Music

The latest single off of Dustin Lynch‘s Blue in the Sky album, “Party Mode,” features tropical twang and a chorus that couldn’t be easier to sing along to, but its lyrics tell a different story than just a simple, feel-good summer anthem. “Drinkin’ every single drink, seven nights a week / All over this town

Zach Bryan is already teasing a new song barely two weeks after dropping an entire 34-song tracklist album in American Heartbreak? I’m HERE for it… although I still don’t know when this man sleeps. The new one is called “Twenty So,” and finds him recounting the hard parts of being a twenty-something-year-old man trying to

Meet Joel Adam Russell. If you’re not familiar Joel is a musician and Texas native, currently living in Nashville singing and writing songs. With shades of country and rock, I guess Joel probably falls in the Americana category (whatever that’s supposed to mean), but dumb genre conversations aside, you should check him out… I dig

Looks like a legal battle is heating up between the nephews of a couple of country music icons. According to KWTX, a Judge Vik Deivanayagam rejected a motion for summary judgment from Fred Fletcher, the nephew of Willie Nelson (Bobbie’s son), that requested to throw out Billy Joe Shaver’s 2003 will, in favor of a

Johnny Cash is of course known for his contributions to the music world, and rightfully so, but I wanted to share a story from Cash’s time in the military and how he learned of some important news. In 1950, at the age of 18, he joined the Air Force and worked his way up to

Sunny Sweeney has teamed up with Paul Cauthen for ”A Song Can’t Fix Everything,” the lead single from her upcoming album Married Alone, due out Sept. 23 via Thirty Tigers. Co-written by Sweeney and Lori McKenna, “A Song Can’t Fix Everything” finds the two country talents searching for solace through song. Nostalgia can often bring comfort in times of

It ain’t a secret that Merle Haggard was not only respected by those in the country music world, but across all genres of music. And a classic example of one music legend respecting The Hag’s work? No other than Rolling Stones co-founder and legendary guitar player, Keith Richards. He recently took to Instagram to recall

Cameron Hawthorn uses country music to tell queer stories — full stop. If country music is three chords and the truth, then Hawthorn uses the storied genre to tell his own story, one that has only recently been reflected in country music. The Kansas native first came out using the music video for “Dancing in the

One of the absolute best in country music right now covering a murder ballad from another one of the hottest names in the business? You have my attention. Charles Wesley Godwin and Zach Bryan have struck up quite the friendship since Charles went out on the road opening for Zach last year. During an appearance

Oh I’m pumped for this album. Ronnie Dunn has been teasing his upcoming solo album, 100 Proof Neon, for awhile now. Back a few months ago he dropped the lead single, a honky tonker called “Broken Neon Hearts,” and also revealed during an appearance on our Whiskey Riff Raff podcast that the album would feature

Charles Wesley Godwin may be one of the hottest names in the independent country music scene right now. His 2021 How the Mighty Fall was hands down our favorite albums of last year, as the man tells story after story through each song on the project. On top of that, the man has been releasing a number

Nikki Lane is gearing up to release her first new album in five years. On Sept. 23, the acclaimed alt-country act will share her fourth record, Denim & Diamonds, which finds Lane leaning into a more rock-influenced sound. The album’s lead single “First High” shows off that sonic evolution, anchored by production from Queens of the Stone Age’s Joshua Homme. With

If you haven’t seen the video of Morgan Wade’s OurVinyl Sessions performance, you need to change that. Performed and recorded in early 2020 at Cal E. Kid’s in East Nashville, OurVinyl didn’t post the videos until December 2021. And as always, Morgan absolutely kills her four song set. The Floyd, Virginia native has blown up

Cody Johnson is putting it all out there on his next single, “Human.” The title track to his 2021 double album, it’s the second single from the record, following his massive, multi-week #1 hit “‘Til You Can’t.” Written by Tony Lane and Travis Meadows, he admits that he’s merely mortal and has struggles everyday trying to

Texas alt-country outfit Vandoliers have released their brand new track “Before the Fall,” giving fans a preview of their upcoming record The Vandoliers, due out Aug. 12. Lead vocalist Joshua Fleming, bassist Mark Moncrieff, drummer Trey Alfaro, fiddler Travis Curry, electric guitarist Dustin Fleming and multi-instrumentalist Cory Graves rekindle the rollicking, genre-bending magic that has captivated their

Well Eric Church already spoiled the news, but now it’s officially official. During a show in Portland, Oregon back in April, Chief dropped the news on the crowd that “Doing Life With Me” would be his next single. At the time, his current single “Heart on Fire” was still climbing the charts so we knew it would

The Eagles‘ Timothy B. Schmidt brings a groovy, R&B and 80s-influenced sound with his new track ”Heartbeat.” The track is the second single from his 7th solo album Day by Day, which is available now. Through straightforward but moving lyrics, Schmidt speaks about the art of a long-lasting relationship and reminisces on everything that made that partnership possible. He recalls their younger

Lukas Nelson and Cody Jinks make a helluva pair. They’ve been on a run of shows together in Arkansas and Texas, and at their show in Dallas over the weekend, Cody joined Lukas and his band, Promise of the Real, to cover Lefty Frizzell’s honky tonk heater “If You’ve Got the Money (I’ve Got the

I could listen to this dude sing the phone book… Charles Wesley Godwin, one of the most talented dudes in country music and the man behind the reigning Whiskey Riff Album of the Year, is back today with another preview of an unreleased song titled “Headwaters.” He’s performed it before, in fact, he actually shared

Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice. I know everybody’s busy celebrating the unofficial start of summer, but on this Memorial Day it’s important to stop and remember all of the heroes who are no longer with us because of the sacrifices they’ve made for our country. And that’s just what Justin Moore did with