by Jessica Nicholson 1h ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. [embedded content] The emotional tug between chasing dreams and staying close to home is one so many country songs have been written about, perhaps none as sweetly as Cross Atlantic’s “Dear Hometown,” a love letter to the places and people that helped raise the duo’s Karli Chayne...
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CMT to Premiere ‘Midland: The Sonic Ranch Documentary’ on March 19
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....
Is Thomas Rhett Dropping New Music on Friday?
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...
Country Trio Lady A Launches Scholarship Fund for Historically Black Colleges And Universities
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...
Gabby Barrett Releases Live Version of Single “Footprints On The Moon”
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...
Willie Nelson Loves Releasing Cover Songs, Even If Labels Say “Nobody Wants To Hear ‘Em”
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...
Tim McGraw Turns Family Road Trip Into Eagles Jam Session
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...
Premiere: Strung Like A Horse’s “Till the Wheels Fall Off” Is A Fun, Bluesy Country Ride
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,...
Watch: Dolly Parton Gets A Dose Of Her Own Medicine
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...
Watch: Blake Shelton Reunites With Former Bandmate On ‘The Voice’
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...