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Inside the Transition From ‘Now’ to Nostalgia Act That Few Artists Want, But Nearly All Must Face


Country artists who've shifted from hit-maker to nostalgia acts, including Tracy Lawrence, Terri Clark and Sugarland's Kristian Bush, offer advice.

Bush engaged in some professional research, too, anticipating Sugarland’s 18-date concert run on Little Big Town ‘sTake Me Home Tour, beginning Oct. 24 in Greenville, S.C. She ended her tenure with the show in early September; Lawrence told Billboard exclusively that he intends to wrap his Honky Tonkin’ affiliation in the next year. Trisha Yearwood had told Clark that when artists realize it’s time to stop competing with younger acts and begin to serve as mentors, life becomes easier.

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