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Mya Byrne’s new song “Autumn Sun” was written as soon as the smoke cleared, literally. The California singer-songwriter was on the porch at home in Berkeley with her friends in the aftermath of the destructive and deadly California wildfires in 2018, sipping coffee and enjoying nature. “It was the first day we could be out,”

The Country Music Association announced nominees for the 2022 CMA Awards on Wednesday morning (Sept. 9). Newcomer Lainey Wilson earned six nominations has become the fourth country artist in history to earn six nominations in their first year on the CMA ballot. Ashley McBryde, Carly Pearce, Chris Stapleton and hit songwriter Shane McAnally earned five nominations each. Miranda

Seasoned singer-songwriter Jonathan Terrell keeps the honky-tonk close to home — in more ways than one — in his infectious new song ”Place Out Back,” which is exclusively premiering at The Boot today (Sept. 8). The track’s galloping groove, anchored by electric guitar and cleverly-layered auxiliary accompaniment, echoes the bustling electricity that wafts through the late night haze of a

John Michael Montgomery was involved in a serious bus crash on Friday (Sept. 9) that left three people injured. The country singer was on his way to a concert in North Carolina when the accident occurred. Montgomery says he’ll need several weeks to recover. WATE-TV in Campbell County, Tenn., shares that the country singer’s bus was traveling

Track is his second recent song recorded with producer Vance Powell Foo Fighters guitarist Chris Shiflett has released a new single, “Born & Raised.” The rollicking track was recorded with producer Vance Powell and features Raconteurs bassist Jack Lawrence and Eagles of Death Metal drummer Julian Doro, along with keyboardist Mike Webb and steel guitarist Luke Schneider. The reflective song

90 years ago today, on Sept. 8, 1932, Virginia Patterson Hensley — known to country music fans as Patsy Cline — was born in Winchester, Va., to Sam and Hilda Hensley. Cline’s father abandoned the family, which also included Cline’s two younger siblings, when the future country star was a teenager. To help support her family, Cline dropped out

Sometimes the only way to move forward is by taking a new and unpredictable path. Burgeoning country music talents Lexie Hayden and Jason Nix find themselves in an unexpected crossroads in their latest track, “Breaking Up.” The creative collaborators have individually made a splash on the country music scene in recent years, co-writing two country radio

Buick Audra has been just about everywhere you can go in the music industry: she’s won two Grammys as a result of her work with Joss Stone. She is the guitarist and primary songwriter for Nashville heavy music duo the Friendship Commanders. With her third solo album Conversations with My Other Voice, Buick Audra turns

The Americana songwriter is broadcasting a performance of her new album In the Canyon Haze to theaters around the country Brandi Carlile’s new album In the Canyon Haze reimagines the songs on her 2021 LP In These Silent Days through the lens of L.A.’s Laurel Canyon. On release day, Sept. 28, Carlile and her band

Thirty-two years ago today (Sept. 9, 1989) was a bittersweet day for friends and family of the late Keith Whitley. It was on that date that Whitley’s song “I Wonder Do You Think of Me” hit No. 1, only four months after his death by alcohol poisoning. “I Wonder Do You Think of Me” was the title track

Danielle Bradbery puts a new spin on a spunky breakup song in her tune, “A Special Place.” Written by Maren Morris, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins and Sasha Alex Sloan, the song finds Bradbery sending an ex to a place no one wants to be. Bolstered by strong electric guitars, she kicks off the song by describing this

In 1999, Montgomery Gentry signed their first record deal. Between then and when Troy Gentry was killed in a helicopter crash on Sept. 8, 2017, the duo released eight studio albums. Although the majority of their songs came from outside songwriters, Gentry and duo partner Eddie Montgomery did occasionally help co-write their material; Gentry specifically co-wrote eight of the songs that

Tyler Childers and his band the Food Stamps are adding a little extra shot of ambition to the fall, announcing plans for the new triple album Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? on Thursday. The project, which follows Childers’ 2020 release Long Violent History, will be released via Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records on Sept.

