Adele

Adele's brand new album is out and the deluxe version features a duet with country star Chris Stapleton. You can listen to their version of "Easy on Me" here!

Carrie Underwood just released a new song to country radio and it reminds us of a big ole pop song.  Dave Spencer and I were chatting about "Dirty Laundry" and how much it sounds like Adele's "Rolling in the Deep."  So, we decided to let you take a listen to see what you think.  Check 'em out!

I don't know about you all, but I'm not quite over my Chris Stapleton hangover yet. I know a lot of people were saying during and after the CMA Awards, "who the heck is this guy?" And something I didn't know was that Stapleton used to be part of a bluegrass group called The SteelDrivers, a group that has performed at ROMP. Who knew? Here's a clip, man that voice!

Okay.  I am typing this with tears in my eyes.  Ya'll know I am a huge Kelly Clarkson fan and a big weenie when it comes to sad songs.  I think Kelly's voice is flawless and I truly look forward to ANYTHING she sings . . . pop, country, R&B, polka.  LOL!  But, when you lay THAT voice on a BIG song, you can expect to be moved.  Flat out.  Moved . . . to tears . . . to another place . . . to ano

If you are a Taylor Swift fan, get ready for what could be the biggest album release of the fall, and maybe, of 2012. Swift hosted a live video web chat at her home in Nashville Monday night to announce details about her new album, Red, which is tentatively scheduled to be released on October 22nd.

Here's a first.  For the second week in a row, my "Country-Fried" YouTube Cover of the Week is a cover of an Adele song.  In fact, it's the exact same song.  Last week, I featured Wyatt Turner's version of "Someone Like You" and, right after posting it, came across another version that a friend of mine posted on Facebook.  And this is incredible!  Ya'll know I am huge fan of Da

Singer/songwriter Adele has become an international sensation.  Her CD, 21, which was essentially a "break-up" album, has sold ridiculous amounts of copies because folks everywhere are connecting to and relating to her lyrics.  Last week, video from Dierks Bentley's CMT Unplugged show surfaced and included his version of Adele's hit song "Set Fire to the Rain."  So, that inspir