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"Mallard Fillmore," meet "Doonesbury." It didn’t take long for the decision by Gannett Co. to drop the conservative comic strip "Mallard Fillmore" from its newspapers to be decried by conservative websites as just one more example of “cancel culture.” “Conservative Mallard Fillmore cartoon canceled by leftists,” said the Independent Sentinel. The Red Alert declared, “Cancel culture has claimed another conservative scalp." And then there was the tweet by Bruce Tinsley, the cartoo...

One of the more impressive sights in the Country Music Hall of Fame is the cluster of 11 Grammy Awards credited to Roger Miller, the first country act to shake up the awards show scene as a crossover star. The artist won all 11 in a mere two years (1965 and 1966), off the strength of his critical and commercial hits “Dang Me” and “King of the Road.” Prior to Miller’s run of Grammy Awards success, country singers competed with popular folk artists for just one award: Best Country & ...

The notion that there’s a liberal wave of intolerance badly misreads history. This nation has seen decades of backlash against provocative views.

Remember When Natalie Maines Criticized the President? This is not just a random walk down country controversy memory lane. It was March 10, 2003, when Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks — now the Chicks — told a crowd in London that they were "ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas," referring to George W. Bush. She made that remark during the run-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. The resulting backlash was swift and severe. The immediate reaction was not as hostile as on...

My Thoughts On The Morgan Wallen Drama Morgan Wallen is the topic of most radio shows this morning, not just country radio shows. Some all are calling for a boycott and some dont seem to care. I am going to give you my two cents on the issue. I am not going to give the entire story here, but if you want to read it check it out on our website: LoneStar923.com. To sum it up, Morgan Wallen was caught on video using a racial slur, which he has now apologized for. Now some country radio stations are...

30 years ago Whitney Houston changed our expectations of the Super Bowl national anthem This once in a generation performance transformed the way Americans hear "The Star-Spangled Banner." Share Updated: 3:28 PM EST Jan 27, 2021 Justin Kirkland This once in a generation performance transformed the way Americans hear "The Star-Spangled Banner." Share Updated: 3:28 PM EST Jan 27, 2021 Justin Kirkland On Jan. 27, 1991, only 10 days had passed since ...

Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States in Washington DC on Wednesday afternoon. The new president's inauguration was filled with musical performances from Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, and Garth Brooks.

Garth Brooks Fans Angry Over Biden Inauguration Gig One Year After Barry Sanders Outrage Newsweek 1/19/2021 Janice Williams © Rick Diamond/Getty Images Garth Brooks performs onstage at the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017, in Nashville, Tennessee. Country music fans are outraged with Garth Brooks, after the singer announced that he will perform at President-elect Joe Bidens inauguration on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference on Monda...

Best Country Music Albums of All Time By Michele Zipkin, Stacker News On 1/16/21 at 10:00 AM EST U.S. Air Force Ray Price messed around with rhythm, Willie Nelson veered into jazzy realms, and modern country artists such as Eric Church and Sam Hunt meld rock and R&B with country flavors. The genre has continued to expand to feature new subgenres such as "country trap"—perhaps the most well-known song to fit into this genre is Lil Nas Xs "Old Town Road." Country has gone by several differen...

be country to be country. Here are 10 big country music hits that are actually covers of songs originally recorded by pop, rock or older country stars. multiple times. More recently youll find hitmakers like Florida Georgia Line and Jason Aldean releasing songs that were previously recorded by others. Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakam and Blake Shelton are three more stars whove reimagined older hits. The 10 songs in the above video are the lesser-known, less obvious cover songs. Most longtime f...