Music fans rejoice: There is a new Johnny Cash documentary coming down the pipeline. The documentary doesn’t have a name yet, but what we do know is that it will focus on Cash’s legendary concert at Folsom Prison. Read More
Stacey and Jonah HUBBARD Country WIL (NEW COUNTRY 92.3)/ST. LOUIS afternoon duo STACEY K BOYER and JONAH GRISS-BUSH, a.k.a. “STACEY AND JONAH,” are now on the job, after originally announcing the move in NOVEMBER (NET Read More
Lanco are preparing to release their first full-length album, Hallelujah Nights, on Friday (Jan. 19). The 11-track record is, in many ways, a glimpse into the life of the band — made up of Brandon Lancaster, Chandler Read More
by Alison Bonaguro 55 mins ago I would love to have seen the text messages Dierks Bentley sent out inviting his artist friends to join him onstage for the grand opening of his Whiskey Row Read More
Happy birthday to Ronnie Milsap! The singer was born on Jan. 16, 1943, in Robbinsville, N.C. While Milsap has led an extraordinary life, his humble beginnings were anything but promising. Almost completely blind since birth Read More
by Lauren Tingle 3h ago Fifty years ago on Jan. 13, 1968, Johnny Cash headlined two performances for inmates incarcerated at California’s Folsom Prison. Recordings from the shows were made into the live album titled Read More
by Alison Bonaguro 23 mins ago Midland may be a brand new band, but already they are up for two Grammy awards, they have been selected as one of the New Faces at the upcoming Read More
Time Is Running Out! WWRS 2018 Industry Award Nominations are still open but end in less than two weeks they close! You have until JANUARY 28th, and only you can make the difference in who Read More
Neal Bird, Rich Burg, Stuart Greenblatt, Jim Jones WESTWOOD ONE recently promoted four Affiliate Sales Directors to VP/Affiliate Sales: NEAL BIRD, RICH BURG, STUART GREENBLATT and JIM JONES. All four report to SVP/Affiliate Sales DENNIS Read More
Brandon Young ALL ACCESS has learned that CHERRY CREEK MEDIA/WENATCHEE, WA OM BRANDON YOUNG, aka “SHOTGUN JACKSON,” has been tapped as PD for ALPHA MEDIA EAST TEXAS Country KYKX/TYLER-LONGVIEW, TX, effective THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st. YOUNG Read More
Hunter Hayes continues to share new singles from his new music series. The latest installment of his project, the energetic and infectious “This Girl,” came out on Jan. 12. “This Girl,” co-written by Jordan Schmidt, Andy Read More
Maren Morris Congratulations to COLUMBIA NASHVILLE’s MAREN MORRIS, who topped the MEDIABASE Country singles chart this week with her single, “I Could Use A Love Song.” This marks MORRIS’ first career #1. Kudos to SONY Read More
In The Boot’s latest installment of the Guest Room Sessions, singer-songwriter Rob Williams is performing “The Old North State,” an homage to his family’s home state of North Carolina. Readers can press play above to Read More
Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
Twenty-six years ago today (Jan. 15, 1992) was an unforgettable day for Johnny Cash: It was on that date that Cash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, proving that his music Read More
Neal Tate NEAL TATE has been named GSM of the JONESBORO RADIO GROUP (SAGA COMMUNICATIONS)/JONESBORO, AR and its six-station cluster, which includes KDXY (104.9 THE FOX), KEGI (100.5 THE EAGLE), KJBX (MIX 106.3), KDXY-HD2 (HOT Read More
Building Radio Playlists For Gen Z & Millennials Leading edge clontent to keep you on top of your game — that’s what WORLDWIDE RADIO SUMMIT 2018, MAY 2, 3, 4, at the W HOTEL HOLLYWOOD Read More
Pai The precise details of how a false Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) activation warned HAWAIIANS that they were under a missile attack on SATURDAY morning (1/13) remain unclear, but FCC Read More
Lisa McKay ALL ACCESS has learned that CURTIS MEDIA GROUP VP/Programming and Country WQDR/RALEIGH PD LISA MCKAY has passed away following a brief battle with cancer. MCKAY announced an indefinite leave of absence from her Read More
Twenty-eight years ago today (Jan. 13, 1990) was a bittersweet day for friends, family and fans of Keith Whitley: It was on that date that Whitley’s song “It Ain’t Nothin’” landed at the top of Read More
Fifty years ago today, on Jan. 13, 1968, Johnny Cash played a concert at California’s Folsom Prison. The show was recorded for his At Folsom Prison live album. By the time Cash recorded his Folsom Prison live album, Read More
Scotty McCreery has released a new song off his upcoming Seasons Change album, and he says it’s inspired by his fiancee, Gabi Dugal. “Wherever You Are” was co-written by McCreery, Frank Rogers and Dan Isbell and captures Read More
Amanda Shires dropped a teaser of new music on her Twitter feed on Thursday (Jan. 11), promising a new album out this summer. The post includes a video clip from the recording studio, with the fragment Read More
Diamond Rio have accomplished more than most in their decades-long career. The six-man group, made up of Marty Roe, Jimmy Olander, Dana Williams, Brian Prout, Gene Johnson and Dan Truman, has won numerous awards (including Read More
Brantley Gilbert will be setting sail in October of 2018 for a very special 4-night party. His Kick It In The Ship Cruise, is set to hit the road, er, sea from Oct. 23-28, and will travel Read More
Sonia Jimenez BONNEVILLE Hot AC KZZO/SACRAMENTO APD/MD SONIA JIMENEZ has moved across the hall to take on MD duties for Country sister KNCI, effective immediately. JIMENEZ has spent nearly eight years total with KZZO and Read More
