Sarah Skates

Sarah Skates is a Recording Academy/GRAMMY.com contributor.

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Kelsea Ballerini, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown & More: Surveying The Country Landscape

Music lovers venturing to this weekend's 2018 Stagecoach Festival in Indio, Calif., will experience first-hand the diversity in sound and style of today's country music. With 50-plus artists set to perform on three stages, the event is a microcosm of the country landscape at large. <iframe width="620" height="349" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zDo0H8Fm7d0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe> Headliners include the genre-crossing duo Florida Georgia…

Apr 26, 2018 - 07:01 pm

Hillary Scott on GRAMMYs, God, Family, ‘Love Remains’

(The Making Of GRAMMY-Winning Recordings series presents firsthand accounts of the creative process behind some of music's biggest recordings. In this installment, Hillary Scott of Hillary Scott & The Scott Family details the making of Love Remains, which won Best Contemporary Christian Music Album at the 59th GRAMMY Awards, and "Thy Will," which won Best Contemporary Christian Performance/Song.)What began as…

May 15, 2017 - 01:36 pm

Country Focus: Chris Stapleton, “Girl Crush” Sweep Field

The GRAMMY Awards showcased some of country music's brightest stars, offering top-notch performances by Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton, and Carrie Underwood. Known for unique GRAMMY Moment artist pairings, this year's GRAMMY telecast continued the tradition of blending genres and placing icons onstage with today's hottest up-and-coming talent. Rising artist Chris Stapleton and veteran group Little…

Feb 17, 2016 - 01:25 am

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