Author: Clayton Anderson

Leaving country music AND her husband. After over 5 years of marriage, Maren Morris has officially filed for divorce against her husband, and fellow country singer, Ryan Hurd. According to US Weekly, who obtained the divorce complaint filed in Davidson County, Tennessee, on October 2nd, Morris cited “irreconcilable differences.” The couple first met at a songwriters circle in Nashville, where they ended up writing for the first time together. The song they ended up crankin’ out just so happened to be “Last Turn Home,” which was recorded by Tim McGraw and featured on his 2014 “Sundown Heaven Town” album. Maren, known…

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This past Friday, Megan Moroney released a live acoustic performance video of “Traitor Joe” to her official Youtube channel. The song, which is one of my personal favorites from her thus far, was featured on her debut studio album, “Lucky,” that dropped earlier this year on May 5th and includes her first ever #1 song at Country radio, Tennessee Orange. Written by Megan, along with Ben Williams, Casey Brown and Parker Welling, Traitor Joe is one of the more interesting songs off the 13-track record. It cleverly tells the story of a girl trying to warn the titular, Joe, that…

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“C’mon baby, let’s go listen to the night train…” On October 16th, 2012, Jason Aldean released his fifth studio album, “Night Train.” Fresh off the massive success of his 2010 release, “My Kinda Party,” this follow-up record also features 15 tracks, along with another 5 singles, four of which went #1 at Country radio. Night Train debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, as well as the Top Country Albums chart, selling over 409,000 copies in its first week. The record was also the highest first sales week of a country album since Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” in 2010. It was also the fourth biggest…

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Talk about gettin’ your moneys worth. Last night, Toby Keith made a surprise appearance for fans in attendance of Jason Aldean’s concert at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. Toby, who has been recently recovering from his battle with stomach cancer, appears to be healthy and has even hinted at hittin’ the road again. The 62 year old country star recently won the first ever Country Icon Award at the Inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards back in September, where he also gave a powerful performance of “Don’t Let The Old Man In.” Since Aldean was performing in Keith’s home state…

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Rackin’ em up. Today, Zach Bryan officially received 12 new gold/platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA gives out certifications to artists based on the number of albums and singles units sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Based on the massive popularity Zach Bryan has garnered over the past few years, along with the huge streaming numbers from his recent self-titled album and 5-track EP, “Boys Of Faith,” it’s really not a shock at this point to see Bryan continuing to earn these sorts of accolades from previous releases. When an artist receives a gold certification,…

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Everyone wants to paint the town red, but this time, Ella is painting it blue. Today, one of the hottest up-and-coming acts in country music, Ella Langley, dropped a brand new song titled, “Paint The Town Blue.” Written by Ella, along with Will Bunny, Travis Wood and the hit-making machine, Rhett Akins, the song is a confession that avoidance and distraction aren’t exactly always key to getting over a breakup. “‘Paint The Town Blue’ is a song about heartbreak and giving yourself that one night to let all the emotions out,” says Ella. “Everyone copes with a relationship loss differently…

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