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Country rock superstar HARDY just dropped the official music video for his album track “Bottomland.” The song is featured on his forthcoming album, COUNTRY! COUNTRY!, which is to release on September 26 via Big Loud.
Directed by Jay Curtis Miller and Caleb Donato, the chilling visual brings the song’s message to life as HARDY is seen lying in a wooden coffin. Adding to the haunting imagery, a figure resembling the angel of death appears in the woods nearby. It’s a chilling look at a man’s final wishes and his connection to his roots, his heritage, and the way of life he loves.
The gravestone in the video says it all: “Here lies country music.”
And HARDY croons, “Bury me in bottom land / With my grandpa’s rifle in my hand / Lord, just take me as I am / And bury me in bottom land.”
COUNTRY! COUNTRY! lives up to its name, from nods to his Mississippi childhood, like “Bottomland,” named after HARDY’s favorite hunting camo, to his take on the current state of country music. “Bro Country,” the latest track from HARDY’s album featuring ERNEST, debuted at No. 1 on the iTunes Top Songs chart last Friday.
Ahead of the big release day, Rough Trade NYC will welcome HARDY and fans for an album signing event on September 26.
HARDY is also back on the JIM BOB World Tour, hitting a mix of festivals and headline shows, leading up to his first-ever headline performance at Madison Square Garden during the week of COUNTRY! COUNTRY!’s release. Select dates will feature support from Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., and Sikarus. A complete list of tour dates is below.
The new album marks another milestone in HARDY’s incredible run. Earlier this year, he made his Grand Ole Opry debut with Metallica’s James Hetfield in attendance, and the first leg of the JIM BOB World Tour was a massive success. In 2024 alone, he released his No. 1 LP Quit!!, toured across North America, including his first stadium show and a headline set at CMA Fest, collaborated with music legends Fred Durst and Chad Smith, appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live!, hit 16 No. 1 songs, surpassed six billion career streams, and so much more.
HARDY—COUNTRY! COUNTRY!
1. Country Country
2. Favorite Country Song
3. Bro Country (with ERNEST)
4. Luckiest Man Alive
5. Car That Drove You Away
6. Girl With A Gun
7. Buck On The Wall
8. I’d Go Crazy Too
9. Take The Country And Run
10. Goodbye
11. Bedroom In The Sky (with Stephen Wilson Jr.)
12. Bottomland
13. Who Don’t
14. Country In Me
15. Gun To My Head
16. Keep It Country
17. Y’all Need Jesus
18. Dog Years
19. We’re All Gonna Die
20. Everybody Does
HARDY Tour Dates
September 4—Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview—Syracuse, NY*
September 5—The Pavilion at Star Lake—Burgettstown, PA*
September 6—Hersheypark Stadium—Hershey, PA*
September 11—Brandon Amphitheater—Brandon, MS†
September 12—Coca-Cola Amphitheater—Birmingham, AL†
September 13—CCNB Amphitheatre—Simpsonville, SC†
September 18—Lakewood Amphitheatre—Atlanta, GA*
September 19—MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre—Tampa, FL*
September 20—iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre—West Palm Beach, FL*
September 24—Madison Square Garden—New York City, NY*
*with Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr. and Sikarus
†with Stephen Wilson Jr. and Sikarus
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Country superstar Riley Green is riding high after earning his fifth No. 1 single with “Worst Way,” and the Alabama native recently shared insights into his songwriting approach, which keeps things simple and true to his roots.
“I think that’s what it is. I mean, that’s not a really pretty word to describe your songwriting, but I think that’s really accurate,” Green shared this during an appearance on the Zach Sang Show, in response to Sang calling his songwriting “simple.”
Green joked that in Nashville, sometimes writer can get “too songwritery” with their words and from him the key to success has always been simplicity.
“The storytelling to me, I listen back to Merle Haggard and George Jones and all that and there’s not a lot of complicated stuff in there. They’re just telling a story and that’s what I always did early on,” he explained. “So now I think that when I’m in a writer’s room and I’m with a couple of the guys, I’m kind stingy about that. I go, ‘well, this is how I would say it. This is how that old guy sitting at the Chevron right there down the road from my farm would say it in the morning when my Granddaddies were playing dominoes and smoking cigarettes.’”
Green has always had a strong sense of what makes a song connect, whether it’s a radio hit or not. Reflecting on his breakout single, “There Was This Girl,” Green said the excitement from his label gave him a clue that the song had real potential.
“Well, when I signed a record deal, the amount of excitement that the label had for ‘There Was This Girl’ told me that it might could [go No.1].. And there is a little bit of that song that sounds like a radio song. I always think about something that sounds like a hit to me as something that makes you want to roll the window down and turn it up. You’re driving down a road on a nice day and that song has that, whatever that thing is,” he said.
But not every song follows the path of a traditional hit. Green knows that first hand.
“But then there’s also songs that I didn’t think was going to be a big song. ‘I Wish Grandpa’s Never Died.’ Just again, I wrote as a tribute to my granddaddies and to see the response to that song, still every night, it’s the biggest moment in my show, and it wasn’t a number one at Country Radio, I think it peaked at 11, but it’s triple platinum today,” he pointed out. “So it’s crazy. You measure it that way and you want every song to go number one. But also what really matters is what fans think of it.”
Riley Green recently expanded upon his 2024 album with the release of Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe), featuring six newly-added tracks.
He’s currently on his largest tour to date, the Damn Country Music Tour, which kicked off in Canada earlier this year and will continue through November with stops in New York, Chicago, Boston, the UK, and more.
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Ella Langley has returned to social media after taking a brief break from performing. The country singer shared her first post since stepping away from the remaining shows in August to focus on her health.
In her new social media post, Langley thanked her friends, family, and friends for sticking by her side to allow her the time she needed away from the spotlight.
“Couldn’t be anymore grateful to have had some time to slow down and see all of the amazing things happening in my life,” she wrote. “Also, I have the best family and friends a girl could ask for. Truly. Thank yall for allowing me this time too and all of the messages that were sent in love and support. Time to get back to it.”
Along with her heartfelt message to fans, the Alabama native shared photos and videos from her time off the road, showing moments spent horseback riding, reading the Bible, cooking, and enjoying snuggles with her dogs.
On August 11, she shared a raw and honest message with fans, revealing plans to cancel all of her remaining August performances after experiencing a challenging few weeks.
“I’m so sad to be posting this. The past several weeks have been tough. I’ve been fighting sickness and feeling more run down than ever. After a lot of thought, I’ve made the hard decision to take a couple weeks off to rest and focus on my health – Mind, body and heart. I want to be fully present for all the moments ahead, and I know I can’t do that without first taking care of myself,” her statement began.
Though stepping away was a tough choice, Langley emphasized how important it was to take time for her own healing.
“Sometimes we have to listen when our bodies and hearts are telling us to slow down. I’m so grateful for your understanding and your love – It truly means the world to me,” Langley added before writing a Scripture verse from Matthew 11:28 that reads, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Now rested and refreshed, Ella Langley will return to the road on September 7 in Madison, IL, followed by performances with Morgan Wallen on September 12 and 12 in Edmonton, Canada. After her performances with Wallen, Langley will return to her headlining tour for the remainder of the fall, which includes stops in Houston, Texas, Athens, Georgia, and back-to-back sold out shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
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