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  Why Jewel makes honest music: ‘I don’t want to use art as propaganda’

  Jewel dropped some serious wisdom on StandUP with Pete Dominick.

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  Cyndi Lauper takes ‘Detour’ in Outlaw Country with Seymour Stein

  The special airs Saturday and Sunday on SiriusXM Outlaw Country (Ch. 60).

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  CountryMusicRock

  Farm Aid 2016 live from Virginia with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Alabama Shakes + more!

  The whole festival will be broadcast exclusively on SiriusXM Willie’s Roadhouse (Ch. 59).

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  Garth Brooks makes history with first concert at The Ryman on The Garth Channel

  Garth Brooks made history Thursday night, launching The Garth Channel (Ch. 55) with an exclusive concert live from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in fron...

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  CountryMusic

  Garth Brooks talks plans for his channel and the first song he’ll play at The Ryman

  During his weekly Facebook LIVE broadcast on Monday, the Garth Brookss talked about what playing the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville means to him and what he h...

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  Endless Summer Out Loud: Countdown the biggest hits of the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s, ’90s + ’00s

  Yeah, yeah, yeah, summer’s almost over. But here at SiriusXM we believe that summer is endless, so we’re not putting away our bikinis, boards and boomb...

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  Florida Georgia Line celebrate new album ‘Dig Your Roots’ on The Highway

  Florida Georgia Line is back this week with their third studio album, Dig Your Roots. The 15-track effort includes appearances by an eclectic group of artist...

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  Blake Shelton on his 10th album’s somber sound: ‘Life was heavier and darker’

  “I wanted to stick with the timeline of how things went for me, starting with pretty good to bottom falls out and climbing back out of that hole,̶...

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  CountryMusic

  Garth Brooks to perform first-ever concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to launch his SiriusXM channel

  Garth Brooks, in celebration of launching his own exclusive SiriusXM channel, will perform a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM listeners September...

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  CountryMusicPopRock

  Sips and Sounds: How to drink tequila, Radio Margaritaville style

  Because tequila is best enjoyed with a sweet soundtrack, Radio Margaritaville selected a special song to accompany each tequila cocktail.

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  CountryMusic

  Celebrate National Piña Colada Day with Kenny Chesney’s very own recipe

  “Man, I could use a Pina Colada,” Kenny Chesney sings…and we agree!

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  Garth Brooks’ own The Garth Channel coming soon to SiriusXM

  We already knew that Garth Brooks had friends in low places, but now he has them in high – like orbiting the Earth high – places, too! The music icon is laun...

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  Happy 80th birthday to Outlaw Country icon Kris Kristofferson

  Outlaw country pioneer Kris Kristofferson celebrates his 80th birthday today (6/22). The Texas-born artist has had a remarkable career, and his role in rebel...

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  Nashville’s Charles Esten heard about the series Season 5 renewal from fans

  In his first broadcast interview after the announcement that canceled ABC series Nashville would live on for 22 more episodes, star Charles Esten (Deacon Cla...

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  Our must-see acts from Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival

  Once again, SiriusXM is stationed down in Manchester, Tennessee for Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. The four-day music extravaganza is teeming with talen...

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  CountryMusic

  SiriusXM’s Highway Finds stage kicked off CMA Music Festival

  Join The Highway (Ch. 56) for a FREE kick-off concert in Nashville the day before this year’s CMA Music Festival. The show featured SiriusXM Highway Fi...

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  CountryEntertainmentMusic

  Luke Bryan doesn’t party like he used to

  Thanks to his hit songs Crash My Party, Drink a Beer, Drunk on You, Take My Drunk A** Home and Drinkin’ Beer and Wastin’ Bullets, you might expec...

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  CountryMusic

  Elizabeth Cook premieres her new song ‘Evacuation’ in Outlaw Country on SiriusXM

  Sassy country singer Elizabeth Cook has been a member of the SiriusXM family for a while now, hitting the air every weekday morning with her scintillating mi...

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  CountryMusic

  RIP: Guy Clark, Texas songwriting giant, dead at 74

  Guy Clark, a giant of Texas songwriting who was central to the Outlaw Country movement of the ‘70s and ‘80s and a mentor to generations of his fellow troubad...

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  CountryMusic

  Kenny Chesney celebrates No Shoes Radio launch with intimate show at The Stone Pony

  Kenny Chesney celebrated the launch of his new SiriusXM station, No Shoes Radio (Ch. 62), with an intimate performance at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New ...

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  Chris Young and Cassadee Pope top The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (5/14/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Chris / Cassadee takes the top spot with Think Of You. Dierks Bentley’s Somewhere On A Beach comes in at n...

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  Dolly Parton talks keeping the marriage spark alive, whether she’d toke with Willie Nelson and more on Radio Andy

  At 70 years old, Dolly Parton shows no signs of slowing down. This year alone she’s added the fastest wooden rollercoaster, named Lightning Rod, to her Dolly...

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  Merle Haggard’s final song, ‘Kern River Blues,’ premieres at Willie’s Roadhouse

  On April 6, 2016, the world lost a legend. Merle Haggard, who had been battling pneumonia for months, passed away on his 79th birthday. In the months leading...

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  CountryMusic

  Chris Young and Cassadee Pope top The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/30/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Chris / Cassadee takes the top spot with Think Of You. Dierks Bentley’s Somewhere On A beach comes in at n...

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  Happy Birthday, Willie Nelson: Join the weekend-long celebration at Willie’s Roadhouse!

