Many artists say that releasing music is cathartic, but for Bonner Rhae, it truly was. The release of her debut album, Forward Address, marked both an end and beginning for the Alvin, Texas native. The eight-song effort boldly marks the end of a season where she was merely content with how her life was unfolding.... Continue Reading →

As you'll read below, Alyssa Micaela says the release of her debut album, The Hard Way, was "liberating" for her. After a long rollout, The Hard Way captures Micaela presenting the music that she wants to make: music that speaks to her and that she's proud to stand behind. The 11 tracks that make up... Continue Reading →

The difference a year can make can sometimes be staggering. Around this time last year, JaeCe Simon decided to put her all into pursuing her country music dreams. In the calendar year that has followed, the California native has earned hundreds of thousands of streams across three single releases, including over 100,000 on her debut... Continue Reading →

One of the great traditions of country music for several decades has been the release of murder-country tunes about a man that’s done a woman wrong. True or crafted story, the topic has been tackled by everyone from The Chicks and Reba McEntire to Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert. And now, enter Sydney Adams. The... Continue Reading →

It's often said that you have to look back to go forward, and if recent trends in country music are any indication, more and more artists are harkening back to the songs and artists of yesteryear that made the genre great in the first place. Josiah Spicer spent his upbringing loving many of those songs... Continue Reading →

You've certainly heard the saying before: country music is about three chords and the truth. That truth is what allows us to feel one with an artist as they tell stories that evoke a similar emotion we have felt and truly allow us to put ourselves into our favorite songs. Lauren Watkins grew up loving... Continue Reading →

When Jake Blocker released music for the first time, he had just entered his teens, and admittedly, he didn't have much in terms of a release strategy as the song was put out into the world. And while that may be true, that song, "Just Between You and Me," and its accompanying album, I Keep... Continue Reading →

The thing we love most about country music is that it hits its listeners directly where they are in life. From love and love lost to good-timing tunes, country music has a song to hit everybody at home. Kayleigh Mathews has spent countless miles on the road both bringing her music to the country music... Continue Reading →

Chelsey Carter has a way of marching to the beat of her own drum with both her music and her everyday life, and she's proven both with her new single, "Saddlin' Up." At a time in her life where she's seeing peers putting rings on their fingers, Carter unashamedly sings about moving at her own... Continue Reading →

If Donice Morace has made one thing clear over the course of two album releases, it's that he has an undying love for traditional country music instrumentation and storytelling. He's taken the sound of steel guitar and fiddles to both great chart success and packed dancehalls as he's stayed true to his cowboy-country roots. Though... Continue Reading →