Onoleigh‘s vision became a reality for her “Make It Hurt” music video. The singer-songwriter’s new clip is premiering exclusively via The Boot; press play below to watch. The video finds Onoleigh and her band on a rooftop in downtown Nashville, performing the song, in which the singer asks for a clean — but not painless — break
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Randy Travis was named CMT’s 2021 Artist of a Lifetime on Wednesday night (Oct. 13), during the 2021 CMT Artists of the Year event. The country icon received the honor from Garth Brooks, a friend and longtime admirer of Travis’, and just one of many throughout the night who wasn’t shy about crediting Travis with inspiration
1996, what a time to be alive. Honestly, country music might’ve been at its peak. I mean, the mullets, the honky-tonks, the jorts and trucker hats, the whole nine yards. And for all of the people who were ashamed to live in a tiny town, stuck out in BFE, Alan Jackson assured us that it
Kane Brown was one of CMT’s 2021 Artists of the Year, but he used his time onstage to salute another honoree: Randy Travis, the 2021 CMT Artist of a Lifetime. “Randy, I just want to say, you are such an influence, man,” Brown said from stage as he accepted his trophy. “I love you to death.” Prior
Chris Stapleton, one of 2021’s CMT Artists of the Year, opted to ask one of his own favorite acts, Boyz II Men, to perform in his honor during Wednesday night’s (Oct. 13) event. He made a good call. “I don’t think that’s Chris Stapleton’s “Cold” anymore — that’s Boyz II Men’s “Cold,”” Stapleton said from stage
Mickey Guyton, CMT’s 2021 Breakout Artist of the Year, gave the most powerful and eloquent speech of the night during Wednesday night’s (Oct. 13) CMT Artists of the Year event. Dedicating her win to everyone who helped get her to this point in her career, she pledged to continue to celebrate and platform overlooked and
Hayden Haddock didn’t write his new song, “Wind It Down,” but he knew it was a winner when it mentally took him to his favorite college dive bar. “As soon as I heard it, I thought of all the times me and my buddies end up grabbing a pitcher of beer at the old dive bar,
Share 0 Tweet 0 Country music one-hit wonders definitely made their own stamps in the genre, and until now, they are still – what we call in our generation – certified bops. Once you hear these songs, not only will you not get them out of your mind, but you will also surely be reminded
Cody Johnson experienced a life-changing emergency this year that totally shifted his perspective. He was with his wife and his management team on a private plane headed to a NASCAR event when the pilot said, “We’re going down.” “I said, ‘You mean we’re taking it down,'” Johnson recalls. “He said, ‘No, you need to prepare yourself. We’re going
Tim McGraw stopped his band mid-song to confront a seated fan who was reportedly heckling him after the singer missed a few lyrics. “Hold on, stop,” he says. “You got a problem with me?” Then, the 54-year-old climbs off stage, into the crowd. The situation escalates slightly from there, with McGraw acting like he wants to
On Friday (Oct. 8), country singer/songwriter Mike Ryan released a traditional country-leaning uptempo new song, “Jacket On.” Sonically organic and robust, the track offers a lyrical twist on a break-up situation listeners may be all too familiar with. Written by Ryan, Brent Anderson and acclaimed singer/songwriter Brandy Clark, the track opens with the signature fiddle
Jimmie Allen is proving he’s just as talented at ballroom dancing as he is performing at one of his concerts. Dancing With the Stars on Monday (Oct.11) was all a tribute to Disney Heroes. Allen and his partner Emma danced the Paso Doble to the theme of the Disney classic, Mulan. The dance competition show
From the moment Jason Isbell first picked up a guitar, the singer-songwriter has been watching and learning from others. Growing up in Green Hill, Ala., a rural community not far from Muscle Shoals, Isbell often spent summers with his grandfather, a Pentecostal preacher who was also a musician. ”He could play fiddle, banjo, guitar and mandolin,” Isbell recalled.
There are many famous country music couples, but very few of them have had recent success on country radio. With “Chasing After You” now a Top 10 hit, Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris become just the third married pair to do it since the year 2001. Clint Black‘s (Lisa Hartman Black) “When I Said I Do”
Chris Stapleton and Jimmy Fallon don thick sweaters and innocuous chinos to sing about Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, and It’s Complicated in a musical homage to the films of Nancy Meyers. The country singer and late-night host debuted their spoof on Tuesday night’s episode of The Tonight Show. “When I need a
Jon Pardi got an unforgettable surprise visit from a musical hero recently, when Randy Travis unexpectedly turned up when the younger star was in the middle of taping a tribute performance for Travis. The result was a heartwarming exchange between two generations of country traditionalists, and not even Pardi could keep his eyes dry when
A couple of days ago, we saw the California cowboy Jon Pardi pay tribute to the great Randy Travis by covering a couple of his greatest hits, honoring his CMT Artist of a Lifetime award. You already know that guys like Randy have played a significant role in a lot of these young country stars’
A pop star, an actor, a very pregnant country singer and a reality television star are just a few of the celebrities who’ve turned to social media to recreate Walker Hayes’ “Fancy Like” dance. The best “Fancy Like” dance remakes personalize the moves first seen when the singer and his 15-year-old daughter Lela took to
In 1984, Stevie Wonder scored his 10th R&B No. 1 single with “I Just Called to Say I Love You.” More than 35 years later, the Bellamy Brothers are putting their own spin on the song for a new covers album. Written, produced and performed by Wonder, “I Just Called to Say I Love You”
Chris Jones is at the end of his rope in “Everybody’s Got a Line,” his new song with his band the Night Drivers. It’s premiering exclusively on The Boot; press play below to listen. To The Boot, Jones calls the song “a moody sort of number that ended up with an almost acoustic ’70s Waylon Jennings
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