Disney/Frank Micelotta Could 2024 be the year Chris Young rolls out a new album? Chris recently shared two photos of him in the recording studio on Instagram. “Kickin’ off the year the best way I know how [eyes emoji],” he captioned the post. The first is a monochrome shot of Chris looking serious in front of the microphone, while …
Jan 03
Brian Kelley to drop new track, “Trucks, Ducks, Bucks, & Beer”
Disney/Scott Kirkland Do you love trucks, ducks, bucks and beer? Then Brian Kelley might have your next favorite song. Brian’s set to drop his new song, “Trucks, Ducks, Bucks, & Beer,” on Friday, January 12. “10 days. All our favorite things in one song how bout it?! 1/12 ‘Trucks, Ducks, Bucks, & Beer is available everywhere!” Brian captioned …
Jan 03
George Birge recalls the moment Jason Aldean returned “Mind on You” to him: “The coolest thing”
Disney/Scott Kirkland Hot on the heels of his first #1 single “Mind on You,” George Birge is recounting the journey the song has taken — which includes almost being recorded by Jason Aldean. “I wrote [‘Mind on You’] in 2020 with a couple of my best buddies, one of which was Colt Ford, who’s also a country artist. And I was between record deals. …
Jan 02
Nashville notes: Sam Hunt’s family photos + Jelly Roll’s medley
Sam Hunt recently shared heartwarming family photos from 2023. You can check them out now on X, formerly known as Twitter. Jelly Roll performed not one but three songs on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve. Delivered as a medley, the country hitmaker sang the chart-topping “Need a Favor,” the Jessie Murph-assisted “Wild Ones” and his new single, “Halfway to Hell.” In …
Jan 02
Being label mates with Randy Travis is a full-circle moment for Cole Swindell
ABC It’s not every day you’re label mates with the very first artist you saw live in concert. But that’s the case for “She Has Me at Heads Carolina” hitmaker Cole Swindell. “My first concert ever was Randy Travis and my grandparents took me to it. I was very young,” he recalls. “I just remember being there and buying …
Jan 02
Luke Bryan’s excited to kick off 2024 with Crash My Playa
ABC As Luke Bryan enters the new year, he’s looking forward to heading to Mexico for his annual Crash My Playa, before hitting the road for an as-yet-unannounced tour. “For 2024, we haven’t announced our tour, but there’ll be a tour and we’ve got Crash My Playa coming up right at the top of the year,” shares Luke. …
Jan 02
Hear a preview of Conner Smith’s “Roulette on the Heart”
Courtesy of The Valory Music Co. With his debut album’s arrival just weeks away, Conner Smith is giving fans a sneak peek at his forthcoming Hailey Whitters-assisted track, “Roulette on the Heart.” Conner shared an Instagram Reel of him performing the unreleased song on his acoustic guitar, next to a fireplace. “Picking you up’s like picking up a gun/ Your kiss is …
Jan 02
George Birge celebrates first career #1 with “Mind on You”
Courtesy of RECORDS Nashville Years after moving to Nashville for country music, Texas native George Birge has finally scored his first career chart-topper with “Mind on You.” “My FIRST NUMBER ONE on the LAST day of the year…. Yall I have dreamed of this day my entire life and there were at least a hundred sleepless nights where I …
Jan 02
Brothers Osborne marvel at how food kickstarts + caps off the year
Disney/Scott Kirkland What do year-end parties and New Year’s resolutions have in common? Food. “I love how everyone starts the year off with diets and then we end the year with excessive amounts of food,” Brothers Osborne‘s TJ Osborne pointed out in jest. “And then you get to the end of the year, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m going …
Jan 02
Bailey Zimmerman was fairly new to Nashville when he wrote “Where It Ends”
Warner Music Nashville/Elektra Records As “Where It Ends” continues its ascent on the country charts, Bailey Zimmerman shares how the heartbreak tune’s infectious melody came about. “I walked into the [songwriting] room one day and I was fairly new into town and I hadn’t been writing with a lot of people,” Bailey recalls to ABC Audio. Hit songwriters Grant Averill and Joe London were in …