Riding the highs of debuting inside the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his feature on Morgan Wallen’s “I Ain’t Comin’ Back,” Post Malone kicked off his 2025 Big A** Stadium Tour in style last night in Salt Lake City, Utah. Performing to a crowd of over 45,000 at Rice-Eccles Stadium, the first sold-out concert at the venue since 2022, the “I Had Some Help” singer, along with openers, Jelly Roll, Sierra Ferrell and Chandler Walters, delivered a killer concert filled to the brim with pyrotechnics, fireworks and even a floating stage throughout the night. Despite the heavy…
Author: Brennen Kelly
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.
After forming one of the most surprising bonds in country music over the past year, Kenny Chesney and Megan Moroney have seemingly been inseparable. In addition to touring extensively together in 2024, the pair have also been seen spending time together off of the stage, singing karaoke and even launching Chesney’s TikTok account. Due to their prominent friendship, many have speculated when the two would release a song together, and it looks like the speculation has finally become a reality. Minutes ago, Moroney took to Instagram to announce that their brand new song, titled, “You Had To Be There,” will…
“I just got scared by a pair of t*ts that just plopped out real quick.” During a busy weekend that included an appearance at MerleFest, Wyatt Flores took his Welcome Back to the Plains Tour to Charlottesville, Virginia, at the Ting Pavilion to a sold-out crowd Saturday night. The Oklahoman singer/songwriter treated fans to a 24-song setlist which included hits like the certified-platinum, “Please Don’t Go,” “West of Tulsa” and “Oh Susannah” as well as covers of Ella Langley’s “you look like you love me,” 49 Winchester’s “Russell County Line” and The Fray’s “How To Save a Life.” As the…
This morning, the American Music Awards (AMA’s) announced the full list of nominations for their 2025 program, which will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez on Monday, May 26th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. Much like the Grammies, AMA covers all genres, ranging from pop and hip-hop to Latin and rock. Obviously, we’re going to be focusing on the country selections here, and I must say, they are rough. Leading the way for country artists are the likes of Post Malone (8), Shaboozey (7), Morgan Wallen (6), Zach Bryan (5), Jelly Roll (3), Luke Combs (3) and, much…
We are so back. After setting the alternative country scene ablaze back in February by announcing that they were in the studio working on new music with Jay Joyce, Whiskey Myers fans everywhere have been patiently waiting for the East Texas band to officially announce a new album. They added even more fuel to the fire last week, posting a series of videos on social media of a CRT television that eventually began counting down from 59. With the final video counting all the way down to one being posted this morning, it was only a matter of time before…
In typical Garth Brooks fashion, the “Friends In Low Places” singer announced the rerelease of seven classic music videos, spanning from 1991 to 2019, directly to his website. After being inspired by his conversation around his Anthology series, the Oklahoma native decided to release fan-favorites such as “We Shall Be Free,” “Midnight Sun,” the award-winning, “Red Strokes,” and most notably, the highly-controversial “The Thunder Rolls.” As previously mentioned, the most noteworthy selection in this batch of rereleases from Brooks is none other than “The Thunder Rolls.” The 1991 single was nothing short of a smash for the nineties superstar, netting…