Dan + Shay Give Thanks: “Glad You Exist”
Hot Country duo Dan + Shay get right to the point in "Glad You Exist," a short, tight, upbeat song... There's a couple billion people in the world And a million other places we could be, but you're here with me Take a moment just to take it in 'Cause еvery high and...
A Plea for Unity in Divided, Turbulent Times
Come on, people now Smile on your brother Everybody get together Try to love one another right now Written by Chet Powers and performed by the Youngbloods, 1967's "Get Together" hit a national nerve: Simple, straightforward, and oh, so needed. Flash forward to...
Friends: Famous Friends, Old Friends, Friends in Low Places…
Songs about friendship range from treacle-y to sublime, and “Famous Friends” by Country’s Chris Young with Kane Brown, an upbeat ode to when these guys weren’t big-time Nashville recording artists, but were just one of the local high-school crowd, with a regular life...
Lee Brice: From Clemson Football to #1 on Billboard. His first 2021 release is already on the Country chart.
After Lee Brice was injured while playing football for Clemson, he re-directed his career to music, where he’s been uber-successful as a singer/songwriter, racking up more than a half-dozen number one hits. His newest, "Memory I Don't Mess With," is strong stuff: ...
A Feel-Good, Fun Christmas Song (You just have to listen to this.)
Country star Jimmie Allen has re-imagined Louis York's "What Does Christmas Mean," from three years ago, keeping the duo (Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony) and adding Nashville trio the Shindellas for a cool, new holiday song-for-grown-ups to add to your playlist. This...
Breaking Up: It’s All in the Way You Look at It
Sam Hunt is a Country star, and he’s hurtin' big time. His latest, "Breaking Up Was Easy In the 90's," is classic Country: twang (Hunt is from Georgia), jail, and a heartbreak so sad and so bad you can feel it yourself. He cites technology as a contributor to...
Country Music Nostalgia: Remembering a Past You Never Had
Did you grow up on a tractor? Did your daddy let you drive? Are you whiskey bent and hell bound Even though your mama tried? If that sounds like you, or if you wish it were you, or it used to be you, or if it's someone you know---y'all are in luck, 'cause those lyrics...
A Sweet, Touching, Slowed-Down Love Song
The lyrics to Country music singer/songwriter star Luke Combs' newest, "Better Together," are mass appeal--human appeal...it's a heartfelt ballad about a happy man in love with his woman, and she loves him back. The vocals burst with emotion. Some things just go...
A Fun Love Song: Joyous, Happy Energy
One of the consequences of grocery delivery is not reading “Star” or "People” while waiting in the check-out line, thus, losing touch with celebrity gossip, and maybe missing the news that in-love love-birds Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani (both of "The Voice") are...