Month: April 2021

Blake Shelton has dropped “Bible Verses,” off of his forthcoming Body Language album.

An intimate ballad backed by acoustic guitar, “Bible Verses” lays bare the struggles a person can face as they reconcile their faith with their own imperfections.

“…I keep praying for the day / That I can open up that Good Book / And Heaven don't look like it's out of reach / When it feels like those Apostles are giving me the gospel / And not the third degree,” Blake sings in the song's chorus. “I just want it to read like Bible verses / And not the Bible versus me.”

Before he shared the song on Friday, Blake teased it on social media with a close-up clip of the flipping pages of a Bible.

“Bible Verses” is the 12th and final track off of Body Language, which also includes Blake’s chart-topping duet with Gwen Stefani, “Nobody but You.” The album's title track is an as-yet-unreleased duet with former The Voice contestants The Swon Brothers, whom Blake mentored on his team during the show’s fourth season.

Body Language arrives in full on May 21.

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Reba McEntire on Friday shared her gripping new song, “Somehow You Do,” which is featured in the upcoming movie, Four Good Days.

As an accompaniment to the film's themes of recovery from addiction and the complex power of family bonds, “Somehow You Do” is an empowering and emotional message to anyone facing seemingly insurmountable odds. The song was written by Diane Warren, the award-winning songwriter who’s collaborated with Reba three times since the mid-'90s.

“It is a song about strength of the human spirit and no voice can convey that as much as Reba McEntire,” Diane points out. “She makes you feel with every note that that you might think you can't get through it, but somehow you will, and somehow you do.”

Reba also dropped a poignant music video for her new song, a cinematic clip that follows Reba as she walks along a highway, through a jaw-dropping Southern California desert landscape. Interspersed are clips from the movie itself, which stars Mila Kunis and Glenn Close. The video was directed by filmmaker Jon Avnet.

“It's an honor to get to sing a Diane Warren song anytime, but then to be associated with talented actors in a movie like Glenn and Mila is just icing on the cake,” Reba says. “Add in Jon Avnet directing the video and it just doesn't get much better!”

Four Good Days had its worldwide premiere at the 2020 Sundance Festival. It opens in select theaters on April 30.

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Brett Young has spent the week teasing the release of his new song, “Not Yet,” and he finally delivered — but that's not all. The singer on Friday also announced his next project, an eight-track collection called Weekends Look a Little Different These Days.

A flirty look back at the early days of a relationship, “Not Yet” paints a vivid picture of a couple hoping to hold on to every special moment together.

“I know the stars are gonna leave us the later it gets / I know the moon is gonna disappear into the West / I know the sun is gonna come and steal your silhouette / But not yet…” Brett sings in the first chorus.

“Not Yet” is the leading single from Weekends Look a Little Different These Days, which also includes Brett's chart-topping hit, “Lady,” as well as another previously-released tune, “You Got Away with It.”

“It's hard to describe just how ready I am to finally get to share this new project with everyone,” says Brett. “With so many special moments over the last year-and-a-half and creative jolts translating to writing so many different songs, it was important to me to pick the right ones to reflect where I am right now.”

The collection will be out in full June 4, but it's available for pre-order now. Here's the track list:

“Weekends Look a Little Different These Days”
“Lady”
“This”
“Dear Me”
“Leave Me Alone”
“Not Yet”
“You Got Away with It”
“You Didn't”

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Willie Nelson has been announced as the keynote speaker for Luck Presents: Planting the Seed, the country legend and Luck Presents' first-ever cannabis convention. The event, which will benefit HeadCount's Voter Project, will begin on April 26 and continue through Willie's birthday, April 29.

Country-soul singer Yola, who has performed with the likes of Chris Stapleton and alongside country supergroup The Highwomen, has announced her new album, Stand For Myself. The project arrives on July 30, and its leading single, “Diamond Studded Shoes,” is out now.

Country singer and actor Jana Kramer has announced her split from her husband, former pro football player Mike Caussin. She broke the news on social media, and People also confirmed the breakup, citing Mike's infidelity as the cause behind the split. The couple have been open about Mike's multiple affairs in the past, which caused a prior split in 2016.

 

 

 

 

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