Darius Rucker Soaks Up the Little Moments in “Beers and Sunshine”
by CMT.com Staff 20h ago If we had a day off, we’d want to spend it with Darius Rucker. In the opening lines of his new single, “Beers and Sunshine,” he’s winding down with golf balls and flip-flops on a South Carolina dock — and it only gets more enticing from there....
Nashville Guitarslinger Daniel Donato Taps Into Cosmic Country With ‘Justice’ Video
For a few years, there was no more thrilling guitar player in the Broadway honky-tonks than Daniel Donato. The fresh-faced kid — he was just 16 — was the sharpshooting sideman in the Don Kelley Band, commanding tips from tourists four nights a week at Nashville hot...
Can ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’ Be Redeemed?
When Early James took the stage as a guest on Marcus King’s Last Waltz tribute show, which aired as a paid stream from Nashville this week, he wasn’t entirely sure of himself. “I was terrified,” says the Alabama singer-songwriter, 26. “I had to have a little bit of...
TUNE-IN: An Archive Deep Dive Into Randy Travis’ Demos
by Alison Bonaguro 3h ago Embedded from www.youtube.com. There might’ve been a little dust on the demo, but when some friends of Randy Travis found one of his demos for a song he recorded in 1982, it still held up. On this weekend’s CMT Hot 20, Randy Travis and his...
Will “Break Things” Be a Breakout Hit for Kylie Morgan?
by CMT.com Staff 13h ago Kylie Morgan is letting her fun-loving spirit shine through in the new music video, “Break Things.” In fact, she got the idea to write the song after shopping with her friends and spotting a similar phrase on a wine glass. As one of CMT’s Next...
Morgan Wallen Won’t Make You Wait Much Longer for “7 Summers”
by CMT.com Staff 22h ago If you’ve been looking longingly out the window or unable to get out of bed, take heed. There’s more music from Morgan Wallen on the way. In a brief social media post and just a sliver of music, he went old-school — with a piece of paper and a...
Brothers Osborne Make Their Point in “Hatin’ Somebody”
by CMT.com Staff 22h ago If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it might just be found in the message of Brothers Osborne’s latest track, “Hatin’ Somebody.” It’s hard to argue with those slide guitar licks, that’s for sure. The duo dropped the groovy tune this week...
WATCH: Even Luke Combs Digs Keith Urban’s Cover of Luke Combs
by Alison Bonaguro 23h ago This kind of feels like we are eavesdropping on a conversation between Keith Urban and Luke Combs, and we are not mad about it. Urban recently threw together an outstanding acoustic cover of Combs’ 2019 ballad “Even Though I’m Leaving” and...
Maddie & Tae, Avenue Beat Cover Harry Styles’ ‘Watermelon Sugar’
In April, country duo Maddie & Tae were scheduled to launch their headlining Tourist in This Town Tour with rising trio Avenue Beat serving as their support. That arrangement fell apart due to the pandemic, but the performers still managed to collaborate on a couple...
Grant-Lee Phillips Releases Ode to Peace, ‘Mourning Dove’
Grant-Lee Phillips has shared “Mourning Dove,” the latest offering from his upcoming album Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff, out September 4 via Yep Roc Records. “One day I’m gonna lay my head/In the long cool shadow of the dogwood,” Phillips sings across subtle pedal...
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