Oftentimes when listening to a song about a relationship, the narrator paints a perfect picture of a blissful romance. While that's certainly the goal of any relationship, country music is about three chords and the truth, and if a relationship isn't exactly smooth-sailing, country music is going to talk about it. That's exactly what Alannah... Continue Reading →

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but for Hannah Noel, one specific picture was worth a song, which she delivered in the form of her newest single, "Don't Ya James?" What started out as an assignment in her songwriting program at Belmont University quickly became much more after Noel drew inspiration from a... Continue Reading →

Wearing your heart on your sleeve is hard. Naturally, we all have vulnerable feelings that we wouldn't want anyone to tap into. Instead of pulling away from those feelings, Graycie York leaned in and opened her heart for the world to hear, doing so in the form of Sad Bird, her newest EP that features... Continue Reading →

Change is an inevitable part of life. And for better or for worse, relationships are bound to change over time. With her newest single, "Seasons," Molly Lovette examines those changes and the roller coaster ride a relationship can undergo. Likening the changes in a relationship to changes in seasons, Lovette once again digs deep and... Continue Reading →

Just because she hadn't released music in four years doesn't mean that Leslie Tom should be forgotten. For the better part of a decade and a half, Tom has been a premiere source of honky tonk music. As she shook the dust off with her return single, "Tequila After Midnight," Tom proves she's better than... Continue Reading →

As 2021 came to a close, so did one of Faith Alexa's most successful campaigns as an artist. She got her debut EP, Somebody New, under her belt, landed on a Spotify curated playlist with her last single, "North Carolina," and closed the year by offering an excellently somber instrumental take of one of our... Continue Reading →

If you didn't know any better, as the lead track, "Say It," from Matt Castillo's new album How The River Flows kicks off, you'd think it had been released in 1991. It's got Travis Tritt written all over it, and encapsulates all of the fun that surrounded the 90s country sound. That same sound permeates... Continue Reading →

While steel guitars may earn top honors in the tradition of country music, cheating songs are high on the list as well, and lately, Taylor Austin Dye is delivering both in droves. While her last single, "Like You Do," offered an interesting take on a "love triangle," her newest effort, "Lucky Man," turns the sass... Continue Reading →

Losing a parent is one of the worst things imaginable. Our parents are our rocks, and moving forward without them seems impossible. Alexis May lived every kid's worst nightmare; her father passed when she was still a child, and she was going to be navigating life without him. As songwriters do, May took the feelings... Continue Reading →

After the release of his debut album, Here in the Real World, in 1990, Alan Jackson spent the next two decades largely dominating the country music charts. Nearly 40% of the singles he's released in his career have topped the charts as he had been one of the biggest flag fliers for traditional country music... Continue Reading →