Author: Brady Gray

During the second night of this season’s American Idol auditions, 20 year-old contestant, Kaibrienne Richins, absolutely wowed the judges with her performance of Zach Bryan’s 7x platinum hit, “Something In The Orange.” Ahead of her audition, Kaibrienne shared that she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, a painful autoimmune disorder that affects the thyroid gland, when she was in fourth grade. Her father showed up to the audition with her and choked up as he recounted the struggles they’ve faced throughout the years: “It’s been a struggle to see the most beautiful girl in the world, who I know has more…

Payin’ tribute to the late Tom Petty. After teasing a post of him in the studio recording “American Girl” to his Instagram account yesterday evening, Dierks Bentley went on to surprise-drop the track to all streaming platforms just hours later. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dierks Bentley (@dierksbentley) “American Girl” was written solely by Petty and released in 1976 off of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ debut self-titled album. Although it did not originally chart in the States, it is now considered as one of the band’s most popular songs of all time. Of the song,…

Dolly Parton and Lainey Wilson brought the house down last night with a beautiful performance of “I Will Always Love You” at Dolly’s Pet Gala special in Nashville. The two-hour event aired on CBS and Paramount+, and while the majority of the focus may have been on the dogs, Lainey and Dolly’s duet was the least forgettable moment of the night. “I Will Always Love You” was written by Dolly and released as a single in 1974. It reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart that year, and then again in 1982 when she re-recorded the hit forThe Best…

Morgan Wallen has been a busy man. The 31 year-old superstar recently gave a surprise-performance alongside his good buddies and label mates, Hardy and Ernest, at the SoHo House in Nashville, Tennessee, where he performed an unreleased (and as of now untitled), brand new song. Morgan has been more active on social media as of late, recently teaming up with Barstool’s Caleb Pressley once again for a funny new Ryl Tea ad video. On top of that, he’s also been busy working on other business ventures that include purchasing and reviving the Field & Stream outdoors brand with Eric Church,…

Making history. After a Verizon commercial aired during the Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and victorious Kansas City Chiefs, Beyoncé shocked the world when she surprise-dropped two brand-new “country” songs to all streaming platforms. Of the two, the song that she chose to send to country radio was “Texas Hold ‘Em,” sparking much debate as to whether the song, or even if Beyoncé herself, fit in with the country crowd. While we all have our opinions, the “bee hive,” much like the “Swifties,” have been working overtime since the moment it dropped to help the legendary pop/R&B singer…

Make it happen, fellas. Last year iHeart Country had an album release party to celebrate Luke Combs’ new album, “Growin’ Old.” During that interview, Luke Combs was asked if we’re any closer to receiving a collaboration from him and Morgan Wallen. “We text about it. It’s like, you gotta find the perfect song for that, though. Our consensus is that we want to write it or it has to be the perfect song. If you got it, the perfect song, we’re listening.” Song-writers, get on it. Come up with the best damn song you’ve ever written and send it over…