Author: Abby Maratea

Makin’ a comeback. Dierks Bentley has been pretty quiet for the past five years, with “The Mountain” being his last major project back in 2018. While it wasn’t as country-sounding of a record as I’d hoped for, “The Mountain” still gave gave us hits like “Woman, Amen” and the under-hyped “Goodbye in Telluride.” It also included “Burning Man,” the single that earned Gold AND Platinum status in 2019. As of February 24th, the track is now 2x Certified Multi-Platinum. This also happened to be the day Dierks released his newest record”Gravel & Gold”. The 14-song album is honestly already better…

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The self-proclaimed “emo cowgirl” just doesn’t miss. Megan Moroney has been making major waves in Nashville since releasing her viral hit “Tennessee Orange” last fall. While she only signed a record deal recently, she’s been recording independently since her college days at UGA. Just last week, she announced her debut studio album “Lucky” will be released May 5th. We haven’t seen the track list yet but if I had to guess, these unreleased tracks will definitely (hopefully) be a part of this project. 1. “Sleep On My Side” Our girl Meg is a straight-up savage for this one. Think of…

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49 Winchester just took to social media to announce they’ll be opening for Luke Combs as he embarks on his 2023 World Tour this fall. Best known for hits like “Annabel” and “Russell County Line” (named for their hometown in Southwestern Virginia), 49 Winchester has been gaining momentum with their Alternative-bluesy sound and clearly isn’t slowing down any time soon. Within the last year, 49 Winchester’s popularity has skyrocketed. After hitting (and quickly exceeding) 1-million streams on Spotify with the release of their album “Fortune Favors The Bold,” the band also made their Grand Ole Opry debut in August of…

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Conner Smith, one of Nashville’s strongest newcomers, dropped his newest track “Creek Will Rise” Friday 2/24. Written by Smith, along with Chase McGill and Parker Welling, this might be his best release since putting himself on the map with “I Hate Alabama,” which went viral in late 2021. Immediately reminding me of Dierks Bentley’s 2003 banger “What Was I Thinking,” “Creek Will Rise” is full of energy and will undoubtedly be on repeat in the months to come. Currently in the first month of his 14-show college town tour, Conner Smith continues to tease followers with new music. “Creek Will…

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