Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

by Jessica Nicholson 42m ago Fourteen years after their Grammy-winning project Raising Sand, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant have announced a new collaborative album, Raise the Roof, out Nov. 19 via Rounder. Plant and Krauss released the lead single from the project, “Can’t Let Go,” which was penned by Randy Weeks and previously included on...

by Jessica Nicholson 1h ago Earlier this year, Carrie Underwood released My Savior, her first collection of gospel songs. The album featured Underwood’s soaring, powerful vocals as she offered her renditions of classic church hymns including “The Old Rugged Cross” and “I Surrender All.” When the nominations for this year’s GMA Dove Awards were announced...

by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Texas-based and Alabama-born performer Grace Pettis’ inspiration for her latest single and video, “Landon,” is deeply personal, as it relates to the actor — and her childhood friend — Landon Beatty, as well as its desire to inspire courage for those in the LGBTQ+ community, nationwide,...

by Marcus K. Dowling 11m ago Kane Brown continues his run of career redefining success with a “Video For Good” nomination for the fan-voted honor at the forthcoming MTV Video Music Awards for his 2020-released single “Worldwide Beautiful.” Brown is the lone country artist nominated in the VMAs’ Video for Good category, and at the...

by Jessica Nicholson 30m ago Last year, Dolly Parton teamed with esteemed music journalist and author Robert K. Oermann for the book Songteller: My Life in Lyrics. The book brimmed with photos, stories–and most importantly, lyrics–centering on many of Parton’s most impactful songs, as well as details of her life and career. Parton is far...

by Jessica Nicholson 33m ago On Aug. 25, Midland will welcome Garth Brooks for the season premiere of their podcast Set It Straight: Myths and Legends, exclusively on Amazon Music. The podcast finds Midland’s Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy and Mark Wystrach digging into the truths behind some of country music’s tallest tales. Brooks will join...

by Marcus K. Dowling 54m ago Over Independence Day Weekend, Chris Young welcomed thousands of music lovers for an outdoor performance in downtown Nashville as part of the making of the video for his song “At the End of a Bar.” Young recently told PEOPLE he was blown away by the attendance–while Young thought perhaps...

by Jessica Nicholson 14m ago Clay Walker notched several country radio hits in the 1990s, including “Rumor Has It,” and “If I Could Make a Living.” This year, several ’90s country hitmakers including Walker, Travis Tritt, Alan Jackson and more are releasing albums, while a new generation of artists including Lauren Alaina, Luke Combs, Cody...

by Marcus K. Dowling 44m ago “I had to make ends meet. I had to pay my rent. I had to get food for my cat,” says Carly Pearce, humbly, to CMT’s Cody Alan in regards to what she did before seeing productions like her 2018 debut album, Every Little Thing, and her latest album,...

by Jessica Nicholson 58m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Del Rio, Texas, native William Beckmann delves into the anguish, confusion and mystery left in the wake of a fizzled romance on his latest release, “In The Dark.” According to his bio, Beckmann was raised on classic country music, as well as the mariachi and Norteño sounds...