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Beyoncé and Paul McCartney.The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer covers the 1968 Beatles beauty “Blackbird” — written by Macca, although credited to both McCartney and John Lennon — on her countrified new album “Cowboy Carter” that was released last Friday to rave reviews (including mine) and record-shattering streams.Bey’s honey- and harmony-coated rendition of “The White Album” classic — featuring African-American female country singers Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts making like Destiny’s Southern Child — is a revelation that repurposes the song from a black female perspective.And Sir Paul has given Beyonce’s “Blackbird” — which is styled as “Blackbiird” on “Cowboy Carter” — the most royal of blessings.“I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place.

Who’d have known she could be so shady?Lily Allen threw shade at Beyoncé when she joked that she is “getting some help” in maintaining her youthful appearance. “She does look great,” Miquita Oliver said while hosting Allen, 38, on her podcast “Miss Me?” “She makes turning 40 exciting,” added Oliver, 39, while the pair discussed Beyoncé’s brand-new country album “Cowboy Carter.” “Yeah, but she’s getting some help,” quipped Allen. The remark did not sit well with Oliver, who quickly jumped to the “Single Ladies” singer’s defense.

Prudential Center on Saturday, March 30.Opening act Tyler Hubbard had just finished wooing the crowd with his stable of rootsy country hits — “5 Foot 9” jerked everyone out of their seats and kept us on our feet until the final note of his infectious closer “Dancin’ In The Country.”“No twerking, just twanging,” my friend smiled, referencing the gals behind us whose southern drawls rang just as loud as their excited belts.In all seriousness, this rabble of fans was a rather tame group.There were handfuls of young sprogs spread throughout the stands, the expected besotten lovebirds, and older adults who stayed sober enough to sing along without butchering a single lyric.But, Kane Brown’s theatrical entrance was what grabbed our attention.Now on his sixth tour — this one dubbed ‘In the Air’ — the crossover country artist knows a thing or two about a grand opening.The stage was reset within minutes. Sheer curtains drawn back, clouds of smoke escaping from the ground, and silhouettes of the band members flashing in each corner.A few snare drums and firecrackers later, the drapes finally fell, and Brown descended from the sky sporting a laidback black Canadian tux, speckled in glistening rhinestones, and a pair of white sneakers.

Morgan Wallen will play back-to-back gigs at the Colts’ home Lucas Oil Stadium as part of his ongoing ‘One Night At A Time Tour’ with special guests Bailey Zimmerman, Nate Smith and Lauren Watkins.This pair of concerts are the 30-year-old’s first official headlining sets since November 2023. While we don’t know what he’ll bring to the stage this time around, he performed 24 songs on most nights on the first leg of the tour based on our findings at Set List FM.For fans that want to attend, last-minute tickets are available.At the time of publication, prices start at $66 before fees on Vivid Seats.General-admission floor seats can be scooped up for as low as $172 before fees.Still need more details?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Morgan Wallen’s Lucas Oil Stadium concerts below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A breakdown of all the best ticket prices by section at Lucas Oil Stadium for the two concerts can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Sam Hunt is giving his fans a two-for-one.After announcing his five-song EP in late March, the country star revealed he will be hitting the road for his ‘Locked Up Tour’ with special guests Russell Dickerson, George Birge and Dalton Dover on select dates from May through September.Along the way, he’ll boot scoot into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on Thursday, July 11 and Canandaigua, NY’s Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Aug. 15.This upcoming nationwide trek comes on the heels of Hunt’s ongoing spring ‘Outskirts Tour’ that runs up until mid-April.For fans that didn’t get a chance to catch Hunt on the ‘Outskirts’ run, tickets can be secured for all of his summer gigs as of today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 5, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.On Aug.

new album “Cowboy Carter” — and one of them is none other than music legend Stevie Wonder.After accepting the Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles Monday night, the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer gushed over the 25-time Grammy winner who handed her the gong.“Now, Beyoncé is once again changing music and culture,” Wonder said of her latest record. “And when she’s not changing music, she’s changing the world, fighting the good fight.”As the mom of three accepted the award, she thanked the “I Wish” hitmaker for “making a way for all of us.”“And thank you for playing the harmonica on ‘Jolene,’” she added.“Tonight, you called me an innovator and for that, I’m very grateful,” the 32-time Grammy winner said.

