Brittney McKenna
@brittneymckenna.bsky.social
writer at apple music, bbc, billboard, forbes, nashville scene, npr music, rolling stone, vinyl me please, elsewhere
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BREAKING: Israeli settlers have carried out a ‘lynching’ of the co-Director of Oscar winning documentary No Other Land. Hamdan Billal has injuries in his head and stomach and is reportedly bleeding.
March 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BREAKING: Israeli settlers have carried out a ‘lynching’ of the co-Director of Oscar winning documentary No Other Land. Hamdan Billal has injuries in his head and stomach and is reportedly bleeding.
"Look at our government. Anybody more famous than me that didn’t make any effort to stop this movement and culture, I hope you’re embarrassed."
A little teaser of my talk with @joyoladokun.bsky.social, which you can read in this week's @nashvillescene.com.
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A little teaser of my talk with @joyoladokun.bsky.social, which you can read in this week's @nashvillescene.com.
www.nashvillescene.com/music/covers...
Finding Joy: Joy Oladokun Isn’t Afraid to Speak Out
After parting ways with her label, the Americana artist powers on — and will headline the Ryman March 27
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March 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"Look at our government. Anybody more famous than me that didn’t make any effort to stop this movement and culture, I hope you’re embarrassed."
A little teaser of my talk with @joyoladokun.bsky.social, which you can read in this week's @nashvillescene.com.
www.nashvillescene.com/music/covers...
A little teaser of my talk with @joyoladokun.bsky.social, which you can read in this week's @nashvillescene.com.
www.nashvillescene.com/music/covers...
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Records obtained by the Banner from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office show a variety of alleged offenses lead to immigration detentions, making clear the stakes of a police encounter are high for undocumented Nashvillians.
Story: @iamstevenhale.bsky.social
Story: @iamstevenhale.bsky.social
Immigration detentions surge in Nashville under Trump - Nashville Banner
A South Nashville man was arrested and later taken into ICE custody after being charged with public intoxication. His wife and daughter face uncertainty.
nashvillebanner.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Records obtained by the Banner from the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office show a variety of alleged offenses lead to immigration detentions, making clear the stakes of a police encounter are high for undocumented Nashvillians.
Story: @iamstevenhale.bsky.social
Story: @iamstevenhale.bsky.social
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"The richest man alive, an actual Nazi and a fucking sicko, who was not elected, is firing tens of thousands of people to further enrich himself and the president he has usurped all to make Americans' lives worse" has to be among the biggest layups of all time for messaging. And yet.
February 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"The richest man alive, an actual Nazi and a fucking sicko, who was not elected, is firing tens of thousands of people to further enrich himself and the president he has usurped all to make Americans' lives worse" has to be among the biggest layups of all time for messaging. And yet.
One of my oldest friends lost her job at the CDC over the weekend. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and has no idea if she'll still have health insurance by the time she delivers. Not to mention that she is incredibly smart, compassionate and genuinely invested in doing great work.
Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.
February 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One of my oldest friends lost her job at the CDC over the weekend. She is seven months pregnant with her first child and has no idea if she'll still have health insurance by the time she delivers. Not to mention that she is incredibly smart, compassionate and genuinely invested in doing great work.
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Wrote a lil love letter to some recent work from @nikostratis.com, @marissarmoss.bsky.social and @brittneymckenna.bsky.social. 😘
Beyoncé and Chappell and Kendrick, Oh My
A few things to read from some fantastic music writers
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February 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wrote a lil love letter to some recent work from @nikostratis.com, @marissarmoss.bsky.social and @brittneymckenna.bsky.social. 😘
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Two great, thoughtful perspectives on Beyoncé winning AOTY up at RS this week.
Here's another: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's another: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
February 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Two great, thoughtful perspectives on Beyoncé winning AOTY up at RS this week.
Here's another: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Here's another: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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On the newsletter today: Chappell Roan’s Speech Isn’t Just About Health. It’s about Equity.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/p/issue-85-c...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/p/issue-85-c...
