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Charley Crockett is ready to release his second album of the year, Music City USA this fall, and its first single is a dose of horn-filled soul. The singer-songwriter dropped “I Need Your Love,” along with the details on his new album, on Friday (July 9). “I like to think of my sound as ‘Gulf & Western,’

Dierks Bentley‘s 2021 Seven Peaks Music Festival has been canceled. ”Current capacity restrictions put in place by local health officials” are to blame, per an Instagram post on the festival’s official account. Seven Peaks organizers announced the news on Friday (July 9). Passes already purchased for the 2021 festival, which was set for Labor Day weekend

Just one month after announcing its 2021 lineup, Dierks Bentley’s Seven Peaks Festival has been canceled. Returning for its third year after a 2020 hiatus, the country star’s event was originally set for September 3rd to 5th in Buena Vista, Colorado. “Seven Peaks Music Festival is being cancelled for 2021 due to current capacity restrictions

Seventeen years ago today (July 10, 2004), Toby Keith stormed to the top of the charts with his song “Whiskey Girl.” The tune was the third and final single from Keith’s multi-platinum 2003 album Shock’n Y’all. Keith co-wrote “Whiskey Girl” with his good friend and frequent collaborator, Scotty Emerick. The song features lines such as “She ain’t into wine

Kalie Shorr tells her life story in her new song “Love Child.” The autobiographical tune is the title track of a forthcoming EP. “Daddy came here on a boat / Mama came here on a plane / I got here by accident, but God doesn’t make mistakes,” sings to open “Love Child,” which covers the

Rocking guitars and upright saloon piano riffs set up Eric Church’s nostalgic new song about young love, “Heart on Fire.” With a jangly John Mellencamp kind of organic-feeling drive, the song tells a heartfelt story that sounds like a good time. The narrator recalls the small details, from driving an old truck down a bumpy road,

Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe closed its doors on March 13th, 2020, another music venue unable to operate during the pandemic. But the tiny listening room’s case was even more acute than some clubs: The Bluebird, where budding songwriters try out new material right in the center of the fans, is built on intimacy. After 16 months,

“Girl in It,” Ray Fulcher‘s debut single as a Black River Entertainment signee, reflects both the highs and lows of love — often caused by the same person. As he sings in each chorus, “If you’re going out of your mind, I bet there’s a girl in it.“ That’s a hook singer-songwriter Erik Dylan brought into the

Tracy Lawrence knows the price of fame, but for the music video for a song called “Price of Fame,” the hitmaker wanted a friend who knows the cost as well — if not better — to join him. Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry makes a cameo on the new song and video. Lawrence and Montgomery go

Gwen Stefani turned to social media on Wednesday morning (July 7) to share another stunning photo from her weekend wedding to Blake Shelton. The pop superstar posted the first picture of herself, her new husband and her sons as an official family, with her boys looking sharp in suits. Stefani has three sons with her

Morgan Wade says she’s already working on the follow-up to her breakthrough debut Reckless, which was produced by 400 Unit guitarist Sadler Vaden and released earlier in 2021. The Virginia native was interviewed and then performed a short set on Rolling Stone’s Twitch on Tuesday. Wade cited a handful of stylistic mavericks as her current

Aaron Watson, Cody Johnson and Kacey Musgraves are nationally known stars in 2021, but once upon a time each was at a turning point in his or her career. Actually, for these three artists — and all eight featured on the Radio Texas Live Legends podcast — it was more of a launching point. The newest Townsquare Media Network podcast

Hunter Thomas finds freedom and clarity in his brand-new song “Go for a Drive.” Press play below to hear the brand-new track, premiering exclusively via The Boot. Thomas explains that he found the inspiration for the peaceful, fiddle-flecked “Go for a Drive” on a summer night. Alone, he wrote the song “about that moment when you

The day of his Uncle Terry’s wake in June of 2020, Michael Ray had a scheduled co-writing session with Hardy and David Garcia. Rather than cancel, the country singer came armed with an idea based on something a friend had said the night before — and left with a new song, “Picture.” Ray found the idea

Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, and Maren Morris are among the performers at an August benefit concert raising awareness and funds to combat hunger in the Nashville area. “Come Together: Feeding Nashville” is the brainchild of FGL’s Tyler Hubbard and his wife Hayley Hubbard, along with Tennessee Titans offensive tackle Taylor Lewan and his spouse