Koe Wetzel.One could easily call his music “country,” “post-grunge,” or “hillbilly punk-rock,” and any one of the three technically wouldn’t be wrong.No matter how you define the 31-year-old singer, you can catch him on the road in August from July through October as part of his recently announced ‘Damn Near Normal Tour’ with special guests Treaty Oak Revival, Kolby Cooper, Pecos & The Rooftops, Tanner Usrey and more on select dates.That includes a stop at Atlantic City, NJ’s Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Friday, Aug.

record-breaking 32-time Grammy winner cleverly addressed never winning one of the Academy’s most coveted trophies in her new song “Sweet Honey Buckin'” included on Friday’s “Cowboy Carter” album release. “AOTY [Artist of the Year], I ain’t win/ I ain’t stuntin’ ’bout them/ Take that s – – t on the chin/ Come back and f – – k up the pen,” Beyoncé, 42, says on the track.Her albums “I Am … Sasha Fierce,” “Beyonce,” “Lemonade,” and “Renaissance” have all been nominated for Album of the Year but the “Single Ladies” songstress has never snagged the category.Beyoncé’s husband, Jay-Z addressed this issue during the 2024 Grammys in February, addressing the Academy directly, “I’m just sayin’, we want y’all to get it right.”“We love y’all … at least get it close to right,” Jay, who has 24 Grammys of his own, continued, “And obviously it’s subjective — y’all don’t gotta clap at everything — obviously it’s subjective because it’s music and it’s opinion-based.

Cowboy Carter,” is a protest against the Nashville establishment after previously being treated poorly.“This is her life, this has been her life: You tell Bey she can’t do something, she does it,” a source close to the singer told The Post. “If you don’t invite her to the party; she will create a bigger party and shut yours down.

famous mom’s album “Act II: Cowboy Carter.”The country music-inspired record dropped on Friday, with Rumi appearing on the single “Protector.”“Mom, can I hear the lullaby, please?” Rumi croons on the track as the Grammy winner, 42, then sings: “And I will lead you down that road if you lose your way/ Born to be a protector, mm-hmm/ Even though I know someday you’re gonna shine on your own/ I will be your projector, mmm, mm-hmm.”“Even though I know some day you’re gonna shine on your own/ I will be your projector, yeah, yeah/ And even though I know some day you’re gonna shine on your own/ I will be your protector, born to be a protector,” Beyoncé goes on.Rumi — who is the twin sister of brother Sir Carter — is not the only singer in the family. Alongside parents Beyoncé and Jay-Z, older sister Blue Ivy, 12, also has some pipes on her.

“Cowboy Carter” — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping at midnight — you don’t have to hold up before she brings some more of that “Texas Hold ‘Em” twang.Here are six other black country artists who will get your yeehaw up before Mrs. Carter takes us all the way to country town on “Act II” of her “Renaissance” trilogy — which will include a tribute to Linda Martell, the first African-American woman to play the Grand Ole Opry — at midnight.Coincidentally, Brown will be playing the New York area — bringing his In the Air Tour to Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Saturday — on the same weekend that “Cowboy Carter” drops.

Tim McGraw’s 2024 tour name is a bit misleading.The country icon dubbed this year’s trek the ‘Standing Room Only Tour,’ but after doing a bit of research, our team found quite a few last-minute seats available for all 38 remaining shows on the North American run with special guests Carly Pearce and Restless Road.That includes his big gigs at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center on Saturday, May 4 and Long Island’s UBS Arena on Thursday, May 9.And if you want seats — not standing room only passes (!) — to see the hitmaker perform bangers like “I Like It, I Love It,” “Highway Don’t Care,” “Something Like That” and tracks from his 2023 album “Standing Room Only” at one of his many, many shows live, we’re here to help.At the time of publication, our team found some tickets going for as low as $21 before fees on Vivid Seats.While that price is a bit of an outlier, other shows have seats starting anywhere from $27 to $116 before fees.Curious how much it will cost you to see the “1883” star boot scoot and boogie live at the concert closest to you?We’ve got all the information you need and more about Tim McGraw’s 2024 ‘Standing Room Only Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Zach Bryan is dropping into the Barclays Center for a pair of back-to-back gigs on Wednesday, March 27 and Thursday, March 28 as part of his ‘Quittin’ Time Tour’ with special guests The Middle East and Levi Turner.And if you want to go, there’s never been a better time to scoop up Zach Bryan tickets than the present.When we first reported on last-minute ‘Quittin’ Time’ prices, tickets started at $143 before fees on Vivid Seats for the Barclays Center shows.At the time of publication, seats can now be secured for as low as $118 before fees.For those that want to get closer to the action, floor seats are available for $283 before fees.On the fence?New York Post writer Miska Salemann saw a ‘Quittin Time’ concert live at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center and said Bryan “(wages) intimacy in a grandiose arena, his stories land deep coupled with unpretentious staging and lack of strict choreography makes his performances feel more like witnessing a virtuoso at an open mic-night at your local dive” in her glowing review.Still need a few more details before smashing that buy button?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Zach Bryan’s Barclays Center concerts below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices by section at the Barclays Center can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Willie Nelson may be.The nonagenarian country icon — who’s been on the road since the mid 1950s (!) — just announced that he’ll drop into Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion to celebrate July 4 with his Outlaw Tour co-headliners Bob Dylan and Robert Plant.Now if that’s not American, we don’t know what is.They’ll be joined by Plant’s partner in crime Alison Krauss as well as Mavis Staples, Maren Morris and Celisse at Nelson’s annual Fourth of July Picnic.It should be noted that while the concert is taking place in Camden, NJ, it’s being labeled as a Philadelphia event.In step with that sentiment, Nelson shared a statement.“I am thrilled to bring the 4th of July Picnic to Philadelphia for the first time in our storied history,” the 90-year-old said in a press release. “It’s an honor to host such an extraordinary lineup of talent in the birthplace of our country.

