Zoe Hodges
Singer-songwriter, Journalist and Radio Presenter.
Kenny Chesney Has Postponed His Tour to 2022
Originally billed as the Chillaxification Tour, the 2022 tour will now have a new name, new line-up and new music.
Sydney Devine Dies Aged 81
The scottish singer, best known for his version of 'Tiny Bubbles', passed away in hospital on Saturday (February 13th).
Elvie Shane Announces Debut EP ‘Country Roads’
Shane releases his second single, the title-track off the upcoming EP ‘Country Roads’ and shows off his wild side.
Austin City Limits Announces It Will Return For Season 47
They have announced a list of stellar artists set to record new appearances, including a number of 2021 Grammy Nominees.
INTERVIEW•My Essentials: Brent Cobb
Brent Cobb's finest picks of everything that makes life great.
Luke Combs has announced his new single ‘Forever After All’
The song made its debut on BBC Radio 2 this morning with Ken Bruce.
Lana Del Rey Is Teasing An Album of Country Covers
The artist has been hinted at the album for a few months.
Rissi Palmer Hosting Discussion With Cam, Maren Morris and Andrea Williams
The discussion will be aired on 'Color Me Country' on Apple Music February 14th.
Brian Kelley Announces Solo EP
Kelley, who is one half of successful country duo Florida Georgia Line has announced that his EP, ‘BK’s Wave Pack’ is due out April 13th.
Jason Isbell And Drive-By Truckers Bandmates to Release 4 LP Box Set
Mike Cooley, Patterson Hood and Jason Isbell have announced they’ll be releasing an exclusive 4 LP box set of their memorable Live At The Shoals Theatre performance.
The Secret Sisters Share Acoustic Performance of 'Cabin'
The duo have shared the performance of their song in celebration of their Grammy nominations.
Lindsay Ell Releases Single 'Hits me' with Visualiser
The single was taken from her recent album heart theory
ALBUM REVIEW•Ashley McBryde - Never Will
Never Will shows not only that Ashley McBryde's success was never set to be fleeting – but how instantly she has become a staple in the Country music canon.
Eric Church Announces 2021/22 Tour Dates
The tour, dubbed ‘Eric Church In The Round: The Gather Again Tour’, will visit 55 cities across North America.
Jade Bird Performs 'Headstart' On Fallon
The singer will be performing a ticketed live-stream event from RCA studios on February 13th.
Country Stars Feature in Matthew McConaughey’s Texas Relief Concert
The benefit raised money for McConaughey’s Just Keep Livin’ Foundation and its Texas Relief Fund.
Miranda Lambert Shares Video for 'Tequila Does'
The track is taken from her seventh studio album Wildcard.
Carrie Underwood Announces Livestream Concert
Underwood is set to take to the stage at the Ryman Auditorium for ‘My Savior: Live From The Ryman’ which will be streamed on her facebook page on Easter Sunday, April 4th.
Miranda Lambert Has Announced A New Album With Jack Ingram and Jon Randall
Lambert took to social media today to announce that she’s been working on a project called ‘The Marfa Tape’ with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall.
Lady A Release New Single ‘Like A Lady’
The retro style song is the first taste of an upcoming album that the trio are working on.
Carly Pearce Sings National Anthem Before NFL Championship Game
The singer belted out the anthem before Tampa Bay beat Green Bay.
Justin Moore Announces New Album
The eight song collection, entitled Straight Outta The Country, features the top 30 single ‘We Didn’t have Much’ and comes out April 23rd.
Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson Cast In New Martin Scorsese Film
The pair will star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro in the adaptation of David Grann’s nonfiction best-seller.
Apple Music To Add Two New Radio Shows
This Friday, March 26th, Apple Music Country is launching two new radio shows from daily on-air hosts Ty Bentli and Tiera.
Tenille Townes, Lindsay Ell Amongst JUNO Awards Nominees
The 50th annual JUNOs, Canada’s national music awards, are set to take place on May 16th and the nominees have been revealed.
ALBUM REVIEW•Devin Dawson - The Pink Slip EP
The six-song project takes the songwriter away from the dark shadows of his debut album and shows us a little more colour.
