Music

You gotta love those friendships you didn’t know existed, right? I mean, I’m a huge professional wrestling nerd, so I’m always excited to see a new singer/wrestler friendship. It’s not like the relationship between these two forms of entertainment is unheard of. The Undertaker used Johnny Cash’s “Ain’t No Grave” as entrance music for a

Pony Bradshaw has a new project on the way. He just announced his forthcoming album North Georgia Rounder is slated to drop on January 27th, 2023. The follow-up to his 2021 Calico Jim record, the Georgia native says the album was inspired by his travels out on the road playing music, as well as his life

Every week, The Boot highlights recent favorites from country, Americana and everything in between. In each list, music fans will find picks from our contributing team that we think you’ll love. Keep reading to check out the latest installment of The Boot’s Weekly Picks. Tiera Kennedy “Alabama Nights” This breezy, fun new cut from burgeoning

Oh, we’re doing it people… With the highly-anticipated Yellowstone Season 5 on the way, and a TON of great country music to look forward to, we’re going to try and tackle the impossible task of ranking the best songs from every season. Some have argued that this past season wasn’t quite as good as the

Rachel McIntyre Smith hit the ground running at a young age. As a child prodigy of piano and poetry, music was the only path she could follow. But it wasn’t until college at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, when McIntyre Smith listened to Kacey Musgraves for the first time, that she saw country music

It looks like the Turnpike Troubadours are coming to our TVs. The best country band in the history of country music (hot take, but not really) is teaming up with the FX TV series, Reservation Dogs. On tonight’s episode, you can hear Turnpike’s cover of The Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ song “Black Sky.” They made the

Acclaimed Nashville singer-songwriter Caitlin Rose heads to the stables in her new music video for “Nobody’s Sweetheart.” Released today (Sept. 28), the fresh track serves as the latest preview of Rose’s highly-awaited new record Cazimi, due out Nov. 18 via Missing Pierce Records. Co-written with accomplished songwriter and producer Daniel Tashian, “Nobody’s Sweetheart” finds Rose trying

Known for his distinct banjo picking, Ralph Stanley is a bluegrass legend. Unlike many bluegrass players, Stanley got his start in music as a teenager. But once he picked up a banjo, he never set it down. In an interview from 2008 with Virginia Living, he gave the backstory of how he got started. “I

On any given Friday or Saturday night, thousands of people pack the streets of Lower Broadway in downtown Nashville, flowing in and out of the honky tonks, listening to the sounds of the bands from the windows on the street, or catching a show at the world-famous Mother Church of Country Music, the Ryman Auditorium.

Made up of sisters Danica Hart and Devynn Hart, along with their cousin Trea Swindle, Chapel Hart is an absolute powerhouse with witty lyrics, commentary and insanely good voices. Their album The Girls Are Back in Town came out in 2021 and included easily their most popular song “You Can Have Him Jolene.” Coming off their

Even though Zach Bryan released his major label debut album American Heartbreak back in May, I still find myself listening to it multiple times a week. The man made a strong case for best country album of 2022 pretty early, and that still remains true today, even four months later. One of those songs I still find

If you’re anything like me, traditional or western country and southern rock are closely mixed in your listening preferences. In other words, if you grew up listening to Lynyrd Skynyrd and George Jones back-to-back then The Steel Woods are the band for you. And today, we’re taking it back to 2017 and one of my

Two of the best country music artists… EVER. Dolly Parton and  Loretta Lynn. In the late 1980s, Dolly Parton was fully involved in The Dolly Show, which was a hit among her fans, but also with country music lovers. One show, she had Loretta Lynn on as a guest, and the two took the stage

The Randy Rogers Band knows how to hit every drop of emotion you’ve got with their music. The Texas country powerhouse has been a mainstay in the Texas country scene for the past 20 years, and boy, they keep proving they’re as good as ever. In preparation for their upcoming ninth studio album, Homecoming, they’ve released a

Miranda Lambert officially kicked off her Velvet Rodeo Residency in Las Vegas last night. Live at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino’s Zappos Theater in Sin City, she sang tons of her biggest hits, like “Kerosene,” “Bluebird” and “Gunpowder & Lead,” just to name a few. And to the excitement of her hardcore fans, she broke out

Randall King is BACK. Presented by our friends at Templeton Distillery, Randall joins the podcast for the second time to talk about growing up in small town West Texas and how that influences his music still today, the different regions of the Lone Star state and what makes each setting unique, transitioning to Nashville from

Country-pop megastar Shania Twain has signed with a new label home, Republic Nashville, and she’s accompanying the announcement with a vivacious new song, “Waking Up Dreaming.” Twain wrote the song with David Stewart and Jessica Agombar, and the up-tempo track is all about celebrating the euphoria of being in love and spending every moment with one’s significant other.

Shania Twain is BACK. After quite the layoff, the Queen of Pop Country is back to making music, dropping her brand new single “Waking Up Dreaming” today. She initially made the announcement back on Monday, saying: “Every time I get to announce something like this I get such a rush of adrenaline and nerves- it

Dalton Dover is savoring every moment in his uplifting new single “Damn Good Life.” Out today (Sept. 23), the 23-year-old Georgia native co-wrote his latest release Alex Maxwell and Jaxson Free. The track is an infectious and much-needed reminder to celebrate the little things in life while you still have the chance. “I wanted to write

Margo Price simply knows what’s up when it comes to enjoying nature and creating art. In this era of psychedelic resurgence and broken taboos, it is not surprising that the neo-country badass would bring the topic to the public’s attention. Announced her upcoming album, Strays, Price says: “I feel this urgency to keep moving, keep creating.