Music

Sixteen years ago today, on Sept. 11, 2004, Terri Clark was undoubtedly doing plenty of celebrating. It was on that date that her single “Girls Lie Too,” from her Greatest Hits 1994-2004 album, soared to the top of the charts, becoming her second single to take the No. 1 slot in the United States. The

“Everything I do is a temporary fix,” Maggie Rose laments in her new song “20/20,” written and recorded in the early days of the quarantine. Beginning as a gentle solo piano ballad, “20/20” transitions into a full-band swoon, with the Nashville soul singer finding a glimmer of hope in a really bad year. “I’ve seen

Singer-songwriter Jeremy Ivey suits up – hazmat suits up, that is — for a visit to Nashville’s Lower Broadway in his new “Things Could Get Much Worse” music video. Press play above to watch. After shutting down for much of the spring early on in the novel coronavirus pandemic, the reopening of honky-tonks on Broadway in

In 1968, the ACM Awards honored Glen Campbell and his record Gentle on My Mind with the very first Album of the Year award. Since that day, 50-plus years ago, Album of the Year has remained one of the most coveted titles awarded at the ACMs. While Campbell won the award for a second year in a row (alongside

A global pandemic forcing you to empty your tour calendar and stay off the road for the summer months and then some isn’t all bad, Keith Urban has discovered. The country superstar and his family recently made a temporary move to their home country of Australia during the novel coronavirus pandemic, and while their reasons for

Singer-songwriter Jeremy Ivey braves downtown Nashville in a hazmat suit in the riotous new video for “Things Could Get Much Worse.” The song appears on Ivey’s upcoming album Waiting Out the Storm, which was produced by Ivey’s collaborator and wife, Margo Price. Directed by Houston Mathews, the clip was shot in a single afternoon on

Singer-songwriter Thomas Csorba focuses on injustice in the United States in his new song “Crooked Kind of Free.” The song is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Csorba was inspired to write this new song “that tries to come to terms with the brokenness in this country,” he explains to The Boot,

Louisiana native Laine Hardy is no stranger to drawing musical inspiration from his hometown. Ever since his American Idol victory in 2019, the singer’s dropped a number of poignant, nostalgia-fueled odes to small-town familiarity, including “Ground I Grew Up On” and “Let There Be Country.” “Tiny Town” continues in that vein, with a lonesome twist: In the song, Hardy

Dierks Bentley‘s Instagram dispatches from the novel coronavirus pandemic have grown sparser as the months have worn on: a snap from a recent mountain-biking adventure here, a nostalgic-for-live music shot there, an occasional promotional post for his daughters’ radio show or the Hot Country Knights. He’s been quarantining with his family in Colorado, and honestly, scrolling through

In an effort to help Nashville’s independent music venues survive the pandemic, the city’s Convention & Visitors Corporation and the Music Venue Alliance have partnered to launch the virtual concert series Music City Bandwidth. The series will host 30 performances in September and October, with artists including Andrew Combs, Devon Gilfillian, and Kalie Shorr set

Texas singer-songwriter Garrett Owen stares down the inevitable — death — in his new song “Bleedin’ Through My Shoes.” The track is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. Owen began writing this song after his Aunt Katy was diagnosed with terminal cancer; sadly, she only lived a few more weeks after receiving

Vince Gill fits right in as a member of the Eagles, as he demonstrates on a new track that the iconic group has released. Gill takes over lead vocals for the 1975 classic “Lyin’ Eyes,” which the Eagles have shared in advance of the release of their new live album, Live From the Forum MMXVIII.  Gill’s

With a voice as eclectic and elegant as her personality, Olivia Lunny is well on her way to becoming the next breakthrough Canadian artist/songwriter. Olivia’s been preparing for this moment since she released her self-titled EP in early 2018 that garnered her a Western Canadian Music Award nomination for “Pop Artist of the Year”. That

Country stars live glamorous lives — stylists, tour buses, catering, sold-out shows and television appearances — but it hasn’t always been glitz and glory for your favorite artists. In fact, many had to work jobs that were downright awful, greasy and smelly before they got to where they are today. Faith Hill served up burgers and fries at

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. Brit Taylor, “Back in the Fire” Brit Taylor goes full Bobbie Gentry

