Travis Tritt is speaking out against artists and venues who are requiring concert attendees to be vaccinated to attend shows. The Grand Ole Opry member issued a statement on Friday, August 20, saying those requirements go against the rights of those who want to attend shows without being vaccinated. “In light of recently announced policies and mandates from some…
Florida Georgia Line‘s I Love My Country Tour is officially canceled, as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across the country. The duo, made up of Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, planned to hit the road in September, with Russell Dickerson and Lauren Alaina serving as their opening acts, but have made the difficult decision to cancel the entire…
Only a couple of months after Lady A released their seven-track What a Song Can Do (Chapter One) EP, the trio announces that their eight studio album, What a Song Can Do, will be released this fall. All but one of the 14 tracks on the new set of tunes were written by at least one of the Lady…
Seth Ennis is back, and in a big way. The Alabama native just released “The Book,” marking his long-awaited return to country music, this time on his own terms. The song, about a break-up, is one Ennis said seems unlikely for him to write and release, since he is happily married, but the meaning goes much, much deeper. “I…
Jake Hoot went from a doting father of his little girl, Macy, in real life, to an irate father of a teenager in the video for his latest single, “Night Left.” Hoot, whose hair and beard turned gray for the video shoot, also sees himself, as a country rocker in the middle of nowhere, getting into a little…
Sam Williams‘ Glasshouse Children album is out! The grandson of Hank Williams shares both the highs and lows of his life in all ten songs on the record, which marks his debut on a major label. “This album was definitely created over the past three or four years, with that timeline being jumbled, and lots of setbacks in between…
Grab an entire box of tissues before listening to Chris Janson‘s new single, “Bye Mom.” The song was written with Janson’s good friend, Brandon Kinney, after Kinney lost his own mom. “Bye Mom” says in part, “That’s just the way it is, When you think you’re grown but you’re still a kid / And you don’t know you’re somebody…
15 years ago today, on August 19, 2006, country music fans got to see a darker side of Carrie Underwood. It was on this day that Underwood released “Before He Cheats,” a vengeful anthem of love gone wrong. Written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear, the song spent five weeks at the top of the country charts, and became…
Carly Pearce is grateful for all of the lessons of the past couple of years, even the hard ones. The newest Grand Ole Opry member bared her soul on 29, which is being followed with the upcoming 29: Written in Stone record. Woven through all 15 songs on the new project is not only the heartbreak that Pearce…
Garth Brooks might be one of the biggest country music superstars of all time, but his legendary status didn’t always equal No. 1 hits. In fact, in spite of setting new attendance records for live concerts, the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s last No. 1 hit was 2007’s “More Than a Memory,” until he recorded “Ask Me How…
