Trisha Yearwood has released a new, acoustic recording of her debut single, “She’s in Love With the Boy,” to mark the 30th anniversary of the release of her debut album. Yearwood released her self-titled debut album on July 2, 1991, and the record was an immediate hit. “She’s in Love With the Boy” served as
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The bright horns and slapping bass of Dolly Parton’s “Sure Thing,” the disco harmonies of Conway Twitty’s “Night Fires,” and the swagger of Ronnie Milsap’s “Get It Up” all get their due on Country Funk Volume III (1975-1982), the latest installment of Light in the Attic Records’ compilation series. Slated for release on August 6th,
Thirty years ago today, on July 2, 1991, Trisha Yearwood released her self-titled debut album. Trisha Yearwood‘s debut single, “She’s in Love With the Boy,” shot straight to No. 1, making Yearwood the first female country artist to have a debut single reach the top of the country charts. Her second single, “Like We Never Had a
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill have sold their historic Southern manor home outside of Nashville. According to WillamsonHomepage.com, the superstar country couple sold their 620-acre farm in the rural community of Franklin, Tenn., and several historic structures located on it, for $15 million. McGraw and Hill originally purchased 750 acres, and they sold 131 acres in
As Yola closes in on the release of her new album, her message and intent to take control of her own life and story grow ever clearer. The music video for the title track, “Stand For Myself,” finds the singer using her own power to find freedom — and, as fans learned on Thursday (July 1), sets the stage
When Amy Helm set out to record What the Flood Leaves Behind, her third solo album released in June, she found herself being called home. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist cut her last LP, 2018’s brooding This Too Shall Light, in Los Angeles, and it was time to reconnect with her musical and familial roots.
With her newest album, 2020’s Neon Cross, Jaime Wyatt proves she’s an up-and-coming country music force to be reckoned with. The Nashville newcomer cut her teeth in Los Angeles as a teenager, living all of the music industry highs and lows available to her. Her hard-earned tales of hard living earned her an avid following among
Jimmie Allen‘s wife Alexis falls for it, but the country singer says he’s too seasoned to cave into his baby girl’s pout face. Watching him impersonate her is pretty cute, though — how can he resist?! Kids were a big part of the recent conversation between Allen and Taste of Country Nights. The singer has two children,
Jim Lauderdale finds promise in the circle of life in his new song “Mushrooms are Growing After the Rain.” It’s premiering exclusively via The Boot; press play below to listen. Lauderdale’s inspiration for the dreamy new song was quite literal: While out for a walk one morning, shortly after a rainstorm, he noticed mushrooms sprouting
Singer-songwriter Jaime Wyatt turns in a moving, bittersweet performance of “Mercy” as part of Ty Herndon and GLAAD’s 2021 Concert for Love and Acceptance, happening as a virtual event for a second consecutive year. This year’s concert takes place Wednesday, June 30th, at 8 p.m. ET and will stream on CMT’s Facebook and YouTube channels
Cody Johnson turned to social media to ask for prayers after his longtime doctor put him on vocal rest. The Texas-based country singer turned to Instagram to let fans know that he will not be singing for at least three weeks, adding, “I would appreciate y’all keeping me in your prayers.,” Johnson posted on Instagram
Meghan Patrick looks tough, but she was still nervous to meet her boyfriend (and fellow artist) Mitchell Tenpenny‘s mom. Actually, perhaps it’s more accurate to say: Because Meghan Patrick looks tough, she was nervous to meet her boyfriend’s mom. The Ontario, Canada, native, former snowboarder and lover of all things outdoors knows she doesn’t look or act
Natalie Hemby knows a little something about the pitfalls of meeting your idols. A Nashville native who grew up dreaming of a life in the music industry, she quickly learned that the behind-the-scenes goings-on of the entertainment biz aren’t quite as glitzy as they appear to onlookers. That’s the message behind her new solo song, “Heroes,”
Alabama have been celebrating 50 years together as a band with a tour announced back in 2018. While the pandemic scuttled the 2020 leg of the trek, the “Mountain Music” hitmakers will return to the road next month. The country group of Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook announced a new string of dates
Country singer and actor Jamie Lynn Spears wants you to know she does support her big sister Britney Spears, and she doesn’t need outside validation to prove it. Taking to Instagram, the younger Spears clapped back hard at those who were critical of her for not outwardly showing support for the pop superstar as she
