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Country music’s very own masked cowboy is returning to the stage this fall. On social media, Orville Peck announced his upcoming Drive Me, Crazy Tour, complete with a run of dates that’ll keep him on the road through September and October. The tour takes its name from a track on Peck’s Show Pony EP, which

Jason Aldean has plenty of duets in his repertoire, but his collaboration with Carrie Underwood, ”If I Didn’t Love You,” is among his biggest. The midtempo duet is full of heartache, and finds both sides of a former relationship having trouble moving on — because each still loves the other. Kurt Allison and Tully Kennedy, two of Aldean’s band

With “Buy Dirt,” Jordan Davis shows that he doesn’t subscribe to a “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” theory of life. His new collaboration with Luke Bryan is a sharp pivot away from the mostly fancy-free, melodic, uptempo hits he’s delivered to radio over four years. The time is right for change. While “Slow

Under Friday evening’s full moon at FloydFest, rock icons Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew stood on the festival’s main stage with funk/soul act Turkuaz and launched into a 40th-anniversary ode to the Talking Heads’ groundbreaking album Remain in Light. As the two men tore into the classic “Once in a Lifetime,” strangers and friends alike

Thirty-five years ago today, on July 26, 1986, Randy Travis was undoubtedly doing plenty of celebrating. It was on that date that the singer earned his first No. 1 single with “On the Other Hand,” from his freshman album, Storms of Life. “On the Other Hand,” which was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz, tells the

Jon Pardi has stepped out of his cowboy boots and dived into rock ‘n’ roll, offering his take on Metallica’s “Wherever I May Roam.” The unexpected cover of the metal band’s classic comes from The Metallica Blacklist, a collection of covers of some of the group’s biggest hits. Clocking in at over six minutes long, Pardi’s

Ingrid Andress will embark on an expansive, cross-continental tour in September. On Monday (July 26), the singer revealed her headlining Feeling Things Tour, which begins with a string of U.S. dates that kick off in Boston, Mass., on Sept. 27. After making 12 stops in the U.S. in late 2021, Andress’ headline tour will embark

Luke Combs, one of the headliners of Michigan’s Faster Horses country music festival, has paid to cover the funeral costs of three fans who died at the music and camping festival earlier this month. A representative for Combs confirmed an original report by Michigan TV station WLNS to Rolling Stone. The three young fans — Dawson

Jerrod Niemann‘s songwriting chops have never been in question; after all, he co-wrote Garth Brooks‘ 2001 hit “Good Ride Cowboy,” and artists such as Jamey Johnson, Julie Roberts and Neal McCoy have recorded his tunes. However, the Kansas native didn’t experience chart success under his own name until 2010, with the release of his major-label debut,

Ahead of his just-announced upcoming album, Same Truck, Scotty McCreery has released a brand-new song called “Why You Gotta Be Like That.” The playful tune was written by McCreery, James McNair, and Jordan Schmidt, a trio with great writing chemistry. “Writing with James and Jordan is always so much fun, and I think that genuine

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist and founding member Gary Rossington is recovering at home after undergoing emergency heart surgery. The iconic Southern rock band posted to Facebook on Friday evening (July 23) to share the news, writing, “Our thoughts and prayers are with Gary Rossington as he recovers from emergency heart surgery. Gary is home resting and

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington is recovering after undergoing emergency heart surgery recently. The band announced Rossington’s procedure following Lynyrd Skynyrd’s concert Friday at the North Dakota State Fair, where they performed without Rossington, the last surviving original member of the Southern rock greats. Rossington and the band returned to the road for the first time

Just over five months after he was caught on camera using a racist slur, Morgan Wallen sat down with Good Morning America anchor Michael Strahan to discuss the incident and how he’s worked to learn and grow from it in what has been a quiet time for him, career-wise. Wallen says he spent 30 days in rehab in San Diego

Bonnie Stewart‘s “Magnolia” is a lyrical tribute to her home, and her music video is a simple homage, too. The new clip is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to watch. The Kevin Kneeland-directed video finds Stewart — who wrote the song — walking a stunning bit of countryside. Interspersed with these scenic shots is footage

