Mickey Guyton‘s “Love My Hair” offers a message of self-acceptance while putting forth a narrative that’s underrepresented in country music: the specific perspective of Black women. The singer recently released the song ahead of the arrival of her debut album, Remember Her Name. Guyton begins “Love My Hair” by describing an experience many Black women struggle with
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Brett Eldredge is bringing the festive cheer early this year with “Mr. Christmas,” the title track of his upcoming new holiday album. The country star shared the brand-new song, as well as album details and plans for a Christmastime tour, on Friday (Sept. 17). Penned by Eldredge and Ross Copperman, ”Mr. Christmas” features the country star’s
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs and more came together on Sept. 13 for a monumental benefit concert that raised money for middle Tennesseans in need. Loretta Lynn shares that her Hometown Rising concert was a huge success, pulling in more than $900,000 and counting. The tally sits at $933,000, Lynn revealed on Thursday (Sept. 16). The United Way
Country singer-songwriter Riley Green has announced a headlining tour, set to kick off on Nov. 3 with a show in Athens, Ga. The We Out Here Tour includes 15 dates — most of them in the southeast — and continues on until February of 2022. Green, who was named ACM’s New Male Artist of the
Lauren Alaina knows a thing or two about breakups. Talking to Taste of Country Nights, she refers to at least three men she has dated, two of which were high-profile relationships. The third inspired her current single “Getting Over Him” and created a new mantra for the broken-hearted, but he might be the least important
Prior to releasing “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” Carly Pearce‘s career was white-hot. Her tortured ballad with Ashley McBryde does nothing to dampen her flame. The two women represent a wife and mistress, both done wrong by a cheating man. Much like Reba McEntire and Linda Davis‘ “Does He Love You” from 1993, the hook of
George Strait has announced a one-night-only concert at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind., set for Nov. 7. The concert will be part of a celebration for the tenth anniversary of the Ford Center. “The King of Country himself, GEORGE STRAIT, will be LIVE at the Ford Center November 7th! Help us celebrate turning 10 with a
Garth Brooks announced on Monday night (Sept. 13) that his Dive Bar Tour will return on Oct. 11 for vaccinated ticket holders with a special kickoff show in Oklahoma City. Brooks returned to his live broadcast Inside Studio G, which typically broadcasts weekly on Facebook Live and SiriusXM at 7PM EST/4PM PT, on Monday night after
Loretta Lynn is leading a group of country music superstars to raise funds for those affected by historic floods in Humphrey’s County Tennessee recently. The flood relief concert will originate from the Grand Ole Opry on Monday night (Sept. 13), airing live on Circle TV and streaming live on Facebook. Readers can find the livestream
Lily Rose has announced a new EP, Stronger Than I Am. The project will consist of seven songs and is due out Oct. 1. Rose, who is one of very few openly gay country artists signed to a major record label, has had an unusual route to stardom. Her song “Villain” debuted at No. 1 on iTunes all-genre
Carrie Underwood‘s newest Sunday Night Football theme song was just revealed. For the ninth straight year, the country singer opens NBC’s coverage with a video that finds her trading scenes with the NFL’s biggest stars. “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” is the name of the official Sunday Night Football theme song, and it’s the
Eighteen years ago today, country music lost one of its most beloved stars: Johnny Cash. The legendary singer died on Sept. 12, 2003, of complications from diabetes; he was 71. Cash began his historic career in 1955 with his first single, “Hey Porter.” He went on to record more than 100 albums and release over 150
Miranda Lambert turned to social media on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to remember the tragic events of that day, honoring the victims’ loved ones and first responders with a proudly patriotic picture. The country superstar posted a picture of the American flag waving at her farm on Saturday (Sept. 11), recalling
Seventeen years ago today, on Sept. 11, 2004, Terri Clark was undoubtedly doing plenty of celebrating. It was on that date that her single “Girls Lie Too,” from her Greatest Hits 1994-2004 album, soared to the top of the charts, becoming her second single to take the No. 1 slot in the United States. The
Sept. 13 is National Grandparents Day, and no genre of music embodies the cross-generational traditions of strong family values better than country music. Our grandparents hail from a generation that has been recognized as the golden standard of what country music represents: honesty, integrity and hard work. From the Judds‘ classic “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout the
Colt Ford is releasing a great new video for his new single, “Keys to the Country,” and the new song features an impressive collection of special guest collaborators. TikTok breakout star Rvshvd joins Ford in the new video, which readers can watch below. Ford released “Keys to the Country” as his new single on Sept.
Dierks Bentley, Dan + Shay and Zac Brown Band will headline a five-hour, 50-performance New Year’s Eve party in Nashville this winter. For the first time ever, this annual celebration will air on CBS. New Year’s Eve Live! Nashville’s Big Bash will also feature Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Kelsea Ballerini and
All that’s left of what once was is covered in dust in Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood‘s “If I Didn’t Love You” music video. Directed by Shaun Silva and filmed at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center, the video jumps between Aldean onstage — where Underwood soon joins him to sing — and Aldean in an abandoned home, presumably where he lived
Keith Urban picked an uptempo, progressive country bop to bury his most personal, unguarded emotions in. “Wild Hearts” cuts deep when you know the story behind his lyrics. Brad Tursi (Old Dominion), Jennifer Wayne (Runaway June) and Eric Paslay wrote “Wild Hearts” and when Urban heard it, he didn’t connect with the verses. So, he passed
Brett Eldredge treated fans to a snippet of a new song, “Cinnamon,” in a recent Instagram post. If his caption for the video is any indication, he might just start playing it live on his upcoming tour, too. “NEW SONG … jammin’ with this awesome band,” Eldredge writes. “Should we put it in the set for