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Opioids Came for Country Music. It’s Fighting Back
With fentanyl and pills flooding communities at the heart of the genre, artists such as Brad Paisley, Elvie Shane, Jaime Wyatt, and others are meeting the crisis in song and in action
- Country Crisis
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Hurray for the Riff Raff Is Here for Your Grief
"Many of these songs are about saying goodbye and letting go," says Alynda Segarra, whose new album The Past Is Still Alive was shaped by the death of their father
- Walking the Path
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Vincent Neil Emerson Is Ready to Sing About His Indigenous Heritage and So Much More
The Choctaw-Apache songwriter reconnects with his upbringing and that of his ancestors on the must-hear The Golden Crystal Kingdom
- A New Country Voice
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Brothers Osborne Went Through Hell to Find Their True Selves. It Almost Killed Them
“I was at my lowest,” admits guitarist John Osborne. “I was going through the motions,” says his sibling TJ. They reveal all on a new self-titled album
- Revelations
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Zach Bryan Is Reviving Country Music. It Better Not Lose Him
The songwriter’s new album debuted atop the pop charts, suggesting mass appeal for a reclusive artist who seems like he could walk away from it all at any moment
- Poems and Promise
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It's Never Been More Dangerous for Trans Musicians to Tour
Trans artists are trying to find a safe way to navigate the road amid draconian legislation and hateful rhetoric: “It’s absolutely terrifying”
- Staying Safe
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Independent Venues Have Found New Ways to Survive — They Hope
From securing nonprofit status to bands buying the actual clubs, anything and everything seems to be on the table for indie live-music operators
- Future of Music
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Devon Gilfillian, Pissed Off at Nashville, Wants to Prioritize Black Joy
"What's the point in this country, where all these things are happening and our voices are getting smothered?" asks the singer, who addresses both struggle and celebration on a new album
- Music With a Message
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Past Drinking and Near Divorce: 8 Revelations in Jason Isbell's New HBO Documentary
Jason Isbell: Running with Our Eyes Closed offers an unflinching look at the intersection of the songwriter's personal and creative lives
- Behind the Music
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Needtobreathe's Bear Rinehart Struggled with 'Toxic' Ambition. He Learns to Chill Out With Solo Project Wilder Woods
"There were a lot of years where, if you would ask me, 'Would you cut your hand off for success?' I'd say, 'Oh, take it right now'"
- Everything Zen
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