Danielle Bradbery‘s new song “Stop Draggin’ Your Boots” is a modern twist on an ages-old frustration. The singer is a woman tired of being played, and she wants her man to go all-in or get out. A gritty shuffle drives the mood of this new song, described as a continuation of music that Bradbery released in
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Zach Bryan is one of the most unique artists in country music. You want proof? Well, just this weekend he played a pop-up show on the bed of a truck in Winslow, Arizona, and got a tattoo at a McDonald’s in the same-24 hour span. He decided to play the show completely on a whim.
On the day Jon Wolfe lost his best friend, he spent the night looking for the song that he would forever sing in his honor. “I really didn’t want to face it,” explains the Texas country star in a revealing interview about the death of his dear friend, Conrad Soriano. “I was so angry, to
Time for Jake Owen to lawyer up. A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed by singer and songwriter Alexander Cardinale, as well as songwriter Morgan Reid, claiming that Jake’s song “Made For You” ripped off their song of the same name. In a copy of the complaint, Cardinale and Reid state that their version of
Dolly Parton‘s “9 to 5” is all about the hustle and bustle of working a full-time job, but the song takes on new meaning as one of the tracks from Lullaby Renditions of Dolly Parton, a new album of children’s lullabies from Rockabye Baby. Trading in Parton’s signature acrylic fingernail taps for gently lilting glockenspiels, the lullaby version
If I had to list just one great thing 2021 has brought us, it would be the Zac Brown Band becoming the Zac Brown Band again. We’re passed the weird growing pains that albums like The Owl, and Zac Brown’s solo project The Controversy brought us, leaving us all scratching our heads. However, right when we thought the
Steven Lee Olsen‘s new song is “Relationship Goals” — literally, that’s what it’s called. Lyrically, it lays out the singer and songwriter’s hopes in love. “Happy ending / Sunday sendin’ flowers to your mama / Love you so good it shows / You’re beamin’ head to toe / People askin’ when I’m askin’ / They can
I couldn’t love this more. Hailey Whitters and Ernest teamed up to recreate the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton classic “Islands In the Stream”. It’s actually the first part of an upcoming, collaborative seven song EP, Countrypolitan, that’s set to be released on September 17th. The EP will include six original songs aside from this
Lauren Alaina says her just-announced new album is personal, and the first song from the project is all the proof we need to believe her. “It Was Me” is an honest apology to an ex about why things ended: “No, it wasn’t you I didn’t love,” Alaina sings, “It was me.” Throughout the new song, over a simple, acoustic
Miranda Lambert shared some sad news on Instagram earlier. She had to say goodbye to her beloved dog, Jessi, after almost 14 years with her. I’m sure a lot of us know the pain of losing a pet, and really, it just freaking sucks. Miranda rescued Jessi on the side of the road during a
Mickey Guyton‘s “Remember Her Name” is an anthem, from its heartbeat-like melody to its lyrical tribute to the power inside all of us. Released Friday (July 30), the new song is just what you need to remind yourself of your strength and beauty. “When did you lose the girl with no fear? / Oh, she
Few people in the country music industry are as into the great outdoors as Hank Williams Jr. The man is a living legend and hunting, fishing, and the great outdoors are deeply engrained into some of his most popular lyrics. His most famous song, A Country Boy Can Survive, includes several great one liners that
The temporal patterns of music mimic our emotional lives, the introduction, the build-up, the climax, the closure….When something catches your ear you like it to be repeated endlessly, because you cannot get enough of it. Such is the music of Jon Butcher, inside his new single “Special Day” and his album titled the same and
“I asked her if she loved me and she said, ’10-4,'” Sam Williams sings in his new song “10-4.” It’s an unconventional answer to one of the most nerve-wracking questions a person can ask. Technically, it’s a yes — well, an “okay” — and in the right relationship, it could be a sweet inside joke; in other relationships, though
The Prince Regent of EMD Dantès Alexander has just teamed up with famed German label DMN Records for releases and distribution. DMN Records is an independent dance label started in 2012 and based in Frankfurt, Germany. DMN is profiled in commercial dance traditions in supporting the new Eurodance producers and bringing back the 90’s dance
It’s no secret that 2020 was a weird year for music. With the pandemic bringing virtually everything to a standstill, the entertainment industry, who in case you haven’t noticed rely HEAVILY on large crowds, was one of the hardest hit. Many artists were forced to cancel shows which meant no money for them, their bands,
Billy Law‘s new song “Slowly” tells his own love story, but it also offers a larger piece of wisdom: It’s important to be vulnerable. Law and his wife have known each other since they were 13 years old. They’re now married and have a child, but what came between was 12 years of an on-again,
Ol’ Pecos Hurley from Pecos & The Rooftops stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast last week, and needless to say, the guy knows how to have a good time. One of the things we can officially confirm, is that Koe Wetzel is as wild of a mf’er as everybody thought he was. Although, Kolby
Jenna Paulette experienced a major country-girl mishap on the set of her new “Country in the Girl” music video. “I just lost my dad’s lucky lure,” the singer can be heard whispering near the end of a new behind-the-scenes video, premiering exclusively on The Boot. There’s water splashing behind her — because a friend of
Ever since Zach Bryan has burst on the scene back in 2018, country music fans have been comparing him to another super star in the making… Tyler Childers. Hell, back when “Condemned” first went viral in 2019, he was already drawing comparisons to a young Tyler Childers, and in some ways, deservedly so. I mean, Zach’s