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Morgan Wallen is “back” on his record label’s website and he was “back” at Kid Rock’s Big-A– Honky-Tonk Rock ‘n’ Roll Steakhouse on Wednesday night (May 19). After three and a half months, is the singer slowly stepping “back” into the spotlight? Whatever the answer, he won’t be “back” in major categories on the 2021 CMA Awards

On May 22, 2012, Pistol Annies singer and solo artist-on-the-rise Angaleena Presley married Jordan Powell, whom fans might recognize from his work as a producer on American Middle Class, Presley’s blockbuster 2014 album. The two wed in a private ceremony in Jackson Hole, Wyo., after getting engaged in 2011. It’s unclear exactly how Powell and Presley met, though no doubt, fate

Cody Johnson selected a classic from Willie Nelson‘s early-1970s discography — “Sad Songs and Waltzes” — to include on his upcoming double album, which is due out in the fall of 2021. But Johnson’s newest release is more than just a cover: The rising country artist snagged the ultimate duet partner, trading verses on the song

Singer-songwriter Dylan LeBlanc will look to his musical influences on the new EP Pastimes, due in June. The first release from the project is a sweeping cover of “Gentle on My Mind,” originally penned by John Hartford and made famous by Glen Campbell. LeBlanc doesn’t mess too much with the arrangement of “Gentle on My

Superstar county band Old Dominion’s new single, “I Was on a Boat That Day,” starts and ends sounding like a party, complete with joyful ad-libs, raucous instrumentation, and those sweet, classically Old Dominion rhythms and rhymes. According to lead singer Matt Ramsey, the new song isn’t a new idea for the band. In fact, he

The Hobbs Sisters aren’t ready to be tied down just yet, and they’re offering a warning to anyone who might try with their single “Starting Fires.” The brand-new song is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Written by Hannah and Lauren Hobbs with Joe Ebach, “Starting Fires” cautions potential paramours against getting

Tigirlily are betting on themselves in their latest single, “My Thang.” Come what may, the sister duo are “still gonna love me,” they profess. Krista and Kendra Slaubaugh bring energy to their follow-your-arrow anthem with a new acoustic performance, now available exclusively on The Boot. Keep reading to watch the pair perform the song from

Anderson East reckons with a collective need for clarity in “Drugs,” the funky new release from his upcoming album Maybe We Never Die. The follow-up to 2018’s Encore, Maybe We Never Die will come out August 20th. Veering away from the retro R&B sounds that have been a mainstay of his albums, East cooks up

The Voice fans’ favorite bromance will be back in action during the Season 20 finale on Monday and Tuesday (May 24-25). Former coach Adam Levine and his band Maroon 5 will be guest performers during the two-night event, reuniting the frontman with his favorite faux frenemy, Blake Shelton. A short promo video for the finale

When you think of traditional country music signifiers, you might think of ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and big belt buckles — accessories you might see at rodeos in, say, Texas. Randall King dons them all, and, yeah, he’s dang Texas. Now signed to Warner Music Nashville, King has opened for Garth Brooks, and co-written with

Miranda Lambert sticks with a very stripped-down vibe for a new solo track that she released online early Tuesday morning (May 18). The country superstar offers up a very traditional country approach to “They’ve Closed Down the Honky Tonks,” which fans can check out below. The new song is very much in the same vein

Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke have announced new dates for an extensive tour giving praise to their musical heritage. The Georgia group’s headlining Spirit of the South Tour: A Celebration of Southern Rock N Roll will kick off July 30th and feature guests the Allman Betts Band, the Wild Feathers, and founding Allman Brothers Band member

Jordan Matthew Young secured a last-minute place in The Voice‘s season finale during the semi-finals episode on Tuesday night (May 18). That means that not only will there be two country-leaning contestants in the show’s Top 5, but also Team Blake will have two chances to win this season, giving Blake Shelton a leg up over all

Priscilla Block‘s single “Just About Over You” is the song that took her career to new heights. After going viral on the video-focused app TikTok in the summer of 2020, Block released the song and watched her fans push it to the top of iTunes’ all-genre sales chart and Apple Music’s streaming chart. “Just About

Son Volt are reviving their signature blend of country, infused with folk, blues and rock, for their latest album, Electro Melodier. It will be their 10th album release. The band has announced a July 30 release for the album, titled after the names of vintage amplifiers from the 1940s and ’50s. The first track released from the album is

