Abby Anderson is one busy woman. The 20-year-old Texas native is currently at work on her first full-length album. She’s also performed with everyone from her Black River Entertainment labelmate Kelsea Ballerini to Peter Frampton and Lee Read More
Kelsea Ballerini, Colt Ford, Tyler Rich and James Dupre all released new singles this week. Check ’em out! Kelsea Ballerini, “I Hate Love Songs” With her new single, Kelsea Ballerini wants to get one thing straight: 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
Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Alannah McCready is premiering the music video for her girl-power anthem “Last Girl Standing” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play above to watch the clip. A fiery pop-country tune, “Last Girl Standing” Read More
On Thursday night (Feb. 22), CMT’s Nashville aired its Season 6 mid-season finale, and it was definitely a doozy. While the show’s sixth season hasn’t been nearly as dramatic as the the TV drama’s prior storylines, Read More
Country up-and-comers Lanco started off 2018 in style by hitting the road as an opening act on Chris Young‘s Losing Sleep Tour, which kicked off in Indianapolis, Ind., on Jan. 11. That’s not the only tour the group has planned for Read More
In April of 2017, Eric Church released “Round Here Buzz” as the fourth single from his Mr. Misunderstood album. Penned by Church, Luke Dick and Jeff Hyde, the song features a narrator lamenting a lost love, who’s Read More
Johnny and June. You don’t even need to say their last names; the love story of Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash is one of the most iconic of all time. Cash and Carter Read More
Fifty years ago today (Feb. 22, 1968), Johnny Cash was one happy man. It was on that date that the Man in Black proposed to his then-girlfriend, June Carter, while they were performing together onstage in Read More
Nineteen years ago today, on Feb. 22, 1999, Brad Paisley‘s debut single, “Who Needs Pictures,” was released. The song was the title track of the artist’s freshman album, which was released the following June. Arista Nashville Paisley Read More
Beloved Nashville studio guitarist Guthrie Trapp is premiering his cover of George Jones‘ “You’re Still on My Mind” exclusively with The Boot. Fans can press play below to hear the song, which features vocals from country Read More
Mary Chapin Carpenter‘s first label didn’t promote her as a country artist right away. But once they started doing so, they were sure glad they did: The New Jersey native dominated the genre charts in the late Read More
Bryan White, who has co-written hit songs for the likes of Diamond Rio (“Imagine That”) and Sawyer Brown (“I Don’t Believe in Goodbye”), has also charted 17 singles himself, including six No. 1 hits (“Someone Read More
The term “supergroup” seems tailor-made for roots rockers I’m With Her; after all, the trio is comprised of Nickel Creek co-founder Sara Watkins, Grammy Awards-winning singer-songwriter Sarah Jarosz and folk-bluegrass lifer Aoife O’Donovan. Still, the latter Read More
As Brett Young celebrated his third No. 1 with “Like I Loved You,” a single off of his self-titled debut studio album, in mid-February he recalled a piece of advice given to him by his idol, singer-songwriter Gavin Read More
Nashville country duo Granville Automatic are premiering the music video for their song “A Little of Both” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play above to watch. The “A Little of Both” video kicks off Read More
Feb. 21, 2004, was a big day for Toby Keith: It was on that date that his single “American Soldier,” from his multi-platinum Shock’n Y’all album, soared to the top of the charts. “American Solider,” Read More
Seventy years ago today (Feb. 21, 1948) was an historic day for Little Jimmy Dickens: It was on that date that the then-27-year-old made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, performing “John Henry” and Read More
On March 10, 2003, Dixie Chicks member Natalie Maines made a comment, quickly heard around the world, that brought the trio’s skyrocketing career to a screeching halt: While performing at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London, England — the kickoff Read More
It all started with former ESPN sportscaster Dan Patrick. In 2002, when Brad Paisley set out to film a music video for “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)” — a song he’d written back during Read More
Loretta Lynn has seen much success in her 60-plus-year country music career, but it certainly wasn’t handed to her. It wasn’t until she was in her 20s that Lynn even owned a guitar; after purchasing one Read More
“More Girls Like You,” the first single off of Kip Moore‘s 2017 album Slowheart, hit No. 1 on the Mediabase chart and No. 4 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart in October of 2017 — but the song Read More
Austin-based bluegrass quartet Wood & Wire are premiering their new track “North of Despair” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play below to listen. With its twangy vocals and bright banjo, “North of Despair” is Read More
Mike Ryan is taking his Texas music nationwide. Ryan’s 2014 album Bad Reputation helped solidify his place as a bona fide Texas star — three songs from the record hit No. 1 on the Texas Music Chart Read More
Nashville singer-songwriter Heidi Raye is premiering the music video for her song “Junkyard” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play above to watch. Filmed at Mistletoe Farms in Franklin, Tenn., Raye’s “Junkyard” music video features plenty Read More
