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Margo Price sent a message — both to fans and to the music industry at large — with her debut album: The independent singer and songwriter has honest, vulnerable and occasionally uncomfortable stories to share, and she’ll be successful while doing it her way. Released on March 25, 2016, seven years ago today, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter debuted in the Top

A longtime fan favorite after Combs posted a performance online, the track is a highlight of the country singer’s latest LP Gettin’ Old Luke Combs dropped his mammoth 18-track album Gettin’ Old today, an LP already distinguished by the hit single “Love You Anyway” and the early favorite “5 Leaf Clover.” But it’s a cover

Buck Owens‘ legendary country career spanned five decades. During that time, he made his name as a singer-songwriter, bandleader, solo artist and crossover television star (he was one of the hosts of the long-running country variety show Hee Haw). By the numbers, Owens career resulted in over 39 studio albums and 21 No. 1 hits, and

Luke Combs’ new 18-song album Gettin’ Old is out now, and it features “Take You With Me,” a heartfelt song about fatherhood and a tribute to his son. Combs wrote the song alongside James McNair and Rob Williford, and the tender tune finds a future Combs reminiscing on the good times spent with his son, Tex Lawrence,

Linkin Park are about the celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Meteora with a special 20th Anniversary edition of the album on the way. With the celebration comes “Fighting Myself,” a previously unreleased song. ‘Fighting Myself’ is lead by the vocals of Mike Shinoda and the late lead singer, Chester Bennington. In the years since his

Kip Moore serves up another preview of his upcoming album with an anthemic new track, “Kinda Bar.” The rousing country-rock song finds Moore readily detailing the “kinda bar” he loves and typically hangs out at.“If it’s tucked way back / Off a no-name road / If it’s the kind of spot / Where the outcast

The track appears on Nelson’s just announced album Sticks and Stones Lukas Nelson and Lainey Wilson lobby for a night with benefits (and zero regrets) in their spunky new duet “More Than Friends.” It’s a bright, rollicking country-rock anthem and announces Nelson’s new album, Sticks and Stones, the follow-up to Nelson’s A Few Stars Apart.

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd first met in 2013 during a songwriting session, when they were randomly put together to write. Magic happened during that session, People reports: They wrote “Last Turn Home,” which Tim McGraw immediately loved (in fact, the next day, he decided to record it!). “It was the start of a wonderful writing relationship,” says Morris. “It’s one of my

From the rollicking guitar riffs to its strident chorus, Roberta Lea’s ”Too Much of a Woman” is a blazing anthem of empowerment. Lea, one of the founding members of the Black Opry, is preparing to release her debut album, which was successfully funded on Kickstarter with an assist from Allison Russell and Brandi Carlile. Russell, a proud Virginia lifer, specializes in songs

It’s time for a fresh edition of The Boot’s Weekly Picks, which highlights great new tracks from the world of country, Americana, folk and everything in between. This week’s edition features a traditionalist barroom tribute from Eliza Thorn, a rollicking ode to ”Baseball Country” from Bryan Ruby, and a defiant country call-out from Jenna Paulette. Keep reading to check out the latest

In Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed, the singer, songwriter, and guitarist opens the door into his creative process — and his marriage Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit will release the new album Weathervanes on June 9, but it’s the creation of Isbell’s 2020 album Reunions that’s depicted in a new documentary coming

After his self-titled 1993 debut failed to make an impact on the country charts, Tim McGraw made up for lost time with its follow-up, Not a Moment Too Soon. Tim McGraw Not a Moment Too SoonCurb loading… The March 22, 1994, release’s five Top 10 singles serve as musical time machines, taking listeners back to when

Lukas Nelson has teamed up with Lainey Wilson for a playful and flirty new collaboration. Released today (March 22), “More Than Friends” finds the pair on the verge of risking it all and making the leap from being pals to something more. Backed by richly layered, slow-rolling instrumentation, the instantly infectious and lively collaboration spotlights

When bluegrass trio Nickel Creek released their breakthrough self-titled debut album 23 years ago (on March 21, 2000), they were newcomers to country radio — but they weren’t newcomers to bluegrass. Chris Thile, along with siblings Sara and Sean Watkins, had been playing together for over a decade, since Chris and Sara were eight and

