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Tom Morello recruited a slew of A-list guests for his new solo album The Atlas Underground, from Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder to Mike Posner and Bring Me the Horizon. He also tapped into the country music world, enlisting Chris Stapleton for the track “The War Inside.” Both the song and the LP are out

“I always say that baseball was my first love and that music was my first passion,” says Conner Smith. The 21-year-old singer, who now finds himself in the musical big leagues thanks to some uncanny timing, played in the Little League World Series at the age of 12. Smith signed his contract with Big Machine Label

On Oct. 15, 1973, Dolly Parton released her now-classic song “Jolene.” The No. 1 song (as of February of 1974) wasn’t her first to reach the country charts’ highest peak, but it did help launch one of her most successful years to date, as she followed up “Jolene” with two more chart-toppers: “I Will Always Love You” and “Love

October 14, 2021 FEATURED, Music News After A 7 Year Hiatus UK Boyband The Wanted Are Back With A New Single ‘Rule The World’ Fans of popular UK boyband The Wanted are in hysterics today, as the group dropped their first single in 7 years called ‘Rule The World’. The new single was written by

Onoleigh‘s vision became a reality for her “Make It Hurt” music video. The singer-songwriter’s new clip is premiering exclusively via The Boot; press play below to watch. The video finds Onoleigh and her band on a rooftop in downtown Nashville, performing the song, in which the singer asks for a clean — but not painless — break

Kacey Musgraves is a six-time Grammy winner, including two Best Country Album wins, for Same Trailer Different Park and Golden Hour (which also won overall Album of the Year in 2019). The Texas native is apparently a little sore at the news that her latest album, Star-Crossed, won’t be considered eligible for this year’s country

Chris Stapleton, one of 2021’s CMT Artists of the Year, opted to ask one of his own favorite acts, Boyz II Men, to perform in his honor during Wednesday night’s (Oct. 13) event. He made a good call. “I don’t think that’s Chris Stapleton’s “Cold” anymore — that’s Boyz II Men’s “Cold,”” Stapleton said from stage

Cody Johnson experienced a life-changing emergency this year that totally shifted his perspective. He was with his wife and his management team on a private plane headed to a NASCAR event when the pilot said, “We’re going down.” “I said, ‘You mean we’re taking it down,'” Johnson recalls. “He said, ‘No, you need to prepare yourself. We’re going

Chris Jones is at the end of his rope in “Everybody’s Got a Line,” his new song with his band the Night Drivers. It’s premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. To The Boot, Jones calls the song “a moody sort of number that ended up with an almost acoustic ’70s Waylon Jennings

Chris Stapleton and Jimmy Fallon don thick sweaters and innocuous chinos to sing about Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, and It’s Complicated in a musical homage to the films of Nancy Meyers. The country singer and late-night host debuted their spoof on Tuesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show. “When I need a

In 1984, Stevie Wonder scored his 10th R&B No. 1 single with “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” More than 35 years later, the Bellamy Brothers are putting their own spin on the song for a new covers album. Written, produced and performed by Wonder, “I Just Called to Say I Love You”

Harper Grae is happily married, but that doesn’t mean she’s wiped her past from her brain. In her single “I Think About You,” the singer admits that, yes, her exes still cross her mind — but, as she both sings in the chorus and explains to The Boot, that doesn’t mean she wants them back. Grae co-wrote “I

October 11, 2021 FEATURED, Music News Tom Walker And Masked Wolf Team Up For The Single ‘Something Beautiful’ Credit: Blair Brown Tom Walker today releases his first new music in two years with ‘Something Beautiful’, a rousing, heartfelt collaboration with chart-busting Australian rapper Masked Wolf – listen here. Acoustic driven and flanked by a huge

Chase Rice tried to make the most out of the abundance of free time he found himself with during the COVID-19 pandemic. As he filled his time with writing, the singer says he went down a path of self-reflection and evaluation that, in turn, delivered him to a more vulnerable place then he’s used to. These

Eric Church performed a pair of solo concerts this weekend in Pennsylvania after members of his band tested positive for Covid-19. The country singer Cam joined him onstage in Pittsburgh on Friday night and surprised fans again on Saturday in Philadelphia. Morgan Wallen was a special guest at Church’s Philly show too. Earlier this year,

Jimmie Allen came ready for Disney Night during week four of Dancing With the Stars, which was a night full of fun, nostalgic costumes and honor to the Disney classics. Allen and his partner, Emma Slater, commemorated the evening by dancing the Paso Doble to “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” on Monday night (Oct.

