Reba McEntire will appear on ABC’s Good Morning America to chat about her role as “Sunny Barnes” on the third season of Big Sky on Tuesday (September 2oth).
Be sure to tune into @GMA tomorrow morning! I’ll be visiting and talking all things #BigSky: Deadly Trails @BigSkyABC pic.twitter.com/uCyeAqOslR
— Reba McEntire (@reba) September 19, 2022
Reba McEntire is scheduled to appear on ABC’s Live With Kelly and Ryan on Thursday (September 22nd).
Parker McCollum is a road-warrior artist that leaves it all on the stage each night for the fans who have supported him and his career from the start. It is McCollum’s sole mission when up on that stage – show up and give everyone all he’s got. So when his first show at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville back in May hit a string of unforeseen hurtles – unfriendly weather, delays for fans and tough decisions – McCollum knew he had to come back to the open-air venue for a performance he could be proud of and one that his fans deserve. This weekend, in an effort to make-up for that evening, McCollum provided free tickets for those fans who attended his May performance and put on a night he can be proud of and certainly won’t forget.
Thank you Nashville! Last night was pure magic! pic.twitter.com/1IN7o4lfcA
— Parker McCollum (@ParkerMcCollum) September 19, 2022
“I wanted to redo this show for the fans. Our first time headlining at Ascend – it stormed until 11:00 PM that night, we go on late, there’s miscommunication between the venue and the fans, and between us and the fans. I just wanted to take responsibility for not delivering on such a big night here in Nashville and wanted to come and make it right and give everybody the opportunity to see the show for everything that it is. I’m just glad to be back and glad it worked out to give Nashville and the fans our best and that’s what it’s all about.” – Parker McCollum
Recently, Parker snagged his first CMA Awards nomination for “Best New Artist” for this year’s upcoming awards show. The nomination follows a string of honors for the breakout artist including – 2022 ACM Award for “New Male Artist of the Year,” and 2022 CMT Award for “Breakthrough Video of the Year.”
Parker, who is making his way up the country charts with “Handle On You,” is out on the road throughout the Fall. For a list of McCollum’s upcoming tour dates, visit HERE.
The wait is almost over for fans of the ABC drama series, Big Sky. The third season of the show, titled Big Sky: Deadly Trails, premieres this Wednesday (September 21st) at 10pm ET/9pm CT, and features a few new faces this year — Reba McEntire and boyfriend Rex Linn (CSI: Miami, Better Call Saul, Young Sheldon). Reba plays “Sunny Barnes,” who is described as a “successful backcountry outfitter with a secret history of missing customers.” Rex plays her husband “Buck Barnes.”
The country superstar says she was approached by Executive Producer and Showrunner of Big Sky, Elwood Reid, and said she absolutely would love the chance to play Sunny on the show. “When Elwood Reid first pitched his idea for me becoming a member of the Big Sky family, I fell in love with it. I absolutely loved it,” says Reba. “Yeah, I play a devious, conniving, scheming woman on one side and on the other, I’m a really nice gal. I get to play on the screen with Rex Linn — he plays my husband – and a cast of wonderful characters. I love the crew (and) everything about filming Big Sky. I can’t wait for y’all to watch it.”
https://twitter.com/BigSkyABC/status/1570804715830624258
#BigSky: Deadly Trails premieres one week from tonight! Here’s a special sneak peek. Tune in to see more next Wednesday at 10/9c on ABC! @BigSkyABC pic.twitter.com/wjmTaZsXH3
— Reba McEntire (@reba) September 15, 2022
Big Sky also features Jensen Ackles (Supernatural, The Boys), Katheryn Winnick and Kylie Bunbury.
Reba is set to kick-off her fall arena tour, Reba: Live in Concert, kicks off October 13th in Lafayette, Louisiana.
She also just announced Reba: The Ultimate Christmas Collection, which is set for release October 14th. The collection is made up of favorites from her previous Christmas releases along with the stirring track “I Needed Christmas,” featured in the Lifetime movie “Reba McEntire’s Christmas In Tune.”
