Author: Brennen Kelly

Hailing from the Chicagoland area, Brennen graduated from Valparaiso University with a BA in Communication and a minor in Cinema and Media Studies. After covering Arts & Entertainment at his university's newspaper, he began writing for Country Chord in March of 2023. Known for his love of independent country and authentic songwriters, Brennen has a long-history of championing the likes of Zach Bryan, Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers and many others.

In Nashville this morning, the Country Music Association gathered at Hall of Fame Rotunda to announce the 2025 inductees into Country Music Hall of Fame. After much speculation of who would receive the prestigious honor, Vince Gill took to the podium to announce the three brand-new members of the elite group. Long-time producer and 6x Grammy winner, Tony Brown, was the first to be announced as 2025’s non-performer inductee. Brown, who has collaborated on over 100 #1 singles throughout his career and pushed Gill to record his legendary single, “Go Rest High on That Mountain,” graciously accepted his nomination. As…

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Love him or hate him, it’s hard to deny the sheer amount of success that Jason Aldean has experienced since his debut album in 2005. In the past twenty years, the “She’s Country” singer has scored 28 #1 hits, over 20 platinum singles, five Grammy nominations and most notably, the ACM Artist of the Decade award for the 2010s. Despite the media-fueled controversy over his politics, Aldean maintained his superstar status and notched his first-career all-genre #1 on the Billboard 100 with “Try That In A Small Town” back in 2023. With his current single, “Whiskey Drink,” moving from #11…

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After sending the Internet into a frenzy yesterday by completely wiping his Instagram account, Parker McCollum has had fans speculating that a new album announcement is coming very soon. And while it’s safe to assume that an announcement of his fifth studio LP is coming in the following days, today, the “Limestone Kid” instead plotted a brand new batch of tour dates for September and October. Though his Instagram account still being completely empty, the “Pretty Heart” singer took to X (formerly known as Twitter) minutes ago to announce a brand new batch of tour dates throughout the summer: The…

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After months of speculation, cryptic social media posts and sporadic single releases, Morgan Wallen sent the internet into a frenzy this morning by announcing that his fourth studio album, I’m The Problem, is officially slated for a May 16th release date. The record will follow in its predecessor’s footsteps, Dangerous: The Double Album and One Thing At a Time, and contain a mammoth 37 tracks, as revealed by Apple Music tonight. Along with the release date, the “Last Night” singer revealed that two brand-new songs, the previously-teased “Just In Case” and “I’m A Little Crazy,” will be dropping at midnight:…

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Something’s brewing. Despite being on a short break from his current What Kinda Man Tour and preparing for his Rodeo Houston performance tomorrow night, it looks like Parker McCollum is preparing to announce something big on his Instagram. Though we don’t have an exact time frame, as of writing, the “Pretty Heart” singer has completely wiped his Instagram posts. Though he still has a story up promoting exclusive merchandise for the aforementioned Rodeo Houston performance along with past archived stories promoting tours, merch and more, every single post has been completely deleted. As you can tell by the image below,…

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After an incredibly eventful 24 hours which saw his brand new album, Evangeline vs. The Machine, get prematurely leaked via Apple Music, Eric Church was forced to reveal the record in an impromptu nature via his fan club, “The Church Choir.” Despite the less-than-satisfying reveal of Church’s first album in four years, fans (myself included) were overjoyed to finally receive new music. In addition to the awkward album rollout, the “Springsteen” singer released his brand-new single, “Hands Of Time.” The track, which feels like a bit of a return to form for Church that harkens back to the early days…

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