Kelsea Ballerini is getting ready to release her new album “Patterns” next Friday, October 25th, and like most artists, these throwing out a few songs early to get you ready.
Her new song “First Rodeo” is perfection.
Check it out with the new official video:
I have to hand it to Kelsea… she has really come into her own as an artist. I wasn’t that big of a fan in the mid 2010’s when she was all over the airwaves with hits like “Yeah, Boy” and “Love Me Like You Mean It”, but she has certainly grown as both a songwriter and a vocalist. Also, she looks like Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood had a baby. I’m not wrong here.
Jelly Roll was on the “Kelly Clarkson Show” earlier today, and they performed his latest hit on Country Radio “I Am Not Ok” together with Kelly on the back-up vocals, and it just took it to a whole new level.
Seriously, though. Kelly just makes everything EVEN better.
Her voice is just on a whole different plane than most humans.
Also, Jelly Roll has a new album out featuring the song you just heard and 22 other songs. It’s called, “Beautifully Broken”, and came out last week.
Tis’ the season for excessive Halloween Light Shows, and I am all for it.
One video that is making the rounds his Halloween season is this AC/DC “Thunderstruck” display, and I can’t even begin to imagine how much this cost.
Ok, the Pumpkin Broadcasters are a little much, but the actual light display is badass!
I love classic rock, and also, this is the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders signature song (don’t ask me why, but I love me some DCC!) so I really enjoyed the heck out of this.
The company that puts on these incredible displays is called Magical Light Shows, and you can get more info at magicallightshows.com and also on the youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBetGeorge
Yes, I totally went down the light show rabbit hole.
In case you missed it, Stevie Nicks took to the stage on “Saturday Night Live” tp perform one of her solo classics “Edge of Seventeen”, and yep, the icon still has it!
Remember, she’s 76:
Dang. Go Stevie!
I love seeing all these classic rockers doing their thing well into their seventies and eighties.
I know there are some who like to think that artists should retire at a certain age, but I am not one of them. Do your thing as long as you want!
Tim McGraw just released a new song which I feel is very important to what most of America is going through today.
As a divided nation, this couldn’t have come at a better time, which I’m guessing is why he released it just now.
Check out “People Like Us”:
Look, I’m not going to get into politics… I just think if we be kinder to each other and try to understand where the other is coming from, we could make way more headway as a nation, regardless of how we vote.
We, once again, are more divided than ever as a nation, and it’s depressing.
I don’t stand with either party… I’m just sitting here, with my glass of wine, wondering how we got here, for the millionth time.
Did we not learn anything?
Clearly not.
Just a reminder that “together we stand, divided we fall”, and to not be a dillweed.
Dwight Yoakam has teamed up with Post Malone for a collab called “I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye”, and the official music video just dropped today, and it’s everything I hoped it would be!
I love that Malin Aikerman and Nina Dobrev are in the video, and I love even more that Post Malone and Dwight Yoakam are riding horses down Sunset Boulevard.
Is it just me, or is Post Malone’s equitation better than Dwight’s?
I’m a horse girl, so I notice these things.
The single is off of Dwight Yoakam’s upcoming album “Brighter Days” due out November 15th.
Look, if Dwight is into Post Malone, I think that settles the argument of whether or not Post Malone belongs in Country.
Growing up in the South, I absolutely LOVE Southern Rock.
I’ve been to my share of Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts, played “Freebird” and “Tuesday’s Gone” on repeat during road trips, and teared up a bit when Gregg Allman passed away.
I once got hit on by the drummer for Molly Hatchett.
You get the picture…
And no, the Molly Hatchett drummer was not successful in his pursuit of then 21 year-old me.
One of my favorite websites- http://ultimateclassicrock.com– just released a list of the “Top 35 Southern Rock Songs of All Time”, and for once, I can’t really argue with a”Best Of” music list:
1. “Whipping Post”, The Allman Brothers Band:
YESSSSS! This song will forever be on my playlist. Everything about it is pure Southern Rock perfection.
2. “Free Bird”, Lynyrd Skynyrd:
Well, maybe this one should be #1… either way, one of the best Southern Rock songs of all time. I just heard it earlier today and cranked up the dial to rock out to it on the way home from the gym.
3. “Sweet Home Alabama”, Lynyrd Skynyrd:
Well, yeah.
Turn it UP!
4. “Midnight Rider”, Gregg Allman:
5. “Ramblin’ Man”, The Allman Brothers Band:
6. “La Grange”, ZZ Top:
7. “Dixie Chicken”, Little Feat:
Full disclosure: I recently learned that the lyrics were “Tennessee Lamb” not “Tennessee Man”.
So, I’ve been singing it wrong for decades.
Oh, well.
8. “Can’t You See”, The Marshall Tucker Band:
9. “Gimme Three Steps”, Lynyrd Skynyrd:
10. “Simple Man”, Lynyrd Skynyrd:
This song hits a bit different now that I have a son.
And yes, half of the Top 10 are Skynyrd songs, as they shoud be. I just think “Tuesday’s Gone” should be in the Top 10.
One of my favorite newer artists in Country Music is singer/songwriter ERNEST who has had a couple of #1 hits with Morgan Wallen- “Flower Shops” and “Cowgirls”- and both are well-deserving of the top spot.
A few months ago, ERNEST released a stellar song with Lainey Wilson called “Would if I Could”, and in case you missed it, here’s their collab:
Such a great song, with the true 90’s Country vibe that I have always loved. Welll… ERNEST just released a solo version of “Would if I Could”, and I think it’s even better than the duet:
Damn. That is totally giving Tracy Lawrence. I love it!!!
Which version do you like better?
Also, kudos to Dean Dillon and Skip Ewing II for writing a true Country song.
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