It’s been a busy year for Cody Jinks. Between touring with Eric Church on his Outsiders Revival Tour during the summer and picking up six new RIAA certifications in April, it’s been quite the year for the Must Be the Whiskey singer. Today, he is finally back with a brand new single, Outlaws and Mustangs. Jinks took to Instagram on Wednesday with a cryptic Instagram post hinting at something coming on Oct. 20 and then officially announced the song’s release on Thursday. Jinks pulls out all the stops here on Outlaws and Cowboys, employing doses of fiddle, steel and even…
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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.
Chris Stapleton continues to build up the hype for his highly anticipated follow-up to the Grammy-winning album, Starting Over. With Higher less than a month away, Stapleton decided to drop another new song, It Takes A Woman. It joins Think I’m In Love With You and White Horse as the three pre-released tracks off the album slated for a November 10 release. Fans of the Parachute singer know that this song has been on the back burner for over a decade now. Stapleton first played it on Valentine’s Day 2013 with his wife, Morgan, along with Ronnie and Garnet Bowman.…
Riley Green is back with his second full-length album, Ain’t My Last Rodeo. Green has been quite busy over the past year. Between touring with Luke Combs on his 2023 tour and appearing on Justin Moore’s Everybody Get Along, it seemed inevitable for the I Wish Grandpas Never Died singer to release an album at some point this year. The 2020 ACM New Male Artist of the Year Winner announced the album back on August 28. Since then, Green has released multiple tracks in anticipation of the new album. These include a cover of Tim McGraw’s Damn Country Music, a…
With the meteoric rise of Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan over the past two years, it seems as if Luke Combs has taken a bit of a backseat to the two. That being said, however, it would be foolish to not recognize how big of a juggernaut the Where The Wild Things Are singer has become over the past six years. With 17 #1 singles to start his career and a plethora of awards to boot, Combs has firmly placed himself as a centerfold in the country music landscape. The question that remains is, “What album is his strongest?” As…
After making the transition from being the frontman of Hootie & The Blowfish to a bonafide country star, Darius Rucker has experienced quite a career in country music over the past 15 years. Carolyn’s Boy marks the sixth country album from Rucker since he made the genre transition. Though it doesn’t reach the heights of his first few entries, the album is an enjoyable albeit safe mainstream country record. Diving into the positives, Rucker’s voice is great as always here. He has one of those voices that are so distinct and powerful that it really doesn’t matter what he’s singing;…
2023 has been a busy year in the country world. From Morgan Wallen breaking records seemingly every other week to Zach Bryan solidifying himself as a national superstar, there have been plenty of highlights so far. That being said, it wouldn’t be surprising if some songs simply flew under the radar and were missed. Today, I’m highlighting five songs that haven’t quite gotten the attention they deserve. Till The End of My Days – Brennan Edwards Featured in our “5 Independent Country Artists Who Need To Be On Your Radar” list, Brennan Edwards is an artist who certainly deserves way…