Cody Johnson admits being a country singer wasn’t his first choice. The Texan originally planned an entirely different career instead. Fortunately, at least for country music fans, his first choice didn’t work out. “It wasn’t necessarily my choice because my choice was to follow rodeo,” Johnson says. “I believe that God’s got a bigger plan for all of us….
Keith Urban is sharing details about his forthcoming new album, Flow State. The record, full of yacht rock covers and one original song, features Little Big Town, John Mayer, and Michael McDonald. Flow State is Urban’s 13th record. A fan of yacht rock, he admits Flow State may not have happened, if not for a big purchase he made…
Zach Top is nominated for an impressive five ACM Awards. Top is nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, for Ain’t In It For My Health, Song of the Year, both as artist and songwriter, for “I Never Lie,” and Single of the Year, also for “I Never Lie.” Of all of his nominations, there…
Matthew West has a hit single at Christian radio, “Good.” The song, from a forthcoming new album, is written by West and AJ Pruis. “Good” comes an astonishing 23 years after West’s debut single, “More.” The song is his own personal evolution, both in his faith and in his music. “I wrote this song thinking about, I’ve spent so…
Ashley McBryde is opening up about her new album, Wild. Out on May 8, the record includes her current single, “What If We Don’t,” plus “Arkansas Mud,” “Hand Me Downs,” “Bottle Tells Me So,” and more. Wild is McBryde’s fifth record, and also her most personal. “Looking at the vinyl track listing, it describes the spirit, the first half…
Lauren Alaina is grateful. The American Idol alum is opening up about her experience, serving as the opening act for Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean‘s co-headlining show at the University of Georgia’s Sanford Stadium. It was a full-circle moment for Alaina, whose first big tour was on Aldean’s My Kinda Party Tour in 2012, which also featured Bryan as his direct…
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Whey Jennings‘ sophomore Baptized by Fire album is out. The 12-track record, the follow-up to the 2024 Jekyll & Hyde, features Jennings as a writer on ten of the tracks, teaming up with hit songwriters like Jim “Moose” Brown, Karen Waldrup, Tyler Booth, Wes Shipp, and more to bring the project to life. “I got to write with some really…
Jason Aldean just released Songs About Us. His 12th studio album, the 20-track record is also Aldean’s most personal of all of his projects. Songs About Us includes “Help You Remember,” written by Aldean, Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, John Morgan, and Lydia Vaughan. The song is inspired by Aldean’s uncle, who passed away with Lewy body dementia, and his…
Cody Johnson is nominated for four ACM Awards this year. The father of three is nominated for Male Artist of the Year, Single of the Year and Visual Media of the Year (both for “The Fall”), and the night’s highest honor, Entertainer of the Year. While Johnson would love to win in any category, he admits he’d really love Entertainer…
Jason Aldean‘s Songs About Us album is out. The 20-track record includes his recent No. 1 hit, “How Far Does A Goodbye Go,” his current single, “Don’t Tell On Me,” his “Easier Gone” duet with his wife, Brittany Aldean, a duet with Luke Bryan on the title track, and more. Aldean’s last album, Highway Desperado, came out in 2023….
