Who knew ten years ago that we’d have a female country star rise up to be as massive as Ella Langley currently is? The currently 27-year-old Alabama native has experienced a meteoric rise to stardom, continuing to chart the top with her circulating hits like “Choosin’ Texas,” “Be Her,” and her Morgan Wallen duet, “I Can’t Love You Anymore.” But just a decade ago, she was a local high school teen with a dream, trying to win over the talent school judges by performing a staple of the era. Was it even a 2016 talent show if at least one…
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.
In case you’ve forgotten and need a pick-me-up, here’s your Monday morning reminder that new Zach Top music is on the way. Matter of fact, we only have two more weeks to wait before the Washington native drops two brand new songs: “Good Girls & Cowgirls” and “Other Side Of Hurtin’.” Top already gave a sneak peek of the first track, debuting it live a couple of weeks back in Montana and recently releasing the full acoustic rendition to his YouTube channel. As for the latter of the two, the song has remained a mystery, with Top announcing a few…
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…
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…