Rackin’ ’em up. As of February 5th, Cody Johnson has officially earned six new gold/platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. The new certifications feature songs from Cody’s last three albums, “Ain’t Nothin’ to It” (2019), “Human: The Double Album” (2021) and “Leather” (2023). 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, while a platinum cert means it has sold at least 1 million. Here are the six songs that received new certs from the RIAA: Gold Certs: Platinum…
Author: Clayton Anderson
Morgan Wallen and Lil Durk are apparently teaming up once again. After previously releasing “Broadway Girls” together back in December of 2021, and then “Stand By Me” in May of last year, it appears Morgan Wallen and rapper, Lil Durk, are cooking up something bigger this time around. While walking the red carpet with his wife last night at the 66th annual Grammy Awards, Lil Durk was asked by ET Online who the next person he plans on working with is. After name-dropping Morgan Wallen, he confirmed there’s a collaboration album on the way: “There’s gonna be a collab album…
The best of the best. Back in August of last year, George Strait, along with Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town, played back to back shows at the Nissan Stadium In Nashville, Tennessee. Although Chris and LBG got to finish their sets, The King’s was cut short the second night due to lightning in the vicinity, leaving fans frustrated that they paid for a full show but received an hour and a half less time from George compared to the night before. While I probably would’ve been just as equally frustrated, I would hope that I would’ve purchased tickets for…
Timeless. On February 2nd, 1974, Dolly Parton topped Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with arguably her biggest song to date, “Jolene.” It written solely by Dolly, and was released in October of 1973 as the lead single off her album of the same name. Back in 2004, Rolling Stone ranked Jolene at #217 on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list, and then bumped it up all the way to #63 when the outlet revisited the ranking just three years ago. According to Dolly from an interview with NPR, the song was inspired by a red-headed bank teller who would…
Darius Rucker was arrested Thursday afternoon in Williamson County, Tennessee, on three separate charges. According to TMZ, the 57 year-old country singer was arrested for two counts of simple possession/casual exchange of a controlled substance and one count of violatingTennessee’s vehicle registration law – all misdemeanors. The police are apparently alleging that Darius’ tags were expired on his vehicle. Rucker’s attorney tells TMZ that he is being fully compliant with authorities: “Darius Rucker is fully cooperating with authorities related to misdemeanor charges.” Rucker was brought into jail at around 12 noon CT and released on bail an hour later. The…
One of my favorite Childers songs. Last night, Wyatt Flores put on one helluva performance of Tyler Childers’ “Charleston Girl” at Music Farm in, you guessed it…Charleston, South Carolina. The track was written solely by Childers and while the only version on streaming platforms is live from the Red Barn Radio in 2018, fans (including myself) haven’t seemed to mind one bit. Wyatt had a massive 2023, solidifying himself as one of the hottest rising stars in country music. From amassing well over 3 million monthly Spotify listeners, to earning his first-ever gold certified song with “Please Don’t Go,” it’s…