Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

by Jessica Nicholson 1m ago Darius Rucker recently shared about his early career days with Hootie & the Blowfish and his journey from leading a superstar band to a solo country artist during an interview with Kelleigh Bannen for Apple Music Essentials. “People always ask me if I miss when we were the biggest band...

by Marcus K. Dowling 54m ago Shania Twain has recently noted that she’s eager to release her sixth studio album just in time to resume her live touring schedule and her Dec. 2-starting “Let’s Go” Las Vegas residency. As far as potential collaborators for said album, one could expect that the soon-to-be-married tandem of Blake...

by Jessica Nicholson 1m ago Dolly Parton has made one of Carly Pearce’s longtime dreams come true. Earlier this month, Pearce was filming what she thought was a promotional video for Parton’s Dollywood themepark. That’s when Parton herself surprised the “Next Girl” singer on the set, with an invitation to become the next member of...

by Marcus K. Dowling 2m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Warm, folksy, and countrified indie-pop vibes provide a calm underpinning for “A Lot Like Home,” Risa Bender’s latest collaboration with Benji Harris. In regards to the song’s video, when Bender sings, “Darling I’ve been dreaming of this moment yeah we made it down the winding road...

by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Warm, folksy, and countrified indie-pop vibes provide a calm underpinning for “A Lot Like Home,” Risa Binder’s latest collaboration with Benji Harris. In regards to the song’s video, when Binder sings, “Darling I’ve been dreaming of this moment yeah we made it down the winding road...

by Jessica Nicholson 46m ago You never know who will turn up for a surprise show in Nashville, Tennessee, and it’s one of the things that makes the music town unique. On Monday, June 21, Jimmy Buffett performed a private, unannounced show with his Coral Reefer Band at Nashville club Exit/In–the same small venue Buffett...

by Jessica Nicholson 36m ago Several country artists including Mickey Guyton, Jon Pardi, Darius Rucker and Chris Stapleton are among more than 50 artists taking part in the upcoming The Metallica Blacklist tribute album, out Sept. 10 alongside a remastered version of the band’s original project. The artists each offer their own renditions of music...

by Marcus K. Dowling 4m ago Nashville songwriting circles are well known for oftentimes being as tiresome as they are necessary. For Brantley Gilbert and HARDY, the session that yielded the former’s collaboration with the latter — and Toby Keith — for new single “The Worst Country Song of All Time” was a “goofy” moment...

by Marcus K. Dowling 5m ago Dierks Bentley posted a photo to Instagram with a note attached that speaks directly to the much larger reach and impact that country artists often achieve: “Up until a month ago, I thought that the free gigs led to the gigs where I got paid in beer, and then...

by Jessica Nicholson 25m ago Pittsburg, Texas native Koe Wetzel has spent nearly a decade touring and building up a following with his hard-hitting blend of rock and country, paired with irreverent lyrics that deal in striking honesty. Among his indie album releases are 2016’s Noise Complaint, which included the tracks “Something To Talk About,”...