Author: Brennen Kelly

Before Blake Shelton was the certified country superstar and TV personality that he is today, he was firmly at the center of mainstream country music. Riding the highs of the lead single, Honey Bee, Shelton fast-tracked the album’s release to keep the momentum that the single gained less than three months after its April release. To say that this decision was a good one would be an understatement. Red River Blue ended up being an absolute smash for Shelton. The album topped both the Billboard US Hot Country Albums chart and the US Billboard 200 chart less than two weeks…

Riding the highs of his sophomore album, The Man I Want To Be, Chris Young decided to double down on the neotraditional sound that he had grown to be known for with the release of Neon on July 12, 2011. The album contains 10 tracks (12 if you count the iTunes/Apple Music exclusives, I’m Gonna Change That and Don’t Leave Her). Young co-wrote nine of the 12 songs on Neon including Tomorrow. Popular Nashville co-writers such as Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip, Luke Laird and Chris DuBois also round out this star-studded writing group on Neon. Neon’s biggest single is the…

“That’s why I hang my hat in Tennessee.” Out of the record-setting 60 #1 hits that the legendary George Strait has recorded, All My Ex’s Live In Texas remains one of the most popular to this day. Whether it is the iconic steel guitar and fiddle in the intro or the simply satisfying, clever rhyme that is “all my ex’s live in Texas,” it’s clear to see why this song has stood the test of time for The King. Written by the then-married duo, Whitey and Lyndia Shafer, All My Ex’s Live In Texas serves as a bit of a…

The term, “masterpiece,” and Brett Eldredge’s discography may not sound like they go together in many country music listener’s minds. The Wanna Be That Song singer has had fairly strong success commercially, scoring 5 #1 hits on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart and 7 songs certified platinum by the RIAA. However, you would still be hard-pressed to hear anyone say that Brett Eldredge delivered an album that can be referred to as a masterpiece. That changed on July 10, 2020, with the release of Sunday Drive. Coming out in the midst of the pandemic, Sunday Drive never quite had the opportunity…

Following the release of their highly successful sophomore album, You Get What You Give, Zac Brown Band knew that they had to elevate their already dynamic sound with Uncaged. With smash hits such as Chicken Fried, Toes and the Jimmy Buffett collaboration, Knee Deep, under their belt, it was clear that the band wanted to experiment with different sounds and styles while still keeping their country, jam band identity. To say that they elevated their sound would be an understatement. Uncaged ultimately became an extremely eclectic country record that blends wildly different genres together with jaw-dropping cohesion. Brown and Co.…

“You’ve gotta be made for this.” Grammy-winner, Ashley McBryde, is keeping the hype train going for her upcoming album, The Devil I Know, with another brand new song. Made For This is the fourth pre-released song off of the 11-track album which includes Light On In The Kitchen, Learned To Lie and The Devil I Know. McBryde took to Instagram last Friday to announce the song’s release in a Reel. Keen fans of the One Night Standards singer anticipated the song’s release due to her posting #MadeForThis with a snippet of the song on many of her recent posts on…