Every campfire needs a guitar. Riley Green recently added his edition to CMT’s ongoing series of acoustic Campfire Sessions. Among the songs played was a new cut of one of his most popular tracks, “Different ‘Round Here.” One of the coolest parts of the Campfire Sessions is seeing artists put new spins on some of their biggest hits, and Green does exactly that here. He dropped the original instrumental intro and added an acapella chorus instead. For a song with such an iconic first line of the chorus (“Brave is 18 wearing army green”), this was a great choice. This…
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A little west coast country. On Monday Koe Wetzel announced four new tour dates for this spring featuring support from up and coming artist Tanner Usrey. Wetzel announced the dates with an Instagram post that featured some interesting futuristic artwork: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Koe Wetzel Music (@koewetzelmusic) All four dates are in California across just a couple days in mid April. Koe and Tanner will hit Los Angeles, Bakersfield, Paso Robles, and San Diego between April 17th and 20th. Of note is that the San Diego show will be held on 4/20, which is…
Earlier this week Trace Adkins went on political commenter and comedian Bill Maher’s Club Random Podcast. Among the many topics discussed was the debate around country singers Morgan Wallen and Jason Aldean and their recent controversies surrounding race. Much of Maher’s content is politically based, so it is no surprise that with a country singer like Adkins on he would ask about some of the hot button issues surrounding the genre. Adkins and Maher found themselves in agreement on the topic, with both men denying that either Wallen or Aldean are racist. Aldean’s controversy, the more recent of the two,…
One of country music’s true power couples. In a recent interview with Cowboys and Indians magazine, Chris Stapleton covered a wide range of topics. One of the main themes was his relationship, both personally and professionally, with his wife Morgane. The pair first met when they were both employed as songwriters at a publishing house in Nashville in 2003, when Chris was only 25 years old. In a story fit for a movie, the two’s first date (and presumably many after) was a songwriting session together. Talking about these unique nights together, Stapleton said: “She would make the joke that…
Football and country music. Name a better combo. On Saturday Randall King performed the national anthem at the Houston Texans playoff game at NRG Stadium against the Cleveland Browns. Some viewers were disappointed that the performance was not included on the game’s NBC broadcast, but King later posted a video to his Instagram of the song for his fans to check out. King traded in his usual cowboy hat and button down for a personalized blue home Texans jersey with his last name on the back. The “Mirror, Mirror” singer showed off some photos from the sidelines to his Instagram.…
One of the hottest artists in country music right now. Few artists had a bigger breakout than Wyatt Flores did in 2023, and from the looks of it he has no plans to slow down anytime soon. On Tuesday the 22 year old shared a teaser of an unreleased song, and the immediate response has been overwhelmingly positive. Some of the highlights from the comments section include: “PLEASE RELEASE.” “Sooooo how soon we gettin this?” “Screaming crying throwing up I love this.” “What the hell man I wasn’t supposed to be sad today.” That last one rings particularly true, as…