Mariah Carey’s ‘Christmas’ Ties As The Third-Most-Certified Song Ever

Mariah Carey's “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hits 18 million units moved, tying with tunes by Ed Sheeran and Journey as ...
American Songwriter

3 Quick Facts About ‘The Voice’ Season 28 Finalist DEK of Hearts

DEK of Hearts' journey on 'The Voice' has already been impressive thanks to a four-chair turn and a Mic Drop Button push.
Whiskey Riff

Ernest Has Already Finished His Next Record & It’s Dropping This Spring: “It’s Like Alabama & Jimmy Buffett Had A Baby”

"It's like Alabama and Jimmy Buffett had a baby." In an industry that never stops moving, one can argue that Ernest is one of the busiest of all artists working today. In addition to co-writing not ...

Morgan Wallen’s Albums Are Competing Against One Another For A Major Honor

Wallen sees his two most successful albums tie for a special honor, and now the pair are in a race with one another to see ...
American Songwriter

The Heartbreaking Country Song That Almost Never Got Written (And the Trio That Was Originally Going to Sing It)

The real-life tragedy that inspired "Whiskey Lullaby" is the reason this song came close to never being written in the first ...
Whiskey Riff

“Would If I Could” Co-Writer, Skip Ewing, Says It Was A “Blessing” To Have Ernest & Lainey Wilson Cut The Song Almost 30 Years After He Wrote It With Dean Dillon

How this song didn't get recorded for almost 30 years is beyond me... Last year, Ernest put out an album called Nashville, ...
Natchez Democrat

An ode to the ‘River Town': Natchez native Wray Eidt pays tribute to hometown in songs (with video)

Nashville songwriter Wray Eidt channels his “crepe myrtle roots” into songs that immortalize his river town, its characters ...

We have the Story Behind the Song 'White Horse' recorded by Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton and songwriter Dan Wilson wrote "White Horse" to potentially be included in a "Lone Ranger" reboot. It would ...