Author: 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.

Here’s your daily dose of goose bumps. Almost 15 years ago, country legend Ronnie Dunn blessed everyone’s ears with an incredible rendition of Sugarland’s 2007 platinum hit, “Stay.” Performed during CBS’s special tribute, ACM Girls Night Out, the thirty-time ACM award winner and one-half of Brooks & Dunn, absolutely crushed this powerful serenade in honor of his good friend, Jennifer Nettles.  The track is actually Sugarland’s only hit that was solo-written by Nettles, and safe to say the emotional song remains a classic. After being introduced by Sugarland partner, Kristian Bush, Dunn starts his tribute by telling Nettles, “Jennifer, my…

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Apparently, Garth Brooks is on a whole other level of gift-giving. A recently resurfaced clip from August 2025 shows country music superstar Luke Combs chatting with Dax Shepard on his podcast, Armchair Expert, where he shared an insane story about the “Thunder Rolls” singer. Combs described his experience of the ultimate delayed gratification following one of his performances at the Ryman Auditorium.  Combs was one of the performers at Brooks’ Songwriters Hall of Fame induction, and in lieu, where the “Hurricane” singer was invited to perform a rendition of one of Garth’s self-written tracks. Apparently, that single song performance paid…

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Wyatt Flores took his show to the land down under and even a step further by joining the crowd at his latest concert. The 24-year-old Oklahoma native is currently out on the Australian leg of his Bucking Bin Chicken Tour with five shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Thirroul, and Brisbane. At his Thursday night, February 12, show in Perth, Western Australia, Flores got intimate with his Aussie fans, climbing into the crowd to sing, “Oh Susannah.” Flores posted a clip from the night to his TikTok page with the caption, “I didn’t travel over 10,000 miles to just stand on…

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Luke Combs is standing on business after a Panthers fan called him out on Twitter/X.  The 11-time CMA award winner took to social media earlier today to highlight his newly released single, “Be By You,” which dropped February 13 at midnight. The irresistibly catchy love song (which is a must listen if you haven’t already heard) is the seventh track to be released off of his upcoming album, The Way I Am, set to arrive on March 20.  With the lyrics, “I can’t leave your lovin’ alone, Where you are is where I belong,” obviously, the gushy track is dedicated…

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No summer is complete without a Dierks Bentley tour.  Luckily for fans, the “Drunk On A Plane” singer just announced his 2026 Off The Map Tour. Last summer, Bentley’s Broken Branches Tour was a fan favorite experience with supporting acts including Zach Top, The Band Loula, and, of course, some viral-worthy moments from the Hot Country Knights. This time around, he’ll be joined by 15-time Grammy-winning artist Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder, along with Cole Goodwin, Kaitlin Butts, Owen Riegling, and Mountain Grass Unit. Skaggs joined Bentley in the announcement video for a bluegrass-fueled performance of “Free and…

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Zach Bryan’s newest parody, “Chili on a Hot Dog,” has officially found its way to original “Dirt Road Anthem” writer, Brantley Gilbert, and his response is hilarious. Bryan and his friend, Harley Carmichael, took to Instagram on Tuesday to post their food-themed version of Gilbert and Colt Ford’s 2010 hit, “Dirt Road Anthem”, which was recorded most notably by Jason Aldean. The mock parody came two days after Gilbert’s performance of the song at the Turning Point USA Half Time show on Sunday night, which Bryan vocally dissed on social media. In a now deleted instagram story, he said, “I…

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