Hunter Kelly

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he/him | Host of PROUD Radio & Neon Songbook: @juddsofficial on @applemusic Country | Host/Curator of From Nashville - Music Talks at @92y |

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Festival Frenzy 2025: CMA Fest Plays It Safe

2 days ago | nashvillescene.com | Hunter Kelly

The first CMA Music Festival of Donald Trump’s second presidency arrives with a lineup seemingly engineered to avoid controversy. Many of country music’s current megastars are skipping the event altogether. Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and cultural lightning rod Morgan Wallen won’t be there to sing his toxic, blame-shifting No. 1 hit “I’m the Problem.” Wallen’s frequent collaborators Post Malone, HARDY and ERNEST are also MIA.
Hunter Kelly / Untethered Southerner

1 month ago | untetheredsoutherner.substack.com | Hunter Kelly

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Fancy Hagood’s Independent Spirit

1 month ago | untetheredsoutherner.substack.com | Hunter Kelly

I’m catching up with queer country icon Fancy Hagood, who just dropped five new songs on the expanded edition of his sophomore album, titled American Spirit: The Last Drag. In this Q&A, Fancy tells me about how these new tracks trace his journey as he moves into gratitude for a former relationship, considers his relationship with second-hand smoke in Nashville dives, and honors queer elders in his life, like his late friend, Leslie Jordan. (Q&A has been edited for length and clarity.
Lafemmebear Practices Self-Care in Face of Trans Eradication

2 months ago | untetheredsoutherner.substack.com | Hunter Kelly

I first played Lafemmebear's music on my first-ever summer dance party episode of Proud Radio in June 2021. The episode allowed me to dip my toes into more adventurous musical waters, and Lafemmebear’s woozy, slinky R&B track, “I.L.T.S. (I Luv This Skin)” fit the bill.
Hunter Kelly / Untethered Southerner

2 months ago | untetheredsoutherner.substack.com | Hunter Kelly

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Denitia’s indie sensibilities bring new shades to country sound

Mar 7, 2025 | untetheredsoutherner.substack.com | Hunter Kelly

I finally got a chance to catch up with one of the artists who’s keeping modern country music vital and interesting for me — Denitia! I run through her long list of accomplishments in my intro to our conversation. Here it is, edited for clarity and content.
Media Diet No 2. - Beyond the Gates/Reba Sings Dua Lipa/R.E.M.

Mar 3, 2025 | untetheredsoutherner.substack.com | Hunter Kelly

Beyond the Gates — A Steamy Soap with a PurposeThe audacity of CBS releasing a new daytime soap opera in 2025 and having the plot center on the affluent Black family, the Duprees, while white people play supporting roles, such as nurse, fireman, and realtor. Yes! Beyond the Gates will hopefully serve as a mindf**k to all the folks who were pissed Beyoncé won Best Country Album at the Grammys or that Kendrick Lamar had zero white people in the Super Bowl halftime show.
Queer AND Christian? Semler’s Debut Album Offers Safe Space

Feb 21, 2025 | untetheredsoutherner.substack.com | Hunter Kelly

I write to you this morning in the afterglow of a Thursday evening spent in a room full of fellow queer, spiritually-minded misfits working out their faith with rock chords and communal singing to an album that wasn’t even out yet. Leading the service, er, concert was Grace Baldridge, who performs as Semler.
Opinion | The depressing reason Shaboozey may end up a Grammy Awards footnote

Feb 2, 2025 | msnbc.com | Hunter Kelly

Shaboozey goes into this Sunday’s Grammy Awards with five nominations, including song of the year, country song of the year and country solo performance for his cross-genre smash, “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The song was released shortly after Shaboozey was featured on two songs on Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” album, and he’s also up for a best melodic rap performance Grammy for their collaboration “Spaghettii.” The Grammy nods are just the latest milestones for Shaboozey, who will be starring in a...
Carrie Underwood’s Trump inauguration performance is a true sign of the times

Jan 20, 2025 | msn.com | Hunter Kelly

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