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Country pop star Tyler Childers is out on his 2025 headlining tour Tyler Childers: On the Road.

The tour will make stops in various cities across the U.S., including New York, Boston and Los Angeles, before it concludes the American leg of the show on October 11 in Nashville.

Childers will be accompanied by an extensive list of supporting guest artists, including Wynonna Judd, Charley Crockett, Robert Earl Keen, The Hold Steady, Deer Tick, Hayes Carl, Medium Build, Cory Branan, Soma and S.G. Goodman.

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Childers’ album Rustin’ in the Rain debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 last year, and his single “In Your Love” was nominated for the Grammys for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance.

In 2020, Childers co-established the Hickman Holler Appalachian Relief Fund (Hharf), which strives to bring awareness and financial support to the Appalachian region.

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Marvel has likely never gotten as close to Prestige TV as it did with the Disney+ series WandaVision. The compelling emotional story, exceptional performances, and slow-burning twists and turns earned it a reputation that elevated the show above other popcorn superhero fare. Now the star of WandaVision, Elizabeth Olsen, is joining a pilot for FX called Seven Sisters, which is being penned by Succession writer and producer Will Arbery, according to Deadline.

The story of Seven Sisters is one of a large, tight-knit family that begins to unravel when a sister (Olsen) starts communicating with a voice no one else can hear, forcing each of them to confront long-buried secrets. This project also reunites Olson with director Sean Durkin, whose award-winning feature directorial debut,Martha Marcy May Marlene, starred Olson in her movie debut. The pilot is being executive produced by Garrett Basch who, if the series gets ordered, will...

Most remotely into country music know the honor of being invited to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Legends of country music like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, and Loretta Lynn have all taken the stage. This week, one-fourth of the British Invasion made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry as part of the 100th Anniversary Celebration of the storied venue. The Beatles' Ringo Starr took the stage for a three-song set after a performance in downtown Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium. The singer was the final artist during the taped performances at the Grand Ole Opry last night. Others included cast members Don Schlitz, Mickey Guyton, Mandy Barnett, Lauren Alaina, Riders In The Sky and Rhonda Vincent, as well as Molly Tuttle, a collaborator on Ringo's recent album Look Up.

Willie Nelson is preparing for the 10th annual Outlaw Music Festival Tour, which will see him make 35 stops across 22 states.

The tour is scheduled to begin in Arizona on May 13 and conclude in Wisconsin on Sept. 19.

Willie Nelson & Family will be accompanied by Bob Dylan, Billy String, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Sheryl Crow, Charles Wesley Godwin, Lucinda Williams, Sierra Hull, Waylon Payne, Willow Avalon, Myron Elkins, Tami Neilson, Madeleine Edwards, Lily Meola, Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Trampled by Turtles, Waxahatchee, The Avett brothers, The Red Clay Strays, Turnpike Troubadours, The Mavericks, Lake Street Dive and Wilco.

In a statement, Nelson shared, “What an amazing lineup to celebrate my 10th Anniversary of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour.”

He continued, “I can’t wait to join friends and family in bringing this celebration to the fans we love.”

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American Pickers star Mike Wolfe has seen his popular reality TV show decline in popularity consistently since the series fired Frank Fritz. Last season had the lowest ratings of any season since the show started. Since Frank died, many fans have continued to tune out. This season has even lower ratings than last, making some fans feel the end is coming.

Here is how bad the ratings have gotten this season for Mike Wolfe.

American Pickers Ratings Continue To Fall

This season, Mike Wolfe was hoping to see American Pickers ratings start to climb again. However, that isn’t what happened. Even with Mike making amends with Frank Fritz before the latter’s death, it might have been too little too late for fans of the show. People are tuning out more than ever.

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The highest ratings of the current season came in the December 18 episode. However,...

On a recent episode of American Pickers, Mike Wolfe could be seen making an impressive purchase for the new year. The TV personality purchased famous suits belonging to a country music legend. However, this comes out amid the reality series suffering a ratings drop.

