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Welcome to Inside Country

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Country music is the place to find reality in music, and reality in the stars who make that music. There is kindness, goodness, and honesty.

— Taylor Swift

This is a blog dedicated to the amazing world of country music and the incredible artists who make this genre as special as it is! Here you will find the latest news, single and album releases, tour dates, fresh upcoming artists, and awards for all your favorite country music stars!

Visit my About Me page to read a little bit about who I am, my story, and the purpose for this blog!

Please feel free to comment on my blog! Let me know what you would like to read about and your thoughts and personal views on what I post. Let’s share our love and support for country music together!



Lady A Has Weekly Zoom Calls

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During this unprecedented time where staying connected is harder than ever, Lady A has taken up to doing weekly zoom meetings to help keep their creative juices flowing. Click here to listen to an interview with Hillary Scott as she talks about how they as a band have been able to stay close even through Covid-19!

Click below to listen to the band’s latest #1 hit, “What If I Never Get Over You”!

Country Music Takes NBC’s Show Songland By Storm

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NBC’s show Songland is a show dedicated to helping jump start the careers of the music industry’s future songwriters. The second season kicked off on April 13th with one of the biggest names in country music, Lady Antebellum, who had the opportunity to choose from four songs written by songwriters who submitted their original songs. The winning song entitled “Champagne Night” is a catchy, summer tune that is bound to be the perfect opener when the band is able to resume touring after the threat of Covid-19 has passed. Take a listen below but be warned – this song will stay in your head! Cheer’s to happier memories in the future with this hit!

Click here to read an article diving deeper into the song, written by Nash Country Daily.

Jake Owen Is Using This “Covid-19 Quarantine” To Focus On Being A Dad

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Jake Owen, as all our favorite country artists right now, is spending his days inside during this quarantine. He is taking this time to really focus on being present with his family, specifically his daughter, Paris.

Click here to listen to a quick interview that he did with Bobby Bones that goes into depth about how he is taking this difficult time and turning it into something positive for him and his family!

Also, while you are at it, click below to listen to my favorite Jake Owen song called “Homemade!”

Brett Eldredge Releases New Music For the First Time In 2 Years

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Brett Eldredge just dropped his latest single “Gabrielle”. This is his first release in 2 years. Brett Eldredge spent all of 2019 off social media to really focus in on what he wanted his music to become and to take a personal inventory. His new release does not disappoint – well worth the wait! Take a listen and let me know what you think!

To read more about his incredible journey of self discovery, read this article by the Rolling Stones.

ACM Our Country: Closing

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Salute to Kenny Rogers. Sadly, the iconic Kenny Rogers died on March 20th of this year. The show closed with Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker singing “You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me Lucille” and “The Gambler”.

Luke Bryan chose to sing “Coward Of The County”.

The last word was by Lionel Richie. “I found one of the greatest friends of my whole life in Kenny Rogers. We lived so much life together and tonight I want to celebrate his life. I love you very much.” The program ended with a flashback from a performance at the 2012 ACM Award Show of their hit song together, “Lady”. To see the connection they shared on stage made it clear that they were brothers bound together by music and mutual respect.

What a show tonight – what a much needed source of encouragement, light, and of course, music. They opened the show stating that music had the power to heal, and tonight, I believe their mission was successful in bringing healing to many hearts.. including mine.

I hope you guys enjoyed the live response posting! Please let me know your thoughts if you watched tonight! Be careful and stay safe, y’all!

ACM Our Country: Florida Georgia Line

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Before Florida Georgia Line’s performance of their newest single, “Blessings”, the program played a flashback from the previous 2017 ACM Awards Show where Florida Georgia Line surprised the crowd by bringing out the Backstreet Boys. I had totally forgot about that moment, but it was fun reliving it and seeing the reactions on the faces of Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, and Carrie Underwood. For this special, Florida Georgia Line had their wives and children in the living room and sang a song that is a testament to what we all should be doing during this uncertain time: counting the blessings we DO have. It was one of the sweetest moments of the show.

ACM Our Country : Kane Brown and John Legend

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Kane Brown and John Legend debuted a brand new song called “Last Time I Say Sorry”. I was shocked at how flawless their voices blended together and actually really complemented each other. The song was about trying to change and to stop hurting someone they loved. I absolutely plan on buying this single – it give me chills, which is not something that happens much!