Matt Stell’s EP Everywhere But On has taken over my stereo.

Katelyn Law – Raised Rowdy Contributor Center Ridge, Arkansas native Matt Stell had a unique start to country music. As a 6’7 collegiate basketball star, Matt started h...

Zach Bryan: A Name You Will Want to Know

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Backstage with Ben Johnson – Daddy’s Dogs

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Ryan Nelson completes his EP with the release of “All We Ever Knew”

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Joe and Martina release new single “Pink Flamingo”

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Josh Phillips tags all the bases with self titled EP.

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder who someday oughta change his ways…but tonight ain’t the day Josh had an all star cast of songwriters help pen this EP with h...

Muscadine Bloodline shares what it’s like to find the right person in latest single.

Bradley Curry – Raised Rowdy Contributor There’s no doubt that Muscadine Bloodline is one of the most popular bands among the Raised Rowdy family and it’s because...

Hayden Coffman paints every man’s dream in newest release “Last First Date”

Trey Bonner – Raised Rowdy contributor and videographer. I think it’s fair to say most of us have been in awful relationships. These relationships leave us wanting, h...

Noah Hick’s releases his Sophomore single “It Ain’t Me”

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Top reasons you need to go to CMA Fest 2020

Well guys we at Raised Rowdy really are fans of country music first. We are just like anyone else, just really big music fans with a desire to see as many of our favorite art...

Josh Abbott Band heats things up with new Catching Fire EP

Stacie Hestand – Raised Rowdy Contributor Anticipation has been building since Texas country staple Josh Abbott Band wiped their Instagram in order to announce their latest relea...

Styles Haury has your ticket to living the good life with his new single “Summertime Sundown”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder who is out there living the good life. Summertime is upon us. That means long days full of daylight and trips to the coast, lake or at le...

The Honky-Tonk Kid tells, arguably, his greatest story ever with “Red Bandana”

Bubba McAllister Raised Rowdy Contributor. The Honky-Tonk Kid has dropped what many surmised as the most anticipated album of 2019. Amid EP’s, full length studio albums, li...

Tune-in to “CMA Fest” airing Sunday, Aug. 4 at 8/7c on the ABC Television Network.

CMA Fest seems like it was just here and we are already fiending for next year’s festival. Every year you leave town in an almost state of bliss after seeing so many am...

Top 5 Country Ain’t Country No More

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Saturday Video Roundup 6-29-19

So we have been getting a lot of great videos sent to us and that we have caught from this week, so we wanted to collect some of our favorites to share with you guys to make your S...

5 artists that will be playing MUCH bigger stages at CMA fest next year!

Nick Tressler Raised Rowdy Founder CMA fest does a great job of helping shine light on artists that are just starting to get juice in the music world. They do a great job of...

This is “One of Them” you’ll want to turn up loud songs by Clay Barker

Katelyn Law- Raised Rowdy Contributor Imagine the most perfect night of your life. The drinks have never tasted better and your significant other is right by your side. Well ...

Carly Rogers releases her most personal song to date “Need You”

Nick Tressler Raised Rowdy Founder There is times in your life when you just feel off. It can be for any number of reasons but some internal reflection can usually hel...

Get Your Red, White and Country Tickets Before It Sells Out At Flannagans In Columbus Ohio

Thursday July 4 and July 5 2019 92.3 WCOL’s Red, White and Country GRAB YOUR TICKETS HERE DAY 1: Thursday, July 4th- Headliner Cole Swindell with support from Jon Lang...

Luke Combs Adds Acoustic Benefit Concert with The Cadillac Three & More in Columbus Ohio

Well this is a killer lineup! Luke Combs is coming to Flannagan’s in Dublin Ohio for an acoustic show to raised money for a great cause. Oh yeah, and he’s bringing The ...

“Ain’t Always the Cowboy” is the country song we didn’t know we needed

Katelyn Law- Raised Rowdy Contributor Jon Pardi has been slowly releasing songs that are sure to be on his new album titled “Heartache Medication.” And he might have just dropp...

Midland teases fans with new song “Put The Hurt On Me”

Bradley Curry – Raised Rowdy Contributor The grooviest cowboys in country music are staying busy these days, proposing to girlfriends, playing beer pong at the CMT Awards and...

