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Luke Bryan‘s Born Here, Live Here, Die Here is a more mature album than its singles might lead you to believe. “Knockin’ Boots,” “What She Wants Tonight” and “One Margarita” are the most fun listeners will find on the country superstar’s new album, out Friday (Aug. 7). That’s not to say Bryan’s latest effort is

Multi-Grammy Award winning mega producer, Hit-Boy and the famous underground L.A. rapper, Dom Kennedy have released their brand new album. The leading single “ City on Lock ” features legendary rapper, Nas, which was released friday along with the album. Hit-Boy is known for his prodigious hits with Nipsey Hussle, Jay-Z, Kanye, Drake, Beyonce and more. In January, he

At the start of this week, Priscilla Block was not widely known. The country-music singer-songwriter had just started to make a name for herself on TikTok with 330,000 followers, but had yet to break into the mainstream. That changed with the release of “Just About Over You” on Wednesday evening. The emotive ballad quickly shot

Darius Rucker‘s ready to tune out the world and turn up the good times in his new single “Beers and Sunshine.” The feel-good track arrived on Thursday (Aug. 6). Rucker cuts through the B.S. in favor of some better B.S. in “Beers and Sunshine,” which he co-wrote with J.T. Harding, Josh Osborne and Ross Copperman,

Lost Saints are ready for a party in their new single, “Hook Up.” The rising country trio is debuting their sophomore single with The Boot; press play below to listen. Written by Lost Saints member Chris Biano along with Brandon Chase and Quinn Loggins, “Hook Up” is an upbeat, good-time soundtrack. Biano and his bandmates,

Randy Travis grew up in a big family, but never had any children of his own. There’s a reason for that. Travis — who recently released a new song called ”Fool’s Love Affair” — nodded in agreement as wife Mary Davis spoke about his raising in Marshville, N.C., and how it affected him as he got older. The

[embedded content] Eagle-Eye Lanoo Cherry was born 7th May 1968, in Stockholm, Sweden, the son of American jazz artist Don Cherry and Swedish painter/textile artist Monika Cherry (née Karlsson). Of Choctaw descent through his paternal grandmother and African-American through his grandfather, Cherry is the fourth of five siblings. He is the half-brother of singer Neneh Cherry (his mother’s daughter). Other half-siblings are violinist Jan Cherry, Christian Cherry,

In April, country duo Maddie & Tae were scheduled to launch their headlining Tourist in This Town Tour with rising trio Avenue Beat serving as their support. That arrangement fell apart due to the pandemic, but the performers still managed to collaborate on a couple new recordings for Spotify Singles, including a cover of Harry

Maddie & Tae are striking while the iron’s hot. They’ve enlisted viral TikTok trio Avenue Beat for a pair of tunes — one a Harry Styles cover, the other a reimagined original — on their new Spotify Singles release. The effort emerged Wednesday (Aug. 5) via the streaming platform. On both Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar” and Maddie &

Kane Brown is honoring America’s military veterans with a very special new remix of his hit “Homesick,” and the proceeds are going to help our military heroes. The country superstar has partnered with Crown Royal and the Crown Royal Purple Bag Project to raise money and resources not only for veterans, but also for first responders

Marshall Tucker Band frontman Doug Gray was as close as brothers with Charlie Daniels over the decades, and he’s opening up about his 50-year friendship with the man he calls “the broad shoulders of all of us” after Daniels’ death at the age of 83. The friends met as young musicians in Nashville, and over

The Last Waltz is one of the greatest concert movies of all time. It’s also one of the most over-tributed. But Marcus King and a cast of Nashville’s finest breathed new life into the Band’s storied farewell show on Monday night with fresh arrangements and, in some cases, even new lyrics. The leader of the

James Robert Webb is encouraging everyone to take a step back and view the world in a more positive way in the timely new video for his song “Think About It.” The clip is premiering on The Boot; press play above to watch. The singer-songwriter reflects on the simple joys of life that carry on

Allie Colleen, the burgeoning singer-songwriter who also happens to be the daughter of Garth Brooks, has a couple of new songs to share with her growing fanbase. The tunes, “Best Friend” and “Road You Take,” represent two parts of a personal journey that Colleen has experienced. According to the singer, the dual numbers are part of a song cycle

Nearly five months into the novel coronavirus pandemic, it’s official: We’re going through concert withdrawal. Sometimes, with no explanation, we’ll find ourselves holding our cell phones up in the air, flashlights on, swaying to whatever album we’ve got on. Dozens of summer tours and music festivals have been canceled for 2020, and while it’s the smart

