It’s hard to argue the fact that Sam Barber is one of the fastest-rising talents in independent country today. Recently picking up his first gold record with his breakout hit, Straight and Narrow, the Missourian singer/songwriter looks to keep the ball rolling with his newest release, S.O.B.. Barber took to Instagram back on Jan. 23 and teased three brand new songs with the caption, “Need y’all’s help! Whatcha like best? 1, 2, or 3???” Though many people were begging him to release all three, the second option, which was later revealed to be S.O.B., prevailed as the winner. Flash forward…
Author: Brennen Kelly
What a performance. It’s no stretch to say that the success of Luke Combs’ cover of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 hit, Fast Car, has been nothing short of incredible. The song landed Combs’ another #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart as well as a career-high #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. It would also go on to win Single and Song of the Year at the 2023 CMA Awards, making Chapman the first female black artist to ever win a CMA Award. A collaborative performance between the two has been a long time in the making, being teased by Chapman…
With Grammy night in full-swing, Chris Stapleton led the way for country artists, taking home Best Country Song and Best Country Performance for White Horse. Now, it’s Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves’ turn to take home some hardware. The pair officially took home Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their Billboard Hot 100 #1 hit, I Remember Everything. I Remember Everything was released to country radio on Sept. 11 and immediately skyrocketed to #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, Hot Rock and Alternative and the Hot 100 chart. The song is currently spending its 18th straight week at #1 on the…
Along with Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers is one of the founding fathers of the indie country renaissance we are currently in for good reason. The Appalachian singer/songwriter has been consistently releasing some of the best music in the genre over the past 13 years. From infamously calling out the Americana awards to racking up three nominations at this year’s Grammy’s, the Feathered Indians singer has quickly risen to living-legend status. With all that being said, he doesn’t truly have a bad song released to date which makes this ranking incredibly hard. For the sake of simplicity, this list ranks all…
It’s finally here. Back on Jan. 22, Muscadine Bloodline took to Instagram to tease a brand-new song with a mystery feature with the caption reading, “On Feb 2nd, / Crank up the speakers. / A new song coming, / But, who is the feature???” The outline of the mystery artist instantly had fans debating whether it was Koe Wetzel, Kolby Cooper, Warren Zeiders or even Drayton Farley. The duo, who have been on a hot streak ever since the release of Teenage Dixie back in 2023, kept the fans guessing with multiple Instagram posts over the following days before officially…
Arguably the fastest-rising artist in all of country, Dylan Gossett, is back with Bitter Winds, a highly-anticipated follow-up to his debut EP, No Better Time. The Beneath Oak Trees singer teased the song back in November on TikTok and Instagram, which immediately prompted fans to beg for its release. Two months later, Gossett took to Instagram to announce the song would be made available on February 2nd. While discussing the track, Gossett said, “‘Bitter Winds’ is a song reflecting on these past few months and how time moves fast in general. Sometimes you wish it could just slow down, even…