A few weeks ago, Walker Hayes dropped a holiday version of his smash-hit “Fancy Like” called “Fancy Like Christmas” and it was absolutely perfect! So, of course, I’ve been waiting for the video to come out, and I am NOT disappointed.
Isn’t that great? I love Walker’s relateable sense of humor, and how he involves his family in all of his videos and socials.
Hopefully that puts a smile on your face this holiday season!
Also, I got to chat with Walker Hayes on the show last week, and he is seriously the BEST.
One of my favorite YouTube Channels “There I Ruined It” just released another gem this weekend.
It’s called “What Bro Country Sounds Like to People Who Don’t Like Bro Country”, and it is absolutely spot on!
Ok, now I actually like some of the “Bro Country”- I said “some”- and it still sounds like that to me.
I grew up in the Country, so the beer/truck/buck/cut off jeans thing resonates with me, because that’s an actual thing. But for about a decade, that’s all Country music was. I was a Program Director at a Hot Country station a few years back, and the Bro-Country was a bit extreme. I really felt sorry for all the girls who had short, pale legs, because they never got any love in Country songs.
At least Country Music is kind of getting away from that trend. I mean, Florida-Georgia Line is no more, so that’s half of the Bro-Country genre right there.
And again, I don’t hate all of it, as I do relate to it. Hate on me all you want for that statement, I don’t care. I have spent many a nights at a field party drinking beer while wearing cutoff jeans. No regrets.
Jason Aldean just announced his new radio single “Let Your Boys Be Country” off of his latest album “Highway Desperado”, and honestly, I really like it.
I know Jason has been the center of controversy after his last #1 single “Try That in a Small Town”, which, growing up in a small town and living that lifestyle, I didn’t take offense to it, although I can see why some took it the wrong way. And I’m sure someone will have a problem with this song, too, as people who don’t know that life won’t exactly understand the meaning of it. That’s fine. I really liked the song, as for me, it’s very relateable. Especially as I have a son of my own right now, and one day- hopefully soon- my husband and I will return to the family farm in West Tennessee and get to live the small town life once again. I want Brandon (my son) to grow up outside, with acres of land, to be able to roam and be free, the way my husband and I both grew up. My husband- an Officer in the US Army- and a true Country boy at heart- can’t wait to live the outdoor lifestyle with our son. There really is something to it. And that’s what I get out of this song.
I especially like the video. It makes me want to go home right now, and show Brandon the ropes of growing up on a farm in a small town. All in good time.
Growing up in a rural area was a blessing. I know there are some that make fun of that lifestyle, but in my 40+ years on this planet, and getting to see many sides of life, I have to say that there is something special and real about growing up in the country and I really can’t wait to get back to it.
I hope that my son will appreciate it as much as his father and I do. If not, that’s fine, too.
But I am excited to give him that opportunity.
Cheers to Country boys, and the Mamas that raise them!
Country singee Justin Moore just dropped a new single called “This is My Dirt”, and of course, I had to take a listen.
Holy macaroni, did it hit home for me.
Growing up on a farm in West TN, that I hope to one day return to and pass down to my son, this really resonates with me, and I’m sure it will for many who live in the rural areas who own land. It’s a special thing that money can’t really buy.
My dirt is covered in kudzoo, and strawberry flies take it over in the Summer, but dammit, it’s still mine.
They don’t make dirt anymore.
Kudos to Justin Moore for putting another great Country song out there!
I smell another #1 Country Radio hit, what do you think?
So, last week, Walker Hayes dropped a holiday-parody of his massive Country-Crossover hit “Fancy Like” called “Fancy Like Christmas” and it is absoluely PERFECT!:
Isn’t that great? “Go Jesus, It’s Yo Birthday”!
So, I was really excited to get a chance to catch up with Walker. The last time we chatted was right before “Fancy Like” broke big, and A LOT has changed since then. Check the interview below:
It’s always a treat to get to talk to Walker Hayes. He’s he nicest, most down-o-Earth guy, and he is super-fun to follow on instagram, too. I am so incrdible happy for all of his success, and I can’t wait to see what happens next! I love seeing good things happen to good people. We need more of that!
I’ve been listening to her “Rockstar” album these past couple of days, and I have a few new favorites.
First off: Her cover of “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones, featuring P!nk and Brandi Carlile.
Dolly originally wanted Mick Jagger, but he didn’t do it for whatever reason. What, like you’re too cool for Dolly? Who the hell says NO to Dolly??? Rude, Mick, RUDE!
Another fun track off the album is her verison of “Heartbreaker” by Pat Benetar. Pat Benetar and her husband Neil Giraldo join in:
This is NOT an easy song to pull off with the vocals and tempo, but you know Dolly can handle it!
And one more anthem that she shares with Debbie Harry- Blondie’s “Heart of Glass”:
Holy Icon Explosion!
There are so many great songs- both covers and originals- on Dolly’s new “Rockstar” album. As a Country and Rock fan, I am all for it. Also, at Dolly’s age, to even do one-tenth of what she does would be incredibly impressive. This woman is a true ROCKSTAR, and we are so lucky to have her.
I’m pretty sure that there isn’t a song that Kelly Clarkson can’t make her own.
She covered Lainey Wilson’s “Watermelon Moonshine” this week on her “Kelly Clarkson Show” during her daily “Kellyoke” segment, and of course, she CRUSHED it!
Goodness, her voice never fails to amaze me with how pure and perfect it is.
Also, how great does she look? I’m so happy that she seems healthy and happy. She deserves it.
Also, I think WE deserve a Country album from Kelly Clarkson.
Last week, Post Malone joined HARDY and Morgan Wallen onstage at the CMA Awards for a medley honoring the late, great Joe Diffie.
In case you missed it…
I honestly enjoyed the heck out of that.
So, naturally, that performance is promoting HARDY’s “Hixtape Vol 3”, and it’s got Posty covering “Pickup Man” on it by Joe Diffie… and even features some of his vocals on it.
And you know what? It’s really freaking good.
Whatttttt????
Color me impressed. But I think at this point after hearing his Country covers, everyone knew that Post Malone would slide effortlessly into Country Music, but damn, he slid better than I thought!
It’s also now on the Billboard Hot Country Charts this week, marking Posty’s first time on the Country charts. I’m not mad at it. I like my Country Wide Open. It’s currently at #56, and I have a feeling it’s going to just go up from there. Same goes for Post Malone’s Country career.
Get more of the Joe Diffie tributes at Hixtape.com
S/O to HARDY for coming up with the Hixtapes. He’s got his next dropping in March of 2024, and with all of the photos of Post Malone in Nasvhille studios lately… something big is brewing. Stay tuned!
In case you’ve been missing out, I just want to let you in on one of the up-and-coming artists in Nashville. Priscilla Block combines one hell of a voice, great songwriting, and relatability into one hell of a package.
She just released a new song called “Hey, Jack”, and it totally reminds me of twenty-two year-old me. Except she pulls it off better.
The song- written by Priscilla, Randy Montana, Jeremy Stover, and Dave Cohen- is super catchy, and very relateable. Especially if you’re a young woman in her twenties trying to navigate the dating scene, or if you ever had been that woman before, which I totally was. I really hope Country Radio catches on with her style of Country. She’s already had a couple of his with “Just About Over You”, and a number one hit recently with Justin Moore on “You, Me, and Whiskey”. I have a feeling that this is just the beginning for this super-talented woman. Also, she is crazy fun to follow on instagram.
A few years ago, when she hi it big on Tik Tok, I got a chance to cha with her, and seriously, you can’t help but love her! Check the interview below:
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