Lauren Alaina didn’t waste any time after her run on American Idol. Just under five months later, she dropped her debut album, Wildflower; the record arrived on Oct. 11, 2011 — 10 years ago today. After her second-place finish to Scotty McCreery during the TV singing competition’s 10th season, Alaina signed with Universal Music Group (specifically, Mercury Nashville,

October 11, 2021 FEATURED, Music News Lauren Jauregui Emotional New Song ‘Colors’ Former Fifth Harmony member Lauren Jauregui has release a brand new song “Colors,” taken from her upcoming debut solo project, ‘PRELUDE,’ via her own label Attunement Records under exclusive license to AWAL Recordings. Written by Jauregui and produced by Johnny Rain, “Colors” is

Don’t let its title fool you: Josh Grider‘s new song “Life’s a Party” is deeper than those three words let on. The sentimental, traditional-leaning love song, built around a unique metaphor, is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. “Life’s a Party,” written by Grider with Jamie Floyd and Bobby Hamrick, turns

Starting her career in the early 1960s, Dottie West stormed onto the country music scene and made history. The first woman to win a Grammy Awards trophy, with “Here Comes My Baby,” West went on to record some of the genre’s most popular duets of the decade alongside artists like Jim Reeves. In the late 1970s, West

Nineteen years ago today, on Oct. 11, 2002, the band formerly known as the Dixie Chicks had one good reason to celebrate — or rather, 3 million good reasons. It was on this day that their album Home earned triple-platinum status. The Texas trio, made up of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer (then Robison),

Willie Jones is spreading all the good vibes and positivity with his brand-new song “Get Low, Get High.” Written by Jones, Cary Barlowe and Brandon Day, the euphoric track highlights the importance of choosing joy, love and happiness, even when life feels overwhelming. “You gotta get down so you can get up / All you really

Nashville seemed like a longshot when it debuted on ABC on Oct. 10, 2012 — nine years ago today — but the show defied all odds to become one of country music fans’ favorite television shows of all time. It’s notoriously difficult to capture the true vibe of Nashville’s music scene in films and on

Having spent more than two decades in the music industry, Natalie Hemby has plenty of wonderful stories about working with dozens of artists. As a songwriter, her name is in the credits of dozens of albums, and she’s notched eight No. 1 country songs. She’s also won two Grammys: one for a song from the 2018 version

Even a legend like Reba McEntire is thrilled to get a chance to sing with Dolly Parton. She says their just-released collaboration, on McEntire’s early-’90s hit “Does He Love You,” is a “dream come true.” “We were just thrilled to pieces” when Parton agreed to sing with her, McEntire says. Parton was McEntire’s first choice for the

After scaling down and shifting locations in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the CMA Awards will return to their usual home of Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for this year’s November 10th ceremonies. Unlike last year, a limited number of tickets will be made available to the public, but audience members must be fully vaccinated and

Twenty-nine years ago today, on Oct. 9, 1992, Alan Jackson released his third studio album, A Lot About Livin’ (and a Little ‘Bout Love). Jackson released five singles from A Lot About Livin’ …, and all five of them landed in the Top 5; two of the songs, “She’s Got the Rhythm (and I Got the Blues)” and

Nearly 50 years after her country music debut, Tanya Tucker was having a moment — or, should we say, another moment. The two-time winner at the 2020 Grammy Awards thrilled her longtime fans, and make a new generation of them, with her 2019 album Bring My Flowers Now. Many country singers would give anything to have a hit like