Lisa McKay CURTIS MEDIA GROUP VP/Programming and Country WQDR/RALEIGH PD LISA MCKAY is taking an indefinite leave of absence to address a personal health issue, effective immediately. The WQDR website has posted a prayer wall for Read More
Trace Adkins‘ biggest career hits have run the gamut of emotions: He’s the man behind one of the saddest (and most controversial) war songs in country music, and he’s also the one who brought the word Read More
Lanco, I’m With Her, Aaron Watson and more have all released new singles recently. Read on to hear ’em! Lanco, “Born to Love You” Lanco are sharing a charming love story from their debut album, Read More
SCOTTY McCREERY’S LONG-AWAITED ALBUM,SEASONS CHANGE, AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER EVERYWHERE TODAY Surprise Track “Wherever You Are” Available Now Ahead of Album’s Release 3/16 After a five-year wait and a multitude of life changes, Scotty McCreery releases Read More
by Edward Morris 4h ago It’s not a bad party when — within the space of an hour — you get a hug from Rhonda Vincent, shake the hummingbird-fast picking hand of the great Bobby Read More
Carrie Underwood is BACK with a brand new track titled “Champion” featured on NFL Sunday Night football coverage! Take a look at the official lyric video and tell us what you think of this fierce Read More
by Alison Bonaguro 37 mins ago Supposedly, Porter runs the joint. It says so right in his Instagram bio. “Porter: German Shepherd. Belong to Chris…but I run the joint,” it says. And if that’s the Read More
Zuckerberg CUMULUS MEDIA and WESTWOOD ONE VP/Social Media and MERGE author LORI LEWIS reports: On THURSDAY, FACEBOOK announced another “fix” to News Feed; this time with a promise to prioritize and show more posts from Read More
Singer-songwriter Amanda Shires makes her solo debut on Austin City Limits on Saturday (Jan. 13), and The Boot has a sneak preview of her performance. Press play above to watch a clip from her set, of the song “The Read More
by Alison Bonaguro 38 mins ago Sometimes, what you want to say and what everyone else thinks you need to say can be worlds apart. It took Lauren Alaina a couple albums to learn that, Read More
Trace Adkins has built a hugely successful country music career by recording great songs in a variety of different styles. Adkins had already earned hits such as “I’m Tryin’” and “This Ain’t No) Thinkin’ Thing” by Read More
Get ready to go “down the rabbit hole” with the Zac Brown Band: The country group has announced their eighth headlining tour, set to criss-cross North America this summer. Dubbed Down the Rabbit Hole Live: Read More
Anderson East, Jordan Davis and Kip Moore have all recently released new music videos. Read on to watch ’em! Anderson East, “Girlfriend” Anderson East is a camp counselor at Camp Grandview in his just-released music video Read More
Trace Adkins‘ life has not been that of your average, run-of-the-mill country singer. Throughout his years, Adkins has racked up many, many noteworthy moments — both good and bad. One of the moments featured in the video Read More
A fabled annual Opry tradition, the Opry Duck Hunt, took on new meaning this year with a tribute to one of its former attendees: Montgomery Gentry‘s Troy Gentry. Other attendees, including Gentry’s duo partner Eddie Read More
by Alison Bonaguro 27 mins ago If Carrie Underwood hadn’t pursued country music, I think she would’ve made the an unstoppable football coach. “When we were writing ‘The Champion,’ our main focus was to celebrate Read More
It’s been a wild ride for Sugarland, the duo made up of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, since their inception as a trio (with former third member Kristen Hall) in 2002. After their first album went Read More
As we reported earlier, Carrie Underwood‘s new song, “The Champion,” was released today. Much like “The Fighter” with Keith Urban, the track sees Carrie embracing a different side of her voice and personality (pairing her Read More
Welcome to The Boot’s News Roundup, a morning rundown of the news country music fans need to know. Read on to learn more about the latest goings-on in the country, Americana, bluegrass and folk genres. Read More
Out Now THE RECORDING ACADEMY’s GRAMMY Recordings and RCA RECORDS have released the 2018 GRAMMY Nominees album — which is now available in stores and via all digital retailers. The 24th installment of the series Read More
When we are talking champions, we would be remiss to leave Carrie Underwood off that list. Today, the country music superstar returns after a brief hiatus, releasing an anthem that will play during Super Bowl Read More
On this day (Jan. 12) in 1991, Garth Brooks soared to the top of the charts with his hit “Unanswered Prayers,” from his multi-platinum-selling album No Fences. The song, which Brooks co-wrote with Pat Alger and Read More
Georgia-born songwriter Matt Rogers is debuting the nostalgic lyric video for his song “Britches” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play above to watch. “Britches” is a song full of solid life advice that Read More
Ninety-two years ago today, on Jan. 12, 1926, Ray Price was born in Peach, Texas. One of the most prolific artists and songwriters in the history of country music, Price enjoyed a successful career that Read More
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