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Barely three days after Dave Brown toasted the 15th anniversary of his Nashville rock venue the Basement with a celebratory concert on February 29th, 2020, the club owner was awoken by a phone call that tragedy had struck at the Basement East, his other venue, across the Cumberland River. A tornado had touched down in

Alan Jackson‘s oldest daughter, Mattie Jackson Selecman, is opening up about the tragic death of her husband of just 11 months in a new book. In Lemons on Friday, Selecman shares how her faith helped her through the grieving process that followed his untimely death. Ben Selecman died on Sept. 12, 2018, after suffering a

Country singer Morgan Evans often gushes about his love for his wife, fellow artist Kelsea Ballerini. But there are other things Evans really loves, too — like his firepit. “I had COVID in March, and it was awful for about a week, but then during that second week when I had to be quarantined, I decided that I was

Chris Stapleton performed three songs off his 2020 album Starting Over for CBS This Morning’ latest Saturday Sessions. Joined by his band including his wife Morgane, Stapleton showcased “Arkansas,” “When I’m With You” and the title track from his latest LP, which arrived in November 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The country star embarked on

Erin Enderlin and Terri Clark are queens of the barroom in their new song “If There Weren’t So Many Damn Songs.” In the spirit of classics such as Waylon Jennings’ “The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want to Get Over You),” the song is a fiddle-and-steel-heavy weeper that makes feeling bad sound oh so good. “If there weren’t so many songs about

Trisha Yearwood scored one of the biggest hits of her career with “Walkaway Joe,” but in a new interview, she reveals that another country artist came close to cutting the song before she could. “’Walkaway Joe’ was one of those songs that the Judds actually had on hold,” Yearwood tells I Miss…90s Country Radio With

Trisha Yearwood songs are unlike any others in country music. She has carved out a successful and unique niche for herself by finding some of the highest-quality songs in the genre, then recording them in arrangements that bring them to life in a way that is sonically different from any other artist in the commercial country

“I shouldn’t have come here in the first place, cause folks in here don’t like my kind,” Charley Crockett sings in “Music City USA,” the title track of his new album. The video for the song underscores the cynicism of those lyrics and follows the throwback country singer as he makes his way — anonymously

Mickey Guyton‘s “Love My Hair” offers a message of self-acceptance while putting forth a narrative that’s underrepresented in country music: the specific perspective of Black women. The singer recently released the song ahead of the arrival of her debut album, Remember Her Name. Guyton begins “Love My Hair” by describing an experience many Black women struggle with

Sept. 18 might be a day that Willie Nelson would just as soon forget. It was on that date in 2006 that the singer was arrested for possession of marijuana and narcotic mushrooms while on the road in Louisiana. The incident began with a commercial vehicle inspection of Nelson’s tour bus: “When the door was opened and

Beloved by fans of everything from country music to down-home cooking, Trisha Yearwood has been a cultural icon for well over two decades. Born on Sept. 19, 1964, to Gwendolyn and Jack Howard Yearwood, Patricia Lynn Yearwood spent her earliest years in Monticello, Ga., performing in elementary school musicals and church choir groups. Although Yearwood possessed an innate musical

September 17, 2021 FEATURED, Music News G-Eazy and Demi Lovato Search For Solace On The Single ‘Breakdown’ G-Eazy and Demi Lovato brings us a brand new single called ‘Breakdown’ exploring a story both artists have been familiar with. The song appears on the rapper’s upcoming fourth studio album, These Things Happen Too, which arrives on September 24th.

