Music

If you were listening to country music during the early 1990s, you are guaranteed to have heard at least one of Lee Roy Parnell‘s hits on the radio. Born December 21, 1956 in Abilene, Texas, Parnell came from a musical family. His father was close friends with country legend Bob Wills, who helped foster Lee Roy’s talents from

2022 was a stacked year for country, folk, and roots music, loaded with new releases from established stars and exciting newcomers. With so much to choose from, it can be easy to miss out on great music. As the year draws to a close, it’s the perfect opportunity to check them out now. Here are

Little Big Town called on on Nashville and Outer Banks star Charles Esten to play the protagonist in their new “Rich Man” music video. “Rich Man” is about counting one’s blessings, lifting up good ethics, not fixating on financial wealth and cherishing the memories made with family and loved ones. The soul-stirring visualizer, produced and

Canadian singer/songwriter Olivia Lunny delivers a dynamic breed of alt-pop, instantly infectious, but full of emotional depth. After taking up guitar and writing her first song at age 12, the Winnipeg native soon ascended to national fame, earning a Western Canadian Music Award nomination for Pop Artist of the Year when she was 17 and

Texas native Donice Morace explores the pain of a relationship’s final moments in his pure country track “Wait Til I’m Gone,” which is exclusively premiering at The Boot today (Dec. 15). The rising talent’s latest single presents the final chapter of romance captured through three songs. Released earlier this year, those two buzzed-about tracks — “One

Randy Houser first appeared on the country music scene in 2008, with “Anything Goes,” his first charting single, and an album of the same name. In the decade since then, the baritone-voiced singer has released four additional records, with his fifth and latest disc, Magnolia, coming in early 2019. Houser’s five studio albums have spawned

Email: neill@outloudculture.com Socials: @neillfrazer Ashley Kutcher is one of 2022’s most popular breakout artists. Everytime I listen to her songs I get goosebumps, her voice and music is simply captivating. When Ashley Kutcher shared the dreamy single “Sleepy,” via Darkroom/Interscope Records, I was blown away. On the romantic acoustic track, the 23-year-old  reveals that true love is

Burgeoning singer-songwriter Ian Flanigan has been sober for seven years. His moving track “Devil in My Hands” revisits the complicated mix of emotions he faced at the very beginning of that new path forward. The seasoned musician, songwriter and Season 19 finalist on The Voice is sharing a new live studio recording of the track,

When the Academy of Country Music opened its new Nashville facility on Wednesday (Dec. 14), they brought along the organization’s reigning New Male Artist of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year to help celebrate. “Being from Texas myself, I’m thrilled to have the awards in Texas next year,” Parker McCollum said during

The music video for Snow Tha Product‘s collaboration single with Lauren Jauregui dropped last week called “Piña”. The song is taken from Snow Tha Product’s To Anywhere album. Snow Tha Product spoke to Rolling Stone about the accompanying video saying; “I wanted the video to be with a queer woman. And originally they tried a few different people, but I

Dierks Bentley and Cassidy Black are one of country music’s most beloved — and most adorable — couples. They met as students at Ingleside Middle School in Phoenix, Ariz., in 1987, and throughout the years, they dated sporadically; however, the “Drunk on a Plane” hitmaker admits he was “way too immature” to make the relationship anything serious back then. Bentley

Luke Grimes, who plays Kayce Dutton on the Western drama Yellowstone, is officially launching his country music career with his debut song, “No Horse to Ride,” which he released on Friday (Dec. 16). Grimes co-wrote the song with Jonathan Singleton and Tony Lane, and he also provides percussion and acoustic guitar on the track. Dave

Last January, Luke Grimes told Rolling Stone that he was plotting a solo music career. Today, the Yellowstone star makes good on that goal, dropping “No Horse to Ride,” his debut country single. A bit of campfire country, it’s a gently strummed acoustic number with notes of pedal steel and Grimes’ easygoing voice high in

Showtime’s limited original series George & Tammy gives viewers a revealing look at the relationship between two of country music’s biggest talents. Today (Dec. 16), Taste of Country and The Boot readers are getting an exclusive sneak peek at the television drama’s next installment before it airs this Sunday, Dec. 18.  In the clip, viewers see the

Troy and Angie Gentry’s marriage began in paradise — Maui, Hawaii, to be exact — on Dec. 14, 1999. Troy Gentry, one-half of Montgomery Gentry, had one daughter, Taylor, from a previous marriage and one daughter, Kaylee, born in 2002, with Angie. In fact, Kaylee’s name is a mixture of both of her parents. “Angie’s middle name

