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Ten years ago today, on Oct. 23, 2010, Blake Shelton officially became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer was introduced by Jeannie Seely and inducted by Trace Adkins. Shelton, an avid Twitter user, was invited to join the Opry via a tweet on Sept. 28, 2010, during the Country Comes Home concert that

When the Avett Brothers released their The Third Gleam album in late August, they unintentionally met the moment. The eight-song project, recorded prior to the novel coronavirus pandemic, tackles isolation and injustice, but also resilience and love — a fortuitous choice of subject matter, given the spring and summer of quarantining and civil unrest that preceded its

Catch Miranda Lambert and her husband of nearly two years, Brendan McLoughlin, at home on their farm in Nashville in her new “Settling Down” music video. The clip debuted on Wednesday (Oct. 21). Directed by Trey Fanjoy, Lambert’s music video for the Top 40 single finds the couple enjoying time together amid some truly stunning

The CMT Music Awards celebrated the best in country music videos on Wednesday night. This year, the winners shared the wealth evenly: only Carrie Underwood was a repeat winner, taking home the top prize of Video of the Year and a trophy for Female Video of the Year, both for “Drinking Alone.” Jennifer Nettles also

Garth Brooks wore a work glove on his left hand as he apologized to fans for having to postpone his Fun album preview event after an accident on his farm. The singer and his wife, fellow artist Trisha Yearwood, appeared more than a little bummed and alluded to not being able to play guitar for the Facebook

Jason Aldean still isn’t used to having to wear a mask, and he hopes he never is, but he dutifully wears one while in public. Since March, the “Got What I Got” singer has found a bright side to having to cover half of his face. The Taste of Country Nights crew asked Aldean about taking

Drew Parker’s real simple music video concept for his song “While You’re Gone” is also real country. Find the singer-songwriter atop his white Chevy Silverado, whittling down a case of cheap beer to drown his heartache in this clip. A single stationary camera captures the many scenes and increasingly unhinged moods of Parker as he

The Cadillac Three lean into their funky, jammy side for a surprise new album. Arriving Friday, Tabasco & Sweet Tea furthers the inspired jams the Nashville trio explored in select songs on their last album, Country Fuzz. Over 11 tracks mostly recorded on the band’s bus prior to quarantine, the group celebrates the topics they

Morgan Wallen‘s son, Indie, is the spitting image of his famous father in an adorable new Halloween picture his mother has posted online. Wallen’s former fiancee, Katie Smith, gave birth to son Indigo Wilder in July, and she turned to Instagram on Tuesday (Oct. 20) to share a too-cute-for-words picture of the adorable tyke dressed

In some respects, the Country Music Association has always done better than a lot of organizations within the “Nashville machine” at incorporating women into its mission. After all, it’s hard to imagine the CMA or the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s early years without the influence of longtime executive director Jo Walker-Meador. The

The SteelDrivers invited former Civil Wars member and current solo artist John Paul White further into the fold on their latest album, Bad for You, including with the song “Innocent Man.” The music video for the track is premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play above to watch. “When he steps behind a microphone, you can see that

Thirty years ago this month, Mary Chapin Carpenter released her 1990 album Shooting Straight in the Dark, a record that, up until “Shut Up and Kiss Me” in 1994, produced the Washington, D.C.-area songwriter’s highest charting single. The song was “Down at the Twist and Shout” and it helped introduce country-radio listeners to some authentically

Kelly Clarkson thought she knew all about Blake Shelton‘s pageant kid past when she brought up those days on a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show — but, as it turns out, she didn’t quite know everything about her friend and fellow The Voice coach’s child performer past. To Clarkson, Shelton admits that he and his sister once talked

The Voice has turned out be a great venue for country music, thanks in part to country star Blake Shelton, who has served as one of the show’s coaches since its inception. Since 2011, Shelton and his fellow celebrity coaches — and their guest mentors — have helped introduce fans to country artists such as Cassadee Pope,

Russell Dickerson will mark the end of 2020 with new music. His sophomore album, Southern Symphony, is due out on Dec. 4 via Triple Tigers. The 10-track record is, Dickerson says in a press release, “hands down the best work I’ve created.” It features “humble and heartfelt ballads about love and nostalgia matched with his signature ‘RD

