Author: Brennen Kelly

It’s hard to imagine a hotter band in any genre right now than The Red Clay Strays. Coming off of their first ACM Award win for Best New Duo/Group, the band has established themselves as one of the premiere groups in country music over the past few years. With viral hits such as “Wondering Why,” “Wanna Be Loved” and “I’m Still Fine,” Red Clay has absolutely skyrocketed up the ranks of today’s alt. country scene for good reason. Though it’s hard to classify them given their country, soul, southern rock and gospel roots, there’s no denying that they’re one of…

Fresh off of a #1 hit on country radio with his single, “Texas” and the release of his twelfth studio album, For Recreational Use Only, Blake Shelton has proven that he can sustain his success in the genre 24 years into his career. In tandem with the release of the new record, Shelton recently sat down with Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music’s Today’s Country Radio to discuss its creation, his time on The Voice, his relationship with Gwen Stefani and the evolution of his faith. It’s no secret that Shelton has had a long-history of faith-influenced tracks. From his Grammy-nominated…

Tim McGraw hardly needs an introduction. As one of the most prolific artists in country music history, the “Something Like That” singer has amassed 41 #1 hits, 3 Grammy Awards, 16 ACM Awards and over 56 million records sold over the course of his 32 years in the genre. His music career has been well-documented and well-known to many. However, what many may not know is the complicated history between him and his father, Tug McGraw. Tug, known mainly for his professional baseball career, played 19 seasons in the MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. Throughout his…

Back in January, legends such as George Strait, Vince Gill, Ronnie Dunn and Sammy Kershaw performed at the Songs and Stories of Dean Dillon tribute concert along with the likes of current stars, Zach Top, Riley Green and ERNEST. Dillon has a mile-long list of hit songs including Strait’s “Easy Come, Easy Go,” “Marina Del Ray” and “Ocean Front Property” and most notably “Tennessee Whiskey.” The Tennesee native has also cut songs with the likes of Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Alabama, Brooks & Dunn and even Hank Williams Jr. and Waylon Jennings. Between Zach Top absolutely crushing a cover of Whitley’s “Miami, My Amy,” Strait…

Riding the highs of an extremely busy month that included the release of their sixth studio album, The Price of Admission, their involvement in the history-making Boys From Oklahoma concert series with Cross Canadian Ragweed and headlining Red Rocks Amphitheater back-to-back nights this past weekend, Turnpike Troubadours are keeping the momentum going into the fall with a brand new tour. Minutes ago, Turnpike took to Instagram to announce that they are adding 16 brand new shows to their newly-titled, Wild America Tour 2025 which begin in late August. The Wild America tour will begin in Chicago on August 28th before…

Fresh off their first-ever ACM Nomination for Best New Duo/Group along with their late-night television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Treaty Oak Revival has announced that their long-awaited acoustic album is finished and officially releasing on Friday, May 23rd. In case you missed it, Treaty Oak took to Twitter back in February to ask fans if they’d like a six-song acoustic EP featuring tracks from both No Vacancy and Have A Nice Day. Unsurprisingly, fans have been clamoring for its release due to the major traction the Texas band has gained in the alt. country scene over the past year.…