{"id":49827,"date":"2026-07-15T06:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/?p=49827"},"modified":"2026-07-15T06:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T10:39:33","slug":"rascal-flatts-life-is-a-highway-joins-spotifys-billions-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cfcofm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/07\/rascal-flatts-life-is-a-highway-joins-spotifys-billions-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Rascal Flatts\u2019 \u201cLife Is A Highway\u201d Joins Spotify\u2019s Billions Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rascal Flatts<\/strong>&#8216; iconic cover of &#8220;Life Is A Highway&#8221; has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, making it the group&#8217;s first song to reach the milestone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track, originally written and recorded by Canadian artist Tom Cochrane in 1991, was covered by Rascal Flatts for the 2006 Pixar film&nbsp;<em>Cars<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The soundtrack exposure significantly boosted the song&#8217;s lasting popularity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trio celebrated the achievement on social media, writing, &#8220;Life Is A Highway just hit 1 BILLION streams on Spotify!&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"insta-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DayQi5tJ9WW\/embed\/captioned\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display:inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height:0;\"  class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><\/iframe>\n\n\n<p>Rascal Flatts, consisting of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus, and Joe Don Rooney, officially disbanded in 2021 but recently announced a reunion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The billion-stream milestone arrives ahead of their anticipated return, adding momentum to the group&#8217;s comeback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rascal Flatts - Life Is a Highway (From &quot;Cars&quot;\/Official Video)\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5tXh_MfrMe0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rascal Flatts&#8216; iconic cover of &#8220;Life Is A Highway&#8221; has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, making it the group&#8217;s first song to reach the milestone. 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