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.

Twenty-five years ago today, country music icon Reba McEntire took her last bow on Broadway, starring in the hit Irving Berlin musical, Annie Get Your Gun. Prior to captivating TV screens across America on her self-titled sitcom in October of the same year, Reba’s almost five-month-long stint as the show’s lead sharpshooter, Annie Oakley, wrapped up its final showing at the Marquis back in June 2001. First written in 1946, the Broadway production quickly became a hit with the red-headed “Fancy” singer replacing Bernadette Peters as the perfect fill-in for Annie in this rendition, alongside her love-interest, Frank, played by…

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To no one’s surprise, Ella Langley’s 2026 Dandelion Tour has already been a crushing success. Following the mass demand for her highly anticipated show, the chart-topping “Choosin’ Texas” phenomenon has just announced a second leg to her headlining arena tour. Expanding on her previously announced 16-date run, anticipated to wrap up on August 15 in Fort Worth, Langley will keep the momentum going, now returning to the stage the following week on August 20 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This second leg of the tour will hit a majority of spots fans were disappointed not to see the first time around,…

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Taking a page from Lainey Wilson’s playbook, Chris Stapleton had his own sort of “Cowgirl of the Night” moment at his Charlotte, North Carolina, show over the weekend. Both country music stars have been out on the road together these past few weeks, with Wilson opening up for a few shows on Stapleton’s 2026 All-American Road Show Tour. Usually, the recently married Mrs. Wilson-Hodges will bring up a little girl from the crowd during her concerts and crown her with her wide-brimmed hat as the “Cowgirl of the Night.” This time around, during Saturday night’s June 20 concert at the…

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More than three years after sexual assault lawsuits were filed against country music singer Jimmie Allen, the court has finally ruled on the last remaining case. A middle district of Tennessee judge reportedly ruled on Thursday, June 18, that Allen must pay $1.8 million to a woman who sued him in May 2023 after she stated that he sexually assaulted and secretly filmed her in a Las Vegas hotel room. Follow the accusations, the “Best Shot” singer was held liable by default after missing multiple court deadlines. Given his repeated neglect, Allen’s subsequent legal damages continued to grow with Judge…

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Ahead of the September release of his ninth studio album, Luke Bryan has been hinting at more “signs” of new music to come. On Tuesday, the Georgia-native posted a snapshot of him filming something in a field with the elusive caption, “New song coming soon…” Sure enough, today Bryan teased a snippet of the forthcoming track with an Instagram story also featuring the potential title or lyrics, “Out Here Making Memories.” Captioning the post with the chorus’s lyrics, “you took the same night… and made it a memory,” the tune yields a classic Bryan sound with some light-hearted storytelling and…

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In honor of Father’s Day this Sunday, June 21, Morgan Wallen is giving his dad the spotlight with a new weekly segment on his SiriusXM channel. This past April 7, the service announced the brand new year-round channel 64, hosted by Wallen, highlighting his fan-favorite catalogue with some of his own picks mixed in. From tour segments to hand-selected songs that have influenced his music (yes, even including some of his favorite hip-hop tracks), every Sunday morning, fans will now be able to tune into the country music star’s father’s show, Tommy’s Sunday Seven. Each week at 9 am, the…

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