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Attention all Jo Dee Messina fans: you’ll soon be able to enjoy some of her biggest hits in a brand new way. Set for release on March 10 via Curb Records, Heads Carolina, Tails California: The Best of Jo Dee Messina features 11 of the country star’s most beloved tracks from throughout her accomplished career. The limited-edition,

Ten years ago this week, Tyler Hubbard barreled into a Brazilian steakhouse inside the Hard Rock Hotel in Cancun, Mexico, dropped himself into a chair at a dinner table, and did his best to appear sober. It didn’t work. I was there to do an interview for Country Weekly magazine (RIP) with Hubbard and his

Caroline Jones and Alyssa Bonagura give a nod to the infectious and joyful love songs that dominated the airwaves in the 90s with their energizing new track “Keep It Safe.” Released today (Jan. 27), the song explores the overwhelming excitement and nervousness that arise as a new relationship begins to bloom. The pair’s sweet, perfectly

Luke Combs continues to survey his journey through adulthood with the upcoming album Gettin’ Old, a companion recording to 2022’s Growin’ Up. The CMA Entertainer of the Year marked the announcement with a new single combining the two album titles, “Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old,” that arrived on Friday. A midtempo tune that’s Combs’ signature

Lauren Alaina was just 15 years old when she sang her first notes on the American Idol stage. The country star’s audition for the TV singing competition‘s 10th season aired 12 years ago, on Jan. 27, 2011. Alaina auditioned for Idol in Nashville, Tenn., in late 2010. The Rossville, Ga., native turned 16 that November, but was still

H.C. McEntire‘s new album Every Acre, out Jan. 27, has an inverse relationship to her 2020 release Eno Axis. Where the latter offers a devotional to routine and the home, Every Acre considers its landscape with the sting of loss, surveying it through themes of grief, mental health, and the complexities of kinship. “I’m looking at different sides of it,”

Twenty-five years ago today, on Jan. 27, 1998, the Dixie Chicks (now known as the Chicks) released their major-label debut album, Wide Open Spaces. Formed in 1989 by Laura Lynch, Robin Lynn Macy and sisters Martie and Emily Erwin (now Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer), the Chicks released three albums as an independent band, in 1990, 1992

The annual festival returns to the Tennessee-Virginia border in September with 49 Winchester, Amythyst Kiah and more The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will return to the Tennessee-Virginia border Sept. 8-10, bringing a wide-ranging group of performers to the birthplace of country music for its 22nd year. Margo Price and Nickel Creek top the three-day

We’re almost ready to wrap up the first month of 2023, which has already supplied a treasure trove of great new music. Today we’re back with another installment of The Boot’s Weekly Picks, highlighting the best new tracks from country, Americana, and everything in between. This week’s list of curated tracks includes a punchy new

On Jan. 26, 2003 — 19 years ago today — country music made its biggest showing in years at the NFL’s most high-profile game. At Super Bowl XXXVII, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif., the Dixie Chicks (now the Chicks) sang the National Anthem, and Shania Twain was a halftime show headliner. Prior to 2003, the

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Luke Bryan, Shania Twain, and Zac Brown Band will headline the 2023 Faster Horses festival. The music and camping gathering in Brooklyn, Michigan, announced its lineup on Wednesday. Along with its three headliners,

It’s been nearly a decade since award-winning trio Nickel Creek released a new album, but that’s all about to change. On March 24, members Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins will share Celebrants, their 18-track comeback LP via Thirty Tigers. The project was recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A and produced by Eric Valentine,

Singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly will embark on a lengthy headlining tour this spring in support of his upcoming third studio album, The Weakness, out April 7. The 34-year-old talent will visit cities across the U.S. beginning April 12 with a performance at Mercury Ballroom in Louisville, Ky. The 30-date trek includes stops in New York City, Seattle, Cleveland, Philadelphia,

Trio of Chris Thile, Sara Watkins, and Sean Watkins will release their latest album in March Acoustic trio Nickel Creek have reunited to announce a new album and release their first new music in nine years. Celebrants, the follow-up to Chris Thile, Sean Watkins, and Sara Watkins’ 2014 release A Dotted Line, will arrive March

Willie Nelson will mark his 90th birthday in style with a star-studded, once-in-a-lifetime concert celebration. Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 will take place on April 29 and 30, 2023, at Los Angeles’ historic Hollywood Bowl. The two-day event will include performances from Neil Young, Sturgill Simpson, Lyle Lovett, Sheryl Crow, Tom Jones, Tyler Childers,