Mike Wolfe Even Got To Try On One Of The Suits

American Pickers is a History Channel series that originally came out in 2010. Host Mike Wolfe and a co-host, originally the late Frank Fritz, travel across the country to find “picks” for resale.

Throughout the series, Wolfe and his team aspire to find long-lost treasures. Thanks to this, a few items with a notable history have appeared on the series.

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As noted by The U.S. Sun, an episode airing January 1, 2025, saw Wolfe purchase suits belonging to country music legend Hank Williams Jr., the who is also the son of singer-songwriter Hank Williams. Notably,...

Post Malone and Zach Top don’t seem like they would pair well together as their styles are completely different. Zach has historically been praised for reviving a traditional country sound into mainstream country music. Post Malone is known for his tattoo and transition from pop into country. However, Malone often collaborates with many big pop country stars and some country music legends. Zach and Malone agreed to collaborate on a classic country music song.

Malone And Top Have A History

Post Malone often pays tribute to country music legends. He has covered Hank Williams and George Straight, as well as recording collab projects with many others. Post jumped into country music at a time when many pop stars were transitioning to the genre, however, his music quickly set him apart from other country converts. Indeed, Malone respects and appreciates the roots of the country music genre. Which is one...

“A Complete Unknown” follows a young Bob Dylan’s rise to fame. Timothée Chalamet, who depicts the rock-folk artist in James Mangold’s film, insisted on singing live and learning to play guitar to authentically portray the music legend.

Following the success of his Academy Award-winning Johnny Cash biopic “Walk the Line,” the director was confident that the cast and crew of his new film could support live vocals. All of Bob Dylan’s vocals were performed live by Chalamet, as well as Edward Norton’s for Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro’s for Joan Baez and Boyd Holbrook’s for Johnny Cash.

The 140-minute film is filled to the brim with music, highlighting the careers of Dylan as well as his influences Seeger, Barbaro, Cash, Woody Guthrie and more. With over 70 songs on the soundtrack, the film tracks Dylan’s sprint onto the folk music scene and culminates in his then-radical shift to “go electric.

While James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown spotlights mainly the life of Bob Dylan (portrayed by Timothée Chalamet), the lives of several other musicians intertwined with the iconic troubador’s. His visit to Woody Guthri (Scott McNairy) and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) proved formative in his career and rise as a folk musician.

Later, Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro) and Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) came into the musician’s orbit as did Bob Neuwirth (Will Harrison). All Bob Dylan vocals in the film were performed by Chalamet, and the same goes for Edward Norton’s Pete Seeger songs, Monica Barbaro’s portrayal of Joan Baez and Boyd Holbrook’s Johnny Cash.

Below, find a list of all the songs in A Complete Unknown:

“Dusty Old Dust (So Long It’s Been Good To Know Yuh)” Written and Performed by Woody Guthrie “Oasis” Performed by Moondog, Written by Louis T. Hardin “Death,...

Dusty & Stones stands out as a moving exploration of identity and aspiration in music documentaries. The film, which Jesse Rudoy directed, follows the journey of cousins Gazi “Dusty” Simelane and Lindokuhle “Stones” Msibi as they negotiate the complexities of the country music genre, which is frequently characterized by its American roots.

The sounds of American icons like Hank Williams and Dolly Parton are ingrained in Dusty and Stones’ childhood in the small town of Mooihoek. Still, their lives pose a philosophical question: how can someone find their voice in a world that pushes it to the edges?

The weight of their heritage and the dreams of their community rest on their shoulders as they step onto the stage in Nashville. The film makes us think about the fragility of dreams and the authenticity of light, mirroring the complex dance of light and shadow that makes up our existence.

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“I don’t drink/never been drunk at all,” Waylon Wyatt sings in his song “O.D.” And for good reason: The Hackett, Arkansas, native is all of 18. But Wyatt also understands exactly who he’s singing to.

