Author: Brennen Kelly

In response to Tyler Childers’ In Your Love becoming his first single to chart on country radio, Zach Bryan took to Twitter on Jan. 9 to celebrate it. While doing so, he also took a swipe at Walker Hayes and his infamous song, Fancy Like. In the tweet, Bryan criticized both country radio and Hayes’ song, saying “Imagine being radio (whoever the hell that is), hearing Shake the Frost and being like ‘no no let’s go with the Applebees song’” This prompted Walker Hayes to respond by saying, “Big shout to radio for playing dat Applebees song. Zach and Tyler…

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It’s no stretch to say that Zach Bryan is one of the most prolific artists of this generation of country music. Though he wasn’t the first independent artist to experience success on a larger scale, he undoubtedly brought the indie scene to the mainstream. I want to preface this ranking by saying that I don’t believe that Zach Bryan has released a bad song to date. While there are some that are stronger than others, there has not been a track that I thought was truly awful. With that being said, this ranking felt like a nearly monumental task simply…

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On Monday, Jan. 22, news broke that Chris Young was arrested outside of DawgHouse Saloon in Nashville after he allegedly assaulted a Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission agent. In the original report by a responding officer, he said Young “put his hands out to stop me from leaving the bar and struck me on the shoulder.” It was reported that it took two officers to restrain Young. Young was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and assault of an officer. He was released early Tuesday morning from the Metro jail. However, in light of new footage released of the altercation, the story…

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1993 was a year that produced some all-time classics in the genre with Toby Keith’s Should’ve Been A Cowboy and Alan Jackson’s Chattahoochee both being released. Staples of the 90s such as Vince Gill, Travis Tritt and Brooks & Dunn also experienced success throughout the year, each scoring #1s. 23 different artists scored 33 unique #1 hits this year with only one song, Alan Jackson’s Chattahoochee, spending more than three weeks at the top of the chart. Garth Brooks and Tracy Lawerence led all country artists with three #1s a piece. Brooks saw Somewhere Other Than the Night, Ain’t Goin’…

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What a lineup. Where else could you see Hank Williams Jr., 50 Cent, Nickelback, Jonas Brothers, Eric Church and Jelly Roll at the same event? (Hell, even Christian band, for KING + Country, is included). Nowhere else but Rodeo Houston this year. For those unfamiliar with Rodeo Houston, it is a livestock show and rodeo that aids with local agriculture, education and the wider Houston area. It kicks off on Feb. 27 and runs til Mar. 17 with a new headliner every single day. Stars, Blake Shelton and Eric Church, will bookend the event. In between, there are a plethora…

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Just hours after his good friend, HARDY, dropped a surprise single, QUIT!!, Morgan Wallen took to Instagram to tease a brand new track presumably titled I Guess. This comes just weeks after Wallen teased another new song which was written by him, Post Malone and Ernest that eventually got deleted due to many negative comments pointing out the overproduction and extremely poppy style of the song. Some of the negative comments on the aforementioned song included: “Not really feeling this one…,” “Anyone else think this was a joke at first? respectfully” and “First Morgan song I haven’t liked.” Unlike that…

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