As if CMA Fest does not already have the best lineups, collaborations, award show and more, Brooks & Dunn just topped it off. CMT Crossroads has brought us the most unique collaborations including Brett Young with Boyz II Men, Zac Brown Band with Shawn Mendes, Brett Eldredge with Meghan Trainor, and more. This festival season CMT brought Crossroads to downtown Nashville with the help Brooks & Dunn and their friends.
Setting up on the corner of 5th and Broadway in downtown Nashville, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn invited the collaborators on their new album REBOOT to join them on stage. The free outdoor concert featured Brett Young, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, LANCO, Luke Combs and Midland.
Each artist teamed up with the duo to sing the iconic songs off the album in front of hundreds of country music fans. Johnson jumped on stage with his twist on “Red Dirt Road” with the duo, Brandon Lancaster from LANCO performed “Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up for Nothing” and Midland rocked out on “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Combs also got up on stage and powerfully sang “Brand New Man,” Pardi smoothly sang “My Next Broken Heart” and Young brought his vocals for“Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You.”
For those who missed the chance to see the performers live, you can catch CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Friends on CMT on Demand. The duo will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in the “Modern Era Artist” category later this year. A Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit on Brooks & Dunn will also open Aug. 9. For more information, visit www.brooks-dunn.com.
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Over the past few years, Capitol Records Nashville recording artist and songwriter Mickey Guyton has been on a journey to find what she wants to say and find a way to release music that fuels her inner fire. In a recently released video, Guyton explains how she is now focusing on staying true to herself in her career and giving up the urge to please others. She is excited to share this new chapter with country music fans and the very first song was released today (6/28).
“Sister” is for every girl out there, it is an anthem for being a friend, a confidant, and a true supporter of other women. Guyton co-wrote the song with Nathan Spicer and Victoria Banks and it was produced by Forest Glen Whitehead. The midtempo track starts off with powerful lyrics “I know it’s hard being strong and not gettin’ lost in the mans world, it’s gonna try to break you down but you gotta not give a damn girl…” she then sings in the compelling chorus “Sister, I got your back on a long drunk stumble home / Sister, I’ll be your ‘hell yeah’ when all you ever heard was ‘no’ / I’m your speed dial call, I’m your late night cry / I’m your shotgun seat, yeah I’m your ride or die / Sister, you’re gonna hurt but you ain’t gotta hurt alone”
“Sisterhood is truly what gets me through every day,” explains Mickey. “I have two sisters but anyone who knows me, knows I call all the women in my life sister. I wrote this song during a time when I challenged myself to write more honestly, be more open about my feelings, and reflect on how I’ve been uplifted by so many women in my life. ‘Sister’ is about my love relationship with all my sisters, and how we lean on each other through highs and lows.”
In a time when the conversation needs to change, when it seems like all we are doing is talking about what needs to be modified in the country music genre, it’s refreshing to blast this song, hoping to soon be blasting it on country radio. Mickey Guyton is another example of a powerful female country artist unapologetically releasing great music, aiming at breaking the wheel.
“Sister” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Back in April, country music supergroup, Little Big Town, debuted their haunting, yet beautiful new single “The Daughters,” performing the emotional song at the ACMs. On Wednesday night, Jimi Westbrook, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild, and Phillip Sweet combined their vocals for another stellar performance of the powerful track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
After a quick introduction by host Jimmy Fallon, the video cuts to a stunning live image of the four band members, donning almost identical black tuxedos. The simplistic style, as well as, the juxtaposition of the setting to the lyrical message, adds an intriguing quality to the rather minimalist, yet dramatic arrangement of “The Daughters.”
As always, Fairchild mesmerized the audience and listeners with her extraordinary vocals, during the first verse, while Schlapman added her own flair to the song’s second verse for an equally as captivating production. Of course, the harmonies only made the performance better, adding both sophistication and drama to the already emotive song and performance. It’s clear that Little Big Town believes in the important message of equality that they are evoking through the lyrics of the track.
“And pose like a trophy on a shelf / Dream for everyone, but not yourself / I’ve heard of God the Son and God the Father / I’m just looking for a God for the daughters.”
