There’s cruises for outlaw country, classic country, and Americana country. Now, 2000s country finally gets its due. In 2025, the Boots on the Water cruise will assemble some of the biggest names from the Aughts for a five-day voyage to the Bahamas.
Big & Rich — the duo of Big Kenny Alphin and John Rich — will headline with special guest Gretchen Wilson in a mini-reunion of the Muzik Mafia that ran roughshod over the mid-2000s. Other Aught-shots aboard include Craig Morgan (“That’s What I Love About Sunday,” 2004), Lonestar (“I’m Already There,...
Big & Rich — the duo of Big Kenny Alphin and John Rich — will headline with special guest Gretchen Wilson in a mini-reunion of the Muzik Mafia that ran roughshod over the mid-2000s. Other Aught-shots aboard include Craig Morgan (“That’s What I Love About Sunday,” 2004), Lonestar (“I’m Already There,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Carrie Underwood is the country artist behind Play On, releasing “Cowboy Cassanova” and “Unapologize” in the collection. What made the 2009 album extra special, though, was that it was the songwriter’s “first attempt at love songs.”
Carrie Underwood released ‘Play On’ and its songs ‘Cowboy Cassanova’ and ‘Unapologize’ Carrie Underwood performs during ‘The Denim & Rhinestones Tour’ at Madison Square Garden | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Carrie Underwood
After her American Idol run, Underwood burst into the country music scene, releasing hits like “Before He Cheats,” “Cowboy Cassanova,” and “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”
In 2009, Underwood released her full-length album Play On, complete with “Mama’s Song,” “Temporary Home,” and “Look at Me.” Perhaps the most popular song from the collection is “Cowboy Cassanova,” currently holding over 70 million Spotify plays.
Carrie Underwood’s ‘Play On’ was Carrie Underwood’s ‘first attempt’ at love songs
Underwood is listed as a co-writer for several Play On tracks.
Carrie Underwood released ‘Play On’ and its songs ‘Cowboy Cassanova’ and ‘Unapologize’ Carrie Underwood performs during ‘The Denim & Rhinestones Tour’ at Madison Square Garden | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Carrie Underwood
After her American Idol run, Underwood burst into the country music scene, releasing hits like “Before He Cheats,” “Cowboy Cassanova,” and “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”
In 2009, Underwood released her full-length album Play On, complete with “Mama’s Song,” “Temporary Home,” and “Look at Me.” Perhaps the most popular song from the collection is “Cowboy Cassanova,” currently holding over 70 million Spotify plays.
Carrie Underwood’s ‘Play On’ was Carrie Underwood’s ‘first attempt’ at love songs
Underwood is listed as a co-writer for several Play On tracks.
- 4/13/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Carrie Underwood is the singer behind “Blown Away,” although this wasn’t the only tornado song written particularly with the country artist in mind. The co-writers mentioned their earlier song “Whirlwind,” it’s story, and why it was never officially released.
What is Carrie Underwood’s ‘Blown Away’ about? Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards | Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Fans were “Blown Away” by this track. Underwood released this No. 1 hit in 2012, featuring her iconic country sound and some unique themes regarding tornados.
“Shatter every window ’til it’s all blown away,” the chorus states. “Every brick, every board, every slamming door blown away / ‘Til there’s nothing left standing / Nothing left of yesterday / Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away, blown away, blown away.”
There’s references to the distruction of natural disaster, also telling the story of a particular family in Oklahoma caught in the tornado.
What is Carrie Underwood’s ‘Blown Away’ about? Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 64th Annual Grammy Awards | Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy
Fans were “Blown Away” by this track. Underwood released this No. 1 hit in 2012, featuring her iconic country sound and some unique themes regarding tornados.
“Shatter every window ’til it’s all blown away,” the chorus states. “Every brick, every board, every slamming door blown away / ‘Til there’s nothing left standing / Nothing left of yesterday / Every tear-soaked whiskey memory blown away, blown away, blown away.”
There’s references to the distruction of natural disaster, also telling the story of a particular family in Oklahoma caught in the tornado.
- 3/15/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Miranda Lambert won her first Entertainer of the Year trophy at the 2022 ACM Awards. Other notable winners included Morgan Wallen, whose Dangerous: The Double Album won Album of the Year, and Lainey Wilson, who won New Female Artist of the Year and Song of the Year for her hit “Things a Man Oughta Know.” Chris Stapleton was named Male Artist of the Year and Carly Pearce took home Female Artist of the Year honors. Old Dominion won their fifth consecutive title as Group of the Year.
Ahead of Monday night...
Ahead of Monday night...
- 3/7/2022
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
The 57th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards nominations were announced on Thursday morning, February 10. The winners will be announced during a ceremony held on Monday, March 7, but unlike previous years when the awards show has aired on CBS on broadcast television, these will be exclusively livestreamed on Amazon Prime. See the full list of nominations below, led by Chris Young with seven, followed by Miranda Lambert, Walker Hayes, and Chris Stapleton with five apiece.
