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Beyoncé threw a “real life boogie and a real life hoedown” in Houston, Texas, during her NFL Christmas Day halftime performance, and she brought a slew of Cowboy Carter collaborators along with her. The highly anticipated performance slot — during the Houston Texans’ home game against the Baltimore Ravens — also marked the first time that Beyoncé brought songs from […]

Some of Beyoncé’s most iconic moments have been on an American football field. Her barnstorming 2013 Super Bowl performance, complete with a Destiny’s Child reunion, was outdone by her guest appearance during Coldplay’s 2016 half-time show as she paid homage to the Black Panthers and freaked out a sizeable section of the US establishment (“It is now ‘cool’ to […]

Don’t you just love a good mashup? Sure, solo songs and collaborations are great, but there’s something so exhilarating about listening to a song with several twists and turns. You think the track is going one direction and then another one comes in and takes you in a completely different direction. Or you hear two […]

Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry special aired on Dec. 16 It was announced a couple months ago that Christmas at the Opry would be returning to NBC after a successful first show in 2023. But, this year, it would be Little Big Town’s special! Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry aired on Monday, December 16 and featured performances from Little Big […]

LeAnn Rimes performed the famous tune as a part of a 65-year-old Christmas tradition  ‘Tis the season to look back on fond Christmas memories. In 2008, LeAnn Rimes sang a beautiful rendition of “O Holy Night” to a packed crowd at the Macy’s Great Tree lighting in Atlanta, Georgia. The lighting of the Macy’s Great Tree was […]

The top country songs of 2024 prove that country music — especially traditional country music — is in very good hands. A full 25 percent of the Top 40 songs from this year are by artists who’ve never appeared on charts and year-end lists previously. Several — like Zach Top and Ella Langley — give hope for generations that […]

What Do Gold And Platinum Certifications Mean? “Long Black Train,” one of Josh Turner’s signature songs, has now been certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA. The Recording Industry Association of America, or RIAA, is the organization that bestows Gold, Platinum, and Diamond certifications in the United States. According to the RIAA website, these certifications: “…have come […]

Hillary Scott Drops Original Holiday Song “Hard to Wait for Christmas” It seems musical talent runs in the Scott family, with Lady A’s Hillary Scott’s new song featuring her eldest daughter. The adorable song “Hard to Wait for Christmas” is a fun holiday tune where the mother-daughter duo belt out the catchy track about the excitement leading […]