Nominees for the 2018 Grammy Awards will be announced on Tuesday morning (Nov 28). Singer-songwriter Andra Day will appear on CBS This Morning to do the honors. On CBS This Morning, Day will reveal the nominees in the Grammy Awards’ four all-genre categories: Read More
Monday night’s (Nov. 27) CMA Country Christmas TV special featured more than a dozen festive performances by some of country music’s biggest stars. Whose performance did you like best? Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Young, Luke Bryan, CB30, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Alan Read More
When Garth Brooks kicked off his World Tour three years ago, in September of 2014, he knew there would be plenty of highlights: the fans he and his wife Trisha Yearwood have gotten to meet, the cities they Read More
With a new year comes awards season, and music fans have a big awards ceremony to look forward to early in the new year. The 2018 Grammy Awards will take place in January. The Grammys will celebrate Read More
Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year — at least according to Chris Young. The 32-year-old says he loves all things Christmas, from the decorations to the food, and, most importantly, spending time Read More
CMA Country Christmas, now in its eighth year, is being hosted in 2017 by Reba McEntire. It’s the first year that McEntire is emceeing the show, after taking the reins from its previous host, Jennifer Nettles. Although McEntire Read More
Cole Swindell will headline his own tour in 2018! The singer will kick off his Reason to Drink Tour on Feb. 8, with Chris Janson and Lauren Alaina serving as his opening acts. “The past Read More
After Chris Stapleton became 2015’s breakout country star thanks to his debut album Traveller, fans were eagerly anticipating the singer-songwriter’s follow-up project. The good news: The wait is over. In February of 2017, Stapleton announced that he would be Read More
With Reba McEntire making her first turn as host of CMA Country Christmas TV special, the stars showed up in Nashville, Tenn., with festive holiday style for a talent-packed show that taped on Nov. 14 at the Grand Ole Read More
In 2011, Randy Houser released a single called “In God’s Time.” Although it was never included on an album and didn’t crack the Top 40 on the country charts, for Houser, the song is a powerful Read More
With 20 No. 1 singles under his belt since his 1993 debut album, Toby Keith knows a thing or two about what it’s like hearing yourself on the radio. Below, the country star remembers hearing his Read More
Diamond Rio enjoyed one of the biggest hits of their career with their Grammy Awards-nominated single “One More Day.” The song, which was released as a single in 2000, became a No. 1 hit on Read More
With his new single, “Female,” Keith Urban aims to celebrate, honor and empower. He doesn’t quite achieve those goals, though — because “Female” is mansplaining. “Female” isn’t mansplain-y in the way that guy next to you at Read More
Florida Georgia Line were in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sunday night (Nov. 19) for the 2017 American Music Awards. Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley brought their wives to the annual awards show, and took part Read More
Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson and Florida Georgia Line were representing country music at Sunday night’s (Nov. 19) 2017 American Music Awards. The ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, Calif. Clarkson — who Read More
Keith Urban attended the 2017 American Music Awards on Sunday night (Nov. 19) with his wife, Nicole Kidman. Together, the two walked the red carpet pre-show, and carried home three trophies. During the 2017 American Read More
Kelly Clarkson turned the 2017 American Music Awards into mother-daughter date night: The singer showed up to the annual awards show with her stepdaughter Savannah and her daughter River Rose on Sunday night (Nov. 19). Readers Read More
Whether it’s a new record deal, a sold-out tour or just the everyday blessings in life, country stars such as Chris Young, Dustin Lynch, Scotty McCreery and Lindsay Ell have plenty to be thankful for. Although it’s been Read More
The days around Thanksgiving are a good time of the year for each of us to reflect about what we’re most thankful for in our lives. Country music’s values of faith, family and country fit Read More
We all have plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. But before you dig into the turkey and stuffing or help yourself to a second piece of pumpkin pie, hopefully this list of the Top Read More
The holiday season will bring an exciting present of sorts for Jake Owen fans: Just after Thanksgiving, the country star will release a greatest hits album. Although fans will have heard much of the material Read More
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill‘s exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill: Mississippi Woman, Louisiana Man, is now open. The exhibit features clothes (including Hill’s wedding dress), childhood Read More
Craig Wayne Boyd‘s 2017 album Top Shelf features the song “Wild Ways,” written by James LeBlanc, James Matthew Nolan and Skip Black. Below, LeBlanc recalls to The Boot how the song got written — and how it Read More
Anderson East is back with the follow-up project to his 2015 debut album, and his sophomore project is aptly named Encore. The 11-track record features songwriting collaborations with Summer 2017 tourmate Chris Stapleton and industry great Dave Cobb, among Read More
Devin Dawson is set to release his first major-label studio album, Dark Horse, in early January. While the singer-songwriter has made big waves with his single “All on Me,” the rest of the album holds just Read More
