Wes Bayliss of The Steel Woods Returns with Faith-Based Country
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Wes Bayliss leaning into his faith might have meant walking away from The Steel Woods. But luckily, it doesn’t mean he’s walking away from music. He’s now released two singles.
Florida Georgia Line’s “May We All” Is Feigned Substance & Forgettable
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One of the big questions for country music in 2016 is if Florida Georgia Line and other Bro-Country acts will be able to extricate themselves from their destiny of being shuffled into the dustbin of history as the Nickelbacks of country, or if they will show up with some more depth to at least delay the inevitable.
Your Chance to Own a Piece of the Buddy Emmons Estate
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If you ever wanted to own a piece of Buddy, this weekend is your chance. The estate of country music steel guitar legend Buddy Emmons will go up for sale Friday and Saturday, July 15th and 16th at his home in the Hermitage just outside of Nashville.
Chris Lane’s “Fix” Is Like A Meth Lab Trailer Fire
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What would fall and hit the ground faster in the vacuum left where Chris Lane’s self-awareness is supposed to be, a dense pound of his excessive ego, or a pound of air from his vacuous cranium? The answer is “Fix”—an abhorrent effort to assemble any and all obvious and transparent pandering mechanisms known to pop music’s collective brain trust.
The Famous Daughters of Folk Uke Earn Summer’s Surprising Smash Viral Hit
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The impetus for the renewed interest in the song was its inclusion in the premier episode of the new season of Nextflix’s original series Orange is the New Black. But that was nearly a month ago. That may have lit the spark, but the song is now traveling under its own inertia it appears.
What The Music Business Must Learn from Pokemon GO
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Instead of having joggers running through parks listening to Spotify playlists, they’re not chasing down pocket monsters with their smartphones. Instead of consumers keeping up with their favorite bands and artists on social media, they’re engaging in Pokemon business in a virtual world.
Video Premier – Jamie Lin Wilson (feat. Wade Bowen) in “Just Some Things”
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You’ll be hard pressed to find a better example of the wisdom and glow of womanhood than in a song by Jamie Lin Wilson. Whatever it is that possesses certain people to be able to encapsulate those most potent of sentiments and emotions of life into song in a way that renders itself as timeless, Jamie Lin has it.
Album Review – Frankie Ballard’s “El Rio”
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Frankie Ballard is right there. On the brink. Just a few little tweaks away from being something really cool in the country space that’s missing and necessary; someone with a classic cool factor like Dwight Yoakam had when he burst onto the scene.
Son of Craig Morgan Found Dead After Boating Accident
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The son of country artist Craig Morgan has been found dead after going missing on Kentucky Lake near the Kentucky and Tennessee border. 19-year-old Jerry Greer went missing near Mason’s Boat Dock and Marina on Sunday (7/10) afternoon just before 4 p.m. while tubing on the lake.
Chris Stapleton, Joey + Rory Have Best Selling Country Albums So Far in 2016
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Chris Stapleton is absolutely blowing the doors off the competition when it comes to country album sales in 2016, and it’s not even close. His debut Traveller is lapping the competition, while the only album that can keep up is Joey + Rory’s gospel record Hymns which is in 2nd place.
Facebook’s Algorithm Deserves More Credit for Sowing Society’s Disharmony
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Why are we all so mad at each other all of a sudden? Why does every decision seem to be split down society 50/50, from the United States Presidential election, to the Brexit vote in Britain? Why are we more distrusting of each other than any other time in the last nearly 50 years?
Mark Chesnutt Revitalizes the Country Heartbreak Song In “Tradition Lives”
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Calling Tradition Lives a traditional country record stops short of telling the full story. What really defines Mark Chesnutt’s first record in six years is one song of heartbreak after another. Tradition Lives is a full blown breakup album the likes we haven’t heard in country music and beyond in many years.
“Precious Memories” is a Must Have Guide to Country Stars’ Final Resting Places
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The only thing I hate about this book is that I didn’t write it, and I didn’t think of the idea first. Who did write it and did all the incredible research was Renae Johnson, also know as Renae the Waitress on the RFD-TV traditional country show ‘Larry’s Country Diner.’