“The Daughters” marks the first release from Little Big Town’s forthcoming ninth studio album. We anticipate more songs to be released, as the year continues to progress. If you’re looking to catch the quartet at one of their live shows, you can catch them at many fairs and festivals over the summer. For those willing to travel, Little Big Town plays at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun on Sunday, July 7th, alongside the extremely talented, Ashley McBryde. For tickets and more information, head to littlebigtown.com
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With just under a month until the release of his new album, Late Nights and Longnecks, Justin Moore continues to tease fans with new songs, including “Someday I Gotta Quit,” released today.
Written by Moore, Casey Beathard, Paul DiGiovanni, and Jeremy Stover, the song follows in the footsteps of the other tracks released so far. Like “On the Rocks,” “Jesus and Jack Daniels,” and “The Ones That Didn’t Make it Back Home,” “Someday I Gotta Quit,” shows Moore flexing his traditional country side. With a little bit of outlaw, a little bit of liquor, a little bit of remorse and a whole lotta twang, “Someday I Gotta Quit” has all the essential elements of a classic country tune.
The song starts with darker music, Moore’s deep voice crooning of the mistakes he’s made. However, on the chorus, the track picks up as he admits that he has many vices that someday he’s gotta quit. “Between the whiskey and the nicotine/ The wrong girls and the right jeans/ And all the other fires that keep burning me I keep lit/ It ain’t never gonna happen, some say/ Oh but somehow, someway, someday I gotta quit.”
“Someone asked me about drinking or something one night,” Moore shared with American Songwriter. “I just simply said, ‘Yeah someday I gotta quit.’ It made me think of things we all talk about as it pertains to our own personal struggles, whatever they may be. I threw the idea out to my co-writers, and we just ran with the fictional story about the guy in the song who has his own set of struggles. Hopefully, everyone can relate, regardless of what their struggles are personally. No doubt, we all have them.”
“Someday I Gotta Quit” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Nashville’s Song Suffragettes member, Lacy Cavalier has been dropping new songs for the last several months, including “Cheating On U,”“Get Away With It,” “Andre” and most recently “Blue Suede Couch.” Today, the soulful songstress released another sassy track entitled “Tea,” accompanied by equally as impressive visuals that fit the vibe of the song perfectly.
Cavalier is known for pushing boundaries with her music. She can deliver an emotive ballad just as well as she can express herself through a more upbeat and charming track. “Tea” is the latter. The new song features play on words, utilizing the popular expression ‘spilling the tea’, as an intricate part of the message. According to Cavalier, the track is her subtle way of letting her ex’s new girlfriend know that she’s being cheated on, just like he cheated on her.
Truly showing that she’s a girl’s girl, the singer-songwriter encourages her ex’s new lady to wake up and see the guy for who he truly is. Furthermore, the accompanying visuals add a spunky edge to the track, as Cavalier is seen donning a Victorian-inspired dress, while she drinks tea out of a fancy cup. In her YouTube caption, she explains perfectly that, “the song paints a picture of the contradictory social event that is “having tea.” Prim and proper wardrobe, attitudes, and surrounds meets unbecoming chatter [gossip].
We’re loving her attitude, style, creativity, and authenticity that is so evident in all of her songs, especially “Tea.” As she continues to prepare to release her EP K, I’m Done, we expect to hear more from Cavalier soon. She is slated to play music festivals this summer, including Country Crossings Music Festival, Mountain Home Country Music Festival, and back to her home state of Louisiana for the Louisiana Peach Festival. For tickets and more information, make sure to head to lacycavalier.com.
“Tea” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Reigning ACM Vocal Duo of the Year winners, Dan + Shay took over TODAY this morning in New York City, as part of the Citi Concert Series. Some lucky fans and press got to witness the duo sing four songs off their self-titled platinum album, including current singles, “All to Myself” and “Speechless.”
After meeting some fans and giving away some free tickets to their concert, the duo took the stage at the packed Rockefeller Plaza. Beginning with their number one single, “Speechless,” both singers gave it their all while encouraging the audience to sing along. The crowd obliged, screaming the lyrics, throughout the entire song. Dan + Shay went on to sing their other single, “All To Myself” with just as much energy and crowd participation.
