There was a time when Charles Wesley Godwin was the biggest hidden gem in all of country. With the release of Seneca in 2019, Godwin firmly planted himself in the independent country zeitgeist. Since then, Godwin has been one of the most prominent names in independent country. From touring on multiple runs with Zach Bryan and releasing a song with him to signing a major label deal with Big Loud earlier in the year, it seems the sky is truly the limit for the Lyin’ Low singer. Today, I’m charged with the seemingly impossible task of ranking all three of…
Author: Brennen Kelly
If there was any debate on who the most popular artist in country music is, last night all but settled it. Last night at the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), Morgan Wallen took home the most awards with a whopping 11, just edging out Taylor Swift (10) for most awards of the night. It’s one thing to dominate the country genre; it’s another thing to dominate the entire awards show. That’s exactly what Wallen did last night at the BBMAs. On top of winning every single country award that he was nominated for including artist, male artist, touring artist, album and…
One of the youngest, budding independent duos, Gus and Phin Johnson, better known as Low Gap, are back with a brand new single, Other End of a Heartbreak. After being propelled by the success of Mockingbird back in 2022, the teenage duo released their second single of 2023. The pair announced the song’s release back on October 27. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Low Gap • Country Band (@low__gap) Written by Gus, the track shares some similarities to Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce’s Grammy-winning song, Never Wanted to Be That Girl. In fact, Gus noted that…
In a year that seems filled to the brim with compelling indie releases from artists such as Sam Barber to Dylan Gossett to Flatland Cavalry, Wyatt Flores keeps the independent country train rolling with the release of Life Lessons. The EP marks the second studio project from the Please Don’t Go singer. Flores took to social media on November 2 to announce the EP’s release, sharing the psychedelic, Grateful Dead-esque cover art. I’m proud to announce life lessons the project is dropping November 17th. It’s been an extremely crazy year and I can’t thank y’all enough for joining me on…
Rising Texas singer/songwriter, Dylan Gossett, has officially announced he’s signed with Big Loud Texas/Mercury Records today. It should come as no surprise given the Coal singer’s massive streaming numbers and quick rise to fame. Beginning posting on TikTok back in April of this year, Gossett has already amassed over 335,000 followers on the platform. His streaming numbers on Spotify are also incredible, sitting at over 4.4 million monthly listeners and over 42 million streams on his smash hit, Coal, as of today. Coal is also currently sitting at #35 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart. In an exclusive interview with…
Known in many country circles as the most underrated artist in the genre, Kip Moore has established himself as one of country’s premier songwriters and acts. Starting off his career with the smash hit, Somethin’ Bout a Truck, Moore experienced mainstream success right out of the gate. In the years following, however, he has seen a bit of a downtick in popularity, especially in the mainstream. With all this being said, Moore’s talent severely outweighs his chart success and sales. Today, I’ll be ranking all five of his studio albums. 5. Damn Love Moore’s latest album, Damn Love, is his…