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The “Til My Last Day” singer says his drinking problem developed gradually, with a casual evening cocktail eventually becoming an all-day habit. Continue reading…​The Boot – Country Music News, Music Videos and Songs

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Pat McAfee wrote 14 songs on his new country album, ‘The Diary of a Polarizing Figure.’ Continue reading…​The Boot – Country Music News, Music Videos and Songs

Pat McAfee wrote 14 songs on his new country album, ‘The Diary of a Polarizing Figure.’ Continue reading…​Country Music News – Taste of Country

Old Dominion’s Brad Tursi is celebrating a major new milestone as he reveals he and his wife, Roxy King, have welcomed their first child.

Tursi shared the exciting news while reflecting on an especially “crazy week” in a new social media video. While enjoying the warm summer day with his pool glimmering in the background, the singers/songwriter revealed that his baby boy arrived on August 11, just days before Tursi celebrated his 47^th birthday on August 19.

“Can’t believe it,” he admitted. “We’ve been celebrating all week.”

As he continued the updates, Tursi proudly stated that both his wife and their son are “doing great.” He went on to praise his other half and shared gratitude to her for being “an amazing woman.”

“It’s just been so crazy. What a process. Thank you to my wife.”

Along with the personal news, the “Ms. Independent” singer let fans know that he has some more solo music in the works that will be coming out soon. He shared plans to drop a few of the demos from his sophomore solo album, Colorado, an 11-track project that was entirely self-produced and largely self-written and arrived June 12.

“Some demos of some of the songs on Colorado that I made just kind of right after I wrote them in my little home studio right there. So that’ll be cool for you guys hopefully to just hear kind of the initial versions right after they were written then. So those will be out soon,” he added at the end of the video.

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In his caption, Tursi emphasized that there has been “lots going on around here” between celebrating “another trip around the sun, soaking up life with our new little guy, and getting ready to share some new stuff with y’all…Feeling pretty grateful for all of it!”

Fans first learned that the couple was expecting back in May when they stepped out for date night at the 61^st Academy of Country Music Awards. King debuted her baby bump in a stunning purple gown while they snapped photos together on the red carpet.

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Since announcing their pregnancy, the couple has largely kept the journey out of the spotlight, continuing to keep much of their relationship private. Tursi and King tied the knot in summer 2025, though they have chosen not to share their exact wedding date publicly. The couple previously revealed that they got engaged in July 2024, before taking the next step in their relationship the following summer.

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If you’re a fan of Carly Pearce, you probably already know that her love for her dogs, Johnny and June, runs deep. So when she found herself in a relationship with someone who not only didn’t like her dogs but was downright unkind to them, Pearce knew there was only one way to handle it: write a song about it.

The result is “He Don’t Like My Dogs,” one of the more clever and downright hilarious songs on her upcoming album, Honest Woman.

In just a few days, Pearce will release her fifth studio album, a deeply personal collection that reflects the highs and lows she has experienced in recent years. Throughout the process, she found herself rediscovering who she is as both a woman and an artist while falling in love with country music all over again.

During a Nashville preview of the album on Tuesday attended by members of the music industry, media, friends and family, Pearce shared the story behind “He Don’t Like My Dogs,” and revealed that she hopes the ex who inspired it recognizes himself immediately.

“I was in a relationship where somebody was not nice to Johnny and that was it. Johnny and I talked. We kicked him out of the family,” she said with a laugh before adding, “And my favorite thing about this is he will know exactly that this song is about him when he hears it.”

The GRAMMY winner couldn’t resist one final jab, joking, “And that is a Carly Pearce code, if I’ve ever heard one!”

Fans will have to wait until Aug. 28 to hear the track for themselves, but after getting an early listen, we can confirm this one is worth the wait. 

Of the project as a whole, the Kentucky native didn’t hesitate when asked how she feels about the music she created, admitting, “This is my favorite music that I’ve ever made.”

