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OPINIONWho the Heck are Ole 60?: The Kentucky Band Topping The Apple Country Music Album Chart Out of Nowhere

The Kentucky band just hit No. 1 on the Apple Country Album Charts with their 'Three Twenty Four' EP out of nowhere. How exactly did they achieve such a feat?

Morgan Wallen with short hair looking into the camera in the woods
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OPINIONOne Year On: The Legacy of Morgan Wallen's ‘Last Night’

We take a look at the lasting impact of the Sneedville megastar's record-breaking single.

Linda Ronstadt and Selena Gomez Graphic
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OPINIONIs Selena Gomez the Right Choice to Play Linda Ronstadt?

While Gomez is set to play the 70s country-rock star in a film based upon her autobiography, is the more important question to ask, does it really matter?

Holler Country Music
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OPINIONTaylor-Made for 2023: Why 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Will Never Go Out of Style

Although Swift looked to the 80s for inspiration for 1989, she has proved (twice now) that this album is timeless, and that this trailblazer, who pioneered this phenomenal comeback almost a decade later, will never go out of style.

Tyler Childers - Rustin' In The Rain Album Cover
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OPINIONTyler Childers' Newfound Joy Hasn't Diminished How Seriously We Should Take His Music

Empathy, a primary appeal of Tyler Childers’ songwriting, tends to be one of the first casualties of our modern, hyper-charged discourse. Through his music - both in the weightier meditations of his past records and newfound levity of Rustin' in the Rain - Childers continues to demonstrate that it’s possible to see the world through someone else’s eyes.

Holler Country Music
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OPINIONAI and the Fate of Country Music: Is "three chords and the truth" safe?

Is AI a creative ally or threat to country music? Holler investigates.