Throughout the week, Billboard has been slowly revealing its updated 21st century charts. With all-genre artist, albums and song charts releasing, there has been plenty of information to comb through from the legendary music publication. Yesterday, Billboard began zeroing in on country music with Kenny Chesney being crowned as the #1 country artist of the 21st century. Rounding out the Top 10 were the likes of Morgan Wallen, Toby Keith and Jason Aldean. One thing that must be kept in mind is that this is not a subjective list from Billboard. This is not a list or ranking but rather…
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.
When Morgan Wallen’s I’m The Problem released back on May 16th, everyone knew that it was going to be smash hit. With a mammoth 37 songs present, every chart guru speculated that it was going to be one of the biggest album releases of the decade. The only question that remained was just how big was it going to be? It turns out it was nothing short of record-breaking. On Sunday, it was confirmed that I’m The Problem did, in fact, debut at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200, experiencing the largest streaming week for any album in 2025. The…
Just hours before his opening appearance on the first night of HARDY’s Jim Bob World Tour, Koe Wetzel sent the internet into a frenzy and cancelled all three appearances over the holiday weekend due to a family medical emergency. In an Instagram post, the “High Road” singer said, “Unfortunately due to a family medical event, I’ve got to get back to Texas. We hate to miss this first weekend of the JimBob World Tour with our brother HARDY, so make sure y’all show Stephen Wilson Jr. & McCoy Moore all the love. Hoping to get back out next week and…
On the night of the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards, Morgan Wallen set the internet ablaze when he took to his Instagram story to share that he was skipping out on the said award show and instead went golfing with none other than NFL legend and 7x Super Bowl champion, Tom Brady. In case you forgot, Wallen challenged Brady to a golf match all the way back in November 2023. Though many had forgotten about the fleeting exchange between the two giants, it’s clear that the pair hadn’t. Just a few hours ago, Brady took to his YouTube channel…
Just hours before he was set to open up for HARDY on the opening night of his Jim Bob World Tour in Chula Vista, California, Koe Wetzel took to Instagram to announce that he will not be performing due to a family medical event. In an Instagram post, the Texas native told fans, “Unfortunately due to a family medical event, I’ve got to get back to Texas. We hate to miss this first weekend of the JimBob World Tour with our brother HARDY, so make sure y’all show Stephen Wilson Jr. & McCoy Moore all the love. Hoping to get…
Though there’s stiff competition due to the likes of George Strait, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Garth Brooks, Shania Twain and more, it’s hard to argue the fact that Tim McGraw was one of the biggest artists throughout the 90’s. With 11 #1 singles, nine certified-platinum records and iconic albums such as Not a Moment Too Soon and A Place in the Sun, the “Something Like That” singer has nothing short of a laundry list of hits from the 90’s and beyond. With that being said, however, McGraw revealed that he almost recorded another iconic hit made famous by none…