Thirty-one years ago today, on Feb. 19, 1987, Willie Nelson‘s Red Headed Stranger film premiered in Austin, Texas. The movie, which also starred Morgan Fairchild and Katharine Ross, was based on Nelson’s 1975 album of the same Read More
Forty-four years ago today (Feb. 19, 1974) was a bittersweet day for Dolly Parton: It was on that date that the singer announced that she was ending her long-standing partnership with Porter Wagoner, after more Read More
Eight years ago today, on Feb. 18, 2010, Lady Antebellum earned a double-platinum certification, for sales of 2 million copies, for their single “Need You Now.” The song was the title track of and debut single Read More
Feb. 17 is undoubtedly a day that is etched in Brad Paisley‘s mind forever. It was on that day in 2001 that he achieved a lifelong ambition, when he was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry. Read More
People have called I’m With Her a supergroup, but Aoife O’Donovan doesn’t think of her trio with Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz that way. “I think those girls are super,” O’Donovan tells The Boot with a laugh, Read More
With a surprising musical background, Devin Dawson has taken country music by storm, much like the Dark Horse for which his debut album is named. The up-and-comer is everything that country music never knew it was missing. Twenty-eight years Read More
It’s been a busy week in the world of country music videos, but The Boot has rounded up the latest releases for your viewing pleasure. From up-and-coming anthems to a Brandy Clark tune with a Read More
George Jones and Tammy Wynette were one of the first true power couples of country music, following for a time in the steps of Johnny and June. While their 1969 marriage ended in 1975, their music outlasted Read More
Chris Young, Russell Dickerson and more country artists released new singles this week. Read on to hear ’em! Chris Young, “Hangin’ On” Chris Young’s new single, “Hangin’ On,” is all about a love so good Read More
Dierks Bentley, the recipient of the 2018 CRS Artist Humanitarian Award, gave a keynote speech at the seminar on Feb. 5, following the ceremony honoring his humanitarian and charitable efforts over the years. The theme of self-reflection was at the forefront 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
Folksy duo Big Little Lions are premiering their song “Kind” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play below to listen. The duo, comprised of Helen Austin and Paul Otten, wrote “Kind” in the aftermath of Read More
Eight years ago today, on Feb. 16, 2010, Miranda Lambert earned herself a little more bling: It was on that date that the singer earned a gold record, signifying sales of 500,000 units, with her Read More
Tragedy can strike anyone, from a neighbor next door to family members to some of the biggest superstars in the world; no one is exempt. Whether you have a row of Grammys on your mantle Read More
In January of 2018, Dan + Shay revealed that they will join Rascal Flatts and Carly Pearce on the Flatts’ headlining Back to Us Tour later this year. The trek will be an especially meaningful one for the duo, as Rascal Flatts are Read More
Willie Nelson is 84 years old, and it seems he’s accomplished everything anyone could dream of: He’s acted in more than 30 films (including an upcoming Western with his sons), received a fifth-degree black belt in the Read More
The Weight Band are premiering the new track “You’re Never Too Old (to Rock ‘n’ Roll)” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Fans can press play above to watch a rowdy, raucous performance of the song from the Americana Read More
Lindsay Ell says it’s a good time to be a woman in country music. The 28-year-old, whose recent album, The Project, landed at the top of the charts, finds a feeling of community among female artists, and thinks Read More
On the heels of “Like I Loved You,” the third single from and second No. 1 hit off of his self-titled debut album, Brett Young released “Mercy.” Accompanied by a brooding piano line, the ballad describes the painful, Read More
Just four and a half months after 58 country music fans died in a mass shooting at the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, Nev., a 19-year-old former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Read More
For February’s second installment of The Boot’s Guest Room Sessions series, singer-songwriter JD Eicher performs a cover with the artist who wrote the song. Readers can press play above to watch Eicher and Kiernan McMullan Read More
Forty-two years ago today (Feb. 15, 1975), TG Sheppard earned his first No. 1 hit with “Devil in the Bottle.” The song was the debut single from Sheppard’s eponymous freshman album. Songwriter Bobby David penned Read More
What happens when five musicians from small towns get together and make an album? In the case of Lanco, it’s a formula for success. The band released their debut album, Hallelujah Nights, on Jan. 19, and they’re already making a big Read More
In country music, there are love songs, heartbreak songs, fight songs, uplifting songs … and cheating songs. The latter are a sort of specialty in the genre, with some of the its most iconic tunes Read More
In 1995, Canadian native Terri Clark released her self-titled debut album; her first single, “Better Things to Do,” reached the Top 3 in both the U.S. and Canada. As Clark recalls to The Boot, she Read More
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