Music

Happy Friday. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we have new tunes from Lauren Alaina, Ashland Craft, Cody Johnson, Cody Jinks, Dillon Carmichael and The Cadillac Three, Randall King, Jon Wolfe, Triston Marez with Braxton Keith, Billy Strings, Reckless Kelly, Larry Fleet, David Ferguson, Chapel Heart, and more. Turn it up,

Dan + Shay will join Carrie Underwood for a song on the Dear Evan Hansen movie soundtrack. Both artists have teased clips of “Only Us” on their respective Instagrams. The movie Dear Evan Hansen (Sept. 24) is a film adaptation of the Tony Awards-winning Broadway musical. After premiering in 2015, the music was specifically hailed, winning Best Score

It goes without saying that the damage caused by the floods in Middle Tennessee have been catastrophic… and with Hurricane Ida dumping even more rain on the area… they’ve had more than they can handle. 20 people, including Loretta Lynn’s ranch foreman Wayne Mills, passed away in the flood waters. Homes, business, livelihoods completely destroyed.

Scotty McCreery has released “Carolina to Me,” another song from his highly anticipated fifth album, Same Truck. The thoughtful track, which McCreery dropped on Friday (Aug. 27), follows his latest radio hit and first offering from the new LP, “You Time,” which is currently in the Top 10 and climbing on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. Toning down a bit from

We’ve all been waiting for Randall King to officially announce his full-length sophomore album. Though nothing has been confirmed quite yet, he’s continuing to release some new music, recently putting out the honky-tonk jam “Record High”. And earlier this week, he announced another new one coming tomorrow called “Baby Do”: He’s had this one in

Brantley Gilbert says he didn’t write a new song called “Gone But Not Forgotten” for the members of the U.S. Armed Forces killed in Kabul, Afghanistan, last week, but he hopes it resonates with those needing to hear it. The singer dropped this unreleased track on his Instagram page on Saturday (Aug. 28), two days after 11

Our first three-peat guests. Gary & Charlie of Muscadine Bloodline join us once more to talk their new song “Dyin’ For A Livin’,” finding their identity with the new album, the good and the bad of being an independent band, and the TikTok game, the price of fame, comparing yourself to others, staying present, the

Country newcomer Ashley Cooke knew ACM New Male Artist of the Year Jimmie Allen would be a perfect addition to her new single “Good Goodbye,” it was just a matter of making it happen. “We originally recorded ‘Good Goodbye’ as an individual song with just my voice on it, but something felt missing to give the song the

Billy Strings is quickly becoming a superstar. When you mix in his captivating vocals, out of this world pickin’ skills, and lyrics that cut deeper than a knife, it’s not hard to see why Billy is taking the music world by storm. And today, he’s dropped another tune from his upcoming album, Renewal. “I listen to

Last week, Loretta Lynn and her team shared devastating news that longtime foreman of her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, Wayne Spears, had been swept up in the flood waters from record-breaking rainfall and did not survive. Humphreys county, where the ranch is located, experienced incredible amounts of rainfall within a 24-hour period, totaling 17

Is there a more talented, yet over-looked artist in country music than Jamey Johnson? Despite a quickly doused false alarm about a new record, new music from Jamey seems to be nowhere in sight. I’ve now been relegated to finding videos from live performances I’ve never seen, like his cover of Patsy Cline’s “I Fall

Luke Combs‘ “Cold as You” music video is a tour de force. Directed by TA Films, the new clip follows a man through an emotion-charged night after he escapes his ex-girlfriend and her new lover through a secret door behind a jukebox in a retro-style diner. From there, the lead character (Nick McNeil) enters a lively country bar

Sturgill Simpson has done it again. I’ve always loved albums that tell a story and this obviously takes that to an extreme. Dood & Juanita is an epic tale of Appalachian revenge, great dogs, hard men and what a man will go through for a woman he loves. While this album obviously needs nothing from me, I

Luke Combs has officially released the next college football anthem: “South on Ya.” The song is a partnership between the country singer and the SEC Network. In addition to finding the new track on streaming services, fans will soon hear it as the new theme song for SEC Network’s traveling pre-game show, SEC Nation. For Combs, a

We have our champion. We started out with all 60 of George Strait‘s number one hits, plus four of his biggest songs that didn’t hit number one. Then we left it up to you the readers, and for the past week you’ve been voting on your favorites as we narrow it down to one champion.

Caroline Jones‘ new song “Getting to Me” holds a special place in her heart: It’s the first song she ever wrote about the man who is now her fiancé. The song is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. “Of all the songs I’ve released from my forthcoming album thus far, “Getting

Big Al covering Ol’ Charley. The CMT: Giants Charley Pride tribute concert last week was actually quite impressive, featuring performances from Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, George Strait, Lee Ann Womack, Luke Combs, Reba, and more. We saw ol’ George tip the cap to Charley with a cover of “Is Anybody Goin’ To San Antone” and Luke

Kacey Musgraves offer an important message in her new song “Justified”: “Healing doesn’t happen in a straight line.” The song is airy and upbeat, yet comes from a hurting heart, reflecting well the disparate emotions that come with picking up and moving on. Musgraves released “Justified” on Friday (Aug. 27), accompanied by a music video that finds the artist

Talk about some living legends coming together. In celebration of 50 years together as a band, Asleep At The Wheel is gearing up to release a new album titled, Half A Hundred Years. The new album is bringing on a ton of country music legends, including Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, and Lee Ann Womack, as