Reba McEntire (Big Sky) OC: …to watch it. :35
“When Elwood Reid first pitched his idea for me becoming a member of the Big Sky family, I fell in love with it. I absolutely loved it. Yeah, I play a devious, conniving, scheming woman on one side and on the other, I’m a really nice gal. I get to play on the screen with Rex Linn — he plays my husband – and a cast of wonderful characters. I love the crew (and) everything about filming Big Sky. I can’t wait for y’all to watch it.”
Today, ACM, CMA and GRAMMY Award-winning band Little Big Town – consisting of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook – release their new, 10th studio album Mr. Sun – listen here.
The band also unveiled the music video for “Three Whiskeys and the Truth,” which was directed by Running Bear Film’s Stephen & Alexa Kinigopoulos – watch here. Immediately following the video’s premiere today, the band went live exclusively on YouTube Premium for a livestreamed afterparty to answer fan questions about the new album.
“Three Whiskeys and the Truth” was written by Fairchild and Schlapman alongside their beloved Love Junkies (Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, and Liz Rose), ruminating on the feelings that hide in the dark but that always come to the surface somehow. “Lori had that title, and I just love how it tells the story of what we do to numb the pain we’re going through,” Fairchild says, recalling a long day of writing. “And the melody makes it feel like an old school country song like the ones we grew up with.”
The band kicked off the album’s release on Wednesday, September 14 with a stirring performance of “Rich Man” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – watch here – in addition to flexing their comedic chops in the show’s Cold Open – watch here.
On the eve of the record’s release last night, the band took to Twitter for an #AskLBT Album Q&A with the fans about the record, including the message they want to give fans from the album: “This record was written during the pandemic, so a spirit of gratefulness ties all these songs together. Even the painful songs lead us to better days ahead.”
Fans can engage in the album launch through multiple social media activations, including using the hashtag #MrSun on Twitter to reveal album’s official Twitter emoji and a custom Mr. Sun Instagram filter that went live with the album’s release, which can be found on the filter tab of LBT’s Instagram profile.
This morning, they took the stage at New York City’s Rockefeller Plaza in front of hundreds of fans for the 2022 Citi Concert Series on TODAY, performing a mix of new songs – “All Summer” and “Rich Man,” both of which New York Magazine has praised as “exuberant” – and classic LBT hits (“Wine, Beer Whiskey” and “Little White Church”). Watch their performance of “All Summer” here and “Rich Man” here, and their interviews about the record here and here.
Additional praise for Mr. Sun includes The New York Times hailing it “a sweeping record” and American Songwriter observes that “inside the record, notes reminiscent of the Bee Gees, Fleetwood Mac, and the Eagles ring out, but they’re all tailored to Little Big Town’s country expertise.” Rolling Stone calls it “smooth and sweet, with just the right undercurrent of sadness,” with production that feels “spacious and golden.”
Billboard singles out the album’s “swelling” closing track “Friends of Mine,” as a “benediction to finding the collective strength to persevere through tough times,” while Rolling Stone further ties it to the full record: “Like much of Mr. Sun, it feels like a warm embrace from a loved one.”
The album’s lead single “Hell Yeah” has amassed 49.8 million streams since its April release. The song was co-written by Sweet, Westbrook, Corey Crowder and Tyler Hubbard. Of its creation, Westbrook notes: “Corey dropped that hook idea on us, and we all gave a resounding hell yeah! At that point, you just don’t want to mess it up.”
Physical copies of Mr. Sun are available as CDs and a baby blue vinyl; a sky blue vinyl is available exclusively through Barnes & Noble.
The genesis of Mr. Sun was unlike any of their previous albums. Due to the pandemic, the band found themselves off the road and apart for the first time ever throughout their 20-year journey. The resilience and creativity born from those months unearthed a deep appreciation for both one another, and the privilege of making music – ultimately inspiring the self-produced Mr. Sun, which packs both the sparkle of storytelling and the heat of truth-telling in a way only Little Big Town can.
“Mr. Sun is intentionally an emotional record that holds hands well with our last album Nightfall,” Fairchild has previously shared. “Mr. Sun is focused on better days ahead, the value of friendships and family; it touches on heartbreak and letting go, but it’s full of sunshine and joy.”
