Music

Country music’s definitely a melting pot these days. Obviously there are still plenty of people who criticize the genre for not being diverse enough when it comes to both women and minority artists. But it’s hard to argue that the genre looks a lot different than it did even just 20 years ago. Shaboozey is

The most popular girl in school… and it makes sense. It’s almost hard to believe now that Dolly Parton didn’t love school or enjoy any aspect of it, because she does so much for children’s education with her Imagination Library foundation. She was never a star student, but made decent grades and did enough to

Simply incredible. What a run it’s been for Luke Combs, who scored his 19th career #1 at country radio with “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” over the weekend, from the Twisters: The Album soundtrack, which topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It’s Luke’s 21st #1 counting features. Written by Luke with Jessi Alexander and Jonathan

Rubbing it in after Blake picked the Vols to lose? Blake Shelton was the guest picker on College GameDay yesterday, and the Oklahoma native picked his home state Oklahoma Sooners to beat the Tennessee Volunteers in one of the biggest games of this young college football season. ALL OF @blakeshelton‘s WEEK 4 CFB PICKS 🏈

Whitey Morgan is BACK. With his first release since his 2018 studio album, Hard Times and White Lines, Whitey Morgan and his ban, The 78’s, are finally back in the studio and appear to be working with Shooter Jennings on this next project. A lot of people like to throw around the “outlaw” term, or

NASCAR drivers have some good taste in music. Of course we know several NASCAR Cup Series drivers like Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott are big country music fans, with Blaney chatting with us over the summer about hanging out with Whiskey Myers and Elliott telling us about his love for Eric Church. But as it

Talk about a true friend. It’s pretty well-known that Patsy Cline played an instrumental role in helping Loretta Lynn early in her career, as they met not long after Loretta first moved to Nashville and became fast friends. And actually, they were born just five months apart in 1932, though Patsy was certainly the more

Bringing out the big guns for night one. Morgan Wallen is in Knoxville for two shows at Neyland Stadium, no doubt the highlight of his career as a diehard fan of the Tennessee Volunteers. And he clearly went all out for these shows. For his signature walkout, Morgan was joined by the 2024 College World

IT’S HAPPENING. Or is it? While there has been no verbal communication with fans, the sudden surge in social media activity is leading country music fans all over to believe there is a Cross Canadian Ragweed reunion on the horizon. At the beginning of the week, the Stillwater, Oklahoma group updated their social media for

Riley Green, Ella Langley and Jamey Johnson together? That’s a lot of talent packed onto one stage. And it was a fitting occasion, since the trio of country music artists were all together to celebrate the 20th birthday of Loser’s Bar and Grill in Nashville. It was also an effort that celebrated the grand opening

ZB might have deleted his Twitter, but he’s trying to make amends on Instagram. Zach Bryan has a toxic relationship with Twitter or X, whatever you call it these days. The Oklahoma native is notorious for sharing his unfiltered thoughts on the platform (which to be clear, we fully support… let it rip Zach). When

Sturgill Simpson is switching up the setlist for each Why Not? Tour show thus far. Kicking off his first tour since 2021, Simpson fired up the crowd in L.A. over the weekend for the first shows back on the road at the Greek Theatre. The tour is off to an electric start as Simpson performs the

A patriotic one from the outlaw. In 1984, the same year as the Los Angeles Olympics, Waylon Jennings released his patriotic anthem, “America.” Like how the Summer Olympics affected Americans this year, Jennings was beyond moved to see the patriotism throughout our nation and wanted to tip his hat to how far the United States

Pulling back the curtain on one of Eric Church’s most underrated songs. Why did Eric Church’s “Kill a Word” fly under the radar? Probably because it was released alongside so many other hits like “Mr. Misunderstood” and “Record Year” in Chief’s fan-favorite 2015 album Mr. Misunderstood. The song’s message alone, which highlights the importance of

It’s hard to believe The King has any songs that weren’t #1 hits at this point. George Strait has an astounding 60 number ones, the most in country music history. The list of songs that topped the charts includes classics like “I Can Still Make Cheyenne,” “Write This Down,” “Blue Clear Sky,” “Check Yes Or

The saddest story in country music? Quite possibly, if you think too much about the music that could’ve been… When you think back on great pairings in country music history, Waylon and Willie always come to mind first for me, and obviously the supergroup The Highwaymen comprised of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and

Running it back. After a lengthy hiatus, Brooks & Dunn revitalized their career in 2019 with the release of Reboot, a collection of hits from the Grammy-winning duo that features guest performances from some of the best in the business. We’re talking the likes of Cody Johnson, Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves, Jon Pardi and more. And now,

As we all know by now, there’s a lot of talent in those mountains. From guys like Tyler Childers and Chris Stapleton to Charles Wesley Godwin, Sierra Ferrell and the boys of 49 Winchester, we’ve seen some of the best country music over the past few years coming from the mountains of Appalachia. And newcomer

For my money, Stephen Wilson Jr. put out one of the most compelling albums of the year last year… which is why it found itself on our year-end Albums of the Year list for 2023. And “Father’s Son,” and ode to Wilson Jr’s late father, was easily one of the most captivating tracks. An eclectic

It’s kind of wild to take a step back and look at how household names in the country music world came to be. Take Kenny Chesney for example… he dropped his first single in 1993, the same year that Shania Twain and Tim McGraw dropped their debut albums. But when you think about great ’90s