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Lewis Carroll's 1871 fable "Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There" features a notable scene wherein the young titular protagonist runs across a pair of whimsically dunderheaded identical twins while lost in an alternate dimension. The characters are named Tweedledee and Tweedledum and are based on numerous 18th-century folk poems variously attributed to John Byron, John Pope, and Jonathan Swift. In an early epigram by Byron, the two characters agree to have a battle but are startled by a crow, and forget to fight each other. It wouldn't be until the publication of "Through the Looking Glass," and John Tenniel's illustrations therein, that Tweedledee and Tweedledum would be depicted as identical twins. 

In Carroll's book, the twins reenact the Byron epigram and flee when a crow appears. Some might say that Tweedledee and Tweedledum represent easily distracted governments, or merely the capriciousness of children. Either way,...

There’s a new awards show in town.

On Wednesday, the nominations for the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards were announced, celebrating the best in country music.

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Controversial artist Morgan Wallen leads the way with 11 nominations, on the back of his hit album One Thing at a Time, which is nominated for Best Album of 2023, and earned him a nod for The People’s Artist of 2023.

Luke Combs and Hardy came in behind Wallen with nine nominations each, followed by Jelly Roll with eight, Lainey Wilson with seven, and Zach Bryan and Kane Brown with six each.

Other big nominees include Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert and Ashley McBryde.

Icons like Shania Twain and Dolly Parton also received nods for Social Country Star of 2023.

Hosted by Little Big Town,...

Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Hardy, and Jelly Roll are the top nominees at the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards, airing live Sept. 28 from Nashville’s Opry House, the home of the Grand Ole Opry.

Wallen leads the field with 11 nominations, including multiple nods in categories like The Song of 2023 (“Last Night,” “Thinkin’ About Me”) and The Collaboration Song of 2023 (“Cowgirls” featuring Ernest, “Red” with Hardy, who picked up nine nominations). Wallen is also up for The People’s Artist of 2023, Male Artist of 2023, and The Album of 2023 for One Thing at a Time.

The nominations are in for the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards. Blake Shelton, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Laney Wilson, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, Old Dominion and Zach Bryan will be vying for the night’s top honor, The People’s Artist award of 2023.

Other nominees include Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Elle King, Lainey Wilson, Ballerini and Megan Maroney, who are up for Female Artist of the year.

Hosted by Little Big Town, the first-ever People’s Choice Country Awards will air live Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt simultaneously on NBC and Peacock from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville.

Voting is now open online at votepcca.com. where fans can make their choice for their favorite nominees across 12 categories.

As previously announced, Toby Keith will receive the Country Music Icon Award, presented by Blake Shelton. Additional honorary award recipients, performers, presenters and...

When Jake Owen announced the track list for his upcoming album Loose Cannon, his first in four years, one song’s writing credits stood out above all the others: “On the Boat Again” is credited to Devin Dawson, Kyle Fishman, Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass and…Willie Nelson. It’s easy to hear why.

“On the Boat Again” borrows the chorus melody of Nelson’s 1980 touring anthem “On the Road Again,” changing the lyrics to summon that most cherished of Southern weekend outings: boat day. “On the boat again/I just...

Writer David Grann is one of the premier nonfiction storytellers of our time. His bestseller The Lost City of Z transported readers into the Amazon on a quest for a mythical civilization (and became a 2016 movie starring Charlie Hunnam). He followed up in 2017 with The Killers of the Flower Moon, a blistering investigation into a series of unsolved murders of members of the Osage tribe in Oklahoma during the early 1900s (the film adaptation, directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, premieres at Cannes this month). Grann’s masterful...

George Strait is in mourning. The country star has canceled his scheduled performance at tonight's Cmt Music Awards following the death of his father, John Byron Strait, who passed away yesterday at 91. "We are grateful for the time over the last few weeks we were able to spend with Daddy before he passed away," Strait said in a statement posted on his website. "I want to thank everyone for their prayers and support during this difficult time as we mourn our family's loss." Strait asked that, in lieu of gifts, donations be made to the Jennifer Strait Memorial Foundation, named after his niece. Funeral services will be private. While not among the nominees this year, the...

George Strait is in mourning. The music legend, 61, announced in a statement that his 91-year-old father, John Byron Strait - a former Texas junior high school teacher - died Tuesday after battling a lengthy illness. "We are grateful for the time over the last few weeks we were able to spend with Daddy before he passed away," the country singer said in a statement posted on his website. "I want to thank everyone for their prayers and support during this difficult time as we mourn our family's loss."Strait also canceled his scheduled Wednesday night appearance at the Cmt Awards.