The Country Junkies Podcast: Recent Episodes
Hubbard Radio Northern Minnesota
Eric and Josh bring you news from the country music world along with opinions on new music / everything coming out of Nashville and across the country music landscape.
Who will take over in 2023 in the country music scene? Is this the year Lainey Wilson takes the leap to the top?
The guys go back and review the year that was 2022 in country music including top 5 songs of the year from each.
The guys talk Grammy nominations, snow shoveling and will Rascal Flatts ever get back together.
CMA performers were announced, talking about which recent country songs will still be popular in 20 years and drafting the best Halloween candy.
The guys talk about Jason Aldean taking a small jab at Maren Morris during a recent concert, Garth Brooks getting tattoos and country music babies everywhere.
The guys talk Luke Combs new single and how the radio industry helps shape what songs go to the top of the charts.
The guys talk about how Josh's wedding went, HARDY's bus accident and Loretta Lynn passing away
Breaking down the new Maren Morris news about her possibly skipping the CMA Awards and Eric gives his final guesses on Josh's first dance song.
The guys catch up after a week off with a ton of news from Nashville including a Morgan Wallen video from over the weekend of him kicking someone out of his concert. Then Eric takes one of his five shots at guessing Josh's first dance song for his wedding.
The guys break down the CMA Nominations, Luke Combs World Tour announcement and Luke's concert refund.
Breaking down the news of Kelsea Ballerini filing for divorce with Morgan Evans, Maren Morris involved with some social media beef and drafting the best holidays.
The guys talk about the news about Kane Brown's new single, other news from the country music world and Josh's horror story about the dentist.
Jake Owen gets his 10th number one hit with "Best Thing Since Backroads" and the guys do a draft of the best foods to get at the fair.
The guys talk about the heartfelt video Luke Combs posted, the new Shania Twain doc on Netflix and the guys list their top 5 Kane Brown songs each.
Tim McGraw has 45 number one hits now and the guys talk about the upcoming album for Kane Brown and other news from Nashville.
The guys do a draft of who they would invite to a backyard BBQ and talk Nashville news including Kelsea Ballerini's album announcement.
The guys talk the latest news around Nashville and give their lists of best country summer songs.
The guys break down their top five favorite songs from the newest album from Luke Combs 'Growin' Up'
The guys talk about Luke Combs becoming a father, Carly Pearce talking about who she wants to collab with and how much would you pay to sit in a writing session?
Talking about Aldean's song going to number one twice, baby names for Chris and Lauren Lane, and how much it would take to retire.
The guys talk Kenny Chesney returning to Nashville for a stadium show and going through the set list.
The guys talk about Miranda Lambert making the TIME 100 list and talk with Patrick, creator of the 'CountryVsMetal' tiktok account that blind reacts to red dirt country music.
The guys go through the track list for the new Luke Combs album, break down "You Proof" by Morgan Wallen and give their top five George Strait songs of all-time.
The guys talk the new Kane Brown song "Like I Love Country Music" that should be a number one hit, the Kentucky Derby results and celebrating "Never Wanted To Be That Girl" going to number one on radio.
Garth Brooks performed "Callin' Baton Rouge" live at Tiger Stadium and caused a literal earthquake.
The guys talk about the story behind the new Cole Swindell song 'She Had Me At Tails California' and the lineup announcement for CMA Fest 2022.
The guys break down the little tease for Luke Combs' new song "Tomorrow Me" coming out this week and talk about the future number one hit for Cole Swindell in "She Had Me At Heads Carolina".
The guys talk the new song from Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs announcing a date for his new album and Garth Brooks naming his new Nashville bar.
The guys talk about new music teases from Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen, The Grand Ole Opry valuation and Ol Red's Bar.
The guys talk about what they think about Eric Church cancelling a show to attend Duke vs North Carolina at the Final Four.
The crew talks bars in Nashville and all the country stars that have their names on them. They also talk about all the new music coming out very soon.
The guys go through the entire 'Flower Shops' album from Ernest and give their thoughts.
The guys talk about their predictions for the upcoming ACM Awards that will be on Prime Video and not CBS this year.
The guys break down the Sam Hunt news, new tours starting up, Ernest announces his new album release date and more.
The guys talk ACM nominations that came out, blind spots in TV show watching and Super Bowl Halftime show reactions.
The guys break down the newest season of Yellowstone, who has the most distinct voice in country music and how Wordle has become part of daily life.
The guys look ahead to next year and who is going to make the next jump in the country music scene
The guys talk about Wallen and Ernest releasing Flower Shops and looking back at the past 18 months.
The guys talk about new members of both their households, Vegas trips and what their Spotify Wrapped looks like.
