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.

Bailey Zimmerman was unable to finish his recent show at the Delaware State Fair this past Sunday, July 26, and for once it wasn’t because of a hangover, a pending arrest warrant, or the weather. The “Rock and a Hard Place” singer took the stage at the Harrington, Delaware, fairgrounds for just a few songs before a widespread power outage booted Zimmerman off the stage after just three songs, leaving thousands of fans in attendance upset and on the hunt for some sort of remedy. Kudos to the Illinois-born singer who waited outside with fans while crews attempted to get…

Read More

Noah Kahan is now the latest artist to call out the White House for using his song in a social media post. I know, what a crazy statement. Who would’ve thought twenty years ago that celebrities would be feuding with the White House over their music choices? For those out of the loop, the actual White House has its very own verified social media accounts, yielding over 7 million followers on TikTok and a whopping 12.3 million followers on Instagram. And I gotta hand it to them; as the years have passed throughout Donald Trump’s presidency, they’ve really stepped up…

Read More

Over the years, I’ve heard some WILD responses to the classic debate: “Who is your Mount Rushmore of country music?” While the question can totally be subjective, at the end of the day, if we’re building an atypical Mount Rushmore, you’ve gotta go with the founding fathers of country music; the singers who’ve become building blocks of the genre. If you’re looking for a prime example of what I mean, Tracy Lawrence can show you his forearm with his four headstone figures plastered in ink across him. Yes, the multi-platinum, eight-number-one hit maker quite literally has his “Mount Rushmore of…

Read More

Cody Johnson, the king of covers, has returned with another doozy. Currently enjoying a short two-week break before returning to the stage on August 7 in Oklahoma City on his Live ’26 tour, the ACM Entertainer of the Year shared yet another absolutely stunning cover to his social media today, and it’s only a matter of time before the comments flood with people asking for it to be recorded. Johnson’s no stranger to the track in question, Don Williams’ 1982 hit, “If Hollywood Don’t Need You (Honey I Still I Do).” Just a couple of years back, he performed it…

Read More

Finally, there’s some men in this world with a little bit of self-awareness. On today’s episode of This Past Weekend hosted by comedian Theo Von, he and country music star Trace Adkins brought up a very important, controversial topic that we need to settle once and for all: Men wearing open-toed shoes. I get that it’s summer and sandals and flip-flops are the go-to beach uniform, but outside of that realm, I don’t want to see your dogs out. Apparently, neither do Von nor Adkins, who were reminded of the pet peeve after Von jokingly asked if Adkins’ good friend…

Read More

How dare you guys try and rage bait my favorite “Ol’ Red” singer? Sorry, the Blake Shelton-Luke Bryan frenemies jokes just never get old. And I know a certain three young ladies at Bryan’s recent Orange Beach, Alabama show would have to agree. The trio of fans recently went viral on TikTok after they posted the Georgia native’s reaction to a sign they held up in the front row at his Wharf Amphitheater show this past Saturday, July 25. Their posterboard read, “We love you, Blake” with a big heart drawing, and Bryan made a note during the show to…

Read More