Almost as good as Creed’s halftime performance. Back in 2021, Luke Combs took the stage at AT&T Stadium to perform three of his biggest hits during the Thanksgiving halftime show between the Dallas Cowboys and Oak- (excuse me) Las Vegas Raiders. The six-and-a-half minute performance from Combs featured a medley of “When It Rains It Pours,” Beer Never Broke My Heart” and “Beautiful Crazy.” All three of those songs went No. 1 at Country radio, and I know that because all seventeen of Luke’s singles have reached the top spot since he burst on to the scene with “Hurricane” back…
Author: Clayton Anderson
Modern day boredom is now letting ChatGPT run rampant on any subject of your choosing, whether I like it or not. Today, I started with prompting the AI language model to write us the opposite of “Love Story” by Taylor Swift. I’m pretty pleased with the result, actually. Pleased enough that I think I’m going to start a new series. I’ll probably call it Opposite Lyrics by ChatGPT. Consider this volume 1 but I’m also not committing to that yet… “Love Story” by Taylor Swift Breakup Story by ChatGPT: We were both old when I first saw you / I…
Killing it. Country music may be the most polarizing and toxic genre that exists right now, with thumbs becoming more quick to hammer the keyboard of their touch screen device to scream “THAT’S NOT REAL COUNTRY” in the comments of social media posts every chance they get. And while even I, a Country music critic, can get lost in that exhausting debate from time to time with both sides of the aisle, Country is arguably in a better spot than it has been in years. For some, it took getting into artists such as Florida Georgia Line or Luke Bryan…
Earlier in the year, Bud Light partnered with transgender influencer, Dylan Mulvaney, sparking outrage amongst its consumers and costing Anheuser-Busch a hefty amount of money. Following the backlash, Brendan Whitworth, the chief executive of Anheuser-Busch, issued a statement saying: “We never intended to be part of a discussion that divides people. We are in the business of bringing people together over a beer.” Country artists such as Brantley Gilbert and Riley Green expressed their distaste for the brand’s move, with Green changing the lyrics to arguably his best song, “I Wish Grandpas Never Died:” Country Music Artist Riley Green Cancels…
Rackin’ em up. As of November 15th, Zach Bryan earned two new gold certifications from the RIAA for his latest self-titled album, along with his single, “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves off the same record. In case you weren’t aware, when an artist receives a gold certification, it means the single or album has sold at least 500,000 units since its release A unit defines the consumption of music that equals the purchase of one album copy. With the rise of streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music over the last decade, you can no longer base certifications…
In what became Megan Moroney’s first ever platinum single, is now also her first song to reach double platinum status by the RIAA. Written by Moroney, along with Ben Williams, David Fanning and Paul Jenkins, Tennessee Orange was first released on September 2nd of last year, right before the Volunteers defeated Georgia Tech, 42-41 in overtime. Tennessee Orange quickly blew up on Tik-Tok, and after much speculation, Megan did an interview with SiriusXM’s “The Highway,” where she confirmed that the Vols shirt she was wearing in her Instagram announcement post for the song was, in fact, Morgan Wallen’s shirt. View this post on Instagram A post shared…