The guys talk about Thomas Rhett releasing a new single along with discussing what is a good song for a wedding first dance.
Breaking down who is performing for the upcoming CMA Awards and also what Morgan Wallen's first big concert in almost a year looked like in videos.
The guys talk about Luke Bryan being announced as host for the CMA's, Halloween movies and more!
The guys talk Nashville news including Rascal Flatts, Morgan Wallen joining Eric Church On Stage, Jon Pardi getting into the whiskey game and more.
The guys talked about how the CMA Awards are handling the Morgan Wallen situation with him getting nominated. Also talked about is the new popular show 'Squid Games' on Netflix.
Alan Jackson announces some sad news, Jason Aldean is kind of releasing a double album and other country music news
The guys recap Josh's experience seeing Luke Combs recently along with some music news across Nashville.
The guys talk everything from Chase Rice dating a TV star to Carrie Underwood doing the intro once again to Sunday Night Football and everything in between.
The guys talk about all the new country music coming out soon, Morgan Wallen sends a new song to radio and Eric's journey into the Friday Night Lights TV show.
The guys talk about a recent Cole Swindell concert experience, hall of fame qualifications and Morgan Wallen announces what his next single to country radio will be.
The guys talk Thomas Rhett making a Tik Tok dance for his new song, Yellowstone prequel involving Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and Travis Denning releases a new EP.
The guys talk about the new album from Parker McCollum, Morgan Wallen getting back up on stage at a major concert, and the Woodstock '99 documentary on HBO Max.
The guys talk about Morgan Wallen's GMA interview, Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood's new song together, Cole Swindell's real name and which country artists they would want to play a round of golf with.
The guys talk about Ronnie Dunn hyping up Morgan Wallen's talents, SEC tabbing Luke Combs for the new song for football season and Jason Aldean hits 25 #1 hits.
The big news coming out this week is the marriage of Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. The guys also talk Morgan Wallen's new song getting air time among other country news.
The guys talk about the newly announced radio singles for Erich Church and Luke Combs. All the new music coming out soon including an EP from Riley Green. Then finally what the plans are for the crew on the nice 4th of July weekend.
The guys talk a ton of Nashville news including Carly Pearce getting asked to be part of the Grand Ole Opry, Hardy has a surprise for a fan on stage, Luke Bryan's new TV series and a video posted with Eric Church, Hardy, Darius Rucker and Morgan Wallen.
We go deep into the career of Chase Rice. From UNC football standout to pit crew member in NASCAR to almost winning a million dollars on Survivor.
The guys talk rumors of what Morgan Wallen song will go to radio next, Hardy and his come up, and reality TV show competitions.
Shania Twain thinks he best album is about to be released, Keith Urban has a Vegas residency coming up in September and once again Luke Combs hits #1
The guys talk TV shows they are watching, Artists booking tours again and Morgan Wallen playing a couple songs at a Nashville bar recently.
The guys talk Matt Ramsey of Old Dominion breaking a rib, Zac Brown Band going on a "Comeback Tour" and how will the new NFT trend affect Country Music?
The guys talk about Parker McCollum calling Miranda the "Dolly Parton of our era", Sam Hunt teasing new music and Eric Church fishing along next to Morgan Wallen.
The guys cover Jana Kramer's divorce filing, Chris Janson's house fire, crocs and more.
The guys talk to Minnesota raised Aaron Clafton about his journey to Nashville and what he's currently got going on in country music. Then a recap of the ACM Awards.
The guys break down the upcoming ACM Awards and who they think will come out with hardware.
The guys talk about are the possible next steps for Morgan Wallen, Kenny Chesney scrapping his tour and Post Malone covers a classic Brad Paisley Song
The guys talk country music at the Grammy's, Chris Gaines music, and "Austin" by Blake Shelton getting a re-release
The guys talk about how popular The Zac Brown Band used to be, Parmalee hitting number one and Parker McCollum announces a new album.
The guys go off the rails quickly in this episode talking about anything and everything under the sun.
The guys discuss how much momentum has been lost since the pandemic started for Dan and Shay.
The guys talk the Luke Combs #1 song streak, Eric Church triple album announcement and playing summer songs in the dead of winter.
The guys talk the big double album release for Morgan Wallen and country stars getting into the alcohol business.
The guys talk how their Christmas break went, albums getting leaked at Walmart and some country music predictions for 2021.
They guys talk about the end of the year and rank the best selling country music songs of 2020.
The guys break down the new hit from Thomas Rhett, Chris Lane's big month and Christmas shopping.
