Music

Seventeen years ago today (April 3, 2004) was a big day for both Kenny Chesney and Uncle Kracker: It was on that date that their duet “When the Sun Goes Down” soared to the top of the charts. “When the Sun Goes Down” was the title track of Chesney’s seventh studio album, and for the country

Rory Feek and Trisha Yearwood join forces on “Met Him in a Motel Room,” a song about redemption. It’s one of two that Feek wrote for his his upcoming album, Gentle Man, and was previously recorded solo by Yearwood for her 2014 album PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit.  The duet finds the pain-inflicted pair longing to fill the deep void in their

Miranda Lambert has released a short and sweet solo acoustic rendition of her latest single “Settling Down,” which originally appeared on the 2019 album Wildcard. Written by Lambert with her regular collaborators Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick, “Settling Down” is a study in contrasts. Lambert’s narrator seemingly sits at a crossroads and considers the decision

Amy Grant was moved to tears by husband Vince Gill‘s Grammy-winning song, “When My Amy Prays.” “I’ve never said this, but it’s the thing that kind of puts a lump in my throat,” the Christian-pop singer began emotionally while speaking to Entertainment Tonight. “Faith has always been easy to me. For years I’ve asked Vince,

As access to COVID-19 vaccination grows, the Brothers Osborne were able to have a particularly sweet reunion recently: They got to hug their mom, Trish, for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. “She’s fully vaccinated and passed her grace period or whatever you need after that. So it’s been nice,” TJ Osborne recounts

Canaan Smith wanted Brent Cobb on his new album come hell or high water — or, perhaps more appropriately, come snow or ice. The pair’s new collaboration, “Catch Me If You Can” — premiering exclusively on The Boot — is a full-throttle shot of energy that they just barely completed in time. Smith had never met Cobb personally when

Morgan Wade may not be performing live music if it weren’t for Craigslist. The Floyd, Virginia, native was in her freshman year of college and having second thoughts about breaking up with her boyfriend, a mandolin and harmonica player, when she decided to woo him back — or, some might say, troll him — by

Rosanne Cash‘s new song “The Killing Fields” grapples with a dark part of southern United States history: lynchings. The singer-songwriter wrote the song, she shares, during the summer of 2020. “A few years of my own personal reckoning with painful issues of race, racism, privilege, reconciliation and individual responsibility led up to the moment in

Restless Road‘s “Took One Look at Her Momma” celebrates the women we love, and perhaps more importantly, the people who made them that way. The rising country trio of Zach Beeken, Garrett Nichols and Colton Pack — Kane Brown‘s first signees to his 1021 Entertainment record label — sing of a love with “a heart of gold” and who

Maddie & Tae have been kissing off country music’s stereotypes of women ever since releasing their 2014 answer to bro-country cliches, “Girl in a Country Song.” Now, the duo continue to offer a sharply written female perspective, this time from the point of view of a newlywed introducing her spouse to all aspects of her personality, even

To mark the release of her upcoming memoir Broken Horses, singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile will be taking part in a series of conversations with everyone from Dolly Parton to Leslie Jordan as part of a virtual book tour. Other conversations will feature former White House photographer Pete Souza, authors Glennon Doyle and Tara Westover, and radio

Luke Bryan has an update for fans after he suffered a gruesome accident with a fish hook while fishing on Tuesday (March 30). The country superstar seems surprisingly upbeat and unaffected after embedding two prongs of a fishing lure deep into his hand. Bryan first shared his jaw-dropping injury via Instagram on Tuesday, showing one hook jabbed

A performer since his junior year of high school, Poyen, Ark., native Justin Moore moved to Music City in 2002. He signed to the Valory Music Co., an imprint of Big Machine Label Group, in 2008, and released his first-ever radio single, “Back That Thing Up,” that year. After sharing an EP, You Asked for It, Moore

Bluegrass band the Grascals put their spin on “Traveling the Highway Home,” a song that dates back seven decades, in a new recording, premiering exclusively on The Boot. Press play below to listen. The Bailes Brothers, a sibling quartet from the early days of country music, wrote “Traveling the Highway Home,” which West Virginia Music Hall

Luke Combs fans can thank one of their own for a brand-new song from the country star. In reply to a tweet from a recently married fan, Combs wrote and shared “We Still Drink Beer,” a new tune, on Monday afternoon (March 29). On Monday morning, a Combs fan named Billy McKee tweeted out a

Sean Douglas, the genre-hopping songwriter behind hits including Thomas Rhett‘s smash “Die a Happy Man,” has purchased a historic compound in California. Pictures show a beautiful residence that’s an impressive mix of history and luxury. Built in 1925, the songwriter’s new four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bathroom, 2,939-square-feet home was designed by renowned architect Carleton Winslow, according to Dirt.com.