Morgan Wallen Asks Fans To Not Defend Him In New Statement
Morgan Wallen published a video apology via Instagram on Wednesday night.
The Chicks Appear on Apple Music Country Essentials Radio with Kelleigh Bannen
The trio discuss their biggest hits and changing their name with Kelleigh Bannen on the latest episode of Essentials Radio on Apple Music.
Our Native Daughters Documentary To Premiere On TV
The documentary following the super groups' journey will air on February 22nd.
Country 2 Country To Host Highlights Live Stream
The team behind the festival have announced they will show highlights from last years event in Berlin this coming weekend.
Hiss Golden Messenger Announces New Album ‘Quietly Blowing It’
The record, which is due out June 25th, has been written, arranged and produced by band leader M.C. Taylor.
Jason Isbell to Headline Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion
Tanya Tucker and Blackberry Smoke also join the lineup.
John Prine’s 2017 Newport Folk Festival Performance to be Released on Vinyl
The live set includes performances with stars such as Justin Vernon, Jim James, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff.
The Steel Woods Announce Third Album ‘All of Your Stones’
The announcement came alongside the release of the title track which is full of optimism despite the recent death of founding member and guitarist Jason ‘Rowdy’ Cope.
Margo Price Shares New Video For 'Hey Child'
The artist has also announced her first show in over a year for this May.
Blake Shelton Announces New Album ‘Body Language’
The record is set to come out on May 21st and has 12 tracks, including his latest single ‘Minimum Wage’.
Reba McEntire to Release Concert Special via Youtube
McEntire’s ‘All The Women I Am’ concert will be released exclusively on YouTube on Friday March 12th.
Thomas Rhett Releases New Singles, Announcing Double Album ‘Country Again’
The first half of the record is due out on April 30th.
Waxahatchee Performs Lilacs On Kimmel
Waxahatchee performed their song Lilacs from their album Saint Cloud on the late night show for the first time.
2021 Stagecoach and Coachella Festivals cancelled
No new dates have been officially set as of yet.
Loretta Lynn And Margo Price Duet On ‘One’s On The Way’
The rerecorded classic features on Loretta Lynn's upcoming studio album 'Still Woman Enough'.
Charley Crockett Releases Video for 'Midnight Run'
Charley Crockett has today released a new video for his single ‘Midnight Run’. The song features on his latest album 10 for Slim: Charley Crockett Sings James Hand, which was released at the end of February.
Big Collaborations and Debut Performances Set For 56th ACM Awards Show
The ceremony, which takes place this Sunday April 18th, will be broadcast from several iconic venues around Music City.
Chris Young and Kane Brown Team Up For ‘Famous Friends’ Music Video
The video for the track, which is currently climbing up the country charts, features some of Brown and Young’s real life friends as they put on a live rooftop performance in downtown Nashville.
ALBUM REVIEW•Florida Georgia Line - Life Rolls On
The party vibe and positivity that oozes out of this album is surely what we all need to hear in 2021. Florida Georgia Line are back to their best.
Maddie & Tae Share Grand Ole Opry Performance
The country duo took to the famous stage on Saturday evening (1/30).
LONG READ•Track by Track: Devin Dawson
Devin Dawson takes us track by track through all the stories behind his most recent release, The Pink Slip EP.
Nathaniel Rateliff and Margo Price Tease ‘CMT Crossroads’ Episode
Rateliff and Price shared their performance of Rateliff’s song ‘Say It Louder’ in promotion of the upcoming episode.
ALBUM REVIEW•Kip Moore - Wild World (Deluxe)
Wild World is the album we all need to hear as we try to muddle through this ever changing world.
Priscilla Block, Brooke Eden and More to Play Introducing Nashville Show
On what would have been the Country 2 Country Festival weekend, the Country Music Association have taken to hosting a series of virtual events for UK and European country music fans.
The Shires and Lauren Alaina share new video for 'Lightening Strikes'
The Shires and Lauren Alaina have released the video for their new single ‘Lightning Strikes’.
Exit/In Launch GoFundMe Campaign To Save Venue
In a last ditch attempt to save the venue which opened fifty years ago with a performance from Jimmy Buffet, Chris Cobb has organised a GoFundMe Campaign.
