It was simpler back then. The 90’s were a strange time, but if they managed to do anything right, it was country music. The decade has become the hallmark for throwback country playlists, with artists such as Alan Jackson, Garth Brooks, and Shania Twain setting the tone. Unfortunately we aren’t getting any younger, and the 90’s are further away than they’ve ever been. Here’s a few songs that turn 30 years old in 2024. “Don’t Take the Girl”- Tim McGraw ’94 was the breakout of a young Tim McGraw, seeing the then 27 year old score the first of his…
Author: Easton Rex
He was one of the good ones. Country music will forever be linked with a pride and love for this country and our military, and there might not be an artist in the history of the genre that loved America more than Toby Keith. Earning the nickname “the Angry American,” some of Toby’s greatest hits were odes to the flag and the men and women who fight for it. Perhaps no moment better encapsulated his patriotism than at his September 8th, 2012 show in Houston. Toby had already dedicated the performance to the families of the men and women serving…
He may be on to something here. Hardy recently made an appearance on the Ten Year Town podcast with Troy Cartwright. At one point the pair got on the topic of the bro country era from the early 2010’s, and Hardy had an interesting take on how he saw that time period for the genre. “Bro country was like a professional wrestler era, and every song, every single was their theme song walking out… and everybody was fit and good looking, and like, that was your thing.” Following this, Hardy shared what some might call a hot take regarding the…
I have so many questions. On Tuesday Morgan Wallen shared a new ad for Ryl Tea, his line of sweet tea, to his Instagram featuring popular Barstool Sports comedian, Caleb Pressley. Pressley’s inclusion might feel extremely random, but it doesn’t come out of nowhere. Wallen has appeared twice on Caleb’s popular “Sundae Conversation” series, garnering over 3 million views on YouTube between the two videos and spawning several viral clips in the process. In the video Wallen steps into Pressley’s “barbershop” for a haircut while the internet personality pokes fun at the “Last Night” singer about several topics, including the…
One of country music’s most underrated stars. When you think of the top performing country artists of the 2010s, the obvious names probably come to mind: Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean. But one name that always seems to fall through the cracks is Justin Moore. Despite racking up an impressive ten Country Airplay number ones, Justin doesn’t seem to get the credit he deserves. If you don’t think of yourself as a Justin Moore fan, go back through his catalog and see just how many classics he has put out since his debut in 2009. Or, better yet, take…
Billboard recently released their Country Update for this past year, a compilation of all of Billboard’s data regarding country music for 2023. In it, they released the statistics on the biggest tours of the year, and it’s no surprise who was on top. Morgan Wallen’s One Thing At A Time tour was the top grossing country tour of the year, bringing in a whopping $260 million dollars in gross revenue across 44 stops. Over 1.3 million people attended a Wallen show in 2023, coming out to an average of over 30,000 per show. Interestingly, Wallen didn’t have the highest total…