Keith Urban stopped by Whiskey Jam in Nashville to perform with Hardy and Hillary Lindsey on their song, “No Place Like Hometown,” which is featured on Hardy’s 2019 Hixtape.
.@HardyMusic !!! you, the band, the crew, AND your fans were amazing ! Thx for lettin me crash your gig. @hixtape @WhiskeyJam pic.twitter.com/UQNe34a5aC
— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) August 5, 2022
Keith is making his way up the country charts with his latest single, “Brown Eyes Baby.”
Carrie Underwood will return to the road this fall with The Denim and Rhinestones Tour. She’s set to kick off the trek, featuring Jimmie Allen, October 15th in Greenville, South Carolina, making stops in 43 U.S. cities including New York’s Madison Square Garden, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena before concluding in Seattle, Washington March 17th.
The global superstar is already preparing for the upcoming tour. “There’s so much work that goes into putting on a tour,” says Carrie. “Obviously, putting the stage design, set design, all the production, lighting, all of that stuff. There’s tons of things to look through, videos to look through, and approving things and making sure each song will be looking like how they sound. And then for me, I want to make sure I’m at the top of my game, so definitely want to up the cardio and workouts and things like that, wardrobe, all of those things. There’s a lot that goes into putting it all together, and we are well on our way.”
Carrie is climbing the country charts with her latest single, “Ghost Story,” from her new album, Denim & Rhinestones.
Carrie Underwood (prepping for tour) OC: …on our way. :35
“There’s so much work that goes into putting on a tour. Obviously, putting the stage design, set design, all the production, lighting, all of that stuff. There’s tons of things to look through, videos to look through, and approving things and making sure each song will be looking like how they sound. And then for me, I want to make sure I’m at the top of my game, so definitely want to up the cardio and workouts and things like that, wardrobe, all of those things. There’s a lot that goes into putting it all together, and we are well on our way.”
Travis Denning is getting ready to release his new six-song EP, MIGHT AS WELL BE ME, on Friday (August 5th). The project is crafted for the stage with all of the Georgia native’s hard-charging energy and mischief-making signatures intact, but it also captures an artist maturing.
“There’s some honest songs in there, some reflective songs on where I’m at in my life, and then there’s some absolute rockers,” says Travis. “There’s some songs that I wanna play live and I want people to go ‘Dang! They brought it on that one.’”
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE ME will include the previously released tracks “Buy A Girl A Drink” and “She’s On It,” a thoughtful track that contemplates a mistake that can’t be fixed. On “Don’t Give a Truck,” Denning’s playful personality doesn’t just lead the party, it helps drop some heartfelt wisdom with a pure country turn of phrase. With the nostalgia-tinged “River Named Mississippi,” Travis is in all new territory. “Red Round Here,” is a rollicking roadhouse banger and the serene “If You Need Anything Down Here” finds him pledging undying support to a fallen friend.
The title for the EP came from the barn-burning “Red Round Here,” which Travis felt summed up the whole collection of songs. He co-wrote the track with Chris LaCorte and Hardy.
“There’s a lot of cool things about this song that somebody’s gotta drive the bus, and somebody’s gotta do these things, somebody’s gotta be the president. Of all things in this world, everybody’s gotta do something and if I gotta do something I would like for it to be to start the party, and that’s on stage, in real life, and that’s definitely on this record so that’s why I made it this first song,” says Travis. “I named the EP ‘Might As Well Be Me,’ which is really the pay-off of the chorus — ‘somebody’s gotta keep it red round here and it might as well be me.’ I just thought that sentence felt so much bigger than just the hook of this song and back to why I cut these songs, it was like I might as well just do exactly what I wanna do and don’t worry about anything else and it felt like a great way to sum up all the songs on it.”
MIGHT AS WELL BE ME Official Tracklist:
Travis Denning (what he learned when making this EP) OC: … true to you. :22
“There’s some honest songs in there, some reflective songs on where I’m at in my life, and then there’s some absolute rockers. There’s some songs that I wanna play live and I want people to go ‘Dang! They brought it on that one.’ That’s what I really learned; ignore everything else, get in the studio with people you love, and just make music that is true to you.”
