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Brothers Osborne at Tiger Bar (@tigerbar_nashville)
As 2024 gets moving, we at the Scene are proud to bring you our third annual Country Music Almanac, a look at the state of Music City’s biggest cultural export now and in the year to come. In this issue we sit down with Brothers Osborne about refreshing their approach, catch up with Black Opry’s Holly G and Tanner Davenport about their soon-to-launch record label, and talk to Abby Anderson about establishing her career on her own terms. We also recommend 10 artists to watch, and in our survey, journalists and historians weigh in on work they love and the extensive work that still needs to be done to make the industry work better for everyone. Pull up a chair and dig in.
Refreshed and reinvigorated, Brothers Osborne expand their horizons on their self-titled fourth LP
From Autumn Nicholas to Megan Moroney to Brit Taylor and beyond, our writers have 10 new picks to keep an eye on
Talking to Black Opry’s Holly G and Tanner Davenport ahead of the launch of Black Opry Records
Journalists and authors weigh in on the present and future of country music
Checking in with singer-songwriter Abby Anderson about her musical evolution and her determination to listen to herself
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Brothers Osborne at Tiger Bar (@tigerbar_nashville)