Author: Brennen Kelly

Ashley McBryde keeps the hits coming with this one. Fresh off the release of Light on in the Kitchen back on February 24, McBryde is back with another single. Instead of reflecting on the simplicities and struggles in life as she did with her previous release, here, she returns to her rocking side with The Devil I Know. She took to Instagram with an acoustic snippet on Monday to promote the upcoming release. McBryde looks to continue her hot streak, following up her Grammy win back in February with Carly Pearce for their smash hit, Never Wanted to Be That…

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Eric Church hardly needs an introduction. The former CMA Entertainer of the Year and songwriting aficionado has a long history of penning incredible tracks for himself and others. From murder ballads to love songs to nostalgia-filled odes to classic artists, there’s seemingly not a type of song that Church can’t write well. From Terri Clark to Zac Brown Band to Morgan Wallen, The Chief has provided a plethora of different artists with fantastic tracks over the years. Whiskey Wings – Dean Miller (2005) The earliest Eric Church co-write predates his debut album, Sinners Like Me, by a year. The track…

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In a world full of division, sometimes all you need to do is look for a middle ground. Everyone Get Along marks the first time Justin Moore and Riley Green have joined forces on a song. Like many collaborations before them, the duo trade off lines, providing some great banter on which whiskey they prefer, their favorite NASCAR track and whether Waylon Jennings or Hank Williams Jr. are the greatest country artists. The witty back-and-forth between Moore and Green harkens back to the back-and-forth between Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett on the classic, It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere. Moore took to…

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Rising artist, Colby Acuff, took the indie country scene by storm in 2021 with the popularity of his song, If I Were the Devil. Since then, Acuff has been a trendy name in independent country circles. His songwriting and “old soul” persona have impacted many of his listeners. Acuff took to Twitter on March 8 to announce the song’s release. Three weeks later, it’s finally here. Boy and a Bird Dog provides a peek behind the curtain of Acuff’s life growing up, filled with fantastic imagery through specific details and memories. The minimalistic production sounds fantastic, complementing the small scale…

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Congratulations to Charles and the Allegheny High. Today, Godwin took to Instagram today to announce his signing with Big Loud Records, most notable for being Morgan Wallen’s current label. West Virginia native and independent country darling, Charles Wesley Godwin, has taken the independent scene by storm. The singer/songwriter has toured with Zach Bryan for the past year and a half, garnering a crossover audience between the two artists. Due to the popularity of Bryan, coupled with Godwin’s jaw-dropping vocal and songwriting ability, it comes as no surprise that Godwin was being sought out for a major label record deal. It…

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Fresh off of the announcement of an HBO Max documentary that releases April 7, Jason Isbell releases Middle of the Morning. The track is the second single off of his upcoming album, Weathervanes, slated for a June 9th release date. The Cover Me Up singer is once again collaborating with his band, The 400 Unit for this upcoming album similar to his last two records Reunions and The Nashville Sound. Middle of the Morning is exactly what you’d expect from an Isbell track. It’s full of imagery, metaphor and includes an evolving chorus, begging a relisten. The production choices are…

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