TOC Fest

They really never had a choice to do anything but country music.

These are 5 guys that have spent a lot of time on the country music scene writing for other artists and here they are now making their music their own.

"Some of us may be in the left lane, some of may be in the right lane, but we're all getting off on the same exit." Those are the words of 23-year-old William Michael Morgan.

Logan Brill belted our fine country's National Anthem, sparking a sense of pride and patriotism among the crowd of thousands.

A pre-festival photo gallery of the main stage, festival grounds, and incredible views from the Hunter Mountain chair lift:

A good cell phone with the Taste of Country Music Festival mobile app is all you need for a chance to score passes to the 2017 festival at Hunter Mountain.

We're almost there! The Taste of Country Music Festival is in two days. As you recall, last week, Tommy from Bayou Rum, the official rum of The Taste of Country Music Festival, dropped by the Kicks studio to give us some delicious mixed drink recipes...

What a difference a year can make. While so much of 2015's country music scene was dominated by a debate over women and their role in the genre, 2016 has been a much more inclusive year — and nowhere is that more apparent than in the lineup for the 2016 Taste of Country Music Festival.

Listen to Mr. Morning and Liz all this week at 7:40 for your chance to pick up Taste of Country 3 Day Passes.

Kenny Chesney has announced the massive 2016 Spread the Love Tour. The superstar revealed 11 stadium dates in a press release on Oct. 27, and a full slate of dates in the weeks and months that followed. Once again he's pairing with Miranda Lambert for the stadium shows.