Tyler Hubbard is currently in Australia doing press about his upcoming album, Strong, before he headlines the CMC Rocks QLD 2024 on Saturday (March 16th) at the Willowbank Raceway. He likes to take his wife and three children when he makes these treks overseas, but sometimes it’s just not feasible. “It’s Spring Break for the kids and they’re gonna go see Hayley’s parents and all that,” says Tyler. “That trip is so busy just between the promo and the shows and stuff, that it would be a lot for the kiddos. But any time I can bring them out with me, it just makes it that much more sweet and doesn’t feel like I’m missing out as much. So, selfishly I want them to be there, but it doesn’t always make sense.”
Tyler is making his way to the Top 10 on the country charts with his latest single, “Back Then Right Now.”
Audio / Tyler Hubbard wishes he could've taken kids on his trek to Australia this week, but it just wasn't feasible this time around.
Tyler Hubbard (taking family overseas) OC: …always make sense. :21 “It’s Spring Break for the kids and they’re gonna go see Hayley’s parents and all that. That trip is so busy just between the promo and the shows and stuff, that it would be a lot for the kiddos. But any time I can bring them out with me, it just makes it that much more sweet and doesn’t feel like I’m missing out as much. So, selfishly I want them to be there, but it doesn’t always make sense.”
Kacey Musgraves will perform her song “The Architect” on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night (March 14th). The song is from her new album, Deeper Well, which will be released on Friday (March 15th).
Chris Stapleton will be the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live April 13th. Actor Ryan Gosling (Barbie,The Gray Man, The Fall Guy, La La Land, Crazy Stupid Love) will host.
Tyler Hubbard, who is climbing towards the country charts with his latest hit “Back Then Right Now,” has a new song coming out on Friday (March 15th). “Vegas” is from his upcoming album, Strong, available April 12th.
Carrie Underwood is pretty “dicey” lately. Check out this portrait of the superstar made from 6,400 dice. It was inspired by her REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World Las Vegas.
Tyler Hubbard is getting ready to release his second solo album, Strong, in one month, and he says he was inspired to write by watching the fans during his live shows last year.
“I think being on tour last year highly influenced the album,” says Tyler. “You know, I wrote 11 of the 13 songs out on the road, out on the tour bus with writer friends of mine that I had taken out, and a lot of weekends I had writers with me. So, it was a lot of fun really getting to pull from the energy of the fans, really getting to pull from the inspiration of the live show and really looking at the set list from a different perspective and seeing what’s working, what’s connecting and resonating with the fans and what’s missing. What else do I want to do? What kind of feels or emotions do I want to put out there and do live? So, it was a lot of fun to really directly, not only me but my songwriting buddies, you know watching the set, watching the fans, seeing how they’re engaged and being able to take that inspiration back and kind of pull from that.”
Co-produced by the Georgia native alongside Jordan Schmidt, Tyler’s 13-track album is a reflection of Hubbard’s unique ability to epitomize his passion for life and love.
The 21x No. 1 hitmaker wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on Strong, which will be released April 12th. Constructed both lyrically and sonically to emote a sense of thrill and fun, the tracks range from previously released “Back Then Right Now” and “Turn” to “Wish You Would.”
Tyler, who just landed in Australia to prepare for his performance at CMC Rocks Queensland on March 16th, is poised to enter the Top 10 on the country charts with his latest hit, “Back Then Right Now.”
Audio / Tyler Hubbard says he was inspired to write his new album, Strong, by the fans and his live shows.
Tyler Hubbard (Strong influenced by touring) OC: …pull from that. :48 “Yeah, I think being on tour last year highly influenced the album. You know, I wrote 11 of the 13 songs out on the road, out on the tour bus with writer friends of mine that I had taken out, and a lot of weekends I had writers with me. So, it was a lot of fun really getting to pull from the energy of the fans, really getting to pull from the inspiration of the live show and really looking at the set list from a different perspective and seeing what’s working, what’s connecting and resonating with the fans and what’s missing. What else do I want to do? What kind of feels or emotions do I want to put out there and do live? So, it was a lot of fun to really directly, not only me but my songwriting buddies, you know watching the set, watching the fans, seeing how they’re engaged and being able to take that inspiration back and kind of pull from that.”
