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I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, due March 3, is a collection of Harlan Howard songs The prolific Willie Nelson, whose 2022 album A Beautiful Time was named one of Rolling Stone’s best country albums of the year, will release yet another new album: I Don’t Know a Thing About Love arrives March 3

Country singer-songwriter Joshua Hedley is known for putting a modern on the genre’s traditionalist sound. Often accompanied by fiddle and weeping steel guitars, the multi-talented Florida native stands firmly devoted to keeping country music’s early sound alive. Hedley started playing honky-tonks in Nashville when he was just 19 years old. During those early years, Hedley honed his

Burgeoning singer-songwriter Erin Kinsey is kicking off 2023 on a high note. After wrapping up a landmark year, which included her debut appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, the Texas native is ready to share a brand new single that’s already become a fan favorite. Her radio-ready new track “Boys in Boots” is an infectious, playful ode

Accomplished singer-songwriter and guitarist David Crosby has died. He was 81 years old. The news was confirmed by Crosby’s wife, Jan, who gave the following statement to Variety today (Jan. 19). “It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away,” she stated. “He was lovingly surrounded by

As he promised late last year, Zach Bryan will be largely Ticketmaster-free on a sprawling tour of North America this summer. The singer-songwriter just announced dates for his headlining Burn Burn Burn American Tour 2023, which gets underway May 10 in Charlottesville, Virginia. “I’ve tried my best to make tickets as affordable as possible for

We’ve officially rung in 2023, which means we have a whole new year of great music to look forward to. Since our Weekly Picks feature first launched in 2022, The Boot has highlighted recent favorites from country, Americana, and everything in between. Each list features picks from our contributing team that we think you’ll love.

Karen Jonas weaves an irresistible rhythm on her new song, “Rock the Boat.” It’s a gothic swirl of liberation and possible menace, an inexorable pull of tides as the narrator urges us to swim against them. The track is just the first taste of her sixth album, The Restless, out on March 3. “The record tells

Happy birthday, Dolly Parton! The country music icon was born on this day, Jan. 19, in 1946, in a tiny, one-room cabin in Sevier County, Tenn. Parton was the fourth of 12 children born to parents Robert and Avie; her father reportedly paid the doctor who oversaw her birth with a bag of oatmeal. Parton showed an early

Dolly Parton is wasting no time putting together a rock album with a group of A-list guest stars. On Tuesday, the dual Country and Rock Hall of Famer told The View that she’s already recruited Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty, Paul McCartney, Steve Perry, and Steven Tyler to be part of the project. Parton had initially

Since releasing her major-label debut album, Kerosene, in 2005, Miranda Lambert has made a name for herself in country music through emotional lyrics and a badass attitude. It’s a trend she continues with her newest solo record, Wildcard, nearly 15 years after the release of that first project. Throughout the last decade and a half, Lambert has released

The Nashville singer-songwriter releases a video for the title track, a massive indie-rock anthem Get ready to have your emotions wrecked, because Ruston Kelly has new music on the way. On Tuesday, the singer-songwriter announced his third album, The Weakness, and released the video for its powerful title track. Due out April 7, The Weakness

It’s been less than a year since Willie Nelson released an album, but the country legend already has a new project ready to share. On March 3, the 89-year-old innovator will drop his 73rd studio record, I Don’t Know a Thing About Love. The project features renditions of the most popular and beloved tracks penned

Singer-songwriter Nicholas Jamerson examines a blazing romance in his brand new track “Watching the Fire Burn,” premiering exclusively at The Boot today (Jan. 16). The Eastern Kentucky native uses richly layer accompaniment and vivid lyrical imagery to introduce listeners to two characters intertwined by an irresistible and lasting connection. Their bond is still strong, seemingly

Country band Flatland Cavalry have added a new stretch of headlining shows to their already busy 2023 touring schedule. The Texas natives will treat fans across the U.S. to intimate theater and club shows in between previously announced support slots for Luke Combs and Parker McCollum later this year. Fresh off the release of their celebrated

Trace Adkins‘ biggest career hits have run the gamut of emotions: He’s the man behind one of the saddest (and most controversial) war songs in country music, and he’s also the one who brought the word “badonkadonk” into the genre’s lexicon. Naturally, this countdown of the singer’s 10 best tunes is a varied one. Adkins’ career

Lisa Marie Presley‘s final resting place has been revealed. In a statement to the Hollywood Reporter, a representative for Presley’s daughter, actress Riley Keough, shares that her mother will be laid to rest at her childhood home, Graceland. “Lisa Marie’s final resting place will be at Graceland, next to her beloved son Ben,” the rep

