Author: Kix Hot Country (Kix Hot Country)

by Marcus K. Dowling 51m ago Country act Florida Georgia Line has achieved roughly 5 million albums and 50 million singles sold, 18 No. 1 singles in 11 years, plus having — as a solo act or in collaboration — the No. 1 hit in country music for one in every three weeks of 2013...

by Marcus K. Dowling 1m ago Thomas Rhett’s latest video for “Slow Down Summer” has a definite summer-to-fall energy that allows it to feel in line with May-to-December high school romances. However, as he prepares for his first Christmas as a father of four, his aspirations regarding the holiday season aren’t just limited to taking...

by Cindy Watts 58m ago Tiffany Woys hopes fans see her new video for “About Love” and lean in. “Don’t be scared of it,” she says of love. “Take chances and follow your heart. I think we spend so much time worrying about the ending of things we never even let things have a beginning.”...

by Cindy Watts 3m ago Midland’s Mark Wystrach is a dad again! Wystrach and his wife, Ty Haney, welcomed their second child on Sunday. In an Instagram post, Wystrach shared a photo of himself with the infant, called his son “Champie,” and said the baby weighed 8 lbs and 13 oz. “I present to you,...

by Marcus K. Dowling 46m ago 1991 is a year in country music caught directly amid country music’s mainstream crossover between the countrypolitan and neotraditional eras reigning supreme. It was also a time when multimedia innovation exposed acts to an unprecedented blend of commercial glitz and video glamour that yielded mega-sized success. Thus was the...

by Cindy Watts 37m ago Taylor Swift can be convincing – just ask Prince William. Prince William recently recounted how Swift convinced him to climb on stage and sing with Jon Bon Jovi almost a decade ago. The unlikely trio happened at a fundraising gala for a Centrepoint, a homeless charity he has long supported....

by Cindy Watts 49m ago Kenny Chesney’s four-minute waltz “Knowing You” just became his 34th No. 1 hit. The tender song about loving someone you lost took 37 weeks to get to No. 1. Chesney anticipated a slow ascent but believed in the emotional “Knowing You” enough to go along for the ride. “Let’s put...

by Marcus K. Dowling 1m ago Wild days and rough times aplenty at the Dutton ranch highlighted the sixth episode of Season 4 of Yellowstone. Similarly, a trio of rootsy, rustic country songs played a vital role in the latest from Paramount+. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Ryan Bingham – Take It Easy Mama Nearly 15-year old...

by Cindy Watts 52m ago Country music fans in Las Vegas hit the jackpot over the weekend when Miranda Lambert joined George Strait at his T Mobile Arena show for a surprise duet on his two-decade-old hit “Run.” Embedded from www.youtube.com. “That’s the King right there!” Lambert exclaimed as she walked out. Clad in a...

by Cindy Watts 44m ago Grand Ole Opry star Stonewall Jackson died Saturday (Dec. 4) morning after a long battle with vascular dementia. Mr. Jackson was 89 years old. The country singer was born Thomas Jackson in Tabor City, North Carolina, on Nov. 6, 1932. He was named after Thomas “Stonewall Jackson,” a Confederate general...