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Eric Church is having himself one helluva weekend. When a few members of the band got COVID earlier this week, Eric Church had two choices… either cancel his sold out Gather Again Tour shows in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, or step out on that stage alone. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year chose the latter.

Throughout their new duet, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde — playing the wife and the mistress, respectively, of a nameless cheating man — express empathy for each other. A new acoustic version of the song, though, ups the vulnerability in each artist’s performance. “I didn’t know we could make this song feel

Two country QUEENS on one classic cheatin’ song? I don’t know what we did to deserve Reba and Dolly teaming up for the first time ever to remake Reba’s 90’s classic “Does He Love You,” but I could not love it any more. It’s part of the project Reba just released, which is a triple

Even a legend like Reba McEntire is thrilled to get a chance to sing with Dolly Parton. She says their just-released collaboration, on McEntire’s early-’90s hit “Does He Love You,” is a “dream come true.” “We were just thrilled to pieces” when Parton agreed to sing with her, McEntire says. Parton was McEntire’s first choice for the

Looks like the rap career was short lived… Morgan’s last teaser had fans scratching their heads a bit. More or less rapping over a trap beat, even some of Morgan’s most loyal fans weren’t loving it. But today, he’s back with something much closer to the heart of country music, and closer to the heart

Willie Jones is spreading all the good vibes and positivity with his brand-new song “Get Low, Get High.” Written by Jones, Cary Barlowe and Brandon Day, the euphoric track highlights the importance of choosing joy, love and happiness, even when life feels overwhelming. “You gotta get down so you can get up / All you really

Flatland Cavalry is reaching new milestones everyday. If you haven’t seen them in concert yet, you need to giddy up. They’re one of the best live performances you’ll ever get to see. The band has garnered a HUGE following over the past few years, and they’re one of the few bands out there who’s mixing

Cody Johnson wasn’t receptive to “I Always Wanted To” the first time he heard it. “Why would you even play me that?” he asked his production team, almost offended. The acoustic ballad from the new Human the Double Album comes at the mid-point of an ambitious project that’s dynamic in all the right ways. Outlaw songs dance

Been waiting for this one to drop for awhile now. Charles Wesley Godwin is gearing up to release his sophomore album, How the Mighty Fall, on November 5. Last month he released the first single from the album, “Lyin’ Low.” [embedded content][embedded content] And now he’s giving us another one before the full album’s released – and

Amanda Shires‘ “Gone for Christmas” is a wish-filled holiday kiss-off. It’s the first song from a full-length Christmas album from the singer and songwriter, arriving in mid-November. Slinky piano — somewhat a la “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch,” if we’re looking for festive comparisons — stomps and ragged fiddle set the tone for “Gone for Christmas,”

Joshua Ray Walker’s new album See You Next Time is coming out tomorrow and I absolutely cannot wait… There are few if any artists that can compete with his intrigue. Crazy outfits, awesome music videos, catchy melodies, insane high notes, I mean the guy is all over the place, yet consistently rock solid. He goes from tackling

Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan’s new song ”Up” hinges on the power of a single word. Through different uses of the word “up” — from waking “up” to growing “up” to looking “up” toward the heavens — the track takes a nostalgic look back at a rural childhood, and expresses Bryan’s enduring faith. “It talks about

2021 has been a great year for new music. New Music Friday has delivered the good stuff every week for quite a while now, with recent highlights like albums from Charley Crockett, Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson, and more in the last couple of months. With the influx of incredible songs coming out, it can be

Ray Fulcher admits it took some time and at least one major life change to finish “Bucket List Beers,” the song he sings with just acoustic guitars during this exclusive premiere. The easy, mid-tempo melody is built around celebrating once-in-a-lifetime moments with a cold beer. The first and the worst beer count; so, too, does

Dolly Parton is the gosh dang coolest. I think it’s pretty obvious by now that she’s one of my favorite people ever, and any time I get a chance to tell a story about her, I’m gonna take it. We’ve talked about the time she was mistaken for a prostitute in New York City (one of

Rising country star Brittney Spencer takes lead on a soulful new cover of Gladys Knight & the Pips’ “Midnight Train to Georgia,” which will appear on Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit‘s upcoming album, Georgia Blue. The song, which also features backing vocals from John Paul White, is the second release from Isbell’s upcoming covers album, which is due out on

The Marfa Tapes trio hit the stage at Austin City Limits this past Saturday night for an absolute power hour of music, singing songs from their recent collaborative record. Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall and Jack Ingram took the stage for a songwriters special at the Moody Theater in Austin, Texas for the first episode of the 47th season

“P.S. If this is Austin, I still love you.” It was Blake Shelton’s first single, and it’s still one of his biggest hits. It’s hard to believe that the song is 20 years old – and how much has changed since it first came out. I mean, have you ever stopped to think how different

The Wild Feathers‘ “Out on the Road” — a brand-new song premiering exclusively via The Boot — is a shuffling, blues-tinged look at tour life. It’s ironic, then, that band member Taylor Burns penned the “all autobiographical” song while holed up at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think it was me missing those times, and getting a chance to