“I know that my music appeals to a younger audience, so I felt like adding that into the lyrics. It doesn’t make you look cool or anything. I’ve never been stoned either,” he says proudly, before rattling off a few more lines from “O.D.,” a track that appears on...

Those in the know classify Dierks Bentley’s 2010 bluegrass detour, Up on the Ridge, as his best all-around album. During Wednesday night’s 2024 CMA Awards, the country singer scratched that string-music itch again, performing a version of Tom Petty’s 1977 anthem “American Girl” as a bluegrass rave-up with a trio of musical aces: Molly Tuttle on guitar, Sierra Hull on mandolin, and Bronwyn Keith-Hynes on fiddle.

Bentley’s rendition of “American Girl” originally appeared on this year’s tribute album to the late leader of the Heartbreakers, Petty Country: A...

Ever heard the saying, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet?” Well, Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post, might just be the living embodiment of this quote.

Imagine a world where you’re known by one name—and that name is on everyone’s lips. It’s the name that blares from your speakers, rings through your headphones, and even makes its way into your daily conversations. That’s the power of the name Post Malone.

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Like a true artist, he’s created an identity that’s uniquely his. You’ve probably jammed to his hits like Circles and Rockstar, or caught a glimpse of his tattoos and hoodie-clad figure at some point. But how did Austin Richard Post—a kid from Grapevine, Texas—morph into the larger-than-life star that commands arenas and has you humming his tunes even when you don’t want to?...

By any measure, Cain’s Ballroom should be too small for Charley Crockett.

But on a sweltering August night — when the Oklahoma heat and humidity gave the air conditioning system of Tulsa’s timeless honky-tonk a battle for the ages — Crockett didn’t get caught up with the size of the venue. He looked back at the sold-out dance hall, with all its history, and let himself get caught in the moment.

“Cain’s Ballroom, the home of Bob Wills!” Crockett cheered from center stage. “I kind of got lost there,...

Despite numerous Grammy nominations in the country field, and a Best Country Duo/Group Performance win with Kacey Musgraves for “I Remember Everything,” Zach Bryan says he doesn’t want to be defined as a country music artist.

In an exclusive Rolling Stone interview between Bryan and Bruce Springsteen, the Great American Bar Scene songwriter and the New Jersey working-class hero talked at length about how country music has affected their work. Springsteen cited Hank Williams and Johnny Cash as influences, while Bryan praised Jason Isbell and went on to...

Netflix's endearing documentary Will & Harper, is accompanied by the kind of solid music soundtrack to be expected from a buddy road-trip movie. Will & Harper features the mercurial Will Ferrell and his comedy writing partner Harper Steele, as they travel 3000 miles across the US to mark Steele's gender transition and test America's heartland's response to it.

In 2020, Andrew Steele, former Saturday Night Live head writer, challenged long-term friend and collaborator Will Ferrell when he revealed that he was officially re-gendering as Harper. That revelation prompted Ferrell to propose a road trip during which he could examine his own response to his friend's transition, and learn about Harper's lived experience out in the real world. The soundtrack to Harper & Will is suitably eclectic, mirroring the range of emotions the pair go through on their journey.

When Every Song On The Will & Harper Soundtrack Plays In The Documentary Road Movie Staples,...

Many country fans fully believe that there is ongoing bad blood between Hank Williams Jr. and Garth Brooks. This is based on a quote that many believe came from Hank Jr. badmouthing Brooks. So, did Williams Jr. really say what people think he said about Garth Brooks?

Hank Williams Jr. Has Had A Successful Music Career

When your dad is Hank Williams, and considered to be one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century, those are some big boots to fill for anyone. Luckily, Hank Williams Jr. has been up to the task over the years. Despite being pushed to follow in his father’s footsteps early on, Hank Jr. found ways to distinguish himself, and carve out his own niche outside of his father’s large shadow.

When you come from, essentially, the stock of country royalty, it can be a tough thing for some people to live up to.

