Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake shook the country music world at the 2015 Country Music Awards by collaborating for a special rendition of Tennessee Whiskey. The performance helped shine a spotlight on Stapleton as a performer and introduced his musical talent to a wider audience. Back in March, Luke Combs discussed the significance of this moment with Joe Rogan on his podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience. He highlights the profound impact the performance had on the country music scene and how it affected his mindset as a young artist. “I think Chris Stapleton singing Tennessee Whiskey with Justin Timberlake at…
Author: Aidan Callahan
This year’s nominees for CMA “New Artist of The Year” had some serious heavy hitters: Zach Bryan, Megan Moroney, Jelly Roll, Parker McCollum, and Hailey Whitters were all nominated. Ultimately, the trophy fell in (and eventually out) the hands of Jelly Roll, which seemed to surprise him more than anyone else, especially after the huge year he had. This week, Jelly Roll appeared alongside Ernest on Theo Von’s podcast, This Past Weekend, and revealed he truly didn’t believe he had a chance to win the award. After Von congratulated him, he said: “It was really interesting because I didn’t think…
Anyone that has seen Jelly Roll perform (whether live or on TV) can tell the man loves to create a wild, loud, and rambunctious atmosphere for his concertgoers. In a recent interview with Taste of Country, the recipient of the CMA ‘New Artist of the Year’ award discussed a specific aspect of live concerts that he finds to be comical, but many other artists seem to be annoyed with. The Need A Favor singer appears to believe that artists nowadays are getting too upset when fans throw objects on stage- he considers it an inherent aspect of performing. During the…
Luke Combs is undoubtably one of the faces of the current country music scene. Two-time CMA “Entertainer of The Year,” sixteen number one songs, selling out the biggest stadiums across the nation- the man is absolutely crushing it. With his massive success now, it’s easy to look past his humble beginning as an artist in his college town of Boone, North Carolina. However, as they say, from humble beginnings come great things, and this has proven to be the case for the chart-topping superstar. On a recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, Combs discussed his start…
Jason Aldean has collected twenty eight number one hits in his nearly two decades since releasing his first studio album. This success has contributed to him earning the ACM Award for “Artist of The Decade” in 2019, and cementing himself as one of the genre’s superstars. Despite the accolades and massive hits, there will always be things that artists like Aldean will look back on in their career and see missed opportunities. In many cases, this pertains to passing songs for ideas to other artists just to see them blow up and become massive successes. On an appearance on Tracy…
Cody Johnson released his newest album, Leather, on November 3rd. With this record, Johnson provides his fans another phenomenal collection of songs that showcase his incredible talent and unwavering dedication to authenticity. In a recent interview Apple Music’s “Today’s Country”, Johnson revealed that the title track of the album was written by fellow Texas native, Ian Munsick, his gold certified Long Live Cowboys collaborator. He explained that the two were hanging around on his tour bus when Munsick played him Leather for the very first time. After hearing the song, Johnson felt inspired to make an album surrounding it. “He…