Author: Brennen Kelly

Back on August 14, the People’s Choice Country Awards turned heads when they announced the nominees for this year’s ceremony. Instead of seeing the same dozen or so faces that you see every year at the ACM and CMA Awards, People’s Choice nominated outsiders such as Ole 60, Koe Wetzel and The Red Clay Strays, among others. Today, they announced that none other than Miranda Lambert will received their coveted Country Icon Award which was won by the late Toby Keith last year at the inaugural ceremony. Lambert, who’s set to release her ninth studio album, Postcards From Texas, just…

There are very few times in the genre that an album release feels like an event, but there is absolutely no doubt that Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion feels like one. Much in the way that a new Avengers film had an incredible amount of anticipation, a communal viewing experience and online discourse, F-1 Trillion shares a striking similarity. With the likes of legends such as Dolly Parton and Hank Williams, Jr. as well as modern superstars, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen, appearing throughout the record, it feels like it’s bound to be one of the biggest country albums ever regardless…

There’s no doubt that one of the most underrated artists in all of country music is Drayton Farley. From his ballads such as “Dreamer” and “Pitchin’ Fits” to his incredibly poignant, “American Dream,” Farley has cemented himself as one of the premier songwriters working today. Debuting in 2020, the Alabama native has quickly become an inspiration for many fellow independent country stars, most notably Wyatt Flores. Over the weekend, Farley opened up for Flores at Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas. After performing his set which featured the likes of “Pitchin’ Fits,” “Dreamer” and “Twenty on High,” Farley joined Flores…

Since its release back in June, “High Road” has been one of Koe Wetzel and Jessie Murph’s most successful songs to date. Debuting at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, #3 on Spotify US and #10 on Apple Music, the track became the highest-charting song for the duo just ten days after its release. Its chart success coupled with its massive streaming numbers (60 million streams on Spotify alone) made it a no-brainer to take to the late-night circuit, and that’s exactly what Wetzel and Murph did, performing it last night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Last Saturday,…

The summer of Creed continues. It’s been well-documented that we are officially in a Creed renaissance. From the Texas Rangers famously playing the band before games during their 2023 World Series run to their new-found appreciation on social media, it seems as if they have found their second wind in the hearts of many new listeners. The new-found popularity prompted them to embark on their Summer of ’99 reunion tour this year which has featured the likes of 3 Doors Down, Daughtry, Switchfoot, Tonic and the Big Wreck. Last night, Creed took their Summer of ’99 tour to Nashville, and…

Back on April 7th, Morgan Wallen was famously arrested on three felony counts of reckless endangerment and one misdemeanor for disorderly conduct after he threw a chair off of fellow country star, Eric Church’s, Nashville bar, Chiefs. The arrest led to a plethora of memes and t-shirts with Wallen’s mugshot and criticism being thrown at the “Last Night” singer with Nashville council-member, Jordan Huffman, claiming that the Tennessee native “does not belong” in the town. Despite some backlash, Wallen hasn’t lost any momentum that was gained throughout his record-breaking year in 2023. He’s scored yet another #1 on country radio…