Tyler Hubbard continues to show his distinction as a writer and artist on his sophomore album Strong out April 12 via EMI Nashville. Co-produced by Hubbard alongside Jordan Schmidt, the Georgia native’s 13-track album is a reflection of Hubbard’s unique ability to epitomize his passion for life and love.
The 21x No. 1 hitmaker wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on Strong. Constructed both lyrically and sonically to emote a sense of thrill and fun, the tracks range from previously released “Back Then Right Now” and “Turn” to “Wish You Would,” which dropped today.
Throughout the album, Strong embodies a distinct variety of both sonic and geographical-driven influences. Songs like “Vegas” stamp the vulnerability of love at first sight, while “American Mellencamp” is pure, heartfelt fun. “Take Me Back” and “Park” offer unique views of hometown reminiscence, while “‘73 Beetle” is an ode to fatherhood, family and dream-filled aspirations. The title track “Strong” culminates Hubbard’s sophomore album both lyrically and symbolically as an ode to long-lasting, healthy and binding relationships that keep life moving forward.
Hubbard’s current single “Back Then Right Now” is currently Top 15 and climbing at Country radio. It follows RIAA 2x Platinum No. 1 single “Dancin’ In The Country” and RIAA Platinum No. 1 single “5 Foot 9” – both from his debut solo album Tyler Hubbard, which has garnered more than 1 billion streams since its release in 2023.
Hubbard’s announcement comes on the heels of his nomination at the iHeartRadio Music Awards for ‘Favorite Debut Album.’ Fans can hear songs from ‘Strong’ and more when Hubbard supports Kane Brown’s In The Air Tour this year, which kicks off in March and includes stops in Toronto, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and more.
According to several media reports, initially by TVLine.com, Reba McEntire is returning to the small screen in a scripted show. She’s teaming up with her Reba Executive Producer and writer to reportedly work on a pilot for NBC. Reba will star as a woman who “inherits her father’s restaurant and is less than thrilled to discover that she has a new business partner in the half-sister she never knew she had.” She’s no stranger to TV, as she also headlined Malibu Country and recently recurrances on CBS’ Young Sheldon and joined the cast of ABC’s Big Sky for its third and final season, as well as serving as a coach on NBC’s The Voice and in last year’s Lifetime movie, The Hammer.
Tyler Hubbard is set to perform at Family Gras in Metairie, Louisiana on Sunday (February 4th). The three-day festival, taking place Friday (February 2nd), Saturday (February 3rd) and Sunday, will also feature performances by Amy Grant, Cheap Trick, the Oak Ridge Boys and Amanda Shaw, among others.
Reba McEntire, boyfriend Rex Linn, friends and family had their third annual Chili Cookoff recently, and the superstar unfortunately came in LAST place. However, she still got a trophy, which featured a chili pepper mounted on top of a mini toilet. Check out the behind-the-scenes below.
Eric Church and Sam Hunt will headline this year’s Lasso in the City in Montreal August 16th and 17th. Tyler Hubbard, Kip Moore, Josh Ross, The War And Treaty, Dalton Dover, Dustin Lynch, Nate Smith, Brett Young and many others will also perform. Tickets are on sale now.
Brothers Osborne will perform at the 2024 Symphony Fashion Show in Nashville on April 23rd. The fundraiser for the Symphony will showcase the Fall 2024 collection from clothing designer Prabal Gurung.
Taylor Swift has been named Billboard‘s No. 1 on their 2024 Power 100 List. Time Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2023 has made history on the charts, in stadiums, in movie theaters and more, and she’ll continue to do so as her Eras Tour resumes its world domination in February. Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Group worldwide, is ranked No. 2.