Canadian country artist Shantaia‘s undeniable vocal talents have helped her build an ever-growing fan base and even earned her spots opening for major artists like Kane Brown, Ryan Hurd, and Chris Lane. When it came time to create a music video for her stunning track “Know You,” the gifted singer-songwriter wanted to give fans a

The Marshall Tucker Band are mourning the loss of the man who lent their group his name. Marshall Tucker, a blind piano tuner who hailed from South Carolina, died on Friday (Jan. 20) at the age of 99. The Southern rock group — founded by Toy Caldwell, Doug Gray, Jerry Eubanks, George McCorkle, Paul Riddle

Making a momentous return, LaGrange, GA singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocal dynamo Philmon Lee is back with a brand-new single entitled “Baby Don’t Cry” [feat. Young Thug]. Get it HERE via Epic Records and watch the official music video HERE. The track illustrates the buzzing artist’s progression and spotlights his immediately arresting vocals front-and-center. Sonically,

Dolly Parton has been one of country music’s most recognizable stars since her entree into the genre in the 1960s. By now, her story is one that is familiar to most country fans: The singer’s East Tennessee upbringing wasn’t an easy one, but she was able to begin her career on radio shows at a young age

Shania Twain is looking back at the scary bout with COVID-19 that almost claimed her life, and how that experience inspired a new song. In a new interview with InStyle, Twain discusses details about a new song called “Inhale/Exhale Air,” which will be included on the track list for her upcoming Queen of Me album.

Email: neill@outloudculture.com Socials: @neillfrazer If Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo had a baby, Yona would be it! Her masculine and feminine edge was recently discovered by Zach Katz, President and CEO of FaZe Clan, solidifying her place as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry. Katz is the former manager of Sean Kingston and

Dolly Parton songs are some of the most beloved of the last 50-plus years of country music. Parton has built one of the biggest careers in country music on the strength of hits in a wide variety of styles, keeping up with the trends and changes in country over the years, but never losing sight

Zach Bryan is taking off on a major headlining tour this summer, and he’s putting his commitment to providing fair prices to fans into action. The “Something in the Orange” singer announced Thursday (Jan. 19) that his Burn, Burn, Burn North American Tour will kick off Wednesday, May 10 at John Paul Jones Arena in

Michael Hardy had been on his bus writing songs with his frequent collaborators Brett Tyler and Jordan Schmidt when he pressed play on a mix of his new album. They were floored by the heavy-rock influences coming out of the speakers and wanted to write something along those lines. “I was like, ‘My record is

Twenty-eight years ago today (Jan. 20, 1995), Wynonna Judd was undoubtedly toasting her own success. It was on that date that her eponymous album from 1992, her first as a solo artist, was certified quadruple platinum, for sales in excess of 4 million copies. Wynonna was released one year after the Judds, Judd’s duo with her mother, Naomi Judd,

When the world stopped, country music singer-songwriter Matt Hillyer knew he needed to get going. “When everything shut down during the pandemic, the one thing I did say to myself was, ‘Man, if I don’t come out on the other side with a whole bunch of songs, then I’m not a songwriter at all,” Hillyer

Rising artist Mandi Sagal dissects the trauma left in the wake of a toxic relationship in her powerful new track “One Less Broken Heart,” premiering at The Boot today (Jan. 20). In what she calls the most “important, authentic and vulnerable song I’ve ever written,” Sagal gives a raw testimonial that shines a critical light on a

Much to our excitement pop super star Ashley Kutcher has released a brand new song! She made the announcement of the track via her socials; Ashley is also embarking on a tour, which is selling out quite fast. So if you want your chance to see this brilliant singer song writer live I wouldn’t wait.

I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, due March 3, is a collection of Harlan Howard songs The prolific Willie Nelson, whose 2022 album A Beautiful Time was named one of Rolling Stone’s best country albums of the year, will release yet another new album: I Don’t Know a Thing About Love arrives March 3

Country singer-songwriter Joshua Hedley is known for putting a modern on the genre’s traditionalist sound. Often accompanied by fiddle and weeping steel guitars, the multi-talented Florida native stands firmly devoted to keeping country music’s early sound alive. Hedley started playing honky-tonks in Nashville when he was just 19 years old. During those early years, Hedley honed his