Country music legend John Prine dies from coronavirus complications, aged 73

With a bluesier new record, "Good Souls, Better Angels," just out, Williams tells Variety about the album's rawer sound, her raw nerves about Donald Trump, why she wrote more explicitly about domestic abuse, and the neighborliness of her new home, Nashville.

Rosanne Cash and John Paul White, formerly of The Civil Wars, have joined together on the new single “We’re All in This Together Now.” All proceeds from the song will benefit Nashville-based Music Health Alliance.While the gentle ballad wasn’t written during the coronavirus pandemic, the video reflects our current situation while we shelter-in-place and deal with the effects of COVID-19.

Joe & Martina are looking to do a little time travel in their video for “Give Me Back the ‘90s,” and they’ve got company.Joe and Martina Costa, who have opened for such acts as Blake Shelton, Jake Owen and Jon Pardi, as well as wrote “Don’t Tempt Me” for Luke Combs’ This One’s for You album, are joined by '90s sensation John Berry in the clip, which was shot outside longtime Music City landmark Nashville Palace.The song and video references other memorable artists who first hit in the ‘90s

Clark, one of the icons of '90s country, joins "Doug Douglason" for a steamy duet in the satirical new single and forthcoming video.

Warning: If you enter Jana Kramer and Mike Caussin's Nashville property these days, it's not exactly going to be empty.  With two growing kids running around the house, the couple is trying their best to keep their little ones occupied and entertained. From a ball pit in the living room to a full on tent in the master bedroom, there's something for the kids everywhere you look.

As the writer of such monumental country songs as “Independence Day,” “You Don’t Even Know Who I Am” and “On a Bus to St. Cloud,” Gretchen Peters certainly knows her way around a good tune.As the title of her May 15 album declares, The Night You Wrote That Song: The Songs of Mickey Newbury, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee is turning to another legendary songwriter for her latest effort.

He recalled imitating him "in order to raise and find my own voice"

Consequence of Sound has announced Angel from Maywood: A Livestream Tribute to John Prine. The homage to Prine, who died earlier this week, will feature performances by the Decemberists' Colin Meloy, Kevin Morby, the Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle, Grace Potter, Norah Jones, the Head and the Heart, Lake Street Dive, and more. The tribute will stream on Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern on CoS’ Instagram account.

Welcome to Emerging Country, a Billboard series where we highlight an up-and-coming act who is making a splash in the genre. This month’s pick is country singer-songwriter Parker McCollum, who is introducing himself to country radio with his debut single “Pretty Heart” on MCA Nashville.For the past five years Parker McCollum has spent his weekends on the road.

Entertainment One (eOne) has named Maria Alonte to the newly-created role of senior vp, creative integration, music, the company announced Tuesday (April 7).

By Justin Kalifowitz

On Tuesday, influential country folk singer John Prine died at 73 years old while hospitalized at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He passed away from complications due to coronavirus, his family confirmed to Rolling Stone.

Singer-songwriter John Prine has passed away due to complications related to the novel coronavirus.

Actor Allen Garfield, known for his roles in films like “The Conversation,” “The Candidate,” “The Stunt Man” and “Nashville,” died at age 80 due to complications from the coronavirus, according to multiple reports. Actress Ronee Blakely, who played Garfield’s on-screen wife in “Nashville,” shared the news of the actor’s death in a Facebook post on Tuesday.

Bruce Springsteen has paid tribute to “songwriter for the ages” John Prine following his death on Tuesday.

Country and folk icon John Prine has lost his battle with the coronavirus.

By Bruce Haring

Iconic singer-songwriter John Prine died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. His family confirmed that he died of COVID-19 complications. He was 73.