Issue #85: Chappell Roan’s Speech Isn’t Just About Health. It’s about Equity.
Same as it ever was.
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February 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On the newsletter today: Chappell Roan’s Speech Isn’t Just About Health. It’s about Equity.
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/p/issue-85-c...
www.dontrocktheinbox.com/p/issue-85-c...
For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about what Nashville can learn from Beyonce's big Grammy win.
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The Grammys Understood Beyoncé Was Country. Why Didn't Nashville?
If the Recording Academy can recognize Beyonce as country music and pivot in a relatively short period of time, what gives with Nashville?
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February 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
For @rollingstone.com, I wrote about what Nashville can learn from Beyonce's big Grammy win.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for sharing an excerpt of perhaps my favorite chapter of THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW and certainly the most fun one to write—on ‘90s and ‘00s TV representstions of foster care and orphanhood lithub.com/all-in-the-f...
All in the Family: Considering Television’s Orphan Plot
The first kid I knew who didn’t live with his parents was Shawn Hunter, Cory Matthews’s best friend on Boy Meets World. Like many in the 1990s, I grew up alongside Shawn and Cory, one episode at a …
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January 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for sharing an excerpt of perhaps my favorite chapter of THE SUN WON’T COME OUT TOMORROW and certainly the most fun one to write—on ‘90s and ‘00s TV representstions of foster care and orphanhood lithub.com/all-in-the-f...
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And the year Jagged Little Pill turns 30, no less. “This is the first SHOF class to include no women since 2017…The initial list of nominees included four women – Franne Golde, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson and Alanis Morissette – but none made it this year.” www.billboard.com/music/awards...
George Clinton, Doobie Brothers, Beach Boys’ Mike Love & More Are 2025 Songwriters Hall of Fame Inductees: Full List
Here are the 2025 inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, including George Clinton, Mike Love and three members of The Doobie Brothers.
www.billboard.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
And the year Jagged Little Pill turns 30, no less. “This is the first SHOF class to include no women since 2017…The initial list of nominees included four women – Franne Golde, Sheryl Crow, Janet Jackson and Alanis Morissette – but none made it this year.” www.billboard.com/music/awards...
Haven't logged in here in a year and I'm surprised to find 1000 followers--- hello everyone! Deleted my nazi bird app account and glad to be back in the good place
January 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Haven't logged in here in a year and I'm surprised to find 1000 followers--- hello everyone! Deleted my nazi bird app account and glad to be back in the good place
Last Thursday, Fox Nation held its annual Patriot Awards at the Grand Ole Opry. Among the honorees was extremist group Moms for Liberty. I went and lived to tell the tale, and wrote about the strange and infuriating experience for Slate slate.com/business/202...
November 21, 2023 at 5:04 PM
Last Thursday, Fox Nation held its annual Patriot Awards at the Grand Ole Opry. Among the honorees was extremist group Moms for Liberty. I went and lived to tell the tale, and wrote about the strange and infuriating experience for Slate slate.com/business/202...
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Logging Back On to say that, at the request of absolutely no one, I've started a Substack, which I promise to send sparingly. Subscribe for periodic lists of songs, books, films, articles and other things that I think are solid.
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August 29, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Logging Back On to say that, at the request of absolutely no one, I've started a Substack, which I promise to send sparingly. Subscribe for periodic lists of songs, books, films, articles and other things that I think are solid.
brittneymckenna.substack.com/p/hi-hello-t...
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Logging Back On to say that, at the request of absolutely no one, I've started a Substack, which I promise to send sparingly. Subscribe for periodic lists of songs, books, films, articles and other things that I think are solid.
brittneymckenna.substack.com/p/hi-hello-t...
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August 29, 2023 at 12:10 AM
Logging Back On to say that, at the request of absolutely no one, I've started a Substack, which I promise to send sparingly. Subscribe for periodic lists of songs, books, films, articles and other things that I think are solid.
