by Marcus K. Dowling 14m ago ZZ Top is far more than just a band where the guy named Beard is clean-shaven, and the other guys were bizarrely hirsute. As well, they’re more than just a band with seductive music videos. Ultimately, they’re sonically the link between how all of country’s disparate roads unified to...
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Martina McBride: 10 Essential Songs
by Jessica Nicholson 24m ago Martina McBride’s stunning vocal strength and range have made her one of country music’s most formidable vocalists, one capable of nailing a power ballad, but equally effective with a light-hearted, uptempo piece. Today, McBride celebrates her 55th birthday, and in celebration, CMT looks back at 10 of McBride’s most impactful...
Dierks Bentley Returns With Breland and HARDY Collaboration “Beers On Me”
by Marcus K. Dowling 11m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Dierks Bentley pairs with a HARDY and Breland — two country music performers always busy in Music City writing rooms — for his latest, heartwarming single, “Beers On Me.” As noted in a press release, “Beers On Me” was started on a writers’ retreat in Telluride...
WATCH: Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne Cover “Midnight Rider”
by Jessica Nicholson 22m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Last night (July 28), during the second and final night of CMA Summer Jam in Nashville, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert and Thomas Rhett held court, along with additional star-studded performances from Jimmie Allen, Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Florida Georgia Line, and more. In one highlight from the...
Premiere: Logan Mize Pays Tribute to Small Towns and “George Strait Songs”
by Jessica Nicholson 58m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. Kansas native Logan Mize is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album, Welcome To Prairieville, on Oct. 1. His jangly, guitar-driven new song, “George Strait Songs,” opens the 11-track project with a breezy ode to county roads, old Chevys, and sunsets lingering over fields of...
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dies at 72
by Jessica Nicholson 1m ago ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill has died at age 72. ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard released an announcement via Instagram regarding Hill’s death, stating that Hill died in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas. “We are saddened by the news today that our Compadre, Dusty Hill,...
LISTEN: ‘Lullaby Renditions of Dolly Parton’ To Be Released July 30
by Marcus K. Dowling 45m ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. On July 30, Silver Lake, California-based CMH Label Group’s Rockabye Baby label will release Lullaby Renditions of Dolly Parton. Via a press release, the album includes instrumental versions of the country icon’s classics including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You,” “Coat of Many Colors,” and more....
Jason Aldean Highlights the Making of New Carrie Underwoood Duet “If I Didn’t Love You”
by Marcus K. Dowling 17m ago One week after its release, Jason Aldean’s duet with Carrie Underwood for “If I Didn’t Love You” is emerging as a country radio favorite. In the lyric video for Aldean’s lead single from his forthcoming 10th studio album, some behind-the-scenes footage emerges from the recording process of the could-be...
Jimmie Allen Signs on as Executive Music Producer for Netflix Series
by Jessica Nicholson 36m ago Jimmie Allen is already known as a singer, songwriter, music executive and author–now is is adding “Executive Music Producer” to his list of credits. The “Freedom Was A Highway” hitmaker has signed on as the executive music producer for the Netflix sports reality series Titletown High, which debuts Aug. 27....
Reba McEntire Acknowledges Virally Popular “I’m A Survivor” TikTok Challenge
by Marcus K. Dowling 54m ago Reba McEntire’s self-titled TV sitcom only ran from 2001-2007. However, its theme song, “I’m A Survivor,” has remained timelessly popular. Of late, via TikTok, the song has spawned a challenge surrounding the song’s hook, “A single mom who works two jobs/who loves her kids and never stops/with gentle hands...