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George Strait has been tapped to headline the second night of ATLive at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (home to the Atlanta Braves) on Saturday, October 21st. Sharing the bill with King George is Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town and Willie Nelson & Family.

Atlanta! George is heading to ATLive 2023 at the @MBStadium this October with @carrieunderwood, @WillieNelson & Family, and @littlebigtown!

Sign up now for presale access at: https://t.co/Wmifxk2yYK. Tickets on sale Friday, July 21. pic.twitter.com/WZWm3PBOlL

— George Strait (@GeorgeStrait) July 11, 2023

On Friday, October 20th, the lineup will deliver a roster of Latin superstars including headliners Grupo Firme, as well as J Balvin, Farruko and sibling trio Yahritza Y Su Esencia.

Tickets for each night go on sale next Friday (July 21st) at 10am ET thru Ticketmaster.

To learn more about the two-night event, visit mercedesbenzstadium.com/ATLive.

Taylor Swift dropped her “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” on Friday (July 7th) at midnight. The 22-song album features new versions of the 16 tracks originally on the 2010 collection and six additional songs “from the vault,” which includes collaborations with Fall Out Boy and Paramore.

In a post on her socials, Taylor wrote, “It’s here. It’s yours, it’s mine, it’s ours. It’s an album I wrote alone about the whims, fantasies, heartaches, dramas and tragedies I lived out as a young woman between 18 and 20. I remember making tracklist after tracklist, obsessing over the right way to tell the story. I had to be ruthless with my choices, and I left behind some songs I am still unfailingly proud of now. Therefore, you have 6 From The Vault tracks! I recorded this album when I was 32 (and still growing up, now) and the memories it brought back filled me with nostalgia and appreciation. For life, for you, for the fact that I get to reclaim my work. Thank you a million times, for the memories that break our fall.”

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) set a record as Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2023 so far on its release date. The project also became the most-streamed Country album in a single day in Spotify history.

All “from the vault” tracks are solely written by Taylor, which marks Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is a complete, self-written album, just like the original version she wrote from ages 18-20.

The release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) follows Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version), both released in 2021.

It’s here. It’s yours, it’s mine, it’s ours. It’s an album I wrote alone about the whims, fantasies, heartaches, dramas and tragedies I lived out as a young woman between 18 and 20. I remember making tracklist after tracklist, obsessing over the right way to tell the story. I had… pic.twitter.com/I2cLH76EIH

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) July 7, 2023

Brad Paisley is set to perform this Friday (July 14th) on the TODAY Show for their Citi Concert Series.

On July 14, Brad Paisley is performing live on the TODAY Plaza as part of the Citi Concert Series on TODAY!https://t.co/DAvV29WS7U pic.twitter.com/2eYWTJPWkF

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) July 3, 2023

Sam Hunt will perform September 1st as part of Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park.

SEPTEMBER 1: @SamHuntMusic will be bringing the party to Central Park in our GMA Summer Concert Series on Sept. 1! https://t.co/aEFIgFrMbB #SamHuntOnGMA pic.twitter.com/nKoLIH0n5S

— Good Morning America (@GMA) July 7, 2023

Maddie & Tae‘s Maddie Font has entered the third trimester of her pregnancy, and while she hasn’t had any weird food cravings, she says she has been treating herself quite a bit.

“We are mostly prepped. Pregnancy has been good. It has been hot, so that’s kind of difficult with a big belly. I haven’t had any weird cravings, but I have been indulging,” says Maddie. “I’m in my third trimester, so I really only get to eat like crap for the next 12 weeks (laughs), so I’m just kind of going ham on the (TAE: “I, as your best friend, have been indulging too, so thank you for the honor of getting to…”) regular Oreos, ice cream, sno cones, ahh, all the good things.”

In April, Maddie announced she and husband Jonah Font are expecting their first child — a son — in September, and the pair couldn’t be more excited.

“We found out in early January that we were expecting. I surprised Jonah with a little card and the positive tests once he came home from work,” Maddie tells PEOPLE of how she shared the big announcement with her husband.

Baby boy Font will join the duo family as Maddie’s partner Taylor Kerr gave birth to her first child, daughter Leighton Grace Kerr, in January 2022.

The pair recently released their new song, “Heart They Didn’t Break.”

Darius Rucker and the Hootie & The Blowfish just celebrated the 29th anniversary of their 1994 debut album Cracked Rear View on July 5th.

