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No drinking and only Christian music during Sunday Gospel Hour at Nashville's most iconic honky tonk

Aug. 13, 2024 13:53 PM EDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Robert's Western World is known as Nashville’s most authentic honky tonk and synonymous with country music. But for an hour on Sundays, no one can drink alcohol; everyone must listen to Christian music. This is “Sunday Gospel Hour” in the Tennessee...

What to stream this weekend: Zendaya hits aces, Orville Peck duets and Elizabeth Taylor sparkles

Aug. 02, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

The Olympics-ready “Challengers” making its streaming debut and an EP from country-turned-pop singer Maren Morris are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated...

Orville Peck makes queer country for everyone. On ‘Stampede,’ stars like Willie Nelson join the fun

Aug. 02, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — It is not easy to be an outsider in country music, but Orville Peck has made a career out of it. On his third album, “Stampede,” his nonconformist spirit has led to collaborations with everyone from Willie Nelson and Elton John to Mickey Guyton and Kylie...

Singer, songwriter, provocateur and politician Kinky Friedman dead at 79

Jun. 27, 2024 16:49 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices, has died. Friedman, 79,...