Country luminaries like Dolly Parton, Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, and Sheryl Crow — and many, many, many more — paid tribute to Kris Kristofferson following the legendary musician and actor’s death this weekend.

“What a great loss, what a great writer, what a great actor, what a great friend,” Parton wrote. “I will always love you.” Parton recorded Kristofferson’s “For the Good Times” in 1996, while the pair also sang together on songs like “From Here to the Moon and Back,” “Ping Pong,” and “Put It Off Until Tomorrow.”

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Kris Kristofferson has died at the age of 88. Born in 1936 in Brownsville, Texas, Kristofferson is known for his work in both music and acting, with a career that spanned over four decades. Among his notable roles include parts in Blade and the 1976 version of A Star is Born.

As per Variety, Kristofferson has passed away. He passed away on Saturday at his home in Maui, Hawaii. The specific cause of death was not revealed, but it is said that he passed away peacefully, surrounded by family. Left behind in said family includes his wife, Lisa, who he married in 1983, his eight children, and his seven grandchildren. The family released a kind statement noting that "It is with heavy heart" that they shared the news of Kristofferson's passing. The family said that they were "so blessed for [their] time with him." The family's statement is below:

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Kris Kristofferson, a music icon who was part of the outlaw country movement, has died at 88. The new reveals that he died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday. No cause of death was released, but the word is that he passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family.

Here is what you need to know about this sad passing.

Kris Kristofferson Dies At Home In Hawaii

Kris Kristofferson died in his Maui, Hawaii, home on Saturday at the age of 88. His family released a statement to let fans know about the icon’s death. In the statement, they said he “passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28 at home. ”

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“It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away,” the statement read (via Variety). “We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for...

Kris Kristofferson, known for his accomplishments in country music along with his acting career, has died. He was 88 years old.

Per Variety, Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday. No additional information has yet been revealed concerning the cause of his death, but it was reported that Kristofferson was surrounded by loving family at the time. A statement has also been released by his family to confirm Kristofferson's passing. The joint statement as written on behalf of his wife, Lisa, along with his eight children, as well as seven grandchildren.

It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28 at home," the statement reads. "Were all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know hes smiling down at us all.

Kris Kristofferson, who attained success as both a groundbreaking country music singer-songwriter and a Hollywood film and TV star, died Saturday at home in Maui, Hawaii. No cause of death was given, but he was described as passing away peacefully while surrounded by family. He was 88.

Said his family in a statement, “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Sept. 28 at home. We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thank you for loving him all these many years, and when you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.” The statement was offered on behalf of Kristofferson’s wife, Lisa; his eight children, Tracy, Kris Jr., Casey, Jesse, Jody, John, Kelly and Blake; and his seven grandchildren.

Kyle Young, the CEO of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum,...

The key to any good road movie is a great soundtrack, and “Will & Harper” does not disappoint. The new Netflix documentary chronicles a two-week roadtrip across the United States with Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, and throughout the hilarious and emotional journey, a killer lineup of songs plays.

Steele was a writer on “SNL” and worked with Ferrell on his weirder films and projects (like that Lifetime movie with Kristen Wiig), and Steele transitioned during the pandemic. Ferrell proposed they take a road trip together, during which Steele welcomes the opportunity for Ferrell to ask a number of questions about her transition while also venturing into potentially dangerous situations (like dive bars in Oklahoma) knowing Ferrell has her back. It’s sweet and emotional, but also feels truly important and potentially life-changing for many.

The soundtrack includes road trip classics from the likes of Bob Dylan and The Band,...

Dolly Parton and her sister Rachel Parton George discussed their new cookbook – “Good Lookin’ Cookin’: A Year of Meals – A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food” – on “The Jess Cagle Show with Julia Cunningham” on SiriusXM’s Radio Andy (Ch. 102).

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During their appearance, Dolly and Rachel explained the meaning behind their cookbook’s title and shared fond memories about their parents’ cooking. Dolly also shared that she thinks Julia Cunningham is hilarious!