Fans have already gotten an early taste of what’s to come through songs including “Dream Come True,” “Church Girl,” “You Can Have Him,” “Happy For Myself,” and her current chart-climbing single, “If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay,” featuring Riley Green.

Pearce describes the 16-track collection as a “return” to her “roots,” allowing her to showcase different sides of her artistry while reconnecting with the reason she fell in love with making music in the first place.

“It’s showing the bluegrass side of me, the part of me in Kentucky that made me want to do this for a living,” she explained. “And I think being in this town for 17 years, my first single came out 10 years ago, which is crazy. I think all of the highs and the lows made me just kind of have to go back and find my why, if I’m honest. And I found it, and I found her again, and I found that little girl and the fire that she had to do this and chase this.”

In celebration of Honest Woman, Pearce will embark on the “HONEST WOMAN: UP CLOSE” Tour, performing special two-night residencies across North America. 

Click HERE to view a full list of upcoming tour dates. 

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Jack White quoted a novelty rap song from the mid-1980s in his response to Charley Crockett. Continue reading…​The Boot – Country Music News, Music Videos and Songs

Jack White quoted a novelty rap song from the mid-1980s in his response to Charley Crockett. Continue reading…​Country Music News – Taste of Country

Ella Langley has added two new meaningful tattoos to her growing collection of permanent artwork. The ink came just hours before Langley took the stage for her sold-out show at Austin’s Moody Center on Thursday, August 13, making the already-memorable night even more special.

According to a behind-the-scenes TikTok video, Langley invited out Utah-based fine-line tattoo artist Hannah Matthews of And You Tattoo to create two designs that hold a deeply personal connection to her life. The artist documented the entire trip in a series of videos, giving fans a behind-the-scenes look at her travel day, the tattoo session, Langley’s concert and some time spent exploring Austin before making the journey back home.

On day two, she shared snippets of her set up backstage and the moment she got to give Langley her newest tattoos. The larger of the two ink pieces was placed on the country star’s forearm and included a bird perched on a branch. The design serves as a tribute to her late grandmother as it was inspired by a cherished photo she had. Matthews explains that they noticed Langley had some extra space on her wrist so they decided to add a second tattoo of her dog’s name.

Langley was clearly happy with the finished products because she commented on Matthews’ post writing, “Can you come back already?”

The tattoo artist stuck around to watch the show, giving her the chance to see Langley debut her newest ink onstage. The two permanent additions now join the country star’s growing collection of sentimental artwork, many of which tells a story about her life, family and career.

@hannahmatthews___ CHOOSIN’ TEXAS, Austin to be exact!! @katie ♬ original sound – Hannah Matthews

Among her tattoos are butterflies and a dandelion inspired by her latest album, Dandelion, as well as a treble clef, several roses and a pine tree, representing Alabama’s state tree. She also has a reference to Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” the first song she learned to play on guitar, along with a “Heart on Fire” design inspired by Eric Church.

Her collection also includes the coordinates of her parents’ home, a bumblebee, as a tribute to her mother’s nickname for her, a cowgirl silhouette, a playing card from a trip to Las Vegas, a feather, and more.

Ella Langley will bring her new tattoos back to the stage this week with more stops on her Dandelion tour taking place across Wisconsin, Illinois and Arkansas. Next week she will return to her home state for back-to-back performances in Auburn, AL on August 28 and August 29.

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In June, Justin Moore revealed he would be stepping away from touring temporarily to focus on his health. He returned to the road one month later and is now opening up about his decision to enter a 30-day rehabilitation program, providing an update on his sobriety and revealing details about a recent health scare.

Justin Moore Opens Up About His Sobriety Journey

Moore recently sat down with his friend and fellow country star Tracy Lawrence on TL’s Road House podcast and reflected on his journey to sobriety. The singer explained that his relationship with alcohol changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. What initially started as an occasional drink eventually became an everyday habit, which he admits then began taking a toll on his career, family life and overall well-being.

