Jo Dee Messina might have never had the soaring career she had if not for Tim McGraw. It was McGraw who convinced Curb Records, while he was an artist on their roster, to record an entire album on Messina, which became her self-titled debut. “They said they would cut three or four sides on me,” Messina recalls to Apple…
Michael Ray has the No. 1 country song at radio right now. The Florida native just landed at the top of the charts with his hit, “Whiskey and Rain,” an accomplishment that he admits made him a bit emotional when he heard the news. “WHISKEY AND RAIN IS THE NUMBER ONE SONG IN COUNTRY MUSIC!!!!” Ray shared on…
Scotty McCreery has another big hit on his hands, with his current single, “Damn Strait.” The song, from his Same Truck album, follows his recent chart-topping single, “You Time.” Although a talented songwriter himself, McCreery didn’t write “Damn Strait,” which instead was written by Trent Tomlinson and Jim Collins. The song is one of only two that McCreery…
Home Free and Texas Hill are back with another collaboration! The all-vocal group and the country supergroup just released “Dreamer,” a song that was originally included on Home Free’s 2019 Dive Bar Saints album. Home Free and Texas Hill recorded the video while on the road for a few shows together last year. Home Free and Texas Hill…
Walker Hayes is, perhaps ironically, celebrating his sobriety with his new tune, “Drinking Songs.” Written by Hayes and Jordan Gray, the song, from Hayes’ upcoming Country Stuff The Album, out on January 21. The song, which says in part, “So give me that bourbon and Bocephus / I can’t help me so help me Jesus / She ain’t coming…
Michael Ray has a new, acoustic version of his hit single, “Whiskey and Rain,” taking the song to a new level. The intimate performance highlights why the song seems poised to become Ray’s next No. 1 hit. “Whiskey and Rain,” written by Jesse Frasure and Josh Thompson, became the impetus for his latest Higher Education EP, a seven-track…
New music is here from Tracy Lawrence! The country music icon just dropped “Angelina,” his first song from Volume 3 of his massive Hindsight 2020 project. The song is the title track of the upcoming third volume, Hindsight 2020: Angelina, out on January 28. ‘Angelina’ is a get-out-of-your-seats and have a good time kind of song,” Lawrence says of…
Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town are hitting the road — together! The two country music superstar acts will embark on their joint The Bandwagon Tour, kicking off on May 6 in Houston, Texas. The Cadillac Three will serve as their opening act. The Bandwagon Tour previously took place in 2018, with both Lambert and Little Big Town enjoying…
Jimmie Allen is passionate about country music. The Delaware native grew up inspired by all kinds of music, of all genres, but especially Charley Pride. It was Pride who made Allen believe he could do what seemed almost impossible: be a Black singer in country music. Now, with a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, Allen is more…
The 2022 Country Music Cruise, scheduled to depart on January 15 from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, is being rescheduled, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases. The cruise, which was to stop in Costa Maya, Cozumel and Half Moon Cay, boasted an all-star lineup of talent, including Lee Greenwood, The Oak Ridge Boys, Josh Turner, Mark Chesnutt, Sawyer Brown, Billy…