Taylor Swift releases ‘Mr Perfectly Fine’
Swift has released another of her songs ‘From The Vault’, which feature on her upcoming release of ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ due April 9th.
Lady A Invited To Become Opry Members
The trio were surprised by Darius Rucker on the Opry stage.
Willie Jones Performs on Fallon
Jones performed the song ‘American Dream’ off his latest record ‘Right Now’ on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
Taylor Swift Announces Fearless Re-recordings
Swift has teased that the record could be released on April 9th.
Brandy Clark To Release Deluxe Album On March 5th
'Your Life Is Still A Record' is being released to mark the original record's one year anniversary.
Midland Release ‘The Sonic Ranch’ Documentary
The documentary, which premiered on CMT on Saturday (March 20th), documents the bands formation and the early recordings they made back in 2014.
Mavis Staples And Yola To Appear On New Spotify Show 'Duet'
The show will air on Thursday, February 18th.
Tiera Discusses ‘Not Your Girl’ on Apple Music 1
Tiera joined Zane Lowe to discuss the new song which she wrote with Cameron Bedell and Jack Newsome.
Brooke Eden Releases Video For New Single ‘Sunroof’
Eden recruited her girlfriend, Hilary, to star alongside her in the video.
Morgan Wallen tops the Billboard 200 for a second week
Dangerous: The Double Album is the first record to top the chart for a consecutive week since Chris Stapleton's Traveller.
Eric Church releases new single ‘Heart on Fire’
The soulful banger is taken from Church's forthcoming album Heart.
Jason Aldean shares new video for 'Blame It On You'
He premiered it during an interactive livestream Wolf Moon Bourbon on the Rocks with Jason Aldean
Miranda Lambert Is Teasing A New Album
Lambert took to social media on Monday to hint to fans that she’s working on something new.
Cody Johnson Shares Trailer For New Documentary Film ‘Dear Rodeo’
The documentary, which shares its name with one of Johnson’s most popular songs, still has yet to receive a release date.
Priscilla Block Announces Debut EP
Her self-titled, six-song EP will come out on April 30th via Mercury Nashville.
Marty Stuart Announces Digital Acoustic Album
The record, called ‘Songs I Sing in the Dark’, is a collection of 20 acoustic songs that he’ll debut on a monthly basis.
Midland to Release New Documentary and Album
The trio has also released the vintage track ‘Cowgirl Blues’ from the soundtrack of the new film.
Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton to Host ACM Awards
The Academy of Country Music has today announced the hosts for the 56th Awards ceremony.
'Queen of Bluegrass' Rhonda Vincent inducted into Grand Ole Opry
The Grammy Award-winning musician, commonly referred to as the ‘Queen of Bluegrass’, became a member of the Opry on Saturday Night (Feb 6).
Amanda Shires & Jason Isbell Perform 'The Problem' on Fallon
The duo performed the single after the release of Shires' all-female reimagining of the empowering track.
Brandi Carlile Confirms Ryman Auditorium Live Stream Concert
This will be Carlile’s first full band show in over a year. The show is set to take place at the ‘Mother Church of Country Music’ on March 28th at 7pm CT.
Florida Georgia Line Perform 'Long Live' On Kimmel
The hit single is off their fifth studio album, Life Rolls On, which came out on Friday.
Garth Brooks Confirms New Chris Gaines Material Is Coming
In 1999, Garth Brooks released an album in character as the fictional rock star Chris Gaines.
Dolly Parton re-writes '9 to 5' to '5 to 9' for Super Bowl ad
The song, written for website builder Squarespace, now focuses on side hustles.
Cam, Maren Morris And Andrea Williams Join Panel Discussion On Rissi Palmer's 'Color Me Country'
Rissi Palmer welcomed Cam, Maren Morris and Andrea Williams onto her Apple Music radio show ‘Color Me Country’ over the weekend.
Dolly Parton Receives Covid Vaccine and Adapts Hit Song 'Jolene'
Dolly Parton has received her first Covid-19 vaccine, and is encouraging others to make sure they do so too.