The guys break down how they each manage Thanksgiving on a normal year and talk about the new music Morgan Wallen put out last week.
The man Luke Combs has a new album out, the guys talk what they are watching on TV and rant about the name of the Jason Aldean record label.
The guys talk about Morgan Wallen getting the boot from SNL and the ramifications of that. Then the guys do a "Decade Country Country Concert" Draft.
The guys break down how the ACM's went down and how it felt watching an award show once again
The guys break down who they want / who they think will take home hardware for their trophy case at the 2020 ACM awards.
The guys break down the Billboard money makers chart for 2019 and are surprised about much touring plays into the entire business.
The guys talk about the new Dan + Shay single, Morgan Wallen has new music coming out soon and how much Luke Combs is dominating the country music streaming charts.
The guys break down the news that Garth Brooks announced. They also talk about the new HARDY single 'Give Heaven Some Hell' and break down Taylor Swift dropping f bombs on her new album,
The guys talk about if Taylor Swift would ever come back to country, when will concerts come back, The ACM's
Newly rebranded Lady A is now in a trademark controversy with another artist. What's going to happen when artists start having concerts again?
Eric and Josh are back after a Coronavirus hiatus. The guys talk about country music and how things have changed in the last 3-4 months including the recent concerts by Chase Rice and Chris Janson.
The guys talk about the devastation left behind from the massive tornado in Nashville, the ACM nominations that came out and how bad was the new cheating scandal by the Houston Astros
The guys dive into the big NASCAR wreck at the Daytona 500, talk about Maren Morris going back-to-back with 'The Bones' at #1 and sound off on if the current single from Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton should be towards the top.
Josh went to a Jason Aldean concert and gave his truthful review of the show, Maren Morris has another #1 with 'The Bones' and the guys talk about the recent interview Bobby Bones had with Luke Combs
The guys talk about the commercials from the big game, Sam Hunt putting out an album for the first time in six years and the newest group in Nashville making noise as the "Hot Country Knights"
The guys talk about what song Luke Combs announced as his new single along with how the Grammy's went for country music and what went down with Chase Rice and his performance on 'The Bachelor'
The guys get to interview artist and songwriter Adam Sanders, who helped right number one songs "Ain't Worth The Whiskey" and "Hell Of A Night".
This week the guys talk about all the tour news as concert season will be coming quick from the likes of Tim McGraw, Dan + Shay, Jason Aldean, Eli Young Band and more. We also discuss our favorite concerts we've ever attended and ones we wish to attend.
The guys sat down with Nashville country artist Spencer Crandall and talked everything from where he grew up to how he uses social media to his advantage for music.
The boys are back for then first episode of the new decade! Discussed is the decision from Carrie Underwood to not host the CMA Awards anymore along with new music coming from Sam Hunt with "Sinning With You" and Morgan Wallen "This Bar".
The guys break down all the songs that got to the top of the country airplay chart throughout of 2019 and break down their thoughts on each song.
This week we break down what happened with Sam Hunt last week, Luke Combs breaking records previously held by Garth Brooks and award show talk.
The guys are all over the road with the episode. Starting off with talking about life balance with technology and rolling into the nominations for country music at the Grammy's along with the slight shot that Eric Church took at Garth Brooks this weekend.
The CMA Awards are over with so now it's time to recap the winners and how the performances went. The guys also review the new Luke Combs album.
Eric and Josh sit down and go through the major categories of the 2019 CMA Awards and talk about who they think will win.
This week the guys talk about Dustin Lynch announcing both a new album and a new 2020 tour. Riley Green and his song "Bury Me In Dixie" and the song not on streaming anymore.
This week the guys talk about new singles from Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan, Old Dominion puts out a new album, Luke Combs is on the verge of breaking a record set by Shania Twain.
On this episode of The Country Junkies, topics include: Maren Morris Pregnant, CMA Performers Announced, Grand Ole Opry Coming Back To TV and Eric Church getting back on a song with Keith Urban.
The boys pay tribute to the late Bob Kingsley who just passed away as a country radio legend, CMT artist of the year winners and Reba winning Artist of a Lifetime, Kane Brown's acceptance speech after his drummer passing away in a car accident, New Sam Hunt song 'Kinfolks'.
Going in depth about the new 10,000 hours song by Dan + Shay plus their new arena tour announcement, Zac Brown Band going down a different path, Luke Combs announced his track list for new album including a song with Eric Church.
The "pilot" podcast episode of The Country Junkies is here. Eric and Josh oddly start the show talking about TV shows. Country music topics include talking about Jon Pardi's new album and the new Dan + Shay song '10,000 Hours' featuring Justin Bieber that is taking country radio by storm.