We all have heard the terms folk singer and country singer, and we all have artists we’d put into either category, but what really is the difference between folk and country? Is there any? This is a Nashville Americana singer’s take on where the line is drawn.
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Country star Luke Combs nabbed two awards last week at the 54th Annual CMA Awards, including “Male Vocalist of the Year” and “Album of the Year”. The second award is for his number-one record, What You See Is What You Get.
Classic rock legends AC/DC released their seventeenth studio album Power Up last Friday, November 13 – and it has already been making waves in the charts. According to Billboard, the record is currently number one on the midweek UK charts.
Dolly Parton is making sure that Christmas comes early this year. She released her third Christmas album (and forty-seventh studio album overall – holy smokes!) A Holly Dolly Christmas on October 2nd. The album features guest appearances by Michael Bublé, Billy Ray and Miley Cyrus, and Willie Nelson, and hit number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
From the single “Runaround” to a song like “Second Hand High,” the band shatters conceptions about what a country group should sound like. Using modern musical elements like drum machines in the latter song brings a pop sheen to a song that begins in an understated way but explodes into a chorus that’s emotionally shattering and elevated by the singers’ beautiful vocal arrangement.
As the old saying goes, there is nothing more American than apple pie. However, for many, both Country music and football seem equally deserving of the association. Further, as we at Scenes were lucky enough to find out, Levi Riggs, rising country star, Indiana native, and football enthusiast, is also well worthy of the title: all American.
Dust off your flip phone and slap on your slap bracelets, because we’re taking a trip to 1996. This time travel adventure is all thanks to five-octave vocal range icon herself, Mariah Carey. On November 13, the pop and R&B icon released a never before seen music video for her 1996 single “Underneath The Stars” from her album Daydream.
Acclaimed 2000s rock band, Evanescence, has announced that they will be giving their fans something to hold them over as their original plans for a huge, international tour remains postponed due to COVID.
Disco marks Minogue’s eighth number 1 record on the chart, surpassing Sir Elton John, Cliff Richard, and George Michael on the all-time leaderboard. Further, it also means Kylie Minogue is now the only female artist in history to have number 1 UK albums in five consecutive decades.
Beyonce, the one and only, has teamed up with the fitness company Peloton. Their program will feature the pop star’s 2019 album (and accompanying film) Homecoming, and celebrate Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the U.S. Together, they created a series of workouts for Peloton members that include cycling, running and yoga – all of which fit the Homecoming theme.
