Dierks Bentley was able to get his hands on history when he filmed the music video for his reimagined version of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 1976 classic, “American Girl.” Flown in from his archives in California, the music video kicks off with Bentley strapping on Petty’s signature Rickenbacker guitar, a moment that the 48 year-old country star called “surreal.” “Holding an instrument that carries so much musical history and significance was surreal, you could almost feel the stories resonate from it as I played it. Tom Petty’s lyrics and delivery were a huge part of what made his music…
Author: Clayton Anderson
This one may sound familiar. Back in December of last year, Morgan Wallen shared a teaser of an unreleased song with the caption, “I Had Some help,” that he wrote with Post Malone, ERNEST and Charlie Handsome, to his Instagram account. He later deleted the reel the next morning after fans expressed their distaste for the track in the comments, professedly a first for the Last Night singer. Fast forward to today, and we’ve officially received another teaser of the track from Post himself, implying that it will be featured on his upcoming country record (whenever he decides to drop…
Another country music festival is coming to the east coast. This morning, the lineup for the first-ever Country Calling festival in Ocean City, Maryland was announced and it features some of the biggest names that country music has to offer. Eric Church, Tyler Childers, Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll will headline the two-day event, along with additional acts that include Riley Green, Brothers Osborne, Bailey Zimmerman, Parmalee, The Red Clay Strays, Ella Langley, Drayton Farley, and more. Good news for 90’s country fans as well, as Clint Black and Dwight Yoakam are also included on the bill. Country Calling will…
Country music is being represented in Chicago this year. This morning, Lollapalooza (typically known for alternative punk rock, heavy metal, hip hop, and electronic dance music), officially announced the lineup for their 2024 festival and it included some of country’s hottest rising acts. Headliners for the diverse, four-day event include The Killers, Tyler the Creator, Blink 182, Hozier, Skrillex and more. The country acts, however, will feature Megan Moroney, Tanner Usrey, Sam Barber, Treaty Oak Revival, Kaitlin Butts and Josiah and the Bonnevilles. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lollapalooza (@lollapalooza) Lollapalooza runs from August 1-4 at…
You won’t want to miss this. Today, the lineup for the first-ever RedWest music festival in Salt Lake City, Utah was announced and it features a huge mix of established artists, as well as some of the hottest up-and-coming acts that country music currently has to offer. Colter Wall, Ian Munsick and Oliver Anthony will headline the three-day event, along with additional artists including Flatland Cavalry, Dylan Gossett, Sam Barber, Shane Smith & the Saints, Luke Grimes, Treaty Oak Revival, Conner Smith, Zach Top, Jake Worthington, Zandi Holup and more; with a few artists still yet to be announced. RedWest…
Good news for country/rock fans. Today it was announced that HARDY and Nickelback have officially teamed up for an episode of CMT Crossroads. View this post on Instagram A post shared by HARDY (@hardy) The episode was recorded earlier this month in Nashville, and will air on April 6th at 8p.m. ET, as part of the networks CMT Music Awards weekend programming block. It will feature performances of Nickelback’s “Savin’ Me” and “Animals,” as well as HARDY’s “Truck Bed” and “Give Heaven Some Hell.” The pair also reportedly recorded a mashup of both of their “Rockstar” singles. While HARDY released…