‘A Drink at Five Turned Into Three at Noon’

“I didn’t drink until I was 21. Don’t ask me how or why. And then almost 20 years, I never had any issue whatsoever. And then COVID hit and we were doing our podcast at the time and literally nothing else. And man, idle hands are the devil’s workshop is a real thing. And a drink at five turned into three at noon. And then before you know it, it’s all day, every day. And not even really getting smashed or just constantly having a cocktail. And it started affecting my life,” he revealed.

Moore Realized He Needed Help

At first, Moore was confident that no one else had noticed the change in his drinking habits as he considered himself to be “high functioning.” However, it got to a point where he noticed just how much energy he was putting into drinking compared to the more important aspects of his life. So he finally made the decision to get help.

“I came home one Sunday as we do every Sunday, usually on the bus…And I walked straight upstairs, told my wife, I go, ‘I got to go get help. I just got to do it. I have to do it.’ And it wasn’t fun. I mean, I don’t know if you’ve ever done anything like that, but it wasn’t fun. But I just looked at it like a business trip. And so today’s my 65th day sober.”

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Lawrence acknowledged that in their line of business, a lot of their days are centered around alcohol, between the number one parties, backstage events, weekend shows and more.

“It’s all fun and games when you’re young, but there comes a time as we get older when you got to step back and go, ‘This is not really good for me as a human being anymore,” he stated.

Moore Opens Up About What He Faced in Treatment

Moore says he went to a treatment facility outside of Nashville, where he went through all the positive and negative moments of his life, spanning his earliest memories all the way to the present day and the trauma, relationships and more that came in between.

“It was awful. I’m telling you, freaking awful, just the emotional rollercoaster and the purging of all that stuff. And because you get to a certain place in life where you’re dealing with some things and you’ve got these issues and you’re masking them, sometimes it’s so far buried back that you don’t even remember why you started. And you don’t even know.”

After everything he’s been through, Moore says he’s proud of himself and feels more like himself than he has in a long time. He acknowledges that getting back on stage sober has been an adjustment, but says there have been plenty of positives that have come from getting the help he needed.

“I’m singing better. I remember the shows. And again, it wasn’t constant with me. It was just that one night where you go, ‘I didn’t do my best.’ And these fans, man, they deserve our best. And I lost sight of that for a little while, and I’m not ashamed to admit it…There was a lot of the therapy stuff. But fortunately, it was only once a week. But I mean, it helped. I mean, I’m not going to lie and say it didn’t.”

Justin Moore Reveals a Recent Health Scare

Along with getting sober, Justin Moore took this time to get every aspect of his health in check. Fans may have recently noticed that the “Small Town USA” singer has had some weight gain around his neck. He explains that he has developed a benign growth that if removed could impact his singing and speaking voice, as he was told surgery would be “very, very difficult.”

“I’m sure people think, ‘Golly, he’s been eating good.’ We thought it was called a lipoma. It’s just fat. It’s benign, thank God…it doesn’t affect me. I just looked like a linebacker circa 1982, thick neck, whatever. But it’s like my wife and I were walking out of the hospital when I had an MRI or something. And they had told us, ‘Man, great news is benign. But there’s really not anything we can do about it.’ So I was kind of bummed out walking out of the hospital because at the time we didn’t know it was cancer. We didn’t know what it was. And of course, your mind takes you to the worst possible places obviously.”

Although his appearance looks a bit different now, Lawrence admits he is just thankful that the diagnosis was not more serious.

“My wife looked at me, she goes, ‘If you just have a fat neck and you’re here for the next 50 years, then shut up and stop complaining.’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’ve never sold records because of my looks in the first place,” he added with a laugh.

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Overall, the Arkansas native says he is “doing great” and also feels “great.”

“Situations like that really shine a light on what’s important in life. And I thought I knew that and I did, but I kind of lost sight of it. And so yeah, I’m in a really good spot right now and God willing, it’ll continue. 

Justin Moore is officially back on the road, with shows scheduled all the way through November.

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