When Country music artist, Cole Swindell walked down the aisle last week and married Courtney Little, there was one major person who was missing — his father. On Father’s Day, the country singer shared on social media that he made sure his dad was a part of his big day by symbolically reserving him a seat. “Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there,” he writes. “Also, I realize today is a tough one for some folks that may have lost theirs a little too soon. Hang in there.. they are watching over us! Had mine a seat saved at our ceremony.” Swindell included a picture of an empty chair draped in a cloth that reads, “In loving memory of William Keith Swindell.” They also had announced via a joint Instagram post shared Thursday. “The Swindells 6.12.24 🤍.”
Rising Country Music artist Warren Zeiders, has released his new country-rock single “Relapse.” Produced by Mike Elizondo (Brothers Osborne, Sheryl Crow), and co-written with Zeiders, Blake Pendergrass (Morgan Wallen, Chris Lane) and Justin Ebach (Brett Young, Dustin Lynch), the track fits perfectly into the hard-rock edge Zeiders brings to Country.
Zeiders continues to prove he’ll soon be a household name in the genre. He recently won the CMT Award for “Breakthrough Male Video of the Year” for his chart-topping hit “Pretty Little Poison.” The song had peaked in the Top 24 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, which earned his first No.1 single on country radio and his second RIAA Platinum-certified single.
Zeiders is currently on his nearly sold-out 2024 North American headlining tour, and then will join Jelly Roll as direct support for his Fall tour “The Beautifully Broken Tour.“ The arena tour kicks off on August 27th in Salt Lake City, Utah and includes stops at NYC’s Madison Square Garden, LA’s Crypto.com Arena, Chicago’s United Center and more. He will kick-off 2025 with this first-ever European headlining tour.
He currently boasts 2 billion career streams, 1 billion+ TikTok views and 8 million monthly Spotify listeners, solidifying his place as one of Nashville’s hottest headliners. He was also recently announced as one of the artists featured on the upcoming star-studded Twisters soundtrack.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO HIS NEW SONG “RELAPSE” DOWN BELOW.
Fans of Carrie Underwood flooded the country music star’s social media after news broke of a fire at her home near Nashville, Tennessee. Now, the “Cowboy Casanova” singer is reassuring fans that she and her family are completely safe following the Sunday, June 16 incident.
In a statement shared on Monday, June 17, Carrie Underwood’s team confirmed that Williamson County fire crews “quickly contained” the blaze. “There was no fire damage to the primary residence, and the family and their pets were unharmed,” the statement read. Underwood’s team verified many previously reported details. An off-road UTV caught fire and spread to the singer’s garage just after 9:40 p.m. Sunday. Williamson County dispatched all eight of its fire stations to the property in the affluent Pinewood community west of Leiper’s Fork. Fortunately, Underwood and husband Mike Fisher had the foresight to install a 10,000-gallon water tank at the home. Firefighters used that tank to extinguish the flames. Dinah Wade, a spokesperson with Williamson County Fire and Rescue, confirmed to The Tennessean that Underwood, Fisher, and their two sons were all home at the time. Luckily, they all escaped unscathed, along with three pets. “One of the pets would not leave the homeowner’s side,” Wade said. Afterwards, crews remained on the scene for several hours to battle hot spots.
Rising country music star, Connor McCutcheon has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Spirit Music Nashville/Fluid Music Revolution.
The Nashville singer-songwriter has opened for artists such as; the lead vocalist of Rascal Flatts, Gary LeVox, American country music artist, Trey Lewis and America’s Got Talent, very own Mitch Rossell. McCutcheon has even headlined his own shows, bringing a contagious energy to all. He has performed at the Music City Grand Prix Riverfront and iHeart Radio Stages, Whiskey Jam and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
“We are very excited to welcome Connor McCutcheon to Spirit/Fluid,” says Frank Rogers, Chief Creative Officer, Spirit Music Group & Chief Executive Officer, Spirit Music Nashville. “Connor has the ability to write songs that draw you in lyrically and then deliver those songs with an honest, unique voice. We feel the sky is the limit for Connor both as a songwriter and an artist.”