SEEEverything to know about 2022 Grammys Main Awards:
Entertainer Of The Year
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Female Artist Of The Year
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Carly Pearce
Male Artist Of The Year
Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Duo Of The Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Locash
Maddie & Tae
Group Of The Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion...
SEEEverything to know about 2022 Grammys Main Awards:
Entertainer Of The Year
Eric Church
Luke Combs
Miranda Lambert
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Female Artist Of The Year
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Ashley McBryde
Maren Morris
Carly Pearce
Male Artist Of The Year
Jimmie Allen
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Duo Of The Year
Brooks & Dunn
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Locash
Maddie & Tae
Group Of The Year
Lady A
Little Big Town
Midland
Old Dominion...
- 2/10/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Two heads are better than one, so they say, and the Academy of Country Music voting members would seem to agree. As nominations for the 2022 ACM Awards rolled in on Thursday, numerous collaborative singles like Chris Young and Kane Brown’s “Famous Friends” found their way into major categories alongside Walker Hayes’ breakout hit “Fancy Like” and Morgan Wallen, who was banned from the 2021 ACM Awards after his racial-slur controversy.
Young leads all nominees with seven total nods, including Album of the Year for Famous Friends and several others including...
Young leads all nominees with seven total nods, including Album of the Year for Famous Friends and several others including...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame will induct five new members, including Toby Keith and Amy Grant, with its class of 2021. The new members will be formally inducted at the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala, which will be held at Music City Center on November 1st.
Keith and Grant have both amassed formidable bodies of work in their semi-separate spheres. From his debut hit “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” on, Keith has almost always written his own material, with scores of other hits including “How Do You Like Me Now,...
Keith and Grant have both amassed formidable bodies of work in their semi-separate spheres. From his debut hit “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” on, Keith has almost always written his own material, with scores of other hits including “How Do You Like Me Now,...
- 7/13/2021
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Kenny Chesney mixes the romantic sailboat opulence of Duran Duran’s “Rio” video with the salt-of-the-earth drama of George Clooney’s The Perfect Storm in the new music video for his song “Knowing You.”
Filmed in Gloucester, Massachusetts — the same location in Clooney’s 2000 film — the clip finds the country singer contemplating loves and lives lost. “Not everything is meant to last,” he says in a voiceover. “When it’s over, there’s a huge hole but there’s also a pair of wings.”
The video, directed by Chesney’s longtime collaborator Shaun Silva,...
Filmed in Gloucester, Massachusetts — the same location in Clooney’s 2000 film — the clip finds the country singer contemplating loves and lives lost. “Not everything is meant to last,” he says in a voiceover. “When it’s over, there’s a huge hole but there’s also a pair of wings.”
The video, directed by Chesney’s longtime collaborator Shaun Silva,...
- 3/12/2021
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Bobbie Gentry and Steve Earle are among the composers who will be inducted as the newest members of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The five inductees will be honored during the NaSHoF Gala on November 1st, 2021, along with the yet-to-be-named inductees for next year — the 2020 ceremony was canceled due to the Covid pandemic.
Gentry’s iconic and mysterious “Ode to Billie Joe” would be enough to merit her inclusion in the Hall of Fame, but she also wrote and recorded “Fancy” and the Glen Campbell duet “Mornin’ Glory,” as...
Gentry’s iconic and mysterious “Ode to Billie Joe” would be enough to merit her inclusion in the Hall of Fame, but she also wrote and recorded “Fancy” and the Glen Campbell duet “Mornin’ Glory,” as...
- 11/3/2020
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Carrie Underwood has released a new song off her upcoming sixth studio album Cry Pretty. “Love Wins” is the country vocalist’s apparent commentary on the sense of divisiveness consuming the United States.
“Politics and prejudice, how the hell’d it ever come to this / when everybody’s gotta pick a side / it don’t matter if you’re wrong or right,” go the lyrics, written by Underwood with Brett James and the album’s producer David Garcia.
“I do think that we as humans are inherently good and we need to remember that.
“Politics and prejudice, how the hell’d it ever come to this / when everybody’s gotta pick a side / it don’t matter if you’re wrong or right,” go the lyrics, written by Underwood with Brett James and the album’s producer David Garcia.
“I do think that we as humans are inherently good and we need to remember that.
- 8/31/2018
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Carrie Underwood will release her sixth studio album Cry Pretty on September 14th. On Monday, she shared the new release’s complete track listing and songwriting credits.
Underwood wrote nine of the tracks on Cry Pretty, including the powerful title cut, which she penned with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose. Lindsey, who wrote Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” also gets credit for a couple of the new songs Underwood didn’t have a hand in writing, including “End Up With You” and “The Song That We Used To Make Love To.
