How can you not like this guy? On Sunday, “CBS News Sunday Morning” aired an interview with Jelly Roll. The sit-down served as a sort of introduction to Jelly and his story for the morning show’s broader audience who might not be familiar with him. Kelefa Sanneh, the interviewer form CBS, was very complimentary of Jelly throughout the piece. With his introduction to the meeting, Kelefa acknowledged the unique circumstances of Jelly’s ascension, saying: Someone was asking me, ‘What is the precedent for this Jelly Roll story?’ And I said, ‘It’s not really like anything.’ Following this, the pair took…
Author: Easton Rex
In a 2022 interview on the Full Send Podcast, Luke Combs was asked who the biggest country superstar in the world is, and his answer was between himself and Morgan Wallen. That might sound like a bold statement, but when you look into the data it’s hard to argue with what he’s saying. Luke has never had a single peak outside the top 5 on the U.S. Country chart, and each of his four albums has been certified gold or better. He has long been a radio darling, with all 16 singles of his career reaching number one on country…
On Friday Riley Green shared a video to his Instagram featuring himself singing an unreleased song seemingly titled, “I Couldn’t Fit That On a Sign.” The clip is simple, with Green sitting on a barstool with his guitar and some bass hung on the wall behind him while the rain falls outside. The weather helped set the atmosphere beautifully, and Green acknowledged this, saying “Don’t mind the rain on the tin roof in the background.” The song sees Green stopping to talk to a homeless man on the street corner to ask him how he got there, and the man…
Things move fast in country music these days. Some of the biggest artists on the planet today were simply underground just a few years ago. Platforms such as TikTok and streaming have allowed for artists to go from virtual unknowns to headlining acts overnight. With that said, here are a few artists primed to break out in a big way this year. Dylan Gossett The quickest path to stardom today is going viral on TikTok, and Gossett has utilized the platform perfectly. His song “Coal” went viral back in July, which catapulted the Austin, Texas native to signing with both…
Long live Lynyrd Skynyrd. On Saturday Whiskey Myers shared a clip to Instagram from a recent show in which they covered the Lynyrd Skynyrd deep cut “Things Goin’ On.” The clip featured no frills or introduction beyond a simple caption that read “Just a little Skynyrd for y’all.” The song choice is interesting, as it is not one of Skynyrd’s more well known. Off their 1973 debut album Pronounced ‘Leh-‘Nerd ‘Skin-‘Nerd, “Things Goin’ On” was one of the band’s initial audition tapes before earning them a record deal, but the protest song was overshadowed on the record by the presence…
Guys, we’re getting old. Another new year approaching means the country music of the past is fading further and further into the rearview. 20 years ago feels like it should be 1990, not 2004. I can’t speak for everyone, but I find myself getting more and more nostalgic for that era of country music. Something feels wrong about considering Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley as throwbacks, but I’ll be damned if some of these songs don’t take us back to a simpler time. Here’s just a few of the songs turning 20 years old in 2024. A quick note: all…