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News Articles: country music

Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock throws against the Detroit Tigers in the sixth inning during a baseball game, Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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  • Sports

Georgia native and Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock honors brother who died in Lake Lanier accident

Georgia native and Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock has quietly found a way to honor his younger brother, who drowned nearly two years ago. 

May 19, 2025
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  • Associated Press
Paul Franklin performs at the National Association of Music Merchants in 2014 in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • Music

He's been nominated 32 times for CMA Musician of the Year — but never won

Steel pedal guitarist Paul Franklin set a CMA record as a 32-time nominee for Musician of the Year. Will this year be different?

November 20, 2024
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Jelly Roll wears a hat emblazoned with the Apalachee Wildcat mascot and the phrase "Love will prevail" at Jug Tavern Park on Oct. 26, 2024.

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  • News

Jelly Roll performs private concert for Apalachee High School students

The Grammy-nominated country star, famous for hits “Need a Favor,” “Son of a Sinner,” and “I Am Not Okay,” played at a Winder, Ga., park for students and families of the school, where a 14-year-old shooter killed two students and two faculty members on Sept. 4, 2024.

October 28, 2024
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  • GPB News Staff
Brian Kelley poses for a portrait outside his cabin Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.

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  • News

Life after Florida Georgia Line: Brian Kelley ready to reintroduce himself with new solo album

Best known as one-half of the country super-duo Florida Georgia Line, Brian Kelley will release a solo album, Tennessee Truth, on Friday. It is a collection of 12 anthemic, arena-sized country songs ripe for a road trip and tailgate in equal measure.

May 09, 2024
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  • Associated Press

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  • Music

Boots with the spurs: 'Cowboy Carter' and the need for validation

Grab your cowboy hat, and saddle up that horse, because Beyoncé's highly anticipated album, Cowboy Carter is here. So far, the album has spurred praise, criticism, and questions about what the actual goal of this project is and how it fits into the Renaissance trilogy. To get into all of that, Brittany joined NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour to discuss whether this foray into country is an exercise in experimentation or industry validation.

April 09, 2024
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  • Brittany Luse,
  • Corey Antonio Rose,
  • and 8 more
Beyoncé performs at the Wolstein Center, Nov. 4, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on March 12, 2024, she announced she is dropping a new album: Act II: Cowboy Carter.

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  • Music

Beyoncé's new album is inspired by backlash to her entering the country music genre

With less than 10 days until the release of her new album, Cowboy Carter, the multiple Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter discusses the moment that inspired her to delve into country music.

March 21, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
Beyoncé attends the Luar fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Feb. 13, 2024 in New York City.

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  • Music

Beyoncé's 'Texas Hold 'Em' debuts at No. 1 on the country chart

Beyoncé became the only other solo woman alongside Taylor Swift to achieve the feat with no accompanying artists, Billboard said.

February 21, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Toby Keith performs during a 2014 "Salute to the Troops" concert in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • Politics

Toby Keith's 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' lives on in MAGA country

Keith's death shined a new spotlight on his music, particularly political anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," best known for its lyric: "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way."

February 16, 2024
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Beyoncé watches Jay-Z as he accepts the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award during the 66th Grammy Awards on Feb. 4.

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  • Music

A radio station is now playing Beyoncé's country song after an outcry from fans

A fan said he emailed KYKC in Oklahoma and was told KYKC doesn't play Beyoncé, as it is a country radio station. The station said it did not yet have access to the song.

February 15, 2024
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  • Ayana Archie
Tim McBride and Toby Keith at a VIP meet-and-greet before a concert in 2017.

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  • Music

Toby Keith never knew it, but he helped my brother make a big life change

Tim is a Special Olympian who until recently had lived with our parents. My mom and I were collaborating to get him excited about relocating to my home, when Toby announced a concert near there.

February 07, 2024
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  • Kelly McBride
Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney — aka Dan + Shay.

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  • Music

The speed of fame almost made Dan + Shay split up. This is how they made it through

Country music duo Dan + Shay have had a successful few years: Three Grammys, a hit song with Justin Bieber, and a highly anticipated new album, Bigger Houses. But the album almost didn't happen.

October 04, 2023
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By:
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse and
  • Tinbete Ermyas
Oliver Anthony performs at the Eagle Creek Golf Club on Aug. 19, 2023, in Moyock, N.C.

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  • Arts & Life

The rise of Oliver Anthony and 'Rich Men North of Richmond'

Audiences may have only just learned about a fast-rising country singer during the Republican debate Wednesday night. But "Rich Men North of Richmond" also has ties to extremist narratives.

August 26, 2023
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By:
  • Odette Yousef and
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Oliver Anthony performs in Moyock, North Carolina, on Saturday.

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  • Politics

The viral song 'Rich Men North of Richmond' made its way to the RNC debate stage

The breakout song by an artist who goes by Oliver Anthony laid the groundwork to open the first Republican presidential debate for the 2024 election. But the song has notes of conspiracy theories.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Odette Yousef
Mercer University's Civic Journalism Senior Fellow Liz Fabian covers Macon-Bibb County government entities. She hosts the monthly discussion Ask Mayor Miller.

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  • News

WATCH: Macon mayor pushes back against ABC's 'The View' after Jason Aldean song controversy

Mayor Lester Miller shared his thoughts about a TV host calling his city "one of the most racist in the country."

August 04, 2023
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By:
  • Liz Fabian and
  • GPB News Staff
Country music singer Jason Aldean, pictured here performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas in May, is facing a mixed bag of backlash and praise for a new music video that openly alludes to vigilante justice.

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  • Music

How Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' became a political controversy

The country music star is known for his songs about rural life, but critics, especially those on the left of the political spectrum, say his latest music video takes the nostalgic themes too far.

July 20, 2023
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  • Emily Olson
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