Author: Brennen Kelly

There’s no denying that Luke Bryan has become a bit of a punching bag in country music today. Between his tight jeans, his affinity for twerking on stage and some questionable song choices over the better part of the last decade, the “Play It Again” singer has become the poster boy for what’s wrong with modern country music for many country purists. Typically being labeled as one of the co-creators of “bro country” back in the early 2010s along with Florida Georgia Line, Cole Swindell and Jason Aldean (though he finds the term “ridiculous”), Bryan has carried the title as…

After swirling rumors of a potential split between the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter and podcast host, Zach Bryan officially took to Instagram minutes ago to announce the breakup with his girlfriend, Brianna LaPaglia, better known as Brianna Chickenfry. The couple have been dating since July 2023 after meeting at the ACM Awards in May of the same year. Since then, they have been extremely public with their relationship with LaPagila making multiple appearances at Bryan’s shows both on-stage and in the crowd. Additionally, she famously went to bat for Bryan after he was accused of backing out of an appearance at Noah…

Last night, the Country Music Hall of Fame posthumously inducted Toby Keith along with John Anderson and James Burton into their ring of honor. Keith, who tragically passed away due to a long battle with cancer in February, was first announced as an inductee on March 18th. However, it was revealed that he was supposed to learn about his induction just one day after he passed. Though Anderson and Burton got their flowers with Burton, in particular, receiving a star-studded tribute that included the likes of Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Kieth Richards, the highlight of the night…

After a year that included a record-breaking show in the U.K., his second straight Billboard Song of the Summer and a slew of sold-out stadium shows, Morgan Wallen announced last Thursday that he would be producing his own music festival, the Sand In My Boots Fest. Announcing it, Wallen said, “Me and my team have been working on this for a while, and we’re gonna be heading south to the beaches. And I’m bringing some of my friends with me.” Just minutes ago, he finally dropped the entire lineup for the three-day event. As promised, Sand In My Boots Fest is multi-genre including everyone from Riley Green,…

Did not have that on my 2024 bingo list. Just two days after the controversial Rolling Stone interview with Bruce Springsteen in which he claimed he “didn’t want to be a country musician,” Zach Bryan is now supposedly working on a collaboration with none other than Snoop Dogg. In an interview with Today, Snoop was asked if he was a country music fan. Immediately, the 52-year-old rapper replied, “Zach sent me a song. I gotta put a verse on it.” He then said that he was inspired by the aforementioned interview with Springsteen, “I’m inspired seeing that with him with…

2024 very well might go down as the year of Riley Green. Between the success of his collaboration with Ella Langley, “you look like you love me,” the opening of his Nashville bar, Riley Green’s Duck Blind and a plethora of headlining spots on festivals throughout the year, it seems like the Alabama native is finally having his “moment.” Today, he’s looking to firmly place himself into superstardom with the release of his third studio album, Don’t Mind If I Do. Green took to Instagram on September 5th to announce the album with the release of the title track. Describing…