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Earlier in 2020, Jimmie Allen released his landmark Bettie James EP. The star-studded project saw him collaborating with country legends like Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley , newcomers like Mickey Guyton , and out-of-genre greats like Nelly , Rita Wilson and Noah Cyrus . Now, Jimmie’s taking Bettie James one step further. The singer unveiled a half-hour-long mini-movie called Bettie James Picture this week, which was written by the singer himself and directed by Sam Aldrich . Jimmie also stars in the musical film, following a working-class citizen as he goes t...

Ex-Police man Stewart Copeland's rhythm of life behind Sting and a spy Geoff Edgers, The Washington Post Dec. 13, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Every Friday, national arts reporter Geoff Edgers hosts The Washington Post's first Instagram Live show from his barn in Massachusetts. He has interviewed, among others, comedian Tiffany Haddish, infectious-disease expert Anthony Fauci and musician Elvis Costello. Recently, Edgers chatted with Stewart Copeland, the drummer best known for helping found the Police. Here are excerpts from their conversation. Q: So Sting, he seems to have gotten a bad rap ov...

Q&A with Stewart Copeland: Drumming with the Police, setting Sting free and investigating his dad’s time in the CIA Geoff Edgers © The Washington Post Geoff Edgers and Stewart Copeland on Nov. 20 in Edgers’s weekly Instagram Live show “Stuck with Geoff.” (This interview has been edited for clarity and length.) Q: So Sting, he seems to have gotten a bad rap over the years. People like to criticize or attack him. And I've determined that that's because they are generally jealous, because Sting is incredibly talented. I remember being that 13-year-old kid walking aroun...

He was considered the first, and one of the only, Black superstars in country music. Joey Guerra December 12, 2020Updated: December 14, 2020, 7:08 pm Charley Pride acknowledges the crowd prior to his March 4, 1970, rodeo concert performance. Photo: Houston Chronicle Charley Pride, considered the first, and one of the only, Black superstars in country music, died of COVID-19 complications Saturday in Dallas, according to an official statement. He was 86 years old. Pride was born March 18, 1934 in Sledge, Miss. He earned more than 50 top 10 hits on Billboard's Hot Country songs chart, i...