Track45 “Family” Rising sibling trio Track45 celebrate the gift of quality friendship in their song “Family.” Penned by group members Jenna, Ben, and KK Johnson alongside Billy Mann, “Family” finds the Mississippi native siblings beaming with gratitude for having family-like friends. As they note in a verse, these bonds stretch far beyond biological ties, state

To paraphrase the band itself, this is Reckless Kelly’s “Last Hurrah.” Reckless Kelly — Americana torchbearers from Idaho via Austin, a former member of the Sugar Hill and Yep Rock labels, and a group that has tied Austin rock and cowboy poetry together seamlessly for more than 25 years — is winding down its touring

Keith Urban is spreading holiday spirit around Music City this year, and he’s doing it all in the name of charity. Before departing for the Australian leg of his Speed of Now World Tour earlier this month, Urban visited multiple charities to thank them for their work and give donations. The “Brown Eyes Baby” singer

Alan Jackson and his wife Denise have come a long way from their high school courtship in Newnan, Ga. Three daughters, one astounding country career, a battle with cancer and numerous ups and downs have been part of their love story since their marriage in 1979. Their passionate love is an inspiration to many, especially since the

The three singers with Georgia roots release a version of Croce’s 1972 song “Walkin’ Back to Georgia” to raise funds for music education Last May, Butch Walker, Elizabeth Cook, and Katie Pruitt — all of them with Georgia roots — performed Jim Croce’s “Walkin’ Back to Georgia” at a Nashville benefit concert for the Georgia

The Grascals have announced the return of founding member Jamie Johnson, who departed the band in 2015. Johnson left the bluegrass supergroup to address his ongoing struggles with alcohol and depression, and he’s become an advocate for others in recovery in the years since then, reaching out through music-based therapy. Now sober nearly eight years,

If there’s one truth in this world, it’s that Taylor Swift was born to write songs. Fans know her story of songwriting well: She was bullied at school and came home every day to find solace in the craft she’s now known for worldwide. From an early age, poignant songs like “Tim McGraw” showed off her

Emerging singer-songwriter Myron Elkins has shared ”Wrong Side of the River,” a new track from his upcoming album Factories, Farms & Amphetamines, set for release on Jan. 13. You may have heard this toe-tapping, banjo-picking tale of small town life on the Dec. 11 episode of Yellowstone. The rollicking tune was inspired by the 21-year-old’s sleepy hometown of Otsego, Mich.,

Live-music program’s 48th season returns Jan. 7 with Crow’s Austin City Limits Hall of Fame induction Sheryl Crow performs and gets her flowers in the upcoming second half of the 48th season of Austin City Limits, which returns Jan. 7, 2023. The special episode of the long-running live-music program will feature Crow’s induction into the

Tyler Childers, Jason Isbell, Sierra Ferrell and Amythyst Kiah are just a few of the talented singer-songwriters tapped for an all-star benefit concert next month. Hello From the Hills, the first-annual collaborative fundraising event benefiting the Prine Family’s The Hello in There Foundation and Tyler Childers’ Hope in the Hills, will be held at Nashville’s City Winery on

Warren Haynes is taking a breather in his dressing room at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center in Asheville, North Carolina, after powering through a wicked jam of the Allman Brothers Band’s “Melissa” with country duo Brothers Osborne. He’s due back onstage in an hour for another inspired collab: performing Charlie Daniels Band’s “Trudy” with Appalachian hero

Scotty McCreery has just revealed his 2023 winter and spring tour plans. The Damn Strait Tour will take him through 22 cities across America, beginning next month in Oklahoma and ending next April in Maryland. The tour is named after McCreery’s hit song “Damn Strait,” the fourth most-played song on country radio in 2022. The

The country singers lament a Christmas season divided by distance and heartbreak Country Christmas songs can be as saccharine as a holiday cookie. Not “Lonely on Christmas,” Brit Taylor and Mike and the Moonpies’ wonderfully melancholy new collab. “You know it’s time to make a change, when your whole family’s estranged,” Taylor and the Moonpies’

The Voice Season 22 will conclude with its finale week on Monday (Dec. 12) and Tuesday (Dec. 13), and the final episode will be full of superstar performances. The night will see performances from each coach — Blake Shelton, Camila Cabello, Gwen Stefani and John Legend — with their final artists, and guest singers will

In terms of country music’s power couples, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are among the most powerful. Married for more than a decade and friends for more than 30 years, the two country icons prove that love really does stand the test of time. Brooks and Yearwood’s love story is one that was a long time in the