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Photos: Kane Brown and Chris Lane Deliver at Country Thunder Wisconsin

Kane Brown performs at Country Thunder Wisconsin on July 17, 2021 (Photo by Dan Garcia).

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Eric Church delivered one for the ages on Friday night, but even though the country music superstar is a tough act to follow, Kane Brown and Chris Lane delivered for Day 3 of Country Thunder 2021 in Twin Lakes, WI.

With Lane’s hits like “Take Back Home Girl” and “Big Big Plans”, the North Carolina native had big plans for his Wisconsin fans. And to close out the third night, Kane Brown blew fans away with some of his pop country hits like “Be Like That” and “One Thing Right”.

Check out our photos from Day 3 of Country Thunder Wisconsin 2021 below:

Photos by Dan Garcia

Photos: Eric Church Headlines Day 2 of Country Thunder Wisconsin

Eric Church delivers for Night 2 of Country Thunder Wisconsin on July 16, 2021 (Photo by Dan Garcia).

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Following “Cowboys and Angels” singer Dustin Lynch’s show-stopping performance on opening day, Country Thunder Wisconsin kept the momentum going with a huge headlining act, country superstar Eric Church.

Constantly praised for his live performances, Church lived up to his reputation last night with a 25-song setlist, including a number of his biggest hits and fan favorites. And if Eric Church wasn’t enough, fans also enjoyed a supporting performance from Hardy and others to kick off the stacked day of live music.

Check out our photos from Day 2 of Country Thunder Wisconsin 2021 below:

Photos by Dan Garcia

Photos: Dustin Lynch Kicks Off Country Thunder Wisconsin in Twin Lakes

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Live music is officially back in the Good Land, as Country Thunder returned to Twin Lakes, WI for another 4-day weekend of stellar country music performances.

But if you expected Country Thunder to ease fans into the action, you were mistaken, because the music festival hit the ground running with a huge headlining performance from “Cowboys and Angels” singer, Dustin Lynch.

The Tennessee native brought all of his hits to the farm on Thursday night, giving most fans their first real taste of live music since the COVID-19 pandemic. Lynch showed no signed of rust though, while delivering a memorable performance for his Midwest fans.

Check out our photos from Dustin Lynch’s headlining performance at Country Thunder Wisconsin:

Photos by Dan Garcia

Photos: Dierks Bentley Parties in the Rain at the Windy City Smokeout

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Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout kept its streak of top notch headlining performers on Saturday night for Day 3 of the 4-day country music festival, with a great performance by Nashville recording artist Dierks Bentley.

Unfortunately for fans who planned on staying dry for the festival, mother nature’s streak did not live on throughout the extended weekend. A little rain wasn’t going to stop the music however, as the show went on and fans enjoyed a day of great performances, rain or shine.

After singer Riley Green warmed up the sold-out crowd, the “What Was I Thinkin” singer made his return to stage in front of his Second City fans and gave Chicago a preview of his upcoming “Beers On Me” tour, which kicks off later this year. Fittingly, early in his performance, Bentley even invited a fan on stage to shotgun a beer, and the energy never fell throughout his entire set.

Check out our photos from Dierks Bentley’s stormy show for his Windy City Smokeout fans:

Photos by Dan Garcia

Darius Rucker Headlines Day 2 of Chicago’s Windy City Smokeout

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Darius Rucker rocked his Windy City Smokeout fans like a wagon wheel on Friday night after his highly anticipated return to stage. Performing a number of his country music hits, a few covers, and even some of his Hootie & The Blowfish singles, the “Hold My Hand” recording artist delivered a show that Chicago will not soon forget.

From start to finish, you would never have guessed that this was one of Rucker’s only performances in the last year and a half. The Hootie & The Blowfish lead turned country star didn’t miss a beat on Friday and proved why he was one of the stand out names on the festival’s stacked lineup, blowing the crowd away with performances of “Alright”, “Hold My Hand” and of course his rendition of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel”.

Check out our favorite photos from Rucker’s headlining performance:

Photos by Dan Garcia

Live Music Returns to Chicago as Brett Eldredge Kicks Off the Windy City Smokeout

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Live music has returned to the Second City, as Chicago’s premiere country music festival, the Windy City Smokeout, kicked off on Thursday night with Illinois’ own, Brett Eldredge.

Celebrating the festival’s 9th year and 2nd year taking place at the lots of the United Center, the same site that hosted mass vaccination clinics throughout the spring is now host to Chicago’s first music festival of 2021. Needless to say, fans couldn’t be more excited.

The Windy City Smokeout is expected to host more than 15,000 fans throughout the extended weekend, with headlining performances from A-list country stars like Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley and Jon Pardi, as well as big performances from Morgan Evans, Ryan Hurd, the Randy Rogers Band and many more. If the music alone wasn’t enough for you, the festival will also feature some of the best BBQ from the local and national pitmasters.

The moment that fans had been waiting for, for over a year, night 1 of the festival was a can’t miss evening as Brett Eldredge blessed Chicago with it’s biggest performance since March of 2020, also marking our return to live music coverage since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Check out our favorite photos from the “Don’t Ya” singers memorable performance:

Photos by Dan Garcia

Watch: Taylor Swift Drops Official Music Video for “The Man”

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Taylor Swift has released the official lyric video for her empowering Lover track, “The Man”. The latest single from her new album is a standout and an anthem for women everywhere.

Watch T-Swift’s official lyric video for “The Man” below.

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DaBaby Drops Super Bowl Themed Music Video for “Shut Up”

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Photo by Dan Garcia

DaBaby perhaps had a bigger Super Bowl weekend than J. Lo and the Kansas City Chief combined, as everyone’s new favorite rapper performed 14 shows in 3 days.

The ‘Suge’ rapper documents his epic weekend in his new music video for ‘Shut Up’. With cameos from Kanye West, P. Diddy, Shaq and more, the stat studded music video will give you major FOMO and envy the life of the North Carolina native.

Watch DaBaby’s new music video for ‘Shut Up’ below.

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Watch Lil Nas X’s Music Video for “Rodeo” ft. Nas

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Full of references from the classic 1999 film, The Matrix, Lil Nas X dropped his new music video for his Nas-assisted single, ‘Rodeo’. The visuals were directed by Bradley & Pablo and are a must see.

While ‘Rodeo’, which originally debuted on Lil Nas X’s 7 EP, the new version featuring Nas is featured in the official music video. The ‘Old Town Road’ rapper is quickly proving that he won’t be a one-hit-wonder and is here to stay.

Watch Lil Nas X’s music video for ‘Rodeo’ below.

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Sam Hunt Announced as Summerfest’s Third Country Headliner for 2020

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Photo by Dan Garcia/The Early Registration

Country fans in the Midwest can celebrate as Milwaukee’s Summerfest has announced it’s third country music headliner of 2020. Sam Hunt will join the previous American Family Insurance Amphitheater headliners, Luke Bryan and Chris Stapleton, as well as Justin Bieber, Halsey, Guns N Roses and more.

Three big headliners remain for the festival and Wisconsin music fans are also awaiting the release of Summerfest’s ground stage headliners. Hunt’s forthcoming performance is part of his Southside Summer Tour and he will be joined by Kip Moore and more (no pun intended).

Visit Summerfest’s official website for tickets and more information.