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Dierks Bentley videos are some of the coolest in modern country music. Since his debut in 2003, the artist has released a long string of singles, more than a dozen of which have reached the top of the charts, and Bentley has shot accompanying videos that have helped establish him as one of the most

Molly Tuttle pays tribute to a free-spirited woman in the new song “She’ll Change.” It’s the singer-guitarist’s first release from an upcoming 2022 album, her first with record label Nonesuch. Tuttle penned the song with Old Crow Medicine Show frontman Ketch Secor, and the end result is a sprightly tune on which the picking dives

Patsy Cline‘s former home in Nashville is currently for sale, and pictures give a glimpse into a piece of country music history. Cline purchased her “dream home” in the Nashville suburb of Goodlettsville after she rocketed to country music stardom with a string of hits that included “Walking After Midnight,” “I Fall to Pieces,” “Crazy”

Dierks Bentley songs are some of the most daringly original tracks in the last two decades of country music. Since his debut in 2003, the singer-songwriter has consistently defied radio trends to produce some of the most sonically interesting records in contemporary country music. Bentley has wandered around stylistically, touching on uptempo party anthems, slow and

Paul Cauthen makes a bold, swaggering declaration of his bona fides in his new single “Country as Fuck,” the first release from Country Coming Down, the Texas native’s third full-length album. For the man nicknamed “Big Velvet,” the groove-driven “Country as Fuck” feels like a natural extension of his larger-than-life presence. Cauthen sing-raps his verses

Abby Anderson says she’s going to turn off the music for a little while as she runs the St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll half marathon this weekend in Nashville. Her two hour journey through Music Row and downtown is a great time to reflect on the cause and soak up the support. This run is known

When people began hearing Lily Meola’s name mentioned alongside that of Willie Nelson back in 2013, they were rightly impressed. The country music legend had given Meola, then only 20, his stamp of approval and recorded a duet with her for his album To All the Girls…. But Nelson’s imprimatur was a mixed blessing, setting

“Fancy Like” singer Walker Hayes will release a new studio album early in 2022. The 13-track Country Stuff the Album album will build off an EP of the same name, released in June. Five of the six titles from that EP appear on the tracklist for Country Stuff the Album, available Jan. 21 on Monument

Black Friday is one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but it also marks an especially important event for music fans. Twice a year, vinyl lovers swarm local record stores to snag rare and exclusive releases from their favorite artists. Record Store Day and Record Store Day Black Friday give listeners the opportunity to buy special

Sam Morrow brings a soulful blend of country, funk, blues and rock in his latest single “This Town.” The brand-new song is premiering exclusively with The Boot; press play below to listen. The Texas singer-songwriter’s rich vocals sit atop an irresistibly groovy live percussion loop, building into a groovy, atmospheric soundscape. The track builds off of the innovative sound

The Faster Horses Festival, a three-day country music gathering held each summer in Brooklyn, Michigan, has been a hotbed of sexual assault, according to a startling new investigation by MLive, the Michigan news site. The 7300-word story paints a troubling picture of a culture of predatory behavior, overt misogyny, and excessive drinking at the music-and-camping

Country music would sound way different, if it existed at all, without the original Carter Family trio. Numerous books, academic articles and documentary films explain how powerhouse vocalist Sara, her song-collecting husband A.P. and multi-instrumentalist cousin Maybelle pioneered not just country music but also folk, bluegrass and other genres that sound at home in the

Nov. 17, 1997, was an historic day for Shania Twain, and for country music: It was on that date, 24 years ago today, that the singer’s sophomore album, The Woman in Me, was certified diamond, signifying sales of more than 10 million units. Polygram/Mercury The Woman in Me became the first record by a female

Rainbow Girls “Santa Anna” San Francisco trio Rainbow Girls (Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, Vanessa May) make an offering to Mother Nature in “Santa Anna,” a track named for the windy weather phenomenon that affects California each autumn. The soft, string-laced folk track, perfect for fans of Phoebe Bridgers and John Craigie, also asks humanity to respond to

