A bold statement. Last year, Luke Combs sat down with the guys over at Full Send Podcast for a pretty entertaining conversation that involved a few dicey questions. When asked “who’s the number 1 country music star in the world right now?,” Luke had a very bold but honest answer; “It’s me or Wallen for sure.” First things first, I don’t think wrong. While I saw some comments and posts on social media questioning Luke’s “humbleness” for including himself in the answer, can we really blame him? I mean, it wasn’t like he was asked who’s the biggest Country artist…
Author: Clayton Anderson
Wyatt Flores is BACK back. After returning from a brief hiatus last week with a brand new song, “I Wish I Could Stay,” and the announcement of a new 8-track EP, “Half Life,” to drop next month, the “Please Don’t Go” singer appears to be fully re-energized, as he also announced this morning that he’s hittin’ the road again this summer. Set to kick off in Isle of Palms, South Carolina, on July 4th, Wyatt’s headlining “Here There + Gone” tour features 12 shows with support from Thomas Rowland, Philip Bowen, Noeline Hofmann, Coleman Jennings and Brendan Walter, and will…
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…
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…