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July 18, 2021 Where Are They Now? ‘Coco Jamboo’ Eurodance Project MR. PRESIDENT In the 1996 a German Eurodance dance act called Mr. President released a worldwide hit called “Coco Jamboo”. The group was also famous in Europe for the dance hits “Up’n Away”, “I’ll Follow the Sun”, “I Give You My Heart”, “4 on

July 18, 2021 FEATURED, Music News Did You Know Post Malone Covered ‘Only Wanna Be With You’ By Hootie and The Blowfish? Post Malone released a cover of Hootie and the Blowfish’s 1995 hit song “Only Wanna Be With You”. He dropped the cover track ahead of his performance at the Pokémon Day 25th-anniversary virtual

July 28, 2021 The Hit List: Khalid, Miguel, James Arthur, The Greeting Committee, Haux, Demi Lovato, Quinn XCX, Paris Jackson…. Khalid – “New Normal”: Khalid has announced his third album Everything Is Changing with a new video and single “New Normal.” In a statement, Khalid said that he was “inspired by how I was feeling during the pandemic and

Luke Bryan‘s music career has been filled with exuberant moments, but the singer’s story is also laced with heartbreaking loss and grief. Among those tragic, life-altering moments is the death of Bryan’s older brother, Chris, in 1996. A then-19-year-old Bryan had his eyes set on Nashville, and was planning to make the move from Leesburg,

Soon after she dropped her seven-song collection, 29, in February 2021, Carly Pearce began hinting that she wasn’t done with that musical chapter. On Tuesday (Aug. 3), the singer dropped more details on exactly what she’s got planned, announcing that she’s expanding her project into a 15-song full-length album called 29: Written in Stone. The

Luke Bryan will return to American Idol when Season 20 begins on ABC. In fact, the full panel of judges and host Ryan Seacrest are set to return to the singing reality television show. Good Morning America confirmed on Tuesday morning (Aug. 3) that Bryan, Seacrest, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry are all coming back

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 our most recent list.) Darrin Bradbury, “Busted World”

The Eagles have had an indelible impact on several decades’ worth of country music, so it’s perhaps surprising that the country-rockers have only scored one true country hit in the entire course of their career. “Lyin’ Eyes” is the iconic group’s only Top 10 country hit. “Lyin’ Eyes” — released in August of 1975 — was one

Jimmie Allen and Brad Paisley take the open road in the music video for their collaborative song “Freedom Was a Highway.” The video opens with Allen leaving church, overcome with the sudden urge to get in his car and drive deep into the woods, where he stumbles upon a guitar hiding amongst the trees. With a strum

Chris Young has announced a fall headlining tour in support of his new album Famous Friends. Titled after the LP, the Famous Friends Tour launches October 21st in Little Rock, Arkansas, and plays 13 shows into early December. Mitchell Tenpenny and Callista Clark will open the majority of dates. “Touring this summer and playing fairs

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani were very careful to keep their wedding from turning into a celebrity circus, and that meant keeping it small and relatively low-key. In a new interview, the country superstar says that’s led to some awkwardness with his friends who weren’t on hand for the event. “So, I’ve had awkward conversations

Parker McCollum‘s list of collaborators for his Gold Chain Cowboy album is impressive by any standard, but especially for an artist at the start of his career on a national level. Texas great Randy Rogers co-wrote three of the 10 songs with McCollum, including one with fellow Texan Wade Bowen, on which yet another Texas

Dolly Parton‘s “9 to 5” is all about the hustle and bustle of working a full-time job, but the song takes on new meaning as one of the tracks from Lullaby Renditions of Dolly Parton, a new album of children’s lullabies from Rockabye Baby. Trading in Parton’s signature acrylic fingernail taps for gently lilting glockenspiels, the lullaby version

Willie Nelson returned to the stage Saturday to take part in the Poor People’s Campaign march for voting rights outside the Texas Capitol in Austin. Beto O’Rourke shared video of Nelson’s performance on social media; the gig marked Nelson’s first in-person and public concert outside of his Luck, Texas ranch since the start of the

Brett Young‘s family is now a family of four. The country star and his wife Taylor welcomed their second child — another daughter — on July 21, they announced on Saturday (July 31). “I thought my heart was maxed out. I usually don’t like to be wrong … I was wrong. And I can’t wait to thank

