Author: Clayton Anderson

Earlier this morning, legendary country music duo, Brooks & Dunn, officially announced they’re hittin’ the road this summer on the second leg of the “REBOOT TOUR.” The tour, named after their most recent album from 2019, kicks off in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 3rd and features a total of 22 shows set to wrap up in the middle of August. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brooks & Dunn (@brooksanddunn) Rising country star and frequent Morgan Wallen collaborator, ERNEST, will be opening for many of the dates, as well as David Lee Murphy, known for…

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Jelly Roll has never been one to hold back his opinion… Last year, Jelly Roll sat down with the boys from the FLAGRANT podcast and sparked a controversial debate on how the modern church is portraying Jesus in this day and age. The 39 year-old rapper-turned-country artist released his seventh studio album, “Whitsitt Chapel,” back in June and referred to it as his “reconciliation with the church.” When asked to expand, he predicted the church will suffer as a result of people “americanizing” Jesus and “weaponizing God:” “Jesus and the church is gonna die, again, if they don’t find a…

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Texas native, Parker McCollum, recently uploaded a live performance video from his show at the Moody Center Arena in Austin, Texas. Playing for a sold out crowd of over 15,000 people, the concert was held back in October of last year and the new video posted to Parker’s YouTube features the 31 year-old rising country star performing his latest single at country radio, “Burn It Down.” The single, written by Parker, as well as Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose, is off his recent fourth studio album, titled “Never Enough,” and has recently cracked the top 15 on the…

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Just three months ahead of the release for his eighth studio album, “Leather,” Cody Johnson released the lead single, “The Painter,” back in August of last year, a heartfelt tribute to his wife, Brandi, of almost 15 years. Although the song was written by Benjy Davis, Kat Higgins and Ryan Larkins, and not actually by CoJo himself, he explained why the song meant so much to him and his marriage upon announcing the songs release: “My favorite lyric in ‘The Painter’ is ‘for every wall I built, she saw a canvas.’ If there’s anything that describes my marriage with my…

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This morning Carly Pearce uploaded an acoustic video performance of her current single, “We Don’t Fight Anymore” to her YouTube channel. The single currently being promoted at country radio features Chris Stapleton, and although some may be disappointed to hear a version without the superstar (arguably so), I’m here to tell you that Carly absolutely CRUSHED it. While the original studio version is nothing short of amazing, the emotion conveyed by Pearce in this video supersedes that of her vocal performance on the original. Or maybe it was just the production, or lack thereof when you’re accompanied only by an…

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Big news Reba fans. This morning the NFL announced the pregame entertainment lineup for Super Bowl LVIII and the tradition of country singers performing the National Anthem continues, with Reba McEntire up next. Post Malone is also set to hit the stage for a performance of “America the Beautiful,” while Andra Day will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which is often referred to as the “Black National Anthem.” The last time we witnessed a full country halftime show was way back in 1994, and it featured Clint Black, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, and Wynonna Judd. In the 30 years…

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