“It’s not every day a talent like Connor enters your radar,” states AJ Burton, Vice President, Spirit Music Nashville/Fluid Music Revolution. “Kid is a born entertainer, has an impeccable drive to succeed and is a great storyteller. This is gonna be a fun ride!”
YOU CAN LISTEN TO HIS NEW SONG “LOVE LETTER” DOWN BELOW.
George Strait, the “King of Country Music,” is now the “King of Concerts.”
Country singer George Strait just smashed another record in his chart-topping musical career. On Saturday, June 15th, the Texas native played the largest ticketed concert in U.S. history before a crowd of 110,905 fans, according to Billboard. The performance at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field in College Station beat out the previous record held by the band Grateful Dead, which performed infront of 107,019 attendees during a 1977 show at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey. Though Strait nabbed the record for the largest ticketed musical performance, there have been bigger crowds at some music festivals and free concerts held in the U.S., such as the 1986 performance by the New York Philharmonic in Central Park that drew an estimated 800,000 people.
Strait has the most No. 1 singles of any artist in any music genre, and he’s the only artist to chart a top 10 hit every year for 30 years. In addition, Strait has achieved the most No. 1 albums in the history of country music, which includes 20 of his 60 No. 1 hits. Strait has 13 multiplatinum and 38 gold albums. His ‘92 “Pure Country” catalog went six times platinum, and his highest certified album is the ’95 classic “Strait Out of the Box.”
Drew Parker plans to deliver his debut full-length project, Camouflage Cowboy, on July 12. The album will be produced by Jacob Rice. Camouflage Cowboy aims to authentically introduce Parker as an artist and as a songwriter, Parker puts an emphasis on hard-hitting country lyricism. He seeks to depict his life as father, a husband and a storyteller with the album, collaborating with hitmakers such as Jon Nite, Lindsay Rimes, Chris Destefano and Lee Thomas Miller, among others. The 14-track collection includes singles “The Truck” and “Love The Leavin’” as well as “Better On A Boat,” a summer tune the artist wrote alongside Rice and Dan Isbell. “I am so excited about this record,” says Parker. “[Camouflage Cowboy] is all about my family, my friends, my faith, my struggles and the way I grew up. I hope that you can connect to the songs and the stories, and it helps you along your journey in this life.”
Camouflage Cowboy Track Listing:
1. “The Truck” (Drew Parker, James McNair, Lindsay Rimes, Dylan Marlowe)
2. “Fishin’ On A River” (Drew Parker, Cole Taylor, David Fanning)
3. “Tomorrow” (Drew Parker, Harley Parker, Jon Nite, Lindsay Rimes)
4. “Whiskey Proof” (Drew Parker, Jon Nite, Andrew DeRoberts)
5. “Love The Leavin’” (Drew Parker, Matt Rogers, Lindsay Rimes)
6. “Better On A Boat” (Drew Parker, Dan Isbell, Jacob Rice)
7. “Luck Don’t Live Around Here” (Neil Thrasher, Kelley Lovelace, Chris DeStefano)
8. “The Time We Had” (Drew Parker, Billy Dawson, Lee Thomas Miller)
9. “Camouflage Cowboy” (Drew Parker)
10. “Hillbilly Billionaires” (Drew Parker, Jacob Rice, Jordan Walker)
11. “Clearly Confused” (John Morgan, Jeb Gipson)
12. “Hill I’m Climbing” (Drew Parker, Lindsay Rimes, Cary Barlowe)
13. “Running On The Wild Side” (Drew Parker, Casey Beathard, Phil O’Donnell)
14. “What A Day That Will Be (feat. The Isaacs)” (Traditional Hymn)
YOU CAN LISTEN TO HIS NEW SONG ” BETTER ON A BOAT” DOWN BELOW.
