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.

They say no two Eric Church shows are the same. Keeping true to that theme, the country music icon pulled out all the stops for his first of three headlining shows at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater. Last night, July 6, kicked off the string of performances over the next couple of days, joined by opener Corey Kent for an unforgettable set. Delivering a mixture of his own hits, including the classic summer anthem, “Springsteen,” along with “These Boots,” “Sinners Like Me,” and even his unreleased OG fan throwback, “Julia.” Church, of course, also sprinkled in a number of covers,…

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With Alan Jackson’s Incredible Performance Of “America The Beautiful” After It Was Re-Aired This Fourth of July Weekend Honoring the recently retired country music legend, PBS re-aired one of Alan Jackson’s most memorable patriotic performances from its annual Fourth of July broadcast. During this year’s A Capitol Fourth special, over the weekend on Friday, July 3, they included Jackson’s stripped-down rendition of the patriotic classic, “America the Beautiful,” recorded back in 2021. Backed by an array of American flags and dazzling red and blue lights on the Nashville stage, a message at the bottom of the screen let viewers know,…

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At this point, you’ve got to be living under a rock to not know that Darius Rucker wasn’t the original master mind behind his massive 2013 hit, “Wagon Wheel.” For a while, it was a lesser-known fact, especially for people outside of the country realm, that even though Rucker’s rendition has since been RIAA certified 11x platinum and joined Spotify’s elusive Billions club, he’s not the first to sing the track. In fact, its backstory has quite a long line of intertwining influences over the years, which is something that Hootie himself has been very vocal about. Originally, the chorus…

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With the end of Morgan Wallen’s 2026 Still the Problem tour quickly approaching, and the continuous teasers of his unannounced single, “Been By Now,” circulating on social media, there’s no doubt that a new era for the country superstar is on its way. As the reigning RIAA highest-selling country artist of all time, with his 2025 album I’m The Problem continuing to hold its ground in the top five on Billboard’s Top 200 chart, Wallen’s insane success is a dominating force that, for the most part, can likely be attributed to the fact that the Sneedville native is a genre-blending…

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Alongside his star-studded lineup, Alan Jackson had plenty of support in the crowd, with some of country music’s biggest names cheering him on from the audience, including one long-time friend and collaborator. Sitting in his box-suite throne above the cheering crowd at Nissan Stadium was none other than fellow legend Randy Travis. Prior to the show, Travis, alongside his wife Mary, actually flashed across the big screens during a montage of celebrity tribute videos from those who could not attend/perform alongside the “Chattahoochee” singer. Reminiscing on Jackson and Travis’ relationship throughout the years, Mary shared in the clip, “your presence…

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Before snagging two of the biggest honors of the night at the 2026 ACM Awards, Cody Johnson and Parker McCollum had a heart-to-heart that primed them both for their massive wins. This past May 17, both country music superstars left the MGM Grand Arena with some pretty hefty new accolades under their belt buckles and grins a mile wide. Johnson took home the high title of Entertainer of the Year while McCollum was awarded the Album of the Year for his self-titled project. While both wins came as massive surprises to the singers, Johnson recently revealed that prior to watching…

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