The country singer's gospel-style, cover-heavy set left fans dividedThe post Eric Church defends controversial Stagecoach headline set that saw many fans walk out appeared first on NME.

Last night, Eric Church headlined Stagecoach with a polarizing performance. Seated in front of red stained glass windows, the country musician played an acoustic, covers-heavy set that included songs by 2Pac (“California Love”) and Snoop Dogg (“Gin And Juice”) with a gospel choir. The night was light on his own material and some audience...

The Rolling Stones were always big admirers of country music, and you can hear that influence on classic Stones records like Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main St. As country music has absorbed tons of classic-rock sounds, the influence has gone back the other way, too. On a new tribute album, a whole lot of Nashville’s biggest, brightes...

A bunch of big country names including Eric Church, Maren Morris, Brothers Osborne, and Ashley McBryde have contributed to a forthcoming new Rolling Stones tribute album. According to its pre-save link, Stoned Cold Country is due out March 17, and tonight we get to hear the LP’s first single: “It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (B...

Duke vs. North Carolina is arguably the most storied rivalry in men’s college basketball: two powerhouse programs a few miles apart, competing year after year for local bragging rights and Atlantic Coast Conference supremacy. The two schools play at least twice a year, and sometimes they cross paths in the ACC Tournament, but they&...