Little Big Town spent all summer bringing their exceptional live shows to fans worldwide – they recently wrapped up The Bandwagon Tour with Miranda Lambert and joined The Eagles on all dates of their European stadium tour this summer. This fall, Little Big Town will join Wynonna Judd on select dates of The Judds: The Final Tour in Duluth, GA (October 14) and Huntsville, AL (October 15). For more news, tour dates, and information, please visit www.LittleBigTown.com.
Mr. Sun Track List:
LBT (pandemic recording) OC: …their worries. 1:54
Karen: “This record was made during the pandemic, and kinda the time where we were coming in and out of the pandemic., so, it was challenging. It was challenging to be away from each other as a band for almost five months. It was challenging to be writing songs by ourselves, writing songs on Zoom, and then finally getting the courage to get back in the studio and, that was a great joy just to be back together with our band guys and our engineers, very emotional that day. I think we started working on All Summer first and was just such a joyful tune., that it really just, I don’t know it lit our souls up just being back together making music again with the hope of getting it out to fans this record is really intended to share that joy that you know we’ve learned a lot of lessons in these last couple years. We learned that we can be very divisive as people, as a country, but we also can focus on the things that are the most important. We can look for better days ahead, we can celebrate the friends and family that we have. We can be grateful for the journey I think Godfearing Gypsies is one that really is like a mantra for this band. So, yeah, I’m really proud of the ways this, the beauty in our own personal lives, the way it weaves through this record. Even for songs like Gold, such a fun crazy little number that you know, it’s just like a ruckus, joyful song and it’s intended to make people dance and kind of forget their worries.”
Reba McEntire announced today, Reba: The Ultimate Christmas Collection, set to release Friday, October 14th. The collection is made up of favorites from her previous Christmas releases along with the stirring track “I Needed Christmas,” featured in the Lifetime movie “Reba McEntire’s Christmas In Tune.” The collection is available for pre-order now HERE.
“I’m excited to share this newly packaged collection of my all-time favorite Christmas songs,” said Reba. “It was so hard to narrow down to just twelve songs, but I hope my fans enjoy this journey through time!”
Fans can find limited edition holiday merch, including a sweatshirt, ornament, mug and lithograph available for pre-order now HERE. Fans can also pre-order Reba: The Ultimate Christmas Collection as a limited white vinyl, set to release November 4th.
Reba: The Ultimate Christmas Collection Track List
1. Away In A Manager – from 1987 Merry Christmas To You
2. O Holy Night – from 1987 Merry Christmas To You
3. White Christmas – from 1987 Merry Christmas To You
4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) – from 1987 Merry Christmas To You
5. Up On The Housetop – from 1999 Secret of Giving
6. I Saw Mama Kissing Santa Claus – from 1999 Secret of Giving
7. Mary, Did You Know? – from 1999 Secret of Giving
8. O Come All Ye Faithful – from 2018 My Kind Of Christmas
9. Jingle Bell Rock – from 2018 My Kind Of Christmas
10. Winter Wonderland – from 2018 My Kind Of Christmas
11. I’ll Be Home For Christmas – from 2018 My Kind Of Christmas
12. I Needed Christmas – from 2021 Christmas In Tune
Reba’s fall arena tour, Reba: Live in Concert, kicks off October 13th in Lafayette, LA. Tickets are available now at Reba.com/events.
Reba McEntire (one of her favorites on album) OC: …Christmas In Tune. :30
“One of my favorite songs on this collection is ‘Away In A Manger.’ That song holds a special place in my heart because it was the first song I ever sang behind a microphone at my first grade Christmas program back in Kiawa, Oklahoma. Sixty-some odd years later, here I am still singing Christmas songs. In addition to that song, you’ll also hear ‘I Needed Christmas,’ which you might recognize from my Lifetime original movie, Reba McEntire’s Christmas In Tune.”
After taking social media by storm with her call-out to the best friends that keep her world spinning, EMI Records Nashville singer/songwriter Kylie Morgan has released “Bridesmaids” in response to fan demand. Kylie co-wrote the track with one of her real-life bridesmaids in her upcoming wedding, Sam DeRosa, as well as KK Johnson. Listen to “Bridesmaids” here, and watch the visualizer here.
