As soon as Nashville native Ryan Larkins discovered the songwriting scene in Music City, he began taking himself to school on what made a song great. While doing so, he began to fall in love with the artists that made country music great as well; artists we know by a single name: Merle, Willie, Dolly... Continue Reading →

If you didn't know any better, one run through any song Zach Top has released will have you thinking you're listening to a long-lost country gem from the early 1990s. Instead, the Sunnyside, Washington native is creating brand new original country tunes that are bound to be staples of this era of country music, and... Continue Reading →

Texas-born songwriter Jim Collins has had his name all over the country music charts since the mid-1980s. First, as an artist with seven single releases to his credit, as well as a pair of albums, the latter of which was released via Arista Records in 1997 and charted two songs on the Billboard charts. Soon... Continue Reading →

2023 was chock-full of excellent country music! We narrowed things down to our 15 favorite songs released this year (in no particular order) and what we loved about each! Out of Sight- Emily Ann Roberts We legitimately had a hard time picking just one song from Roberts’ Can’t Hide Country. When in doubt, we always resort... Continue Reading →

Ever since we received an email with Addison Johnson's album, Cherokee Blues, attached back in January of 2019, the North Carolina native has consistently churned out some of our favorite country story songs in recent memory. The detail Johnson weaves into his writing puts you smack in the middle of each of his tales, and... Continue Reading →

After more than three decades of bringing his signature brand of country music to fans around the world, 90s country hitmaker Doug Stone has decided it’s time to hang up his cowboy hat, but not before giving his fans one last opportunity to catch a show and sing along to songs that shaped the 90s... Continue Reading →

For more than three decades, country music fans have been listening to (and loving) songs written by Mark Narmore. His first cut, 90s country staple "The Moon Over Georgia" for Shenandoah, kicked in motion a songwriting career chock full of hits and favorites for the likes of BlackHawk, Ty England, Reba McEntire and countless others.... Continue Reading →

As Hank Jr. and Alan Jackson have sang, we're clingers to sad ol' songs. And luckily, we have some friends who are too. Hayden Baker isn't just a sad song lover, he's a sad song maker as well. "Is It Cold In Oklahoma," the second single from his forthcoming album, Barely Gettin' By, is a... Continue Reading →

Hayden Baker has been busy this year. Before releasing his EP, Growing Pains, in May, the Texas native was already breaking ground on a new album. That album now has a name: Barely Gettin' By, and we have our first taste of it with its lead single, "Reason to Run. Baker's newest effort, a rockin'... Continue Reading →

The release of "You, The Devil, and Me" is the beginning of a new music chapter for Court Taylor. Not only because it's her first release since her debut EP last year, the Georgia native notes that her newest effort is her first release that feels truly her; laying the groundwork for the artist she... Continue Reading →