If people are wondering what your song means, or who it’s about – it usually means the song is a smash. Over the years, singers like Carly Simon (“You’re So Vain”) and Taylor Swift (pick a song) have had fans dissecting their songs for clues as to what – or who – they’re singing about. Lainey Wilson has just joined the club.

Her recent smash “Watermelon Moonshine,” which tells the tale of young love aided by a little bit of sweet alcohol, has fans wondering who the song’s about. And not just fans: Lainey’s ex’s are reaching out to see if perhaps they are the subject of the song’s lyrics.

Thus far, Wilson has not shared who (if anyone) directly inspired the lyrics to “Watermelon Moonshine.” “Every boy I have ever dated in my lifetime thinks this song is about them,” Wilson said recently. “‘No! Do you not realize I dated other people than you!'” She says even guys she only hung out with for a month or two feel confident she’s singing about them. To all them, Lainey has a message: “I’m like, ‘Boy, if that butters your biscuit, if that makes you feel good, you’re right. I wrote it about ya.'”

Source: TasteOfCountry

Brothers Osborne‘s fourth album was released last month, and the duo went on “CBS Mornings” to talk about how their lives changed in the last few years, making their fourth album feel like a debut album

“It feels like a fresh start in a lot of ways for us. I mean we’ve shared so much of ourselves publicly in the past few years,” TJ Osborne said. Over the last few years, TJ came out as gay, and John battled anxiety so severe he considered quitting music. The brothers also had gotten to a point where just being in the same room with each other was difficult.

They actually ended up going to couples therapy; “If we keep on with this, the band’s over,” John says. More importantly, the two sought to save their relationship as brothers. Fortunately, the therapy gave the siblings – and the duo – a reset and a new musical perspective that runs through their new album.

Dustin Lynch says his new album, “Killed the Cowboy”, is a “timestamp” on this chapter of his life.  And this chapter finds him still single at 38.  That should NOT be a big deal, but it is.

Quote, “There’s a pressure in country music of, ‘Why isn’t he married?  What’s wrong with him?  Why didn’t he have kids?’  A lot of artists I came up with have found their person and are having kids, and the fans are super invested in that.”

He says that pressure has been eased thanks to all the fans he’s been meeting who are in the same situation.  He’s learned that it’s okay to be single . . . and to be absolutely sure before deciding to spend the rest of your life with someone.

Quote, “That’s where I am right now.  It’s okay to NOT know what’s next and be a little bit scared about it.”  (Last long-term relationship we remember Dustin having was with Instagram model Kelli Seymour.  They broke up in 2021.)

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Miranda Lambert‘s 2022 album “Palomino” was highly acclaimed, making many end-of-year lists including the LA Times and Rolling Stone. Despite this, the album spawned only two singles and just one hit at country radio, the Top Ten “If I Was A Cowboy.” While the album may not have made a huge splash on the singles charts, the songs on it have been well-received in concert, with some becoming fan favorites. One such song is “Carousel.”

Miranda performed the song at the 58th Annual ACM Awards back in May, and of course the crowd went wild. Seeing how the tune has landed with fans may have encouraged Miranda’s most recent move, taking that live ACM performance and making it an official release, which she did Friday.

Source: WhiskeyRiff