Today, multi-PLATINUM selling country music hitmaker Tyler Hubbard shares “Turn,” a track he co-penned with Casey Brown and Josh Miller, as well as co-produced. It’s part of a new wave of music set for 2024 and follows “A Lot With A Little” and current radio single “Back Then Right Now.”
Hubbard was recently nominated in the new ‘Favorite Debut Album’ category at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards for his self-titled record (January 2023). The awards will air on FOX on Monday, April 1st at 8 PM ET.
In 2024, Hubbard will be headlining CMC Rocks, and will support Kane Brown on tour, kicking off in March and venturing across the US and Canada. For more information on Hubbard, visit tylerhubbardofficial.com.
Tyler Hubbard On Tour:
Fri., Mar. 15 – Sun., Mar. 17 | CMC Rocks Qld 2024 | Willowbank, AUS
Thurs., Mar. 28 | John Paul Jones Arena | Charlottesville, VA^
Fri., Mar. 29 | PPG Paints Arena | Pittsburgh, PA^
Sat., Mar. 30 | Prudential Center | Newark, NJ^
Thurs., Apr. 4 | Little Caesars Arena | Detroit, MI^
Fri., Apr. 5 | ScotiaBank Arena | Toronto, ON, CA^
Sat., Apr. 6 | Keybank Center | Buffalo, NY^
Thurs., Apr. 11 | T-Mobile Center | Kansas City, MO^
Eric Church and Morgan Wallen, who are making their way up the charts with the duet “Man Made a Bar,” have teased on their Instagram pages a possible pairing with Field & Stream apparel brand. We’ll find out on Thursday (January 25th) at 9am CT just what this is all about. In the video teaser, the two country stars are seen wearing the apparel while fishing, plus clips of other folks enjoying the land and nature, complete with Eric’s subtle and perfect voice asking certain questions about what is it that makes us Americans. Eric ends the voiceover with “Since 1871 we’ve been a part of that conversation. And like all Americans, we sometimes lost our way. But like America, we always find our way back.” (see the video below)
Tyler Hubbard, a Belmont University graduate, will take part in “Belmont at the Opry,” which will celebrate the 50th year of the college’s music business program on April 9th. The lineup features some of Belmont’s most distinguished alums, including Tyler, Trisha Yearwood and Hailey Whitters, as well as songwriters Ashley Gorley, Hillary Lindsey and Nicolle Galyon. Tickets for the event are on sale now.
Dierks Bentley and Maren Morris will headline the 2024 Wildlands Festival, taking place August 2nd-3rd in Big Sky, Montana. The two-day event will help raise awareness and funds for non-profit organizations dedicated to “saving wild and open spaces,” according to the press release. Additional musical acts will be announced on Wednesday (January 24th). Tickets go on sale Monday (January 29th) at wildlandsfestival.com.
Tyler Hubbard has followed up two previous solo number-one songs with his latest “Back Then Right Now,” which is currently sitting at number-25. He feels like he’s in a good rhythm with his career and his hopes are to keep growing.
“Well, hopefully, I can have two more number-ones, (slight laugh) and honestly, I just want to keep doing what I’m doing,” says Tyler. “I’m really in a groove, and it feels good to be in a rhythm. For so long I was a little bit out of rhythm and out of practice and had to really try to work hard to work those muscles creatively and figure out unique ways to do that. So, yeah, to be out, to be on the road, to be comfortable on a bus and comfortable on stage and really feeling like I have the show dialed, it feels really good. So, really, I just want to keep growing. That’s been really a fun thing to see, like every show, I feel like, man, we’re just two-percent stronger, two-percent stronger, two-percent stronger, and even if I just stay on pace that I’m right now, I’m real excited to see where it goes and just continue to do what I love. That’s what it’s all about, and I’m getting to do that, so I feel like I’m in a great place and so happy.”
Tyler, who is making his way up the country charts with his latest single “Back Then Right Now,” has a handful of dates next month before joining Kane Brown on his In The Air Tonight Tour March 28th in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Audio / Tyler Hubbard is happy about the pace his solo career is taking, and he just wants to keep growing.