Billy Bob's Texas Announce 40th Anniversary Plans
Hank Williams Jr is set to perform at the revered Forth Worth honky-tonk.
The Cadillac Three Release Video For ‘Long After Last Call’
The ACM-nominated trio has partnered with NIVA and #SaveOurStages campaign for the release.
Luke Bryan To Release Deluxe Edition Of Born Here Live Here Die Here
The deluxe version contains six new tracks.
GUIDE•The Classics: Slim Whitman - Favorites
Favorites opened the gateway for country across the seas, breaking records in a place where not even its own superstars could hold those kinds of records.
Amanda Shires Shares All-Female Version of 'The Problem'
Shires shared her plans for the collaboration exclusively with Holler.
Nashville's Exit/In Music Venue Up For Sale
The venue’s future was already uncertain due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lily Rose Signs to Big Loud / Republic
The TikTok sensation has also shared a video for her debut smash hit 'Villian'
Vinyl Me, Please To Launch Country Subscription 'VMP Country'
It will launch in March with Johnny Cash's At Folsom Prison.
Logan Mize Releases Video For ‘Practice Swing’
The video paints the picture of a reckless teenage heart navigating a coming of age journey.
Lainey Wilson announces new album Sayin' What I'm Thinkin'
The Louisiana-born, Nashville-based artist will release the record on February 19.
Chapel Hart Share Video for New Single 'I Will Follow'
The trio were selected for CMT's Next Women of Country Class of 2021.
Dolly Parton Declines The Offer Of A Statue At The Tennessee State Capitol
“Given all that is going on in the World, I don’t think putting me on a pedestal is appropriate at this time”.
Luke Combs Reveals He Is Working On Album Three
Luke Combs thanks fans for birthday wishes and reveals he is working on album three.
Lady Nade Announces New Album, 'Willing'
The Americana singer-songwriter's new record ‘Willing’ is due for release on June 25th.
Colorado’s Country Jam Announces 2021 Headliners
Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith and Luke Combs will top the bill at the festival.
Jamey Johnson and The Mavericks’ Raul Malo duet on ‘To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before’
The duet comes as part of Malo's 'Quarantunes' Series.
Tyler Hubbard Joins Tim McGraw on Apple Music Country
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard sits down with Tim McGraw on today’s episode of Beyond The Influence Radio on Apple Music Country (Feb 5)
Kane Brown wins Video of the Year at ACM Awards
Brown was announced as the winner during an interview he was giving on ‘CBS This Morning’.
Miranda Lambert Announces Three Socially-Distanced Live Shows
The country superstar will play 3 nights at Billy Bob's in Texas this April.
James Corden Duets With Andrew Jannakos on ‘Gone Too Soon’
In a TikTok-style video posted to his twitter account, Andrew Jannakos can be heard and seen singing his song with James Corden as each prepares a meal in their respective kitchens.
Miranda Lambert And Elle King Share New Duet ‘Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)’
An official music video for ‘Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)’ drops later today (February 26th).
Carrie Underwood’s ‘My Savior' Tops Country and Christian Charts
The record debuts at number one on the Billboard charts, making her the only Country artist to achieve nine consecutive albums to debut at number one since the start of her career.
The 2021 ACM Awards Will Return to Nashville
The ceremony, which usually takes place in Las Vegas, was relocated to Nashville last year and shall once again take place in Music City on April 18th.
GUIDE•A Guide To: Sun Studio
An in-depth guide to the home of The Man In Black and The King, the Beale Street Blues and a monument of popular contemporary music.
GUIDE•A Guide To: 95 Years of the Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is undoubtably the beating heart of Nashville and Country Music - but how did a weekly radio concert become so significant, not just within Country, but the music industry itself?
Taylor Swift and Maren Morris Releasing ‘You All Over Me (From The Vault)’ Tomorrow
It's a previously unreleased track, taken from her upcoming re-release of ‘Fearless’ and will feature Morris on backing vocals.
Dan + Shay Release New Single 'Glad You Exist'
Their latest track is a message of gratitude and hope.
Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff Perform 'Twinkle, Twinkle' on CMT Crossroads
The song which features on Price’s record ‘That’s How Rumours Get Started’ was performed with grit by the pair.