It’s about time to start your holiday shopping for 2017, and if you’re looking for a unique or thoughtful gift for the country fan in your life, The Boot’s got you covered. Our 2017 holiday Read More
In his decade-and-a-half-long career, Dierks Bentley has become one of country music’s most consistent hitmakers … and earned a reputation as one of the genre’s nicest guys. Below, the country star recalls where he was when he Read More
Dustin Lynch spent three years making his third studio album, Current Mood. The record, which includes two (so far) No. 1 singles, “Seein’ Red” and “Small Town Boy,” and now, as the 32-year-old headlines his own Ride Read More
Lee Brice‘s newest album, a self-titled project, debuted earlier in November. The record, released more than three years after his previous disc, I Don’t Dance, took more time because Brice was determined to make it just Read More
When Darryl Worley‘s last album, Sounds Like Life, was released in 2009, no one expected the wait for new music to be so long. But unless Worley had something to say, he didn’t want to put out Read More
Kellie Pickler is a woman of many talents: She’s a singer and was a major contender on American Idol during the show’s fifth season — and her debut album then sold almost one million copies. Pickler also proved herself to Read More
Twenty-three years ago today, on Nov. 16, 1994, Garth Brooks made history: It was on that date that Brooks’ third studio album, Ropin’ the Wind, which was released in 1991, was certified for sales of Read More
Twenty-six years ago today (Nov. 16, 1991), Garth Brooks earned his seventh No. 1 single with the tune “Shameless,” from his Ropin’ the Wind album. “Shameless” was written and originally recorded by Billy Joel, for Read More
Following the release of Top Shelf, his first full-length album since his time on The Voice, Craig Wayne Boyd is premiering the music video for his song “Stuck in My Head” exclusively for readers of The Read More
Jerrod Niemann poured more than three years of his life into his latest album, This Ride. The 13-song record, Niemann’s first on Curb Records, makes his live shows more entertaining — and more challenging — Read More
Big & Rich have released six studio albums: four on Warner Bros. and the last two — including 2017’s Did It for the Party — on their own Big & Rich Records. Now that Big Kenny and John Rich Read More
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill‘s first duets album, The Rest of Our Life, ends with a track named “Roll the Dice.” Written by Shy Carter, Bobby Hammrick and James LeBlanc, the song was actually penned at Read More
Darius Rucker had a successful run as the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish long before he launched his career as a country music hitmaker. Although Rucker’s first solo country album, Charleston, SC 1966, was successful, Rucker didn’t feel Read More
Jerrod Niemann is honest about the fact that he poured more of himself into his latest album, This Ride, than he did with any of his previous offerings. Aside from the record showing his continued growth and Read More
Blake Shelton is officially the Sexiest Man Alive — at least according to People magazine. The “I’ll Name the Dogs” singer’s new title has opened him up to some good-natured ribbing from some of his Read More
November’s second installment of The Boot’s Guest Room Sessions finds singer-songwriter Matt Siffert and two friends performing a song with a timely title. Readers can press play above to watch a special performance of Siffert’s breezy, Read More
Fourteen years ago today (Nov. 15, 2003), Toby Keith earned his 12th No. 1 single with “I Love This Bar,” but chances are good that he had no idea just how much the song would affect his Read More
Thirty-nine years ago today (Nov. 15, 1978) was a life-altering day for Kenny Rogers: It was on that date that the singer’s multi-platinum-selling album The Gambler was released. Rogers was already one of the most successful male Read More
For rising country star Drake White, life is generally always busy. The singer-songwriter is constantly juggling playing live with writing, touring with finding some time to be at home, art with business. Currently on the road with his buddy Kip Read More
Cole Swindell learned a lot by opening for the artists who inspired him to be a singer in the first place, including Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean and Dierks Bentley, and he hopes he’ll Read More
Country music stars gathered at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday (Nov. 12) at the Country Rising benefit concert event, raising more than $4 million. The money generated at the big show is being donated to organizations that will Read More
Sam Outlaw might not spend a lot of time on the streets of Nashville, but his “SoCal country” sound seems to be right at home in Music City. The Los Angeles native recently spoke to Read More
What’s the only thing better than one beloved country superstar releasing a new album? Two beloved country superstars releasing a new album together! Country music’s royal couple, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, are releasing a brand-new collaborative album in November. Read More
Eighteen years ago today, on Nov. 13, 1999, Garth Brooks performed double duty on NBC’s Saturday Night Live. The singer served as the host of the show, while his alter ego, Chris Gaines, performed as Read More
Race car driver Tyler Williams is launching a country music career with the single “Good for Me,” and The Boot has the premiere of his lyric video for the song. Readers can press play above Read More
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