A toe-tapping tribute to the wild ones right by her side, Kylie toasts to the girls that got her through high school, the voice of reason, her biggest fan and more, each combining to form her wedding day army. Kylie’s viral TikTok has racked up 7.5 million views with over 1 million likes, while more than 115K fans have created their own videos using the sound, including nods not only to wedding parties but favorite musicians, family members, pets and more. Turning heads, the track’s standout social media moment caught the attention of bridal and special occasion authority David’s Bridal, which will curate the bridal party attire for Kylie’s upcoming nuptials.
Kylie’s debut single “If He Wanted To He Would” is spinning on country radio airwaves now. The honest, empowering song is featured on her recently released EP, P.S., alongside six additional tracks each co-penned by Kylie. Next up, she’ll join Tyler Rich on the Thinkin’ We’re In Love Tour, kicking off next week (9/22) on the West Coast. For more information and a full list of Kylie’s tour dates, visit kyliemorgan.com.
About Kylie Morgan:
Exuberant and ethereal, Kylie Morgan is turning heads with her new EP P.S., out everywhere now. Pairing articulate, coming-of-age revelations with fun up-tempo anthems, P.S. features seven tracks each co-written by Kylie, including her debut single to country radio, “If He Wanted To He Would.” P.S. is the anticipated follow-up to her breakout EP, Love, Kylie – a bold introduction that scored the Oklahoma native a place as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country, VEVO’s 2021 DSCVR Artists to Watch, and to CMA’s coveted KixStart program. Already surpassing 100 MILLION global streams, Kylie has been praised for her “powerful voice” (CMT) with “infectious arrangements, irresistibly clever lyrics and a vibrant, empowering energy” (American Songwriter). On the road this fall with Tyler Rich for the Thinkin’ We’re In Love Tour, she has previously opened for artists including Dan + Shay, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Kip Moore, Jason Derulo, Gavin DeGraw, Brett Eldredge and Billy Currington. For more information visit kyliemorgan.com, and keep up with her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
Parker McCollum, will appear in an upcoming six-part documentary series They Called Us Outlaws: Cosmic Cowboys, Honky Tonk Heroes And the Rise of Renegade Troubadours, produced by Country music luminaries Jessi Colter, Ray Benson and Jack Ingram – who also narrates the series. The documentary, set for release in 2023, will explore Country music’s “rebel” period and the origins of “outlaw Country,” and feature interviews with McCollum, along with Country music icons such as Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, and many others.
Recently, McCollum snagged his first CMA Awards nomination for “Best New Artist” for this year’s upcoming awards show. The nomination follows a string of honors for the breakout artist including – 2022 ACM Award for “Best New Artist of the Year,” and 2022 CMT Award for “Breakthrough Video of the Year.”
McCollum’s current single, “Handle on You,” is impacting Country radio now.
McCollum is out on the road throughout the Fall. For a list of McCollum’s upcoming tour dates, visit HERE.
For more information, visit ParkerMcCollum.com
About Parker McCollum:
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum released his major label debut album, Gold Chain Cowboy, with MCA. The album follows his Hollywood Gold EP which was met with widespread critical acclaim and became the top-selling debut Country EP of 2020. McCollum earned his first-ever No. 1 hit with his Platinum-selling premiere single, “Pretty Heart,” and his follow-up single, “To Be Loved By You,” also hit No. 1 on the charts. “To Be Loved By You” was also the highest first week debut album of 2021. In November of 2021, McCollum made his first late-night TV appearance performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
McCollum has been named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by Rolling Stone, Billboard, SiriusXM, CMT, RIAA, and more with American Songwriter noting, “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.” MusicRow listed McCollum as their 2021 Breakout Artist of the Year and Apple also included him as one of their all-genre “Up Next Artists” Class of 2021. A dedicated road warrior, McCollum made his debut at the famed Grand Ole Opry in 2021 and he already sells out venues across the country (over 40 sold out shows nationwide in 2021) including record-breaking crowds in Dallas (20,000), The Woodlands (16,500), Austin (7500+), Lubbock (7700+), Jackson, MS (5000+), Kearney, NE (3000+), Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and three nights at Fort Worth’s iconic Billy Bob’s Texas. In March of this year McCollum made his debut at RODEOHOUSTON to a sold-out crowd with over 73,000 tickets sold. McCollum earned his first ACM award for New Male Artist of the Year in March 2022 in Las Vegas. McCollum also won his first CMT “Breakthrough Video of the Year” award, a fully fan-voted honor, in April 2022.
