Music

Okay, it’s finally December, so it’s finally socially acceptable to blast Christmas music like there’s no tomorrow. Now, I’ll be the first to say, at my steep age of 23, I’m 1,000% burnt out on Christmas music. I mean c’mon, your average Christmas music radio station plays the same 10 songs on repeat for three

If Dolly Parton hadn’t already made her case for TIME Person of the Year, how about now? She added three Guinness World Records to her already impressive resume this year. According to Billboard, Parton now holds the record for most decades on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart by a female artist with 7. The most

GOLD. It’s pretty customary for artists to pull pranks on each other on tour, and especially to do so at the end of a big tour for one last good laugh. After months out on the road together, everybody gets pretty close, and we’ve seen some pretty damn good ones over the years. Recently, Runaway

Looks like Morgan Wallen is doing his part to make sure a number of kids will have a much better Christmas this year. Via Facebook post from the Memphis Salvation Army, Wallen donated $20,000 to the #AngelTree program, a fundraiser that helps underprivileged kids receive the gifts that they want on their Christmas list. After

It’s been a year of transition for many artists as plans delayed by the initial COVID-19 outbreak finally came together. As a result, music fans were treated to a wave of incredible releases by artists both established and new. There was something for every type of country music fan this year, with releases that mixed pop

Jason Isbell is speaking out on Morgan Wallen once again. Back in February, right after the video of Wallen using a racial slur dropped, Isbell called the behavior “disgusting and horrifying” and said that his spot in country music should be “given to somebody who deserves it,” while also noting that “there are lots of

The Pistol Annies Hell of a Holiday Christmas Special did not disappoint. Hosted by country radio personality Blair Garner, the trio made up of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley talked a little bit about why they chose the Music Health Alliance (an organization for industry professionals that helps them find affordable health care) as the beneficiary for the

The Turnpike Troubadours recently announced TWO upcoming shows at the stunning Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, next year. In light of their recent announcement that they’re officially BACK together, it’s likely the first of many more live show announcements, with an entire tour announcement expected to come sometime in the next few months. It’s

It’s me… I’m the pissed off Dolly Parton fan. The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, was recently named TIME Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2021. I have nothing against Elon personally, the man’s obviously a genius regardless of how you feel about his politics, businesses, ideas about Mars, whatever… but if y’all haven’t

Harper Grae takes a pause to reflect on past relationships in “I Think About You.” The track’s stunning new music video is premiering exclusively today on The Boot; press play below to listen. Sometimes the smallest things can transport you back to a long passed moment in time. Grae’s latest single, “I Think About You,” acknowledges those little

It feels like ages ago when Maddie & Tae exploded onto the country music scene, absolutely obliterating the “bro country” movement with “Girl In A Country Song” back in 2015. Since then, they’ve gradually released a handful of hits here and there, most notably “Die From A Broken Heart” off of their 2020 critically acclaimed

Gotta get something out of the way here: I don’t know where the hell Hays, Kansas is. I mean, I know it’s in Kansas. But other than that, no clue. But I follow their police department on Facebook, and it’s one of the most hilarious things on social media right now. Why? Well sit back

Well now who’s gonna fill their shoes…er, building? The George Jones Museum, a four-story complex in downtown Nashville featuring memorabilia from the Possum (including the infamous John Deere mower), as well as a restaurant, live music venue and bar, has officially closed. According to a post on their Facebook page, the abrupt closure was brought

You gotta love stories like this. Every musician has the dream of being at a concert, getting singled out by the band for some reason, going up on stage, crushing the performance and being the hero of the night. We’ve even seen a few of these moments. Keith Urban pulled a fan on stage on

Sometimes a few songs or projects come out with a similar theme that gets you wondering “what’s the deal?” Unless you’ve been living under a rock you have to be at least slightly familiar with Texas natives Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram’s phenomenal project The Marfa Tapes, a collection of 15 songs that were

I’m in a Nashville visitors group on Facebook, and one of the most frequent questions that people ask before they come to Music City is “where can I meet a celebrity?” Well it seems like the answer to that is “Madame Tussauds.” A couple months ago, Darius Rucker stopped by the Nashville location of the

Good Lord, Carrie Underwood can SING. Although we all know she’s the one of, if not the, best vocalists in country music, I am still consistently amazed by her angelic vocals. She absolutely lit up (pun very much intended) the 2021 Christmas tree lighting in Rockefeller Center in New York City a couple weeks ago with

Look at Dennis Quaid paying respects to a country music icon. It’s no secret that Quaid has a long and successful career as an actor, but it appears that the man has been venturing out and trying new things, like playing music (he recently played at the Grand Ole Opry), even starring in music videos

False alarm… It looks like we’re gonna have to wait a couple more weeks for “Flower Shops”. Morgan Wallen and Ernest have been teasing the new song for a while now, playing it at quite a few live shows together after Morgan debuted it himself at Loser’s in Nashville over the summer. A good old

Rob Aldridge finds himself struggling to stay afloat amid a toxic relationship in ”Poor Taste,” his new song with his band the Proponents. The track and its accompanying music video are premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. “Poor Taste” is a collaboration with fellow Muscle Shoals-based artists Wanda Wesolowski and the second single from the