For the 30th installment of his group’s ongoing “Quarantunes” series, the Mavericks’ frontman Raul Malo takes a solo turn for a cover of Sam Cooke’s classic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come.” In previous installments, the band has tackled songs by Neil Diamond and Simon & Garfunkel in addition to their own songs. In the

Doug Supernaw, who made his mark in country music during the late ’80s through the late ’90s with several Top 30 hits, including “I Don’t Call Him Daddy,” announced in February of 2019 that he is battling Stage IV cancer. Unfortunately, his condition has worsened, and as a result, he is now under hospice care. Supernaw’s

Fifteen years ago today, on Oct. 18, 2005, Carrie Underwood‘s life was about to change, although she had no way of knowing it at the time. It was on that date that Underwood’s single “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was released. “Jesus, Take the Wheel” was the debut single from Underwood’s freshman album, Some Hearts. It followed “Inside

Lauren Mascitti quietly pulled off two minor miracles in her new music video for “Losing My Mind.” On its surface, the clip — debuting exclusively on The Boot — easily matches the hurt of the traditionalist’s vocals … but dig deeper, and you’ll find a fair bit of “How’d they do that?” More than a few Nashville studio legends

Two years before Sturgill Simpson released his debut solo effort, 2013’s High Top Mountain, his band Sunday Valley put out their album To the Wind and on to Heaven, which included the slow-burning “I Don’t Mind.” On that LP, the tale of a love lost was a dusty slice of country-rock, with muscly drums butting

Johnny Bush, the Texas-based singer-songwriter best known for writing the Willie Nelson classic “Whiskey River,” has died. Multiple media outlets report that Bush died on Friday (Oct. 16) at the age of 85. Bush’s manager confirmed the singer-songwriter’s death to Rolling Stone. According to the Houston Chronicle, Bush died of pneumonia, but the circumstances and

Fourteen years ago today, on Oct. 17, 2006, Hollywood confirmed what Nashville already knew: Tim McGraw was a major celebrity. It was on that date that the singer received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Both McGraw’s wife, Faith Hill, and actor Billy Bob Thornton, who starred in Friday Night Lights with McGraw, attended his Hollywood Walk

In the six months since John Prine‘s death, his family and record label have received plenty of mail from fans — postcards, specifically, sent in response to a request that aimed to help the United States Postal Service in the face of criticisms by President Donald Trump and cuts to the organization. The folk icon’s

Johnny Bush, the Texas country-music veteran who co-wrote Willie Nelson’s signature opening number “Whiskey River,” has died at 85. Bush’s manager confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. Born in Houston in 1935 as John Bush Shinn III, Bush received his big break from Nelson, who helped him land a job as a drummer in

Reba McEntire doesn’t seem to be fazed that she passed on one of George Strait‘s early No. 1 hits. She’d notch plenty of her own throughout the ’80s and ’90s, and really, this just wasn’t her kind of song. Think you know which it was? Here are a few clues: This mid-tempo, traditional country swinger reached No.

Alan Jackson songs are some of the essential country songs of the last two decades. The singer-songwriter is widely acknowledged as one of the best songwriters in modern country music. With more than 60 singles to his credit — nearly half of which have reached No. 1 — narrowing this list down to just 10

Luke Bryan continues to seek balance among his radio selections as he releases “Down to One” as the fourth single from Born Here Live Here Die Here. The mellow love song recalls so much from his early-to-mid 2010s catalog. In fact, you could drop this lightly R&B tinged song on any station in America in 2014 and

When the Texas Gentlemen released their new album back in July, they aimed to catch the attention of fans with three outrageous exclamation points in its title. Floor It!!! didn’t need the extra punctuation: on its own, it’s an engrossing cosmic journey of Texas boogie and psychedelic rock that plays like an aural mushroom trip.

Jason Aldean has sold his spectacular beach house in Florida for $2.375 million, and according to pictures and property records, the place was worth every penny and more. Realtor.com reports that Aldean and his wife, Brittany, purchased the 4-story luxury beach house on Saint George Island, right along the Gulf of Mexico, for $1.8 million in 2015, and

It feels like a lifetime has passed since Kane Brown announced he’d “probably go clubbin'” to celebrate a successful audition for the U.S. version of Simon Cowell‘s music competition show, The X Factor. But it was in 2013, just seven years ago, when the “One Right Thing” singer tried out for the TV series. And while Brown didn’t