Music

Earlier this year, Shane Smith joined On Tour Outdoors and Crooked Wing Outfitters for a whitetail deer hunt deep in the heart of Texas. He was joined on the hunt by host Jake Murphy and fellow Texas musician and avid hunter Koe Wetzel.  Shane’s shooting was straight enough to put a tall tined 8-pointer on the

Since the beginning of this year’s season of American Idol, we’ve been chronicling the journey of 16-year-old country music singer Caleb Kennedy. The young man from Roebuck, SC, wowed judges during his audition with his gritty performance of his original song “Nowhere” (which is insanely good, by the way), and he’s continued to leave his

Eric Church absolutely brought the house down during his performance of “Bunch Of Nothing” at the ACM awards. It’s one of the newest tracks off of his recently released album, Heart, and it’s a boot stompin’, barn burner of a song. He was, of course, joined by his knockout back-up vocalist, the great Joanna Cotten.

If you want to talk about momentum, few artists in country music have the kind of momentum that Parker McCollum has right now. And looking to keep the momentum rolling, he’s been touring around Texas lately, has hinted at a new album coming in July, and recently released a stripped-down piano version of “Like A

Sibling trio Track45 mix banjo and family harmonies with a vaguely dark melody and rock stylings in their new song “Little Bit More.” A new video for the track is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play above to watch. Bathed in blue and orange light, Track45 confess that while they’ve “got a whole lot of good

With the ACM Awards only a day away, we’ve been taking the opportunity to look back at some great (and not so great), ACM moments from the past. We recently took a look back at Miranda Lambert’s 2019 shade towards Blake Shelton during a performance of “Little Red Wagon,” Travis Tritt and actor Joe Pesci performing together in 1992, and

Listeners won’t get much closer to actually being at a recording session than when they hear Miranda Lambert, Jack Ingram and Jon Randall’s ”Anchor.” This newly released The Marfa Tapes track is so untouched that you can hear the singers’ chairs creaking throughout and a howling wind at the song’s end. “Anchor” is a love song, though it could just

I’ve been saying for years that Charlie Worsham is one of the most talented people in all of Nashville. Ask anybody in the know, and they’ll agree. But hopefully, the rest of the world finds that out soon. With his first new music since his 2017 Beginning of Things album (great album by the way),

Alan Jackson‘s “You’ll Always Be My Baby” finds the father of three nostalgic, but happily so. A twangy guitar and upbeat, midtempo melody keep this perfect father-daughter dance song from being sad. Throughout the song, Jackson reflects on his baby girl’s childhood milestones, from her “first steps, first words” to her first broken heart. He’s been

Need chills? We’ve got some right here. There’s something special about Riley Green. Yes, his songs have traditional country sound, he’s got very clever lyrics and rocks a killer mustache, but there’s something more to it. He has this energy about him that his fanbase absolutely eats up and amplifies. From dive bars to sold

Tracy Lawrence is a man who’s been there and and stayed awhile during his new heartbreak song, “Lonely 101.” A lyric video finds the country veteran giving some hard-to-hear advice. Over a traditional arrangement (co-produced by Julian King), Lawrence says that, yeah, the pain is bad now, but it’s going to get worse. The same

Happy Friday. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we have new tunes from Eric Church, Triston Marez, Charlie Worsham, Tim McGraw, Brothers Osborne, Cody Jinks, Muscadine Bloodline, Jack Ingram with Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall, Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, Ashley Monroe, Warren Zeiders, Caylee Hammack with Chris Stapleton, Vandoliers, and more.

Brothers Osborne‘s “Younger Me” looks back with gratitude. Childhood wasn’t always easy — but, as TJ Osborne sings, “those trips around the sun / I needed every one.” Osborne co-wrote “Younger Me” with his brother and duo partner John and songwriter and artist Kendell Marvel after seeing the response to his decision to publicly come out

Miranda, Jon and Jack just don’t miss. They released another track from The Marfa Tapes, “Anchor,” and it’s basically a continuation of all the awesome stuff they’ve already put out in the lead up to their new album that will be available in its entirety on May 7th. This song is quite a contrast to

Charlie Berry offers up an observational slice of life in his new song. The singer-songwriter says there’s “Something About Airports” that can teach us about the inner workings of our fellow human beings in an exclusive song that’s premiering via Taste of Country. The gentle, lilting acoustic guitar-based song finds Berry looking around an airport

Well, today is the birthday of one of the greatest singer/songwriters of this generation… congrats on the big 4-3 to Mr. Chris Stapleton. On top of that, it appears his wife Morgane has hacked the Instagram, and she’s giving us all a look at the best throwback kid pics she can find. And it’s pretty

Randall King is killing it lately, sharing some new, unreleased music. And needless to say, I’m not mad about it… He just put out another acoustic video on his Instagram of a song called “Airport Mornin’,” and you need to hear this one ASAP: I love this concept of this one. He finds himself at

Classically trained folk singer-songwriter Zack Joseph finds his center in a long-distance relationship in his new song “Keeping Me Sane.” It’s premiering exclusively via The Boot; press play below to listen. “All that’s keeping me sane / Is the hope that you’re thinking about my name,” Joseph professes in each chorus. He’s separated from his love, “so

George Jones had a storied country music career that lasted from 1953, to his death in 2013. However, with his success came along a ton of trials and tribulations. After his marriage fell apart with Tammy Wynette back in 1975 due to his drug and alcohol abuse problems, Ol’ Possum was at a crossroads in

Singer-songwriters Caitlin Cannon and Alice Wallace have teamed up for a new duo, Side Pony, and their debut single’s music video is premiering exclusively on The Boot. “Lucky Break” finds the positive in the negative — something the pair have been trying to do all pandemic long. “Everyone was in the same boat this past