A new scripted podcast will follow a female singer-songwriter as she navigates the complex and often dysfunctional country music industry. Make It Up As We Go, starring actor-songwriter Scarlett Burke as the lead character, debuts via IHeartPodcast Networks on October 1st. Burke co-created the series with Jared Gutstadt, CEO of podcast network Audio Up, and

Brothers Osborne abide by the notion of “Can’t we all just get along?” in their new song “Hatin’ Somebody.” The CMA Award-winning duo of John and TJ Osborne blend their rugged, blues-meets-country sound with a timely message about how people on opposite sides of the fence can still meet in the middle, acknowledging that choosing hate over

Luke Combs is a married man. The country star tied the knot with his fiancee, Nicole Hocking, on Saturday (Aug. 1). People reports that the pair wed at their home in southern Florida, with their family present for the big moment. “Despite the threat of a hurricane, the couple had a lovely intimate ceremony and will be

When you go to a Zac Brown Band concert, you expect the band to play certain hits — “Chicken Fried,” for example, and “Knee Deep.” But you’re also more than likely going to hear plenty of cover songs. More than anybody else in country music, the Georgia-bread troupe relishes highlighting some of their favorite tunes

Credit: Lane Dorsey “Hold Me” is AVAILABLE NOW. ↓ Spotify — Apple Music — SoundCloud — YouTube When I go to write a song, I instinctually pick up an acoustic guitar. “Hold Me” however, came to life when I sat down and revisited the piano after quite some time. Often I don’t know what’s weighing on my chest until I write and

In January, Eric Church took a trip to the mountains of North Carolina and recorded 28 songs in 28 days. “We removed all of the barriers about what people think of the song,” Church said earlier this year. “Just let it be the most creative thing for that one day, chase that as hard as

Nashville-based singer and songwriter Fancy Hagood is dreaming of a great love in his new single “Don’t Blink.” Readers can hear the soaring folk-pop track, released on Friday (July 31), above. Written by Hagood and his collaborator Shak and produced by Jon Green and Tofer Brown, “Don’t Blink” is aspirational, the artist explains. “A lot

Garth Brooks has his Stadium Tour planned out until 2022, and he’ll cap it off with what he describes as “possibly the biggest gig of my career.” Coming from the man who played Central Park to an estimated 980,000 people, that’s a big statement. Brooks officially began his first-ever run of stadium shows in 2019, though

On Aug. 1, 1998, Garth Brooks reached No. 1 on the country charts with “To Make You Feel My Love.” His cover of the Bob Dylan-written song was at the top 22 years ago today. “To Make You Feel My Love” originally appeared on Dylan’s 1997 album Time Out of Mind under the name “Make You Feel My

Tucker Beathard has reimagined his recent song “Faithful” as a brooding duet, with singer-guitarist Lindsay Ell joining him in the studio for the collaboration. The track appears in its original solo form on Beathard’s upcoming album King, set for release on August 21st. Beathard leads off the tune with some slowed-down electric-guitar arpeggios and puts

Dan + Shay are living in the clouds (literally) in their ”I Should Probably Go to Bed” music video. There’s an Alice in Wonderland vibe to the ’70s-inspired clip, seen above. Directed by Patrick Tracy, the new video finds Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney is an ornate, Victorian-style house where everything’s just a little off. It’s hard to tell if

Ten years ago today, on Aug. 1, 2010, Jimmy Wayne finished his Meet Me Halfway Walk, with a broken foot, in Phoenix, Ariz. The 1,700-mile trek, which Wayne undertook to raise awareness about homeless youth and foster children, began on Jan. 1, 2010, in Nashville. “I grew up in foster care, and I know how

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood really know how to get away from it all. The couple’s former beachside house in Malibu offered a gorgeous vacation paradise for the country music power couple to relax when they weren’t on the road. According to Variety, Brooks and Yearwood bought their four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 4,200-square-foot house in Malibu for

It seems Billie Eilish is ready to conquer the world once again with the release of her new single ‘My Future’. The new track marks the first release of Eilish’s since she dropped the theme song for the next installment of the James Bond franchise, No Time To Die. While it’s unclear if the song will feature

Listening to Dan + Shay’s new song “I Should Probably Go to Bed” under headphones can send you floating, thanks to its heavenly mix of vocal harmonies and sweeping strings. The video does likewise: the premise involves an entire house that becomes unmoored, lifting off skyward à la Pixar’s Up. But this is no gentle