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.

Could Sneedville native Morgan Wallen finally be heading back to the University of Tennessee? According to his latest “MW X UT” merch collaboration, fans seem to think so. Last Friday, the country music superstar unveiled a fresh line of apparel in partnership with the Knoxville school, featuring everything from co-branded T-shirts and a Vols sweatshirt to hats showcasing Wallen’s signature bear dressed in a UT football uniform. However, the one piece in particular that caught everyone’s eye was the Tennessee Vs Texas camo T-shirt. Printed on the front of the Realtree camo-printed tee is this Saturday’s matchup between the two…

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They say when you get married that you start to assimilate to your spouse’s interests and hobbies. Hence why country music singer Lainey Wilson was the face of College GameDay a couple of weeks ago and why her ex-Steelers quarterback husband, Duck Hodges, is trying to learn how to sing. The couple, who tied the knot this past May in what was basically country music’s royal wedding of 2026, recently shared a clip of themselves tag-teaming Wilson’s latest single, “Phone, Keys, Wallet.” Yesterday, Wilson posted the video to social media of the two side by side on their back porch,…

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Welp…this is certainly a first. As he continues on his new music hot streak, releasing seven new tracks in just seven weeks ahead of the release of his October 2 album, Gavin Adcock also looks like he’s been having plenty of fun on the road during his coinciding The Day I Hang It Up Tour. And I’ve gotta say, the Georgia natives’ ongoing tradition of inviting his tiny Adcockers on stage has been pretty d*mn entertaining. Usually you’ll find these tiny tots dancing and singing along with him on stage— and maybe occasionally throwing up a middle finger or calling…

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In case you thought that Brandon Lake’s country era was coming to a close, he still very much has a full-blown genre-blending album on the way. The Texas-born Christian singer-songwriter gave fans a glimpse into what’s to come for the project with two brand-new previews of unreleased songs slated to be on the tracklist. Oh, and not to mention, he also took to social media yesterday to give users another behind-the-scenes sneak peek at an unnamed tune that he stated was his “most country thing I’ve ever written.” But as for his live performances of the other two promised tracks,…

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You’d think in the genre filled with songs about honky tonk dive bars and back porch beers that everyone would be a rowdy drinker. And while that’s certainly still true (take Zach Top, for example), there are more artists than you’d think who currently lead a sober lifestyle. From Tim McGraw to Keith Urban, Brantley Gilbert, Ashley McBryde, Tyler Childers, Cody Jinks, recently Justin Moore, and even allegedly Morgan Wallen, there’s a pretty large and growing group of country music stars who’ve made the switch. This list also includes “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” singer Jake Owen, who took to Instagram…

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Despite being the new guy on the block and being thrown into a performance alongside arguably one of the greatest voices of this generation (aka Kelly Clarkson), Riley Green seriously held his own in The Voice’s latest coach-led collaborative cover. With the Season 30 premiere now less than a week away, NBC is ramping up anticipation for the show’s milestone season. And what better way to get viewers excited than by bringing the coaching panel’s powerhouse voices together on one track? Usually, the show is known to force the judges to do a group performance during the season— and while…

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