Following the success of 2015’s Grammy-nominated, Mr. Misunderstood, Eric Church had some major shoes to fill. When you release an album as well-rounded and captivating as Mr. Misunderstood was, it’s hard to produce a worthy follow-up. Though I wouldn’t go as far as to say it is as good as the masterpiece that Mr. Misunderstood is, Desperate Man is certainly flirting with it. In Desperate Man, Church delivered something that was severely missing in his 2021 Heart & Soul project. That is the cynicism and overall maturity that was shown in both Desperate Man and Mr. Misunderstood. Though it may not seem like it on the surface, the album contains a lot of interesting concepts. None…
Author: Brennen Kelly
One of the greatest songs ever written. It’s no stretch to say that Bob Dylan is one of the greatest songwriters of all time. From “Tangled Up In Blue” to “Like a Rolling Stone,” the legendary singer/songwriter has won nearly every award imaginable including Grammys, a Nobel Prize and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. With that being said, he has influenced a plethora of today’s best and brightest songwriters. Inspiring the likes of Zach Bryan, Evan Honer or Colby Acuff (to name a few), Dylan has become one of the go-to influences for many in the alt. country scene. Today,…
As mentioned, Aldean has been a longtime partner with the Macon Children’s Hospital and has performed multiple benefit concerts to raise money for the hospital. Most notably, the “You Make It Easy” singer raised over $700,000 dollars in 2017 when he performed alongside Luke Combs. In a TikTok posted by Georgia native, Ian Brown, it was revealed that Aldean had, in fact, raised the $618,393 as well as his motivation to continue raising money for the hospital, “One of the reasons I got involved with this is that I’m from here. I got four kids of my own… If I…
In one of the most shocking stories involving country music this year, today, it was revealed that Garth Brooks is facing a lawsuit for the accused sexual assault and battery of a former makeup artist from multiple instances back in 2019. The accuser, under the name, “Jane Roe,” has alleged that Brooks had both sexually assaulted her and raped her on separate occasions. According to CNN, Roe claims that Brooks would “repeatedly expose his genitals and buttocks, talk about sex and share sexual fantasies with her, regularly changing his clothing in front of her and sending explicit text messages.” In…
In a developing story, ’90s country star and “Friends In Low Places” singer, Garth Brooks is currently facing a lawsuit for the accused sexual assault and battery of a former makeup artist, as reported by CNN. According to CNN, the complaint was filed in a state court in California on Thursday and stems from an incident that occurred in 2019 during a work trip. The accuser, under the name, “Jane Roe,” had been handling Brooks’ hair and makeup in 2017 after years of handling Brooks’ wife, Trisha Yearwood’s, makeup. Roe claims, according to CNN, that Brooks would “repeatedly expose his…
A damn good cover. Season 26 of The Voice kicked off last week with a brand new cast including the likes of Snoop Dog, Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani and Michael Bublé. Though it’s still incredibly early in the show’s season, it seems like there’s already an artist who is going to receive a lot of buzz in the country/folk scene. That artist is West Virginia native, Mor Ilderton. Ilderton, who released his debut single, “Welcome Sign,” back in April, made his first-ever live performance during this week’s episode of The Voice. The West Virginian sang a cover of none other…