Look at ol’ Muscadine Bloodline with the honky-tonk heater. The independent country music duo is known for their versatility, carving their own path, touring their asses off, and putting out some damn good country music. Their most recent album, Dispatch To 16th. Ave, is one of the best of the year so far. They’ve got the sappy
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Billy Strings should not need an introduction anymore. I mean, the man was playing on the damn Grammys this year. Granted, his performance was segue into a commercial, but still, the man is making waves beyond the world of bluegrass and country music. But if you’ve been living under a rock, he is the Michigan
If there’s any artist in country music who can do a Foo Fighters cover justice, it’s Cody Jinks. He payed tribute to the late, great drummer of the iconic rock band, Taylor Hawkins, over the weekend, playing “Learn to Fly” for the crowd at Round Rock Amphitheater in Round Rock, Texas. The song was released
COME ON WITH IT. Chris Stapleton was already having one of the biggest nights out of anybody at the Grammys, winning three awards. Earlier tonight, during the pre-show awards, he won Best Country Solo Performance for his 2021 hit “You Should Probably Leave” and another for Best Country Song for “Cold.” And then he took home the
Keith Urban has released a new song, and it’s a very progressive pop-country track that’s perfect for summer. Urban dropped a new song titled “Nightfalls” on Thursday morning (March 31), and the song is a very progressive, up-tempo love song that celebrates everything we’ve still got left after going through hard times. “Nightfalls” encourages everyone
BIG congrats are in order for the Brothers Osborne. John and TJ picked up their first ever Grammy win at today’s 64th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance with their 2021 hit “Younger Me.” Released in 2021, “Younger Me” is an empowering message from TJ Osborne to his younger self that was inspired
When Thomas Rhett was putting together his latest album, Where We Started, there were no plans to make the title track a collaboration. It was a member of Rhett’s team who sent the song over to Katy Perry to see if she was interested. “I was like, ‘Yeah, but they’re not gonna respond.’… And literally within
OOF… Does nobody remember that Monday Night Football performance from a few years back? If I’m Brantley Gilbert, I’m just not playing big sporting events anymore… it’s not worth the public embarrassment… Speaking of public embarrassment, Brantley Gilbert is fresh off the release of his new single “Rolex On A Redneck,” a collaboration with Jason
Independent artist Corey Kent is cruising in to the country mainstream with the early March release of his new single “Wild as Her,” which quickly amassed over 5 million streams and shot to the top of Apple Music’s Country Chart. The song beat out multiple Morgan Wallen tracks to get to the No. 1 spot,
To the time machine we go. Way, way back in 1992, Justin Timberlake appeared on Star Search, showing off the twang, dance moves, cowboy hat, and love of country music. What song did he sing? Alan Jackson‘s “Love’s Got a Hold on You” from his Don’t Rock the Jukebox album. And damn, you gotta love
For their single “Outsmart Love,” Brontë Fall singer-songwriter Teri Bracken teamed up with Isaac Slutsky to explore love and love lost. The track is the fifth track from Winter, Brontë Fall’s latest EP, released earlier this month. “When I wrote this song with Isaac, we were in the middle of the pandemic and both going through
Some sad news in the country music world tonight. C.W. McCall, the country singer best known for his trucker songs like “Convoy” and “Wolf Creek Pass,” has passed away. McCall, whose real name was William Dale Fries, Jr., created the character of “C.W. McCall” for an advertising campaign for Old Home Bread while he was
In 2020, Ray Wylie Hubbard rounded up some of his closest friends for Co-Starring, a collection of duets that featured an eclectic supporting cast, including Ringo Starr, Pam Tillis, Ronnie Dunn and Aaron Lee Tasjan. He liked the result so much that he released a sequel, Co-Starring Too, on March 18. The record’s first single and stand-out track
Merle Haggard… one of a kind. And today, we’re digging into the Merle Haggard vault for another awesome Hag story, this time outta 2009. According to CMT, Merle Haggard was accepting a career achievement award from Country Radio Broadcasters back in 2009 when an Emmylou Harris tribute performance of “Kern River” brought back a memory
Bryan Martin “Everyone’s An Outlaw” Finessing top 40 country sounds with the gritty distortion of outlaw country, Bryan Martin‘s new song goes down easy amidst its message of defiance. A former “roughneck” oil rig worker turned TikTok sensation, Martin’s upcoming album Self Inflicted Scars is a culmination of his dreams. “Everyone’s An Outlaw” espouses typical country music
Ol’ Waylon… You can always count on Waylon Jennings to tell is like it is, so when “Chattahoochee” hit country radio, he couldn’t help but ask Alan Jackson… what the hell is a “Chattahoochee?” “I think Waylon said one time, Waylon Jennings, ‘what the hell is a Chattahoochee?’” To be fair, unless you grew up
Lyle Lovett is returning with his first new music in 10 years. A new album, 12th of June, is set for release on May 13. Produced by Lovett and Chuck Ainlay, the project features 11 tracks — a combination of originals, standards by Nat King Cole and Dave Frishberg, and an instrumental track by Horace Silver. In preparation
Final Four voting is underway in the 2022 edition of Whiskey Riff Madness – and y’all are showing up BIG TIME. You’re showing up so much, in fact, that we’re going to extend the voting another day. We’ve already had more votes in this round than the last two rounds COMBINED – and since the
With just over a week left until he releases his new album, Cole Swindell says he couldn’t wait to release the title track. “Stereotype” arrived on Thursday, March 31. The song is a declaration to the love of his life, and it’s hard not to assume his girlfriend Courtney Little was his muse. After all,
“That’s not country.” It might be the most common phrase in all of country music right now, and at times, for good reason. Mainstream country has definitely veered pretty damn far off the path, but still, this conversation is nothing new. In a 2019 Garth Brooks and Kix Brooks (no relation) dove deep into everything