Author: Casey Nyman

Zach Top is truly unstoppable– and I’m not mad about it at all. Last night, February 1, marked the Washington native’s first appearance at the Grammy Awards, where he received three nominations in the categories of Country Song, Country Solo Performance, and Traditional Country Album. Fittingly, it was the latter, also a brand-new category, that went to the standout rising star. Top took home the gilded gramophone for his 2026 album, Ain’t In It For My Health, setting the standard for this newly introduced award. Previously, traditional country albums were grouped under Best Country Album, but the category has now…

Walking away as country music’s biggest winner, Jelly Roll had a momentous night at the 2026 Grammy Awards, taking home three trophies. In just his third year as a Grammy nominee, he dominated the evening, winning Best Contemporary Country Album for Beautifully Broken, Best Country Duo Performance for “Amen” with Shaboozey, and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for “Hard Fought Hallelujah” with Brandon Lake. He also made a strong impression with his acceptance speech, in which he heavily thanked the most influential person in his life, God. Jelly Roll, formally known as Jason DeFord, has been continuously outspoken about his…

Talk about a full circle moment! Hardy, Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, and Tim McGraw’s recent collaboration, “McArthur,” may just seem like a perfect quartet of some of country music’s biggest names, but as fate will have it, Wallen partly spoke the project into existence back in 2016.  In a recently posted snippet from an interview with 101.9 The Wolf, the singer was asked a range of questions, including one that now feels unknowingly predictive: “If you could build your own lineup, what acts would you put on there?” Amidst the era of his second EP release, The Way I Talk,…

Ella Langley has come to the rescue to defrost everyone’s winter blues with her latest single, “Dandelion.” Released today, January 30, at midnight, the flouncy, melodic track once again proves that the Alabamian singer-songwriter can do no wrong. It also serves as a promising preview of her corresponding upcoming album, Dandelion, set to drop on April 10. Beckoning in a new era of revitalization and grounding herself in her roots, Langley delivers another undeniably earworm for fans, co-produced alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West. In a behind-the-scenes clip from production in the studio, she perfectly describes the track as “sneaky…

After sending fans into a history deep dive with four cryptic Instagram posts on Monday morning, Hardy, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen, and Tim McGraw officially released their joint song, “McArthur,” at midnight on January 30. In the announcement for the collaboration, Hardy teased, “When you pass on, what you gonna pass down?” Prior to the release, each artist had shared a post featuring a fictional member of the “McArthur” family, complete with a name and birth and death dates. Eric Church’s post read, “Junior McArthur b. September 2, 1945 d. April 4, 1967.” Hardy shared, “Jones McArthur b. June 5,…

For both Wyatt Flores and his fans’ sake, let’s all pray these dream collaborations eventually become reality.  The 24-year-old Oklahoma native recently sat down with Dale Brisby for his podcast, The Rodeo Time. If you’re unfamiliar with the show, Brisby has featured an impressive lineup of fan favorite country artists in recent weeks, including Dylan Gossett, Evan Felker, and Sam Barber. Adding another Red Dirt staple to that list, Flores joined the bull-riding pro to discuss his rapid rise in country music, life on the road, and the creative process behind his songwriting. Toward the end of the interview, Brisby…