The New York Times – Music:
Popcast’s mailbag is back and more varied than ever.
Category: Country Music
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Jelly Roll Files for Divorce From Bunnie Xo After Nearly a Decade
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The country music star, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife of nearly 10 years, Alisa DeFord, who is known as Bunnie Xo.
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6 Stellar All-Female Country Duets
The New York Times – Music:
Hear Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert making peace on the record, and more outstanding collaborations between women in Nashville.
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Ashley McBryde Saved Her Own Life. Now She’s Rocking Out Her Way.
The New York Times – Music:
The prolific country singer and songwriter has never quite fit the country music mold. Her upcoming album, “Wild,” revels in her individuality, and her sobriety.
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The Taylor Swift Interview: Behind the Scenes
The New York Times – Music:
On “Popcast,” the reporter Joe Coscarelli discusses what it was like to talk to Swift about songwriting with the critic Jon Caramanica.
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Kacey Musgraves Sounds Right at Home in the ‘Middle of Nowhere’
The New York Times – Music:
The country singer and songwriter’s sixth album is a triumph of self-realization that reunites her with early collaborators and a former foe (Miranda Lambert).
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David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
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11 Great American Songwriters Who Didn’t Make Our List
The New York Times – Music:
The New York Times Magazine named the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. Here are more contenders, including Billy Joel, Frank Ocean and Neko Case.
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Lucinda Williams Explains What It Takes to Write a Great Song
The New York Times – Music:
The singer-songwriter talks about being self-taught, and reaching down into the deepest, darkest parts of herself to pull out a song.