Travis Denning (Red Round Here) OC: …songs on it. 1:11
“I wrote this song with Chris LaCorte and Hardy, and Hardy is very much affluent in the redneck-ology, so I knew when I had this title, I wanted to write it with him. He absolutely brought it. I knew the second we wrote it, I wanted to cut it because it made me want to drink a beer. There’s a lot of cool things about this song that somebody’s gotta drive the bus, and somebody’s gotta do these things, somebody’s gotta be the president. Of all things in this world, everybody’s gotta do something and if I gotta do something I would like for it to be to start the party, and that’s on stage, in real life, and that’s definitely on this record so that’s why I made it this first song. I named the EP ‘Might As Well Be Me,’ which is really the pay-off of the chorus — ‘somebody’s gotta keep it red round here and it might as well be me.’ I just thought that sentence felt so much bigger than just the hook of this song and back to why I cut these songs, it was like I might as well just do exactly what I wanna do and don’t worry about anything else and it felt like a great way to sum up all the songs on it.”
Jon Pardi will perform his chart-rising single “Last Night Lonely” on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday (8/9), airing at 11:35pm ET/10:35pm CT.
Catapulting into country radio’s Top 5 as one of Pardi’s fastest-rising singles to date, “Last Night Lonely” is the fiddle and steel-drenched lead track from his upcoming fourth studio album, Mr. Saturday Night, out September 2nd. Pardi recently shared the project’s title track, with Billboard praising his “signature neo-traditional country” and “clever play on words,” while CMT claims it’s a “quintessential honky-tonk standard.”
Mr. Saturday Night is produced by Bart Butler, Ryan Gore and Pardi, the same team behind the boards of his ACM and CMA Album of The Year-nominated Heartache Medication. With 14 songs steeped in losing, a little loving and what’s in between, Pardi digs beneath the surface on Mr. Saturday Night, returning the genre to an era of buckle-polishing dancefloor encounters, yowling bar-room revelers and the occasional strong, silent type ballad.
Pardi’s headlining AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY TOUR hits the West Coast this week, with stops in Inglewood, CA (8/4) and Santa Barbara, CA (8/5), before capping off the weekend in Las Vegas, NV (8/6). For a full list of dates, and to purchase tickets to the Ain’t Always The Cowboy Tour, visit jonpardi.com/tour.
Jon Pardi’s AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY TOUR Dates:
8/4 | Inglewood, CA/YouTube Theater
8/5 | Santa Barbara, CA/Santa Barbara Bowl
8/6 | Las Vegas, NV/Red Rock Casino
8/19 | Lampe, MO/Black Oak Amphitheater
8/20 | Terre Haute, IN/ The Mill
8/25 | Raleigh, NC/Red Hat Amphitheater
8/27 | Sharpsburg, KY/Barnyard Amphitheater
9/8 | Rochester, MN/Mayo Civic Center Park
9/9 | Milwaukee, WI/BMO Harris Pavilion
9/10 | Sterling Heights, MI/Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
9/15 | Bridgeport, CT/Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
9/16 | Big Flats, NY/Summer Stage @ Tags
9/17 | Huber Heights, OH/Rose Music Center
9/22 | New York, NY/Pier 17- the rooftop
9/23 | Gilford, NH/Bank of NH Pavilion
9/24 | Boston, MA/Leader Bank Pavilion
9/29 | Southaven, MS/Landers Center*
9/30 | Huntsville, AL/Von Braun Center*
10/1 | Nashville, TN/Ascend Amphitheater*
*Priscilla Block appearing in place of Hailey Whitters
Shania Twain is among the newest inductees to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, alongside Steve Wariner, Gary Nicholson, David Malloy and Hillary Lindsey. They will be officially inducted during the 52nd annual Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala at Music City Center on October 30th.
Thank you to Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame for this honor. It feels really good to be among so many of my songwriting idols and for my own songwriting to be celebrated – Ironically I was at home in Switzerland writing when this was announced! 😂 https://t.co/pKHupLDtYw
— Shania Twain 💎💎💎 (@ShaniaTwain) August 3, 2022
Luke Bryan was featured on ABC’s Nightline program on Tuesday night (August 2nd). He talked about his career, ups and downs in his family life and how he keeps his energy up every day.
Chrissy Metz (This Is Us) is about to embark on a tour next week. She’s set to kick off the City Winery trek beginning August 9th in Washington, D.C., followed by shows in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Chicago and Atlanta, before wrapping in Nashville on September 1st.
