Music

Not to be confused with the man-stealing Jolene of the Dolly Parton canon… If you’re a fan of Ray LaMontagne, there’s no question that you’re familiar with “Jolene” from his 2004 debut album, Trouble. To this day, it’s still one of, if not the, biggest hit of his entire career, and it was even recorded by

Years ago, Phoebe Hunt spent an afternoon at an audition with a friend. She’s gone on a whim, but when the time came, she simply couldn’t follow through with the opportunity. “While we were there, the audition atmosphere kicked in,” Hunt recalls, “and my friend started saying weird things to me like, ‘I can’t do

DAMN. I never knew just how badly I needed to see Koe Wetzel cover Nirvana until today. Well technically, it’s a cover of a cover… And, that song would be “Where Did You Sleep Last Night,” which originated from two different tracks, “In the Pines” and “The Longest Train.” The authorship of both songs is

Luke Bryan recalls the time he did get to spend with his late brother Chris in a new song called “Songs You Never Heard.” He describes it as a centerpiece of his new IMDB docu-series, set to launch on Friday (Aug. 6). Josh Osborne and Luke Laird wrote “Songs You Never Heard” after watching clips

Aaayyyyyyyyyeeeee. It’s common knowledge to any country music fan that Alan Jackson’s music video for “Chattahoochee” is the pinnacle of existence when it comes to country music videos. The cowboy hat, the classic ’90s life jacket, water skiing in jeans, you couldn’t beat it with a stick. Many have tried to recreate the iconic scenes,

Jake Owen‘s new single “Best Thing Since Backroads” is most like his second radio release from Greetings From … Jake. It’s a progressive throwback, if one will allow such a contradiction. An Alabama-esque guitar (this time an acoustic/electric combo) opens this new song, as it did the shuffling “Down to the Honky Tonk” in 2018. But

Hot damn, let’s build a fire. Honestly… with August already here and preseason football getting underway yesterday, I’m ready for fall. How good does college football and hoodie weather sound? Woooo weee. — Whiskey Riff (@WhiskeyRiff) July 23, 2021 A little college football, a little cold beer, and a little bonfire… it’s right around the

Gregory Dwane has been through it. The Trinity, N.C., native spent the ’90s producing and playing in punk bands in New York City, until everything fell apart due to his drinking. A lifeline from a friend led to work on road crews, then to a jingle-writing gig and a new round of production work … and, then,

Kacey Musgraves is gearing up to release another album this year, and for her, the entire album can be summed up in one word: Tragedy. In a new interview with Crack Magazine, Kacey detailed the new project, her mindset going in, a bit about how her psychedelic trips have influenced the genesis of this new

Miranda Lambert‘s husband, Brendan McLoughlin, makes a shirtless appearance in the new music video for the remix of her song “Tequila Does.” So do his two brothers. The former model and ex-NYPD police officer recently shared a photo of himself with his brothers on the music video set on Instagram, and the family resemblance is obvious. One

Joshua Ray Walker. Another super underrated artist in country music. One of the best songwriters and most unique voices in the genre, he’s capable of writing songs that will absolutely break you down to tears, but he’s always had a penchant for humor and it looks like he’ll be up to his old tricks again

Mitchell Tenpenny‘s new single “Truth About You” stops just short of naming names. “Yeah, you told your friends, you told your mama / That I’m the root of all the drama / But we both know why this ended / Girl, I caught you red-handed,” he sings to close the second verse. Wow — that’s

Looks like the Biebs is a Morgan Wallen fan. Or, maybe… he was… According to Billboard, Justin Bieber, who actually ended Morgan’s record-setting chart run back in March with the release of his album Justice, shared an Instagram story this morning featuring a screenshot of Morgan’s hit song “Sand In My Boots” and the caption: “Love this

Adia Victoria will release a new album on Sept. 17, she announced on Wednesday (Aug. 4). A Southern Gothic is the singer-songwriter’s third full-length album. Victoria’s latest album is a work of contrast, per a press release, exploring the relationships that people — more specifically, Black women — have with the South. “It is equal parts historical montage

A piñata filled with mini bottles of tequila? Sign my ass UP. It’s only Tuesday and I’m already craving a shot and a dance floor now… That’s because Miranda Lambert put out a new music video for the EDM remix version of her fan-favorite song “Tequila Does” and it is fun as hell. It features

Sam Hunt and Ingrid Andress may be two very different performers, but they’ve always had a couple things in common: a fascination with genre-bending music and a mutual love of heartbreak songs. With the release of their new duet, “Wishful Drinking,” the pair are tying all their common interests together. “I’ve never done anything like

They don’t make ’em like Loretta and Dolly anymore. I don’t know if there’s two women in country music, or in general, that I love and admire more than these two. Funny, honest and real… has there ever been more charisma and attitude in a single person than in the mountain girl from East Tennessee

Soon after she dropped her seven-song collection, 29, in February 2021, Carly Pearce began hinting that she wasn’t done with that musical chapter. On Tuesday (Aug. 3), the singer dropped more details on exactly what she’s got planned, announcing that she’s expanding her project into a 15-song full-length album called 29: Written in Stone. The