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Legendary Woman of Country. Bylines at Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, PAPER, LGBTQ Nation, No Depression, etc. willgroff.com

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Amanda Shires Tells Her Side of the Story After Divorce From Jason Isbell: β€œI'm Not Scared” After a marriage in the spotlight ended in brutal divorce, the singer-songwriter-fiddler is telling her story, her way.

Amanda Shires spent an afternoon introducing me to Lubbock and a small portion of those very fun hours is now chronicled in Texas Monthly ahead of her new album :) gift link: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...

23.09.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 524    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 53    πŸ“Œ 44

This is sick freak shit to say and it's alright to point that out

27.08.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3533    πŸ” 621    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 24
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Ashley Monroe's Patchwork Quilt: 'Tennessee Lightning' - Good Country β€œI’m from East Tennessee, so no one can really hear my voice and say that I'm not country.”

Had a real pinch me moment chatting with Ashley Monroe β€” whose music means as much to me as anyone's β€” about her new album, Tennessee Lightning. We touched on many things including how she feels about "Americana" (my most burning question). Give it a read!

thebluegrasssituation.com/read/ashley-...

27.08.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

quarterly reminder to subscribe to Don't Rock the Inbox

22.08.2025 18:55 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

what if annie up is the best pistol annies album…

16.08.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I see your Caitlin cannon and raise you an Abbie Callahan πŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ

16.08.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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aoty vibe

15.08.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

apropos of nothing luke bryan has a lot of bad songs but country girl shake it for me is not one of them

14.08.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

prison honey

14.08.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who is Shania I thought country was popular bc of mitski

14.08.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don't Rock The Inbox A country music newsletter.

if you're curious to learn about "what caused the current country boom" might i recommend a little newsletter called Don't Rock The Inbox :) www.dontrocktheinbox.com

13.08.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

charles is cooking here πŸ«•

13.08.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone shocked that Kathy Mattea wasn't already a member of the Grand Ole Opry should read up on how the industry turned on her for having the unmitigated gall to wear three red AIDS support ribbons at the 1992 CMA Awards.

10.08.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 85    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

Since I can’t solve the astronomically bigger problems in this world I’m begging people to please stop being so weird about country music when writing about country music!!!!

13.08.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Cult Songwriter Wants to Sell You a House Jonny Fritz earned a reputution as one of country's most eccentric songwriters; then he quit to sell houses.

I went mansion house hunting on FaceTime with Jonny Fritz and all I got was this story.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

12.08.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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ate down

02.05.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Empowered Love Songs Martina McBride’s best-loved songs find strength in softness.

Wrote this little Valentine's Day number on the love songs of Martina McBride, an underrated legend whose best work is sharper and more nuanced than most anything on Today's Country Radio. So-called "music for soccer moms" (a label I resent!) is good, actually!!!
open.substack.com/pub/goodcoun...

14.02.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

am indeed screaming

24.01.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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goated xmas album

23.12.2024 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yes ma'am this is my post-election healing album

21.11.2024 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile Whiskey Riff runs an article calling Shaboozey a "borderline-country-artist" and saying how disrespectful his performance was... to Toby Keith

21.11.2024 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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shameful stuff
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

21.11.2024 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 23

Another rough night for people who think cancel culture is real

21.11.2024 04:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.

Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC

21.11.2024 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 61276    πŸ” 13240    πŸ’¬ 948    πŸ“Œ 1132

He may not have won best new artist but Bailey Zimmerman is a lock for the Dwight Yoakam lifetime achievement award for tiniest male waist

21.11.2024 03:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Post Malone doing his best Megan Moroney impression

21.11.2024 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love them both though 😬

21.11.2024 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kacey doing her best Megan Moroney impression

21.11.2024 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

LOL I LITERALLY JUST SENT THIS TO SOMEONE 😭

21.11.2024 02:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

All my favorite singers can’t sing vibe lol

21.11.2024 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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