Tickets are officially on sale for ALL of our #CityWinery shows. Get yours here: https://t.co/x3uk7Cd0hR, then let your girl know in the comments below where I will see you! I. Can’t. Wait. 🍷✨ pic.twitter.com/jKxyVLuI5N
— Chrissy Metz (@ChrissyMetz) June 17, 2022
Reba McEntire just voiced an ominous new promo for the new season of ABC’s Big Sky. It was announced recently that she’ll be joining the cast of the show this year. Look for the new season to premiere September 21st.
You never know what's coming around the bend. A new mystery begins in the season premiere of #BigSky: Deadly Trails, September 21 on ABC. Stream on Hulu. @BigSkyABC pic.twitter.com/pzNY2zQcts
— Reba McEntire (@reba) August 3, 2022
This year’s CMA Fest, dubbed “The Music Event of the Summer,” returns for a three-hour ABC-TV special featuring once in a lifetime collaborations and performances this Wednesday (August 3rd). Dierks Bentley and Elle King will host the show, which was filmed at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium (home of the Tennessee Titans) during the 49th CMA Fest this past June.
The performances include Dierks’ smash hit “Drunk On a Plane,” as well as a cool collaboration with the iconic Billy Ray Cyrus on his debut single and ’90s classic, “Achy Breaky Heart.”
Carrie Underwood performs both her latest single, “Ghost Story,” as well as her hit single “Good Girl,” while Brothers Osborne turn in a performance of their fan favorite, “Skeletons.”
Luke Bryan performs is No. 1 hit, “Kick The Dust Up,” while Darius Rucker turns in “Wagon Wheel,” as well as a collaboration with the Zac Brown Band on “Chicken Fried.”
Parker McCollum makes his dynamic debut performing “To Be Loved By You.”
Other performers include Luke Combs, Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Kelsea Ballerini, Cole Swindell, Carly Pearce, Wynonna, Dustin Lynch, Lady A and others.
Catch all the action on Wednesday (August 3rd) at 8pm ET on ABC.
Dierks Bentley (CMA Fest 2022) OC: …host it. :22
“It was so great to be back (in person) at CMA Fest especially hosting it. After two years of CMA being away, CMA Fest being gone, those fans came back with a vengeance, so excited to party and hang out, so loud. So, for me to get a chance to not only play the show, but actually host it with my buddy Elle King, that is just, I just feel so lucky. That was so much fun and so looking forward to seeing the show air on ABC in August, and just so truly lucky to have a chance to host it.”
Luke Bryan (CMA Fest 2022) OC: …experience. :56
“It was crazy. To leave the stadium and over 80,000 people and go straight to Blake’s bar for the Spotify event. And I got a little carried away. I never get to play rowdy bars anymore, so after I kinda got to roast Blake, I attempted to sing ‘Some Beach,’ and I did not know any of the words-sorry, Blake. Anyway, just being in his bar, I got in front of the crowd and I really kind of got caught up in the moment and played for maybe a little too long. But then, after I got done there, I ran across the street to my bar. I bought my whole bar a Two Lane (beer) and it was just a wild night and so good being in the mix in CMA Music Fest with all the fans doing a concert, bar hopping to Blake’s bar (and) my bar. It was a pretty crazy experience.”
Carrie Underwood (CMA Fest 2022) OC: …good time. :24
“Everybody is super-excited to be back at CMA Fest. It’s a staple in country music. It’s been going on for so many decades. I just feel like not having a proper CMA Fest was just kind of gut-wrenching. But people are excited-the fans are excited, the performers are excited, I’m excited, so it’s gonna be a good time.”
One of Country music’s biggest newcomers, Parker McCollum, just wrapped up his weekend by bringing a childhood dream to life – opening for one of his personal idols and Country music legend, George Strait. Hitting the stage at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO on Saturday, July 30th, McCollum, alongside Country superstars Chris Stapleton and Little Big Town, fired up the crowd for one unforgettable show.
“Regardless of what anyone thinks of me or my music, I strive to do my absolute best on my terms – but honestly, I’ve always had this secret hope that ‘The King’ approves of what I’m doing. He is the standard and it’s an honor to share the stage with him,” says McCollum.
