With a career as decorated and long as George Strait’s, you’re bound to have a good number of underrated tunes. And while “Give It Away” won awards and topped the charts, it often times fails to get mentioned among his best tunes. Written by Jamey Johnson, Bill Anderson and Buddy Cannon, George released “Give It
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Luke Bryan wasted no time sharing some of his new music: Just a few hours after announcing the forthcoming deluxe version of his 2020 album Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, the country superstar released one of its newly added songs, “Country Does.” “Country Does” is an mid-tempo track about small-town life with vaguely Dr. Seuss-like, tongue-twister lyrics
Want to know how legit Colter Wall is? Look no further… Quite a few months back, Joe Rogan shared a post to Instagram detailing the fact that Colter Wall is “legit as fuck,” and while I can’t disagree with the sentiment, the natural question that followed was, “so when is coming on?” And then when
Viral music sensation Lathan Warlick and country music hitmaker RaeLynn are in love, albeit not with each other. She has been married to Josh Davis for nearly five years; he, too, is happily married. So when the two music lovers came together to write a song last fall, it was their own respective loves that they
Timmy Tyler, sign on the dotted line… According to Music Row, Tyler Childers, one of the best songwriters in the whole damn business, has inked a publishing deal with Warner Chappell. “Nashville is home to world-class songwriters and Tyler is undoubtedly one of the best,” said Ben Vaughn, President & CEO, Warner Chappell Music Nashville.
Carly Pearce looks back on a failed relationship and finds fault on both sides in her new song “Should’ve Known Better.” The country singer dropped the track on Friday (Feb. 5), one day after announcing her forthcoming new album 29. Written by Pearce with Jordan Reynolds and Emily Shackleton, “Should’ve Known Better” at first sounds as though
Oh, how the mighty have fallen… And look, I don’t get any joy out of watching somebody crumble before my eyes, and I’m not sure why anybody else would either. I mean, wouldn’t it be great if this kind of shit just didn’t happen in our society anymore? But I must admit… this meme had
Miko Marks understands if you’re a bit confused about her new cover of “Hard Times.” Originally published in 1854, the song was written by Stephen Foster, an American songwriter whose well-known songs also include, among others, “Oh, Susanna” and “Camptown Races.” Perhaps you’ll be familiar with the versions by Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan or, perhaps
For the better part of the past year, Thomas Rhett has been teasing new songs. We heard one called “More Time Fishin,” and then he debuted another new one around Father’s Day called “Things Dads Do.” He followed that up with a true story about meeting a “Death Row” inmate, a new one called “Mamaw’s House,” ,
Bluegrass band Steve Thomas & the Time Machine tell a classic story of a boy and his truck in the new music video for their song “Daddy’s Twin I-Beam.” The clip is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play above to watch. Written by Jason Owen, the Time Machine’s guitarist and vocalist, “Daddy’s Twin I-Beam”
Morgan Wallen may have dominated the headlines today, but Brothers Osborne had some big news to share as well, specifically TJ. Frontman TJ Osborne publicly came out as gay. And in addition to the article, he shared a video thanking his friends, family and fans for support, as well as offering up some other thoughts
Put on your dancin’ shoes: Mac Leaphart‘s new song “Honey, Shake!” will have you ready to groove. It’s premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Leaphart wrote “Honey, Shake!” alone, “out of necessity,” he explains. He was living in Charleston, S.C., playing hours-long bar sets, and while his setlists were largely made
It’s early, but Morgan Wallen has been the biggest thing in country music this year. His double album, Dangerous, has been at the top of the Billboard charts since its release three weeks ago, the first time a country album has pulled off three straight weeks at #1 in 8 years… and it’s not even
Luke Bryan‘s latest single, “Down to One,” is a mellow love song tinged with R&B, reminiscent of his early-to-mid-2010s catalog, and the track now has a music video that adds visuals as lush and spine-tingling as the tune’s lyrics. In the video, Bryan takes a backseat to a young couple who wander in and out
Eight hours just doesn’t seem to cut it these days, eh? For the Super Bowl this year, Dolly Parton’s iconic 1980 hit “9 To 5” is getting a side hustle remake. Partnering with Squarespace and La La Land director Damien Chazelle, the new “5 To 9” version is for anybody working after hours to achieve their dreams.
Valerie June fans have waited four years for a new album from the Memphis-based, genre-blending singer-songwriter with a spellbinding voice. On March 12, they’ll get their wish: June’s ambitious new album The Moon and the Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers is due out that Friday. For the uninitiated, June’s first single from her new record, “Call Me a Fool,”
Ahead of the Super Bowl last year, Fox and the NFL debuted a brand new commercial featuring Johnny Cash’s “Ragged Old Flag.” The commercial was dubbed a “Tribute to America,” and featured Medal of Honor recipient Kyle Carpenter and families of 9/11 victims, as well as various scenes of the American Flag throughout history. It’s
Luke Combs has built a career on songs such as the heartaching “Hurricane,” the sentimental “Better Together” and the party-ready “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” but a new collaboration with rising bluegrass star Billy Strings shows off a different side of his music. “The Great Divide,” released Monday (Feb. 1), is a timely track, reflective of
Been waiting on an Alan Jackson night. If you’re not familiar, Sequestered Songwriters is a weekly guitar pull featuring some of the best artists primarily in the Texas/Red Dirt country scene and each week, they pick one artist to collectively cover. They’ve dedicated sessions to Willie Nelson, George Strait, Dolly Parton and more, and tonight, they’re
All-vocal country group Home Free try their hand at one of rock ‘n’ roll’s greatest classics with their take on “American Pie,” singer-songwriter Don McLean’s beloved hit from 1971. Home Free’s version commemorates the 50th anniversary of the song’s original release, and includes a guest spot from none other than McLean himself. “Being in the studio