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.

It doesn’t get much better than two of the most promising voices of country music pairing up for an epic performance, backed by the stunning views of Montana’s skyline at dusk. During this past Saturday’s, July 18, headlining show at the Under The Big Sky Festival, Zach Top took the stage for an incredible, packed night of his fan-favorite hits and, in true Top fashion, a number of covers. During his performance, the Washington native was joined by none other than 2026 first-time ACM award winner and the festival’s featured act, who took the stage right before Top, Stephen Wilson…

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Continuing to highlight his April 2025 album release, Honkytonk Hollywood, Jon Pardi has announced he’s hitting the road on his brand new 2026 Gamblin’ Man Tour. Named after the project’s fourth track, the California native will kick off the 19-city tour on September 17 in Richmond, Virginia, and round things out later in the year on November 14 in Independence, Missouri. On his nationwide arena and amphitheater stops, Pardi will be joined by the likes of supporting acts Alexandra Kay and Sadie Bass. The news also comes just a few weeks after “Mr. Saturday Night”‘s most recent June release of…

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After spending the first half of 2026 rounding out his previous Full Throttle tour along with a number of festival stops, Jason Aldean has officially kick-started his brand new tour celebrating his April album release, Songs About Us. The coinciding summer tour commenced last night in Bangor, Maine, with the 32-number-one hit maker bringing all of his fan-favorite tracks to the Maine Savings Amphitheater. Despite a discography jam-packed with deep cuts and this brand new project yielding 20 new tracks, it’s pretty standard for Aldean to focus on playing his most popular songs during his concerts. This tour seems to…

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While his son is dominating stadiums across the country and continuing to reign on the charts, Tommy Wallen is delivering the word of God every Sunday in church— and now on SiriusXM. The father of RIAA’s highest certified country artist of all time, Morgan Wallen, has been a pastor, working closely with prison and jail ministries for over a decade. Officially ordained back in 1995, just a couple of years after the birth of his country superstar son, Tommy was called to the ministry after years of struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. Now, the Sneedville Baptist pastor has the…

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There’s absolutely no better feeling in this world than falling in love with an album from start to finish and finding yourself coming back to listen to it in its entirety time after time again. And believe it or not, it’s a pretty tough feat to accomplish, especially considering everyone’s attention spans have diminished in today’s soul-sucking, technology-driven world. While it may not be true for everyone, unfortunately, songs often get skipped if they don’t hook listeners immediately with a catchy melody or unforgettable lyric on impact. So for an album to keep you absorbed from the very first note…

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Talk about a class act. Time and time again, Lainey Wilson has proven to be one of the most gracious stars in country music, continuing to exude a humble personality no matter how big she gets. One of her most endearing traditions happens every night on stage when the Louisiana native pulls one little girl out of the crowd during her performance of “Atta Girl” to recognize them as the “Cowgirl of the Night.” Crowning the young fans with her wide-brimmed hat and instilling them with the song’s empowering message, it’s a moment that never fails to warm the hearts…

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