The president of the Nashville branch of the NAACP is speaking out against Morgan Wallen‘s Good Morning America interview on Friday morning (July 23), saying the country singer’s reasoning for using the N-word in a video that surfaced in February is faulty. Nashville NAACP President Sheryl Guinn tells TMZ that she thinks Wallen’s interview with

Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood have teamed up for the powerful new duet “If I Didn’t Love You,” which is out today. It’s the first preview and single to be released from Aldean’s forthcoming 10th studio album. “If I Didn’t Love You” is a mid-tempo, guitar-heavy power ballad that puts a couple’s unresolved feelings front

On July 24, 1948 — 73 years ago today – Roy Acuff declared his candidacy for governor of Tennessee. But it wasn’t the first time the country legend had become embroiled in state politics. According to Acuff’s New York Times obituary, he was a “protest candidate” for governor in the 1944 primaries on the Republican and Democratic

It’s no secret that Chris Young has kept fans anticipating his forthcoming Famous Friends album for quite some time, but he’s been making the wait a little easier by releasing a few songs as the Aug. 6 release date draws near. On Friday (July 23), the singer dropped “Break Like You Do,” a new song co-written

Country music’s place as a permanent fixture of American life and culture is a direct result of the Bristol Sessions. Over 12 days between July 25 and Aug. 5, 1927, in Bristol — a city on the border of Virginia and Tennessee — Victor Talking Machine Company record producer Ralph Peer recorded blues, ragtime, gospel

Morgan Wallen addressed his use of a racist slur in a video leaked earlier this year, as well as his stint in rehab and more in an interview on Good Morning America Friday, July 23rd. The interview with Michael Strahan was Wallen’s first major press appearance since the video of him shouting expletives, including n-word,

Nothing bonds two people together like shared musical tastes, as Bri Bagwell sings about in her brand-new song “Heroes.” The sweet country song with a traditional melody is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Throughout “Heroes,” Bagwell name-checks everyone from Willie Nelson and Loretta Lynn to Johnny Rodriguez and Etta James. In the first

Brandon Stansell isn’t judging in his new song, just worrying about a loved one’s happiness. “Did You Settle Down Too Soon?” is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. “One of the greatest freedoms I found after coming out was that there were no expectations for me — I shattered those when I decided

Ashland Craft’s “Your Place or Mine” finds a heartbroken woman drowning her sorrows at a bar — and, hopefully, leaving with “Mr. Lonely across the room.” The singer says she’s never been much for one-night stands, but she was happy to write about using one to get over an ex. Craft co-wrote “Your Place or Mine” with Lee

Todd Snider has announced dates for an extensive fall tour. The Nashville singer-songwriter’s Return of the Storyteller Tour begins July 24th with a sold-out event at Tennessee’s the Caverns. Spanning more than 50 dates from which audio will be compiled for a live album, the Return of the Storyteller Tour will keep Snider on the

When Kacey Musgraves appeared on Radio Texas, Live! With Buddy Logan in October of 2011, she was a familiar voice on Texas radio stations and a friend to the syndicated radio show’s host. By every other measure, she was a newcomer, however — one with an album cut she was very much looking forward to. Actually,

Brandi Carlile‘s voice soars — this time, in heartbreaking fashion — on her new song. “Right on Time” finds things falling apart, not as they should but as expected. “I’m scared, too / Didn’t mean to take it out on you / I know I always do / You’re the strongest person in the room,” Carlile sings

Texas Hill are asking fans and followers to keep an eye out for their equipment and merch trailer after it was stolen from Nashville’s Sylvan Park neighborhood on Tuesday (July 20). The trio’s Craig Wayne Boyd shared the details on Facebook, imploring people to keep an eye out for the missing trailer. According to Boyd —

Nominations for the 32nd annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced on Tuesday, with Balsam Range, Billy Strings, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Del McCoury Band, and the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys all vying for the Entertainer of the Year prize. The honors will be presented in person (after a virtual event in 2020) on September 30th

Ashland Craft believes in karma: “Them heartbreak boys gonna get their hearts broke, too / Yeah, they always do,” she sings in the chorus of her song “They Always Do.” “They Always Do,” released in 2019, was Craft’s first co-write with Ray Fulcher and Jonathan Singleton, the latter of whom pops up again and again in the