Eric Church Performs National Anthem at Super Bowl LV
The Chief also shared new single, 'Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones', from one of his forthcoming albums.
Sam Morrow releases video for ‘Money Ain’t A Thing’
The song is a standout track off his 2020 album ‘Gettin By On Getting Down’.
Holly Macve shares new single ‘Daddy’s Gone’
The Irish singer-songwriter released a video to accompany the single.
Luke Combs To Stream ‘What You See Is What You Get’ Full Concert
The show, which was filmed last year, will take place this Thursday (18/2).
LIST•Garth Brooks' Top 10 Hits
A definitive ranking of country megastar Garth Brooks' top ten hit songs.
Carly Pearce Debuts New Song at the Opry
Pearce took to the hallowed stage on Saturday night to perform a four song set alongside The Isaacs and Craig Morgan.
ALBUM REVIEW•Tenille Townes - The Lemonade Stand
Townes’ willingness to wear her heart on her sleeve is what makes The Lemonade Stand an integral release of 2020.
Jimmie Allen and Brad Paisley share new single ‘Freedom Was A Highway’.
The song, which is the latest single from Allen’s ‘Bettie James’ EP, has hit potential.
Morgan Wade releases video for ‘Wilder Days’
Fresh off the back of the release of her debut album ‘Reckless’, Wade has released the video for lead single ‘Wilder Days’.
Taylor Swift Makes Grammy Awards History: Full Report
Miranda Lambert, The Highwomen and Billy Strings all win big on the star-studded night.
Allison Russell Announces Debut Solo Album
Russell was one of the co-founders of the super-group, Our Native Daughters and Birds of Chicago.
CMA to present exclusive Songwriters Series with Bob Harris on BBC Radio 2
The one hour show will be broadcast on March 11th and will feature Ashley McBryde, Shy Carter, Cam and Brett Young.
The 2021 ACM Awards Nominees Have Been Revealed
The 2021 ACM Awards will take place across different venues in Nashville including the Grand Ole Opry, the Bluebird Cafe and the Ryman Auditorium on April 18th.
Esther Rose Shares New Single ‘Good Time’
This latest single is taken from her record 'How Many Times' which comes out March 26th.
Courtney Marie Andrews Announces Fall Tour
The new dates added in the fall see her visit multiple states across the United States, and nine cities in the UK including London, Manchester and Belfast.
Dallas Moore announces new album 'The Rain'
Outlaw country artist Dallas Moore has announced a new album, set to be released 9 April; sharing the first single and title track ‘The Rain’, which will be available to download and stream from January 29.
Mickey Guyton performs 'Black Like Me' on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The star performed a stripped back version of her hit single last night.
LIST•The Top Ten Dolly Parton Movies
On her 75th Birthday, Holler lists and ranks the film career of the Country Queen herself. From her early 80s blockbusters to more modern day animations - we rate Dolly Parton's best cinematic performances.
Jimmie Allen Wins ACM New Male Artist of the Year
ACM Awards host Keith Urban broke the news to Allen while he was working in the studio.
LIST•Top 10 Country: The Songs of Jason Aldean
To celebrate his birthday this coming Sunday (2/28), we whittle down the finest songs of the man from Macon, Georgia.
ALBUM REVIEW•Carly Pearce - 29
29 is Carly Pearce at her most vulnerable; the honesty and integrity she displays within these songs is inspiring.
Brandy Clark Teams Up With Lindsey Buckingham For Rendition Of 'The Past Is The Past'
The song is taken off the deluxe edition of Clark’s grammy nominated album ‘Your Life Is A Record’ which is set to be released this Friday (March 5th).
Dolly Parton’s MusiCares Tribute Coming to Netflix
Parton was the first country artist to be honoured with the MusiCares Person of the year award back in 2019 during a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles.
LIST•Top Ten Country: The Songs of Reba McEntire
To celebrate Reba McEntire's 66th Birthday, we reflect on her illustrious career so far; delving deep into album tracks and picking out the best of her 25 number one hits. These are Holler’s top 10 Reba McEntire songs!