CMT’s Artists of the Year awards show will be back this fall in its usual form after hitting pause in 2020 to recognize pandemic frontline workers in healthcare, military, and education with the “CMT Honors Our Heroes” special. The 2021 CMT Artists of the Year ceremonies, set to air live from Nashville, recognize the successes

When budding country artist Laci Kaye Booth traded her small town of Livingstone, Texas, for the bright lights of the American Idol stage in 2019, it pushed the normally introverted aspiring star out of her comfort zone. Her shy personality was in complete opposition to what the singing show is about — a hurdle she had

Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs and more came together on Sept. 13 for a monumental benefit concert that raised money for middle Tennesseans in need. Loretta Lynn shares that her Hometown Rising concert was a huge success, pulling in more than $900,000 and counting. The tally sits at $933,000, Lynn revealed on Thursday (Sept. 16). The United Way

Larry Fleet‘s “Where I Find God” doesn’t ask listeners to be perfect in their religion, or to be at church every week; in fact, its message is pretty much the opposite of that. Its lyrics remind us that everyone notices the existence of a higher power in different ways and at different times. Fleet co-wrote “Where

Carly Pearce has partnered with Ashley McBryde for a top-flight cheating song in “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” a duet from Pearce’s 29: Written in Stone. An expanded version of Pearce’s 2021 EP 29, the collection will arrive in full on September 17th. A spiritual descendant of Reba McEntire and Linda Davis’ classic “Does

New country duo FINMAR are in perfect harmony in a new, acoustic performance of their song ”If It Weren’t for You.” The clip is premiering exclusively via The Boot; press play below to watch. In the song, the pair are grateful to their significant others, who have turned them from partying bachelors to the kind of people who

Lauren Alaina knows a thing or two about breakups. Talking to Taste of Country Nights, she refers to at least three men she has dated, two of which were high-profile relationships. The third inspired her current single “Getting Over Him” and created a new mantra for the broken-hearted, but he might be the least important

It would be a stretch to insinuate that The Speed of Now Part 1 will be Keith Urban‘s last album, but his future as an album-focused country artist seems murky. The “Wild Hearts” singer finds himself attracted to a much more immediately gratifying method of music delivery. “We Were,” “God Whispered Your Name” and “One Too Many” with Pink

Jason Isbell vowed to record an album of songs by artists from Georgia if the state went to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. He’s proven to be a man of his word: Georgia Blue will be released digitally October 15th — vinyl and CD versions will be out November 26th — and includes guest

Prior to releasing “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce‘s career was white-hot. Her tortured ballad with Ashley McBryde does nothing to dampen her flame. The two women represent a wife and mistress, both done wrong by a cheating man. Much like Reba McEntire and Linda Davis‘ “Does He Love You” from 1993, the hook of

George Strait has announced a one-night-only concert at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., set for Nov. 7. The concert will be part of a celebration for the tenth anniversary of the Ford Center. “The King of Country himself, GEORGE STRAIT, will be LIVE at the Ford Center November 7th! Help us celebrate turning 10 with a

Ashley Gorley, Hunter Phelps, Ben Johnson and Michael Hardy co-wrote “Holy Water,” a song on Michael Ray‘s 2021 EP, Higher Education, but the song speaks to him on a deep level. Its story about a Florida preacher who’s running moonshine on the side may as well have been inspired by his family. Ray’s family has lived

Anne-Marie: “Beautiful”: It’s no wonder why “Beautiful” is a destined smash hit, it’s written and produced by Ed Sheeran and Max Martin. After unveiling the Therapy tracklist, Anne-Marie delivered “Beautiful” as the next single. The single features vocals at the end of the track from Anne-Marie’s godson and his little sister. On Twitter, Anne-Marie wrote of the song, “”Beautiful”

Sturgill Simpson may be signaling the end of his solo career with his most recent album, but he’s not finished playing live. On Friday night, the country musician brought his bluegrass band to the Outlaw Music Festival in Gilford, New Hampshire, and debuted new music including “Shamrock” from The Ballad of Dood & Juanita. A

When Katie Frank finished her new song “Come Clean” during a songwriting session in Nashville, she knew: It was time to make the move, officially, to Music City. Frank was 29, living in Philadelphia, Pa., and working in healthcare when she began writing “Come Clean.” At the time, she recalls, she “was going through a big growth