Chevel Shepherd won Season 15 of The Voice in 2018, on Kelly Clarkson’s team, when she was just 16 years old. Since then, the New Mexico native has been focusing on music, including her just-released holiday album, a Good Ol’ Country Christmas, which embraces her love of traditional country music, along with her favorite time of year. “This year…
2020 has brought more than its share of struggles this year, with businesses forced to close, artists forced to come off the road, and an entire world grappling with the effect of a global pandemic. It’s enough to make even the sturdiest waver in their faith, but not For KING & COUNTRY. The sibling act, made up of…
Canaan Smith is already on his way to becoming one of country music’s breakout stars. Signed to Florida Georgia Line‘s Round Here Records, the married father of one is working on an album, and soaking up the unexpected time at home in 2020. Fortunately, Canaan also found time to answer 11 of our burning questions, covering everything from his…
Ashley McBryde has already experienced plenty of milestones over the last few years, including just receiving her fourth Grammy nomination, this time for Best Country Album of the Year, for her sophomore Never Will record. But there is one highlight that stands out above the rest: her debut Grand Ole Opry performance in 2017, when she sang “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.”…
We recently got to chat with Ashley McBryde about plenty of things, including the holidays, her recent Grammy Awards nomination, new music and more. We also asked her 11 of our biggest — and most random — questions. Read her answers below. 1. Favorite song you didn’t write? “Hold My Hand” by Brandy Clark. 2. If you weren’t a…
Nick Howard didn’t know German when he auditioned for the country’s version of The Voice in 2012, but that didn’t stop him. The UK-born singer was already making a name for himself in music, both in his native country and beyond, when he decided to audition for the country’s version of the popular reality TV talent show, and ended…
For KING & COUNTRY, the duo made up of brothers Joel and Luke Smallbone, knew that if there was ever a year to release a Christmas album, it was 2020. The Australian natives released A Drummer Boy Christmas, 13 songs, both classics and originals, which celebrate their favorite time of the year, at a time it is needed…
2020 was supposed to be the year for Randy Rogers. The leader and founder of the Randy Rogers Band was planning on celebrating the band’s 20-year anniversary with a series of shows, including a sold-out one at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium. Instead, the show got postponed several times before finally moving to a new date next…
Essex County released their debut single, “So Good,” in March. The song, which is the title track of their EP, released in July, helped the sibling trio, made up of British brothers Nate, Mark and Kieran Bass, amass more than three million streams — an impressive feat for anyone, let alone a new act from another country who has…
Ashley McBryde just earned a Grammy nomination for Best Country Album of the Year, for her sophomore Never Will project. The nomination, which marks Ashley’s fourth Grammy nod, is especially meaningful to the Arkansas native this year, when she wasn’t able to tour and promote the album, due to the pandemic. “It’s the coolest thing that can happen to…
