{"id":45013,"date":"2026-08-14T19:35:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45013"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:35:40","slug":"country-trio-the-castellows-team-up-with-keller-cox-for-new-collaboration-way-things-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45013","title":{"rendered":"Country trio The Castellows team up with Keller Cox for new collaboration &#8216;Way Things Work&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div data-layout-index=\"4\" class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"contain\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">  <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"info\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<div class=\"caption\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">\n<h4 class=\"title\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/video\/6393101987112\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_featured-video_5_1\" data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Ella Langley on her sophomore album &#8216;Dandelion&#8217;<\/a><\/h4>\n<p data-v-7b1896ea=\"\">Ella Langley discusses releasing a series of singles and building momentum toward her sophomore album during coverage tied to the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards held March 26, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The Castellows teamed up with <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_6217195\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/castellows-tease-new-song-way-things-work-featuring-keller-cox-instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keller Cox<\/a> for a new song.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The popular <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_6217196\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">country music<\/a> trio is on the fast track in the genre, and they show no signs of their momentum slowing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Eleanor, Lily, and Powell Balkcom have gained a significant following with their old school vibes. As a country music fan, it&#8217;s been a lot of fun to watch over the past couple years.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_6217197\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\/country-stars-ella-langley-cody-johnson-team-cover-famous-reba-mcentire-song\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>COUNTRY STARS ELLA LANGLEY AND CODY JOHNSON TEAM UP FOR COVER OF FAMOUS REBA MCENTIRE SONG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/powell-lily-eleanor-balkcom-castellows-shine-away-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Powell Balkcom, Lily Balkcom and Eleanor Balkcom stand at Hello Sunshine's Shine Away event in Los Angeles.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Powell Balkcom, Lily Balkcom and Eleanor Balkcom of The Castellows attend Hello Sunshine&#8217;s second annual Shine Away experiential event, connected by AT&amp;T, at Nya Studios in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 2024.<\/span> <span>((Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for Hello Sunshine))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-layout-index=\"5\">The Castellows and Keller Cox release new music.<\/h2>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The trio teased a new song with Keller Cox earlier in the week, and now it&#8217;s finally here for fans.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/The_Castellows.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Castellows are a popular country music trio.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY &#8211; JUNE 01: (L-R) Lily Balkcom and Powell Balcom of The Castellows performs during 2025 Railbird Music Festival at The Infield at Red Mile on June 01, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky.<\/span> <span>((Photo by Erika Goldring\/WireImage via Getty Images))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Cox and The Castellows released &#8220;Way Things Work&#8221; for fans early Friday morning. The song tells the story of a failing relationship between and a man and woman who aren&#8217;t meant to be together, which is very on-brand for the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_6217198\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">country music genre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_6217199\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK CULTURE COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Give it a listen below, and let me know your thoughts at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Castellows previously described &#8220;Way Things Work&#8221; as &#8220;a feel-good-sad-song,&#8221; and I&#8217;d say that sounds about right after listening to the full track.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Admittedly, I don&#8217;t know much about Keller Cox, but it seems like he is definitely a talented <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_6217200\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/topic\/up-and-country\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">up and coming country singer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">His collaboration with The Castellows is outstanding.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/ellie-powell-lily-balkcom-castellows-bmi-awards-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ellie Balkcom, Powell Balkcom and Lily Balkcom stand together at the BMI Country Awards.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Ellie Balkcom, Powell Balkcom and Lily Balkcom of The Castellows attend the 2025 BMI Country Awards at BMI in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 18, 2025.<\/span> <span>((Photo by Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images for BMI))<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There&#8217;s no question the Balkcom sisters are only going up from here, and <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_6217202\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">country music fans<\/a> can&#8217;t wait to see what comes next. 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