Music

Loretta Lynn shared a remembrance of her dad to celebrate Father's Day on Sunday (June 19), posting a couple of family photos that date back nearly a century. Featured in the photographs is Lynn's father, Melvin Theodore "Ted" Webb, and mother, Clara Marie."I can't ever explain enough how I loved him. He was the best," Lynn said in the caption of her post. "Gentle and wise and such a hard working man. I guess he was always working. He loved mommy so much and he loved us."Lynn was one of...

Dads guide us through life the best way they can, whether that be by sharing memorable moments, teaching us valuable lessons or just giving us butterfly kisses before bed.With Father's Day upon us, The Boot has compiled this list of tunes -- from both a poppa's perspective and a child's -- that run the gamut of emotions we feel about fatherhood:10"Tough Little Boys"Gary AllanBest Dad Lyrics: "If you were to ask, my wife would just laugh / She'd say, 'I know all about men / How when tough little boys grow...

David Nail started the public road to healing his battle with depression in 2014, when he told the world of what he had been wrestling with behind closed doors. Now he's hoping he can change that road for his own son."I think selfishly, the reason why I went public is because I knew that it was probably the worst kept secret in town," he shared with Taste of Country in 2020. "I think once you start getting to even a remotely positive place, you're kind of battling that, 'I really was...

Hank Williams Jr. says it was nothing but love that inspired the title of his new album, Rich White Honky Blues. Love, and a popular 1970s NBC sitcom.Rich White Honky Blues (June 17) is a collection of blues covers, most of them recorded in a single take with producer Dan Auerbach (the Black Keys) and a legendary band of blues musicians.There are three original songs that Williams Jr. tells Taste of Country he had no trouble writing for the project: "S--t, no. I am a Williams, you know?"Songs from Lightnin' Hopkins, R.L....

David Nail's journey has completed a full circle. With "Sunset Carousel," the singer returns to his hitmaking sound of a decade ago without giving up what he's best at.The "Let It Rain" singer is an extraordinarily emotional storyteller. It's a quality that made deep cuts from his first four albums on MCA Nashville and each of his independent albums worth the time spent. Few singers can pick up an acoustic guitar, close their eyes and carry a room quite like the enigmatic Nail. In recent years he's leaned heavily into that mood with...

Evan Paul hosts Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, a weekly country music interview podcast that focuses on the music. Follow wherever podcasts are found, like Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave a rating and review. ​​​​​​​​​​​This show is part of the Townsquare Media On Demand network.You always remember where you were and what you were feeling during certain events in your life. Finding out that Hank Williams Jr. was coming for a sit-down interview will be one of those things that I remember for the rest of my life. Hank Williams Jr rarely does any interviews, so to have him come to the...

Chance the Rapper has dropped a new single, “The Highs & The Lows,” featuring Joey Bada$$ and produced by DexLvL. The track arrived with a Venice and Paris-set music video directed by the rapper alongside filmmaker Troy Gueno. “The Highs & The Lows,” Chance’s latest interdisciplinary work, debuted at Art Basel in Switzerland earlier this week. The song and accompanying artwork is a collaboration with Gabonese photographer Yannis Davy Guibinga. Chance will showcase the piece at The Dusable Museum of African American History during his Juneeteenth celebration and BBQ on...

Lainey Wilson has been hard at work shooting the upcoming Season 5 of Yellowstone, and in a new interview, she opens up about what it's really like to work with series star Kelly Reilly.Reilly plays the ruthless, tough-as-nails Beth Dutton on Yellowstone, and Wilson tells Entertainment Tonight that was her favorite character even before she got to meet and work with Reilly. The actor is completely different from her screen persona in real life, Wilson says."She's actually one of the nicest people I've ever met in my entire life," she...

Paramount Pictures has released the full footage of Miles Teller singing “Great Balls of Fire” in the new blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. In the film, only a portion of the barroom singalong is shown, with footage of Teller’s Rooster and his fellow fledgling aviators partying intercut with Tom Cruise’s Maverick having flashbacks to the 1986 film; in the original Top Gun, Maverick’s late co-pilot Goose sings the Jerry Lee Lewis classic to his son (who, spoiler alert, grows up to be Rooster). The newly released video features the uncut Rooster...

Chris Stapleton’s storied country music career will be memorialized in an upcoming exhibit at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Dubbed Chris Stapleton: Since 1978 and presented by Ram Trucks, the exhibit will showcase the Grammy-winning singer’s journey through country music.Fans who visit the exhibit can look forward to an in-depth look at the singer’s career. The exhibit will feature exclusive items and artifacts, such as clothes, instruments, awards and more.Specific items featured in the collection include the outfit Stapleton wore for the cover of the Traveller album. His...

Rina Sawayama has premiered a rousing new music video for her single, “This Hell.” In the clip, directed by Ali Kurr, the singer attends her own cowboy-themed wedding and afterparty, complete with line dancing and shots. “It was amazing to get back together with director Ali Kurr for the video for ‘This Hell,'” Sawayama said in a statement. “We always like to tell engaging stories through film together so this one was about love and community in the face of hatred and dissent.” “This Hell” is the lead single from...

Dolly Parton is again using her platform and resources for good. The legendary country singer-songwriter has donated $1 million to pediatric infectious disease research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC).The money will help fund research in various ares related to pediatric infectious diseases — research that, per a press release, will help "understanding how viruses and bacteria cause disease, understanding and preventing resistance to antibiotics, preventing and treating infections, diagnosing and treating infections in children with cancer and research to define the impact of childhood infections throughout the world.""I love all children. No child...

The man accused of gunning down Nipsey Hussle doesn’t deny he shot the celebrated rapper in a stunning strip-mall slaying three years ago — only that it was a premeditated and deliberate murder that also involved the attempted murders of two other men, his lawyer said Wednesday in an opening statement that shed new light on his defense strategy. “This is a case about the heat of passion,” public defender Aaron Jansen told jurors in a Los Angeles courtroom. “On March 31, 2019, Eric Ronald Holder Jr. shot and killed...

For the first time since revealing his stomach cancer diagnosis on Sunday (June 12), Toby Keith spoke out on social media. The country star issued a brief statement thanking fans for all their love, prayers and well-wishes over the past few days."Thank you for all your love and support," he writes. "I have the best fans in the world."After sharing his diagnosis, Keith received an outpouring of support from fans across the world, plus some fellow celebrities. Jason Aldean and RaeLynn both responded to Keith's news with words of encouragement,...