Coti Howell

Coti Howell was born and raised a music lover, and growing up in Nashville only increased her love affair with country music. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate cut her teeth in Journalism as a television reporter for the campus news station before working as an on-air reporter for Inside Music Row. She took some time off to travel and lived abroad in Bangkok before returning to the States to rejoin her one true love: Music Journalism. Howell worked as the entertainment reporter for AL.com in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and freelanced for Nashville publications before joining Taste of Country. In her spare time, she loves traveling the world, tweeting, shopping, spending time with friends and family and, of course, going to live shows!

See Pictures of the Scariest Tour Bus Accidents Involving Country Artists

The tour bus is their home away from home. These are pretty scary.

Kids Singing Country Songs: Dustin Lynch, ‘Cowboys and Angels’

Kids love music, and if you're raising them right, they love country music the most. But singing along to the radio or dancing to CDs don't hold a candle to Braxton's experience — he got to take the stage with Dustin Lynch!

Charley Jenkins: ‘If It Wasn’t for Music, We Wouldn’t Get Up in the Afternoon’

Charley Jenkins didn't refer to Country Jam Colorado 2015 as a festival; he dubbed it a "family reunion." The Utah native took the stage on the last day of the event, and he saw lots of familiar faces in the crowd.

Taylor Swift Is a Complete Butt-Kicking Broad in ‘Bad Blood’ Music Video

Taylor Swift was a woman on everyone's mind leading up to the 2015 Billboard Music Awards in Sin City. She lead the nominations for with at total of 14, and she got to debut her intense music video for "Bad Blood."

Blake Shelton Leaves the Romancin’ to Someone Else in Sexy ‘Sangria’ Video

As if Blake Shelton's "Sangria" wasn't sexy enough, now there's a video to go along with it. However, Shelton doesn't play the leading man here, as Miranda Lambert must have been booked — actors fill in as the romancin' couple instead.

More 2015 ACM Awards Performers Announced

The 2015 Academy of Country Music Awards, are just around the corner, but the list of performers continues to grow! New additions to the lineup include Martina McBride and Alan Jackson, so it's proving to be another star-studded year.

Reba McEntire Through the Years [Pictures]

Reba McEntire is arguably one of the most important women in country music ever.

Luke Bryan, Brett Eldredge Join Snapchat

Country singers love staying in touch with their fans, and social media is one of the easiest ways to do that. With Snapchat becoming the latest social craze, Luke Bryan and Brett Eldredge have created accounts to share pictures and videos with their fans.

Jake Owen Flawlessly Covers Garth Brooks’ ‘Unanswered Prayers’ [Listen]

Jake Owen is in tune with his his inner Garth Brooks.

Cute Kids Singing Country Songs – Luke Bryan, ‘Country Girl (Shake It for Me)’

Not a lot is known about 9-year-old Joey ... except for the fact that he is a huge Luke Bryan fan. Truthfully, that's all you need to know!

Blake Shelton Makes Cameo at Miranda Lambert Show for ‘God Gave Me You’ Duet [Watch]

With Miranda Lambert busy on tour and Blake Shelton busy with the newest season of The Voice, it's probably pretty hard for the two to see each other. Thankfully, they got a chance to reconvene at Lambert's Oklahoma City tour stop over the weekend.

Shania Twain Calls Her New Album ‘Soul Music’

Move over, Garth, because it's Shania Twain's turn for a comeback! The country star just announced tour dates — her last tour ever — and now she's spilling the details of a new album on the horizon.