Music

After teasing new music on the way for several weeks, Kacey Musgraves is officially revealing more of the picture, announcing her fourth studio album, Star-Crossed. On Monday (Aug. 23), the singer previewed the upcoming 15-track collection with its title track — a song that appears to lay the foundation for an epic concept album structured

The Poyen, Arkansas, native is on top the charts once again. Justin Moore secured the 10th Number 1 of his career with the lead single off his latest album Straight Outta The Country.  Written by Jeremy Stover, Randy Montana and Paul DiGiovanni, the song is a throwback to simpler times, when having the right stuff was

Kenny Chesney is in a blissed-out state of mind in his new “Beautiful World” video. The video weaves together footage from various trips to the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and beyond, with lyrics that touch on well-worn Chesney themes. “In my favorite pair of salt-water-sun-bleached jeans / I got a cold one coming and some songs

Tyler Childers is the face of the new wave of country music, whether he likes or not. His latest album (excluding Long Violent History, a mostly instrumental project) was the 2019 release Country Squire, which showcased his ability to move beyond the more raw sounds of Bottles and Bibles and Purgatory into full production territory, while staying true to the traditional

Indie-folk trio Trousdale remember Joni Mitchell’s music floating through the air of their childhoods. It filled their family rooms alongside songs from Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder and Dave Matthews, but it was Mitchell’s voice and the words she sang that ultimately changed the lives of Quinn D’Andrea, Georgia Greene and Lauren Jones. “There’s an element of her music

Absolutely heartbreaking news from the Loretta Lynn camp today. As historic rainfall drenched Middle Tennessee this weekend, devastating flood waters have hammered the area, including Loretta Lynn’s ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. And unfortunately, longtime ranch foreman Wayne Spears was swept up in the flood waters and did not survive. The Lynn family shared the

The space between Chris Janson and the story he tells during “Bye Mom” will allow listeners in for years to come. There’s a maturity to this new song that’s remarkable. Co-writer Brandon Kinney’s mother died, and soon after, he and Janson sat down to write a tribute song that became something bigger. This kind of

That’s that for the second round of our George Strait Number Ones voting. After thousands of votes have been cast so far, we finally have our Sweet Sixteen. And I’ve gotta be honest: Most of the matchups in the last round weren’t even close. We had “Blue Clear Sky” getting bounced by “I Can Still

Jake Hoot ages himself 20 years for his starring role in his comedic new “Night Left” music video. The clip — premiering exclusive on The Boot and our partner site, Taste of Country — finds the singer doing his best to keep a close eye on his teenage daughter. Papa Hoot is failing in the new music

Dan + Shay are dance-oriented bank robbers in the new music video for their song “Steal My Love.” The Grammy Awards-winning duo star as high-tech robbers in the video for their newest single, pulling off an impressive heist: capturing a magical suitcase housed inside the vault of a bank. Shay Mooney lowers Dan Smyers into the vault

Ya never know when The Marfa Tapes trio is going to pop up at a show together. Last night, they did a pretty awesome live performance of their song “Geraldene” at one of Miranda Lambert’s shows in Texas. She’s currently doing a two-night run at the Whitewater Music Amphitheater in New Braunfels, and was joined

Travis Tritt isn’t about these vaccine mandates. Amidst a rise in COVID cases, we’ve already seen some artists and venues start to require vaccines or negative COVID tests for attendees at their shows. And most recently, the two largest concert promoters in the country announced that they would be requiring proof of vaccination at their

Husband and wife Dillon Hodges and Heidi Feek are, together, Firekid. The duo blends bluegrass with indie rock and electronic music to create their newest project, and The Boot’s readers are getting to hear their first single from the release, “Backwoods,” first. As the title of “Backwoods” suggests, Firekid take plenty of inspiration from the outdoors.

Songwriter and country music legend Tom T. Hall has reportedly passed away today. He was 85. One of the best to ever play the game, Tom was responsible for writing hit songs like “Harper Valley PTA,” “I Like Beer,” ‘That’s How I Got To Memphis,” “Little Bitty,” and more. The Olive Hill, Kentucky, native had

“One Mississippi” may be Kane Brown‘s new radio single, but it was a particularly life-changing song for his co-writer, Levon Gray. The Alabama native tagged Brown in an Instagram Story and wound up signed to Brown’s Verse 2 Music. It wasn’t quite that easy, of course — Brown was impressed with what he heard on the

Koe Wetzel’s newest music video cuts deep. The video for “Drunk Driving”, from his latest album Sellout, was released last week and ended up being quite a departure in mood from previous videos like “Cold & Alone” and “Good Die Young”. A more somber, ominous video than what we’re used to from Koe, which is typically

Sturgill Simpson and Willie Nelson unite for a duet on Simpson’s new album, The Ballad of Dood and Juanita. “Juanita” is a charming love song from the perspective of Dood, a “larger-than-life” figure, inspired by Simpson’s grandfather, who must embark on a quest to rescue his wife, Juanita, after she’s kidnapped by a bandit named Seamus McClure. “Juanita, when

Streaming, eh? After a dismal performance in the ratings and CBS declining to renew the Academy of Country Music Awards show after this year, it appears as though they’ve made an exclusive deal with Amazon Prime Video for the 2022 show. It will be the first time a major awards show has livestreamed exclusively, and

Ray Wylie Hubbard has often said of “Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother,” his “politically incorrect” tongue-in-cheek fan-favorite song from 1973, that “it probably never should’ve been written, let alone recorded … but the way I look at it, careers have been built on less.” Now, nearly five decades later, country music that can poke

Jason Isbell is sticking to his word. Isbell announced earlier this month that he would require attendees to be vaccinated or show a negative test at all of his shows, and that if the venue wouldn’t allow it, he wouldn’t play. We’re now requiring proof of vaccination or a current negative test to attend all