Month: May 2021

Eric Church is back at the top of the charts. 

His latest album Soul, the last of the Heart & Soul trilogy, has debuted at #4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 following its April 23 release. Of the 53,000 equivalent album units earned, 42,000 were album sales. 

Soul’s top-five debut comes one week after the first release of the trilogy, Heart, came in at #5 on the Billboard 200. This makes the country star the first artist in four years to have multiple projects bow inside the top 10 on the chart in two consecutive weeks since 2017, when rapper Future sent two back-to-back albums to number one.

Heart & Soul was released over the course of two weeks in April. The middle album, &, was made available exclusively to members of Eric’s fan club, Church Choir. 

Additionally, the Chief has replaced himself at the top of the Billboard Top Albums Sales chart, where Soul comes in at #1, dethroning Heart, which also debuted at #1 last week. 

Eric’s single “Hell of a View,” featured on Soul, is inching its way toward the top of the charts. It currently sits inside the top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.   

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Jordan Davis is ready to Buy Dirt on his upcoming EP. 

The “Singles You Up” hitmaker announced on Monday that his new eight-song EP is dropping May 21, featuring a collaboration with Luke Bryan on the title track. 

In a trailer for the project, Jordan shares that the COVID-19 shutdown allowed him to reset and reconnect with his songwriting, which led to the EP, on which he co-wrote all but one of the songs, including his current single, “Almost Maybes.” 

Buy Dirt follows Jordan’s 2018 debut album, Home State, that features three consecutive #1 hits: “Singles You Up,” “Take It from Me” and “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot.”

“I’ve always loved artists who take risks. I’m in a different spot in my life than I was when I released Home State. We all are!” says Jordan.

“2020 was a tough time for everyone. I was able to use that time to recenter some things in my world, and I didn’t want those lessons to go to waste,” Jordan goes on about Buy Dirt. “I wanted to create something special. The best way to that was to write honestly, and we did a lot of that on this record.”

Additionally, Jordan shares that he pitched Luke Bryan the idea of collaborating after a conversation they had at a golf tournament. “Luke isn’t just a great entertainer; he’s a great Dad, a great husband, and a great friend, too,” Jordan says. “That’s what ‘Buy Dirt’ embodies. When I wrote ‘Buy Dirt,’ I knew he could relate to the song’s message.”

Jordan will serve as one of the opening acts on Kane Brown‘s Blessed and Free Tour, launching in October.

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Jason Aldean is heading to Jimmy Kimmel Live! 

Tonight, Jason will make the late-night debut of his current single, “Blame It On You.” It’s the third release off his chart-topping 2020 album, 9, and is sitting inside the top 15 on country radio. Kimmel airs at 11:35 p.m. ET on ABC. 

“Blame It On You” follows Jason’s most recent #1 hit, “Got What I Got,” which is nominated at the Billboard Music Awards for Top Country Song. 

Additionally, Jason is set to headline The Bonnaroo Farm this month. He’ll perform on May 14 and 15 at the farm in Manchester, Tennessee, with Elvie Shane opening the shows.

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Midland will traverse across the country later this year on The Last Resort Tour.

The ACM Award-winning group has scheduled 26 dates that span the U.S. from October through December. The tour kicks off on October 7 in Phoenix, Arizona and wraps on December 16 in Shreveport, Louisiana, with stops in cities including Chicago, New York, Charlotte, Atlanta and more along the way. 

The “Drinkin’ Problem” singers have also booked a two-night stay at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on December 1 and 2. 

Hailey Whitters, co-writer behind Little Big Town‘s “Happy People,” joins the trek as the supporting act. She recently released her album Living the Dream featuring collaborations with Trisha Yearwood and Jordan Davis.

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am local time. Visit Midland’s official website for a full list of dates.

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Trisha Yearwood has received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 

The singer shared a photo on Instagram of herself wearing a mask that reads “Stay Safe” while a medical professional injects her with the vaccine.

“This #EveryGirl finally got her first dose of the vaccine! To all who made this day possible, thank you,” Trisha captions the post, adding #grateful.  

Trisha’s husband, Garth Brooks, announced earlier this year that Trisha had tested positive for the virus and in March, Trisha revealed that she was COVID free. Last week, she shared on The Kelly Clarkson Show that she still doesn’t have her full sense of taste and smell back. 

“I know there's a lot of talk about whether or not, whether to,” Trisha said about vaccine hesitancy during her Facebook Live show, Coffee Talk, over the weekend. “For me, when I found out that we were going to have a vaccine and that I was going to be able to get the vaccine and that we in the world were going to be able to be vaccinated, I cried because I feel like it's a gift from God.”

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Country music's own sunglasses-wearing Chief is celebrating his 44th birthday today. Hailing from North Carolina, he won CMA Entertainer of the Year in 2020. Do you know who he is? ANSWER: Eric Church.

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Reba McEntire — the singer — was back in theaters this weekend, performing the featured song in the new Glenn Close/Mila Kunis film, Four Good Days. 

“Well, the movie's about a mother/daughter relationship dealing with drug addiction,” the Country Music Hall of Famer explains. “It's very emotional.”

In a world still upended from the COVID-19 pandemic, Reba believes the Diane–Warren-penned “Somehow You Do” can soothe our sorrows.

“I definitely feel like the fans can relate to the overall message of this song,” Reba reflects. “It does give hope when you're down, depressed and you're having problems in life.”

“This song gives hope, and that's what we all need,” she adds.

Meanwhile, Reba — the actress — continues making appearances as a recurring character on Young Sheldon, playing the ex-wife of Craig T. Nelson and the frenemy of Annie Potts‘ iconic Meemaw. 

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