Now, I’m no licensed therapist, but the best cure for winter blues might just be buying tickets to a country music festival. There’s honestly no better mood booster than planning a jam-packed concert weekend where you’re guaranteed to see some of your favorite artists live. Whether your taste leans toward Zach Top, Treaty Oak Revival, or Post Malone, there’s a festival lineup out there for just about everyone. With events happening across the U.S. and beyond, some kicking off as early as January, there’s no shortage of options. If you don’t already have one on the calendar, consider this your…
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.
The evidence that Luke Combs is the ultimate saint of country music is endless. Adding to his long list of acts of kindness, Combs recently responded to a heartbreaking TikTok from a fan hoping to get his attention. The video, posted by Maddie Stack (@stackersss), has amassed more than 370,000 views and shares her family’s devastating story. In the four-minute video, Maddie speaks directly to Combs, explaining the unimaginable loss her family has endured, particularly the toll it’s taken on her 19-year-old brother, Conner. The caption simply reads, “Dear Luke Combs,” as Maddie recounts how her father tragically and suddenly…
Kenny Chesney is bringing the beach back to the Las Vegas Sphere for 6 additional shows at the beginning of July 2026. After a 15-show run back in May through June 2025, Chesney previously announced that he would return the same time next year, in 2026, for 12 additional shows. Due to the immense demand, Chesney just took to Instagram to announce he’d be adding 6 more shows to that lineup. “No Shoes Nation. This show has kept us inspired. Five nights turned into something bigger, and it only felt right to keep going. If we’re going to do it,…
As the two current hottest faces in country music, Ella Langley and Zach Top are a dream duo for many fans. Luckily, we don’t have to dream up what that pairing would look like on one stage because the two have already performed together in the past. For those who may not remember, back in November 2024, the two united forces at Whiskey Jam’s 1000th show in Nashville. Personally, I can’t think of a better way to celebrate a milleversary. Both the ACM New Male Artist of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year played their own set…
Currently seething with jealousy at everyone who got to witness Luke Combs’ performance last night. The 11-time CMA winner popped into the City Winery in Nashville on Monday night, January 19th, for a live taping of NBC’s Sunday Sit Down with Willie Geist. Beyond discussing his career and future goals (like playing a tour of free concerts at a handful of SEC bars), Combs of course had to bless the audience with a live performance. During the sold-out event, the 35-year-old country superstar played his recently released track, “Sleepless in a Hotel Room.” Since its release on January 4th, the…
It seems Luke Combs has a hankering for going back to his roots, and I’m not mad about it. This past Monday, January 19, he took the stage at City Winery in Nashville for a live taping of Sunday Sitdown hosted by TODAY’s Willie Geist. Luckily, a viewer in the audience caught an awesome conversation between the two in which the RIAA’s highest-certified country artist admitted that he was yearning to revisit the small venues he started out at. Combs told Geist, “I dream of doing like an entire tour of just venues I used to play. Like 20-some shows,…