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Darlinghurst

Darlinghurst is on the brink of their 4th Top 5 with Gotta Go Rodeo

experienced in Nashville – a homely feeling to it – it felt like one big family. Everyone’s there – music lovers and minded people – enjoying music, celebrating music and being together ... shoot off to play another three songs then we went to the Toyota Big Stage to do three songs. We did a lot of a lot of performing

Features / Interviews

Mamma Said

Mamma Said teases upcoming Ben Ransom album

until March next year – that's how bad it is! That's another big festival, the Country Rocks festival in Bungendore, and a huge line-up of fantastic artists. Tickets ... guitar, swinging from the rafters, that kind of thing [laughs]. Country is a big umbrella that encompasses the whole genre of country music. I fall more towards the rockier

ACM Award

55th ACM Award Winners, Highlights & Scandals!

Chris Stapleton Keith Urban GROUP OF THE YEAR Old Dominion (WINNER) Lady A Little Big Town Midland The Highwomen DUO OF THE YEAR Dan + Shay (WINNER) Brooks & Dunn Brothers ... Bieber “God’s Country” — Blake Shelton “One Man Band” — Old Dominion “Sugar Coat” — Little Big Town SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Hillary Lindsey (WINNER) Ashley Gorley Michael Hardy Shane McAnally Josh

Features / Interviews

I Should Probably Go To Bed

I Should Probably Go To Bed returns Dan + Shay to their roots

being able to make this something special. It turned out really cool. Considering how big the vocals were on Speechless and how big that song was; Dan, did you feel ... video sort of thing. We were like, “Let's try to do something very big and theatrical – give somebody an escape – something that they can watch and take their minds

Features / Interviews

Typical Bride

Typical Bride & drive-in festivals with Cass Hopetoun

winner, Casey Donovan at the first pandemic-induced drive-in concert in Sydney. A big part of performing is feeding off the energy from faces you see in a crowd ... interesting and fun! People are watching you on stage, so you’re on a big stage like a festival would be, but no one can get out of their cars

Features / Interviews

'All The Mountains I Must Climb' a magical accident for Michelle Cashman

that little bit easier. It becomes more of a downward roll than pushing a big boulder up the hill. Now is the perfect time [with COVID restrictions

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift claims first country #1 in 12 years

making the top 10 after 6 weeks. It's been a big week for new entrants in general. Coming in at #35 is Davisson Brothers Band and Amber Lawrence with

Features / Interviews

Courtney Keil

Courtney Keil chats production in COVID times

Skypes for writing and normally they started around 5AM, so I’d have a big cup of tea, PJs on the bottom and a jumper ... first, it's like, I'm a very small fish in a very big pond [laughs]. But more than anything, it's inspiring because there's so much music going

Features / Interviews

Hayley Marsten

Hayley Marsten calls-out beauty standards in Aussie entertainment

that was like the straw that broke the camel's back. I put a big post up saying, “if you comment anything on any of my photos any more that

Features / Interviews

Will Day

Will Day talks fatherhood, his dad & new single Dear Dad

principal. That sense of hard work and trying to achieve something was definitely a big inspiration. You have two young children of your own. Have your kids taken up music

Savannah Summer Series announces Lee Kernaghan

show that live music is alive and kicking post-COVID will be a big highlight after a tough year for all of us!” said Casey Barnes. Grab your tickets here

News / Chart News

Aussies Rule the Country Hot 50

holding in the three this week. Elsewhere on the chart it's been a big one for new releases, with this week's highest international debut coming from Raelynn

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