George Strait is launching his ten-concert 2024 tour that he announced last September with special guests Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town.From there, the King of Country heads to NFL stadiums all over North America including a stop at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday, June 8.And if you want to see the 71-year-old hitmaker live, now’s the time to pounce.As of now, seats are available for all ten mega gigs.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find was $83 before fees on Vivid Seats.Tickets start anywhere from $84 to $328 before fees for other shows.Wondering how much it will run you to sing “All My Ex’s Live In Texas,” “Check Yes Or No,” “Amarillo By Morning” and so many more No. 1’s with Country’s King?Keep scrolling straight on down, Strait fans.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about George Strait’s 2024 Stadium Tour below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Country’s Calling Music Festival surfs into Ocean City’s Ocean City Inlet for two days of boot scootin’ good times.Headliners at the inaugural event include household name Eric Church, chart-topper Tyler Childers, rapidly rising star Jelly Roll, Grammy winner Lainey Wilson and country legend Clint Black.They’ll be joined by Dwight Yoakam, Riley Green, Martina McBride, Bailey Zimmerman and Tanya Tucker at the two-day extravaganza.Personally, we’re most excited for the alt-country stylings of “Cocaine Country Dancing” singer Paul Cauthen.In total, 26 acts are scheduled to perform on Friday and Saturday.And if you want to catch them all, single and multi-day passes can be snagged as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, March 22, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all dates and links to buy Country’s Calling tickets can be found below.To ring in their first-ever fest, Ocean City brought out some of the biggest names in the biz to kick things off.For a closer look, here’s everyone who will be performing, according to the festival’s X (formerly Twitter) account:Say howdy to your #CountryCalling lineup

“Act II: Cowboy Carter,” due March 29.Mrs. Carter’s news left the Beyhive buzzing, with many recalling the cold reception the artist appeared to have once received from the country-music community, which inspired her to make her new LP.“It was born out of an experience that I had years ago where I did not feel welcomed…and it was very clear that I wasn’t,” she wrote in an unusually lengthy post.And fans are speculating that Beyoncé is referring to the 2016 Country Music Association Awards, when she performed “Daddy Lessons” — a distinctly country ditty off her much-lauded “Lemonade” album — with the Chicks.Country star Alan Jackson reportedly walked out on the performance in protest, later tweeting #KeepItCountry.But seven years after that controversial CMAs appearance, Beyoncé has become the first black woman to have a No.

Toby Keith was voted into the Country Music Hall of Fame one day after the singer died after a battle with stomach cancer. He was 62. Sarah Trahern, the CEO of the Country Music Association, made the revelation Monday after announcing that singer John Anderson, 69, and James Burton, 84, would be joining Keith in the prestigious honor.

performed “Rainbow Connection” as a duet Thursday at Nelson’s 2024 Luck Reunion festival. The Muppet also joined the legendary stoner for the 12th annual festival at his Texas ranch for a gospel medley of “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” “I’ll Fly Away” and “Hard to Be Humble.”Kemit’s version of “Rainbow Connection” appeared on 1979’s “The Muppet Movie” soundtrack and earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Song. Nelson, 90, released his cover of the song in 2001 on his album of the same name.

Sheryl Crow’s crystalline vocals all night long, but her opening set was not why I trekked to Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on a Thursday night, with work looming large the next morning. The rest of the impatient crowd seemed to feel the same, pining for Zach Bryan to fall out of the sky and onto center stage to cure our aching for his raspy voice and gut-wrenching lyrics.In true country music fashion, the makeup of the crowd was somewhat jarring.

Houston Rodeo isn’t over just yet.From March 13-17, the annual music/cattle wrangling extravaganza will wrap things up at NRG Stadium with five huge concerts to close the festivities.Artists set to close out the spring run include Nickelback, Zac Brown Band, Jonas Brothers, Brad Paisley and Eric Church.Amazingly, last-minute tickets are more surprisingly affordable.At the time of publication, our team found seats going for as low as $18 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other concerts have tickets starting anywhere from $26 to $38 before fees.Plus, you won’t want to sleep on the BBQ contests, trail rides, horse shows, wine tastings, rides and games Rodeo offers, either.Want to get in on the action before it’s too late?You’re in the right place, Houstonians.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2024 Houston Rodeo below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all NRG Stadium Houston Rodeo concerts dates, headliners, show start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.