The 2015 CMA Awards changed everything. Chris Stapleton, who was a seemingly unknown artist to mainstream country music fans, swept just about every award he was nominated for and catapulted him to super stardom. He performed an epic duet with Justin Timberlake, singing Timberlake’s “Drink You Away” and a soulful rendition of the George Jones […] More
By now, it seems that almost everyone out there has offered up a cover of “Tennessee Whiskey.” In fact, Chris Stapleton‘s famous recording is a cover itself, though it is certainly responsible for renewing interest in the song. “Tennessee Whiskey” was first released in 1981 by outlaw artist David Allan Coe off of his album of the same name. […] More
For the first time in over 25 years, someone has broken this long-standing record that sounds like it’s almost impossible to even achieve! A few months shy of exactly 26 years ago, Garth Brooks broke a record for occupying the top three spots on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, and for the week dated February 10, 2018, Chris Stapleton has become the […] More
At the beginning of 2018, fans were speculating a surprise Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake performance to take place on Super Bowl Sunday, since the latter served as the halftime entertainment. Timberlake performed “Filthy,” a song off of his brand-new album Man of the Woods, hits from his albums Justified, FutureSex/LoveSounds, and 20/20 Experience, as […] More
The song was originally recorded by Canadian-American rock group The Band and released in 1968…
After his first Saturday Night Live appearance went over so well, Chris Stapleton returned to the program with much fanfare on Saturday night (January 27). The show fell just one day prior to the Grammy Awards, during which Stapleton earned a total of three awards: Best Country Song, Best Country Album, and Best Country Solo […] More
His version of the song also features his wife, Morgane, who sings background vocals and the last few lines…
The moment that country fans have waited over two years for is almost here! Just in case you don’t remember, or were living under a rock during November 2015, we’ll give you a bit of background. During the 2015 CMA Awards, something magical happened when a then-relatively unknown songwriter named Chris Stapleton took to the […] More
Long before he took the stage next to Chris Stapleton and blew the CMA Awards out of the water with their duet on “Tennessee Whiskey,” young Justin Timberlake was singing covers of country music on the television show, Star Search. Just 11 years old, Timberlake was going by his first and middle name during his […] More
Over the course of history, no country artist has ever sold more albums than Garth Brooks. In fact, he’s the best-selling solo artist in the U.S., meaning that no other artist from any other genre as ever sold more records than him. Of course, you can’t talk about Brooks’ success without mentioning his 20 number […] More
Already having a full family of four, this expecting father revealed his reaction when doctors told him and wife Morgane that they were going to be welcoming two more beautiful angels into their lives. Sitting down in a new interview on Sunday Today, Chris Stapleton and Morgane spoke openly with Willie Geist about their future, […] More
Over the weekend, rock legend and AC/DC co-founder Malcolm Young passed away after battling dementia at 64 years old. Fellow artists, and many of Young’s fans, paid tribute to the rocker in various forms. Most took to social media, while country star Chris Stapleton paid his respects during his concert on Monday (Nov. 19). Stapleton […] More