Garth Brooks doesn’t sound like he’ll slow down when his stadium tour wraps in 2022. The Country Music Hall of Famer plays Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Saturday (July 31), but one day prior, he shared a loose sketch of what might be coming when he’s done playing the big houses. Country music’s best-selling artist is far

Steven Lee Olsen‘s new song is “Relationship Goals” — literally, that’s what it’s called. Lyrically, it lays out the singer and songwriter’s hopes in love. “Happy ending / Sunday sendin’ flowers to your mama / Love you so good it shows / You’re beamin’ head to toe / People askin’ when I’m askin’ / They can

Amy Ray has a thing for birds. On her 2018 country album Holler, she had two songs about sparrows and dueted with Brandi Carlile on “Bird in the Hand” on Ray’s Lung of Love LP. In the new song “Chuck Will’s Widow,” the singer, songwriter and one-half of Indigo Girls draws inspiration from the bird

It’s not unusual for rock bands to have creative tensions, but few bands take it to the limit (pun intended!) quite like the Eagles. The ’70s superstars broke up in 1980 after two of the band members actually threatened each other with physical violence onstage in front of a concert audience. The Eagles were already

Twenty years ago today, on July 31, 2001, Blake Shelton‘s self-titled freshman album was released on Giant Nashville. Blake Shelton includes Shelton’s debut single, “Austin,” which flew all the way to No. 1. “Austin” became a big hit for Shelton, but just as the song was climbing the charts, Giant Nashville closed its doors. Shelton then was

Lauren Alaina says her just-announced new album is personal, and the first song from the project is all the proof we need to believe her. “It Was Me” is an honest apology to an ex about why things ended: “No, it wasn’t you I didn’t love,” Alaina sings, “It was me.” Throughout the new song, over a simple, acoustic

Ray Fulcher was onstage at Nashville club the Listening Room earlier this summer playing songs to an audience of tourists and a smattering of locals. They cheered for “Does to Me,” the Number One that Fulcher co-wrote for Luke Combs and Eric Church, and raised their bottles for fresh anthems like “Bucket List Beers” and

Thirty-six years ago today (July 30, 1985), Alabama had 8 million reasons to celebrate. It was on that date that the group became the first country act to earn quadruple-platinum status — twice over, nonetheless! The band achieved the feat with both their 1981 album Feels So Right and 1982’s Mountain Music. Feels So Right, which was

Ashland Craft‘s first release after she signed to Big Loud Records in early 2020 was “Trainwreck,” a lyrical acknowledgement that she just needs to be alone right now. As she sings in the chorus, “Baby, I’m a trainwreck, a trainwreck / I’m comin’ off the line / It’s a sure bet you’ll get your heart broke

“I asked her if she loved me and she said, ’10-4,'” Sam Williams sings in his new song “10-4.” It’s an unconventional answer to one of the most nerve-wracking questions a person can ask. Technically, it’s a yes — well, an “okay” — and in the right relationship, it could be a sweet inside joke; in other relationships, though

Front and Center, the public television concert series, has announced its 10th season lineup and premiere date. The new season includes eight performances by artists ranging from Americana icon John Hiatt to mainstream country duo Maddie & Tae. But Season 10 actually kicks off with an older concert — a 2008 performance by Glen Campbell

Dierks Bentley has officially unveiled his new single. The veteran country singer tapped Breland and Hardy for a collaboration on a fun new track titled “Beers on Me.” The song, released on Thursday (July 29), is a lighthearted romp about friends meeting up for a good time at the local watering hole, blowing off steam from

The awards, the headlining tour, the accolades — Josh Abbott and the Josh Abbott Band predicted all of it, but not for themselves. During this episode of the Radio Texas Live Legends podcast, host Buddy Logan revisits a February 2013 interview with the JAB. The conversation finds them between iconic albums, Small Town Family Dream (2012) and

Jenna Paulette experienced a major country-girl mishap on the set of her new “Country in the Girl” music video. “I just lost my dad’s lucky lure,” the singer can be heard whispering near the end of a new behind-the-scenes video, premiering exclusively on The Boot. There’s water splashing behind her — because a friend of

Dave Hause may call Santa Barbara home right now, but his Philadelphia raising informs nearly everything about the singer-songwriter. In the euphoric new song “Sandy Sheets,” Hause recalls his formative years as a teenager making the rite-of-passage drive from the Philly suburbs to the Jersey Shore, where anything was possible. “We went wild in the