Music

I’ll tell you right now, Cody Johnson is one of the best live acts in country music. And what’s more, he has a brand new double album coming out this fall. Titled Human, it’s set for release in October, and as CoJo promised on our Whiskey Riff Raff podcast, he’s releasing two songs each month, one from Side A and

Singer-songwriter and Hank Williams‘ grandson Sam Williams has been slowly rolling out songs like “Can’t Fool Your Own Blood,” “10-4,” “Shuteye” and “The World: Alone.” Now, those songs and more will feature on his 10-song full-length debut, Glasshouse Children, which is set to arrive on Aug. 20. A teaser clip for the project that Williams

15 years ago today… country music history was made. A shaggy-haired boy from North Carolina made his country music debut, forever stamping his mark on the genre with what is easily one of the best albums of the past 20 years. We’re talking about your reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, the great Eric Church…

Aaron Lewis, frontman of the rock band Staind, has made a second home in country music throughout the last decade, but hadn’t had much chart success, until now. The musician is enjoying a No. 1 hit on the Hot Country Songs chart with “Am I the Only One,” his latest conservative-minded anthem that panders to rightist fears and

Even though we say it all the time, I feel like it isn’t said enough. Jamey Johnson is in the strata of the elite. In case you needed more proof, I found it. Since there’s no news of a new record any time soon, I’ve been forced to scour the internet for things I haven’t

Molly Tuttle and Nathaniel Rateliff‘s new music video, for their enchanting cover of Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty’s “Stop Draggin’ Around My Heart,” is haunting. Their new collaboration’s release celebrates the 40th anniversary of the timeless rock song, originally released on July 8, 1981. The music video’s vintage, sepia-toned clips of 1960s ads, protests, relationships

Happy Friday. This week on the Whiskey Riff New Music Friday Playlist, we have new tunes from John R. Miller, Chase Bryant, Midland, Dierks Bentley, Kody West, Charlie Worsham, Kolby Cooper, Billy Strings, Scotty McCreery, Summer Dean, Erin Enderlin, The Wild Feathers and more. Turn it up, tell your friends, and as always, make sure

Earlier in 2021, when he announced plans to put out a double album in the fall, Cody Johnson promised fans that he’d share two new tracks per month leading up to the project’s release day. Now, he’s continuing to make good on that promise, putting out “God Bless the Boy (Cori’s Song)” and “Stronger” as

Kolby Cooper showing us something different. We’re all very familiar with the heartbreak, screw her songs that have put Kolby on the map, but his latest release is a complete flip from that trend. As discussed on the Whiskey Riff Podcast, Kolby is a happily married man with two young children, so the inspiration for

Dustin Lynch has just released two new tracks that will get fans looking for a dance floor and someone to dance with. As his current single with MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You,” continues to rise, the genuinely country “Not Every Cowboy” and “Pasadena” show off a tender side with effortless vocals and romantic stories. In “Not

As Miranda Lambert once said, everybody dies famous in a small town. And Chris Young and Kane Brown are using their latest #1 single, “Famous Friends,” to honor some of those everyday hometown heroes. The duo sourced pictures from fans of their own “famous friends,” and today they released a fan video of the song

Sam Grow knows the cure for heartbreak: a night out with friends. And where better to get over an ex than Nashville’s famous Lower Broadway? Grow’s new “Whiskey Bound” music video — premiering exclusively on The Boot — chronicles a bar-hopping party in Music City. The Julian Mendoza-directed clip follows a group of revelers who spend a

If you’re on social media at all, you’ve probably encountered these fucking scammers pretending to be celebrities to get you to send them money to some shady bank account in a third-world country. There are a ton of fake country artist accounts that pop up all the time trying to scam fans out of money.

Dan + Shay‘s fourth studio album will arrive in August. The duo announced the record on Thursday evening (July 15), sharing its title track, “Good Things.” The song “Good Things” is reminiscent of the pop-rock band Fun, with layered vocals and an extremely poppy, even EDM-esque chorus: “When it’s late at night and you’re still wide

I’m gonna go ahead and say it: This is one of the most underrated songs of the year. Chase Bryant is back making some damn good country music after a dark time in his life that included a suicide attempt back in 2018. He has a brand new album, Upbringing, coming out this week, and he’s

The Voice alumnae Casi Joy knows the power of our senses — specifically, to bring us right back to a moment we’d rather forget. In her new song “Senses Fail,” she’s back in the heartbreak that came after a relationship. “I guess it’s not time that I needed / I’ve lived half half my life since you

Say what you want about Zac Brown Band (Lord knows I did after that last studio album), but they’re one of the most talented acts in all of country music. If you like phenomenal musicianship, in a variety of styles (NOT rap), look no further. The fellas stopped by The Today Show recently and delivered

Laine Hardy performing new music from behind an acoustic guitar is a special thing. The singer and Season 17 American Idol winner dropped “Memorize You” in July and recently sang it live at the Taste of Country Nights studio. He didn’t write it (credit Eric Arjes, Michael Tyler and Steven Dale Jones for that), but he certainly

LETS F*CKIN’ GO. The anticipation for Cody Johnson “Dear Rodeo” documentary couldn’t be higher. Titled Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story, we have a date now, as the documentary is slated for August 10th when it will be in theaters. It feels like we’ve been waiting an eternity to hear when this thing will drop, as

By the end of his new song, “Real Revolution,” Tim Easton has undergone a change and found a new way of living. It wasn’t easy, but it was certainly worthwhile. “My old way of thinking had me tied up and blind / I was out of direction, I was out of right mind / Tired of backsliding,