Kip Moore is sharing a new version of his recently-released track “If I Was Your Lover” with vocals from acclaimed new artist Morgan Wade today, available to listen here. Wade initially co-starred in the music video for the track alongside Moore, and following fervent fan requests for Wade to feature vocally, the pair hit the studio together to re-record the song.
Co-written by Moore with Matt Bubel, and co-produced with Jaren Johnston (The Cadillac Three) “If I Was Your Lover” garnered immediate attention from fans and critics for its ear worm qualities and accompanying sultry music video.
“Moore rocks this one, Big Time, and steams up the speakers. The crystal-clear production and terrific beats match his passionate vocal perfectly.” – Music Row
“Moore’s churning brand of country-rock gets an amped-up dance vibe on this song.” – Billboard
“Sonically, the tune features virtuosic guitar lines, powerful country-rock riffs and thumping beats, with Moore’s signature raspy delivery bringing the romantic narrative to life.” – Taste Of Country
“Upbeat and impassioned sparks fly” – American Songwriter
“This song is a demonstration of the power of a lust that cannot be fulfilled and an imagination so vivid that the lines of reality and fantasy are blurred. Moore’s rich vocals evoke an addictive, trance-like state as he considers the option to act on his desires.” – Country Now
Moore recently shared his electrifying new track “Fire On Wheels.” The song is a volume-up, groove-driven anthem that embodies the energy of Moore’s life out on the road as Moore currently undertakes his multi-city headlining FIRE ON WHEELS TOUR. Moore has invited special guests Boy Named Banjo to join him this fall, on the trek that will see Moore bring his renowned live show to cities across the country, as well as a stop in Canada. Fans can purchase tickets now at kipmoore.net.
About Kip Moore:
Known as “one of country’s more thoughtful artists” (Billboard), Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore has toured the world earning acclaim and a rabid fanbase as an all-in performer in each setting, consistently selling out headlining shows internationally with huge followings in The U.S, The U.K, Europe, Australia and Canada. Praised by Noisey as “an uncompromising, genre-defying artist firing on all cylinders” Moore has blazed his own trail, with “a bit more Southern rock than traditional country… to be a Kip Moore fan suddenly became a marker of your having a certain refinement in your country-music taste” (Chicago Tribune). Moore first splashed into the mainstream with the double-PLATINUM “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” in 2012, then followed up with three more best selling No. Ones (“Hey Pretty Girl,” “Beer Money” and “More Girls Like You”), a trio of ambitious, critically-praised albums and two gritty EPs that landed Moore on multiple “Best Of” lists. Moore recently garnered resounding acclaim for his fourth studio album, WILD WORLD. The set, co-written and co-produced by Moore, was spotlighted by critics as “especially vital; occasionally, even rare,” (Esquire). For more information visit kipmoore.net,and follow Moore on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Little Big Town will release their highly anticipated 10th studio album Mr. Sun on Friday (September 16th).
The genesis of Mr. Sun was unlike any of their previous albums. Due to the pandemic, the band found themselves off the road and apart for the first time ever throughout their 20-year journey. The resilience and creativity born from those months unearthed a deep appreciation for both one another, and the privilege of making music – ultimately inspiring the self-produced Mr. Sun, which packs both the sparkle of storytelling and the heat of truth-telling in a way only Little Big Town can.
