There’s no question of the important role that mothers and fathers play in country music. So, with Father’s Day coming up, it’s a great time to turn on some of the magical songs that were inspired by those men who play such a significant role in a child’s life — Daddies. Here’s a listen to … Read more
Dolly Parton is always one of the first country stars to answer the call when her city, state or country is in need. And even though she has already shared her generous heart in the form of monetary donations and weekly bedtime stories during the coronavirus pandemic, she isn’t finished yet. In fact, it would … Read more
Dolly Parton has long been a major advocate for children’s literacy. Inspired by her own father’s illiteracy, the country icon launched her Imagination Library in 1995. The program gifts free books to children from birth until the age of five so kids of any economic background have access to books. Now, the singer has partnered … Read more
Randy Travis has established himself as a true country legend. With 17 No. 1 singles, including “Forever and Ever Amen” and “Three Wooden Crosses,” the North Carolina native is more than qualified to weigh in on today’s country. Randy is using his many years of experience to share some of his favorite tunes with fans. … Read more
In all of my years, I think I’ve only had a Valentine on Valentine’s Day a few times. But, you know, I’m not against the holiday. It’s great. It’s even better when you can kind of ease into watching other people celebrate their life-long commitment to each other with a great Spotify playlist. Especially when … Read more
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day and sexy country music, we asked our readers to tell us what they think of when they think “sexiest country music song ever.” Turns out, most of them think about Conway Twitty, Josh Turner, Billy Currington and Keith Urban. Others think about a Chase Rice cover song and one … Read more
For the first time in the history of the Olympics Games, this year in, in Pyeongchang figure skaters— pair or individuals– can use songs with lyrics in their routines. Of course, people will still be boring us with “Swan Lake,” but someone is also bound to skate to Justin Bieber. So, all of this has … Read more
Currently in Hollywood, there are multiple men named Chris that are super famous and leading men in several movie franchises. Nashville even has three men named Chris who are consistently in the spotlight. But, let’s talk about a few guys named Tracy/e. Combined, Tracy Lawrence, Tracy Byrd and Trace Adkins have 15 No. 1 singles, … Read more
As someone who reviews, listens to and attends concerts as a part of their job, it’s hard for me to always know what I really like, versus who I really like as a person or a songwriter. Usually, I can gauge my true feelings on a song or album if I listened to it outside … Read more
This week on the podcast we tackle the second most polarizing genre in music– Christmas music. When can you listen to it? Should you listen to it? Why are people still recording it? What’s the best original Christmas music? Drew loves classic Christmas tunes from Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby. Lauren basically listens to … Read more
This Thanksgiving as you belly up to the table and over eat, make sure you’ve got the perfect background music. Or the perfect music to drown out your family yelling over each other at the table.
As we prepare for the upcoming 51st Annual CMA Awards, we can’t help but only listen to nominated artists for the next few days. This year, Miranda Lambert is nominated is five CMA Awards including Album of the Year and Single and Song of the Year for Weight of These Wings and “Tin Man,” respectively. … Read more