The show marks yet another impressive accomplishment in Parker’s young career. Since exploding onto the Country music scene in 2020 with his critically acclaimed and top-selling debut Country EP of the year, Hollywood Gold EP, McCollum has achieved two #1 singles, the Double-Platinum selling, “Pretty Heart,” and its follow-up single, “To Be Loved By You,” made is Grand Ole Opry debut, broke records at the iconic Texas venue Whitewater Amphitheater – selling out a three-night engagement, performed for a sold-out crowd for his debut at RODEOHOUSTON and earned his first ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year and his first CMT Award for “Breakthrough Video of the Year.”
This Friday, August 5th, McCollum will be releasing his latest single, “Handle On You.”
Pre-save “Handle On You” HERE.
For a list of McCollum’s upcoming tour dates, visit HERE.
The Country Music Association and ABC have announced that two-time CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan and NFL superstar Peyton Manning will host “The 56th Annual CMA Awards.” Luke revealed the news this morning while guest hosting “Live with Kelly and Ryan.” Country Music’s Biggest Night broadcasts live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 9th at 8pm ET on ABC.
“Being a part of such a historical night that honors my peers and Country Music is such a privilege,” says Bryan. “When I was asked if Peyton Manning was someone I would consider co-hosting with I didn’t hesitate. We have become great friends through the years and what he brings to the table is gonna make it even more of a blast. I know he’s been to the CMA Awards before, but he’s never been with me. Hey Peyton, I hope you’re ready for the night of your life!”
Hey Peyton Manning, I hope you’re ready for the night of your life! See ya at the #CMAawards on 11/9 on @ABCNetwork! #countryon pic.twitter.com/2I98KdfaOV
— Luke Bryan (@lukebryan) August 1, 2022
“I cannot wait to head to Nashville and take the CMA Awards stage alongside my friend Luke Bryan,” says Manning. “I am such a huge fan of Country Music, so to have the chance to stand among so many incredibly talented artists is an absolute honor.”
Bryan returns for a second consecutive year to host the CMA Awards, while Manning is a first-time host.
Final nominees for “The 56th Annual CMA Awards” will be revealed in the coming weeks. Stay tuned to CMAawards.com for more details.
This July, Bryan premiered a brand-new single at Country radio, “Country On.” The song, written by Mark Nesler, David Frasier, Mitch Oglesby, and Styles Haury, produced by Jeff Stevens and co-produced by Jody Stevens, featuring Sarah Buxton on background vocals, landed just in time for America’s Independence Day. Bryan teases this is the first of more new music he is currently working on.
If you can’t wait until November to see Luke in action, you can catch him on his “Raised Up Right Tour” that will run through October. Go to lukebryan.com/tour for more information.
The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Country Music Hall of Fame member Barbara Mandrell on her 50th Anniversary as a member of the Opry family tonight with two shows. Opry member Carrie Underwood, CeCe Winans, Suzy Bogguss, Linda Davis, Jeannie Seely, Janelle Arthur, Mandy Barnett, and Connie Smith honored the music legend who was in attendance along with her family and friends.
The three-time ACM/CMA Entertainer and four-time ACM/CMA Female Vocalist of the Year was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry on July 29, 1972.
“Everyone talks about Barbara’s beauty. But, as gorgeous as she is, she is just as beautiful inside. In addition to all of those other things we love about her, she has always worn her faith on her sleeve. She let us know you can love the Lord AND raise a little…heck,” shared Underwood before welcoming Mandrell to the stage. “She has been such an inspiration to me and so many others that stand on the shoulders of great female artists like her. It’s especially fitting to pay tribute to her tonight, in this sacred place we both hold so dear.”
“There are so many great, great huge talented woman that performed for us tonight and said so many incredible things about me…they know I love them. And the Opry…Lord knows I love the Opry,” shared Mandrell.
Regarding the historic Opry stage she continued, “My last show when I retired in 1997 I chose my home to do my finale performance on and it was this one.”
In honor of Mandrell’s golden Opry anniversary, a special commissioned Hatch show print will be available in the Opry Shop and online at store.opry.com. Additionally, the exclusive merchandise line that Mandrell, in partnership with the Opry, launched last year in celebration of the 40th anniversary of her signature hit- and one of country music’s most iconic classics- “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” will again be available exclusively online at store.opry.com and in the Opry gift shop in Nashville, TN. The collection includes “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” branded tshirts, Hatch poster, coffee mug and more.
EMI Records Nashville recording artist Tyler Hubbard announced today that his highly anticipated debut solo album will hit early next year, on January 27th. But fans won’t have to wait that long to hear more of Hubbard’s new music. On August 19th, he will release five additional songs to his already released single “5 Foot 9,” and tracks “35’s” and “Way Home.”
