Music

There are NEVER enough murder ballots. Love, heartbreak, jealousy, and someone ending up in a grave are the recipe for the perfect murder ballad, and I will never get tired of listening to them. It’s really country music storytelling at its finest. A tune that perfectly encompasses all of this is The Steel Woods’ “Della

Cody Johnson has released his first-ever live album, Cody Johnson & the Rockin’ CJB Live, and it includes a powerful concert-recorded track of his smash hit, “‘Til You Can’t.” While the studio version of “‘Til You Can’t” packs a chest-thumping punch, the live version takes it to a whole new level. Complete with Johnson’s introduction

Kentucky native Brit Taylor recruited Texas country outfit Mike & the Moonpies for her new Christmas single “Lonely on Christmas.” The tune is an old-fashioned, honky tonk lament about the pain of not having anyone around during the holidays. In the music video, the Moonpies’ Mike Harmeier joins Taylor through her television from a bar.

The Milk Carton Kids are set to release their first new album in four years this spring and are giving eager listeners a preview of what’s to come with their new single “When You’re Gone.”  Released today (Dec. 2), the bluegrass-leaning track is a somber number about yearning for a lost love. The narrator laments that

Accomplished country singer-songwriter Jenny Tolman and her husband, Grammy-nominated producer Dave Brainard, are expecting their first child on Christmas Eve. The magical moments of excitement, love and anticipation that blossomed after the couple realized they’d welcome a new bundle of joy into their family served as a spark of creative inspiration for Tolman. Premiering exclusively at The

I think we already have a 2023 album of the year contender… Dolly Parton revealed that she’s been hard at work on her full-blown rock and roll album, telling Kelly Clarkson during an appearance on her show this week that it will be coming out sometime next year. Kelly opened the interview by asking Dolly about

The New Orleans-based band Ever More Nest never rests on its laurels. Part of the city’s rising Americana scene and the ever-growing queer country scene, the outfit, led by Kelcy Mae Wilburn, crafts a dense folk-leaning sound that swirls with moody atmosphere and incongruous optimism. That duality is captured in the band’s new single, “Happy New Year,”

From the archives. Man, I wish we still lived in a time when there were good country music TV shows. The Johnny Cash Show, The Dolly Parton Show, The George Jones Show…things were different back then. One of my favorite clips from this era was when George Jones took the stage during a 1998 episode

Lainey Wilson managed to pull a fast one on her fans in the most recent episode of Yellowstone, as she debuted another new song. However, this time around she wasn’t on camera singing. During Episode 4 on Sunday (Nov. 27), a previously unheard song titled “New Friends” plays during a scene featuring Jamie Dutton (Wes

I think we all know by now that Charles Wesley Godwin is one of the best songwriters in the independent country music scene right now. Not to mention, the guy can put on an electric show (we here at Whiskey Riff got to all witness it first hand at the Greenville Country Music Fest in

What do Willie Nelson, Kid Rock, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Lil Wayne have in common? Pretty much just this… Back in 2008, hip-hop and rap star Lil Wayne was scheduled to hit the stage with the one and only Kid Rock to play guitar at the CMA Awards during a performance of his smash hit “All

Jaimee Harris offers comfort amidst grief with her powerful new track “Love is Gonna Come Again,” which is exclusively premiering at The Boot today (Nov. 29). Penned by Harris and Graham Weber, “Love is Gonna Come Again” is the impressive second single from the talented Texas-born singer-songwriter’s upcoming album, Boomerang Town. The intricate, emotional song taps

A very sad day in country music. It was recently confirmed that country singer/Red Dirt artist Jake Flint sadly passed away just hours after his wedding to wife Brenda on Sunday night. He was only 37 years old and was from Mounds, Oklahoma. Jake had tied the knot the day prior with new wife Brenda,

Phenomenal. Bella White has been putting out some stellar music recently, and today as I had some of her music videos playing in the background while I did house chores… and this beauty began to play. Originally written and recorded by Bruce Robison in the ’90s, “Travelin’ Soldier” is such a classic that exploded in

Celebrated singer-songwriters Adam Hood and Jason Eady have joined forces for an uplifting new collaboration. Released on Nov. 25, their new single “Broke Not Broken” was recorded by the longtime pals less than six hours after they co-wrote it. “We wrote this song about searching for hope when the clouds roll in and it’s hard to find,” Hood and

Adele is a woman after my own heart. She recently kicked off brand new residency in Las Vegas called Weekends With Adele this past weekend, and she had a very special guest watching the crowd… the one and only Mrs. Shania Twain. The queen of pop country attended one of Adele’s shows at Caesars Palace, and

Another episode of Yellowstone is in the books. Yellowstone was back tonight with a brand new episode titled “Horses In Heaven,” and while it was rather light on the music, it was heavy on the drama. John Dutton finally got Summer out of jail, Jamie got his sister out of jail, Beth finally found out

Man, it feels like yesterday when everywhere I looked, and every radio station and channel I’d flip to was playing that God awful “Fancy Like” song by Walker Hayes. Ya know, the “Applebee’s” song, for those that have never cared to even look the song up. I still find myself waking up in cold sweats

There is nothing quite like rediscovering a song on an album you love. The most recent song I’ve re-fallen in love with is from Hailey Whitters’ 2020 album, The Dream. A tune we all know and love, a cover of Chris Stapleton’s “The Devil Always Made Me Think Twice.” The original guitar riff and the twang-heavy song

Randall King covering Randy Travis is one heck of a combo. And now that Thanksgiving is over… Christmas music is officially acceptable. Randall King has released his own rendition of Randy’s “Old Time Christmas,” with all of its traditional country Christmas charm. Originally released on Randy Travis’s 1989 Christmas album, Randy Travis An Old Time