29 years of @HootieTweets 'Cracked Rear View'!!!! How is that even possible?!? Who had a copy way back when? https://t.co/AYIeR21MK7

— Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) July 5, 2023

Following yesterday’s premiere of “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair” on Hulu, the Country Music Association revealed the documentary will make its broadcast debut  July 18th at 9pm ET/8pm CT on ABC. The 75-minute special, which features Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Dolly Parton, Wynonna Judd, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and many others, explores the festival’s 1972 debut of Fan Fair.

https://twitter.com/CountryMusic/status/1676969763548037123

Keith Urban has been announced as one of the nominees for the 2023 class for the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He’s nominated alongside Steven Curtis Chapman, Martie Maguire and Gillian Welch and David Welch (nominated as a team) in the Contemporary Songwriter/Artists category. The 53rd Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala will take place October 11th at the Music City Center. The nominees for the Contemporary Songwriters category are Casey Beathard, Shawn Camp, Jim Collins, Don Henry, David Lee Murphy, Leslie Satcher, Darrell Scott and Victoria Shaw.

Jordan Davis released his Apple Music Sessions live EP on Thursday (July 6th). You can watch him perform “Tucson Too Late,” “Church In A Chevy” and a cover of Foy Vance’s “Guiding Light” (which features special guest Sam Hunt).

.@JordanCWDavis and @AppleMusic have teamed up to bring you an exclusive Live EP bundle featuring special performances of "Tucson Too Late," "Church In A Chevy," and "Guiding Light" that you don't want to miss!

Watch here: https://t.co/XJstYvw3mz pic.twitter.com/3SZMf9l97E

— Universal Nashville (@UMGNashville) July 6, 2023

Thank ya @SamHuntMusic for singing on one of my favorite songs with me for my #AppleMusicSessions..y’all check out our version of “Guiding Light” exclusively on @AppleMusic. https://t.co/ughSnBkzrI pic.twitter.com/dnfOBqSeYq

— Jordan Davis Music (@JordanCWDavis) July 6, 2023

Eric Church has been announced as part of a new group of Nashville city leaders of a 16-person Music City Host Committee whose goal is to book high-profile events for the upcoming enclosed Tennessee Titans stadium in Nashville. The committee includes former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, Tennessee State University head football coach Eddie George and many others, to look at a potential Super Bowl, the 2031 NCAA Men’s Final Four and a college football National Championship game reportedly on the list, according to the Nashville Business Journal.

Bill Anderson will be celebrated by the Grand Ole Opry as the longest-serving Opry member in the show’s history on July 22nd. Vince Gill, Jamey Johnson, Jeannie Seely, Ricky Skaggs are scheduled to perform.

The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate member @WhisperinBill as the longest-serving Opry member in the show’s history on Saturday, July 22. pic.twitter.com/VvAsWT24Hv

— Grand Ole Opry (@opry) July 6, 2023

With his deep bass voice, Josh Turner has sold more than six and a half million records, reached five and a half billion global streams, and has become an unforgettable hitmaker on country radio. For the first time, MCA Nashville recording artist Josh Turner will release a collection of his top tracks and fan favorites, Greatest Hits, on September 8. The album features 11 of Turner’s biggest songs from seven of his studio albums. The project includes his five No. 1 hits – “Your Man,” certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA; “Would You Go With Me,” certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA; “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” certified double-Platinum by the RIAA; “All Over Me,” certified Gold by the RIAA; and “Hometown Girl,” certified double-Platinum by the RIAA. No Greatest Hits album would be complete without Turner’s self-penned signature song, “Long Black Train,” which has over 315 million streams and is certified Platinum by the RIAA.

PRE-ORDER JOSH TURNER’S GREATEST HITS | HERE

“When you start out in this business, you’re never guaranteed longevity,” said Turner. “I’m humbled and thankful that I’m still around making music and that I’ve done well enough for long enough to warrant releasing a Greatest Hits album.”

