This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – July 12th On this day in 2017, Michael Ray got his first Gold single with “Kiss You In The Morning” In 2014, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani were at number-1 with “My Eyes” On this date in 2011, Chris Young released his album, Neon –…
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – July 9th On this day in 2016, Jon Pardi’s California Sunrise debuted at -1 on the country album chart In 2012, Carrie Underwood sent her song “Blown Away” to radio – and it would become her 13th number-one Back in 2007, Montgomery Gentry’s “Lucky Man,”…
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – June 23rd On this day in 2020, “In-Between” by Scotty McCreery was at number-one In 2010, Lady A shot a new version of their “I Run to You” video and just in case you want to watch the first version of the video…which was released…
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – May 26th On this day in 2016 Dierks Bentley released “Different For Girls” featuring Elle King In 2013 Florida Georgia Line was number-one “Get Your Shine On” In 2009 Montgomery Gentry was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry And a very happy birthday to…
Travis Denning‘s song “ABBY” is already a super fun track, so how do you make the music video even better…you dial it back. Back to the early 2000s. Travis shares, “‘ABBY’ has always been a song that typically gets a good laugh when people first hear the lyrics. So, when it came to a concept for…
Montgomery Gentry will release a new seven-song EP, Outskirts, on June 14. Produced by Noah Gordon and Shannon Houchins, the EP was recorded in September 2017, days prior to Troy Gentry’s death in a helicopter crash on Sept. 8, 2017. The new EP includes covers of Merle Haggard’s “What Am I Gonna Do With the…
Prior to Troy Gentry’s passing in September 2017, he and duo-mate Eddie Montgomery re-recorded many of Montgomery Gentry’s signature songs for the new album, Montgomery Gentry: 20 Years of Hits. The new 12-song album, which will be released on Nov. 16, features a number of guest artists, including Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Granger Smith, Logan…
Angela (Angie) Gentry, the widow of Montgomery Gentry’s Troy Gentry, has filed a lawsuit against Sikorsky Aircraft Co. and Keystone Helicopter Co., the manufacturers of the helicopter Troy was in when he was killed in a crash on Sept. 8, 2017. The lawsuit claims there were multiple defects in the aircraft, including, “The dangers from…
Jim Casey talks with Montgomery Gentry’s Eddie Montgomery about: the death of his longtime friend and duo partner Troy Gentry the little things that remind him of Troy the good times he and Troy shared during their early days onstage the first time he met Troy putting the Montgomery Gentry duo together MG’s new album,…
In support of the Feb. 2 release of Montgomery Gentry’s new album, Here’s to You, Eddie Montgomery will embark on a headlining tour of the same name. Here’s to You will be Montgomery Gentry’s eighth studio album—the first since the duo’s Troy Gentry died in a helicopter accident on Sept. 8. “I’m anxious to get…
Lauren Alaina welcomed her first baby, daughter Beni Doll Arnold, with her husband Cam Arnold on Wednesday (June 11), with the couple sharing the exciting news in a joint Instagram post on Friday. Alongside the baby announcement, Alaina also revealed the release of a heartfelt new song dedicated to her daughter, “Heaven Sent.” “I have…
On Sunday (June 14), Shooter Jennings announced the upcoming release of Songbird, a posthumous album by his dad, Waylon Jennings, that is set for release on October 3 via Shooter’s own Son of Jessi label through Thirty Tigers. He also shared the Greg Olliver-directed music video for the lead single and title-track from the project…
During a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, best-selling author Taylor Jenkins Reid revealed that her new project is a jukebox musical based around the music of The Chicks. “We’re taking the story of ‘Goodbye, Earl,’ and we are making that a jukebox musical with all the discography of The Chicks,” said the 41-year-old…
Riley Green secures his third chart-topping hit on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Worst Way” climbs two places to reach No. 1 on this week’s tally. The Jacksonville, Alabama native also becomes the first artist to lead the Country Airplay chart with a song they solely wrote and recorded since Chayce Beckham’s “23” in April…
On Thursday night (June 12), the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony brought together an impressive lineup of artists like Gracie Abrams, Garth Brooks, and George Clinton. Established in 1969 with over 400 inductees, the event is a blend of a trade-organization party that brings together the songwriting and publishing communities annually at the Marriott…