Tyler Hubbard (wants to keep growing) OC: …so happy. :50 “Well, hopefully, I can have two more number-ones, (slight laugh) and honestly, I just want to keep doing what I’m doing. I’m really in a groove, and it feels good to be in a rhythm. For so long I was a little bit out of rhythm and out of practice and had to really try to work hard to work those muscles creatively and figure out unique ways to do that. So, yeah, to be out, to be on the road, to be comfortable on a bus and comfortable on stage and really feeling like I have the show dialed, it feels really good. So, really, I just want to keep growing. That’s been really a fun thing to see, like every show, I feel like, man, we’re just two-percent stronger, two-percent stronger, two-percent stronger, and even if I just stay on pace that I’m right now, I’m real excited to see where it goes and just continue to do what I love. That’s what it’s all about, and I’m getting to do that, so I feel like I’m in a great place and so happy.”
What are some of your favorite stars doing to welcome in the New Year? A few of them are working to help fans celebrate. Several artists have taken the time off around the holidays and will hit it hard when they return to the road in 2024. Some artists have resolutions, some artists look ahead to 2024 and some are very helpful with their own hangover cures for those who imbibe too much on New Year’s Eve.
For several country stars, they’ll be ringing in the new year in Nashville on New Year’s Eve as CBS presents NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH on Sunday (December 31st) at 7:30-10:00pm ET/PT, 10:30pm – 1:05am ET/PT. The special programming will air on CBS and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Originating from downtown Nashville across multiple locations, the star-studded special will be packed with high-energy performances celebrating the excitement and anticipation of a new year. In addition to host Elle King, along with Entertainment Tonight’s Rachel Smith, Jon Pardi, Brothers Osborne, Parker McCollum, Old Dominion, Thomas Rhett, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lainey Wilson, Trace Adkins, Grace Bowers, Kane Brown, Jackson Dean, HARDY, Cody Johnson, Megan Moroney, Carly Pearce, Blake Shelton, Trombone Shorty, Morgan Wallen and Bailey Zimmerman. TV and radio host Cody Alan and CBS anchor Lonnie Quinn will be corresponding from New York City’s Times Square, along with Dustin Lynch, who will also be performing live.
The five-hour broadcast will feature a staggering hit parade of more than 50 back-to-back performances, live from the home of country music. Nashville will count down with the East Coast at midnight and keep the party going through midnight Central Time with the city’s renowned Music Note Drop at the Bicentennial Mall stage.
Luke Bryan will definitely have a “Beer In His Hand” when he performs one of his last remaining dates during his Las Vegas residency at Resorts World.
Parker McCollum will not only be a part of Music City’s New Year’s Eve Bash, but he’ll be performing a full headlining show at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, along with opening act Catie Offerman.
Priscilla Block will ring in the New Year on stage. She will be in Durant, Oklahoma with pal and duet partner Justin Moore performing at the Choctaw Resort & Casino.
Audio / Brothers Osborne talk about how people spend the last moments of the year, and the first moments of the new year.
Brothers Osborne (New Year) OC: (TJ) …next month. :44 JOHN: “I think it’s kind of funny how we spend literally the last moment and the very first moment of every year being extremely intoxicated, extremely, because you don’t want to wait until like 12:30 to get your buzz on. You’ve got to do it before midnight, and then once midnight happens, you’re like, ‘Omigod! Now it’s time to celebrate even more.’ Debauchery is the literally bookending your entire year.” TJ: “I love how everyone starts the year off with diets and then we end the year with like excessive amounts of food. And then you get to the end of the year, you’re like, ‘Oh, I’m going to start a diet on the 1st, so I’m going to eat everything that’s in front of me.’ I love it.” JOHN: “And come February 1st, ‘what diet?’” [laughs] TJ: “What diet? I’ll start it next month.” [laughs]
Audio / John Osborne of Brothers Osborne says a little hair of the dog is definitely the cure for a hangover.
