Author: Brennen Kelly

What a way to honor the legend. On a historic night in our nation’s capital that started with Carrie Underwood’s impromptu a capella performance of “America The Beautiful,” President Trump was greeted by a plethora of stars from the country genre. From Jason Aldean’s extended concert to Rascal Flatts’ first performance together since reuniting, inauguration day had plenty of memorable moments. Arguably the most heartfelt moment of the night came during Parker McCollum’s performance during the Commander-in-Chief Ball in the final hours of inauguration day. After playing his signature hits, “Pretty Heart,” “To Be Loved By You” and his current…

What a start to Inauguration Day. On a frigid morning in our nation’s capital that required the inauguration to take place inside the US Capitol for just the fourth time in history, President Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. After both Trump and Vice President Vance were sworn into office, none other than eight-time Grammy winner, Carrie Underwood, was called upon to deliver a performance of “America The Beautiful.” After an incredible amount of controversy after being confirmed as a performer at Trump’s inauguration, Underwood delivered a stunning a capella rendition of the historic…

Fresh off a CMA Album of the Year award win for Leather back in November, Cody Johnson is keeping the momentum into 2025 with his brand new arena tour, Leather Deluxe. Making his debut in Newark, New Jersey, the “‘Til You Can’t” singer delivered a knockout set to the sold-out crowd at the Prudential Center. The Newark show featured live debuts of multiple songs off Leather Deluxe, including “Take It Like A Man,” “The Fall,” “Made In The USA” and “Over Missin’ You.” Despite filling the setlist with many tracks off of Leather and its subsequent deluxe edition, Johnson delivered…

Coming off of what can only be described as a breakout year in 2024 which included the release of his debut album, Cold Beer & Country Music, multiple festival appearances and a CMA nomination for Best New Artist, Zach Top kicked off his first-ever headlining tour in style last night in Omaha, Nebraska. Performing to a sold-out crowd at Steelhouse Omaha, the “Use Me” singer brought out all the stops. Top began with his breakthrough single, “Sounds Like the Radio,” crushed a plethora of covers from the likes of Merle Haggard, George Strait and Keith Whitley and wrapped up the…

Less than two months since fellow independent star, Wyatt Flores, appeared on the iconic format, today, The Red Clay Strays became the most recent country band to appear on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. For those unfamiliar with the Tiny Desk Concert format, it typically consists of artists performing a three to four-song set behind the desk of former All Songs Considered host, Bob Boilen. The format has produced some of the most iconic performances from artists across genres, ranging from Mac Miller and Tyler, The Creator to Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers. For music fans, especially independent ones, Tiny Desk Concerts have been considered some…

With President Trump’s historic inauguration on January 20th just days away, the list of artists and performers has been slowing getting announced by the day. Carrie Underwood was first confirmed to be performing America The Beautiful along with The Armed Forces Chorus and The United States Naval Academy Glee Club during the swearing-in ceremony. Moments ago, it was officially revealed that Parker McCollum would be performing for the president Monday evening along with the likes of Jason Aldean, Rascal Flatts, Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lee Greenwood, Gavin DeGraw and The Village People. John Hendren, a correspondent for the Los…