After celebrating his 13th number one at Country radio with “This Is My Dirt,” Justin Moore says the track represents a whole lot more than just another milestone in his career.

“When you write a hit song it’s great… but when you have the opportunity to write a song that means something to you, it’s even more special,” Moore said, referring to the track he penned alongside frequent collaborators Paul DiGiovanni, Randy Montana and Jeremy Stover. “It’s really cool that it’s become a big record for us.”

The song’s sentiment blossomed from Moore’s own experience buying the land he grew up on from his grandfather and he detailed the responsibility he feels to keep it in the family and how honored he is to raise his own kids there.

“When Kate and I, my wife, when we moved back home… we were looking for land to build on and we happened to be able to purchase the land that I grew up on from my grandpa,” he explained. “He was raised on it by his grandfather, he raised my mom and her siblings here and so for us to have the opportunity to raise our kids here was really, really cool.”

He continued, “My PaPaw told me… He goes, ‘Look, nobody else could keep this up like you could, nobody could afford to do this… and he goes ‘ I want you too head this’ and that, to me meant the world. I took that to heart.”

The real-life story turned song is now the title track on Moore’s newest album, available now. Hear additional details about the music, land and so much more by checking out his entire conversation with Audacy’s Rob + Holly above.

Words by Monica Rivera, Interview by Rob + Holly

Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images

With a half-dozen #1 career singles, ten Top 10 hits and high-energy live show, Joe Nichols is more than qualified to teach a crash-course on success is the music industry, but when it comes to some of today’s most talked-about stars — he may be the one needing a crash course.

With his new 11th studio album, 'Honky Tonks and Country Songs,' revolving around his love for the Country scene, Joe reflected on his favorite bars to perform at (Billy Bobs in Fort Worth and The Grizzly Rose in Denver) but when it came to watching a show, Nichols was stumped.

“I don’t think I’ve seen a show at a bar in a long time, or any show… I’d have to ask my wife what’s the last show I saw,” he said before revealing he did recently buy tickets.

“I just bought the first concert tickets in, decades maybe, for Sabrina Carpenter for my girls,” he said before admitting, “I have no idea who she is.” He laughed, “Still, to this day, I have no idea who she is, but I know she’s a big deal…. I bought tickets to her show, they’re really expensive.“

While he may not be up to date on Carpenter, there’s one modern day hitmaker he’s very familiar with and that’s Post Malone. Nichols shared that Post reached out to him multiple times to get him at a show, and it all came together for Post’s 'F-1 Trillion' album release show in Nashville.

“I should say, Post is great and I was super surprised by his knowledge of Country music and me. I’m like, ‘Why are you such a big fan of me? I’m kind of a random Country guy,’” Nichols laughed. “He was amazingly, genuinely nice, caring, thoughtful and complimentary… I walked in and I mean, you would’ve thought Santa Claus walked in the room ‘cause he’s like,’ Oh my God! Joe Nichols!’ And I’m like, ‘Alright, you’re excited! This is exciting to me, it feels great…' He’s like a giddy little kid.”

After helping Post celebrate his album, Nichols is now onto celebrating his own new music with the release of his own new album, 'Honky Tonks and Country Songs.' With it, he proves he’s both timely and timeless with 11 tracks highlighting his true Country sound and love for Honky Tonks.

While it marks his 11th album, Nichols says the creative-process only gets harder with time as he’s more aware of failure and flops. “In the studio, I really second-guess everything,” he admitted. “I’m afraid of lying to myself about what’s good and what’s not, what’s good enough? What’s not ready? I have that bad habit, I know.”

He continued, “Everything’s gotta be thought out, we get prepared for everything” Hear what the result of all of it sounds like by checking out Nichols’ new album, 'Honky Tonks and Country Songs,' available now. Also, hear more about the songs, why it reminds him of chicken noodle soup, and so much more by checking out his full conversation on the Friday Night Takeover above.

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly

It’s a big day for Riley Green, who is not only celebrating his 36th birthday, but the release of his third studio album, Don’t Mind If I Do.

“It feels fitting that this album is out on my birthday because this project feels very true to who I am, where I come from and what I’ve learned along the way,” Green shared of the project, available now. “I learned to play guitar to my granddaddy’s favorite Country songs from back in the day and this new album is a throwback to the era when I first became a fan.”

Don’t Mind If I Do delivers more of the Alabama-native’s signature sound fans have fallen in love with including featured songs like “Damn Good Day to Leave,” which is just one of two current singles Green has climbing the charts at Country radio.

“A break-up song that was fun I thought was a good idea,” Green told Audacy’s Rob + Holly of the track during an interview earlier this year at Faster Horses Festival. “I loved the Brad Paisley, ‘I’m Gonna Miss Her’ — I love that thought of, ‘it doesn’t sting as much when she leaves if the fish are bitin’ and I’m listening and you’ve got a cooler of beer,’ you know?”

“Obviously ‘You Look Like You Love Me,’ the song I have with Ella Langley is doing really well,” he said before sharing he didn’t initially plan on having another duet with her so soon, but it was meant to be. “She was on tour with me and I wanted a female voice on [this song]. I asked her to come by and sing on it, just to get somebody there, then I was going to figure out who I was going to get and she just crushed it,” he shared. “So, we may have another song together.”

Hear additional details about the album, Green’s athletic abilities, past Halloween costumes and more by checking out his entire interview with Audacy’s Rob + Holly above.

Hear more about the new music, the tour and his bar checking out the Friday Night Takeover With Rob + Holly and Riley Green this Friday at 7PM!

Words by Monica Rivera Interview by Rob + Holly