Regarding the book title, Dolly said: “There’s an old Hank Williams song called ‘Hey, good lookin’ – what ya got cookin’? How’s about cookin’ somethin’ up with me?’ And we always sing that when we’re in the kitchen. And anybody would show up, anybody in the kitchen would sing that. So when we were talking about putting the book together, we thought,...

The last two weeks were packed with new releases thanks to the Venice and Toronto International Film Festivals, and many differentiated themselves with exceptional reviews. One of them is Elizabeth Olsen's new drama, His Three Daughters, which gives Netflix one of its highest Rotten Tomatoes scores of the year.

The Azazel Jacobs-directed drama stars Olsen, Carrie Coon, and Natasha Lyonne. His Three Daughters reunites the three sisters as they come to say goodbye to their father, played by Jay O. Sanders on his final days, and it scored one of the best Rotten Tomatoes scores, with an approval rating of 98%. The movie premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, with a limited release in select theaters, before heading to Netflix for streaming on September 20.

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The Forrest Gump soundtrack features iconic songs from a wide variety of music artists, including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. The movie chronicles the life of the title character, a warm-hearted man from Alabama who takes a tour of 20th-century American history. Throughout his travels, he fights in the Vietnam War, meets a handful of U.S. presidents, invests in Apple on the ground level, and exposes the Watergate scandal. Along the way, Forrest Gump uses needle drops on its soundtrack to reflect the changing times.

Some songs on the Forrest Gump soundtrack are used to establish the period setting, like Jimi Hendrix and Buffalo Springfield underscoring scenes of the Vietnam War, while others are more integral to the plot, such as when Elvis sings one of his biggest hits to show off the dance moves he learned from Forrest. The soundtrack of Forrest Gump was a...

Taxi Driver and Raging Bull screenwriter Paul Schrader talks about his "awe" towards Taylor Swift, the current state of the industry, and how his Frank Sinatra film failed to get off the ground.

Paul Schrader has had a prolific career. From working with Martin Scorsese on films like Taxi Driver and Raging Bull to directing his own films starting back in 1978 with Blue Collar, he's earned his recent lifetime achievement award from the Bosnian fest back in 2022. His films often deal with the struggles of men facing existential crises. He's also experienced as a film critic, and his opinions praising films like Oppenheimer and slamming films like Mission: Impossible 7 have gained some attention. His work is highly regarded, with his 2017 film First Reformed netting him an Academy Award nomination.

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Paul Schrader might not be a Swiftie, but the veteran screenwriter-director admits that he’s in “awe” of the pop megastar.

“It’s not so much the music that entrances me, it’s the phenomenon. The Elvis-ness of it all,” Schrader told Variety. “You have to look in awe at how well she and her people have created this empire.”

The “Taxi Driver” and “Raging Bull” scribe is at the Sarajevo Film Festival this week, where he’s the president of the features jury.

Schrader, who received a lifetime achievement award from the Bosnian fest in 2022, is also in town to promote his latest film, “Oh, Canada,” which reunites the “American Gigolo” writer-director with leading man Richard Gere after 40 years. The film competed for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Speaking about his prolific and lengthy career, Schrader looked back at the days of the...

Back in 2021, Post Malone turned the heads of country-music fans when he covered two songs on the opposite ends of the country spectrum during an online telethon: Brad Paisley’s radio hit “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” and Sturgill Simpson’s underground favorite “You Can Have the Crown.” Malone, a pop superstar who has been teasing his country fandom as far back as 2015, delivered the tunes with traditional twang and rough-edged vibes, suggesting a genuine affinity for and deep knowledge of the genre. Bluegrass picker Billy Strings...

Right up there with Marty Stuart, Chuck Mead is one of the torchbearers of neo-traditional country music, that punky, jangly, and twangy sound that helped revitalize Nashville in the Nineties. Earlier this year, Mead and Stuart came together to write “Lonely Boy,” Mead’s latest single with his band the Stalwarts. A new video directed by Stacie Huckeba for the supercharged guitar-rocker, which Mead describes as “the Who on hay bales,” dropped on Friday.

