Nineties country music nostalgia has reached its peak with the announcement that Hot Country Knights, a faux band fronted by a costumed Dierks Bentley, has signed a record deal with Universal Music Group’s Nashville division. Bentley, who also releases his solo albums through UMG Nashville, started playing one-off gigs with …
Read More »Dierks Bentley, Florida Georgia Line's Tyler Hubbard Address Gun Violence
Two of country’s leading men have joined the movement to end gun violence, since Dierks Bentley and Florida Georgia Line‘s Tyler Hubbard have both voiced their support for Congress to enact universal background checks. In conjunction with the Toms apparel company’s new End Gun Violence Together campaign, Bentley and Hubbard …
Read More »Watch Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne's Desert Jam in 'Burning Man' Video
Dierks Bentley has been on a Rocky Mountain high throughout 2018, stoked by the organic nature of his latest LP, The Mountain. Now, with the earthy and exhilarating video for his full-throttle rocker, “Burning Man,” featuring Brothers Osborne, he embraces calm reflection even as he navigates the rugged terrain of …
Read More »Dierks Bentley on How Del McCoury Inspired New Seven Peaks Festival
When Dierks Bentley first came to check out Jed Selby’s ranch in Buena Vista, Colorado, last winter as a potential host for his Seven Peaks Festival, Selby knew straight away he was the real deal. “It’s the middle of winter and we walk out on the property and he asks …
Read More »Dierks Bentley on the Changing Way Women Are Depicted in Country Songs
Dierks Bentley has a knack for choosing just the right party songs – propulsive, hands-in-the-air jams that are all but irresistible whether on the radio or on the stage. Perhaps surprisingly, the singer-songwriter considers his latest single, the empowering “Woman, Amen,” to be cut from that same cloth. “It’s a …
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