GREATEST HITS TRACK LIST:

1. “Would You Go With Me” (From the album Your Man)
   Written by Shawn Camp and John Scott Sherrill
   Produced by Frank Rogers
2. “Firecracker” (From the album Everything Is Fine)
   Written by Josh Turner, Pat McLaughlin and Shawn Camp
   Produced by Frank Rogers

3. “Hometown Girl” (From the album Deep South)
   Written by Marc Beeson and Daniel Tashian
   Produced by Frank Rogers

4. “Long Black Train” (From the album Long Black Train)
   Written by Josh Turner
   Produced by Mark Wright and Frank Rogers

5. Why Don’t We Just Dance (From the album Haywire)
   Written by Jim Beavers, Jonathan Singleton and Darrell Brown
   Produced by Frank Rogers

6. All Over Me (From the album Haywire)
   Written by Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson and Rhett Akins
   Produced by Frank Rogers

7. “Your Man” (From the album Your Man)
   Written by Chris Stapleton, Chris DuBois and Jace Everett
   Produced by Frank Rogers

8. “Time Is Love” (From the album Punching Bag)
   Written by Tony Martin, Mark Nesler and Tom Shapiro
   Produced by Frank Rogers

9. “I Wouldn’t Be A Man” (From the album Haywire)
   Written by Rory Bourke and Mike Reid
   Produced by Frank Rogers

10. “Me And God” (featuring Dr. Ralph Stanley and Marty Roe, Gene Johnson and Dana Williams
    of Diamond Rio) (From the album Your Man)
    Written by Josh Turner
    Produced by Frank Rogers

11. “I Serve A Savior” (From the album I Serve A Savior)
    Written by Josh Turner and Mark Narmore
    Produced by Kenny Greenberg

Turner is currently on the “Long Black Train 20^th Anniversary Tour,” in celebration of the 20^th anniversary of Turner’s hit album, Long Black Train and the album’s second single of the same name, which were both also certified Platinum by the RIAA. Tickets for Turner’s tour are available now at joshturner.com.

Jordan Davis continues to dominate the country scene with his sixth career No. 1 single and 3rd multi-week career No. 1 with “Next Thing You Know” on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart. Written by Davis with Greylan James, Chase McGill and Josh Osborne, “Next Thing You Know” earns Davis a second week at No. 1 and his third consecutive multi-week No. 1 off of his GOLD-certified sophomore album, Bluebird Days.  His previous two singles from Bluebird Days – “What My World Spins Around” and “Buy Dirt” ft. Luke Bryan – were 3-week and 2-week  No. 1s, respectively. The full 17-track album, Bluebird Days, is available here.

Released in February 2023, Bluebird Days earned rave reviews and continues to resonate with industry and fans. Featured by The Tennessean, American Songwriter, and more, Bluebird Days earned critical acclaim with Billboard noting “Davis soars on ‘Bluebird Days’” and Entertainment Focus echoing, “Jordan Davis comes of age on new album ‘Bluebird Days’ and shows the world the type of mature, meaningful and melodic songwriter he is.”

Davis is one of only 5 artists to spend multiple weeks at #1 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck radio charts in 2023 and earns his fastest rising single to date with “Next Thing You Know.” “Next Thing You Know” follows Davis’ Platinum-selling multi-week #1 “What My World Spins Around” as well as his 2022 CMA Song of the Year winning hit, the 2X Platinum Multi-week #1 single “Buy Dirt” (feat. Luke Bryan).

This year, Davis has tallied multiple awards nominations and wins, including his first ACM Male Vocalist of the Year nomination. He was a finalist for Top Country Song at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards and earned a nomination for Musical Event of the Year at the 55th CMA Awards, as well as nominations for Music Event, Single, and Song of the Year at the 57th ACM Awards, and American Music Award and iHeart Award nominations. He is the reigning winner for (2022) CMA Song of Year and earned a win for NSAI Song of the Year . His upcoming headlining tour, the DAMN GOOD TIME TOUR, follows his direct support slots this year opening for Luke Combs and Dierks Bentley as well as performances on TODAY, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, ACMs, and more. Davis is scheduled to kick off his headlining run of the DAMN GOOD TIME TOUR in Atlanta this summer, including stops in Nashville, New York, Boston, Philadelphia and more. For tickets and additional information, visit www.jordandavisofficial.com.

“Next Thing You Know” Lyrics:

Swear that you’re staying single next thing you know

You meet a girl at a bar and next thing you know

You get her laughin’, its two a.m.

