You can never win on the internet. After appearing at this year’s CMA Fest and performing a six-song set that included hits such as “We Don’t Fight Anymore” and “I Hope Your Happy Now,” Carly Pearce took to Instagram on Monday to post photos from the festival. All the posts seemed like your post-festival affair with Pearce uploading images of her on stage, as well as a photo with fellow musicians such as HARDY. However, the first picture of the post sparked some controversy in the comments. Though it’s fairly obvious that Pearce is standing in a parking spot with…
Author: Brennen Kelly
Fresh off headlining Laurel Cove Music Festival in Pineville, Kentucky, and performing with Gavin DeGraw at CMA Fest, Wyatt Flores received his first-ever platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for his 2022 hit, “Please Don’t Go.” The song, co-written by Flores and Ryan Price, was certified gold back on November 17, 2023 before officially hitting platinum status on June 5. It should come as no surprise that the track was certified platinum given that it currently has over 121 million streams on Spotify alone as of writing, being Flores’ #1 song on the streaming platform by a…
After a long history of being a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, the 5x CMA Award winner, Maren Morris, officially announced that she is a member of the community, coming out as bi-sexual in a recent Instagram post. Morris took to social media yesterday to share tour photos taken by photographer, Muriel Margaret, with the caption “happy to be the B in LGBTQ+ / happy pride ” The “80s Mercedes” singer received an outpouring of support from fellow artists in her Instagram comments since posting. Texas singer/songwriter, Allison Ponthier, commented “HAPPY PRIDE!!!!! thanks for being an inspiration and what a…
Definitely not on my 2024 bingo card. Last night at the “Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” show, a plethora of Michigan-based artists were present to celebrate the renovation of Michigan Central, a former railroad station that has not been in use since 1988. Among the performers were Eminem, Jack White, Big Sean and none other than country music’s own Jelly Roll. After debuting his new song, “Houdini,” Eminem took the stage with Jelly Roll to perform his 2002 hit, “Sing for the Moment.” The pair delivered a killer performance of the 2x platinum track with Jelly Roll…
Fresh off of their first-ever ACM Award nomination for Group of the Year, Flatland Cavalry is back with a highly-anticipated cover of the classic Fleetwood Mac track from 1975, “Landslide.” The cover has been a staple during their current Wandering Star tour, being played at nearly every show primarily acoustically by frontman, Cleto Cordero. It was first teased by the band on Instagram back on April 10, and fans were immediately clamoring for an officially release. They added even more fuel to the fire a week later when they uploaded a performance of the track live from the Ryman. Today, Cordero and Co. finally gave the…
It’s safe to say Post Malone is officially in his country era. Wrapping up day 1 of this year’s CMA Fest last night, Post Malone took the stage to perform a short six-song set. Beginning the set with his certified 2x diamond hit, “Sunflower,” Post followed it up with a performance of his current #1 country hit “I Had Some Help.” He surprised fans afterward by bringing out none other than Blake Shelton to perform their unreleased duet, seemingly titled “Somebody Pour Me a Drink,” which was teased by Post back on May 23 on Instagram. Much like “I Had…