Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

by Jessica Nicholson 27m ago Before earning radio hits such as 2017’s Platinum-certified “Drinkin’ Problem,” and churning out progressive-meets-retro, barroom-ready songs such as “Mr. Lonely” and “Cheating Songs” on their 2019 sophomore project, Midland’s Mark Wystrach, Jess Carson and Cameron Duddy formed the group during a series of recording sessions in Texas back in 2014....

by Marcus K. Dowling 31m ago “That’s a Friday, y’all.” Thomas Rhett’s social media activity on Tuesday, March 2, involved a cryptic post of an image of a sepia-toned square, marked with “March 5” written and underlined in the middle. Though he did not explain the date’s meaning, he did note Friday as the week’s...

by Jessica Nicholson 20m ago Trio Lady A has launched a LadyAID Scholarship Fund to help students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The scholarship will first focus on students residing in Tennessee and Georgia, the home states of Lady A’s members Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley. Applications are open to students...

by Marcus K. Dowling 38m ago No stranger to breakout success, Gabby Barrett continues her juggernaut rise to country stardom with the March 16 release of Live From The Goldmine, an EP following up her top-five Billboard Country charting album Goldmine, featuring number-one single “I Hope” with Charlie Puth. As part of that release, she’s...

by Marcus K. Dowling 57m ago Released February 26, That’s Life is impressively Willie Nelson’s 71st solo studio album. The tribute to Frank Sinatra is the second volume of Nelson’s Sinatra tribute collection, following 2018’s My Way. Cover songs have played an incredible role in elevating Nelson from being a country superstar to a global...

by Jessica Nicholson 57m ago McGraw recently took a road trip to Napa with his half-brothers Mark and Matthew, and they turned the long drive into their own personal carpool karaoke time. McGraw shared a brief video of the three siblings in a car, joining in to sing the Eagles classic “Hotel California.” My brothers...

by Marcus K. Dowling 1h ago Chattanooga, TN quartet Strung Like A Horse’s claim to fame is delivering Americana music with grit and grandeur. If you’re unsure of what that means, the fact that their folk influences bring lap steel guitars, mandolins, and tambourines onto their October 2020-released debut album WHOA! should be telling. However,...

by Jessica Nicholson 44m ago Dolly Parton has received a dose of the Moderna vaccine, which she helped to partially fund via a $1 million donation to Vanderbilt University Medical Center last year. Parton posted a video on Twitter, sharing her experience getting the vaccine, which was given to her by Dr. Naji Abumrad. “I’m...

by Jessica Nicholson 26m ago During Monday evening’s 20th season premiere of The Voice, Blake Shelton was shocked when one of his former bandmates from 25 years ago appeared as one of the evening’s contestants. The reunion happened when coaches John Legend and Shelton turned their chairs around as contestant Pete Mroz, 45, auditioned with...

by Jessica Nicholson 41m ago The Country Music Association has announced that its annual CMA Fest has been canceled for 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic, and suffering the same fate as 2020’s CMA Fest. CMA’s CEO Sarah Trahern announced the news on Tuesday (March 2) via a statement: “We are deeply disappointed that yet...