We’re Not Lying When We Tell You Kalsey Kulyk’s New Single “Bad Liar” Is An Anthem

Canada Native and country music songstress, Kalsey Kulyk shows the fun side of heartbreak in her new single, “Bad Liar.” Kalsey channels all the vibes of the legendary ...

Carlton Anderson- Country Music Made Me Do It

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Backstage with Ben Johnson – Small Town, USA

A weekly look inside the life of an up and coming country artist Small Town, USA Have you ever lost your wallet? If you have, you know that it sucks…big time. I...

Riley Green drops his new single and completed Get That Man A Beer EP.

Sara Custance – Raised Rowdy Contributor A year after the debut of his first major label release, “There Was This Girl”, Riley Green delivers an emotional 4 song E...

Whiskey Myers “Die Rockin” flashed through images of east Texas

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“Now You Know” you need to listen to Jon Langston’s new single

Katelyn Law – Raised Rowdy Contributor 2019 just got a little bigger for Georgia native Jon Langston with the release of his new single “Now You Know”. The song&...

Adam Sanders digs into who his is in new release

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Cole Swindell Releases Live Version of “Dad’s Old Number”and DAMN…

Jon Galiotto – Raised Rowdy Contributor Cole Swindell released a live version of his emotional “Dad’s Old Number” just in time for Father’s Day and everyone ...

Lucas Ebert explains life on the road in new EP

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When Fishing Oddly Parallels Your Country Music Listening

Ryan McDonald Flippin’ the script just a tad for ya’ll. We know there are a bunch of you Raised Rowdians out there who love the outdoors and are known to wet a line f...

Top 5: Wishing Your Ex Well Songs…

Jon Galiotto Raised Rowdy Contributor Just kidding f*ck them! They’re you’re ex for a reason and it’s probably a pretty damn good one. Gabby Barrett – I Hope. This one ...

Authentic to her roots, Erin Enderlin tells her tale in three-quarter time

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Kameron Marlowe isn’t just another voice, and he’s out to prove that with “Giving You Up”

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Nick Walsh drops raw and gritty debut single “Heartbreak Town”

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Daniel Donato releases new track “Always Been A Lover”

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Ryan Nelson adds to the summer heat with new single

Bradley Curry – Raised Rowdy Contributor With feel good lyrics and a rockin’ sound that’ll knock your socks off, Ryan Nelson has a perfect song for all your summe...

Ever wondered how to stay in paradise forever? Matt Rogers offers a solution in new single.

Katelyn Law – Raised Rowdy Contributor Hailing from Eatonton, Georgia, Matt Rogers is no stranger to country music. With experiences opening for country legends such as Clint...

Top 5 Word Play Songs

Jon Galiotto Raised Rowdy Contributor Songwriters and Artists have an amazing ability to transform the meaning of lyrics throughout a song. I find this skill pretty damn awesome ...

Chicago Native Ethan Bell Talks of Upbringing, Eclectic Sound and More (Interview)

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Episode 52-Jon Langston

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‘Lonesome Cowboy’ not Stapleton’s first Disney/Pixar recording

By Chris Yow Contributor I was never a big animated movie fan, but when I saw Toy Story the first time, I absolutely loved it. The second one was even better! So, when I heard Toy ...

New Single from Randy Travis “One In A Row”

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Americana newcomer Asher Cataldo finds his sound with “Need to Be” EP

By Chris Yow When Asher Cataldo came to Nashville, he had every intention of making modern country music, but after finding his group of peers that sound began to change. A chance ...

Backstage with Ben Johnson – These Boots

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Justin Biltonen drops new single to ramp up his Country music career “Runaway”

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If You Grew Up Like I Did, you’ll dig this debut album from Austin Jenckes

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Reid Haughton releases his second single “Ain’t Close To Anywhere”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder Reid Haughton is a name you should start getting familiar with if you love country music. Reid’s debut single “Make You M...

Gannon Fremin & CCREV release their new single “Lessons Learned”

Gannon Fremin & CCREV “Lessons Learned” New Single Release “Lesson’s Learned” is the second released single by Gannon Fremin & CCREV. It brings a type...

A Rowdy’s breakdown of CMA Fest for first timers

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Ian Noe steps out of Appalachian Kentucky and into somewhere “Between The Country”

Stacie Hestand Raised Rowdy Contributor There’s no way around it – Ian Noe’s first full-length album, Between the Country, will hit you right in the gut. Still, the sh...