Underwood wrote nine of the tracks on Cry Pretty, including the powerful title cut, which she penned with Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna and Liz Rose. Lindsey, who wrote Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel,” also gets credit for a couple of the new songs Underwood didn’t have a hand in writing, including “End Up With You” and “The Song That We Used To Make Love To.
- 8/20/2018
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Kathie Lee Gifford is celebrating the life of her late husband Frank with a touching song written in his honor.
More than two years after his death, the Today show co-host sang “He Saw Jesus” — a song she co-wrote with country musician Brett James — Thursday on the morning show program.
“I hope it brings hope to people,” she said prior to performing, according to Today.com. “So many people loved Frank. So many people still do. I wanted to honor his memory with it, but I also wanted it to do some good in the world.”
As Kathie Lee, 64, performed the heartfelt song,...
More than two years after his death, the Today show co-host sang “He Saw Jesus” — a song she co-wrote with country musician Brett James — Thursday on the morning show program.
“I hope it brings hope to people,” she said prior to performing, according to Today.com. “So many people loved Frank. So many people still do. I wanted to honor his memory with it, but I also wanted it to do some good in the world.”
As Kathie Lee, 64, performed the heartfelt song,...
- 10/12/2017
- by Natalie Stone
- PEOPLE.com
When Carrie Underwood tells a story, she doesn't hold back on the feelings. The seven-time Grammy winner just released a touching new song off her latest album, Storyteller, available for release Oct. 23. The emotional ballad, "What I Never Knew I Always Wanted," was written by the country star in collaboration with Brett James and Hillary Lindsey about her 7-month-old son, Isaiah Michael, and husband of five years, NHL star Mike Fisher. "I never dreamt of my wedding day and the perfect guy," Underwood tells People. "Then I met Mike, and I was like, 'Wow, so now I know what I was missing.' And the same with my son. I was never like, 'I want kids so bad.' And now that I...
- 10/19/2015
- E! Online
Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley and Florida Georgia Line topped the nominations for April’s 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards with eight, seven, and five nods, respectively.
Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Eric Church all landed four apiece.
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Nominees were unveiled online via the fourth annual Acm digital press conference Friday morning: Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Kristian Bush, Brandy Clark, Tara Lipinski, Dustin Lynch, Joel McHale, Nancy O’Dell, Melissa Peterman, Jamie Lynn Spears and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders all announced finalists via photo postings to the Academy’s Facebook,...
Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney and Eric Church all landed four apiece.
Also Read: AMAs Red Carpet Arrivals: Fergie, Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez (Photos)
Nominees were unveiled online via the fourth annual Acm digital press conference Friday morning: Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Kristian Bush, Brandy Clark, Tara Lipinski, Dustin Lynch, Joel McHale, Nancy O’Dell, Melissa Peterman, Jamie Lynn Spears and the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders all announced finalists via photo postings to the Academy’s Facebook,...
- 1/30/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
It's been almost 10 years and 24 music videos since Carrie Underwood charmed the country from the American Idol stage. And this new video proves that the singer - even while sporting her adorable little baby bump - isn't slowing down anytime soon. "It was the perfect time to have a couple new songs and a few extra things on a greatest hits album," says Underwood of "Something in the Water," which appears on her upcoming album, Greatest Hits: Decade #1, due Dec. 9. "I think it's really special and I think it's the perfect way to mark 10 years being as lucky as I...
- 11/14/2014
- by Danielle Anderson, @dak5000
- PEOPLE.com
The hits keep coming! As promised, Carrie Underwood released her faith-based new single, "Something in the Water," early Monday morning. Underwood co-wrote the track with Chris DeStefano and Brett James. The song will be among those featured on her Greatest Hits: Decade #1 album. "It's really kind of a joyous, uplifting song about changing your life for the better and kind of having that 'a-ha' moment, to waking up and your life being different from that moment forward," the singer, 31, explained on NBC's Today Friday. The country singer tweeted Monday, "Just heard #SomethingInTheWater for the first time on the radio! Yay! So happy happy happy!!!" Underwood's song...
- 9/29/2014
- E! Online
It’s been three years since Brantley Gilbert’s 2011 “Halfway to Heaven” album. Ask the country singer what took so long for him to craft follow-up, “Just As I Am,” out May 19, and he jokes, “I needed a nap.” Then when that doesn’t sound dramatic enough, he goes for “I was cryogenically frozen.” The nap bit is definitely more plausible. “Halfway to Heaven,” which was originally released on indie Average Joe’s Entertainment in 2010, then picked up by Big Machine Label Group’s Valory Records in 2011, spawned the hits “Country Must Be Country Wide” and “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do.” Gilbert, who writes his own material, has spent most of the last three years on the road, touring and building his audience, including his rabid fans who compose the Bg Nation. Plus, he says, “I had some things to figure out. There was a lot going...
- 3/19/2014
- Hitfix
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