SEE YOU AT THE MOUNTAIN!
The Taste of Country Festival has revealed its complete 2015 lineup! Details inside.
BRAND-NEW SMOKE
Blackberry Smoke have shared two songs from their upcoming album! Click here to listen.
BLAKE SHELTON, MOVIE STAR?
The singer has taken a role in an upcoming comedy! Details inside.
CRAIG WAYNE BOYD’s NEW TUNES
The rising star is dropping hints about new music! Click here to see what he has to say.
IT’S COMING … SOON?
Garth Brooks says a duets album from him + Trisha Yearwood is on the way! Details inside.
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Chase Bryant Announces Take It on Back Club Tour
Chase Bryant is hitting the road. The singer will embark on the Take It on Back Tour -- his first headlining trek -- beginning on Jan. 30 in Wilmington, N.C.
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Jim Ed Brown’s Lung Cancer Is in Remission
Country legend Jim Ed Brown has incredibly good news for fans: His lung cancer is in remission, and he's returning to the stage.
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Inaugural Windy City LakeShake Country Music Festival Announces 2015 Lineup
Country music is heading to Chicago, Ill.! The Windy City LakeShake Country Music Festival has announced its inaugural lineup, with several big stars already confirmed for the three-day event in 2015.
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Sam Hunt Plans Unique Cover Medley for Lipstick Graffiti Tour Shows
Fresh off the success of his No. 1 debut album, 'Montevallo,' Sam Hunt is getting ready to embark on his own Lipstick Graffiti Tour. But while the singer-songwriter, who has penned songs for Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and Billy Currington, has plenty of hits to draw from, he says that he plans on reaching into a previous decade during his setlist.
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Dierks Bentley, ‘Long Trip Alone’ — Story Behind the Song
Dierks Bentley released his third studio album for Capitol Nashville, 'Long Trip Alone,' in 2006. Its title track, co-written by Bentley with Brett Beavers and Steve Bogard, was released as the second single in November 2006 and reached the Top 10 on the Billboard U.S. Hot Country Songs chart; the tune also earned a spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Bentley received three Grammy nominations in 2008 -- Best Male Country Vocal Performance, Best Country Song and Best Country Album -- thanks to the record and song. Inside, he tells The Boot about 'Long Trip Alone''s meaning.
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20 Years Ago: Alan Jackson Hits No. 1 With ‘Gone Country’
Twenty years ago today (Jan. 28), Alan Jackson had plenty to celebrate. It was on this day in 1995 that the singer scored his 10th No. 1 hit with the song 'Gone Country,' from his multi-platinum-selling 'Who I Am' album.
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Full Lineup Announced for 2015 Taste of Country Music Festival
The third annual Taste of Country Music Festival will be heating up Hunter Mountain this June, and the lineup's now even hotter thanks to some just-announced additions.
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News Roundup — Sam Hunt Performs on ‘Ellen,’ Blake Shelton + Luke Bryan Talk 2015 ACM Awards
The Boot rounds up today's top stories from our news partners.
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Angaleena Presley: ‘I’d Rather Make History Than Make Money’
Angaleena Presley knows plenty about country music -- and the women that are notably absent from the genre. The songstress was famously a part of the Pistol Annies trio, along with Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe, before releasing her own 'American Middle Class' album late last year.
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Brantley Gilbert Says His Music Is ‘Actually Changin’ People’s Lives’
Brantley Gilbert is mostly known for his country party anthems, but the singer says that it's some of his more meaty songs that mean the most to fans.