Author: Brady Gray

We need a cover album ASAP. It’s no secret (or at least it shouldn’t be anyway), that Zach Top is emerging himself as one of the biggest country artists in the genre. While Morgan Wallen and Ella Langley currently dominate streaming numbers, Top is bringing back that traditional 80’s and 90’s sound country music fans clearly still crave, and doing it extremely well I might add. While his original music, especially the songs from his sophomore studio album, “Cold Beer & Country Music,” are nothing short of incredible, the man does every artist before him justice when he adds his smooth and twangy vocals into the mix. From…

Man, what I would give to go back in time and witness this performance live… Back in 2021, Facebook user Brad McKinney shared a video of Chris Stapleton performing at the Kentucky Opry, seemingly sometime around 1999. At that point, Traveller wasn’t even a thought yet, so instead of one of his own hits, Stapleton delivered a cover of Lonestar’s classic, “Amazed.” Written by Marv Green, Aimee Mayo, and Chris Lindsey, “Amazed” was released in March 1999 as the second single from the band’s third studio album, Lonely Grill. The song went on to spend eight weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot…

It’s always a good day when Zach Top uploads an acoustic video to his YouTube channel. Just a couple weeks ago, the 28 year-old singer/songwriter debuted a new song at Under The Big Sky Fest titled “Good Girls & Cowgirls.” Three days later, he took to social media to officially announce the song’s release date of August 21st. Just two days after that, Top revealed he would be dropping not one, but two new songs that Friday. And if that wasn’t enough, he also revealed he would be adding both tracks, “Good Girls & Cowgirls,” and “Other Side Of Hurtin'”…

Every artist has a moment when years of quiet preparation become something they arefinally ready to share. For Jesse Davidson, that moment arrives with his debut countrysingle, “Hemingway.” While many listeners will first discover him through the song,Davidson has spent years developing another skill that has shaped his creative voicejust as much as music: teaching. As an English teacher, Davidson has spent his entire professional life teaching youngpeople about stories, themes, and the emotions concealed in the lines of great literaryworks. This experience has affected how he writes songs; however, not in the sensethat he wishes to make his lyrics…

I’m not emotional, you are. Last night, legendary country music singer, Alan Jackson, closed out his touring career with one final performance at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium. Taking the stage for an estimated 70,000 fans, the “Remember When” singer had quite the star-studded lineup to help send him off into retirement. From George Strait to Eric Church, Jon Pardi, Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Lee Ann Womack and many more, some of the biggest names in all of country music showed up to pay their respects to one of the greatest of all time. And for the artists who couldn’t make it,…

Sometimes, the greatest Americana stories stem from an average occurrence. Aconversation, memory, an encounter, or even a lesson that one learned many years agocan turn out to be a source of inspiration for a song that will resonate with its listenerslong after its final note. That tradition continues with The Glorious Heydays’ newrelease, “The Curse,” a record that transforms personal experience into a broaderreflection on perspective, empathy, and personal growth. While the title may suggest darkness or misfortune, “The Curse” ultimately arrives at afar more hopeful destination. It examines the tendency to become consumed bypersonal struggles and the consequences of…