There’s just something about cowboy boots on a red carpet that’s gonna do it for me every time. Luckily for country music fans like me, the 2025 CMA Awards are quickly approaching on November 19 at 8 pm, live from the Bridgestone Arena. Marking the 59th anniversary of the awards, this show has pretty much become my version of fantasy football. There’s a certain thrill of sitting on your living room couch, shouting out your picks at the TV screen for every category. While there’s no real reward, of course, aside from the satisfaction of judging everyone’s outfits in your…
Author: Casey Nyman
Casey Nyman
Casey, a New Jersey native raised on country music, graduated from the University of Delaware with a BA in Communication and minors in Journalism, English, and Advertising. With her strong journalism background and love for country music, it was only natural for her to start writing about the genre she’s most passionate about. She has been contributing to Country Chord since January 2025. A quick look at her playlists reveals favorites like Megan Moroney, Ella Langley, ERNEST, Zach Top, and Turnpike Troubadours.
Award shows are almost guaranteed to spark heated debates among passionate fans. No matter the genre, viewers are quick to weigh in on whether a win was deserved or if their favorite artist was unfairly robbed. Most of the time, artists graciously accept their awards, even if the win feels like a surprise (minus the 2009 Taylor Swift-Kanye West VMA debacle, of course). But in 1996, Garth Brooks, one of country music’s biggest stars at the time, broke that norm in a major way. Back in late January of 1996, the country powerhouse of the decade, Garth Brooks, broke this…
With 16 ACM awards, nine CMA awards, 3 Grammy awards, and currently out on a world tour consisting of 45 stops, it’s hard to imagine the queen of bell bottoms as anything but a country music powerhouse. But, at just 18 years old, Lainey Wilson was still just chasing this dream and doing whatever it took to make it a reality, even writing a letter to Tim McGraw. The 15-year-old letter can now be found at Wilson’s brand-new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. In a recent clip from the museum’s TikTok, Wilson is shown as…
Following a jammed-packed weekend with shows in Alabama and Florida, it seems Ella Langley has fallen victim to the tour-bug. Langley took to Instagram this morning to announce that she will not be performing at her upcoming seven shows, ranging from August 15 to August 25. In the two-slide post, Langley shared that this four-week hiatus is due to weeks of feeling run-down and fighting off sickness. “I’m so sad to be posting this. The past several weeks have been tough. I’ve been fighting off sickness and feeling more run down than ever. After a lot of thought, I’ve made…
‘Twas the final month of summer, and country fans grew sad… As August rolls in, it’s undeniable that we all start to feel a bit melancholy with limited days left to listen to our country summer playlists. The season of outdoor concerts, boat days, and backyard barbecues slowly starts to wind down. But while the end of summer may be bittersweet, it also marks the beginning of another joyful season in country music. Gearing up for autumn, slowly but surely, the first hints of the holiday season start to roll in, and with that, artists began teasing their upcoming releases…
Condolences in advance to everyone who’s had their heart set on Riley Green as their country music man crush. It seems the “Don’t Mind If I Do” singer has already found his lucky lady in the audience of a recent show. Green took to TikTok to post a clip of him mid-performance of his steamy hit, “Worst Way,” during his show at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, on Friday night, August 1. The 19-second video shows him taking a moment to pull his baseball cap off his head and sign it for a lucky fan at the concert. With the caption,…