The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum first opened its doors on April 1, 1967. Now located in downtown Nashville, Tenn., the country music Mecca has welcomed countless visitors in its five-plus decades of existence. In addition to its revolving exhibits, the 35,000-square-foot Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum boasts nearly 200,000 sound
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April showers bring May flowers … and some really good country songs about rain. Whether sad, defiant or uplifting, these rainy tunes bring a little light through the clouds, with the talents of Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood, Gary Allan and more leading the way. The following are The Boot’s picks for the best country songs
Georgia-born country artist Kip Moore grew up being more interested in golf than guitar (which he began playing in high school); he even received a golf scholarship from Valdosta State University. Eventually, though, music moved to the forefront of his mind, and after a brief stint in Hawaii, he decided to take the risk and moved to Nashville to
March might go out like a lamb, but April showers sometimes just don’t seem to let up. That’s okay, though, because we’ve got some of the best rainy day tunes rounded up for you to listen to in one playlist. Whether you’re listening to the raindrops on your tin roof or dancing in the mud puddles,
Rosanne Cash‘s new song “The Killing Fields” grapples with a dark part of southern United States history: lynchings. The singer-songwriter wrote the song, she shares, during the summer of 2020. “A few years of my own personal reckoning with painful issues of race, racism, privilege, reconciliation and individual responsibility led up to the moment in
“Jesus, Take the Wheel” was a career-changing song for Carrie Underwood, helping to launch one of the biggest superstar careers in contemporary country music. But the song could have enjoyed a very different trajectory, as Lady A singer Hillary Scott nearly cut it first. Scott tells Taste of Country that she had a development deal with
Brantley Gilbert didn’t just get multiple tattoos to bolster his scruffy country boy image. His ink, including an intricate left sleeve, represents the faith and values of a 2nd Amendment supporter who faced some setbacks before starting a family. For example, as a man of faith whose beliefs aided his hard-earned sobriety, Gilbert’s left hand bears
As access to COVID-19 vaccination grows, the Brothers Osborne were able to have a particularly sweet reunion recently: They got to hug their mom, Trish, for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. “She’s fully vaccinated and passed her grace period or whatever you need after that. So it’s been nice,” TJ Osborne recounts
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Tanya Tucker and more are set to play the 2021 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion this fall. The annual event, scheduled this year for Sept. 10-12 in downtown Bristol — on the border between Tennessee and Virginia — is celebrating its 20th anniversary. In addition to Isbell and Tucker,
The lineup for Bonnaroo 2021 has been announced, and it’s stacked with some of the best and brightest musical talents from across all genres, including country music. Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Breland, Niko Moon and Kenny Chesney‘s “You and Tequila” duet partner, Grace Potter, are among the acts who have been announced for the
Brittney Spencer‘s ability to evoke profound emotional attachment to her music helps her stand out amid an ever-growing crowd of talented Black female singer-songwriters emerging in country music. Compassion is her latest EP, and since its December release, the four-song project has received critical acclaim and global radio spins from the BBC. The Baltimore-born artist’s relatively
Brandi Carlile will talk with Dolly Parton, Leslie Jordan and others during a virtual book tour in support of her new memoir, Broken Horses. Carlile will begin her virtual Broken Horses book tour on April 7, one day after the release of her new memoir. Across 10 days, the singer-songwriter will participate in four conversations with Parton,
Margo Price is nearly three months sober. In a new essay for GQ magazine, the singer-songwriter explains her decision to quit drinking, and why she chose to do so during the stressful, tragic COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ve been a witness to more loss than I should have seen in my early years. But I’m not afraid to
Like most other country artists, the Brothers Osborne have found themselves with an unexpected and dramatic uptick of downtime during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the sibling duo have found creative ways to keep busy while they’re stuck at home. Early on during quarantine, bandmate TJ Osborne spent some time perfecting his skills in the kitchen,
Nikki Lane co-wrote and sings with pop-rock artist Lana Del Rey on her new song “Breaking Up Slowly,” but the new collaboration might not be their only music together. In a new interview, the outlaw singer-songwriter shares that she and Del Rey have some other songs in the works, too. To Rolling Stone, Lane reveals that
It was a Team Kelly reunion on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday (March 31): Talk show host, singer and The Voice coach Clarkson invited the TV singing competition’s Season 17 winner, Jake Hoot, to the show for a performance of their new duet, “I Would’ve Loved You.” “”I Would’ve Loved You” is a song about
Luke Bryan has an update for fans after he suffered a gruesome accident with a fish hook while fishing on Tuesday (March 30). The country superstar seems surprisingly upbeat and unaffected after embedding two prongs of a fishing lure deep into his hand. Bryan first shared his jaw-dropping injury via Instagram on Tuesday, showing one hook jabbed
Nineteen-year-old Drake McCain “got a little wild” on the American Idol stage during a performance of Idol judge Luke Bryan‘s hit “Country Girl (Shake It for Me),” which aired on Monday night (March 29). The substitute teacher from Spring City, Tenn., was singing for his life on the show, hoping to make the cut for the TV singing
Thomas Rhett has been involved in some pretty epic moments since bursting onto the country scene in 2010 … Well, let’s be honest: As the son of another big name in country and someone who married his childhood sweetheart, Rhett has been the subject of some pretty great experiences his whole life. Rhett may be known for country hits
The Voice contestants Ethan Lively and Avery Roberson faced off with a James Otto cover during their Battle Round performance on Monday night (March 29). The country singer’s 2008 hit had guest coach Kelsea Ballerini grooving along. Ballerini, in fact — filling in for an ill Kelly Clarkson — later admitted that she felt like