You’re tellin your buddies three months in

That she ain’t moving in but next thing you know

There’s a Uhaul trailer next thing you know

Your old apartment is y’all’s new place

There goes the carpet but the deer head stays

Next thing you know saving money like never before

Just to spend it all at a jewelry store

Getting down on one knee on her momma’s porch Just pray she don’t say no

Next thing you know your best man gives a half drunk speech

And your sunburn on a honeymoon beach

And your left hand is getting used to that ring

There the next two or three years ago

Next thing you know

Weren’t really trying next thing you know

There’s a test on the counter next thing you know

She’s standing there crying nodding her head yes

Your half excited half scared to death

Cause next thing you know

You’re wearing scrubs and a funny white hat

And the doctor’s sayin how you doing there dad and

Nobody’s ever called you that

And you take the drive home slow

Next thing you know its first steps, first date, first car

Its 11:01 wondering where they are

You sayin’ that USC’s too far

Its amazing how fast seventeen years go

Next thing you know, Next thing you know

Next thing you know you get to know your wife again

And you’re more in love than you’ve ever been

With a lot of years of remember whens and still some down the road

‘Cause next thing you know you got a yard full of your kids’ kids

And you take them to church, teach em to fish and ya

Tell them stories every chance you get

‘Bout how fast this life down here can go

Next thing you know, Next thing you know

DAMN GOOD TIME TOUR Dates:

Thu Aug 31, 2023 | Atlanta | Roxy

Fri Sep 1, 2023 | Nashville | Ascend

Thu Sep 7, 2023 | Columbus | Kemba Live! Outdoor

Fri Sep 8, 2023 | Sandwich | Sandwich Fair

Sat Sep 9, 2023 | Green Bay | Resch Center

Fri Sep 15, 2023 | Des Moines | Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park

Sat Sep 16, 2023 | Kansas City | The Midland Theatre

Thu Sep 21, 2023 | Columbia | Township Auditorium

Fri Sep 22, 2023 | Baltimore | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

Sat Sep 23, 2023 | Mashantucket            | The Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino

Thu Sep 28, 2023 | Omaha | Liberty First Credit Union Arena

Fri Sep 29, 2023 | OKC | The Criterion

Sat Sep 30, 2023 | St. Louis | The Factory

Thu Oct 5, 2023 | Philadelphia | The Met

Fri Oct 6, 2023  | NYC | Terminal 5

Sat Oct 7, 2023 | Boston | Roadrunner

Thu Oct 19, 2023 | Mesa | Mesa Ampitheatre

Fri Oct 20, 2023 | Bakersfield | Mechanics Bank Arena

Sat Oct 21, 2023 | Las Vegas | The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Billy Currington is sharing his slow-rolling ode to small towns and country living, “City Don’t,” out everywhere today. Written by Scooter Carusoe, Joshua Miller and Chris LaCorte, the song is produced by Carson Chamberlain. Evoking the breezy summer feeling of his biggest chart-topping hits, Currington sings:

They got five stars, we got millions

They got nice bars, we got sippin’ straight out of a can

On somebody’s land with a homegrown girl

And a God-made tan singin’, “Goodbye Earl”

Got everything I need, everything I could want

‘Cause the country does something for me the city don’t

Fans can catch Currington on the road this summer with headline shows coast-to-coast, and high-profile festival appearances. For tickets and a full list of tour dates, visit www.billycurrington.com.

About Billy Currington:
Billy Currington has spent nearly two decades topping the country charts, parlaying his rich, emotion-laden tenor and unerring song sense into some of the format’s most memorable hits. The Georgia native has tallied 12 No. 1 singles to his name, including 4X Platinum hit “People Are Crazy,” 3X Platinum “Good Directions,” 3X Platinum “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right,” plus Platinum hits “Do I Make You Wanna,” “We Are Tonight,” “Don’t It” and more. Equally skilled at delivering upbeat summertime anthems as well as exploring the complexities of life and love with a poignant ballad, Currington also joined Jessie James Decker on the wistful, slow-burning duet “I Still Love You.” His brand-new song “City Don’t” is out now, with more new music on the way. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit www.billycurrington.com.

Brothers Osborne have been tapped to perform at President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden’s Fourth of July celebration on the South Lawn. Ne-Yo, the United States Marine Band, U.S. Army Band, U.S. Navy Band, U.S. Air Force Band and DJ D-Nice will also perform during the event.

John and TJ Osborne are climbing the country charts with their latest single, “Nobody’s Nobody.”