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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
In 1976, some of Music City’s most eccentric, outside-the-box artists turned the town upside down, staging a commercial revolution against the Nashville establishment that resulted in a paradigm shift in country music. Ironically, they didn’t Read More
Headwaters Country Jam will return to western Montana in June of this year with headliners Gary Allan, Kip Moore and Josh Turner. They’ll be joined by Brett Young, Devin Dawson, Stephanie Quayle and more, rounding out what is Read More
Lanco might be a fairly new band, but they are certainly getting plenty of opportunities to play for some large crowds. The five-man group, made up of Brandon Lancaster, Chandler Baldwin, Jared Hampton, Tripp Howell and Eric Steedly, Read More
In early January, Dierks Bentley revealed what he’d been teasing for several days: The singer has plans to release a new album! On Jan. 10, Bentley announced that his ninth studio album, The Mountain, will be available sometime 2018. Read More
In late 2017, Lanco scored their first No. 1 hit with their single “Greatest Love Story,” a song from their freshman EP, titled, appropriately, Extended Play. The song, written by the band’s lead singer, Brandon Lancaster, is, Read More
Hank Williams Jr. is known for many things: his presence on Monday Night Football, a history of outspoken (and often controversial) political opinions … and, oh yeah, being the son of Hank Williams. Williams Jr. Read More
Three words — the New West — define Jenna Paulette‘s music. They also describe the singer and her upbringing. “It’s a combination of old and new, keeping tradition but being a part of the modern Read More
Bill Anderson is in his sixth decade as one of country music’s most highly regarded songwriters. Ray Price gave “Whisperin’ Bill” his big break when he recorded “City Lights,” a song Anderson wrote when he was just 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
Ten new performers have been added to the lineup for the 2018 Taste of Country Music Festival! Established names and up-and-comers alike will be headed for Hunter Mountain in New York State in just a Read More
Twenty years ago today (Jan. 10, 1998), Martina McBride soared to No. 1 with her single “A Broken Wing.” The song comes from McBride’s multi-platinum-selling album Evolution. “A Broken Wing,” which was McBride’s second career No. 1 Read More
Singer-songwriter Jenny Tolman is premiering her new song “Something to Complain About” exclusively for readers of The Boot. Press play below to listen. Fans of Miranda Lambert, Pistol Annies and Kacey Musgraves will find a lot Read More
Atlanta, Ga.-bred duo Sugarland, comprised of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush, ended a five-year-long haitus in December of 2017 with a brand-new single, “Still the Same,” the promise of a forthcoming album and a tour set to Read More
Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz and Aoife O’Donovan have voices like angels, but the three talented musicians that make up the band I’m With Her offer up a tracklist on their debut album, See You Around, that belies Read More
“Sway” is Danielle Bradbery‘s debut single from her sophomore album, I Don’t Believe We’ve Met, which dropped in December of 2017. The tune, which Bradbery co-wrote with Johan Fansson and Emily Weisband, came to be during her Read More
Twenty-eight years ago today, on Jan. 9, 1990, Willie Nelson‘s Stardust album was certified quadruple platinum, for sales in excess of 4 million units. Stardust, released in 1978, includes two No. 1 hits, “Georgia on My Read More
When Broseph formed in 2011, they had no idea how quitting their day jobs as school teachers and engineers and moving to Nashville would work. The six best friends just knew they wanted to write songs, Read More
Jordan Davis scored his first Top 30 hit with his debut single, “Singles You Up,” which he wrote with Steven Dale Jones and Justin Ebach. The song, from an upcoming album, was inspired by a close Read More
Eric Church isn’t afraid to raise a little hell and be an outsider — and with that attitude and his outlaw country vibes, he’s been able to build an incredibly successful country music career from the Read More
In 2008, Eric Church married Katherine Blasingame at Westglow Spa & Resort in Blowing Rock, N.C. The couple had stayed at the resort before, and, he tells CMT, “We decided that it would be the ideal spot Read More
The influence that Elvis Presley had on both rock and country music can hardly be overstated. Born on Jan. 8, 1935, Presley defined the music of several generations. But before he was the King of 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
Thirty-five years ago today, on Jan. 8, 1983, Reba McEntire earned her first No. 1 hit with “Can’t Even Get the Blues.” The song, McEntire’s 14th single, was from her fifth studio album, Unlimited, which Read More
In 2011, Scotty McCreery won the 10th season of American Idol. Ever since that unusual start, his career has been anything but typical: From losing his record deal in February of 2016, to writing a Read More
Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman attended the 2018 Golden Globes together on Sunday night (Jan. 7). Together, the celebrity couple walked the red carpet pre-show — and fans could see both the actress and her Read More
Fifty-one years ago today (Jan. 7, 1967) was an historic day for country music: It was on that date that Charley Pride became the first African-American singer to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Pride was only Read More
The new year has brought with it new music videos from up-and-comer Morgan Evans, Texas band Mike and the Moonpies and more country and Americana artists. Read on to watch ’em! Morgan Evans, “Kiss Somebody” If Read More
In 2017, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson took home the Grammys trophy in the Best Country Album category, amidst fierce competition. This year, the choice is equally tough, with some of country music’s biggest stars thrown Read More
At the Grammy Awards, Best Country Song is a category awarded to the songwriter, and in 2018, the nominees include not only legendary Nashville names but also many talented artists who have penned their own Read More
Maren Morris took home the award for Best Country Solo Performance at the 2017 Grammys for her hit tune “My Church,” and she’s back in the running for the trophy again this year. In the Read More
From his 2014 debut on The Voice to a brand-new single featuring Florida Georgia Line, 24-year-old Morgan Wallen is poised to make waves. With only a few years in the music business, some might say that success happened overnight — but Read More
After a Best Country Duo / Group Performance win for Pentatonix and Dolly Parton‘s remix of the country icon’s 1973 hit “Jolene” at the 2017 Grammy Awards, the bar is set high in 2018. This year, the lineup of Read More
In a category that showcases some of the finest talent in Americana and its related genres, contention for the Best Americana Album Grammys trophy is fierce in 2018. Last year, William Bell won the award, for This Is Where Read More
Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott and husband Chris Tyrrell are celebrating six years as a married couple on Jan. 7, 2018 — and so far, it’s been quite the adventure. The two met while on a Tim McGraw Read More
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