After sending the country world into a frenzy with the announcement and release of his brand new duet with Carrie Underwood, “I’m Gonna Love You,” Cody Johnson dropped another surprise tonight with the announcement of the deluxe edition to his 2023 album, Leather, simply titled Leather Deluxe Edition which releases on November 1st. Minutes ago, Johnson took to Instagram to announce the deluxe album’s release with the caption, “Surprise! I love making music for y’all so much, and I’m stoked to announce that I’m releasing the #LeatherDeluxeEdition, with 13 new tracks, out November 1st.” Johnson indicated that the deluxe version of…
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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.
After the announcement of the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards nominees two weeks ago, many have been weighing in on their picks for the highly coveted Entertainer of the Year nominations. From Bobby Bones saying that it should come down to Zach Bryan (who wasn’t nominated), Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs, to Luke Bryan showing favor to Morgan Wallen due to his record-breaking One Night At A Time tour, many have been giving their two cents on who should win the proverbial MVP award at the CMAs. As a reminder, the nominees include the following: Today, reigning CMA Entertainer of…
Last night at the 17th ACM Honors, Alan Jackson was presented with the ACM’s Poets Award, an honor presented to a songwriter for “outstanding and longstanding musical and/or lyrical contributions throughout their career. A plethora of today’s country artists covered Jackson’s hits throughout the night with Jordan Davis performing “Chattahoochee,” Carly Pearce performing “Don’t Rock the Jukebox” and most notably, Eric Church performing a stripped-back version of his 1990 hit, “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.” In typical Church fashion, he made the song his own, delivering a soulful acoustic rendition of the song. Though it doesn’t sound incredibly similar to Jackson’s original version, Church did the song…
After the recent announcement of his brand new bar in Nashville, Riley Green’s Duck Blind, his upcoming album, Don’t Mind If I Do and the continuing success of his collaboration with Ella Langley, “you look like you love me,” there’s no doubt that Riley Green is one of the hottest artists in Nashville. Today, the Alabama native is back with yet another new announcement, his 2025 North American tour, aptly titled the Damn Country Music Tour. Green took to Instagram this morning to post a tour announcement video inspired by the 1977 Burt Reynolds classic, Smokey and the Bandit. The Damn Country…
I don’t think Jesus done it this way. Over the weekend, Riley Green made a stop in Fredrick, Maryland during the town’s Great Fredrick Fair. The Alabama native treated fans to a plethora of hits ranging from “Different ‘Round Here” to his recent #1 single, “Worst Way” along with covers of Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)” as well as Jamey Johnson’s “In Color.” During the latter part of the set, Green performed a solo, acoustic rendition of “Jesus Saves,” a song that Thomas Rhett described as the “best song of the year.” “Not that my…
I need a studio version ASAP. With the U.S. fall leg of his One Night At A Time tour kicking off this weekend in Knoxville, Tennessee, Morgan Wallen has been bringing out all the stars in his home state. On Friday, fans were treated to surprise appearances from Eric Church on “Quittin’ Time” as well as ERNEST with back-to-back performances of “Flower Shops” and “Cowgirls.” Tonight, the “Last Night” singer kept the surprise appearances coming, bringing out none other than Miranda Lambert for a performance of his severely underrated 2021 #1 hit, “Thought You Should Know,” which was co-written by…