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.

While Kacey Musgraves had plenty to celebrate this past weekend with two back-to-back sold-out shows in Dallas, the “Dry Spell” singer clearly wasn’t carrying that celebratory mood into Monday’s federal holiday. On top of going mega-viral for her X clap-back at Ex-South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Musgraves has also found herself at the center of a massive internet discourse after speaking out against Columbus Day. During night two at American Airlines Center on Sunday night (Oct. 13), while talking to the Texas crowd, Musgraves announced, “Tomorrow’s Monday?… Ew, that’s right, wait, it’s Columbus Day? It’s what now?” The question was…

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Here we go again… It’s been nearly a year and a half since Morgan Wallen teamed up with Canadian pop singer Tate McRae on their hit duet, “What I Want,” off of his 37-song album, I’m The Problem. Fast forward to today, and the Sneedville native’s massive project is still sitting at No.5 on the Billboard 200 chart, and McRae’s still receiving flak for the No.1 hit. Obviously, Wallen’s first official female collaboration and fifth single from the album turned out to be a huge success for him and McRae, earning the “TIT FOR TATE” singer her first No.1 on…

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While the era of Riley Green and Ella Langley performing duets together may be long gone, there’s no denying the two created some serious magic on their previous collaborations. Luckily, Coach Green’s contestants on The Voice are still keeping that spark alive. Last night, Oct. 12, the show kicked off its first Battle Round, where two members of the same team go head-to-head with a duet performance. For Green’s standout country vocalists Joe Henley and Kenna Elpers, the “Duckman” decided to put them to the test with his 2024 Langley collaboration, “Don’t Mind If I Do.” And if you recall,…

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The plot thickens… Riley Green’s team for Season 30 of The Voice has officially been built, and he’s got some strong country-singing contenders for his first rodeo on the show. Including the double-whammy sister duo, Ferryn & Brinkley, who he believes have a glimmer of his “You Look Like You Love Me” duet partner, Ella Langley. And boy, has that compliment stirred up some drama on the internet. During the show, when trying to convince the duo to choose Team Riley, he pulled out the obvious card, telling them, “I’ve had some success with duets.” After being interrupted by Coach…

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I can’t say I expected to hear Peyton Manning “singing” on a country song on this fine Monday morning, but…here we are. The retired NFL quarterback and previous CMA Award host is the latest sports personality to take a swing at the music industry. But with Riley Green by his side and some hilariously quippy lyrics, at least this attempt is far better news than Pat McAfee’s. Everybody’s favorite Alabama star and dedicated Crimson Tide fan teamed up with Manning, who’s well known for his Tennessee pride (and playing days back in the ’90s), to put their rivalry to the…

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Honky tonkin’ with the man himself. Over the weekend, on Saturday night (October 10), Zach Top hit the stage in St. Paul, Minnesota, etching himself one step closer to the end of his fan-favorite 2026 Cold Beer & Country Music Tour. Wrapping up on October 30 in Nashville, TN, with just five more dates left on his roster until then, I’d say it was about time that he brought out his ’90s icon tour opener, Marty Stuart. The “Way Out West” singer and his fabulous superlatives recently joined Top for the latter portion of the tour, and knowing Top’s affinity…

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