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.

Ella Langley has come to the rescue to defrost everyone’s winter blues with her latest single, “Dandelion.” Released today, January 30, at midnight, the flouncy, melodic track once again proves that the Alabamian singer-songwriter can do no wrong. It also serves as a promising preview of her corresponding upcoming album, Dandelion, set to drop on April 10. Beckoning in a new era of revitalization and grounding herself in her roots, Langley delivers another undeniably earworm for fans, co-produced alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West. In a behind-the-scenes clip from production in the studio, she perfectly describes the track as “sneaky…

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After sending fans into a history deep dive with four cryptic Instagram posts on Monday morning, Hardy, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen, and Tim McGraw officially released their joint song, “McArthur,” at midnight on January 30. In the announcement for the collaboration, Hardy teased, “When you pass on, what you gonna pass down?” Prior to the release, each artist had shared a post featuring a fictional member of the “McArthur” family, complete with a name and birth and death dates. Eric Church’s post read, “Junior McArthur b. September 2, 1945 d. April 4, 1967.” Hardy shared, “Jones McArthur b. June 5,…

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For both Wyatt Flores and his fans’ sake, let’s all pray these dream collaborations eventually become reality.  The 24-year-old Oklahoma native recently sat down with Dale Brisby for his podcast, The Rodeo Time. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, Brisby has featured an impressive lineup of fan favorite country artists in recent weeks, including Dylan Gossett, Evan Felker, and Sam Barber. Adding another Red Dirt staple to that list, Flores joined the bull-riding pro to discuss his rapid rise in country music, life on the road, and the creative process behind his songwriting. Toward the end of the interview, Brisby…

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The Budweiser Clydesdale is back and ready to gallop across the wide plains of 70-inch flatscreens during the upcoming Super Bowl. The 150-year-old beer company at Anheuser-Busch recently unveiled its brand new commercial for February 8th’s big game, and this year, the patriotic theme is heavy. The brand’s iconic horse is joined, fittingly, by a bald eagle. In the 60-second commercial, heartstrings are pulled from the get-go with a baby Clydesdale frolicking through an open field, where it stumbles upon a recently hatched baby bird. These ‘American Icons’ are accompanied by the beautiful sounds of none other than one of…

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Now is the time of year when pretty much every artist starts teasing new releases and building hype for what many consider the peak season: summer country. So far, artists like Ella Langley, Luke Combs, Megan Moroney, and Jason Aldean, just to name a few, are preparing to roll out upcoming projects that will trickle into what becomes the soundtrack for the latter half of 2026. With that being said, oftentimes, as new content continues to flood the radar, we tend to forget about previous releases. A prime example is Zach Top’s 2025 album Ain’t In It For My Health.…

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Adding to the growing list of country music festivals popping up across the country, Minnesota now has a brand-new lineup to get excited about. For those local to St. Paul, the two-day event will take over Harriet Island Regional Park on July 10 and 11. The Minnesota Country Club Fest is kicking off its inaugural year in the best way possible, with two of the biggest bands in country music right now: Treaty Oak Revival and The Red Clay Strays. Announced just this afternoon, the inaugural fest will also feature openers throughout Friday and Saturday, including Charley Crockett, Stephen Wilson…

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