“We initially envisioned it as a Johnny Horton-style song,” Mead says of “Lonely Boy” in a statement,...

To paraphrase George Thorogood and Hank Williams, move over old dog, a new hot dog is movin’ in: Patrick Bertoletti has won the this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, succeeding the 16-time champ Joey Chestnut who was spit out of the competition after signing an endorsement deal with Nathan’s rival Impossible Foods.

Bertoletti, a 26-year-old Chicagoan, took the Nathan’s men’s title – aka the Mustard Belt – today by eating 58 hot dogs in 10 minutes. See video below.

Last year, Chestnut won with 62 hot dogs; his record was 76 in 2021. Earlier this month he tweeted that he was “gutted” by the the decision from Nathan’s and governing body Major League Eating ban him. “To set the record straight, I do not have a contract with Mle or Nathans and they are looking to change the rules from past years as it relates to...

When Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell heard about plans for country greats like Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, George Strait, Chris Stapleton, and Dierks Bentley to honor the band’s music on the covers collection Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, he felt it made perfect sense, even though they were a rock band at their core.

“We all grew up in the South and were seeped in the music of Hank Williams and George Jones that we heard on the radio,” he tells Rs.

This weekend marked the kickoff of the 2024 “Outlaw Music Festival Tour” (get tickets here), and though fans didn’t get to see Willie Nelson (who had to cancel his set “per doctor’s orders”), they did get to see Bob Dylan pull a wonderfully Bob Dylan move by playing an all-new set of ‘50s covers and recent deep cuts.

Dylan’s performances on Friday and Saturday night marked the first time in a few years that Dylan has made major changes to his setlist, which has mostly been populated by cuts from his 2020 album Rough and Rowdy Ways, as well as older original songs.

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Dylan opened Friday’s show with a cover of Willie Dixon’s blues standard, “My Babe,” followed by renditions of Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie,” The Fleetwoods’ “Mr. Blue,” Hank Williams’ “Cold, Cold Heart,” and Sanford Clarck’s “The Fool.

Before Bob Dylan even walked onstage Friday night to kick off the summer Outlaw Music Festival tour at Ameris Bank Amphitheater in Alpharetta, Georgia, word circulated through the fan community that big changes were afoot in Dylan World. Super fan Ray Padgett was on site with early reports that gospel-era drummer Jim Keltner was taking over from Jerry Pentecost, and pedal steel player Donnie Herron was out after a 19-year stint in the band.

But nobody was prepared for the remarkable show that followed, which was one of the most...

What Is Knuckles' Theme Song in the Paramount Plus Series? Soundtrack Explored - Main Image

After waiting a while, Knuckles from Sonic the Hedgehog 2 finally got his spinoff series. If you already watched the show, you may be wondering what Knuckles' Paramount theme song is. Here's the song title along with the other songs in its soundtrack.

Spoiler Warning: This article includes spoilers for Knuckles, so proceed with caution.

What is Knuckles TV Series About?

In Knuckles, we find the titular character struggling to adjust to a quiet life in the suburbs. After all, Knuckles (voiced by Idris Elba) was a strong enemy of Sonic in the former film.

As he tries to settle into his new life in Green Hills, he frequently finds himself in trouble with Maddie (voiced by Tika Sumpter).

Later, he decides to become a mentor to the local sheriff's deputy, Wade (voiced by Adam Pally...

Fremantle is to handle worldwide sales on country music feature documentary “Rebel Country,” which will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

The film looks at a new breed of stars who are rewriting the rules and challenging the culture of country music. It explores the tensions of race, class, poverty, gender, sexuality and creativity versus commerce and geography that are prevalent in the U.S., while also acknowledging the musicians’ connection to Nashville’s rebellious roots.