“Will they remember the words to my song when I’m dead and gone?” Shooter Jennings asks in the new song “Leave Those Memories Alone.” The answer doesn’t really matter after you digest the next line: “While I’m here, I can’t remember the words to my own songs,” he admits. “Leave Those Memories Alone,” a horn-laced

In the 1990s, CDs sold like hotcakes. As that trend turned underdogs such as Alanis Morissette and future country star Darius Rucker’s Hootie & the Blowfish into household names, Garth Brooks became more than just an established star. He rewrote the record books when it came to album sales, with seven multi-platinum albums issued between 1989

Thirty years ago today (Nov. 16, 1991), Garth Brooks earned his seventh No. 1 single with the tune “Shameless,” from his Ropin’ the Wind album. “Shameless” was written and originally recorded by Billy Joel, for his 1989 album Storm Front. Joel’s version landed in the Top 40 on the pop charts, but it was Brooks’ version that

Steve Earle & the Dukes have announced a tribute concert to his son Justin Townes Earle at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Jan. 4, on what would have been the late singer-songwriter’s 40th birthday. Titled “A Celebration of Justin Townes Earle,” the concert will feature artists like Jason Isbell, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Old

A mid-2010s Bitter Southerner feature on John Prine offers an incredible look into, as author Jonathan Bernstein writes, “one of the wittiest, sweetest, most talented musicians alive.” Perhaps the most enlightening fact to come out of the gushing praise from Prine’s musical peers, collaborators and admirers, however, is that, just as they are fans of his,

November 16, 2021 Everything You Need To Know About ‘Adele One Night Only’ Special with Oprah and Where You Can Watch It Adele has opened up about her recent past in an intimate interview with Oprah Winfrey. In the Adele: One Night Only TV special which aired last night in the US, the British singer discussed

Forty-three years ago today (Nov. 15, 1978) was a life-altering day for Kenny Rogers: It was on that date that the singer’s multi-platinum-selling album The Gambler was released. Rogers was already one of the most successful male vocalists in country music by the time he released The Gambler, but the record catapulted him to superstar status, becoming a worldwide

The Orion Amphitheater will open in Huntsville, Alabama, next spring with an all-star lineup of artists who have strong ties to the state. The weekend-long “First Waltz” will take place May 13 through 15 and include performances by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Brittany Howard, and Waxahatchee. The three-day series of shows will also

Josh Turner is saluting U.S. military men and women in the heartwarming video for his new holiday song, “Soldier’s Gift.” Instead of enlisting actors to bring songs to life, Turner opted to cast real-life veterans from Wounded Warrior Project. “It was important to me that we didn’t cast actors for the main [roles]. Both the

It’s always at the end of the CMA Awards ceremony. The audience full of fans and the country stars alike wait with eager anticipation to hear the name called for the evening’s highest honor: Entertainer of the Year. Since the CMA Awards’ inception in 1967, when Eddy Arnold nabbed the first-ever Entertainer of the Year trophy,

The 55th CMA Awards tried to restore a sense of normalcy to country music, following another year of the pandemic, a scandal with one of its rising stars, and a genre that is fracturing along political and cultural lines. For the most part, the CMAs succeeded: fans were back inside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, artists mingled

Even Carrie Underwood eats too much at Christmas time. The famously fit country singer has dropped “Stretchy Pants,” a comedic pop-country song that celebrates the realities of over-indulging around the holidays. A portion of proceeds from the song will go to the Store, Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s not-for-profit grocery store for families

The night of the CMA Awards is one of the biggest in Nashville, when the stars align and everybody who is anybody in the country music scene is on hand to perform, present, receive an award or just enjoy the show. But it isn’t only Music City’s finest who show up: Sometimes, even the performance lineup interspersed with stars from across the

Dolly Parton’s classic “Jolene” gets an overhaul for the dancefloor with a new remix. A rare officially sanctioned update of Parton’s work, “Jolene (Destructo Remix)” was released Friday. Destructo, the producer/DJ guise of Gary Richards, builds on the rhythmic elements that made “Jolene” so compelling in its original form: the funky, minor-key guitar riff, the