Tyler Childers is back with an ambitious and unique new project. On Sept. 30, the celebrated singer-songwriter will release Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, a brand new album featuring eight new songs presented in three parts. These three chapters — titled Hallelujah, Jubilee and Joyful Noise — supply three different sonic interpretations of Childers’ latest collection

If there’s a criticism to be held for Dan + Shay‘s newest single, “You,” it’s the fact that the song doesn’t represent a huge step in any new direction for the country duo. Its lyrics describe a smitten, rock-solid relationship that’s sure to stand the test of time — familiar subject matter for the singers

Thirty-six seconds into the trailer for FOX’s new, scripted country music drama Monarch finds Trace Adkins staring down the barrel of a rifle. He’s just stepped out of a beater of pickup truck that’s beneath his character’s status on the show, but in line with his pragmatism. Viewers don’t hear the crunch of gravel beneath his

“Things a Man Oughta Know” singer Lainey Wilson, who scored her first Number One hit in 2021, is the leading nominee at the 2022 CMA Awards. The full list of nominees for the Country Music Association’s centerpiece show, set to take place Nov. 9 in Nashville, was announced Wednesday morning. Wilson’s strong debut effort, Sayin’

Ever wondered why your favorite artist wasn’t front and center when the envelopes got opened at the CMA Awards? Of course you have — there’s always a difference of opinions when nominees, and then winners, are revealed each year at the annual awards show. Lucky for our readers, The Boot has some intel on how

Hearty road warriors The Good Graces — a shifting collective lead by Kim Ware — reconcile their past, present, and future on their upcoming album Ready, out Sept. 16 on Fort Lowell Records. The band’s new song, “Palisade Peaches,” channels grief and nostalgia into a smooth, ’90s college radio-style track. Ware comes by the sound honestly. After

Thomas Rhett is picking up where he left off after taking a 10-day break from his Bring the Bar to Your Tour for some doctor-mandated vocal rest. Rhett shared the good news with fans on social media, also providing a little bit more information about the vocal cord irritation that forced him to cancel a

Email: neill@outloudculture.com Socials: @neillfrazer An artist infinitely fascinated by the natural world, Kathleen creates music as unpredictable as nature itself: serene as well as explosive and ineffably dazzling. As a child growing up in the Rocky Mountains, she began writing songs at age seven and later studied poetry in college, steadily carving out a truly singular songwriting voice

Wes Freed, the visual artist whose surreal Southern-gothic images of shadowy figures, ominous owls, and black flamingos adorned album covers by Drive-By Truckers, has died at 58. Freed was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in January and a GoFundMe campaign was underway to help pay for his treatment. The band’s publicist confirmed Freed’s death to Rolling

While September is known as the month of backpacks, sharpened pencils, early alarm clocks and kids across the United States returning to school, it’s also a month in which many, many country stars celebrate with cake — because it’s their birth month! September is quite the month for country music stars to be born; from

It’s been two decades since Kelly Clarkson‘s life-changing American Idol victory, and she’s marking the occasion with gratitude and an emotional message of hope and love for everyone who supported her during her Idol years. On social media, the singer shared a lengthy message reflecting on the ways in which Idol jump-started her career and continues

It is difficult to envision the moment playing out any other way. Robert Earl Keen, seated onstage at Floore’s Country Store in Helotes, Texas, had been playing for 3,000 people for nearly two-and-a-half hours. Only a single chorus remained between him and retirement after 41 years of playing shows. The Americana icon is 66 and

Sixty-one years ago today, on Sept. 3, 1961, Loretta Lynn‘s life changed forever: It was on that date that the then-22-year-old signed with Decca Records, with which she released 18 studio albums, three gospel albums, two collaborative records with Ernest Tubb, a Christmas project and a greatest hits disc. By the time that Lynn signed

Kenny Chesney and Old Dominion have been touring across the United States over the last few months on Chesney’s headlining Here and Now 2022 Tour. Now, to punctuate their celebrated trek in style, the country stars have teamed up for their first-ever collaboration, “Beer With My Friends.” The spirited David Lee Murphy, Shy Carter and

Carrie Underwood is the latest celeb to hop on the viral “Teenage Dirtbag” trend, posting a compilation video of some of her most epic and unrecognizable shots as a teen. Underwood was 22 when she got her start on American Idol in 2004-2005, so she was only a few years removed from her teens when

Email: neill@outloudculture.com Socials: @neillfrazer PRMSE, pronounced Promise, (@prmsemusic) is a Zimbabwean-born UK artist, who is no stranger to the world of music, working on campaigns for artists such as: Madonna, Stefflon Don, David Guetta, Kehlani, Ella Mai and Pop Smoke. PRMSE grew up in a household listening to an eclectic collection of legendary artists such as

The 1974 summit of country music and rock is finally available to stream This Oct. 4 marks 48 years since the very first Volunteer Jam, Charlie Daniels’ Nashville celebration of Southern music. The Allman Brothers’ Dickey Betts and Marshall Tucker Band’s Toy Caldwell both performed at the War Memorial Auditorium that Friday night, coming together