Music

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

Reyna Roberts hesitates to call 2020 great. It’s hard to describe a year full of death and hardship due to a global pandemic, a reckoning with racism and inequality in the United States, and a variety of other social and political turmoil as anything even resembling good, but for the singer, songwriter and pianist with

Indie-folk trio the Accidentals worked with an incredible list of artists on their forthcoming EP: Kim Richey, Mary Gauthier and more. “Night Train,” premiering exclusively on The Boot, is a songwriting collaboration with Dar Williams. “Night Train,” the Accidentals tell The Boot, hopes for healing and a better future. It “became an anthem … for

Carrie Underwood is set for an upcoming awards show performance that’s probably going to be pretty different from what her county fans normally get to see. The country superstar is slated to perform at the Latin American Music Awards on April 15, taking the stage with Spanish singer David Bisbal. Underwood teamed with Bisbal to

Ahead of Friday’s premiere of their CMT Crossroads, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff have released a video of their performance of Price’s “Twinkle Twinkle.” It’s a gritty, funky collaboration, with a Jimi Hendrix-like guitar riff and a healthy dose of swagger from both of the featured artists. Price takes the first verse, debunking the idea

Smithfield‘s new song “Sunday Best” began as something much darker, but was always going to represent where the country duo was headed next. A new acoustic version of the track exemplifies all of it. Trey Smith and Jen Fielder were re-thinking their approach even before the pandemic. A new EP was recorded before COVID-19 shut

Singer-songwriter Katie Jo‘s debut album, Pawn Shop Queen, chronicles some of the most traumatic experiences of her young life. Its title track, however, offers a bit of optimism: a reminder that our worst moments don’t define us, but make us stronger. Jo describes “Pawn Shop Queen” — which is premiering exclusively on The Boot — as “an

Charley Crockett‘s newest album is a tribute to his friend and fellow musician, James “Slim” Hand, but his new music video for its song “Midnight Run” turns the story into his own. Crockett admits that “Midnight Run” — a cut from Hand’s 2009 Rounder Records release Shadow on the Ground — remains a bit of a

Marty Stuart has announced the digital album Songs I Sing in the Dark, a collection of 20 acoustic numbers that he’ll debut on a monthly basis. The first installment is Stuart’s version of “Ready for the Times to Get Better” and, as the Country Music Hall of Fame member explains in a new video, it

If you love a country song that’s been released in the past decade, there’s a chance that Natalie Hemby had a hand in it. From Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town to Kacey Musgraves and Maren Morris, plenty of country artists have recorded songs written by Hemby at some point in their careers. With six No. 1

Portia Clark‘s road to duetting with Darius Rucker begins in 2017, backstage at gala for the Starkey Hearing Foundation, and while it turned out to be an important moment, it’s nowhere near the most interesting part of her story. By the time Clark met Rucker, she’d been involved with the Starkey Hearing Foundation — founded by

There’s been a major switch-up in The Voice‘s Season 20 Battles Rounds coaching lineup: Kelly Clarkson is out sick, and filling in for her is none other than Kelsea Ballerini. Ballerini’s surprise appearance was revealed during the latest episode of the show on Monday night (March 22), as host Carson Daly explained that Clarkson was under