Showin’ everyone how it’s done. After last night’s disaster of a National Anthem performance from Ingrid Andress ahead of the MLB Home Run Derby that had everyone on the internet calling it the worst performance of the song ever, none other than Cody Johnson stepped up big tonight at the All Star Game. Before the start of the 94th MLB All Star Game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, which featured the likes of Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes, Mookie Betts and more, the “‘Til You Can’t” singer rose to the occasion and knocked the performance…
Author: Brennen Kelly
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.
Last night at the MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, Ingrid Andress delivered what can only be described as one of the worst, if not the worst, performance of the National Anthem ever heard by a recording artist. Quickly drawing comparisons to Fergie’s disastrous 2018 NBA All Star Game National Anthem, the internet was quick to pounce on the “More Hearts Than Mine” singer, crowning her rendition as the definitive worst. While all this was going on, many (myself included) were wondering just what went wrong. It would be one thing if Andress was some nobody who was pulled…
Someone forgot to turn on the autotune… Though she hasn’t quite lived up to the popularity that came along with her debut single, “More Hearts Than Mine,” back in 2019, Ingrid Andress has had a pretty successful career. Being a 4x Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter and Nashville Songwriter Award-winner, it’s not like Andress is without credentials. With that being said, tonight at this year’s MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas, Andress delivered what can only be described as one of, if not the worst National Anthem performances ever seen by a recording artist. View this post on Instagram A post shared…
On the two-year anniversary of his breakthrough hit, “Please Don’t Go,” Wyatt Flores surprised fans by announcing a brand new tour, Welcome to the Plains, which is heading across the U.S., Canada and Europe this fall. The star-studded tour includes the likes of Evan Honer, Kaitlin Butts, J.R. Carroll, Noeline Hofmann, Jake Kohn and more as openers throughout the two-month run. In an Instagram post announcing the tour, the “Losing Sleep” singer said, “Me and the band are excited to bring y’all a brand new show like we’ve never done before.” Flores announced that he is partnering with PLUS1, a…
There’s no doubt that Kenny Chesney’s Sun Goes Down tour is one of the hottest tours in the genre right now, selling out stadiums across the country. Featuring the likes of Zac Brown Band and the new it-girl in country music, Megan Moroney, as well as Uncle Kracker, Chesney keeps proving that he is one of the premiere entertainers still even at the age of 56. On Saturday, the “Summertime” singer brought the Sun Goes Down tour to Seattle, Washington, at Lumen Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks. Throughout the show, Chesney packed the setlist with hits including “Living in…
Coming off of the 34-track behemoth of an album that was American Heartbreak back in May of 2022, the last thing that many expected was yet another batch of songs from Bryan. However, in true Zach Bryan fashion, he did the unthinkable and dropped another nine-song collection, an EP titled Summertime Blues. For many Zach Bryan super fans out there, they knew that Summertime Blues was somewhere on the horizon in the summer of 2022 given that he was teasing the song even before American Heartbreak was released. On June 26, Bryan took to social media to announce that the EP was currently being recorded, noting how happy he was to…