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Fifteen years ago today (June 19, 2006) was a life-changing day for Taylor Swift, although she couldn't have predicted the magnitude of what was about to happen. It was on that date that Swift's debut single, "Tim McGraw," from her eponymous freshman album, was released.Swift and Liz Rose penned "Tim McGraw." It was written while Swift was still in school."This song means so much to me, that's why we wanted it to be the first track on the album," Swift explains. "The idea for this song came to me in math...

Taylor Swift will release a re-recorded version of her 2012 album Red on November 19th. Red (Taylor’s Version) follows Fearless (Taylor’s Version), which she unveiled in April. “This will be the first time you hear all 30 songs that were meant to go on Red,” Swift confirmed on Twitter. “And hey, one of them is even ten minutes long.” The next album that I’ll be releasing is my version of Red, which will be out on November 19. This will be the first time you hear all 30 songs that...

Seven-year-old Indiana Feek spends summer days like any little girl should, playing with her friends, hugging her daddy and singing all of her favorite songs."She runs around singing "Cheater, Cheater" quite a bit," proud father Rory Feek shares. That's the country song that put her mommy and daddy, country duo Joey+ Rory, on people's radars in 2008."The only thing is that she has changed the words to 'Cheater, cheater, where’d you meet that no-good trash bag,'" Feek reveals.He laughs as he watches Indy and her friends gather outside of the little schoolhouse on the sprawling property he...

Mark Ronson appeared on podcast “Out of Office with Rick Kleinman” to discuss his career, as well how “a lot of therapy” has helped him to have healthier relationships and work less. Ronson sat down with host Rich Kleiman, Co-Founder of ThirtyFive Ventures alongside Kevin Durant (and Ronson’s former business partner) for a lengthy conversation that touched on everything from Amy Winehouse to breaking into the New York City hip-hop scene to his recent engagement to Grace Gummer. “Looking back on it, if you go to a lot of therapy...

At first glance, both Chris Pierce's song "Young, Black and Beautiful" and its accompanying music video are introspective, the product of just one artist's creation. Pierce wrote the song solo and performed all the vocals — including the background choir — himself, accompanied by his own acoustic guitar, for example.The music video, meanwhile, is simple and understated, a collection of portraits of Black children and young adults. But when you look deeper, the song and its message are both the product of powerful collaboration.When coming up with the concept for the...

Olivia Rodrigo has dropped new track “The Rose Song,” which will appear in a new episode of Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. The singer-actress portrays Nini in the show. “‘Cause I am more than what I am to you/You say I’m perfect, but I’ve got thorns in my petals, too/And I won’t be confined to your point of view,” Rodrigo sings on the soaring piano ballad. “I’m breaking through the glass you put me in/’Cause my beauty’s from within.” The song appears in the sixth episode...

Kelsea Ballerini and Johnny Cash now have something in common: The two country singers are among the famous people who've appeared on Sesame Street, with Ballerini joining Elmo, Big Bird and friends during Season 51 of the legendary children's program.The topic of Ballerini's song is families, and she's very excited to tell the neighborhood about the one thing all families have in common regardless of their makeup: love. Recognizing that children may grow up with one parent or two, a grandmother, an aunt or cousin, or even two mothers, she sings, "But...

Following a pandemic delay caused by a busted studio door, XTC’s Andy Partridge has finally announced the first volume in his My Failed Songwriting Career series, a collection of tracks he initially penned for other artists. “I have hundreds of songs that I wrote for other people that they rejected,” Partridge told Rolling Stone in May 2020. “And so, when I can get in there and get working properly, I am going to be putting out a series of records tentatively titled, My Failed Songwriting Career.” The first EP is available...

Life as an artist on the road is wearing on Rod Gator in his new song "For Louisiana," and the "cyprus sunset and the cool, cool breeze" of home are calling to him. Press play below to hear the brand-new track, premiering exclusively on The Boot.""For Louisiana" is a song about self doubt and the ups and downs of being a touring musician. It’s about missing the places you grew up and the people that shaped your childhood," Gator shares. "Even though it’s far from perfect, it’ll always be my...

A few years ago, Cedric Burnside was sitting with his acoustic guitar on the front porch of his home in Ashland, Mississippi, listening to the birds and thinking about grief and perseverance. For Burnside, the prior decade had been one of mourning and recovery; in 2012 he’d lost his brother, fellow musician Cody Burnside, at the age of 29, before losing his father, drummer Calvin Jackson, in 2015, and his mother, Linda Burnside, two years later. “When my mom passed, I cried,” says Cedric. “When my brother passed, I cried....

The 2021 iHeartRadio Music Festival has ditched the virtual format and is returning to a live show. Taking place over two days, Sept. 17-18, the event will continue in its tradition of bringing together some of music’s biggest names.Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place in Las Vegas, Nev., and feature two stages: The main stage event will be held at T-Mobile Arena, and the daytime stage will be at Area15. Country music fans can look forward to performances from Florida Georgia Line and Sam Hunt on the main...

“It’s times like these you learn to live again,” Dave Grohl sang Tuesday night, with clenched emotion, at the beginning of Foo Fighters’ first concert since a global pandemic snuffed out live music last March. He was backed, at first, only by church-like organ chords from keyboardist Rami Jaffee. As the tempo picked up and the full band slammed into “Times Like These,” with 16 months or so of pent-up energy, the already-sweaty crowd in the Canyon Club in Los Angeles roared, recognizing that a post-9/11 anthem had found new...

Garth Brooks will play his first-ever concert at Nashville's Nissan Stadium in late July. The country superstar announced the new Stadium Tour stop on Wednesday morning (June 16).Brooks' Stadium Tour will stop at Nissan Stadium on July 31. The show will be at 7PM local time.Tickets for Brooks' Nashville show will go on sale on June 25 at 10AM CT, via Ticketmaster. Seating for his Stadium Tour shows is in-the-round style. Tickets will cost $94.95, inclusive of all taxes and fees, and there will be a limit of eight tickets...

The Killers and Bruce Springsteen have teamed up to record a new version of “A Dustland Fairytale,” which originally appeared on the band’s 2008 LP Day & Age. In an e-mail interview with Rolling Stone, Killers frontman Brandon Flowers said the original plan was to play the song together live. “But the idea to record it remotely was initially about giving people something during quarantine,” he says. “‘Dustland’’s lineage leads straight to Bruce. When we finished it back in 2008, I sent him a copy and a note expressing my...