Riley Green is helping set the bar for modern country songwriting with “Grandpas Never Died”

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Trea Landon releases catchy new single “Loved By A Country Boy”

Bradley Curry – Raised Rowdy Contributor From spending his off-days fishin’ for bass on a lake to sitting high in a deer stand waiting for a trophy buck to walk by, Geo...

Backstage with Ben Johnson – How ‘Bout You?

Backstage with Ben Johnson A weekly look inside the life of an up and coming country artist How ‘Bout You? Before I share my most embarrassing/funny country music f...

Luke Combs and Crocs announce special CMA fest only release and WE NEED THEM

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Carlton Anderson and Ian Munsick’s take on “God’s Country” has us wishing for a full version.

Nick Tressler Raised Rowdy Founder Come on guys you can’t do us like this. We need the full video of this song. This one minute video is pure gold, and we can’t be ex...

6 Country Artists You Might Not Know But Should

Nicky T – Raised Rowdy’s head idiot Ben Chapman Young, talented and driven, Ben Chapman has been writing some amazing songs with some of our favorite writers sin...

Jordan Rager talks about how life would be if he was “Colorblind” in new single

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Gannon Fremin & CCREV: Heir to the Red Dirt Throne

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Backstage with Ben Johnson – I’m a Member of the Country Club

Backstage with Ben Johnson A weekly look inside the life of an up and coming country artist I’m a Member of the Country Club I’m a huge fan of Travis Tritt. The Du...

Check out Stephen Carey’s new single “The Way It Goes”

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Travis Ensley tells us “What Money Can’t Buy”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder Hailing from the great state of North Carolina, Travis Ensley has made his way onto the country scene after starting to pick guitar at th...

Ryan Nelson shows us his vulnerable side in his new single “The Way My Heart Breaks”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder “The Way My Heart Breaks” is not just a love song or a breakup song. It is something, well, different. Emotional, inner looking and a...

Backstage with Ben Johnson – Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

A weekly look inside the life of an up and coming country artist Oh, the Places You’ll Go! When you’re a musician, people think that your life is one big non-stop party....

If I’m Being “Honest”, Parker McKay’s New Single is AMAZING

Katelyn Law Raised Rowdy Contributor Parker McKay grew up in the Northeastern part of the U.S. listening to the likes of Sheryl Crow, John Mayer, Shania Twain, and yes, even Eminem...

Austin Bishop tells personal life story through new EP

Bradley Curry – Raised Rowdy Contributor In recent years, Alabama has produced a slew of country artists and that long list is continuing to grow, as Austin Bishop is quickly...

Austin Jenckes releases heartfelt song and video for his wife “Never Forget”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder True love is hard to find. It might seem so simple but to truly find someone that is your equal and you get to share your life with reall...

Kenton Bryant drops another killer new single “Way Back”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder who has a lengthy relationship with whiskey We like to think that there is a common theme to all the songs we like the most. While...

Josh Gallagher signs distribution deal with Average Joes Entertainment

Special to Raised Rowdy Independent record label HeddenOnUp Entertainment has partnered with Average Joes Entertainment for an exclusive distribution deal and is set to debut its f...

Ben Johnson & The Road Beers

Backstage with Ben Johnson A weekly look inside the life of an up and coming country artist Ben Johnson & The Road Beers Road Beers: noun So you’re on the way to ...

Tucker Beathard is ready to tell us all a bigger story (Interview)

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Priscilla Block drops new single “Thick Thighs”

Cole German – Raised Rowdy Contributor The thing that I love the most about country music is that the songs are authentic and have meaning. I am not in to music that relies s...

Adam Sanders swings the country music pendulum with “Life I’m Livin'”

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Brinley Addington just hopes you will “Come Back” with his latest single

Chris Yow Raised Rowdy contributor Following up one of 2018’s best projects (in our minds, anyway…) might be a chore for some. For Brinley Addington, though, he simply ...

Track Premiere Sam Grow’s “Love And Whiskey”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder What more can we say about Sam Grow than we already have. Our dude has a BIG voice, is a killer songwriter, has his own style that he sta...

Jericho Woods releases their new album ‘One Perfect Sound’ May 3rd

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder The album’s name says is all for the struggle a band sees when trying to make their best record to date. It’s a long, arduo...

Backstage with Ben Johnson- The Harder They Fall

A weekly look inside the life of an up and coming country artist Another One Bites The Dust Let me paint the picture clearly for you.. Country Boom 2018 (a big countr...