Breakout singer and songwriter Mimi Webb has released her latest pop anthem, “Red Flags” – listen HERE. The high-energy track gives fans another taste of what to expect from her forthcoming debut album, Amelia, out March 3, 2023, via EPIC Records.   Mimi’s powerful vocals and lyrics are brought to life in the music video, directed by Drew Kirsch, as

Eric Church is taking things outdoors this summer: The country singer-songwriter launches the Outsiders Revival Tour in June. Calling back to the title of his 2014 album Outsiders, the trek will focus exclusively on open-air venues in North America (his first outdoor tour in 13 years) and showcase a rotating group of opening acts. Kicking

They’re three albums and a heap of trophies and awards nominations into their career now, but six years ago, Brothers Osborne were country up-and-comers releasing their debut album. The sibling duo’s first full-length record, Pawn Shop, debuted on Jan. 15, 2016. Deale, Md., natives John and TJ Osborne were four singles deep into their career by the

Billy Strings is one of those once-in-a-generation artists who revitalize their genre with the scope of their talent and original perspective. While to some, it may have seemed like Strings appeared on the bluegrass scene suddenly, his connection to the genre was far from new. Strings began playing guitar at five years old, thanks to the

Bluegrass aces will release their new album Living in a Song on Feb. 10 Bluegrass aces Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley play with gusto on their new song “Moonshine Run,” which will appear on the duo’s new album Living in a Song. The project will be released by Compass Records on Feb. 10. As its

Kicking off another era of music for the MGM+ smash series GODFATHER OF HARLEM, Epic Records and GRAMMY® Award-winning iconic producer, rapper, DJ, entrepreneur, and cultural connoisseur Swizz Beatz reveal the first single for Season 3 entitled “Hustle, Repeat” [feat. Swizz Beatz & Jadakiss]. Listen to “Hustle, Repeat” HERE via Epic Records. GODFATHER OF HARLEM: SEASON 3 premieres on MGM+ this Sunday January 15, 2023. Be sure to tune in! “Hustle, Repeat” packs a powerful punch as menacing production

By the time “She Let Herself Go” ascended to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated Jan. 14, 2006, George Strait was plenty familiar with the feeling of having a No. 1 song on that chart: He’d done it 39 times before, after all. This time, though, was different. With “She Let Herself Go,”

Dierks Bentley has revealed details of his upcoming tenth studio album, Gravel & Gold, which includes two intriguing collaborations. Out Feb. 24, the record’s 14th and final track, “High Note,” features bluegrass breakout Billy Strings. The pair are joined on the plucky ode to the “devil’s lettuce” by Jerry Douglas on dobro, Sam Bush on

Enduring country star readies his 10th studio project, featuring appearances by Ashley McBryde and Billy Strings Dierks Bentley will sing of lows and highs on his new album Gravel & Gold. It’s the enduring country star’s 10th studio project and arrives Feb. 24, nearly five years after the release of his last album, The Mountain.

Fifty-four years ago today, on Jan. 13, 1968, Johnny Cash played a concert at California’s Folsom Prison. The show was recorded for his At Folsom Prison live album. By the time Cash recorded his Folsom Prison live album, he had been performing at prisons for several years, after having his own run-ins with the law, mostly due to

Lisa Marie Presley, accomplished singer-songwriter and the only child of Elvis Presley, has died at the age of 54. News of Presley’s hospitalization was first broke via TMZ, who reported that emergency responders had found her unresponsive in her Calabasas, Calif., home on Thursday (Jan. 12). She had reportedly gone into full cardiac arrest, but EMTs were able

Aaron Lee Tasjan produced the singer-songwriter’s latest project, which Kill Rock Stars Nashville will release Mya Byrne is ready to shine with a new album this year. The singer-songwriter’s new full-length, Rhinestone Tomboy, will be released on April 28 via Kill Rock Stars Nashville — the first album project for the legendary indie label’s new

Email: [email protected] Socials: @neillfrazer British music gem Freya Ridings makes an epic return to prominence with the release of her brand new single “Weekends” – and also announces the 5th May 2023 release of her eagerly anticipated second album Blood Orange. Taking shape as the album’s first single, ‘Weekends’ is a dancefloor-ready, string- laden singalong with

Ninety-six years ago today, on Jan. 12, 1926, Ray Price was born in Peach, Texas. One of the most prolific artists and songwriters in the history of country music, Price enjoyed a successful career that spanned more than 50 years before his death in 2013. Price, who grew up listening to the likes of Bob Wills