In January, country music trio Rascal Flattsācomprised of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooneyārevealed they will disband at the end of the year to tackle individual projects. While the COVID-19 pandemic put a kibosh on their Farewell Tour, the trio continued to entertain their fans by releasing a seven-song EP, How They Remember You,ā¦ā¦ MORE
Led by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, the Outlaw Movement of the 1970s was a musical revolt against the so-called Nashville Sound, the polished country/pop fusion created to lure listeners back to country music in the late ā50s when rock came rolling along. Artists like Kris Kristofferson, Jessi Colter, Jerry Jeff Walker, David Allan Coe,ā¦ā¦ MORE
Lee Briceās āOne of Them Girlsā is No. 2 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart for the second straight week as Luke Combsā āLovinā On Youā continues its four-week reign atop the chart. The tune follows Leeās No. 1 single, āRumors,ā which topped the charts in July 2019, and his collaboration with Carly Pearce, āIā¦ā¦ MORE
Keith Urban released his new studio album, The Speed of Now: Part 1, on Sept. 18. While the idea for the albumās title came to Keith in October 2019, many of the tunes on the 16-song project were created in 2020 when Keith immersed himself in music during his self-quarantine. Keithās time at homeāwhere heā¦ā¦ MORE
Lindsay Ell released her new concept album, heart theory, on Aug. 14. Produced by Dann Huff, heart theory is comprised of 12 tracks that journey through each stage of grief: shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing and acceptance. Lindsay co-penned 11 tracks on the new project with a host of top songwriters, including Brandy Clark,ā¦ā¦ MORE
Lauren Akins released her new memoir, Live in Love: Growing Together Through Lifeās Changes, on Aug. 18. The new book chronicles Laurenās childhood friendship with husband-to-be Thomas Rhett, explaining how they reconnected as young adults, got married and are now raising three girls. The book also delves into many of the āchallenges they faced asā¦ā¦ MORE
Luke Bryan may be busy hitting the talk-show circuit this week to promote his brand-new album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, but one month ago he was using his free time to check an item off of his bucket list. In July, Luke loaded up all of his boysāTil, 18, Bo, 12, and Tate,ā¦ā¦ MORE
Lee Brice is trying to score his eighth No. 1 single with the release of āOne of Them Girls.ā Penned by Lee, Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson, āOne of Them Girlsā is currently No. 18 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 16 weeks. The new tune follows Leeās previous No. 1 singles, āRumors,āā¦ā¦ MORE
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Lineās 2017 collaboration, āMeant to Be,ā spent a record-smashing 50 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2017/2018. The tuneās closest competitor on the all-time list is Sam Huntās āBody Like a Back Road,ā which spent 34 weeks at No. 1 in 2017. Co-penned byā¦ā¦ MORE
By sampling Webb Pierceās 1953 No. 1 hit, āThere Stands the Glass,ā in his current single, āHard to Forget,ā Sam Hunt has introduced Webbās iconic song to a new generation of country music fans. While hardcore, old-school country fans may liken Samās sampling to blasphemy, the closer truth is that Sam has opened up theā¦ā¦ MORE
