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Few musical ascents in the past decade have been more interesting than that of Canadian alt/r&b breakout The Weeknd, who became a darling on the trendier side of the music press and blogosphere for his earlier works and mixtapes, before breaking out to massive mainstream success by the middle of the decade, with sophomore LP Beauty Behind…

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Bonnaroo week is upon us, and, as we prepare to head down to Manchester this weekend, June 8-11, for what is shaping up to be a stellar 16th year for the nearby event, and as we wind down our Band of the Day individual artist spotlight series, we wanted to help you get ready by…

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Following in the earlier timeframe adopted over the past couple of years, and keeping in pace with other major national festivals, which have become increasingly more competitive in getting a jump on extra early lineup announcements, Bonnaroo has revealed its full 2o17 performance slate, featuring previously announced headliners U2, along with other top line acts Red Hot Chili…
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For the past few years, the No Country team has nominated all of our favorite records of the past year from a “National” and Nashville perspective, then put them to a vote to come up with top ten lists for each. Our team is diverse with individual tastes all across the spectrum, and, accordingly, we usually…
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Pop/R&B superstar Rihanna, who may or may not be dropping a pseudo-surprise new album this week, has just announced her first Nashville performance ever, March 18 at Bridgestone Arena. And, while we’d kill for the supporting acts on the European leg of this trek (Big Sean and The Weeknd), her Music City stop is still respectably rounded out…
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It’s been awhile, but we’re finally bringing Music on Television out of retirement, and back as a weekly feature! We’re making just a few more tweaks to the format, to keep it as clean and streamlined as possible, but, more or less, it’s the same feature that you remember: a roundup of the best live music…