Country music is a soundtrack to the blue-collar worker’s life, from hammers to haylofts. The stories of farmers, cowboys, miners and more have been told in the lyrics of country songs throughout generations. From Merle Haggard‘s “Workin’ Man Blues” to some “Shiftwork” with Kenny Chesney and George Strait, we won’t judge you if you want

Forty-one years ago today (Sept. 7, 1979) was a big day for Waylon Jennings: It was on that date that the singer’s Greatest Hits album was certified platinum. Jennings’ Greatest Hits record contains several of the country icon’s chart-topping hits, including “I’ve Always Been Crazy” and “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love).” The disc also includes

Ty Dolla $ign – “Ego Death (feat. Kanye West, FKA Twigs and Skrillex)”: “Ego Death” is a song by American artist Ty Dolla Sign. It was released as the lead single from his upcoming third studio album Dream House. It features guest appearances by fellow rapper Kanye West, British singer FKA Twigs, and American record producer Skrillex, along with

Carly Pearce said she was asking herself, “What would Patty Loveless do?” while writing her new song “Next Girl” with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. It’s clearly not just a talking point. The compact, just-shy-of-three-minutes single instantly evokes the bluegrass flavor of Loveless as well as her Nineties radio hits. The production is lean, highlighting

Hardy‘s basement looks like a pretty sweet spot to relax. Camouflage wallpaper covers the walls, and Christmas lights line the ceiling’s perimeter. “Call Me Old Fashioned” reads a print featuring the drink of the same name; another, a photograph turned into a cartoon, shows the singer and songwriter flipping off the camera. “It’s my bar,

Eight years ago today (Sept. 6, 2012), Vince Gill achieved yet another career accolade. It was on that date that the Grand Ole Opry member received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “I loved my years in southern California,” Gill said during the ceremony. “They were probably the most important years I ever spent, because

Sheryl Crow has announced a pair of virtual at-home concerts, titled “Songs From the Big Green Barn.” The shows will take place at — you guessed it — Crow’s Big Green Barn in Nashville, and will consist of an “Outside” performance on Friday, September 18th, at 9 p.m. ET, and an “Inside” show on Saturday,

Kelsea Ballerini has re-recorded her song “Club” in a more subdued style. The stripped-down version leads a new album of reimagined Ballerini tunes arriving later this month. Fittingly, the effort is called Ballerini, and it’s the counterpart to her album from earlier this year, Kelsea. Indeed, the forthcoming Ballerini will contain all the same songs —

John Rich‘s third solo album, 2009’s Son of a Preacher Man, includes one particularly personal song: “The Good Lord and the Man,” written by the Big & Rich member, is for his grandfather, an awarded World War II veteran. The third single from Son of a Preacher Man, “The Good Lord and the Man” peaked on the

Twenty-eight years ago today (Sept. 5, 1992), after releasing 19 Top 40 singles, Vince Gill finally scored his first No. 1 hit. The song, “I Still Believe in You,” was the debut single from and title track of his sixth studio album. Gill reportedly penned “I Still Believe in You” during a time of marital

Some weeks after the 2016 presidential election, Nashville singer-songwriter India Ramey was wrestling with the still-fresh outcome and writing songs, when an image came to mind that provided an appropriately unsettling tone to what she was feeling. “A lot of times when I write a song, I visualize it as if I’m watching a movie,”

Hey, girl – Carly Pearce has a warning for you in her new single, ”Next Girl.” She’s been where you’re at, and she’s hoping to keep you from ending up where she is now. With an assist from hitmaking co-writers Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne and inspired by the powerful female country singers of decades past, Pearce delivers her

Twenty-nine years ago today, on Sept. 4, 1991, the country music community was in mourning: It was on that date that Dottie West died, from injuries sustained in a car crash. West was 58 years old at the time of her death. In her early 20s, West became friends with several up-and-coming singers and songwriters, including

Staind singer and country artist Aaron Lewis is selling his massive country estate in Massachusetts, and pictures reveal a spectacular mansion that resembles an actual castle. Lewis is asking $3.5 million for his four-bedroom, five-bathroom, three-half-bathroom home in Worthington, Mass., which encompasses a total of 14,240 square feet of space. The stunning residence features top-flight amenities

In mid-August, Devin Dawson released “I Got a Truck” as the first offering from his upcoming second album, the follow-up to his major label debut Dark Horse. An appropriately driving song about a young person with a dream, the video centers on a truck as the vehicle to get them there, whether as transport or