Bluegrass trio Nickel Creek has added a new set of tour dates in support of their highly anticipated comeback record, Celebrants, ahead of its release this Friday, March 24. Last month, members Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins unveiled an extensive set of tour dates that kick off in mid-April. Now, after many of those dates have already sold out,

BRIT nominated DJ and producer Regard has shared a brand new dancefloor creeper ‘No Sleep’ with chart topping, multi-platinum selling artist Ella Henderson. The track is out now via Ministry of Sound, stream here. ‘No Sleep’ is the perfect pairing of moody trance-inspired synths driven by Ella’s soulful vocals, addressing moving past a lost love. The disco inflected chorus glistens, and is

Jon Pardi is hitting the road again this summer in support of his fourth studio album, Mr. Saturday Night.  The country star will kick off his 2023 world tour with a stretch of overseas dates beginning on Aug. 25, with a stop in Belfast. He’ll return to the U.S. on Sept. 28 with a performance in

Country songs about winter and summer are everywhere; country songs about the arrival (or merits) of spring are more difficult to find, however. Sure, there’s an abundance of tunes suitable for Spring Break — paging Luke Bryan! — but the season itself isn’t as common an inspiration. The shortage is a puzzling thing: There’s something

Still to this day this performance by Boyz II Men of the albums track ‘ A Song For Mama’ on the Oprah Winfrey show is an iconic memory that we be with me for a lifetime I think. This episode I remember watching over and over not only for the great performances but because the

Not quite everything Garth Brooks touches turns to gold. Twenty-three years ago today, on March 19, 2000, the singer wrapped up spring training with the New York Mets, without securing a spot on the team. In high school, Brooks played both football and baseball; he also ran track and field, and received a track scholarship to

The Texas songwriter and his tight-AF band also played fan favorite “Sexy After Dark” After a months-long tour that found him playing venues from Brooklyn to Boston with Vandoliers, slaying crowds aboard the Outlaw Country Cruise, and returning to the Grand Ole Opry stage, Joshua Ray Walker made his CBS Saturday Morning debut this weekend.

Ten years ago, on March 19, 2013, Kacey Musgraves released her major-label debut album, Same Trailer Different Park. The Texas native co-produced the record with Luke Laird and Shane McAnally; the latter also co-wrote the bulk of the album with her, although Josh Osborne (“Silver Lining”) and Brandy Clark (“Follow Your Arrow”) also get several songwriting credits

When Post Malone came to Melbourne Australia on his world tour last month, he brought out artist Angus Stone for two songs, one of which you can watch below of ‘Big Jet Plane’. Posty shared black-and-white pro-shot footage of the performance on his YouTube channel. Angus Stone first released ‘Big Jet Plane’ as Lady of the Sunshine in 2009,

Reba McEntire took time to honor friends killed in a plane crash 32 years ago this week. On social media, the singer dedicated her current tour to the eight bandmates and crew who died on March 16, 1991. “They were eight leading professionals in the music industry. But, most of all, they were my friends,”

Bailey Zimmerman was busy with a union job and tricking out pickup trucks in his spare time just three years ago. In less than one pandemic, the Louisville, Illinois, native is well on his way to becoming the biggest new country artist this side of Morgan Wallen, thanks to a combination of astounding streaming numbers

Fifty-one years ago today, on March 18, 1971, Lynn Anderson‘s Rose Garden album landed at the top of the charts — and stayed there for a staggering 14 weeks. Rose Garden‘s success was propelled in part by its title track, which was a No. 1 hit. However, the song, written by Joe South, was intended for a man.

In 1999 Colleen Fitzpatrick, better known as Vitamin C, simply exploded onto the music charts, and garnered world wide popularity with the release of her self-titled debut solo album. The first single off of that album was “Smile”, the highest charting single she has had in her career, reaching the #18 spot on the Billboard

Luke Combs is ringing in St. Patrick’s Day by sharing a longtime fan favorite from his upcoming album. Written by Combs, Jessi Alexander and Chase McGill, “5 Leaf Clover” is about recognizing and appreciating life’s blessings, even if you aren’t sure if you deserve them. “A while back my buddy Newdy and I were looking

“I love to lift up other women in the genre when I see somebody putting out great art,” Price says Margo Price has reinterpreted her Strays track “Change of Heart,” which originally had sort of a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers gone country vibe, as a sparsely adorned acoustic song. The song now has a