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Shaboozey Rides Again: Inside His Ambitious New Album

In his first-ever podcast interview, Shaboozey — who gave the decade one of its biggest crossover hits with “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — joins Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now for a very special live podcast taping in Las Vegas. The episode arrives as part of a multimedia package with Shaboozey, including a digital cover story on RollingStone.com. Nashville Now host Joseph Hudak, who authored the cover story, captures Shaboozey at his most vulnerable. He gets tearful recounting his historic Grammy win, recounts growing up in Northern Virginia as the song of Nigerian immigrants, and shares the various inspirations — from Quentin Tarantino movies to Old West video games — for his ambitious forthcoming album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western tales. It’s a deeply personal interview with one of music’s most fascinating new stars, only on Nashville Now.   Country is Here… Nashville is Now.   Check out our Hear Now [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68zjbsCucBRpXX23jBWyGi?si=uc8BMcNmRJqGDtAmvWiXOg%E2%81%A0] playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

BONUS: Nashville’s Indie Scene: Crystal Rose Will Blow Your Mind

While Nashville is synonymous with country music, Music City’s indie scene is vital. In this special episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, we introduce you to Crystal Rose, a singer-songwriter with a stunner of a voice working in the R&B and folk space. At a recent showcase in East Nashville, Rose hypnotized the crowd with a flash choir, making for an indelible musical moment. Rose tells us how it came about, what’s on the horizon, and why Nashville is an important creative hub for musicians of all genres. Country is Here… Nashville is Now. Check out our ⁠Hear Now⁠ [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68zjbsCucBRpXX23jBWyGi?si=uc8BMcNmRJqGDtAmvWiXOg%E2%81%A0] playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Kip Moore On Why Nashville Just Won’t Pay Attention

When music fans talk about “heartland rock,” they’re describing the catalog of Kip Moore. The Georgia native broke out in Nashville in the 2010s with radio hits like “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” but evolved into one of the most dynamic artists, a singer-songwriter who headlines stadiums overseas. So why won’t Nashville give him his due? In a candid episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, Moore opens up about his success, his roadblocks, and his stellar new album, Reason to Believe. Country is Here… Nashville is Now. Check out our ⁠Hear Now⁠ playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Dan Auerbach on the Lasting Influence of Gregg Allman

Dan Auerbach has called Gregg Allman “the foundation of what I do.” On the ninth anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band leader’s death, Auerbach joins Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now for a very special episode filmed at Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound in Nashville. The Black Keys singer-guitarist goes deep into how Allman influenced him personally, as well as the music of the Black Keys, and opens up about the grief that informed the band’s new album Peaches!, which was recorded as Auerbach’s father was dying. It’s an emotional interview, steeped in music history and the legacy of Gregg Allman, only on Nashville Now.   Country is Here… Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/68zjbsCucBRpXX23jBWyGi?si=uc8BMcNmRJqGDtAmvWiXOg%E2%81%A0] playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Luke Grimes: From ‘Yellowstone’ to Nashville

Fans of gritty TV dramas know Luke Grimes from his role as Kayce Dutton on Yellowstone and now CBS’s Marshals, which airs it's Season 1 finale on May 24th. But Grimes is every bit the country singer and songwriter as he is accomplished actor. In this freewheeling episode of Rolling Stone’s Nashville Now podcast, the Ohio native turned Montana resident shares what went into his new album Red Bird, how he made the successful transition to all-around artist, and why he said yes to reviving the role of Kayce on CBS’s latest hit. It’s a Nashville-meets-Hollywood conversation, only on Nashville Now. Country is Here…Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]