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Taylor Swift Is Entering Her Wedding Planner Era

One-time country sensation Taylor Swift has officially announced her engagement to NFL star Travis Kelce. While she has left the world of country music far behind, we all know where her roots are planted, and so we celebrate her wedding planner Era.

Taylor Swift Travis Kelce Engagement Photos


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Sweetwater & Save The Music Team Up to Bring Instruments (and Inspiration) to Classrooms Nationwide

Y’all already know we’re big fans of Sweetwater over here. Their customer service is the kind of southern hospitality that most big retailers can only dream of — knowledgeable, genuine, and downright personal. But this year, Sweetwater is doing a whole lot more than just helping musicians get the right gear. They’re helping kids get access to any gear at all.

Sweetwater & Save The Music Team Up to Bring Instruments (and Inspiration) to Classrooms Nationwide


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Brandon Blackstock Remembered: A Quiet Force Behind Country Music’s Biggest Names

The country music community lost one of its most quietly influential figures this week with the passing of Brandon Blackstock at the age of 48, following a private three-year battle with cancer.

Brandon Blackstock, from left, Kelly Clarkson appear at the Billboard Music Awards on May 20, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Though most headlines will remember him as Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband or Reba McEntire’s former stepson, those closest to the music industry know Brandon as something much more—an artist manager who shaped the careers of some of country’s most visible stars. As a key figure at Starstruck Entertainment, Blackstock helped steer the success of acts like Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts, Carly Pearce, and others, offering the kind of behind-the-scenes guidance that rarely makes front-page news but often makes careers.


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Burn The Tickets, Build The Bonfire

Why Backyard Parties Are Beating Big-Ticket Country Festivals

Backyard Bonfire Parties & Playlists

Okay, y’all—we need to talk. I know the allure of a mega-festival is strong: big names, big lights, big moments. But you know what else is big? That price tag. And in this economy, dropping a car payment (or two) with TicketMaster just to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers in a dusty field for three days isn’t just unrealistic—it’s absurd.


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