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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

It’s been three years since Gary Allan gave fans a new single, and on Friday (July 31), he released “Waste of a Whiskey Drink.” “It’s about a girl that you just don’t want any of your friends to get tangled up with,” Allan explains in a press release. “You’ve been there. And you’re telling him as he’s

“I’m just a man that learned how to play on the street, and to be honest, that’s a humble thing to build from.” Charley Crockett is a musician who has never forgotten his roots. On 2019’s The Valley, Crockett’s life is on full display, in large part because he found out he needed life-saving open-heart surgery and

Caroline Jones celebrates the journey in her new song “What a View.” Press play above to hear the brand-new track, premiering exclusively on The Boot. Written by Jones, who co-produced the track with Ric Wake, “What a View” is about the emotional, and physical, journeys that come with each and every relationship, both romantic and not. “What’s

Front Country combine their acoustic instrumental prowess with a message to make an impassioned rock & roll anthem in “Amerikan Dream,” the group’s latest release from an upcoming third album. Titled Impossible World, it’s the band’s first album recorded in Nashville since the trio of Melody Walker, Adam Roszkiewicz and Jacob Groopman relocated to Tennessee from

Taylor Swift’s “Betty” is a brilliant piece of songcraft that — now that it has been released to country radio programers — brings a challenge. This new song from Folklore is atypical and long and a little confusing out of context. It asks those who quit following her career when she went pop to come to

Jason Aldean goes a long way toward creating a campfire mood during his Late Night With Seth Meyers acoustic performance of his 9 single “Got What I Got.” The performance aired Tuesday (July 28) on NBC, but it was filmed at Aldean’s home in Nashville. The crooner’s backing band dons mostly non-electric instruments for a toned-down version of the tune,

At the beginning of 2020, Rascal Flatts announced their impending retirement from country music, following a final tour. The band would have been over a month into their Farewell: Life Is a Highway Tour by now — but as the novel coronavirus pandemic took hold in the United States, the country trio had to cancel

Known for her hypnotic vulnerable delivery, elevated presentation that defies gender and genre alike, and inimitable je ne sais quo, Morgan Saint is making her grand return with the refreshing and intriguing HELP EP. This project follows her previously released EPs 17 HERO (2017) and ALIEN (2018) – both which quickly captured praise from the likes of i-D, WWD, Allure, Paper, V Magazine, Interview + more who commended her unique sound

In a peak Garth Brooks gesture, the “People Loving People” singer assembled four screens of Zoom attendees, from journalists to morning-show DJs, on Wednesday to announce that he’ll no longer compete for the CMA Awards’ top prize of Entertainer of the Year. Brooks has won Entertainer of the Year more than any other country artist,

Tyler Childers‘ new “Highway 40 Blues” cover features two key special guests: Ricky Skaggs, who made the song famous, and Larry Cordle, who wrote it. Press play below to listen. Originally released in 1983, as the third single from Skaggs’ Highways & Heartaches album, “Highway 40 Blues” hit No. 1 on the country charts: Skaggs’ fifth

Sam Hunt opens up about his 2019 arrest in a new interview, saying, “I take responsibility,” after being charged with DUI and having an open container in November. Police in East Nashville arrested Hunt in the early morning hours of Nov. 21 after responding to a report that a vehicle was driving the wrong way

How to return to the stage isn’t the only problem country singers are trying to solve during the coronavirus pandemic. LoCash‘s Chris Lucas is trying to figure out how to get his kid back in school. Lucas and wife Kaitlyn have one school-aged child, a 10-year-old boy named Caden. Additionally, the couple have 4-year-old Remi and