Dolly Parton’s latest venture, a full-blown rest stop, deserves a road trip in and of itself. The country music legend is officially set to launch her brand new Dolly’s Tennessean Travel Stop on Wednesday, June 24, opening its doors to guests right in time for the busy Fourth of July week ahead. Located right off of exit 22 on I-65 in Cornersville, Tennessee, the multi-faceted travelers’ paradise sits smack dab in the middle of an hour radius from Nashville to Huntsville. In true Dolly fashion, the grand service plaza is more than just a stop on the highway, giving people…
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.
With the release of their sixth studio album, Change of Plans, this past May 15, 49 Winchester celebrated the drop with an intimate performance of three tracks recorded at Lucinda’s in New York City. The Virginia band took over the big city honky tonk joint, which famously offers the southern hospitality of a country bar right in the heart of East Village. Partnering with Hiatus Tequila for this “No Depression Session,” previously filmed on April 29 and released on May 15, it was only fitting that the group performed one of their biggest hits to date, “Everlasting Lover.” The 2020…
Last night, May 25, marked the 52nd annual American Music Awards, with a few familiar faces from country music returning to the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the second weekend in a row following the previously held ACM awards. Representing the genre on both the red carpet and on-stage was none other than 2026 Best Male Country Artist nominee, Riley Green. While, unfortunately, Green did not take home the fan-voted award (crowned to Morgan Wallen), he did make his debut on the live, televised CBS broadcast with a performance of his 2024 hit, “Worst Way.” Green went for the crowd-pleaser…
With the NASCAR community facing a heavy and emotional past few days, both fans and drivers took time to honor the devastating loss of Kyle Busch throughout this weekend’s races. Prior to his tragic passing this past Thursday, May 21, the 41-year-old driver announced that he would unfortunately be missing two Memorial Day weekend races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Coca-Cola 600. At the latter, country music star Brad Paisley paid homage to the two-time cup series champion during the pre-race concert, performing his 2005 hit, “Where I Get Where I’m Going.” Safe…
Why hire a wedding band when your best friend is Megan Moroney? Just a few days before heading out on her anticipated Cloud 9 tour, the Georgia native took on an even more important role this past weekend as the maid of honor in her best friend, Natalie King’s, wedding. Moroney, one of this year’s ACM Entertainer of the Year nominees, skipped out on the Sunday, May 17 show in Las Vegas to join the bride-to-be at her destination wedding in Turks and Caicos. The two bulldogs who met at the University of Georgia over ten years ago finally got…
The tragic loss of two-time NASCAR Cup Series championship winner Kyle Busch has left many shocked at his seemingly rapid and young passing. Yesterday afternoon, the news broke that the 41-year-old father of two had suddenly passed away after being hospitalized with ongoing treatment of a “severe illness.” In a joint statement from NASCAR, Richard Childress Racing, and the Busch family, they announced, “Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he…