We round up your weekly country music news from the second week of April 2020 – including your coronavirus updates and livestreams – and uncover the moments that you might have missed from the first week of April 2020 . This country music news will also be available on the podcast tomorrow on Spotify and on iTunes.
The Country Music Livestreams You Should Be Watching This Week
Monday 13th April
12am: Song Suffragettes – Candi Carpenter, Carter Faith, Tyra Madison and Mignon / Jimmie Allen
Tuesday 14th April
2am: Jillian Jacqueline
12am: Alyssa Bonagura
Wednesday 15th April
8pm: O&O on Modern Age Music
Thursday 16th April
9pm: Rob Mayes presented by Destination Country
Saturday 18th April
1am: Global Citizen’s of the World featuring Kacey Musgraves and Keith Urban
1. Maren Morris turns 30 in isolation
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Maren Morris husband Ryan Hurd paid tribute to the singer with this sweet post on Instagram.
2. Dolly Parton’s ’50 Years at the Opry’ airs tonight on BBC2
Playing the Grand Ole Opry is a huge honour for any country music musician, tonight Dolly Parton will celebrate 50 Years at the Opry on BBC2, featuring special guests including Candi Carpenter.
3. Country stars pay tribute to late John Prine
RIP to this true icon of country music. Prine was a legend in the genre, famed for his songwriting and stars past and present have been celebrating his legacy this week.
4. Stars feature in ACM Presents: Our Country
The ACMs – held annually in Las Vegas, have been postponed due to COVID-19. Last weekend though ACM aired ‘Our Country’ featuring a range of artists singing from the safety of their own homes. Standout performances came from Lady Antebellum, Kane Brown and more.
Release Reviews in 10 Words or Less
Maddie & Tae, ‘I Don’t Need To Know,’ – the powerful duo return with their impressive sophomore album, this is our standout track
