Taylor Swift dropped her “You Need to Calm Down” video Tuesday. Within 24 hours, the video has racked up more than 26 million views. And more than 312,000 fans have headed to change.org to sign Taylor’s petition in support of Equality Act. The act protects the LGBTQ community from discrimination in places of work,…
Zhavia Ward of Four on FOX fame released her debut EP “17” on Friday. She also released the music video for the title track, which chronicles her journey from aspiring young artist to an 18-year-old with a record contract and 3.5 million followers on Instagram. That music video has been viewed 1.6 million times in…
Wilkes celebrated Father’s Day weekend by releasing a song dedicated to his daughter. The song is called “The Weight of a Girl” and landed Friday. Wilkes wrote it with Tiffany Goss and Emma-Lee and dedicated it to his daughter Linley Jae “and all the dads out there.” “This song means the world to me,” says…
Sam James has released “Shinedown,” the song featured on the premiere episode of NBC’s new music show, “Songland.” In fact, the song reached the Top 40 on the iTunes country chart when it was released earlier this month. “As an independent artist….man. You don’t know what this means to me,” Sam wrote on Instagram. “This…
Lauren Duski released a DIY music video for her song “The Weather” on Friday. Her grandfather stars in the video, which is appropriate since she wrote the song about her grandparents’ love for one another. And the former Voice runner-up shot and edited the video on her iPhone. As for the song … “Growing up,…
Former American Idol champ Caleb Johnson will release his sophomore album Friday. And he describes “Born from Southern Ground” as the album he’s always wanted to make. Two songs — “Born and Raised” and “Solid Gold” — have already been released from the 10-track project. And “Born from Southern Ground” is coming courtesy of Caleb…
Brooke White has released a new single and has a new album on the way. And anyone who listens will immediately know she has a new sound too. The song and the album are called “Calico,” short for California country since this is a California country project. In her web bio, Brooke says she spent…
Fresh off her victories at the CMT Music Awards, Carrie Underwood released the music video for her song “Southbound.” The song is surging on the charts too. “Southbound” debuted on Billboard’s country digital songs chart at 17 this wek. It’s been on the county airplay chart for seven weeks and hit number 29 this week,…
Nearly a year after scoring his first number one country single, former The Voice contestant Morgan Wallen has done it again. And this time without an assist from former tour mates Florida Georgia Line. Morgan’s “Whiskey Glasses” reached the top of Billboard’s Hot County Singles chart last week, culminating a 33-week climb to that spot….
Voice champ Maelyn Jarmon will sing the national anthem at A Capitol Fourth in Washington, D.C. This will mark the 39th year for A Capitol Fourth, which is televised on PBS each year. The event will also feature a performance by Season 17 American Idol champ Laine Hardy, though the press release announcing the entertainment…
