Music

It’s no secret that 2020 was a weird year for music. With the pandemic bringing virtually everything to a standstill, the entertainment industry, who in case you haven’t noticed rely HEAVILY on large crowds, was one of the hardest hit. Many artists were forced to cancel shows which meant no money for them, their bands,

Billy Law‘s new song “Slowly” tells his own love story, but it also offers a larger piece of wisdom: It’s important to be vulnerable. Law and his wife have known each other since they were 13 years old. They’re now married and have a child, but what came between was 12 years of an on-again,

Ol’ Pecos Hurley from Pecos & The Rooftops stopped by the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast last week, and needless to say, the guy knows how to have a good time. One of the things we can officially confirm, is that Koe Wetzel is as wild of a mf’er as everybody thought he was. Although, Kolby

Jenna Paulette experienced a major country-girl mishap on the set of her new “Country in the Girl” music video. “I just lost my dad’s lucky lure,” the singer can be heard whispering near the end of a new behind-the-scenes video, premiering exclusively on The Boot. There’s water splashing behind her — because a friend of

Ever since Zach Bryan has burst on the scene back in 2018, country music fans have been comparing him to another super star in the making… Tyler Childers. Hell, back when “Condemned” first went viral in 2019, he was already drawing comparisons to a young Tyler Childers, and in some ways, deservedly so. I mean, Zach’s

With “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis shows that he doesn’t subscribe to a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” theory of life. His new collaboration with Luke Bryan is a sharp pivot away from the mostly fancy-free, melodic, uptempo hits he’s delivered to radio over four years. The time is right for change. While “Slow

Parker McCollum is gearing up to release his first studio-album since signing with his new record label, as Gold Chain Cowboy is set to hit shelves (and streaming platforms) this Friday. But, did you know that he and fellow Texas musician and friend Koe Wetzel are also music video stars? Well it’s true: They both

How is anybody gonna hate on Shania Twain? A ’90s country legend, one of the highest selling artists of all time, in any genre… I mean, I had a poster of her on bedroom door when I was like 9 years old for fuck’s sake. You know how hard it was to land that coveted

Country band Parmalee has announced the release date for their newest album, For You. It’s scheduled to drop July 30. “We wanted these songs to speak directly to the fans, the listener, to you,” explains lead singer Matt Thomas. “That’s why we named the album For You.” To celebrate the news, the band released two

Dierks Bentley has come out with some great mainstream hits over the past few years. From the early days of “Come A Little Closer” and “What Was I Thinkin’,” to more modern day hits like “Riser,” “Living” and more, you have the appreciate the career Dierks Bentley has had. He’s as solid and consistent as

Jon Pardi has stepped out of his cowboy boots and dived into rock ‘n’ roll, offering his take on Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam.” The unexpected cover of the metal band’s classic comes from The Metallica Blacklist, a collection of covers of some of the group’s biggest hits. Clocking in at over six minutes long, Pardi’s

It’s no secret that bears like to fish. A group of 17 brown bears was recently captured on a livestream video at Katmai National Park. The bears can be seen snatching salmon with their paws and jaws, which is the typical way that most bears catch fish. But then there’s this special brown bear from

Ahead of his just-announced upcoming album, Same Truck, Scotty McCreery has released a brand-new song called “Why You Gotta Be Like That.” The playful tune was written by McCreery, James McNair, and Jordan Schmidt, a trio with great writing chemistry. “Writing with James and Jordan is always so much fun, and I think that genuine

Morgan Wallen may have completed his first interview since the racial slur incident this past February, but that doesn’t mean it’s resonating. In fact, the Nashville chapter of the NAACP isn’t liking it at all. Nashville NAACP President Sheryl Guinn tells TMZ: “She believes Morgan’s sit-down with Michael Strahan is the result of Morgan being

A hotel bar is a lonely place — but there’s beauty in that, not to mention a strange sense of camaraderie. Whiskey in the Pines channel those emotions in their new song “Hotel Bar,” premiering exclusively on The Boot. Written by Whiskey in the Pines vocalist and guitarist David Lareau, who co-produced the song with Noel Hartough,

Very unfortunately for me a lot of the time, I love tequila. On the rocks, in a marg, as a shot with a lime, I don’t even care how it comes. You hand me any form of tequila, I’m gonna drink it. And there might be one other person in the country music world who

Country artist Jordan Rowe loves his mama a whole lot. “She’s very loving, very sweet, very hard working,” the Georgia native gushes. “Her whole life, she’s worked at the same place in the small town I grew up in. She started working when she was 18 years old, and you know she’ll do anything for

Trucks and beer and whiskey and boots: Some of the most popular checklist items in country music. While some, if not most, of those songs are obviously cliché and not the best, there are a few that are actually great songs. Here’s my 10 favorite country songs about boots 10. Jon Pardi – Dirt On

Nothing bonds two people together like shared musical tastes, as Bri Bagwell sings about in her brand-new song “Heroes.” The sweet country song with a traditional melody is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Throughout “Heroes,” Bagwell name-checks everyone from Willie Nelson and Loretta Lynn to Johnny Rodriguez and Etta James. In the first