“Any time we make a record, we hope that when the fans hear it, they identify with parts of their own lives or their past experiences and can make the song their own and their own story, and this record is no different,” says LBT’s Kimberly Schlapman. “I hope and pray that when fans hear this, they go, ‘Yes! I’ve been there’ or ‘Yes, I so badly want that,’ or ‘Yeah, I know I’m not the only one who’s been through that.’ It just means everything to us when fans come up and say that song got me through this moment in my life or that song means everything to me or we had that song at my wedding. I mean, just any of those things means that all that work and time and everything we put into making a record, it means that it’s also someone else’s story and it’s just the biggest compliment.”
New and old relationships are woven through the Mr. Sun, with a member of the band writing or co-writing 13 of the 16 tracks, and a grand total of 33 songwriters hailing from 3 countries and 20 different states. These songwriting relationships span from 20–year friendships to first time connections, resulting in an album beaming with color across the entire spectrum.
Mr. Sun Track List:
To celebrate the album’s release, the band will perform on the 2022 Citi Concert Series on TODAY tomorrow from the TODAY Plaza at 30 Rock. They’re set to perform songs from their brand new album, such as “All Summer,” “Rich Man” and “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” and catch another performance during the 9am hour.
LBT (fan reaction) OC: …biggest compliment. :57
“Any time we make a record, we hope that when the fans hear it, they identify with parts of their own lives or their past experiences and can make the song their own and their own story, and this record is no different. I hope and pray that when fans hear this, they go, ‘Yes! I’ve been there’ or ‘Yes, I so badly want that,’ or ‘Yeah, I know I’m not the only one who’s been through that.’ It just means everything to us when fans come up and say that song got me through this moment in my life or that song means everything to me or we had that song at my wedding. I mean, just any of those things means that all that work and time and everything we put into making a record, it means that it’s also someone else’s story and it’s just the biggest compliment.”
Last night was… 🤯🤯🤯 THANK YOU @AmericanaFest for an incredible #AMAs last night. We were honored and humbled to accept the award for Duo of the Year. We will never forget this. Thank you. ❤️🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/4ofQaYPzsX
— The War And Treaty (@warandtreaty) September 15, 2022
Powerhouse UMG Nashville duo The War And Treaty took home the “Duo/Group of the Year” award during last night’s 21st Annual Americana Honors & Awards held at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. This marks their second award from the Americana Music Association after their previous win for “Emerging Act of the Year” in 2019. Prior to their accomplishment, the husband and wife team took the stage to perform their new romantic stunner “That’s How Love Is Made,” which was immediately met with a standing ovation as “they won over the audience with their soulful duet,” (Associated Press).
Continuing the momentum, The War And Treaty hosted their own showcase last night at Nashville’s City Winery where the packed house was on their feet for floor-rattling performances of fan-favorites like “Five More Minutes” and new songs from their highly-anticipated album, produced by Grammy award-winner Dave Cobb. “That’s How Love Is Made” is available at all digital retailers here and fans can watch the 2022 Americana Honors & Awards in its entirety through its official livestream here.
Founded in 2014 by the husband-and-wife duo Michael Trotter Jr. and Tanya Trotter, The War And Treaty have emerged as one of the most electrifying new acts in American music, with a sound that cuts across the wide breadth of classic roots styles. Powerhouse vocalists with a lionhearted sonic blend – both roaring with passion and tender to the touch – the duo fuse country, soul, gospel and rock ‘n’ roll and more into stunning gradients of dark and light and quench thirsty souls and shake the rafters of world-famous performance halls. Earning rave reviews across the board, the duo were named the International Folk Music Awards “2021 Artist of the Year.” The duo has spent 2022 thrilling crowds across North America, Europe, Italy, Australia, Ireland and more. The duo has opened for artists such as Al Green, Willie Nelson, Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, John Legend and Lauren Daigle while their multifaceted collaborative efforts include Dierks Bentley, Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Leslie Jordan, Mumford & Sons, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Sturgill Simpson. High-profile stops have included the UK’s Glastonbury Festival, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, multiple appearances at the Grand Ole Opry, and a tribute to Ray Charles at the Country Music Hall of Fame class of 2022 induction ceremony. They are currently on the road with their HEARTS ON FIRE TOUR with a stop in Denver tonight (9/15) before performing at Telluride Blues & Brews Festival (9/16) and BeachLife Ranch Festival (9/17). For more information, visit www.thewarandtreaty.com.