Ty Herndon and CMT have partnered again for the 2021 edition of the Concert for Love and Acceptance, which will take place at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, June 30th. The annual event to support the LGBTQ community will stream online on CMT’s Facebook and YouTube channels, along with the website for Herndon’s Foundation for Love

During The Voice‘s Monday night episode (May 17), Season 20’s Top 9 finalists performed live as they vied for viewers’ votes. But that wasn’t all the show had in store: It also featured a blast from The Voice‘s past in the form of Season 19 finalist Ian Flanigan. Repping the country genre for Team Blake with performances

“Zoom just doesn’t cut it.” Even if you were masked (now “welcome, not required” at the Grand Ole Opry House, as signs outside the historic Nashville venue inform concertgoers) during Sunday night’s (May 16) tribute to ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, those words from the show’s bandleader and musical director Martin Guigui rang true. Seeing live

Rhonda Vincent has a confession to make. “I had been using a teleprompter whenever I sang that song,” the brand-new Grand Ole Opry member shares in a recent interview about her tongue twister of a song, “I Ain’t Been Nowhere.” “I probably shouldn’t tell people that, but it’s the truth,” she adds. “That one just has

After a year off the road, Jason Aldean has announced his Back in the Saddle Tour, which kicks off this summer. The country star revealed his return to touring Saturday night during his sold-out, livestreamed concert at the Bonnaroo Farm in Manchester, Tennessee. The gig marked Aldean’s first public performance since March 2020, when his

American Idol Top 4 finalist Chayce Beckham returned to the country genre — not once, but twice — on Sunday night’s episode (May 16.)  He kicked things off with a tender cover of Zac Brown Band‘s 2010 hit, “Colder Weather,” early on in the show. It was the first of three songs that Beckham was scheduled to perform Sunday

Twenty-three years ago today (May 16, 1998) was a big day for Faith Hill: It was on that date that the singer landed at the top of the charts with her single, “This Kiss,” which stayed in the No. 1 spot for three consecutive weeks. “This Kiss” was the debut single from Hill’s album Faith, which sold more than

Songwriter-artist trio Nashvillains cruise the Tennessee backroads in their new “Who Don’t” music video. The band says clip, premiering exclusively on The Boot, allowed them a chance to lean into their country roots. Directed by Brian Vaughn and shot in Franklin, Tenn., the video finds the group living it up at a field party, enthralling a

Cody Johnson has recorded a cover of Willie Nelson’s classic “Sad Songs and Waltzes” as the first single from his upcoming album. To make a bold move even bolder, Johnson recruited Nelson to sing and play on the tune, which originally appeared on the 1973 album Shotgun Willie. Johnson’s version begins similarly to Nelson’s original,

You may be shocked, because they look so darn young, but … Shawna and Keifer Thompson of country duo Thompson Square have been married for more than 20 years. That’s right: two full decades and then some, since May 15, 1999. For some couples, autonomous careers are a good thing. But for the duo, that

Twenty-four years ago today (May 15, 1997) was a significant day for the family of Bill Monroe: It was on that date that the bluegrass founder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, less than one year after his death. Monroe credited his uncle, Pendleton Vandiver, with fostering his love of the

Kelsea Ballerini takes it back to her hometown, literally, for her “Half of My Hometown” music video. The scenes are shot at her high school, in streets near her childhood home, and all over her growing up stompin’ grounds. The story is set with a young Ballerini packing up a moving truck to leave her hometown. You can see

Before “country music outlaw” became just another outfit for would-be badasses to try on, Johnny Cash made it a job description. But among the seven arrests he accrued during his most tumultuous years, from the late 1950s to 1967, none was quite like the time he was arrested in Starkville, Mississippi while picking flowers on

Keifer and Shawna Thompson of award-winning country duo Thompson Square are a match made in country music heaven. She hails from Chatom, Ala., and he from Miami, Okla. They met at a singing competition after they separately moved to Nashville, but they didn’t instantly become a duo; instead, it was love first, singing second. “We came

Before he died in January, Steel Woods co-founder and guitarist Jason “Rowdy” Cope signed off on the track sequencing for the band’s new album, All of Your Stones. The record, the quartet’s third, would begin with “Out of the Blue” and end with its title track. “I didn’t realize how kind of perfect the sequencing is,” admits