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The War & Treaty on Bringing Rissi Palmer, Valerie June and Their “Country Music Family” to ‘Celebrity Family Feud’
When the Grammy-nominated husband-and-wife duo The War & Treaty — who have created their own sound by blending genres like country, soul, Americana and gospel — booked Celebrity Family Feud, they immediately thought of which blood relatives they would invite to the famed game show. But the couple thought: Let’s showcase a family of Black […]
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A Secret Source for A-List Stylists Gets a New L.A. Home
There are bulging closets all over Hollywood, but Irene Albright’s are bigger. Thirty-four years ago, the OG stylist and fashion archivist founded her Albright Fashion Library in New York, now with 20,000 pieces of true fashion finds for rent. “When I first had the New York showroom, most of the menswear in American Psycho came […]
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Dolly Parton Reacts to Beyoncé’s “Jolene” Cover, Country Album: “It Was Very Bold of Her”
Dolly Parton is giving her take on Beyoncé’s cover of her hit song “Jolene” on Beyoncé’s country album Cowboy Carter. In an interview with E! News, Parton said she was surprised when she learned Beyoncé did not cover the original “Jolene” song on her Cowboy Carter album but rather offers her own rendition of it. […]
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Tina Knowles Shares the Advice Beyoncé Gave to Daughter for Negative Comments After Performance
Beyoncé is making sure her daughter Blue Ivy Carter knows how to block out online haters. During a recent episode of Vogue‘s The Run Through podcast, Tina Knowles, the Grammy-winning singer’s mother, chatted about her granddaughter’s performances during Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour, which saw her dancing onstage to “My Power” and “Black Parade.” Knowles recalled Carter’s performance […]
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ACM Awards: Post Malone, Dua Lipa Share Stage With Country Artists as Lainey Wilson Wins Entertainer of the Year
The country music world shared the stage at the 2024 ACM Awards, where Post Malone performed songs from his upcoming country album, Dua Lipa joined Chris Stapleton for a duet, and Avril Lavigne and Noah Kahan partnered with country musicians onstage. It almost felt like Beyoncé — who recently made history on the country charts […]
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‘Saturday Night Live’ Crowns Maya Rudolph as “Mother” in Mother’s Day-Centric Opening
It was all about mothers at the top of this week’s pre-Mother’s Day Saturday Night Live. The variety show dispensed with its typical topical cold open for one that featured SNL castmembers sharing moments with their moms. Kenan Thompson kicked off the show, appearing on the Studio 8H stage with his mom because, he said, […]
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Rihanna Is Surprise No-Show at Met Gala, and More Stars Who Skipped Fashion’s Biggest Night
The Met Gala is always about who turned up, what they were wearing — and who didn’t show. This year, there were a number of fashionistas fans missed seeing on fashion’s biggest night. Rihanna Surprise! Always one of, if not the most anticipated guest at the Met Gala every year is RiRi. Though many had expected […]
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How to Watch CNN’s ‘Call Me Country: Beyoncé and Nashville’s Renaissance’ Documentary Online
Fresh off Beyoncé’s record-breaking, genre-defying new album, CNN is examining country music’s post-Cowboy Carter reckoning in a new documentary. Produced by CNN FlashDocs, Call Me Country: Beyoncé and Nashville’s Renaissance is streaming today exclusively on Max. Per the logline, the 42-minute film “examines this reckoning in the genre straight from the country music capital of […]
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Courtney Love Says Taylor Swift Is “Not Important,” Disses Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’
Courtney Love took shots at several fellow female musicians over the weekend, dissing the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey and Madonna. “Taylor is not important,” the singer said in an interview with The Standard. “She might be a safe space for girls, and she’s probably the Madonna of now, but she’s not […]
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Can Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Overcome Country’s Bias?
Beyoncé’s knack for dominating the music scene in multiple genres is nothing new. Months after the 2017 release of her flavorful Lemonade, she made history as the first artist to garner Grammy nominations in the rock, rap, R&B and pop fields in the same year. The only genre not to recognize her, despite the category-appropriate […]
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Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman, Morgan Wallen Score ACM Award Nominations
“Fast Car” continues to drive Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman to the top — this time, at the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards. Combs is the top contender this year with eight nominations, competing for entertainer of the year as well as single and song of the year with “Fast Car.” He shares the […]
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Critic’s Notebook: Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is Haunted by Ghosts of Rejection
The music superstar's latest studio album, the second act of a planned trilogy, addresses detractors while doubling down on her country roots.
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