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…
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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…
Eric Church is no stranger to releasing live recordings of not only his songs, but covers of other artists as well. He has seven full live albums, containing recordings of his performances from all kinds of big stages from 2013 to 2018. Any true Eric Church fan knows he credits the great Bruce Springsteen as one of his inspirations and this admiration shines front and center in his largest hit to date, named after the artist himself. The 7x platinum Springsteen has become a staple in country music over the years since its release, and his medley, Springsteen/Born To Run,…
On a 2020 appearance on This Past Weekend with Theo Von, country music’s hottest trio, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, and ERNEST, discussed their songwriting process and recollect a specific memorable experience when writing one of their biggest hits. It’s no secret that the three are genuinely close friends outside of music, and it seems that they have much more fun writing together than with anyone else. This is extremely evident in this case, where ERNEST hilariously revealed he was “faded” when they were writing the now 5x platinum hit, More Than My Hometown. ERNEST tells the story: “The night we wrote…
The last decade has brought country fans some of the greatest songs in the genre’s history, including some of the most amazing covers of all time. Covers can often be viewed as a gamble since they provide new takes on already popular tracks, but they often further showcase the greatness of a given song when done the right way. While typically honoring the original artists work, they often provide their own unique sound and style. It’s important to mention that this listing only includes studio-recorded tracks. There are countless other incredible covers such as Cody Johnson’s You Look So Good…
Back in 2018, Morgan Wallen landed his first career #1 hit as a songwriter when Jason Aldean’s You Make It Easy climbed to the top spot on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Through all ups and downs in Wallen’s career thus far, it seems that Aldean has remained a constant supporter of the young superstar. Back in May, Aldean expressed his opinions on Wallen being nominated for “Entertainer of The Year” at the ACM Awards, pointing out that he was the hottest name in country music at the time and that there’s not much else he could possibly do to deserve…