In every important family moment, Mom deserves a spot at the head of the table — and a wedding celebration is no exception. Below, The Boot counts down 20 perfect song selections for the time-honored tradition of the mother-son dance, one of the most emotional parts of any ceremony. Whether your family goes all in on
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Country music is the music of real life, and its fans keep the music close to them at all times — especially the big occasions. There’s no bigger moment in a person’s life than the day they exchange vows, and country music is rich with love songs filled with pledges of undying love and devotion,
It’s that time of the year again, when students don caps and gowns, emotional parents take a million pictures, and best friends hug each other tight. Graduation time is unlike any other; there’s a sense of anticipation and hope for the future. Whether you’re graduating from high school or college, the horizon seems to brim with possibilities (and
Actor and country singer Jana Kramer was in tears, but she found the courage to step up to the microphone for the first time following her split from husband Mike Caussin to record her most recent Whine Down podcast episode. In doing so, she began to shed some light on what led to her decision to file for divorce. “My heart is,
When 2020 began, Thomas Rhett was at a high point in his career: His 2019 Very Hot Summer Tour was an amphitheater-level party, night after night, and “Remember You Young” — the second single from his Center Point Road album — had just become his eighth-straight country radio No. 1. Personally, the singer and his wife, Lauren Akins,
Trisha Yearwood has received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, weeks after recovering from the potentially deadly virus. The country superstar turned to social media on Friday (April 30) to share a picture of herself receiving the vaccine, saying she was “grateful.” “This #EveryGirl finally got her first dose of the vaccine!” Yearwood writes
Kacey Musgraves‘ music career is going great, but the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter got to step outside of that and into another job that she calls a “lifelong dream” recently — by spending a day working at a snowcone stand. Musgraves posted a series of pictures to Instagram early Saturday morning (May 1), showing herself dressed in a
Just as Luke Combs’ major-label opening statement, 2017’s This One’s for You, launched a new star with a string of hit singles, Clint Black’s 1989 debut, KIllin’ Time, wasted no time shaking up the country charts. Black’s May 2, 1989, release included four consecutive No. 1 singles: “A Better Man,” “Killin’ Time,” “Nobody’s Home” and “Walkin’ Away.” This
On May 2, 1988, Clint Black signed a record deal with RCA Records, the label that’s been home to Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers and the Judds, among others. At the time, ZZ Top‘s manager, Bill Ham, was also steering Black’s career — a lucky break that was just one example of how the Katy, Texas-raised musician’s love
Thirty-two years ago today (May 2, 1989), it’s doubtful that Clint Black knew how significant a day it would be for his career. It was on that date that Black’s debut album, Killin’ Time, was released, kick-starting one of the most successful country music careers of his generation. A Texas native, Black wrote or co-wrote
On May 2, 1998, Shania Twain‘s “You’re Still the One” hit No. 1 on the country singles chart. A tender ballad sprinkled with organ, piano and guitar — and, on the bridge, quivering pedal steel and harmonies — ”You’re Still the One” is a loving ode to a significant other. Despite obstacles (and naysayers who thought
Happy 54th birthday, Tim McGraw! The singer was born on this day, May 1, in 1967, in Delhi, La. McGraw was raised by his birth mother, Elizabeth “Betty” D’Agostino, and her husband, Horace Smith, whom McGraw believed to be his biological father. However, when the future country star was 11 years old, he found his
Twenty-eight years ago today, on May 1, 1993, Charley Pride became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, 27 years after his debut on the hallowed stage. It was the second time that Opry officials had asked the artist to join the organization’s ranks. In January of 1967, Pride became the second Black performer, and first Black singer,
Fun facts about country music superstar Tim McGraw go beyond his 10 No. 1 albums, 25 chart-topping hits and numerous lucrative tours from throughout a lengthy career that dates back to the early 1990s and shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Like many other celebrities, McGraw’s time away from the spotlight includes hobbies, business
Raleigh, N.C., native Priscilla Block was set on making a career in music from a young age — so much so that she packed up and moved the 500 or so miles west to Nashville right out of high school. It was a dream inspired in part, she shares, by Taylor Swift. “A huge reason why
On April 30, 1997 — 24 years ago today – Dwight Yoakam made a memorable guest appearance on Ellen DeGeneres’ eponymous ABC sitcom Ellen, and became a part of television history in the process. The specific episode was a watershed moment for primetime TV, one that caused national controversy when it initially aired: It was the now-legendary “coming
Ashley Monroe has paid her debts. After a decade of using her mellifluous voice and rare abilities to cast dark shadows across a room by simply closing her eyes and parting her lips, she’s choosing to summon the sun. Fans heard it at times across Sparrow, her critically-acclaimed album from 2018. There was a confidence and celebrated womanhood that drove memorable songs like
Thomas Rhett watched the video of Miranda Lambert breaking down on stage in Texas and understood why. He’s hungry for that feeling, too, and he’s traveled long distances for nourishment. Late last year, Rhett says he went on a couple of duck hunting trips but found himself searching for a guitar —any guitar — to play for friends. Then,
Rascal Flatts singer Gary LeVox has announced the upcoming release of his first full Christian music project. The award-winning singer-songwriter is set to release his first solo collection, One on One, on May 21 via Big Machine Records, and some all-star friends join him for collaborations on several of the five new tracks. LeVox dropped
Orville Peck and Trixie Mattel clearly had plenty of fun making their new duet, a cover of the classic song “Jackson.” The chemistry radiates out of them throughout the song, released on Friday (April 30), and its accompanying music video. From the stage of Los Angeles’ stunningly restored Theater at Ace Hotel, singer-songwriter Peck — donning