Born: Swainsboro, Ga. Lives: Nashville Current Single: “Lucky Strike” Influences: Kathy Mattea, Trisha Yearwood, Patty Griffin, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Lucinda Williams Twitter: @marybragg Mary Bragg grew up surrounded by music at her home in Georgia. Her father is a musician and choir director at her hometown church, so she and her family spent…
Johnny Rodriguez, the pioneering Hispanic country music star, passed away on May 9 at the age of 73. The news was confirmed by his daughter, Aubry Rodriguez, in an emotional social media post that reflected on her father’s impactful legacy and his love of his family. His debut album, Introducing Johnny Rodriguez, reached No. 1…
In a new interview with People, Dierks Bentley shared his excitement surrounding the release of his 11th studio album, Broken Branches, due out on June 13. The country star attributes the title of the project to the diverse music community in Nashville. “Everyone in Nashville is kind of a broken branch off the family tree,”…
Zach Bryan has removed the track “Memphis; The Blues” from streaming versions of his latest album, The Great American Bar Scene, after collaborator John Moreland mocked Bryan’s recent $350 recording and publishing deal on social media. Moreland took to Instagram on Wednesday (May 7), sharing a photo of the tattooed back of his head along…
Riley Green current single, “Worst Way,” jumps up three spots to reach No. 8, earning a spot in the Top 10 on this week’s Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. This marks Green’s sixth Country Airplay Top 10 of his career, and follows his chart-topping duet with Ella Langley, “You Look Like You Love Me,” which led…
Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, jumping six places to top the charts due to its release on vinyl. It’s the fourth total week at No. 1 for the Spanish-language project, following three consecutive weeks atop the chart from January 25-February 8. This is an…