-home acoustic performances from country artists. Performers have not yet been announced for the 8 p.m. Eastern special, which will also feature clips from previous ACM awards shows. The ACM Awards, which was scheduled to be held live in Las Vegas, was postponed to September at a date and venue to be announced. ___The Associated Press receives support for health and science coverage from the Howard Hughes Medical Instituteโs Department of Science Education.
Dixie Chicks are finally back with a new song
Read full article: Dixie Chicks are finally back with a new songIf you look up the definition of โgaslightโ in the dictionary, it will tell you โto cause a person to doubt his or her sanity through the use of psychological manipulation,โ and thatโs what the Dixie Chicksโ new song, โGaslighter," is exactly about. Itโs hard to believe, but itโs been 14 years since weโve been blessed with a new album from these country queens, and it seems like theyโre picking up right where they left off after the success of their hit song โNot Ready To Make Nice.โThe Dixie Chicks have never been afraid to say what they think. Who can forget when they made those comments about President George W. Bush? The Dixie Chicks donโt hold anything back, and Maines has never sounded better ripping through the verses of the song. The album โGaslighterโ officially drops May 1, and until then, you can play the song โGaslighterโ over and over and over again.