Ty Herndon publicly came out in 2014, but his story begins in Decatur, Ala., nearly 40 years earlier. There, he found his singing voice in the pentecostal church. “I was singing at tent revivals when I was five years old,” Herndon recalls. “From the time I was five until the time I was 15, I
Canadian country singer Tenille Townes inspires as she reveals some inner thoughts in “Girl Who Didn’t Care,” her latest release. The guitar-driven song takes a nostalgic look at the childlike self who exists before life gets in the way. The narrator remembers herself when she wasn’t worried about what other people think and didn’t let
Country supergroup the Highwomen — represented by member Amanda Shires — give a radical makeover to Lady Gaga’s appropriately titled “Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)” for the pop star’s Born This Way: The Tenth Anniversary. The album is out now and also includes remade versions of Gaga’s songs by Orville Peck, Big Freedia, and Kylie
Chris Lane and his wife, Lauren Bushnell Lane, are sharing more details about their labor and delivery experience after welcoming their first child, baby boy Dutton, earlier in June. Overall, Lauren tells People, she was pleasantly surprised by how peaceful the birthing process was. “I was really, really nervous. Chris can attest to it, especially
After putting out his six-song EP Hollywood Gold in October 2020, Parker McCollum will be back with his major-label, full-length debut on July 30. Called Gold Chain Cowboy, the project contains ten tracks, a couple of which should already be familiar to fans. “Pretty Heart,” McCollum’s breakout single, features on the upcoming album. The song
The first song on Brian Kelley’s new Sunshine State of Mind album may be the most important. “Boat Names” is a different kind of love song that finds a man promising that one day, he’s going to give the girl he loves a boat named after her. The song is a show of commitment early in
Willie Nelson virtually visited the Tonight Show Friday to talk about collaborating with Barbra Streisand, his upcoming memoir and finally going back out on tour after the Covid-19 pandemic. Streisand recently unearthed her version of “I’d Want It to Be You” with Nelson, originally recorded for her 2014 duets LP Partners but now due out
He might be one half of the duo behind one of the most recognizable sounds in country music, but Brian Kelley knows that fans might not immediately know that it’s his voice if they hear him singing solo on the radio. That’s because Kelley’s role in Florida Georgia Line has typically been as a harmony
Country superstar Trace Adkins has called upon fellow country star Luke Bryan and Mr. Worldwide himself, Pitbull, for a new summer track, “Where the Country Girls At?” Released Friday (June 25), the song effortlessly mixes genres in a fun way that’s still palpable to country fans who lean old school. We get the classic Adkins bass and slow drawl, the stadium energy of
Trisha Yearwood joined Brooke Eden on the Grand Ole Opry on Friday night (June 25) for a very special performance. The country icon joined Eden — who revealed that she is in a long-term romantic relationship with a woman early in 2021 — to sing her classic 1991 hit, “She’s in Love With the Boy,” altering
Charlie Worsham described the guitar playing on his new song “Half Drunk” as “boozy, hillbilly Keith Richards.” In other words, the perfect tones to tell a story about drunkenly and spontaneously saying “I love you” to your person. The Mississippi native and longtime Nashvillian debuted “Half Drunk” on Friday, along with the announcement of a
June 26, 1989, might have seemed like any other day in Nashville, but it was actually one of those watershed moments that only reveals itself in retrospect. A struggling young country singer named Alan Jackson signed his first recording contract that day — 32 years ago today — launching one of the most celebrated country
Caleb Lee Hutchinson was hearing so many opinions. His newest song, “Who I Am,” helped him cut through the noise. When he arrived in Nashville, about two and a half years ago, Hutchinson felt not only as though he had a lot to prove, but also as though everyone else’s thoughts about his music and career were louder than
Meghan Patrick has been here before: Five years ago, in April of 2016, the Bowmanville, Ontario, native was releasing her major-label debut album in her home country of Canada. On Friday (June 25), she’ll do it again — only with several Juno and Canadian CMA Awards nominations and trophies, two Canadian country Top 40 albums
When Brent Cobb was in grade school, he used to look forward to guest visits by Okefenokee Joe, a local singer-songwriter who taught kids about nature with songs about the Georgia swamp from which he took his name. “I grew up in a rural place, going to public school and I remember Okefenokee Joe coming