The NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER officially logged HURRICANE IDA’s landfall near PORT FOURCHON, LA on SUNDAY (8/29) at 1p (CT) as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 mph.
Today, country-rock artist Cory Marks releases his new EP Nashville Nights via Better Noise Music. The rock-tinged outlaw country collection is a follow-up to Nashville Mornings, the more traditionally country-leaning EP that Marks released earlier this summer. As a companion piece, the new Nashville Nights EP instead focuses on the critically acclaimed artist’s dynamic rock influences, having a track listing filled with anthems about being true to oneself and the high-stakes emotions that came along with living life and falling in love. It adds high-octane production to Marks’ signature songwriting, which is rooted in the Nashville way of storytelling, backed by his experiences coming of age in Canada. To celebrate the release today, Marks premiered an official video for one of the project’s tracks: “In Me I Trust.” The visual brings to life the booming, anthemic essence of the song, allowing Marks to channel the passion he brings on stage as he gears up for tour dates in the coming weeks.
25-Song Set Marks 25 Years In Country Music Featuring Blake Shelton, Melissa Etheridge, Snoop Dogg, Stevie Wonder on Harmonica and More “Where the Country Girls At (feat. Luke Bryan & Pitbull)” Out Now
The Rodeo was awarded the 2020 Industry Award for ACM Fair/Rodeo of the Year
Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves has announced that she will release her highly-anticipated fourth studio album Star-Crossed on Sept. 10 via Interscope Records / UMG Nashville. This is her first since 2018’s critical success “Golden Hour” and comes on the heels of her split from husband Ruston Kelly.
The severe flooding in four Middle TENNESSEE counties over the weekend claimed at least 21 lives, including WAYNE SPEARS, the longtime foreman of LORETTA LYNN’S DUDE RANCH in HURRICANE MILLS, who did not survive being swept away in the flood waters on SATURDAY (8/21). More than 20 people are still missing.
PLATINUM Country star RaeLynn delivers a lively mix of glitter and grit with a brand-new song, “Only In A Small Town,” releasing the feel-good anthem today (8/13). Featuring an instantly-recognizable sound and all the charismatic sass she’s known for; the track celebrates all the unique quirks of country life – and a unique Country artist to boot. Not afraid to rep her middle-of-nowhere roots, RaeLynn’s sparkling vocal highlights a nothing-fancy world that’s special nonetheless, fusing equal parts big-timing beats and backwoods pride.
What is country music without the fuel that fires it? Whiskey and words go hand in hand as artists turn to the bottle for inspiration and maybe a little liquid courage, and there are few places on earth that provide that fuel better than the hills and small towns of Kentucky. In the latest offering from our sponsors at CWSpirits, we bring you the Whiskey Row collection of bourbon. Whiskey Row is a one and only pre-prohibition style bourbon you might have found in a classy speakeasy or perhaps the Rathskeller Room at the Seelbach Hotel around the turn of the century. The stretch of Renaissance Revival buildings located on Main Street in Louisville, Kentucky is known as Whiskey Row. From 1850 through Prohibition, Whiskey Row became the trading center for all spirits distilled in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky and West Virginia. Whiskey from upriver was warehoused and blended with Kentucky whiskey on its way downriver to New Orleans and overland to the West. Whiskey Row Bourbon is a blend of small batch barrels that mirrors many of those early recipes so that you may enjoy the same flavors that our ancestors enjoyed during the foundation and westward expansion of our nation.
BIG MACHINE RECORDS group MIDLAND is set to launch a new season of it weekly podcast, “Set It Straight: Myths And Legends,” on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25th exclusively on new partner AMAZON MUSIC. On each episode, the trio attempts to reveal the truth behind Country music tall tales. The debut episode of the new season will feature GARTH BROOKS as a special guest discussing his marathon meet-and-greet at the 1996 FAN FAIR in NASHVILLE. Future guests include MARTINA McBRIDE, DARIUS RUCKER, WYNONNA JUDD, “Disgraceland” podcaster JAKE BRENNAN and more.
DOLLY PARTON has partnered with author JAMES PATTERSON to co-author a novel, the first such project for the singer-songwriter. “Run, Rose, Run” will be published by LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY on MARCH 7th, 2022. PARTON will simultaneously release an album of the same name, consisting of 12 original songs she was inspired by the book to write, record and produce. The novel also includes lyrics to the songs, which are essential to the story. This dual release will mark the first time a #1 bestselling author and an entertainment icon have collaborated on a book and an album.
