Definitely not on my 2024 bingo card. Last night at the “Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central” show, a plethora of Michigan-based artists were present to celebrate the renovation of Michigan Central, a former railroad station that has not been in use since 1988. Among the performers were Eminem, Jack White, Big Sean and none other than country music’s own Jelly Roll. After debuting his new song, “Houdini,” Eminem took the stage with Jelly Roll to perform his 2002 hit, “Sing for the Moment.” The pair delivered a killer performance of the 2x platinum track with Jelly Roll…
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.
Fresh off of their first-ever ACM Award nomination for Group of the Year, Flatland Cavalry is back with a highly-anticipated cover of the classic Fleetwood Mac track from 1975, “Landslide.” The cover has been a staple during their current Wandering Star tour, being played at nearly every show primarily acoustically by frontman, Cleto Cordero. It was first teased by the band on Instagram back on April 10, and fans were immediately clamoring for an officially release. They added even more fuel to the fire a week later when they uploaded a performance of the track live from the Ryman. Today, Cordero and Co. finally gave the…
It’s safe to say Post Malone is officially in his country era. Wrapping up day 1 of this year’s CMA Fest last night, Post Malone took the stage to perform a short six-song set. Beginning the set with his certified 2x diamond hit, “Sunflower,” Post followed it up with a performance of his current #1 country hit “I Had Some Help.” He surprised fans afterward by bringing out none other than Blake Shelton to perform their unreleased duet, seemingly titled “Somebody Pour Me a Drink,” which was teased by Post back on May 23 on Instagram. Much like “I Had…
Fresh off an ACM Award win for Single of the Year for “Fast Car” back in May, Luke Combs is back with a brand new song, “The Man He Sees in Me.” Combs first teased the song back on January 14 on Instagram, and it went viral, racking up over 5.7 million views and 259,000 likes. He later shared a studio version of the song on March 14 which also went viral, garnering over 3.9 million views and 236,000 likes. Needless to say, fans were clamoring for an official release of the song. Combs made their wishes come true and…
An unexpected crossover. Wyatt Flores has been one of the busiest artists in the genre lately. From appearing with fellow indie star Evan Honer on “Take Me As I Come,” to collaborating with Sierra Hull on a killer cover of Tyler Childers’ “Shake the Frost,” the “Milwaukee” singer seems to be collecting crossovers every other week. Last night in Nashville, Flores added Gavin DeGraw to the growing list of artists collaborated with. The performance took place at Skydeck on Broadway in Nashville as a part of a free outdoor concert set up by Whiskey Jam. The concert featured the likes…
Fresh off of an ACM Song of the Year nomination for her certified double platinum hit, “Tennessee Orange,” Megan Moroney made her Tonight Show debut with a performance of “No Caller ID” on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. “No Caller ID” was the first single released off of her upcoming 14-track album, Am I Okay?, which is slated for a July 12 release. The track is already looking like a hit for Moroney, boasting over 34 million streams on Spotify alone. After the show aired, the “I’m Not Pretty” singer took to Twitter to express how happy she was…