“That’s What I’ve Been Told” is the song to start with on Riley Green‘s new Behind the Bar EP. The acoustic, fiddle-led rambler strikes many of the same tones his signature song “I Wish Grandpas Never Died” hit in 2019. Green has a way of serving fans a muted form of melancholy that takes several

Randall King finds himself on the upswing after heartache in “Record High,” his latest release. Written by Rodney Clawson, Drake Milligan and John Pierce, the uptempo new song is a celebration of all things honky-tonk and classic country — and that’s a natural habitat for King, a native Texan who’s seldom seen without his cowboy

Nashville is the undeniable home of country music, and it’s also a very popular tourist destination. While there are plenty of reasons to visit Nashville even if you’re not a country music fan — including world-class dining, a top-notch symphony orchestra and first-rate theater and visual arts experiences — it’s not called Music City for nothing. A

Whether it’s coming out of Nashville, New York, L.A., or points in between, there’s no shortage of fresh tunes, especially from artists who have yet to become household names. Rolling Stone Country selects some of the best new music releases from country and Americana artists. (Check out last week’s best songs.) Tosha Hill, “Forty Miles” Alabama

Miranda Lambert’s happy tears are associated with much more than just her signature song. When the country superstar steps back from the microphone and brings her hands to her face, she’s got family and friends on her mind. This week’s episode of the The Secret History of Country Music podcast looks to understand Lambert through her

Lucie Silvas serves up some “Home Truths” in her newest release, an introspective and stripped-down reflection on the honest thoughts and feelings that people can only come to grips with in solitude. “2020 brought a lot of things to the surface…including this song,” Silvas shared on social media in June of 2021, when she first

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are officially husband and wife! The couple married on Saturday (July 3), Page Six reports. As rumored, Shelton and Stefani wed at the chapel on his Oklahoma ranch. Though neither artist has shared the news themselves, Page Six has photos of guests, including Stefani’s parents, headed to the ceremony. The couple

Since Midland dropped their second album Let It Roll in 2019, the country trio has released a live album recorded at L.A.’s Palomino Club and a soundtrack of demos from their making-the-band documentary The Sonic Ranch. Later this month, they’ll debut the EP The Last Resort, their first collection of all-new songs in two years.

2 “American Soldier” Toby Keith Proudest Lines: “I will always do my duty, no matter what the price / I’ve counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice / Oh, and I don’t wanna die for you, but if dyin”s asked of me / I’ll bear that cross with honor, ’cause freedom don’t come free.”

Clare Dunn is shining a spotlight on heartbreak in her new song, “How It Comes Off.” It’s the first song from her forthcoming EP, In This Kind of Light. “How It Comes Off” tells a heartbreaking tale of feeling left behind by a love Dunn thought was hers. She’s wondering if she’s imagining things or if

Country music and patriotism go together like apple pie and ice cream (a pretty all-American treat!). American anthems have been fan-favorite country songs for decades; the genre’s artists have created a slew of tunes that proudly proclaim the beauty and benefits of the United States of America, and show support for those fighting to keep it

The latest episode of CMT’s new series Campfire Sessions featured artists performing intimate acoustic versions of cover songs. Kelsea Ballerini had a standout performance on the July 1st episode, adding a little country twist to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” a 1977 song that went viral last year thanks to a TikTok video. Ballerini’s rendition doesn’t have

Celebrate America with these great country songs by hitmakers Toby Keith, Brad Paisley, Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings and more. All 13 of the songs listed in the above video (find a playlist below) make us proud to be American. Which is your favorite? Keith and Paisley actually have two songs apiece on this list, and

With his new song, Toby Keith sends a very bittersweet happy birthday to America, “whatever’s left of you.” The famously patriotic singer’s new song about the United States of America doesn’t champion what makes our country great quite like some others. Instead, Keith indicates our best days may behind us in spotlighting achievements made in World

Twenty-eight years ago today (July 3, 1993) was a thrilling day for Garth Brooks: It was on that date that he earned his 10th No. 1 hit with “That Summer,” from 1992’s The Chase. Brooks co-wrote “That Summer” with Pat Alger and his then-wife, Sandy Brooks. With lyrics such as, “When I told her that I’d never /