Music

The only words I have for this video are… wow. The Kentucky Rising benefit concert for flood relief and recovery was a star-studded event with Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, and Dwight Yoakam. But, leave it to Christ Stapleton to bring out more phenomenal country music talent for his feature of the show. Lo and behold,

On her debut album Young, Dumb and in Love, breakout singer-songwriter liv. has assembled a Voltron of Americana’s most exciting artists. liv., who hails from the Hudson Valley, worked with Van Plating to produce the album, which processes the five stages of grief after a breakup. The record includes guest performances from Will Payne Harrison, Adeem the

Charles Wesley Godwin is just great, isn’t he? I’m pretty sure he has never put out a bad song, and I doubt he ever will. He’s one of the few artists that I can just hit shuffle on their entire discography and be happy. One of my absolute favorite songs of his though is “Half

Avery Anna “Good Day” Newly-signed Warner Music Nashville artist Avery Anna has dropped her debut EP, Mood Swings, which includes the breezy “Good Day.” A bouncy country-pop number, the ebullient tune is all about living life with a smile on one’s face like it’s always a “good day,” even after going through a breakup. “Got

This Zach Bryan guy is pretty damn good. He just put out his major label debut studio album American Heartbreak earlier this year, which included the fan-favorite, and his current single at country radio, “Something In The Orange.” And as of today, Zach announced that the American Heartbreak record had been certified Gold, and “Something

Hands down one of my favorite Ryan Bingham song. “Tell My Mother I Miss Her So” appeared on Bingham’s second studio album, Roadhouse Sun, released in 2009. The upbeat song discusses a traveler making his way around the world and the adventures he encounters along the way. It’s damn catchy, and the fiddle riff after

Chris Stapleton’s acoustic performance of “What Are You Listening To” might be the best he’s ever sounded. Let me know if you’ve heard this before: “Chris Stapleton kills, crushes, blows away… whatever phrase you like, the crowd with acoustic performance of…. *insert song*” The guy literally never misses. But there’s just something extra special about his

Carrie Underwood‘s new radio single “Hate My Heart” is a different kind of vocal showcase for the three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year winner. She’ll rely on every second of her cardio training to perform it live. “Hate My Heart” is a three-minute-long sprint that — after a five-bar intro — offers just one vocal-free bar before

The end of an era. Blake Shelton took to Instagram this afternoon to announce that he will be stepping away after the conclusion of the next season of the hit NBC show, The Voice. He took to Instagram to announce the news to his fans. “I’ve been wrestling with this for a while, and I’ve

Eighteen years after the release of her hit single “Break Down Here,” Julie Roberts is prepping her country music comeback. Her upcoming album Ain’t in No Hurry, set for release on Oct. 28, showcases Roberts’ musical range by plucking elements from traditional country, classic soul and southern blues. The project is her first full-length release since

There are very few songs that make me break down into full-on sobs every single time I hear them. Okay, that’s not necessarily true, but there are only a handful that will like ruin my day. The list includes heavy-hitters like “Maggie’s Song” by Chris Stapleton, “Just a Dream” by Carrie Underwood, and “Saving Amy”

It sounds like another #1 is in Luke Combs’ future. He just announced that “Going, Going Gone,” from his third studio album Growin’ Up, will be his next single at country radio: “Excited to let y’all know ‘Going, Going, Gone’ will be my next single on country radio!” In the song, Luke sings about a

Let me set the scene….it’s February 12, 2015, and it’s been 8 months since Sturgill dropped Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. After a long day, you put on the Late Show with David Letterman, and you watch Sturgill Simpson lay down one hell of a performance. Metamodern Sounds in Country Music was Sturgill’s critically acclaimed

The song that put Morgan Wade on the map is getting a sequel on November 11th, and I couldn’t be more excited. The first Morgan Wade song I heard was “The Night,” and it still is one of my absolute favorite songs by her and in general. The song so poignantly describes what someone’s struggles

If there’s two country music singers who could put away 52 cases of beer with their crew, it was Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. In a show review from the Los Angeles Times in 1980, columnist Robert Hilburn covered the six-hour Country Fall Festival at Anaheim Stadium, that featured Merle and Willie as headliners. It

These two go way back. We’ve all heard the very sad news that the great and iconic Loretta Lynn sadly passed away on Tuesday morning at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, at the age of 90. And of course, plenty of her peers, like Randy Travis, as well as many younger artists who have been

One of my all-time favorite country songs is Loretta Lynn’s “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man).” The country icon sadly passed away on Tuesday morning at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, at age 90, and I haven’t been able to get this one out of my head ever since. “You Ain’t Woman

Blanco Brown is giving fans a sneak preview of what to expect from his newly-launched headlining tour with a very special performance video, premiering exclusively at The Boot today. Earlier this week, the genre-bending talent kicked off his Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, which will stop in cities across the U.S. through December. To mark the

Earlier this week, we were hit with the news that the Texas country supergroup, The Panhandlers, would be releasing a brand new four-song EP, their first batch of new music in over two years. The supergroup, which is comprised of Josh Abbott, William Clark Green, John Baumann, and Flatland Cavalry front man Cleto Cordero, is