Author: Brennen Kelly

After picking up a monster 34 certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Friday morning, Luke Combs firmly planted himself in history as the second-highest-selling country artist of all time behind Garth Brooks with 153 million units sold across both singles and albums. With all the buzz surrounding Combs’ accomplishment, it begs the question, “Who are the best-selling country artists of all time?” Before we dive into the answers, some groundwork surrounding the RIAA’s certification process should be laid. In case you weren’t aware; when an artist receives a gold certification, it means the single or album has…

Fresh off of scoring his first-ever solo #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for his viral hit, “Worst Way,” Riley Green has just announced that he’s hosting a new-and-improved version of his “Duckman Jam” concert series which debuted last year. Minutes ago, Green took to his Instagram story to announce the show: Unlike last year’s Duckman Jam, which was held across two separate days in conjunction with the popular beach bar venue, Flora-Bama, this year, Green is only doing one show which will take place on November 22 in Little Rock, Arkansas at the Simmons Bank Arena.Green will also bring…

Fresh off of his headlining set at Bonnaro Music Festival last night which featured a surprise appearance with Miranda Lambert, Luke Combs has added a staggering 34 brand new Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifications this morning. Combs, who has been nothing short of a powerhouse in the age of streaming, has now become the first country artist ever to receive four seperate certified diamond songs with his 2018 single, “She Got The Best of Me,” being certified diamond today. This breaks his previous record of three songs which he achieved last year. “She Got the Best of Me”…

As country music continues to grow day by day, both in terms of popularity and diversity between subgenres, the Grammys have made a major change to their selection process heading into 2026. Next year, the award show will add a brand new category: Best Traditional Country Album. In turn, the Recording Academy will rename the currently existing Best Country Album category to ‘Best Contemporary Country Album’ at next year’s show. With this change, the Grammys will now contain five seperate country music categories at the 68th annual show: Best Solo Country Performance, Best Country Duo/Group Performance, Best Country Song, Best…

After sending the internet into a frenzy Wednesday morning with a brand-new teaser video that contained references to long-awaited unreleased tracks, Tyler Childers has officially announced that his 7th studio album, Snipe Hunter, will be released on Friday, July 25th. As of now, the only confirmed track on the album is none other than today’s newest release, “Nose on the Grindstone,” which has remained one of Childers’ most popular releases since its appearance on his acoustic OurVinyl Session back in 2017. With that being said, however, the aforementioned teaser video from Wednesday morning also hinted towards the inclusion of his…

Tyler Childers, much like his contemporaries such as Jason Isbell and Kacey Musgraves, has never been one to shy away from expressing his politics and beliefs quite regularly. Being one of the most prominent liberal voices in the genre, the “Whitehouse Road” singer has never shied away from speaking out on controversial topics. This, of course, was highlighted most prominently on his 2020 album, Long Violent History. Though eight of the nine songs present on the record were instrumentals, the album’s closer and title track was written in response to the infamous killing of fellow Kentuckian, Breonna Taylor, as well…