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MUSIC PEOPLE
NEWS
FEBRUARY 2023 Volume 54 Number 2 Issue 636
Editor Duncan Warwick
Contributors David Allan , Janet Aspley , Donnie Ayers , Craig Baguley , Tony Byworth , Larry Delaney , Don Cusic , Julie Flaskett , Michael Hingston , Stan Hitchcock , Tony Ives , Sianna King , Spencer Leigh , John Lomax III , Adrian Peel , Paul Riley , Alex Rossi , Chris Smith , Tom Travis , Walt Trott , Jack Watkins New release consultant : Steve Tidbury
Assistant editor Kelly Gregory
Photographers Patricia Presley , Barry Dixon
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MUSGRAVES & WITHERSPOON SPEARHEAD THE SEARCH FOR NEW COUNTRY STAR
C oming to Apple TV + in March is a
new singing competition that aims to find the next big country star . Led by Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves , “ My Kind of Country ,” makes its premiere globally on March 24 .
Joining Witherspoon and Musgraves are singer-songwriters , Jimmie Allen , Mickey Guyton and Orville Peck who will help search for the most talented artists .
Ahead of the eight-episode series
Guyton shared , “ The beauty of country music is that it can sound like so many different things and have so many different influences . I have a passion for sharing and discovering new voices and couldn ’ t be more excited to be a part of the new AppleTVPlus series # MyKindOfCountry .”
Musgraves also took to social media to share her excitement for the new show . “ Excited to be part of an innovative , new Apple TV + show alongside Reese
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