Josh Phillips acoustic video for “In A Bar Somewhere” gives the song even more emotion

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder in a bar somewhere We have talked about Josh Phillips’s new single in depth but we thought this version was worth an additi...

Have you heard Justin Dukes latest single? You definitely need to “Get Around to That”

Katelyn Law Raised Rowdy Contributor Hailing from the small town of Vidalia, Georgia, Justin Dukes made the move to Nashville right after college graduation to share his unique sou...

Jon Wolfe announces ‘Feels Like Country Music’ due June 14th

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A review of Erin Enderlin’s new concept EP “Tonight I Don’t Give a Damn” (feature and videos)

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder In my opinion, Erin Enderlin is one of the finest songwriters to grace country music airwaves. She not only can pen a song that will cr...

Ray Fulcher’s new single, “Life After Your Leavin'” will help you get over your ex

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Jason Charles Miller releases a haunting video for his single “Running”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy Founder Jason Charles Miller is known in both the rock and now country world to be edgy and risk taking in his musical selections. The former Go...

Crawford and Power release their most country song yet “Dancing Alone”

Nick Tressler – Raised Rowdy founder Country to the core with a 90’s country vibe, “Dancing Alone” is the latest release from one of our absolute favorite...

Backstage with Ben Johnson- Front Row or Don’t Go

A weekly look in the life of an upcoming country artist Front Row or Don’t Go Jamie I had been writing that day with another friend, JD Hans. Jamie brought up that Jordan ...

Top 5 bands to convert your rock loving friends to COUNTRY

Jon Galiotto – Raised Rowdy Contributor By a show of hands does anyone here “hate” country music? Anybody? Just as I suspected, everyone here loves country...

An introduction to Lucas Ebert and his country sound

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Deanie Richardson’s Bluegrass album, Love Hard, Work Hard, Play Hard Is Perfect For Full Moon Summer Nights

Fiddle extraordinaire, Deanie Richardson is having a career-defining year from being nominated for the Grammy award “Best Bluegrass Album” with female group Sister Sadie...

Taylor Ray Holbrook releases his new jam “Way Back When” just in time for windows down season

Chris Yow Raised Rowdy contributor Very few country music artists have ever been really successful as independents. Aaron Watson, Corey Smith and Cody Johnson come to mind to that ...

Reid Morris releases self-titled debut EP

Bradley Curry – Raised Rowdy Contributor For many high school seniors, spring is the time to celebrate your last few months in your hometown with friends, who you have grown ...

FIRST LISTEN: Styles Haury releasing working man’s anthem “No Beer Limit”

By Chris Yow The second single release of 2019 for Styles Haury is sure to get listeners ready for summer. “No Beer Limit”, set to release April 22, is a catchy, 90s-country so...

Backstage With Ben Johnson- Whiskey Jam

A weekly look inside the life of an up and coming country artist Paw Paw For those of you that have had the pleasure of experiencing Whiskey Jam, skip ahead…for those of you ...

Kassi Ashton’s “Pretty Shiny Things” gives all women a powerful message

Kassi Ashton’s “Pretty Shiny Things” takes us to a place. Kassi’s smooth and sultry voice paired with real life no bullshit lyrics will give you all the goosebumps. The str...

Acoustic Wednesday: Hunter Girl “We’re Not in Kansas Anymore”

Trey Bonner– Raised Rowdy videographer and contributor Hunter Girl, originally from Winchester, Tennessee, won the 2016 and 2017 NSAI Songwriter Contest where she opened for ...

Meet Vinnie Paolizzi and watch the video of his new track “Front Seat”

Nick Tressler Raised Rowdy Founder For those that don’t know him, Vinnie Paolizzi is a staple of one of Nashville’s finest writers rounds, Revival 615. If Big Rob tab...

Hayden Coffman gives us a twangy throwback song “That’s Just Me”

Trey Bonner Raised Rowdy Contributor Hayden Coffman just released his single “That’s Just Me”. This song has the early 2000’s country twang that we’ve all been miss...

The Cadillac Three drop new music in signature style with “Crackin’ Cold Ones With The Boys”

Ryan McDonald- Front Row At A Cadillac Show The Cadillac Three are seemingly always on tour. Rocking venues of all shapes and sizes across the country and the pond while catering...