“Rebel Country” is directed by Francis Whately, whose credits include “Five Years” and “Dolly Parton: Here I Am.” Executive producers are BMG, and Gabriel Jagger and Janet Lee for WhyNow Studios.

Whately said: “I am excited to have ‘Rebel Country’ premiere in this current moment that the country music genre is experiencing. The musicians, noted music journalists, and historians included in the film help give a broad picture of the genre...

Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour touched down Monday night at the Sanger Theatre in New Orleans. The venue is just a little under six miles from Lake Pontchartrain, which is probably why Dylan decided to break out the 1947 Hank Williams classic “On the Banks of the Old Pontchartrain” for the first time in his career. It was a tender rendition that he delivered in a remarkably clear voice.

Dylan became a fan of Hank Williams at a very young age. “I remember hearing’ Hank Williams one or...

Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s bittersweet 1966 novel of the same name by McMurtry and director Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show delineates the quiet, desperate lives of the citizens of Anarene, Texas, from November 1951 to October 1952. The film is a pure Janus-headed product of the New Hollywood. Bogdanovich pours the new wine of sexual frankness available to filmmakers after the inauguration of the MPAA ratings system into old bottles borrowed from the cellars of classic Hollywood cinema, namely those older films’ expressive visual grammar and obliquely suggestive dialogue.

As an erstwhile film critic and historian, Bogdanovich drew formal and technical inspiration from his years spent programming films from Hollywood’s Golden Age at MoMA. He also solicited advice from houseguest Orson Welles when it came to shooting the film in black and white, and employing long, unbroken takes rather than break up important scenes. As Welles reportedly put it:...

Today’s country artists love to namecheck icons like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings in their songs and during interviews. But sonically, they owe their greatest debt to Jimmy Buffett, whose tropical vibes, beachy imagery, and ocean escapism has shaped the last two decades of mainstream country. Buffett died Friday at 76, leaving an undeniable legacy that is still heard in the songs of country radio and warrants future induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

While artists like Garth Brooks were mining bits of the tiki-bar sound...

Red Utley is a fierce competitor in Big Brother 25 and has formed a strong alliance called The Chillers with Cameron Hardin. Red is from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and describes himself as a "chillbilly," a mix between a hippie and a hillbilly. Family is important to him. Red is currently a salesman and has military experience, which he believes gives him an advantage in the game. He also has a successful TikTok account with nearly 600K followers.

Big Brother 25 houseguest Red Utley has proven himself to be a fierce competitor so far, and it's time to learn more about the man with the long red hair and beard. Red is one of 17 houseguests competing for the $750,000 prize. He has found a close ally in Cameron Hardin, with whom he has formed a Final 2 alliance called The Chillers. Red has strong physical, mental, and social skills, which have made him an ideal Big Brother houseguest.

One could make -- and no doubt some resourceful Marvel Cinematic Universe fans have made -- a video about Loki (Tom Hiddleston) hooking up with different characters in the MCU using footage from Hiddleston's non-Marvel projects. The actor had a tragic affair with Rachel Weisz (Melina Vostokoff in "Black Widow") in "The Deep Blue Sea," played one-half of a pair of vampiric lovers along with Tilda Swinton (the McU's Ancient One) in "Only Lovers Left Alive," and starred as Hank Williams in "I Saw the Light," with the Scarlet Witch herself, Elizabeth Olsen, playing the late country music legend's wife. Hiddleston even had a fling with Elizabeth Debicki (Ayesha in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" films) in "The Night Manager," in addition to a non-zero amount of sexual tension with "Captain Marvel" actor Brie Larson in "Kong: Skull Island."

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If there’s a moment that sums up the genius of Robbie Robertson, it’s the part in The Last Waltz when they play “It Makes No Difference.” All five brothers in the Band perform like they’re reading each other’s minds. Every detail is perfect: Robertson’s guitar, Rick Danko’s voice, Garth Hudson’s sax. They’re singing about loneliness, yet with the sound that only trusted comrades can make together. But you can hear that these guys are already mourning the death of their brotherhood. It’s their famous farewell concert,...

Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and primary songwriter who penned “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and many other beloved classics, died Wednesday at age 80.

Robertson’s management company confirmed the musician’s death. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” his longtime manager Jared Levine said in a statement. “In lieu of flowers, the family...

Lollapalooza 2023‘s opening day kicked off on Thursday in Chicago’s Grant Park, and it was a scorcher, thanks to artists bringing the heat and the sweltering humidity. The festival inked a 10-year contract with the city last year, and it came with the expansion in capacity, up from 100,000 people to 115,000.

The increase in numbers was apparent during Billie Eilish’s headlining appearance. “There isn’t any place where there aren’t people,” she said, surveying the sea of heads during her show. The festival also marked the first time...

Tony Bennett, the affable pre-rock standards crooner who came to be newly appreciated and beloved by everyone from the grunge generation to Lady Gaga, died on Friday. He was 96. Bennett’s publicist, Sylvia Weiner, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone, adding that he died in his hometown of New York City.

A cause of death was not specified. But in 2016, Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and began experiencing memory loss, one of the leading symptoms of the disease (which has no known cure). Bennett’s condition,...

Wes Anderson’s soundtracks were initially known for their Rolling Stones, David Bowie, The Who, and lots of ’60s and 70s rock at first. Eventually, that started to change; Anderson split with composer Mark Mothersbaugh, found a new ally in French composer Alexandre Desplat, and the music choices were less immediately identifiable, not quite as conventionally hip, but still tasteful choices (think the use of Hank Williams in “Moonrise Kingdom,” The Bobby Fuller Band in “Fantastic Mr.

Continue reading ‘Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Soundtrack Features Jarvis Cocker, Alexandre Desplat, Bing Crosby & More at The Playlist.

Garth Brooks named Dolly Parton the Goat of country music, Chris Stapleton won his first-ever entertainer of the year title and Lainey Wilson continued her rise to stardom at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Parton closed the two-hour awards show Thursday with a performance of her rock anthem “World on Fire,” taken from her upcoming rock debut Rock Star. The song features lyrics like, “Don’t get me started on politics/Now how are we to live in a world like this?”

Fire burst from the stage during the performance, which featured a full band and 10 dancers.

“Country music’s rock star,” co-host Brooks said as he introduced the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and fellow host.

Early in the night, Brooks rattled off names like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Buck Owens, Charley Pride, George Strait, Keith Whitley and Randy Travis when trying...

Myron Elkins is one of those guys who seems to have stepped out of another time. At just 22, the former welder from the small town of Otsego, Michigan — closest city: Kalamazoo — drops names like Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Al Green when recounting his musical mileposts. But he’s also fully aware that he’s a white man from the Midwest and that any claim he has to vintage soul music goes through one of his state’s most celebrated blue-collar singers.

“I have this thing, almost like a ‘worthy...

Willie Nelson has now been selected for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023. But it not the first time that someone is inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville and the rock institution in Cleveland. In fact, he is the 16th inductee into both halls. Nelson was voted into the country music museum back in 1993.

The list of 15 people so far only includes two women — Brenda Lee and Dolly Parton. The king of rock and roll — Elvis Presley — is among the group, along with solo singers Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bill Monroe, Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams. Instrumentalists are Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Johnny Gimble. Sun Records founder Sam Phillips is included along with two groups — the Everly Brothers and Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys.

Tour our photo gallery to find out more about each person and when they were...

“Last job I had was sportswriter at a local newspaper,” says Pony Bradshaw. He’s sitting backstage at the Grey Eagle in Asheville, North Carolina, nursing a bottle of Miller Lite and prepping for his gig later that night. “I’ve been doing this about five years full-time.”

“This” is his job as a rambling singer and songwriter in the Hank Williams or Merle Haggard vein, the kind of always-on-the-run lifestyle that informs the title of his latest album, North Georgia Rounder. While he resides in the same mountains as the record’s namesake,...