Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

by Jessica Nicholson 7m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Danica Hart, Trea Swindle and Devynn Hart, collectively known as the trio Chapel Hart, have seen their star rise over the past year thanks to mesmerizing family harmonies and honest-to-the-bone lyrics on songs like “Jesus and Alcohol” and “I Will Follow.” The group has been named to...

by Jessica Nicholson 19m ago It’s safe to say that country music superstar Faith Hill loved Mickey Guyton’s recent performance at the Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday (March 14)—Hill was so caught up in Guyton’s powerful rendition of “Black Like Me” that she forgot to hit the record button to capture the moment. Hill shared...

by Marcus K. Dowling 29m ago Calling Tammy Wynette a “one-hit wonder” actually undercuts the dynamic musical and cultural impact of her signature song, 1968’s global chart-topper “Stand By Your Man.” It — as well as Wynette’s three-decade-long career — entirely occupies the center of the Venn diagram space between steadfast devotion to love, women’s...

by Jessica Nicholson 21m ago During the Grammy Awards ceremony on Sunday (March 14), the Best Country Album category featured an all-female slate of nominees, including Miranda Lambert (who ultimately won the honor), Ashley McBryde, Brandy Clark, Little Big Town, and Ingrid Andress. The Academy of Country Music’s Single of the Year category is also...

by Jessica Nicholson 2m ago On Friday, March 26, Nathaniel Rateliff teams with Margo Price to make their CMT Crossroads debut, as CMT Crossroads: Nathaniel Rateliff & Margo Price premieres on Friday, March 26 at 10 p.m. ET. In this early look at the show, Price and Rateliff, backed by his longtime band The Night...

by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Released by Dolly Parton to its greatest acclaim on March 16, 1980, “But You Know I Love You” has endured as one of country music’s most legendary ballads. Released no fewer than a dozen times between 1968-1980, the song originally performed by Kenny Rogers and The...

by Jessica Nicholson 30m ago Midland’s Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach and Jess Carson are giving music lovers a glimpse into the trio’s genesis, as the group formalized over the span of 10 days spent in relentless musical experimentation at the Sonic Ranch studio in Tornillo, Texas back in 2014. The three friends had never even...

by Marcus K. Dowling 6m ago Embedded from embed.vevo.com. It’s possible that Grammy-nominated roots rocker Amythyst Kiah’s latest single, “Black Myself,” took four centuries to develop but was written and recorded on the same day. The song debuted via Kiah’s participation alongside Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell in recording 2019’s stellar Songs of...

by Marcus K. Dowling 40m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] Carly Pearce follows the release of her well-received EP, 29, by partnering with Christian artist Matthew West for an endearing version of his single “Truth Be Told.” West’s 2020-released song — which has already reached number-one on the Christian Airplay charts — celebrates humankind’s...

by Jessica Nicholson 17m ago After previous collaborations with artists including RaeLynn and Matt Stell, newcomer Lathan Warlick is set to reveal his latest musical collaboration—this time with Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard on a track called “My Way”—on March 19. Warlick penned what he calls “a summer jam” with RaeLynn, Hubbard, Blake Hubbard and...