In a heartbroken Sunday (July 11) social media post, veteran singer-songwriter Jake Owen — whose single “Made For You” was a quarantine era number-one hit — revealed tragic news about Slash, his beloved German Shepherd. “I lost one of my best friends last night unexpectedly. The drs said his stomach had ’flipped’ and even with……… Continue Reading
Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood To Headline Stagecoach 2022 Festival
Stagecoach Music Festival will return in 2022, with headliners including Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs, as festival producer Goldenvoice announced via social media on July 12. The three-day festival, which first launched in 2007, is set to return on April 29-May 1, 2022 at Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Others on the……… Continue Reading
WATCH: Dierks Bentley Performs “Different For Girls” With Daughter Evie
Typically, Dierks Bentley would be joined onstage by “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)” vocalist Elle King for his 2016-released track “Different For Girls.” However, King’s in the final trimester of her pregnancy with her first child, so she was unavailable to join Bentley at his recent appearance at Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout on……… Continue Reading
Trio Lady A Cancels Festival Appearance Due to Medical Emergency
Just as concerts are beginning to come roaring back, country trio Lady A was forced to cancel their first post-pandemic concert due to a medical emergency. On July 10, the trio revealed they had canceled their appearance at Minnesota’s Lakefront Music Fest as Lady A member Charles Kelley was admitted to a hospital due to……… Continue Reading
Next Up Now: Hailey Steele Releases “Raggedy Ann”
Life always comes with choices, and in artist-writer Hailey Steele’s video for her new ballad “Raggedy Ann,” she takes a look at what her life would have been like had she chosen a different path. “The video for Raggedy Ann is basically a dreamscape of what my life would be like right now if I……… Continue Reading
Mickey Guyton To Release Full-Length Album Sept. 24
Mickey Guyton is set to release her first full-length album, Remember Her Name, on Sept. 24. Guyton, who is signed to Capitol Nashville, co-wrote 15 of the project’s 16 songs. “Remember Her Name is a culmination of the last ten years of my life in Nashville,” Guyton said via a press release. “This album is……… Continue Reading
Bridget Caldwell’s “Kingmaker” Celebrates Care And Empowerment
Embedded from www.youtube.com. It takes a village to raise a child, or so the adage goes. However, for Nashville-based singer-songwriter Bridget Caldwell, the idea that it takes a community to make a king could be more apropos. To wit, her new single — and video — for “Kingmaker” is a ballad that celebrates those whose……… Continue Reading
20 Classic Country Cover Songs
For decades, country artists have given new life to older country hits, as enduring country compositions, such “Fancy,” “Why Baby Why,” “Goodbye Time,” “Today My World Slipped Away,” and more have found their way up the country radio charts more than once over the years, in various iterations. Here, a look at a few signature……… Continue Reading
CMT’s Weekly Roundup Takes A Trip To The Rodeo With Cody Johnson and More
CMT’s Weekly Roundup of new hits this week features rodeo-ready tunes from one of country music’s favorite cowboys, a returning Billboard chart-topper, and more. Click here to take a listen to the following tunes. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Cody Johnson’s two new singles “God Bless The Boy (Cori’s Song)” and “Stronger” join the announcement of the……… Continue Reading
Kane Brown, Blackbear Partner for Electro-Country Ballad “Memory”
Embedded from www.youtube.com. After an Instagram story tease, Kane Brown has finally released “Memory,” his electro-country collaboration with noted dance producer Blackbear. Following a cryptic post of two men in spacesuits on social media, the word was spread that the unique tandem track was forthcoming. Arriving today is a breezy electro ballad with a twanging……… Continue Reading
