Maren Morris‘ new motherhood is a throughline in her new song “Better Than We Found It,” and she uses the accompanying music video to send a letter to her baby boy. The clip, which dropped on Friday (Oct. 2), concludes with Morris reading aloud her promise. Morris gave birth to Hayes Andrew Hurd, her first son
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Eric Church depicts the thrill of a life on the move with the one you love in “Hell of a View,” a tender mid-tempo ballad with shades of his hit “Springsteen.” It’s Church’s latest release from an upcoming project, the follow-up to 2018’s Desperate Man. Penned by Church with Casey Beathard and Monty Criswell, “Hell
Forty-six years ago today, on Oct. 4, 1974, the first-ever Volunteer Jam was held at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. The Volunteer Jam, founded by Charlie Daniels, was originally scheduled as a live recording session for two songs, “No Place to Go” and “Orange Blossom Special,” from the Charlie Daniels Band‘s 1974 album Fire on
On Oct. 4, 1978, Tammy Wynette was reportedly abducted from the parking lot of the Cain-Sloan Department Store in the Nashville neighborhood of Green Hills. The alleged kidnapping happened as the country star was out shopping for a birthday present for her then-8-year-old daughter, Tamala Georgette Jones. Wynette reported that, on that date, 42 years ago today, she
Jenny Tolman isn’t here for your hate. Her new song, “Invent a T-Shirt,” released on Friday (Oct. 2), is made to get you to laugh — at yourself, preferably. “I’m all about folks speakin’ their mind / Or puttin’ something clever on a picket sign / But speakin’ that mind requires for you to at
Cody Johnson and Reba McEntire team up for the new collaboration “Dear Rodeo,” a song that nods to both of the country singers’ pasts: Johnson was a bull rider, McEntire a barrel-racer. Written by Cody Johnson and Dan Couch (Kip Moore’s “Hey Pretty Girl”), the ballad explores the pull of the American sport, one that’s
Brent Cobb sees each album he makes a bit differently now, thanks to his children. Since his major-label debut, 2016’s Shine on Rainy Day — his first release following the birth of his now-6-year-old daughter Lyla — he’s tried to use his records to share himself with them. “If I were to die the day after [one of
Carrie Underwood has a husband and two kids, and a pet peeve they all should be very familiar with. The country hitmaker has been a part of American pop culture since winning American Idol in 2005 and — even though she’s dropped hints here and there during interviews — she’s still something of a secret. Her biggest
Matt Stell will release the Better Than That EP this fall, and the new collection from the rising country singer includes the title track that’s a barroom love song from an entirely different angle than most. Catchy enough to have listeners raising their glasses and singing along, “Better Than That” takes a refreshingly empowering approach to courtship that
Roughly six months after releasing her debut album Lady Like, Ingrid Andress has issued a deluxe version of the project with a handful of new recordings. Among them are a new take on her Number One hit “More Hearts Than Mine” featuring Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman of Little Big Town, and Andress’ cover of
Morgan Wallen is booked as the musical guest for an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live. The country share and the team behind the long-running late-night sketch comedy show shared the news on Friday (Oct. 2). Wallen will make his SNL debut during the second episode of the show’s 46th season, on Oct. 10. Musical guests generally
No matter what way you look at it, marriage is hard. Most of the time, even the happiest of unions is a work in progress. Now imagine trying to keep your marriage not just alive but thriving while also nurturing a superstar career in country music. Although it may seem glamorous — and, some of the
Eric Church‘s “Hell of a View” is a love song for rebels. The couple in its lyrics high-tail it out of their hometown together and, taking a few risks, make it work against the odds. “This ain’t for everybody / Toes hangin’ off the ledge like we got nothin’ to lose / Ain’t always Heaven,
Elizabeth Cook can’t remember how many times she’s performed on the Grand Ole Opry, except to say it’s “more than 400.” In fact, the veteran country singer holds the record for the most Opry performances by a non-member. It is a curious statistic. “The stat you don’t want is the one I got,” Cook says
Jason Aldean was on stage when the shooting began at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, and he hasn’t forgotten it. On social media, Aldean opens up about the pain of reliving the tragedy. A gunman killed 58 people when he opened fire from a hotel across the street from the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas.
