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For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.

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3 Country Groups From the 1990s Whose Songs Still Echo Through the Decades

  • Article revisits three enduring 1990s country acts.
  • Brooks & Dunn notched 20 Billboard Country number-one hits.
  • The Chicks and Shenandoah also highlighted for lasting popularity.

This piece from American Songwriter revisits three country music acts from the 1990s whose songs, it argues, have remained enduringly popular. The article highlights the duo Brooks & Dunn and the groups The Chicks and Shenandoah, framing them as acts whose 1990s output still resonates with listeners decades…

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Rachika Nayar’s Heaven Come Crashing is an instrumental epic of desperate longing

  • Rachika Nayar's new album Heaven Come Crashing reviewed by The Verge
  • Largely instrumental record explores desperate, obsessive romantic longing
  • Available now on Bandcamp and major streaming services

The Verge's Terrence O'Brien reviews Heaven Come Crashing, the new album from experimental guitarist Rachika Nayar, praising it as an emotionally intense, largely instrumental work that explores desperate romantic longing while also critiquing its own reckless passion. He notes the record marks a shift from Nayar's percussion-free debut,…

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‘Hadestown: The Musical’ Is Now Top Grossing Live Theater Capture – Specialty Box Office

  • "Hadestown: The Musical" is now the top-grossing live theatre film capture
  • It overtook Disney's "Hamilton" with an $18.2 million cumulative total
  • Indie films helped fuel one of the biggest box office weekends ever

"Hadestown: The Musical," Bleecker Street's West End stage-to-screen recording, has become the highest-grossing live theatre capture ever released in cinemas, overtaking Disney's "Hamilton". The milestone came in its second weekend, helping independent releases contribute strongly to one of the biggest overall box office weekends on record, alongside studio…

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Democrats split over socialist influence as Carville threatens exit

  • Carville threatens to quit Democrats if Hasan Piker gains prominence
  • He calls far-left candidates "too hard-headed" about their unpopularity
  • Comments reflect wider debate over socialism's pull within the party

Democratic strategist James Carville said he would leave the Democratic Party if left-wing streamer Hasan Piker became one of its leading voices, framing the remark as part of a broader warning about the growing influence of socialist and progressive figures within the party. Made during an appearance on…

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3 of the All-Time Best 1970s Songs To Pair With a Glass of Wine

  • Article lists three 1970s songs to enjoy with wine
  • Featured: Elton John, Neil Diamond and Emmylou Harris tracks
  • "Cracklin' Rosie" was actually named after a wine brand

This lighthearted feature from American Songwriter picks out three classic 1970s tracks that pair well with a glass of wine, tying each song's backstory to its wine-related theme. The piece is part of a recurring "list" format the site uses to spotlight nostalgic music trivia, aimed at readers…

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The 1960s band Glenn Frey crowned the best voices in California

  • Frey and Henley praised the Beach Boys’ vocal harmonies.
  • Frey called them America’s greatest vocal band.
  • Brian Wilson strongly influenced the Eagles’ sound.

Glenn Frey and Don Henley of the Eagles regarded the Beach Boys as the greatest American vocal group, according to the article. Their admiration highlights the Beach Boys’ influence on the Eagles’ close-harmony sound and on California popular music more broadly. Frey said the Beach Boys, particularly Brian…

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Morgan Wallen’s Year-Old Album Manages to Climb Back Atop the Charts

  • Morgan Wallen's year-old album returns to number one on Billboard 200
  • Narrowly beat new releases from Olivia Rodrigo and Charli XCX
  • Comes as Wallen released new single "Been by Now"

Morgan Wallen's album I'm the Problem has returned to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, more than a year after its release in May 2025 and seven months after it last held the number one spot in January. The comeback came in one of the closest chart…

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Ariana Grande to step back from public life after tour ends

  • Ariana Grande to step back from public life after her tour ends
  • She has withdrawn from her West End debut in Sunday In The Park With George
  • Move follows intense scrutiny of her body after the "Petal" video

Ariana Grande has confirmed she will "take a step back from visibility" once her Eternal Sunshine tour concludes, and has withdrawn from her planned West End stage debut in a revival of Sunday In The Park With George. The decision follows renewed and intense online scrutiny of her…

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Watch: GRETA VAN FLEET Plays Intimate Concert At Chicago’s Metro

  • Greta Van Fleet played a small Chicago Metro show on 31 July, now on YouTube.
  • New album "Palace For The People" arrives 9 October, produced with Mike Elizondo.
  • Band's first live shows since September 2024 came at Bowery Ballroom and Metro.

Greta Van Fleet played an intimate concert at Chicago's 1,100-capacity Metro venue on 31 July, with footage of the show since uploaded to YouTube by the Mike Dziama channel. The performance follows a similar small-venue show at New York's Bowery Ballroom two months earlier, where the band debuted…

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3 Early Lonestar Hits That Would Still Work on Country Radio Today

  • American Songwriter picks three early Lonestar songs still radio-worthy today
  • Includes debut single "Tequila Talkin'" and No. 1 hit "Come Cryin' To Me"
  • "Amazed" topped charts for eight weeks; covered by Bonnie Tyler in 2003

Country trio Lonestar broke through in 1995 and went on to a decade of radio success, and a retrospective by American Songwriter highlights three early singles it argues would still fit comfortably on country radio playlists today. The piece underscores how the band's songwriting and vocal style from…

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