Music

A few years ago, tragedy struck the Jackson family. Alan’s son-in-law Ben Selecman was killed in a tragic accident after he slipped on a boat dock, hit his head, and suffered a fatal brain injury. At the time of his death, he hadn’t even been married to Alan’s daughter Mattie for a full year. And

The Lumineers will release their fourth studio album in early 2022. Brightside is due out on Jan. 14. As the band — co-founders Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites — announced their next record on Monday (Sept. 20), they also shared its title track. “Brightside” is a midtempo love story backed by fuzzy guitars and an easy drumbeat: “I’ll be your

He’s back ladies and gentlemen. It’s been well over a year since Gabe Lee released the greatness that was Honky Tonk Hell, his second studio album. And back in 2019, he burst onto the scene with his stellar debut, Farmland. He dropped a badass honky-tonk boot tapper earlier this year with “Lyra (Reimagined),” a reworked version of “Lyra

Danny Paisley’s “Date With an Angel” music video tells a love story through the ages. The bluegrass musician is premiering the new clip exclusively with The Boot; press play below to watch. Both Paisley and his son Ryan star in the “Date With an Angel” video. The clip sweetly shows the passage of time in

Love me some Jimi Hendrix. The stupid talented Billy Strings was in Redmond, Washington, over the weekend, performing at Marymoor Park right outside of Seattle. And with Saturday being the 51st anniversary of the death of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, as well as Hendrix being from Seattle, it was only right that Billy pay tribute

Mickey Guyton and Darius Rucker are among the all-star list of artists who contributed to Metallica’s recently released The Metallica Blacklist, an expansive project celebrating the metal band’s influence. Both country artists offered covers of “Nothing Else Matters,” each putting their own spin on the song. Guyton’s “Nothing Else Matters” beautifully showcases the lower register of her voice

George Strait, the man’s still got it. I assumed The King was only playing two shows at the end of this year in Vegas, but sheesh, I assumed wrong. He’s already announced that he’ll be playing a show in Evansville, Indiana on November 7th with special guest, Asleep At The Wheel, as well as a

Gabby Barrett‘s ”Footprints on the Moon” music video is an inspiration and autobiographical look at her new single. Directed by Gus Black, the video brings to life the song’s encouraging message that no dream is too big or small to become a reality. It opens with a younger, wide-eyed Barrett peering out of the window as

The trifecta. Brothers Osborne were on the bill for stupid good lineup at the Grand Ole Opry last night. I mean, if you love some good guitar work, seeing Vince Gill, Charlie Worsham and John Osborne take the same stage on the same night is a dream come true. And while all three took the

A HUGE congratulations are in order for Lainey Wilson. The Louisiana native just scored her first career #1 at country radio with her awesome song “Things A Man Oughta Know”. She took to Twitter to acknowledge the accomplishment and thank everyone who helped her get this point: “‘Things A Man Oughta Know’ is number one,

Country Music has had no shortage of characters throughout its long and storied history. From Merle Haggard and his impressions and prison escaping skills, to Willie Nelson’s acrobatic abilities, to George Jones shooting at a songwriting buddy, so many legends of the genre have made a name by being both unique in their music style and

Nothing like  a little Chris Stapleton on a lovely Saturday afternoon. Chris and company stopped by CBS Saturday Morning today (figuratively speaking, of course) with a few performances for their Saturday Sessions series. Treating fans to the swampy rocker “Arkansas,” as well as the title track of his most recent album, Starting Over, they also delivered a

The Dive Bar Tour is BACK. If you remember back to the summer of 2019, Garth Brooks launched a rather epic Dive Bar Tour, hitting up a number of different venues across the country. Joe’s Bar here in Chicago, the Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, Gruene Hall In Texas… okay, not exactly dive bars per se, but

Mickey Guyton‘s “Love My Hair” offers a message of self-acceptance while putting forth a narrative that’s underrepresented in country music: the specific perspective of Black women. The singer recently released the song ahead of the arrival of her debut album, Remember Her Name. Guyton begins “Love My Hair” by describing an experience many Black women struggle with

Picture this… Koe and the boys are chillin. They got beer, whiskey, tequila, a little green smoke, probably a Marlboro or two and they’re tossing around ideas for a lyric video for one of, if not the, saddest songs Koe’s put out. They’ve already made an absolute crusher of a music video, and want to

Eric Church is kicking off his Gather Again Tour THIS WEEKEND. After nearly two years at home, he’s hitting the road on a massive 55-city headlining tour that will run through the spring of 2022. As someone who has been extremely sad without live music for much of the last year and a half or

You never quite know what G is really thinking. He loves crying, he had (still kind of has) an insane alter ego, doesn’t quite get how to use social media, and may or may not have a large number of bodies buried in his yard. But I think the best way to understand more about a

The yeehaw agenda is in full swing: Look no further than the new song from Tanya Tucker and drag superstar RuPaul. It’s a country-rap ode to self-empowerment appropriately titled “This Is Our Country.” The song, which references classic hits by Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, features Tucker and RuPaul trading boasts over a skittering beat, overlaid with plenty of twang. “This is