Singer-songwriter Tori Martin summons the spirit of a country queen in her performance for The Boot’s Guest Room Sessions. “What would Dolly do?” she asks in this song; press play above to watch. Faced with heartache and hardship in both her career and her personal life, Martin finds herself thinking about the one and only Dolly
“Ain’t no big deal, it’s just Armageddon,” Travis Tritt flippantly sings in his bluesy, Southern rock-flavored new single, “Ghost Town Nation.” It’s a fun-loving retelling of Hank Williams Jr.‘s “A Country Boy Can Survive,” focusing on all the ways that country folks can thrive during uncertain times. The song invites listeners to leave a troubled society
Mac Davis had a number of his songs recorded by Elvis Presley, most famously the 1969 tale of inner-city poverty “In the Ghetto.” The vivid depiction of social inequality was a Top 3 hit for Elvis and became as synonymous with the latter part of his career as “Suspicious Minds.” But for all its importance
After 20 years together, Rascal Flatts announced in January that they would be stepping out of the spotlight after a farewell tour (now canceled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic) and a year of celebrating their two decades as a band. It wasn’t a decision they took lightly, Flatts member Jay DeMarcus says, opening up
Cole Bradley is adorably in love in his new “Love Made Me” music video. Readers can watch the clip, premiering exclusively on The Boot, above. The “Love Made Me” video follows Bradley and a significant other (played by Izzy Dilger, a digital influencer and long-time family friend of Bradley’s) from morning to night. They’re clearly smitten,
John Rich turns the fate of the world over into the hands of a higher power in “Earth to God,” an of-the-times song that calls on people of all walks of life to focus on faith. The song was born out of Rich’s response to what has been a difficult year worldwide. “As I sit and
Singer-songwriter Aaron Lee Tasjan has announced dates for his “Live and Well From East Nashville” virtual tour. The three-night series kicks off with a solo acoustic show on October 13th. Tasjan, a bandleader and guitarist, will have a different approach and location for each of the three shows, which run weekly through October 27th. The
Kelly Clarkson is being sued by her management company over alleged unpaid commissions. According to the lawsuit filed by Starstruck Management Group on Tuesday (Sept. 29) in Los Angeles Superior Court, the singer, The Voice coach and talk show host owes more than $1 million in unpaid commission. Variety reports that the suit claims Clarkson has paid
49 Winchester songwriter and lead singer Isaac Gibson found himself stranded overnight in the small town of Hays, Kan., and left with an idea for a song. The Appalachia-bred country-soul band is premiering the track exclusively with The Boot; press play below to watch a live performance of the tune. “Hays, Kansas” “walloped me,” Gibson admits,
Zara Larsson unleashes a remix of her buzzing hit single “WOW” featuring Sabrina Carpenter. Get it HERE via TEN/Epic Records. Last month, “WOW” exploded on the heels of a sync during a romantic dance sequence between the two main characters in the Netflix Original hit film Work It. Watch it HERE. In the aftermath, the track vaulted up the charts of both Top 40 and Dance Radio
Kane Brown imagines a better future for all the children of the world — regardless of race or socioeconomic status — in his “Worldwide Beautiful” music video. “Worldwide Beautiful,” which also lends its name to Brown’s now-postponed 2020 tour, was first released back in June. The song is a timely call for racial justice and mutual
It’s difficult enough to connect with another human being in the time of Covid, but that didn’t stop Courtney Marie Andrews from taking things a step further — by traveling from her home in Nashville to an isolated cottage on the island of Nantucket, where a reliable wireless signal to do an interview is about
Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers‘ friendship was a playful, flirtatious one, as both artists admitted time and again. That dynamic is on display in a newly released clip from one of Parton’s eponymous television variety shows, which is premiering exclusively on The Boot. “This is so much fun, and I knew it would be, because every
Four years ago, Amanda Shires wrote a song about abortion — about a group of women talking about another woman getting one, specifically. The subject matter was important, she knew, but the song itself wasn’t fitting quite right alongside her others, so she tucked it away. “I needed time, I think, to think about presenting it to the
Terry McBride plays the father, Patty Loveless plays the mother, and Chris Stapleton helped fill in the details of “Rebels & Angels,” the title track of McBride’s upcoming solo album. The song is a classic American love story delivered in three-quarters time. McBride, formerly the frontman and namesake of the ’90s band McBride & the Ride, wrote the