For their next two songs, the singer-songwriters took to their Twitter to get input from their fans on what to sing. Fans chose the enticing upbeat track, “Alone Together” and the heartwarming song, “My Side of the Fence.” The latter which they sang, during ‘The Artist Lounge’ acoustic segment. Both songs were tracks that the duo have never performed on television before, making it a special moment for fans who were present for the show. Fans went crazy as Shay hit the high notes and as Dan got the crowd pumped, during “Alone Together.”
In between songs, TODAY co-hosts took some time to chat with the duo about their success, their music video for “Speechless,” as well as, their inspiration for the music. When asked about their journey to stardom, Shay shared, “Looking back, we’ve had a lot of amazing experiences. And our fans have been with us since day 1. It’s been incredible, it also feels like it happened like that […] This all has felt like a whirlwind- it’s been amazing.”
After their performance of “My Side of the Fence,” the duo visited ‘The Artist Lounge,” to talk more about their incredible year and music. Introduced as “two of the biggest names in the business” and honored for their Grammy win, multiple ACMs, and the most streamed country song in 2018- “Tequila,” Dan + Shay chatted about their accomplishments and their experience as artists. The duo mentioned that they “write about what we know” and shared, “That’s the cool part of being a duo, we can kind of keep each other in check […] Dude, it’s not so bad, we’re doing music,” when asked how they push through the hard times.
As always Dan + Shay delivered vocally while maintaining their humble, funny, and kind personalities that make them so endearing. Check out snippets from the epic morning with the duo on our Instagram Stories.
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Earlier last week, Chris Lane had some “Big Big Plans” as he proposed to his then girlfriend, Lauren Bushnell. The two have been dating publicly for 8 months, since the BMI Country Awards in November, and fans have fallen in love with the couple as the world watched their relationship grow. Some may remember Bushnell’s star role in Lane’s vertical music video for “Take Back Home Girl” on Spotify before the two reconnected months later!
While at Bushnell’s home in Oregon, celebrating Father’s Day, Lane expressed to Bushnell that he wanted to capture the moment of him sharing the new song he wrote for her for the first time. Little did she know, by the end of the song she would be engaged.
The song starts out with a simple acoustic guitar pick and turns into a catchy hook by the time the chorus comes around. “Big Big Plans” describes their relationship to a T as Lane sings, “And I know she wouldn’t mind if I // Did a little something like find a flight // Overnight to paradise and leave tonight.” By following Lane on Instagram, we know that whenever he has a break from touring, he and Bushnell love to get away for a while.
The second chorus sets in and describes him hiding the ring under the bathroom sink, asking her parents for her hand in marriage, and his thoughts about the future. “But I don’t think she can understand // Just how far I’ve been letting my heart fall // Or what’s in my head // She don’t know I got some big, big plans.” While the song is short and simple, it is beautifully written for one special person.
Once the song was posted with their announcement, fans eagerly began asking when the track was going to be released. With such a high demand for the tune, Lane is making it available for fans to listen to on repeat everywhere. On top of getting engaged, the singer is out on the road this summer with Brad Paisley and Riley Green on the 2019 World Tour.
“Big, Big Plans” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more recently released music here on our “New Country Music” playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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The summer of 2019 is certainly a great one for lovers of country music. Today, on June 28th, a country music favorite, the Josh Abbott Band released their newest EP, Catching Fire and it is sure to add some extra heat to your summer playlist.
The four-song EP has a fun and positive feel to it, giving off nothing but good vibes and feelings of new beginnings, while still staying true to their roots and their signature sound. Featuring their already widely received single ‘Little More You’, songs like “Catching Fire”, “Surprise Surprise” and “Oughta Get Drunk” will make you want to lay back, relax and be your best self while at the same time let loose and party.
Their single ‘Little More You’ is accompanied by a story-telling music video starring Jep and Jess Robertson of “Duck Dynasty” as the couple in love, following them around on a beautiful sunny day as they enjoy themselves and the finer things in life, such as whiskey, blue skies, and the beach.
