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.

These ladies are absolutely ruthless. While the guys may currently have their “Ella Fella” fan club going strong, as for all of the female country music fans, the “Zach Toppers” are just as dedicated. Unfortunately, the fanbase nickname hasn’t officially made its rounds (yet), but there’s no denying that the 28-year-old Washington native has his fair share of loyal groupies. At every show, Top has pretty much every girl in the audience screaming back to his viral hit, “Use Me,” along with the endless trend of waving provocative text signs from their phones in the air. Luckily for our entertainment,…

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If there’s one thing certain about a Cody Johnson show, it’s that he’s bound to be unapologetically American. The 38-year-old Texan has never been shy about his patriotism, often making it a point throughout his concerts to give a shout-out to the land of the free at least once. And this past weekend, with a record-setting crowd of more than 90,000 fans packed into Clemson University’s Memorial Stadium, Johnson sure took advantage of the moment to lead his choir audience with one of the nation’s most iconic songs. Johnson helped make history opening for the king of country, George Strait,…

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Before even kickstarting his career in Nashville, Parker McCollum knew who he was from day one, and selling out was never part of the plan. During his May 4 appearance on the Zach Sang Show, the 33-year-old Texas native reflected on his early beginnings as a rising country artist, transitioning from the red dirt scene to making it big in Music City. Reminiscing on his start before becoming an award-winning four-number-one hits holding star, back in 2017, McCollum was given an insane opportunity at an easy million-dollar check… if he decommited from his record deal. In this larger-than-life dilemma, McCollum…

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After endless teasing from Koe Wetzel, the “Sweet Dreams” singer has finally announced his next era of music will be in our hands in a little over a month on June 12. The upcoming album’s title, The Night Champion, comes as no surprise, given his late February announcement of the project’s coinciding world tour. With his first stop kicking off this past Sunday down under in Melbourne, it was only a matter of time before the Texas native fueled the summer with his promise of new music. In his short teaser announcement, the clip features a flashback montage of Koe’s…

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Returning to the stage 20 years later, American Idol’s season 3 sweetheart Kellie Pickler joined forces last night with none other than the competition’s current fan favorite, Hannah Harper. As the show heads into its final three-showdown, yesterday’s Monday night airing of its Class of 2006 Reunion episode highlighted some of the show’s beginning stars like Elliott Yamin, Bucky Covington, Paris Bennett, and Taylor Hicks, joining up with the current contestants. However, there could not have been a better pairing than these two pure country ladies who share a likeness in their charming personalities and authentic vocals. Despite the fact…

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Morgan Wallen has been giving his fans a small say in his 2026 Still The Problem Tour with the addition of a brand new interactive voting poll that lets the crowd pick one surprise song throughout the set. With four options to choose from via text throughout the pre-show, to no one’s surprise, the same cult-classic has dominated the shows every. single. night. During the tour’s first five stops, fans have been given the choices of throwback songs like “Dangerous,” “Silverado For Sale,” “Everything I Love,” “865,” “Talkin’ Tennessee,” and yet every time it’s been the same clear choice of…

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