The Oak Ridge Boys faced an unfathomable loss earlier this year, when Joe Bonsall passed away, after a lengthy battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, a neuromuscular disorder commonly known as ALS. The disease had been affecting Bonsall’s mobility for a few years, with Bonsall staying on the road as long as he could, even as the disease progressed. After…
Joe Nichols‘ new album, Honky Tonks and Country Songs, is out. The 11-track album includes Nichols’ current single, “Better Than You,” a collaboration with Annie Bosko. The song, written by Derek George and John Pierce, was among the most-added at radio when it was released, and with good reason. “It’s one of those rare songs that’s actually written as…
Joe Nichols‘ new record is out, and it is pure country gold. The 47-year-old just released Honky Tonks and Country Songs, his 11th studio album, and one that embraces his deep love of country music and its legacy. “It’s a country album,” Nichols tells Everything Nash. “There are a lot of, I think, throwback-sounding songs, throwing back to ’90s…
Ben Gallaher is already known as a stellar singer and a guitar virtuoso, both skills he shows off in his new song, out now. The Pennsylvania native just released a cover of Bryan Adams’ ‘Cuts Like A Knofe,’ first released more than 40 years ago, in 1983. It was Gallaher’s longtime producers, Neil Thrasher and Patrick Thrasher, who first…
Whey Jennings is embracing life sober, and he wouldn’t have it any other way. The grandson of Waylon Jennings, Whey says his heritage has little if anything to do with the unhealthy path he chose for almost three decades, which he takes full responsibility for on his own. “I was addicted to drugs and alcohol for about 27 years…
Whey Jennings‘ debut full-length album, Jekyll & Hyde, is out. After releasing a series of EPs, the 12-track project is Jennings’ first complete record, a full-circle body of work that Jennings poured himself into, ready to make his permanent mark in country music. “I put out a lot of EPs in the past,” Jennings tells Everything Nash. “I’m the…
Corey Kent has a new duet with Lauren Alaina, out now. The Oklahoma native just dropped “Now or Never” with Alaina, a song written by Sam Ellis, Ryan Hurd and Geoff Warburton, and part of Kent’s highly-anticipated Black Bandana album, out on September 6. For Kent, the American Idol alum was his first choice when it came to choosing…
The Reklaws, a sibling duo made up of Stuart and Jenna Walker, were already a household name in Canada, with eight CCMA Awards, multiple platinum and double-platinum hits, sold-out tour dates and more. They could have stayed comfortable, and safe, in their homeland, but took a risk and auditioned for America’s Got Talent. Not only did they agree…
Cody Hibbard is happy to make new music on his own terms. The singer-songwriter just released his first full-length album, Long Ride In A Short Bed album, which follows two previously-released EPs, ten songs all written or co-written by Hibbard. “I’ve always said I wanted to put an album together when I feel like all the songs made sense,”…
Tigirlily Gold‘s debut album is out now. The sibling duo, made up of sisters Kendra and Krista Slaubaugh, just released Blonde, their first full-length record, a ten-track project that follows Tigirlily’s eponymous EP, which was released in 2021. It might be Tigirlily Gold’s first record, but rest assured, Kendra and Krista are both seasoned pros at writing and…
