Koe Wetzel brought together a mix of friends, industry VIPs, and journalists at a Nashville speakeasy late last month to preview The Night Champion, his sixth studio album and first since 2024’s 9 Lives transcended his career from cult Texas artist to mainstream country star. The plan was for Wetzel to play a handful of … Read more
Taylor Swift is no stranger to breaking records, but it’s been a good minute since one of her singles has swept country radio. Or, as Swift herself put it in a note that appeared in Monday’s edition of industry trade Country Aircheck, “man, it’s been a while.” This week, Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew … Read more
There was only one place at CMA Fest 2026 to hear an official playback of Miranda Lambert’s new song, “Crisco”: On a Nashville rooftop during Lambert’s Crisco Disco Drag Brunch, delivered in shimmering rhinestones and a high-as-the-heavens red wig by beloved local queen Vidalia Anne Gentry. Though not listed in the official programming, the event, … Read more
Charley Crockett took the stage at Bear Shadow Music Festival in Highlands, North Carolina, last weekend for a set that didn’t shy away from his missing-in-action album Clovis. “They took this record down, but I’m going to play one, anyways,” Crockett said onstage before diving into the LP’s opening track, “The Hallelujah Trail.” Clovis was … Read more