Everyone’s favorite secretly emo country singers have returned with another staple early 2000’s throwback, “Ohio Is For Lovers.” Chances are, if you had a Myspace, this Hawthorne Heights hit was featured on your page at least once… You know, the “cut my wrists and black my eyes” theme song? The Alabama duo, Muscadine Bloodline, has been absolutely crushing it with their nostalgic alt covers over the past few weeks, highlighting some of their favorite tracks through their self proclaimed series, “What if ___ was a Muscadine Bloodline song?” This time around, they posed the question, “What if ‘Ohio Is For…
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.
The demand never stops. Garth Brooks’ 2026 slow roll-out of his Blame It All On My Roots Arena tour shows has proven to be a fan-favorite, with “The Dance” singer continuing to add on multiple dates to each stop after fans sell out every one. After announcing his first string of shows in Indiana (which blew up with 400,000 fans in the Ticketmaster queue), followed by last week’s Denver announcement, Garth is now headed to Chicago, Illinois. He noted that the Windy City was home to one of his favorite venues, sharing in a press release on his website that…
My man is already recovering from a broken leg, and now people are trying to give him another injury? A few months back, Grammy-winning bluegrass staple Billy Strings took a quick hiatus from touring after breaking his leg in a skateboarding accident backstage, rescheduling two stops in April— One of those being last night’s August 6 show in Fishers. As promised to fans hoping to originally see him April 24, the singer/guitarist finally returned to the stage, still healing and preparing for the August 28 release of his album, So Much For Goodbyes. Apparently, though, one fan at Fishers Event…
After weeks of speculation and teases, Koe Wetzel and Ella Langley have officially reunited for their new song, “Jaded.” Taking a turn from their prior rockin’ fan-favorite 2023 duet “That’s Why We Fight,” the two have returned with this groovy summer jam. The collaboration couldn’t come at a better time, with Langley continuing to reach new heights in her buzzing career following the April release of Dandelion and Koe continuing to expand on his June release, The Night Champion. This duet is the first of two collaboration tracks to come from the Texas native who first teased the deluxe edition…
Toronto has just been full of all the surprises this past week. On Wednesday night, August 5, Chris Stapleton made his very own pop-up appearance at the Guns N’ Roses concert at Rogers Stadium. Last night, Stapleton not only returned to the venue for his very own headlining show but also returned the favor by not only bringing out Guns N’ Roses for “Patience” but also inviting up opener Zach Top for a song. Top’s spent a few shows on the road with Stapleton over the past few months for the 2026 All American Road Show, but any time these…
Ella Langley is officially bringing her Dandelion era to the energy drink market. Last month, we broke the news that Langley’s collaboration with RAW Nutrition’s popular energy drink brand, BUM, was on its way. For fans eager to get a sip of the country star’s very fittingly flavored beverage, luckily, today Langley confirmed it’s on its way. The Alabama native posted a clip of her shooting promo shots for the partnership, with her holding up the “Peaches & Cream” zero-sugar energy drink high to the camera. She then confirmed that the Southern sweet classic combo drink would be hitting stores…