Cody Johnson, the king of covers, has returned with another doozy. Currently enjoying a short two-week break before returning to the stage on August 7 in Oklahoma City on his Live ’26 tour, the ACM Entertainer of the Year shared yet another absolutely stunning cover to his social media today, and it’s only a matter of time before the comments flood with people asking for it to be recorded. Johnson’s no stranger to the track in question, Don Williams’ 1982 hit, “If Hollywood Don’t Need You (Honey I Still I Do).” Just a couple of years back, he performed it…
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.
Finally, there’s some men in this world with a little bit of self-awareness. On today’s episode of This Past Weekend hosted by comedian Theo Von, he and country music star Trace Adkins brought up a very important, controversial topic that we need to settle once and for all: Men wearing open-toed shoes. I get that it’s summer and sandals and flip-flops are the go-to beach uniform, but outside of that realm, I don’t want to see your dogs out. Apparently, neither do Von nor Adkins, who were reminded of the pet peeve after Von jokingly asked if Adkins’ good friend…
How dare you guys try and rage bait my favorite “Ol’ Red” singer? Sorry, the Blake Shelton-Luke Bryan frenemies jokes just never get old. And I know a certain three young ladies at Bryan’s recent Orange Beach, Alabama show would have to agree. The trio of fans recently went viral on TikTok after they posted the Georgia native’s reaction to a sign they held up in the front row at his Wharf Amphitheater show this past Saturday, July 25. Their posterboard read, “We love you, Blake” with a big heart drawing, and Bryan made a note during the show to…
Every time I hear this story, it just shocks my brain all over again. For those who may not know or who also have completely forgotten about Trace Adkins’ wild lore, we almost lost the country music star back in February 1994…thanks to his ex-wife, who put a bullet through his ribcage. Now, over thirty years later, the story is resurfacing thanks to Theo Von’s most recent This Past Weekend podcast episode. Midway through the show, Von curiously asks, “I heard that one of your wives— I dont even know how to say this— they shot ya.” Adkins let out…
Talk about getting your money’s worth for front row seats, I guess? Imagine my horror scrolling on TikTok when a casual Jon Pardi performance video pops up on my feed and ten seconds later I have a straight shot view of the seam of his pants wiggling over my face. Thanks to the internet, now we get to see the same angle as Jon’s prostate exam…for free! Safe to say that during his nightly performance of “Dirt On My Boots” on his 2026 summer tour, Mr. Saturday Night has been feelin’ himself. Just last week, I was graced with another…
If you’ve ever wondered who the woman is behind everyone’s favorite “Beer Never Broke My Heart” singer, meet Mama Combs. The North Carolina mother of her only child turned country superstar, Luke Combs, recently joined her son on stage, and I can see where he gets his bad-a ** personality from. Currently overseas on the European leg of his 2026 My Kinda Saturday Night tour, this past weekend Combs brought his rowdy stadium show to the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. By now, it’s pretty common knowledge that Combs always takes time during his 2020 hit, “1, 2 Many”…