Jon Pardi has dropped his newRancho Fiesta SessionsEP, an eight-track collection of cover songs from his favorite artists including George Strait, Joe Diffie, Dwight Yoakam and Merle Haggard.
Pardi also moves away from the country genre to cover “The Waiting” byTom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as well as Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
You can view the full Rancho Fiesta Sessionstrack list in the link below, and can hear Pardi’s cover of “The Waiting” at the link: here.
Pentatonix – comprised of Kevin Olusola, Matt Sallee, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, and Kirstin Maldonado – just released their new single Happy Now, their first original song since 2015.
Pentatonix released their self-titled original album five years ago, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart. Earlier this summer, they rleased their At Home EP, featuring covers of songs by Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, and more.
Miley Cyrus dropped her new song “Midnight Sky” last week, and has also released the accompanying music video of the track, directed by Cyrus herself.
Cyrus said per a press release that she drew her inspiration for the song and video “from strong female musical icons, like Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, and Debbie Harry, who have always been so generous, and have been her greatest allies and inspiration.”
“Midnight Sky” is Cyrus’ first song since her collaboration with Ariana Grande and Lana Del Rey, “Don’t Call Me Angel,” which was released in Sept. 2019. She also released her solo track “Slide Away” in August of last year.
Watch the music video for “Midnight Sky” at the link: here.
The Valory Music Co.Justin Moore has always wanted to put out a live album. Now, he’ll finally get the chance, with this fall’s release of Live at the Ryman.
“We had the chance to record our Ryman show…The crowd was unreal,” the singer says in a statement about the new project. “The venue, as we all know, was great, as it always is. Luckily, I didn’t screw it up!”
The 17-track album revisits his first-ever headlining date at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium, a sold-out show that took place in May of 2018. The set list featured performances of Justin’s hits, of course, but he also tipped his hat to his country predecessors by throwing in a few classics by Hank Williams Jr., Waylon Jennings and more.
The singer brought some of his famous country music friends out on stage to join him that night, too. Chris Janson, Ricky Skaggs and David Lee Murphy each join him for a song on the live album.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin hopes that Live at the Ryman will help fans get their country show fix, even if they can’t see their favorite artists on tour.
“In this strange time with no live music, I thought this could be fun for our fans right now,” he explains. “Crack a cold one around the house, a campfire, deer camp, the beach and enjoy some live music. Hopefully we have the chance to do it in person soon. Until then, enjoy this live album from my band, my crew and myself from the Ryman.”
ABC/Image Group LALindsay Ell’s brand-new album, heart theory, is a step-by-step journey through the stages of grief and loss. Many of the songs are about the dissolution of romantic relationships, but one, “make you,” tells her personal story of surviving two sexual assaults, one at age 13 and one at 21.
The singer tells People that she found the courage to include that story on her album six months ago, after spending a week in an intense residential therapy program.
“I went there thinking I was going to talk about all these other things,” she recalls. “And I ended up talking about this and realizing how much anger and sadness I had within myself that I hadn’t really let come out.”
It was then she realized that her story belonged on heart theory.
“It was after leaving that I was like, ‘Okay, now I am ready to talk about this and to really lay my heart here on the table,’” she adds.
Since then, Lindsay has established her Make You Movement Fund, in support of at-risk youth, domestic abuse and sexual assault survivors. Additionally, proceeds from “make you” will go to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN).
Lindsay’s sophomore album, heart theory, is out today.
Verge RecordsTrace Adkins announced his next musical chapter in style today with the release of party anthem “Just the Way We Do It,” a loud-and-proud tribute to kicking back, country style.
“Well, that’s all right, get ya some ribs / Wash it all down with a couple of beers,” Trace explains in the sing-a-long chorus. “Ain’t nobody getting hurt, don’t be scared / That’s just the way we do it ‘round here…”
With the release of his new tune, the singer had big news to share: He’s planning the release of his next project, an EP called Ain’t That Kind of Cowboy. The six-track collection will be his first since signing to Verge Records, and follows his 2017 album, Something’s Goin’ On.
“Just the Way We Do It” will be on the EP, and so will the two songs that the singer shared earlier this year: “Better Off” and “Mind on Fishin’.”
Ain’t That Kind of Cowboy comes out October 16. It’s available for pre-order now, with autographed copies and other special merchandise items available at the singer’s online store.
ABC/Image Group LAUSA Today revealed its list of “100 Women of the Century” this week, and country superstar and Dolly Parton is among the honorees.
The list recognizes not only Dolly’s sizeable achievements as a pop culture icon and status as a songwriting legend, but also notes her philanthropic work with projects like Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and her accomplishments as a businesswoman with Dollywood and other tourism efforts.
As one of Tennessee’s “100 Women of the Century,” Dolly is in hallowed company: NASA astronaut Margaret Rhea Seddon, sports legend Pat Summit and the state’s first female prosecutor, Justice Martha Craig Daughtrey, also make the list.
Dolly’s latest honor comes on the heels of her cover profile in Billboard’s Country Power Players 2020 issue, in which she spoke out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
The living legend also recently announced A Holly Dolly Christmas, her first album of holiday music in three decades.
Capitol Records NashvilleJon Pardi fans are in for a surprise: The singer dropped his new Rancho Fiesta Sessions EP today, an eight-track collection of songs pulled from his favorite artists’ discographies.
“All of these covers are of artists that I admire and I look up to,” Jon explains. “There are all kinds of great names and styles of songs on here — from legends. I think the magic and the fun of it all is in these eight covers of songs that I really like or grew up singing.
Unsurprisingly, classic country gold is a dominant theme on the project, with selections from George Strait, Joe Diffie, Dwight Yoakam and Merle Haggard. Jon delivers a faithful take on Diffie’s performance of “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die),” for example.
But the singer also looked outside the country genre for inspiration. He offers his interpretation of “The Waiting” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, as well as a searing performance of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
The Rancho Fiesta Sessions songs were cut in one evening, as the product of a jam session with Jon’s touring band at his home in Nashville.
“We mainly did it to have fun and record, and it sounds like we’re in your backyard playing for you,” Jon reflects. “….It turned into something special because it’s a year where we are off the road, and we recorded it live in real time, out at my house.”
As for the EP’s title? Jon says that’s a nod to where it was recorded.
“I nicknamed my place out here Rancho Fiesta because it was fun and sounded uplifting,” he says.
Warner Music NashvilleDevin Dawson may have written his brand-new single, “I Got a Truck,” solo, but he had a little extra help from an inspiring conversation with none other than country hitmaker Tim McGraw.
Back in 2018, Devin was the supporting act for the Soul2Soul Tour, headlined by Tim and his fellow superstar wife Faith Hill. A late-night conversation between the two men about how humble beginnings can lead to big accomplishments gave Devin the push he needed to write his dreamer’s anthem.
“As someone who writes songs every single day, I don’t ever take any inspiration for granted,” notes Devin. “Sometimes you use tricks you’ve learned along the way to kick start that inspiration, and other times it just lands right in your lap.”
Over the past year, Devin has kept busy as a songwriter and duet partner, co-penning Blake Shelton’s 2019 multi-week chart-topper “God’s Country” and lending his voice to Hardy’s current single, “One Beer.”
But the “All on Me” is ready to slide back into the spotlight as an artist with the release of “I Got a Truck.”
“I’m fired up that I get to be the one to help tell this story — because when it’s this real, honest and true, the rest is easy,” Devin adds. “I found so much of myself in this story and in this song and I can’t wait to hear how other people find their story in it as well.”
