Author: 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.

It’s finally the beginning of the fall, and that means flannels are coming out in full force, pumpkin-spiced everything is back on the menu and most importantly, football is back. Whether you’re looking for a break from an all-weekend football binge, a good horror movie to get you into the fall mood or just something to put on in the background after one of your final concert hangovers of the year, there are plenty of great movies and shows coming to your favorite streaming services this month. Here’s everything coming and leaving Netflix, MAX, Hulu and Prime Video in September.…

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Another day, another record. If taking home 11 Billboard Music Awards and setting the record for largest country concert ever in the U.K. over a 10 month span wasn’t impressive enough, Morgan Wallen continued his success with yet another record that has only been achieved once in history. Today, it was revealed that Wallen became the first artist this century to have Billboard’s Song of the Summer two years in a row with Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help” officially receiving the title just hours ago. In 2023, “Last Night” became the first country song to notch this summertime achievement…

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The cover I didn’t think I needed. At this point, the secret is out with Zach Top. With many proclaiming the Washington native as the savior of the classic ’90s sound that so many are craving, it’s no stretch to say that he’s one of the buzziest artists on social media at the moment. Recently scoring his first-ever entries on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with his breakout hit, “Sounds Like The Radio,” and “I Never Lie,” Top is clearly here to stay as a regular on the charts. However, before the release of “Sounds Like The Radio,” Top was…

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Music video of the year. There’s no doubt that Ella Langley and Riley Green’s viral hit, “you look like you love me” is one of the biggest country songs of the year. Racking up over 64 million streams on Spotify alone and over 112 million streams across all platforms, the song has also been used over a million times as a sound on TikTok with many videos reaching tens of millions of likes using the track in the background. Released on June 21st, “you look like you love me” scored Langley her first career entry as a leading artist on…

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Back in May of 2023, Morgan Wallen released his own signature flavor of sweet tea with the popular tea brand, Ryl. Selling out quickly upon release, it has become a staple flavor of the brand over the past two years. Today, Ryl and Wallen are back with another ad for the drink, joined by none other than Barstool comedian, Caleb Pressley and comedian/podcast extraordinaire, Theo Von, who was alongside Wallen during his walkout before his Nashville show back on May 3rd. This isn’t the first time that Wallen and Pressley have teamed up for a Ryl Tea ad. Back in…

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Making history. With an incredible amount of hype, a star-studded features lineup that included everyone from Dolly Parton to Morgan Wallen and an album rollout that felt more like an event rather than a music release, it seems like there was absolutely no doubt that Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion was going to be a smash hit. Given that Post is one of the most successful artists in the streaming age with a record-breaking nine certified diamond songs by the RIAA, it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the album was a hit. However, Post accomplished something today that has…

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