She Makes

Greetings to fans of real country 
music, and welcome to this week’s 
Essie Country’s 21st Century Real Country Music Song of the Week, for the week of 02/15/26 thru 02/21/26

She Makes
by Zach Top
Released 08/29/2025
Intro by Gene Johns 

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again; Zach Top is possibly the best country artist alive today. His pure, smooth bluegrass-trained voice flows over wonderfully crafted country lyrics like warm, rich blueberry syrup over a stack of hot, fluffy buttermilk pancakes.
 
We have featured Zach four times before for his praiseworthy songs, “Busy Doin’ Nothin’,” “Flip Flop,” “Bad Luck,” and “I Never Lie.” “I Never Lie” earned two Grammy nominations for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo (it should have won). It was also nominated for CMA & ACM’s 2025 Single Song (for composer) and Single (for artist and production team) of the year. 
 
[Please note, “I Never Lie” was an Essie Country 21st Century Real Country Song of the Week for the week of 09-22-2024 and Essie Country’s Song of the Year for 2024.]
 
Zach recently won the 2025 New Male Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music (ACM). New? Zach (age 28) began performing at age 7, forming a bluegrass band with his siblings, Top String. He made his first recording in 2019 and moved to Nashville in 2021. He is one of those “overnight success” stories that was in the making for years. He deserves the recognition.

“She Makes” isn’t the best song Zach has ever recorded, but it is an excellent example of how a simple set of lyrics, merged with the magic of Zach’s bright, smooth tenor voice, creates a real country song and performance that earns a place in this week’s Essie Country’s 21st Century Real Country Music Song of the Week series. 
 
So set aside that plate of hot, fluffy buttermilk pancakes, covered with warm blueberry syrup, and allow Zach to treat you to a serving of Essie Country’s 21st Century Hot Real Country Music Song of the Week, featuring his golden performance of “She Makes,” by tapping on “top” of the link below:

                        She Makes
                       by Zach Top
                    https://youtu.be/ji1ExetpcwE?si=aCM0k7CWiTZmzlij