Author: Brennen Kelly

With more country festivals popping up seemingly by the week, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between the revolving door of similar lineups, locations and aesthetics from event to event. With Boots on the Bayou, however, they’re aiming to shake things up near the Big Easy. Coming out firing in their inaugural year, Boots on the Bayou are employing Chris Stapleton and Cody Johnson as primary headliners along with the likes of Riley Green, Parker McCollum, Marcus King Band, Carly Pearce, Ashley Cooke and newcomers, Maddox Batson and Tyler Braden. Taking place in Gonzales, Louisiana, across the 6-acre lawn of…

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, Apple Music slowly unveiled the 500 most-streamed songs of all time on the platform last week. Beginning on Tuesday, July 1st, and wrapping up on Saturday, July 5th, Apple revealed 100 songs per day before the grand finale over the weekend, which crowned Ed Sheeran’s 2017 smash hit, “Shape of You,” the #1 song of all time on the streaming platform. Given that Apple has famously never displayed streaming numbers for songs in any form like Spotify, it’s been a fairly big deal for music fans and critics alike. With names like Drake, Taylor…

To say it’s been an interesting week of headlines for Gavin Adcock would be an understatement. After going viral in our Instagram comment section defending Morgan Wallen after adult film star, Mia Khalifa, called the “Last Night” singer’s music “for racists,” Adcock followed that up by taking aim at Beyoncé. In case you missed it, during a performance at Big Rodeo in Clearwater, Nebraska, on June 28th, the “Need To” singer referenced the fact that his upcoming album, Own Worst Enemy, was sitting at #4 on Apple Music’s country albums chart before its release on August 15th (it currently sits at…

Since the announcement of his brand new album, Snipe Hunter, back on June 12th, Tyler Childers has sent the internet into what can only be described as a frenzy. Releasing the first-ever studio version of “Nose On The Grindstone” and following it up with the long-awaited, “Oneida,” today, fans of the Kentucky native have been nothing short of enamored with the prospect of receiving an album chalked full of unreleased favorites from the past decade. Upon the release of “Oneida” today, Childers revealed the full tracklist for Snipe Hunter, and it was not what fans were expecting to say the…

Between scoring his staggering 30th #1 hit on country radio with “Whiskey Drink,” kicking off his current Full Throttle Tour and appearing on Rascal Flatts’ re-release of “Fast Cars and Freedom” over the past month, it’s safe to say that Jason Aldean still has a lot left in the tank. It’s clear that he has no signs of slowing down going into next year as well with the current extension of the Full Throttle Tour overseas. Just announced, the reigning ACM Artist of the Decade will be taking the Full Throttle Tour worldwide into Australia and New Zealand in February…

Another show, another walkout. After delivering a crowd-pleasing first show in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday night which included a surprise collaboration with Ella Langley taking the place of Tate McRae on their all-genre #1 hit, “What I Want,” and Miranda Lambert making an appearance on “Cowgirls,” Morgan Wallen began his second show at Camp Randall Stadium in style. Tonight, the “Last Night” singer called on none other than former Green Bay Packers quarterback, Brett Favre, to join him on his now-patented walkout before the show. Favre, who’s nothing short of a Wisconsin sports legend, is undoubtedly one of the greatest…