Brothers Osborne (hangover cure) OC: …of the year. :07 “Usually drinking more. I mean, a little hair of the dog never hurt anybody. Plus, it’s the first of the year.”
Audio / A few years ago, Dierks Bentley talked about taking New Year's Eve in stride nowadays.
Dierks Bentley (New Year’s) OC: …in stride. 1:11 “New Year’s is rough. New Year’s hurts no matter what’s going on. I’ve played a lot of New Year’s shows, you know, but I’ve honestly found that it’s not my favorite night to throw down. Look, for a living, that’s what I do. Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, I host a big party; not only on stage, but I’ve got friends backstage. It starts before the concert sometimes, [and] it goes long after the concert, so a lot of times on New Year’s, I’m looking for a really mellow hang – a good party, good friends, pretty chill. Some of my best New Year’s – it doesn’t make for great radio – but some of my best New Years have been just like actually hearing fireworks go off while I’m in bed, [laughs] and know I’m gonna wake up the next morning for the first day of the New Year feeling great, feeling recharged and I’m ready to go ad go into the New Year feeling good as opposed to going into it with a giant Jagerbomb hangover, which I’ve done many, many times. So, the goal this year is to go into it feeling pretty good and the kids help with that, because you really just don’t want to be hungover with children. It’s not a good feeling. You would probably admit to any crime to get them, just feel better, and get them leave you alone. So, [I’m] gonna try to hit New Year’s this year in stride.”
Audio / Dierks Bentley says there’s not really a cure for a hangover.
Dierks (NYE) OC: …for that. :10
“I think January first is universally accepted as a dog. So I mean, a little hair of the dog, I guess. But just…water and stay on the couch, I guess. There’s no real sure-fire cure for that.”
Audio / Eric Church has a couple of hangover cures for those times (especially on New Year’s Eve) when you might imbibe a little too much.
Eric Church (hangover cure) OC: …every time. :17 “The best hangover cure – I’ve got two. One is 5-hour Energy [bottles], because of all the B-vitamins that are in it. You can start pounding those, and it’s either gonna work, or it’s gonna keep you up and prolong your misery. But the other one I have is just take two Advil and a beer in the morning. Hair of the dog, man – that works every time.”
Audio / Josh Ross talks about performing on New Year's Eve this year.
Josh Ross (playing New Year’s Eve 2023) OC: …worth it. :33 “You know, obviously just the energy around it being a new year and new goals and it’s my refresh for the year, and, but it’ll I get to kind of start my refresh right at the very first moment of time, so I’m really looking forward to that. It honestly reminds me of when I came to Nashville which is really cool. I remember I got to watch Keith Urban play in 2017 on New Year’s here in Nashville, and I thought how cool would it be to be an artist that gets to bring in the year for people and play, and I get to do that this year, which is real exciting, up in Edmonton, Canada. But it’s gonna be good. It’ll probably be minus-25 (degrees) and freezing cold, but it’ll definitely be worth it.”
Josh Ross (hangover cure) OC: …for the day. :37 “Best hangover cure—I think it’s depending on what I have to do that day or the next day. But yeah, there’s definitely two. There’s my old approach, which was the football approach when I played college football, was we used to have Sunday morning rundown and no matter how much fun you had on Saturday night, you had to be at the field at 8 or 9am and we used to have to jog around the track. Running or doing some type activity is one of the best cures. As I’ve gotten lazier, I would maybe say, sometimes just having water, having liquid IV or sometimes my grandma’s old trick of the hair of the dog is a real thing and kind of just help level you out for the day.”
Audio / Kacey Musgraves has her own hangover cure.
Kacey Musgraves (hangover cure) OC: …water. Yup! :32
“Coconut water is a major help with hangovers and also, a lot of times we go and eat Vietnamese pho. It’s a soup, and it’s got this awesome broth. You can get different things in it or whatever, but for some reason, it’s just like…it’s almost like a chicken noodle soup kind of an idea, you know, but it’s good. That’s good for hangovers too. That, sleep, Tylenol, coconut water and just water, in general. And when you’re drinking, have your alcohol, drink a little bit of water, drink some more alcohol, drink some water. Yup!”
