In what can only be described as a monster year for Sam Barber, 2024 will come to a close with another huge career milestone – notching his first-ever entry on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart with “Indigo” featuring Avery Anna debuting at #98. Since releasing on October 31st, “Indigo” has quickly become a viral hit for the young duo with two separate sound clips containing the song on TikTok garnering a staggering 88,200 and 157,900 videos respectively with many using it as a tribute to lost loved ones and partners due to the song’s central premise of loss. “Indigo”…
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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 the midst of controversy after Oliver Anthony seemingly falsely claimed that he uses autotune during his performances, Parker McCollum has decided to double down with his electric, live shows and added an extra 16 dates to his upcoming 2025 tour, What Kinda Man. Minutes ago, McCollum took to Instagram to announce additional dates: Originally slated to run from January 23rd in Athens, Georgia to April 26th in Gainesville, Florida, McCollum has now added an extra 16 tour dates which begin on June 26th in Richmond, Virginia before finishing in Abbotsford, British Columbia on August 23rd. These extra 16 dates…
After getting arrested on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct for his chair-throwing incident outside of Eric Church’s bar, Chiefs, back in April, Morgan Wallen made headlines yesterday after getting all three felonies reduced in a plea deal. The plea deal consists of Wallen’s charges now being composed of two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment without a weapon, having all three felony counts dropped by the court. Today, at his court hearing, the “Last Night” singer pleaded guilty to the two misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment. Alongside the misdemeanor charges, Wallen will serve seven days…
What a way to ring in the year. Somehow, some way, 2024 is nearly at a close. With Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner, “Best of the Year” lists are being created, year-end charts are being finalized and most excitingly Nashville is prepping for their annual New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville Big Bash event which will air on CBS. Back in October, Keith Urban was announced as the show’s host alongside Entertainment Tonight’s Rachel Smith with Jelly Roll and Kane Brown set to perform throughout the show’s five-hour runtime. Yesterday, the entire lineup was announced, and it’s a…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, it’s been well-documented that reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, Morgan Wallen’s, chair-throwing incident outside of Eric Church’s bar, Chiefs, back in April has been one of the most controversial stories outside of the studio in country music all year. The arrest led to a plethora of memes and t-shirts with Wallen’s mugshot, as well as criticism being thrown at the “Last Night” singer with Nashville council-member, Jordan Huffman, claiming that the Tennessee native “does not belong” in the town. After getting arrested on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct,…
After employing the likes of Eric Church, Riley Green, Cody Johnson and Bailey Zimmerman in 2024, Tailgate N’ Tallboys Music Festival has decided to run it back in Bloomington, Illinois again in 2025. Today, they announced that Cody Johnson and Bailey Zimmerman will return as headliners in 2025 along with Koe Wetzel and HARDY, who will conclude the festival which runs from June 12-15. Along with headliners, Wetzel, Zimmerman, Johnson and HARDY, Tailgate N’ Tallboys are hosting the likes of up-and-comers, Tucker Wetmore, Gavin Adcock and Hudson Westbrook, as well as two of the hottest country-rock bands, Ole 60 and…