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Need some more queer country music for your playlists? I've got you covered with Chris Housman, Nora Kelly Band, Lydia Loveless, Flamy Grant, My Sister My Brother, Alex Lahey, and @jennyowenyoungs.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/43LB17o
https://buff.ly/43LB17o
Rainbow Ruckus 7/25: Chris Housman, Jenny Owen Youngs, Lydia Loveless, and More! - Rainbow Rodeo
You go away on your honeymoon for two weeks and the queer cowpokes keep cranking out amazing music! What the hell!!! That’s only a good thing, and our Rainbow Ruckus column will be a little bit long...
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July 25, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Need some more queer country music for your playlists? I've got you covered with Chris Housman, Nora Kelly Band, Lydia Loveless, Flamy Grant, My Sister My Brother, Alex Lahey, and @jennyowenyoungs.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/43LB17o
https://buff.ly/43LB17o
In 1969, the beloved Nudie Suit Chris Ethridge wore on the cover of the Flying Burrito Brothers LP 'Gilded Palace of Sin' was stolen. Earlier this year, the suit's high-profile second life was discovered by an Ethridge family friend. I spoke with Chris's daughter Necia about the remarkable reunion.
How Flying Burrito Brother Chris Ethridge’s Family Found His Long-Lost Nudie Suit
The recently uncovered suit has been loaned to the the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's ‘Western Edge’ exhibit
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July 25, 2023 at 8:45 PM
In 1969, the beloved Nudie Suit Chris Ethridge wore on the cover of the Flying Burrito Brothers LP 'Gilded Palace of Sin' was stolen. Earlier this year, the suit's high-profile second life was discovered by an Ethridge family friend. I spoke with Chris's daughter Necia about the remarkable reunion.
Molly Tuttle is a living legend and it was a lot of fun to talk to her for this week's Nashville Scene. 'City of Gold' is out today!
Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway Sing of Big Dreams on ‘City of Gold’
Checking in with the lauded songsmith and picker ahead of her new LP
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July 21, 2023 at 8:41 PM
Molly Tuttle is a living legend and it was a lot of fun to talk to her for this week's Nashville Scene. 'City of Gold' is out today!
anyone else streaming the last dead and co show tonight?
July 17, 2023 at 12:23 AM
anyone else streaming the last dead and co show tonight?
It’s hard to disassociate to the bachelorette when there is an Oppenheimer trailer every commercial break
July 11, 2023 at 2:46 AM
It’s hard to disassociate to the bachelorette when there is an Oppenheimer trailer every commercial break
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I wrote about being tossed about on cosmic gravitational waves, for @washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/06/gravitational-waves-new-view-universe/
Opinion | I’m a physicist. Last week’s gravitational waves announcement sent me reeling.
Hum from gravitational waves gives a completely new and audacious view of the universe.
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July 6, 2023 at 6:21 PM
I wrote about being tossed about on cosmic gravitational waves, for @washingtonpost.com: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/06/gravitational-waves-new-view-universe/
Nashville has a great new record shop, the R.A.P. Ferreira-founded Soulfolks Records and Tapes. The shop will host its first Nashville incarnation of its annual Beat Invitational tomorrow.
R.A.P. Ferreira Establishes a New Outpost of Soulfolks Records and Tapes
Checking in with the master MC about building community through his shop ahead of its Beat Invitational
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July 6, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Nashville has a great new record shop, the R.A.P. Ferreira-founded Soulfolks Records and Tapes. The shop will host its first Nashville incarnation of its annual Beat Invitational tomorrow.
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Ronald Reagan died 6969 days ago today. 1 reskeet is 1 piss on his grave
July 6, 2023 at 1:40 AM
Ronald Reagan died 6969 days ago today. 1 reskeet is 1 piss on his grave
fully here for olivia rodrigo's commitment to bringing chromaticism back to the top 40
July 5, 2023 at 8:41 PM
fully here for olivia rodrigo's commitment to bringing chromaticism back to the top 40
having a mild existential crisis over this empty new profile and kind of loving it, ama
July 5, 2023 at 6:33 PM
having a mild existential crisis over this empty new profile and kind of loving it, ama