  Willie Nelson is such a chill dude, he just feels like someone you’d want to hang with. Well, we can assure you that he really is as cool as you think ...

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  CountryMusic

  Chris Young and Cassadee Pope top The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/23/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Chris / Cassadee takes the top spot with Think Of You. Thomas Rhett’s T-Shirt comes in at number two while...

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  CountryRock

  Steve Martin and Edie Brickell celebrate new musical ‘Bright Star’ on The Coffee House

  You probably know Steve Martin by his comedic roles on Saturday Night Live and beyond, but did you know he is also a lifelong banjo player? (And a Grammy-win...

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  CountryMusic

  Chris Young and Cassadee Pope top The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/16/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Chris / Cassadee takes the top spot with Think Of You. Thomas Rhett’s T-Shirt comes in at number two while...

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  CountryMusic

  Music-versary: Loretta Lynn was born on April 14, 1932

  Loretta Lynn — born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932 – grew up as the second of eight children in a poor Appalachian coal mining community, where she wou...

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  CountryMusicPopRock

  Kenny Chesney’s ‘No Shoes Radio’ features Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson + more!

  The bad news: Summer is still weeks away. The good news: Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Radio just arrived at SiriusXM! We’re getting in the “no shoes” mood regard...

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  CountryMusic

  Willie’s Roadhouse becomes Merle’s Roadhouse this weekend in honor of late country icon

  In celebration of the life of the late Merle Haggard, who passed away this week on his 79th birthday, Willie Nelson’s exclusive SiriusXM channel Willie...

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  CountryMusic

  Storme Warren recalls time spent with Merle Haggard and the last of his generation of Country artists

  “I think if there’s a choice of going on to another life, trying something else, I’d try another one. This has been a great one.” Hau...

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  CountryMusic

  RIP: Merle Haggard, country music icon, passes away on 79th birthday

  SiriusXM is sad report that we’ve learned of the loss of a true icon of country music and close friend of Outlaw Country and Willie’s Roadhouse. ...

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  Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (4/2/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Tim McGraw’s Humble & Kind comes in at numbe...

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  Calvin Harris, Sia, Chris Stapleton, Flume, Miike Snow, Chvrches, M83, Run the Jewels, The Arcs and more

  Do you prefer your Coachella to be more of a Couch-ella? Well, you won’t have to leave your home to experience all the great music this year’s festival has t...

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  Kenny Chesney launches No Shoes Radio on SiriusXM!

  Need a break from the chaos of everyday life? Leave your worries behind, and join Kenny Chesney on a musical island oasis where the policy is always “no shoe...

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  Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (3/26/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Brett Eldredge’s Drunk On Your Love comes in at ...

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  CountryMusic

  Randy Houser gets ‘Fired Up’ for Highway listeners in Nashville concert

  Earlier this month, Randy Houser celebrated his Fired Up album release with a special concert at Anchor Fellowship Church in Nashville, where he performed fo...

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  CountryMusic

  Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (3/18/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Tim McGraw’s Humble & Kind comes in at numbe...

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  Granger Smith covers John Mayer’s ‘Slow Dancing In A Burning Room’ + more on The Highway

  On the heels of his major-label debut album Remington, which hit No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart, Granger Smith stopped by SiriusXM’s Music City ...

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  Loretta Lynn comes ‘Full Circle’ on SiriusXM

  Loretta Lynn is back with her first new album in more than ten years. Aptly titled Full Circle, the record takes us on a journey through the country icon’s m...

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  Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (3/4/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Justin Moore’s You Look Like I Need A Drink come...

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  Jake Owen opens up about his divorce on The Storme Warren Morning Show

  Jake Owen is prepping the release of his upcoming, as-yet-untitled new album. Earlier today he released the effort’s second single, American Country Love Son...

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  Cole Swindell tops The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown (2/27/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 30 Countdown, Cole Swindell takes the top spot with You Should Be Here. Justin Moore’s You Look Like I Need A Drink come...

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  CountryMusicRock

  Music-versary: Johnny Cash was born on February 26, 1932

  “It shoulda been you,” Ray Cash told his young son, Johnny, after his eldest, Jack, had been cut open from crotch to neck, fatally sliced by the circular saw...

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  Thomas Rhett tops The Highway’s Hot 45 Countdown (2/20/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 45 Countdown, Thomas Rhett takes the top spot with Die A Happy Man. Chris Stapelton’s Nobody To Blame comes in at number...

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  CountryMusic

  Thomas Rhett tops The Highway’s Hot 45 Countdown (2/6/16)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 45 Countdown, Thomas Rhett takes the top spot with Die A Happy Man. Chris Stapelton’s Nobody To Blame comes in at number...

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  CountryMusic

  Charles Kelley performs ‘Leaving Nashville,’ covers Adele in kick-off for solo career

  After winning oodles of awards—including six Grammys—as a founding member of Lady Antebellum, Charles Kelley decided to, you know, challenge himself a little...

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  Maren Morris tops The Highway’s Hot 45 Countdown (1/30/15)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 45 Countdown, Highway Find artist Maren Morris takes the top spot again with My Church. Luke Bryan and Karen Fairchild’s...

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  CountryMusic

  Maren Morris tops The Highway’s Hot 45 Countdown (1/23/15)

  In this week’s The Highway Hot 45 Countdown, Highway Find artist Maren Morris takes over the top spot with My Church. Thomas Rhett comes in at number two wit...

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