Audio / Since he’s performing one of his Vegas residency dates at Resorts World AND it’s his wife Caroline’s birthday, Luke Bryan says they’re going to have a “big time” on New Year’s Eve this year.
Luke Bryan (New Year’s 2023) OC: …in Vegas. :40 “Every new year is always tricky because New Year’s Eve is Caroline’s birthday. So, I always have to run my New Year’s plans by her, and she has to sign off on them, because we don’t want to interrupt her birthday. But this year, I’m gonna be in Vegas for my Las Vegas residency. It’s some of the final shows, and we got tons of friends coming out – all of her college friends, some friends from Nashville – and it’s gonna be a big group of us having a lot of fun. We’re gonna try our best to make her birthday really special and to have fun doing the shows and ringin’ in the New Year, and it should be a big time out there in Vegas.”
Luke Bryan (looking back at 2023) OC: …every night. :38 “When I look back at 2023, what stands out the most literally is how busy of a year it was and how amazing the Country On Tour was. You might prepare yourself for stuff to slow down a little bit, but for me it was not that way. I mean, the crowds were huge. We were selling ‘em out. The fans were going crazy. We had a lot of new baby acts come out with me, and I enjoyed getting to know them and hopefully being a part in taking their career to the next level. So, the Country On Tour was definitely the highlight of the year, as far as just how big it was and how the fans showed up every night.”
Audio / Luke Bryan is looking forward to a few things in 2024.
Luke Bryan (looking ahead at 2024) OC: …a snowstorm. :28 “For 2024, we haven’t announced our tour, but there’ll be a tour and we’ve got Crash My Playa coming up right at the top of the year. We’ve got Dierks and Jelly Roll and Eddie Montgomery from Montgomery Gentry – he and I are gonna do some songs together. I’m really excited about that. We got Dustin Lynch getting ready for the pool party, so Playa’s just been a great thing. Just about the time it gets too cold to be in Nashville, we fly to Mexico and get warm. Every time we’re driving to the airport, it’s a snowstorm.”
Audio / Reba McEntire's New Year's Resolution includes a few things we should all wish for in 2024.
Travis Denning (favorite New Year’s Eve party) OC: …it was good. :41 “I think my favorite New Year’s Eve party ever was when my sister got married, and my sister’s party got done at 10:30, 10:45 and she got married right behind a little club that I played a lot in Macon, Georgia called the Crazy Bull and love the owner. We’re boys, you know? So, we just literally walked right over and burned the house down. That was one of my favorite New Year’s Eve memories, ‘cause I got to see my sister and brother-in-law get married and that was such a great, great time, and then me and my older cousin and best friend, we ended up at Waffle House that night, so it was good.”
Audio / Travis Denning talks about his hangover cures.
Travis Denning (hangover cure) OC: …me better. :17 “You know, I think my hangover cure is just sitting on my butt, [laughs] not doing anything. Drink some water, a cup of coffee, but usually anything greasy or just some big ole Mexican food that’ll get me at least to a nap, which will get me better.”
Audio / Travis Denning talks about getting dressed up for New Year’s Eve.
Travis Denning (wants to get dressed up for New Year’s Eve) OC: …good for it. :13 “No matter what I do for New Year’s Eve, I want to get dressed up. I want to wear a suit. I want to get real snazzied up, and I don’t care if I’m just going to a bar. Like, it’s New Year’s Eve, let’s look good for it.”
Audio / Tyler Hubbard recalls one of his most prominent New Year's Eve memories.
Tyler Hubbard (New Year’s memory) OC: …comes to mind. :24 “Well, this is probably a classic answer, but we did play New Year’s in New York and watched the ball drop and it was a big, special moment, one of those kind of check it off the bucket list type of moments, and we did that. And it is incredible. The energy’s amazing, and it’s super cold, but we had a great time. When I think of epic New Year’s, that’s definitely, it’s probably the first memory that comes to mind.”