Shenandoah have selected “Then a Girl Walks In” as the newest single from their 2020 collaborations album, Every Road, which finds the ’90s mainstay act teaming with a group of nine duet partners from today’s country A-list. “Then a Girl Walks In” — a team effort with Blake Shelton — is an ode to one of country music’s most

Blake Shelton has announced his first full-length studio record in nearly four years. The Oklahoma native will release Body Language on May 21st. The album is the follow-up to Shelton’s 2017 long-player Texoma Shore. Body Language — a Conway Twitty-esque title if ever there were one — spans 12 tracks, including Shelton’s current single “Minimum

Thomas Rhett has written several hit songs for other artists since releasing his debut single in 2012. A little-known song about young love and youthful indiscretion led to his major break, however. With “What’s Your Country Song,” Rhett has 17 No. 1 singles, including the generational love song “Die a Happy Man” and the genre-bending “Make

Dean Dillon is perhaps best known for co-writing more than 70 songs recorded by George Strait. However — as if that career-defining feat isn’t enough — Dillon’s discography also includes solo recordings dating back to the ‘70s, a stint as an entertainer at Opryland, a creatively enriching run as Gary Stewart’s duet partner and a catalog

Eric Church is a “Break It Kind of Guy” in the final instant-grat track off his upcoming album series, Heart & Soul. The funk-infused song opens with an ear-catching guitar lick as Church beckons, “Somebody turn it up.” Throughout the song, the Chief is a rule-breaking rejector of routine who keeps his gun loaded and spikes his coffee

Mando Saenz titled his first album in eight years All My Shame. But the veteran Nashville songwriter who’s had his songs recorded by Miranda Lambert, Midland, and Lee Ann Womack has nothing to regret. Despite the heaviness of the record’s title, Saenz isn’t repenting for past sins. Instead, he’s celebrating the empowerment that comes with

She’s been a country mainstream artist for more than 40 years, and is a vivid storyteller and, like many beloved country stars, a chronic over-sharer, so it’s easy enough to assume that even casual fans know just about everything there is to know about recording artist and actor Reba McEntire. We, however, beg to differ.

Miko Marks is feeling like a kid again — musically speaking, that is. “I’m like, ‘Is this really happening?’ I still feel like … I haven’t done this before,” she tells The Boot a few weeks prior to the Friday (March 26) release of her new album, Our Country. In her voice, there’s joy and excitement,

Thomas Rhett is going big to celebrate the release of his new album, Country Again, Side A. On the record’s release day, April 30, the country star has planned a livestreaming, full-band concert. Thomas Rhett: One Night Only From Nashville will begin at 7PM CT, via Veeps. Fans from around the world will be able to

Miranda Lambert’s collaborative Marfa Tapes project with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall has released another new song. The harmony-drenched cheating saga “Am I Right or Amarillo” made its debut on Friday, with the full album arriving May 7th. As with previously released Marfa Tapes tracks, “Am I Right or Amarillo” is stripped down in production

Sara Watkins‘ new album, Under the Pepper Tree, would not exist if not for 2020. “Definitely not. Definitely not,” she tells The Boot a few weeks before the record’s Friday (March 26) release. At home after the cancellation of a tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the singer-songwriter “experienced a different rhythm of life.” “It was

Chris Young and Kane Brown celebrate their “Famous Friends” in the music video for the collaborative track. The video opens with Young picking Brown up in his truck so they can travel around town to greet their friends on the street, each buddy getting a moment to shine on their own personal red carpet under flashing lights. Along the

The Oak Ridge Boys are heading to the Front Porch with their new album. The Country Music Hall of Fame group of Duane Allen, Joe Bonsall, William Lee Golden and Richard Sterban have announced the Summer 2021 release of Front Porch Singin’. The 11-song project was recorded in 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, during socially distanced studio sessions at historic RCA

Eric Church leans into his outspoken, rebellious side on the new song “Break It Kind of Guy,” the latest (and final) preview of his album trio Heart & Soul. The collection will be issued over the course of a week beginning April 16th with Heart; Soul arrives April 23rd and features “Break It Kind of