Dancin’ In The Country is a project of specially selected songs for the fans in advance of Hubbard’s upcoming album and for his live shows this fall on Keith Urban’s “THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR.”
PRE-ORDER DANCIN’ IN THE COUNTRY HERE
“We’ve been releasing new music throughout this summer, and now I’m so pumped to be sharing even more of my new project – these songs have been waiting to be heard!” says Hubbard. “Though the album is coming early next year, I put together this collection of music especially for the fans, as I get ready to go on tour. I can’t wait to hear the crowd sing these songs with me as I hit the road for the first time as a solo artist.”
Dancin’ In The Country
All tracks produced by Tyler Hubbard and Jordan Schmidt
*Produced with Jesse Frasure
Lyrics Available HERE
Download High Resolution Art HERE
Bringing his trademark high-energy performance style, Hubbard will join Keith Urban and special guest Ingrid Andress on “THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR.” The fall tour will run through November. For information on where to get tickets visit www.tylerhubbardofficial.com.“
THE SPEED OF NOW WORLD TOUR”
September 3 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 8 Phoenix Footprint Center
September 9 San Diego North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 10 Los Angeles The Kia Forum
September 15 Salt Lake City USANA Amphitheatre
September 16 Denver Ball Arena
September 17 Wichita INTRUST Bank Arena
September 22 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
September 23 Columbus Nationwide Arena
September 24 Chicago Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
September 29 Kansas City T-Mobile Center
September 30 Oklahoma City Paycom Center
October 1 Ft. Worth Dickies Arena
October 6 Lexington Rupp Arena
October 7 Nashville Bridgestone Arena
October 8 Atlanta State Farm Arena
October 13 Savannah Enmarket Arena
October 14 Knoxville Thompson-Boling Arena
October 15 Charleston Charleston Coliseum
October 20 Wilkes-Barre Mohegan Sun Arena
October 21 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
October 22 Belmont Park UBS Arena at Belmont Park
November 3 Madison Alliant Energy Center*
November 4 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
*newly added dates
Hubbard’s debut solo single, “5 Foot 9,” which Billboard calls a “promising introduction to Hubbard’s solo music,” and MusicRow says is the “soundtrack song for summer,” has over 63M global streams. The song quickly moved inside the Top 50 on the streaming chart in its first four weeks and claimed a Top 10 spot on the Country Streaming Chart last week, along with entering Top 20 at country radio. “5 Foot 9” is currently No. 14 on the Pandora all-genre Top Spins chart, No. 19 on the Apple Music Top Country Songs chart and No. 15 on the Spotify Country Top 200. The song hit peak rank of No. 83 on the Spotify Top 200, holding 55 straight days on this chart. The single has landed on TikTok’s Top 5 U.S. sounds with over 275K creations to date and it has also placed No. 8 on the Shazam Top Country Chart and sits at No. 86 on the Shazam Top 200 USA Chart. Hubbard’s second release, “35’s,” entered the Spotify Top 200 Country Chart just three weeks after launch and has nearly 3M total global streams. With 772K first week global streams, MusicRow praises Hubbard’s third solo release, “Way Home,” by saying, “Hubbard’s solo career continues to gain ground with this new track.”
Tyler Hubbard (new season of life) OC: …our life. 1:20
“It feels exciting. It feels new, and it just feels personal as well. I think that’s a key word that that I really am leaning into, and it’s been fun, and now having this new perspective and this new opportunity for both of us to get to to pick songs and to write songs from our voice and our personal life and kind of let the fans in on a little bit deeper level of who we are personally as an individual, as opposed to a brand or a band is just it’s empowering. It’s really cool. I would say it’s almost forced me to do some self-discovery, you know, and figure out what is my story exactly what do I want to what is my legacy, what do I want my music to say? Because now my name is attached to it, which automatically adds this extra level of like, I don’t know, responsibility, maybe, or maybe pressure at times, but also heart and passion. You know, it really, it just stimulates that makes you want to pour your heart and soul into this stuff and make sure that it’s who you are and what you want to say. And I think that that’s been really healthy for this season of our creative journey or our career. The last ten years have been incredible, but there’s something new and fresh and fun about where we’re both at right now. And we’re just channeling that. And, you know, I hope the fans enjoy getting to be or getting to see a little bit deeper into our life.”