Ella Langley is so grateful for Lainey Wilson. It’s Wilson who has been a mentor and supporter for Langley, since the very beginning. “She’s exactly how she is,” Langley boasts on Country Nights Live. ‘We met early on in town, and I actually opened a show for Lainey in 2023. It was before she had her big moment, right…
![Scotty McCreery Teases 'Swim Up Bar' From 'Scooter & Friends' [WATCH]](https://www.everythingnash.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/scotty-mccreery-ep-150x150.jpg)
Scotty McCreery is teasing a brand-new song,” Swim Up Bar.” As his “Bottle Rockets” collaboration with Hootie & the Blowfish is already in the Top 15, McCreery is sharing clips from the feel-good track. “Me and my boss had a parting of ways,” McCreery sings. “Just a small disagreement on what I didn’t get paid / So I’m making…
When Jamey Johnson released his Midnight Gasoline album last year, it included a song called “Sober.” Written by Johnson, along with James Slater, the song says in part, “It ain’t easy on the wagon / Hell, I lost more of my mind than I have found / All these drinking songs we’re playing / Make it hard staying sober…
Blake Shelton is opening up about how he chooses songs for his albums. Shelton, who only wrote one song on his latest For Recreational Use Only album, says he intentionally doesn’t look at who wrote the songs he is pitched for his projects, preferring instead to truly let the best song win. “It’s not like I’ve meant to, but…
When Jelly Roll won three CMT Awards in 2023, he was just beginning his meteoric rise in country music. The three he won were all for “Son of a Sinner,” his first single. At the time, Jelly Roll was very much still uncertain how welcome a former inmate with facial tattoos would be received in country music, but he…
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Breanna Nix is making her mark in country music. After coming in third in the most recent season of American Idol, Nix released her own song, “Higher,” and is busy making music on her own. While Nix has had plenty of unbelievable moments since first auditioning for Idol, few will likely compare to what she recently got to accomplish:…
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Scotty McCreery is sharing a new video, in memory of his two grandmothers, who both passed away last week. McCreery shares his entire performance of “Five More Minutes,” from CMA Fest, in their memory. “In memory of my grandmothers,” McCreery posts. Both of McCreery’s grandmothers passed away on July 9. McCreery shared the heartbreaking news on social media. …
Jamey Johnson is still mourning the loss of Toby Keith, and likely will for a long, long time. While most people say they miss his singing, or his songwriting, Johnson feels Keith’s absence in a much more personal way. “Dark humor,” Johnson tells Saving Country Music, revealing the thing he misses the most from Keith, who passed away in…
![Riley Green Covers Tim McGraw In 5-Song 'Midtown Sessions' EP [LISTEN]](https://www.everythingnash.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/riley-green-tim-mcgraw-150x150.jpg)
Riley Green is covering Tim McGraw in one of the tracks in his 5-song Midtown Sessions EP, out now. Green performs a cover of McGraw’s “Cowboy in Me,” released in 2001, along with a new version of his recent No. 1 single, “Worst Way,” plus “Jesus Saves,” “Change My Mind,” and “Bartender in Destin.” “Jesus Saves,” “Change My Mind”…
![Alexandra Kay Joins Brad Paisley For 'Whiskey Lullaby' On Tour [WATCH]](https://www.everythingnash.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/alexandra-kay-cma-ray-mcclure-1-150x150.jpg)
Talk about a dream collaboration. Alexandra Kay is serving as the opening act for select dates on Brad Paisley‘s Truck Still Works Tour. After her opening set, Kay returned later in the evening to sing “Whiskey Lullaby” with Paisley. Kay, who had been posting on social media about her desire to sing a song with the country music legend,…
