Author: Casey Nyman

Talk about the ultimate “Boomtown” experience. Amid a flying sea of tossed cups and splattered beer, Treaty Oak Revival’s lead singer, Sam Canty, took one for the team and actually hopped into the crowd of fans below at their Syracuse concert last night. Their Thursday, September 24 show marked their first-ever New York concert, so obviously the fans at Empower Federal Credit Amphitheater deserved a little extra crowd-surfing energy. And boy did Canty provide, leaving his guitar and mic stand behind to go and be lifted up by the crowd of New Yorkers for a hot second while the band’s…

Welcome to day number 6,429 of asking people to stop throwing random objects on stage. It truly feels like this year has been one endless cycle of fans throwing things at their favorite artists in hopes of getting a reaction… only for the plan to go terribly wrong. While there is the rare occasion that the performers end up picking the item and playing along (ie., Riley Green and his collection of bras), for the most part, it’s just an all-around bad and unsafe idea. Hence why country music’s reigning superstar of 2026, Ella Langley, almost experienced a nasty fall…

Now THAT’S how you throw a Nashville party. For those lucky enough to snag tickets to Luke Bryan’s massive Bridgestone Arena show last night, I think it’s safe to say they got more than a bang for their buck. As promised, the 30+ No.1 hitmaker took the stage in celebration of his recent ninth studio album release, Signs, along with a star-studded lineup featuring his fellow country music friends. Not to mention, Bryan was surprised by three of his close pals, Jason Aldean, Darius Rucker, and Carrie Underwood, who presented him with not one but two RIAA diamond-certified plaques for…

Look, I’m all for shooting your shot, but maybe screaming at a superstar backstage in the parking lot through a grated fence isn’t necessarily the way to bag a date. And unfortunately for Ella Langley, who was caught on the other end of this interaction… responding probably wasn’t a good idea either. The Billboard-history-making Alabama native has found herself at the center of another controversial dilemma (if you can even call it that), after a fan caught her at a bad moment after last night’s (Sept. 24) show in Knoxville. Returning to the stage at the Food City Center for…

The recipe for a good time is pretty simple: four days of country music, warm weather, and a trip down to the Florida coast. And luckily, that experience isn’t too hard to find either now that Gulf Coast Jam Presented by Jim Beam is returning once again for its 15th year with some of the genre’s biggest names and standout newcomers. Taking over Frank Brown Park right in Panama City Beach, the annual live music extravaganza is set to run from June 3 to 6 next year. As previously announced, headliners Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Zach Top and Bailey Zimmerman…

Someone get me 32 yards of bubble wrap and an isolated cabin ASAP because we need to protect Willie Nelson at all costs. The 93-year-old outlaw country icon, who is somehow still touring shows like it ain’t no thang, recently sat down to remember his longtime friend and fellow duet partner, Dolly Parton, and my heart already can’t handle the thought of losing another legend. Following the passing of country music’s queen last month on August 25, Nelson voiced his condolences in a simple post on social media. He shared a throwback video of the two dear friends singing their…