“Mr. Saturday Night” recently sat down with Absolute Radio Country to give his hot take that is surprisingly… not that hot when you really think about it. The country music star Jon Pardi, who’s gearing up for the official release of his California Sunrise 10-year anniversary album on June 12, divulged with the UK Number one radio station where he started in on the state of country music in today’s world. For headstrong traditionalists, the idea that country music has become a blanket umbrella for so many sub-genres is an immediate eye roller. However, for the industry as a whole,…
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.
If there’s not already some sort of underground sponsorship between ZYNs and Parker McCollum, someone has got to make this man an official brand rep ASAP. Last night, May 17, the Limestone kid took the underdog win for Album of the Year at the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards for his 2025 self-titled album. The snag came as a shock to many, including McCollum, who has even noted in the past that the album certainly didn’t stack up performance-wise to his other projects, despite being a personal favorite that was insanely cut in just a week in New York…
Representing a major win for the Texas country scene, last night Cody Johnson took home the acclaimed ACM Entertainer of the Year award, adding to his long list of accolades he continues to rack up throughout 2026. Breaking Lainey Wilson’s two-year streak as the reigning winner, the honor marked Johnson’s second trophy of the night after previously winning Male Vocalist of the Year. In true humble CoJo fashion, when he was called up at the end of the night to receive the biggest award of the show, he was beyond caught off guard. Nervously laughing at the podium, he admitted,…
Last night, May 17, Riley Green and Ella Langley reclaimed their title as the ACM Music Event of the Year winners for the second time in a row, this time around with their 2024 duet, “Don’t Mind If I Do.” The back-to-back feat earned them the title as only the second pair of collaborators to win the category in two consecutive years, joining the likes of husband and wife duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The only difference being that McGraw and Hill’s acceptances were surely a lot less drama-filled. Continuing the never-ending saga of the Riley Green Casanova mystery,…
To no one’s surprise, Ella Langley absolutely dominated this year’s 61st annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Within just the first half of the night at MGM Grand Arena, the Alabama native swept the floor, winning both Single and Song of the Year with her smash hit “Choosin’ Texas,” followed by claiming the award for Music Event of the Year alongside duet partner Riley Green with “Don’t Mind If I Do,” and of course, her previously announced win as the Artist-Songwriter of the Year. Continuing her hot streak as 2026’s leading lady in country music and beyond, Langley stepped on…
Reba McEntire and Kelly Clarkson sharing the same stage needs no explanation– it’s bound to be a great performance. And that’s exactly the case with this 2007 ACM throwback, where the two female powerhouses teamed up for a vocally unmatched duet of Clarkson’s 2005 single, “Because of You.” Now, for those who aren’t highly obsessed with celebrity family trees, it may come as a shock that these two ladies actually share much more than just impeccable voices. While they may not technically be blood-related, Reba was actually Clarkson’s mother-in-law for almost ten years. Back in 1989, Reba married her manager…