Author: Abby Maratea

Cody Johnson might’ve missed out on one of the “best moments” of his career if it weren’t for Luke Combs. In an interview at Sharla McCoy’s Music Row Live, Hannah Lane of US 96 asked CoJo to share one of his best moments on stage, and his response was surprisingly recent. He reflected on the first time playing “The Painter” live for a crowd, and revealed the incredible moment almost didn’t even happen. “The Painter,” a tribute to his wife Brandi, was also the lead single from Cody Johnson’s ninth studio album, “Leather.” The track dropped back in August while…

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Country music’s bell bottom queen has officially been named Entertainer of The Year at tonight’s CMA Awards. Lainey Wilson killed it at the CMA’s this year, leading the pack with 9 nominations, 5 wins, and an incredible performance of “Wildflowers and Wild Horses.” She started the day off strong, winning Musical Event Of The Year and Music Video Of The Year for her 2022 collab with HARDY “wait in the truck” and continued to rack up the honors as the night progressed. The reigning Female Vocalist of The Year held onto the title for the second year in a row,…

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“Fast Car” kicked off the 57th annual CMA Awards taking home the first two honors of the night. Luke Combs secured his first-ever win for “Single of The Year” thanks to his rendition of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” while Tracy Chapman herself scored “Song of The Year” (and her first ever Country Music Award) for the 1988 hit. Luke first shared a cover of “Fast Car” to social media years ago, and has been playing it at shows ever since. His personal connection to the song goes back even further. He’s shared with fans that he heard “Fast Car” for…

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“This EP represents who I am and where I’m from.” the Idol alum shared in an Instagram post celebrating the EP’s release. It’s been less than six months since Colin Stough was named ‘second-runner-up’ of the hit show’s 21st season, but the Mississippi-native is already well on his way to a successful career. On Friday, he dropped his first multi-song project, a six song EP titled “Promiseland.” Stough first announced the project to fans last month, following the release of his latest single “Lonely Hour.” Along with the title track and recent single, Stough also shared four brand-new songs. Stough…

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After almost 6 months of teasing a song titled “Dirt Road When I Die” on social media, quickly rising singer-songwriter Dylan Marlowe has finally dropped the long awaited track. The song is accompanied by 7 others on Marlowe’s new EP, “Dirt Road When I Die,” making this his first multi-song release since signing with Sony Music Nashville, and his largest project to date. Several previously released songs make an appearance on the EP, including Marlowe’s label debut from earlier this year, “Record High.” “You Were Right – Nat’s Song” is also apart of the track list. The sweet tribute written to…

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After the release of his debut single “Excuse The Mess” in September, self proclaimed “grunge country” artist Austin Snell made an immediate impact with his unique rock-meets-country sound. In just 24 hours, “Excuse The Mess” had hit 100k streams and counting. By the time of his second release, a cover of Cassadee Pope’s “Wasting All These Tears,” Snell’s breakout single had surpassed 10 million streams in less than 3 months.  Despite his (almost) overnight success, the up and coming artist has proven to be more than just a viral moment. In the past year, Snell has released another two singles,…

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