One of the most liked comments on the video reads, “I feel like you guys just reinvented yourselves with that classic JAB sound, but with a 2019 swag to it. So happy to hear this sound from you guys again!”
Produced by Marshall Altman, Catching Fire brings a sense of nostalgia and return back to their foundation and roots, and the sound that made them who they are, while at the same time focusing on the theme that as old chapters are being closed, new ones are ‘catching fire.’ Said best in ‘Surprise Surprise’, ‘I’ve done a lot of things wrong but at least something turned out right!”
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Catching Fire definitely captures a sense of personal renewal, while at the same time bringing back to life their solid country textures and fierce individualism. In support of the release of their new music, Josh Abbott Band has also just announced a new tour that will begin in August and run through December, making stops in New York City, Nashville, Washington D.C. and more!
Catching Fire is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Just nine months after the premiere of their self-titled debut EP, the talented ladies of Runaway June have finally released their debut album Blue Roses. Complete with ten brilliant tracks, the songstresses channel their heartbreaks, sassiness, vulnerability, and girl-power into an impressive compilation of songs.
The record opens up with “Head Over Heels,” a song that honestly expresses the stigma of women having a one night stand. We caught up with two of the members of the trio, Hannah and Jennifer, during Taste of Country Music Festival, where they shared that they wanted to write and sing about a subject that is not typically discussed in country music, especially from the perspective of an all girl-trio. Check out the interview where they discuss the album and the song below.
Cleverly placed as the next song on the track list, Runaway June’s current infectious single, “Buy My Own Drinks” celebrate women empowerment and independence, post-break-up. The ladies continue their confident and sassy attitudes in “Fast As You,” another track that debuted originally on their EP. Naomi, Hannah, and Jennifer put their own twist on Dwight Yoakam’s song, reminding men that they can “break hearts too.”
On the contrary, the songstresses sing in “I Know the Way” that they “know the way to unbreak your heart.” The flirty song is a unique twist on a classic love story, featuring more uptempo instrumentals and a confident female protagonist, enticing a love interest to come to the bar downtown to dance with her.
Slowing it down a bit, the singer-songwriters harmonize on the nostalgic song “We Were Rich.” The ladies reminisce about simpler times, where finding money in a couch cushion, the old church, family time, and singing hymns meant that they had everything they could have ever wanted. Admitting in the last verse that though they’ve become more successful, they would always view those times as their ‘richest.’ “We didn’t have it all / but we all thought we did / Mama always said that we were blessed and I believed her / Never thought the grass was greener / on the other side of our old chain link fence / Yeah, we were rich.”
The women continue the theme of gratitude in their song “Good Bad & Ugly,” which depicts a healthy relationship. Naomi, Hannah, and Jennifer harmonize beautifully, as they sing the chorus, sharing “I’m a saint, I’m a sinner, I’m a train-wreck / Just about as wild as they get / but you still love me, good, bad, and ugly,” adding that they “must have done something right in another life” to be with the one they’re with.
On the opposite spectrum, Runaway June’s lament about loss and heartbreak on the record in both “I Am Too” and the title track. The former is a self-reflective ballad, picking apart the emotions and situations associated with a recent break-up, and wondering if their ex is feeling the same way. The chorus, though heartbreaking, is as relatable and raw as it gets.
The latter, “Blue Roses” is a deeply personal song that deals with loss in a unique way. Despite how personal it is, the songstresses openly sing about their vices and wanting their loved ones back on the track, which will surely resonate with fans everywhere, and make naysayers stop to listen and appreciate the talented trio that are Runaway June.
Runaway June delivered a well-balanced debut album that will surely garner them praise and many more fans. We cannot wait to see what is next to come for the girl group, and look forward to their future success. New York fans can catch the ladies on Carrie Underwood’s ‘The Cry Pretty Tour 360’ alongside duo, Maddie & Tae on October 2nd at the iconic Madison Square Garden. For a complete list of tour dates and more information, head to runawayjune.com
Blue Roses is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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