Month: June 2021

2 killed, 2 injured in northeast Texas gas explosion

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Post date June 29, 2021
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Two people were killed and multiple others were injured Monday in a gas explosion at a site in rural northeastern Texas, authorities said. The Collin County Sheriffs Department said in a tweet that the incident happened in Farmersville, Texas, located about 45 miles northeast of Dallas.

Local police and firefighters, Texas state troopers and the FBI were on the scene to investigate the explosion; they confirmed the scene was safe but urged residents to stay away. Aerial television footage showed the explosion site to be gas pipeline station. Contractors for Atlas Energy were at the station servicing the pipeline when the explosion happened, according to Farmersville police officials.No other information was immediately available on the incident as of press time.

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Nashville notes

Tickets go on sale today for the Moon Crush Harvest Moon festival headlined by Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt and more in Miramar Beach, Florida October 20-23.

Naomi Judd was recently inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame during its first annual event at the National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Alabama is kicking off their 50th Anniversary Tour with back-to-back shows at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday and Saturday night. This marks their first arena shows in Nashville in almost 20 years.

New artist Conner Smith has released a pair of debut songs, “Learn from It” and “Tennessee.”

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Kelsea Ballerini announces her debut poetry collection, ‘Feel Your Way Through’

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Post date June 29, 2021
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Kelsea Ballerini has announced her first-ever collection of poems, called Feel Your Way Through, which will be published in November.

The new book of poetry finds Kelsea navigating her way through youth and into womanhood, with Kelsea explaining: “I’ve realized that some feelings can’t be turned into a song, so I’ve started writing poems. Just like my songs, they talk about what it’s like to be twenty-something trying to navigate a wildly beautiful and broken world.”

An audio version of Feel Your Way Through will simultaneously be released by Penguin Random House Audio. Feel Your Way Through will be out in hardcover on November 16.

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Sam Hunt drops unreleased single “Came the Closest”

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Post date June 29, 2021
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Sam Hunt previewed an unreleased track on Instagram, tentatively titled “Came The Closest,” described as an emotional ballad. Hunt posted the audio clip along with the caption: “This is a rough acoustic demo of a new song called “Came the Closest”

Hunt’s last full-length album, Southside, was released in April 2020, containing his hit songs “Hard To Forget” and “Breaking Up Was Easy In The 90”. Throughout the year, he continued working in the studio, despite having to cancel his 2020 tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, he’s been teasing new music as well, including this latest snippet. Take a listen to the sample of Came The Closest: here.

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Courtney Love calls out Olivia Rodrigo for allegedly copying Hole’s album cover

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Post date June 29, 2021
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Courtney Love is calling out Olivia Rodrigo, saying she didn’t ask permission to use a very similar picture of cover art from her band Hole‘s 1994 album Live Through This, for Rodrigo’s Sour Prom Concert Film. The 56-year-old Love reposted a tweet that 18-year-old Olivia posted, showing her in a prom dress with a crown and mascara running down her face. Love added the comment: “Spot the difference! #twinning! @Olivia_Rodrigo.”

Olivia’s picture appears to copy a close-up shot of model Leilani Bishop from Hole’s album, where Leilani is holding flowers, wearing a crown on her head as mascara runs down her face. Love also posted on her Facebook, adding: “Stealing an original idea and not asking permission is rude. There’s no way to be elegant about it . I’m not angry . It happens all the time to me . And he really I’m very gracious or say nothing . But this was bad form . That’s not bullying or bomb throwing . This persons music has nothing to do with my life . Possibly never will . It was rude And I gave every right to stick up for my work . Don’t gatekeep me ! I’m honorable as f*ck to my fellow artists, and I expect the same.”

After Courtney shared Olivia’s pic, Olivia responded with a comment that seemed to indicate she was paying homage to Hole and the album. “love u and live through this sooooo much,” the comment read. Courtney replied: “Olivia – you’re welcome. My favorite florist is in Notting Hill, London! Dm me for deets! I look forward to reading your note!”

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Jamie Lynn Spears breaks her silence to show support for sister Britney Spears

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Post date June 29, 2021
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Just days after Britney Spears made an emotional plea to a Los Angeles judge to terminate her conservatorship, her younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears broke her silence, saying that she wants nothing but happiness for her sister and that she always has and “always will” support Britney.

Jamie Lynn said in the video message shared Monday to her Instagram stories, “I just want to take a second to address a few things. The only reason I hadn’t before is because I felt like until my sister was able to speak for herself and say what she felt she needed to say publicly that it wasn’t my place and it wasn’t the right thing to do. But now that she’s very clearly spoken and said what she needed to say, I feel like I can follow her lead and say what I feeI I need to say.”

Jamie Lynn continued by saying she had made a “very conscious choice” to “only participate” in Britney’s life as a sister, adding “my sister knows I love and support her… I’m not my family. I’m my own person. And I’m speaking for myself.” Jamie Lynn also said she’s “very proud” of Britney for speaking up and that she has always supported her and her happiness: “Maybe I didn’t support the way the public would like me to with a hashtag on a public platform but I can assure you that I support my sister long before there was a hashtag and I’ll support her long after.”

The statement from Jamie Lynn comes less than a week after Britney spoke publicly during a court hearing, addressing her conservatorship and how she hopes it is terminated.

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CMT Awards to move to CBS in 2022

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Post date June 28, 2021
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The CMT Music Awards have a new network home.

Viacom announced on Monday that the annual country music awards show will move from its original home of CMT to CBS next year due to the success of the 2021 show, which saw a 10 percent increase in total viewership on CBS and was the top social program of the night across TV.

Additionally, in the week leading up to the awards show, CMT will debut a Country Music Week consisting of special events and social programing, culminating with a directors cut viewing of the CMT Awards on the network and other Viacom platforms.

Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown co-hosted the 2021 CMT Awards in Nashville, where Carrie Underwood continued her reign as the most awarded artist in the show’s history, taking home the top prize of Video of the Year for her collaboration with John Legend on “Hallelujah.”

CBS is also home of the Grammy Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors and more. The 2022 CMT Awards will broadcast live from Nashville.

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'Behind the Bar': Riley Green dropping new EP on Friday

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Post date June 28, 2021
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Riley Green is going behind the bar.

The “There Was This Girl” singer is releasing a new EP, Behind the Bar, on July 2. The collection of seven songs includes a co-write with Thomas Rhett on “That Was Us,” a duet with Jessi Alexander. The project also features the title track, as well as the current single “If It Wasn’t for Trucks,” and more.

“I've always enjoyed writing songs and one of the biggest tools I've used over the years to shape my songwriting is playing those songs on the road for fans and gauging their reactions. I'm looking forward to releasing Behind The Bar and getting to play those songs on the road this summer,” Riley shares in a statement.

The Alabama native will also livestream his sold-out show at Joe’s on Weed Street in Chicago on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.

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Miranda Lambert shares rollicking rendition of Hank Snow's “I'm Movin' On”

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Post date June 28, 2021
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Miranda Lambert is lending her voice to a cover of Hank Snow‘s “I’m Movin’ On” for the soundtrack for the newly released feature film, The Ice Road.

Over the weekend, Miranda shared her version of the country standard that boasts a spirited fiddle and her crisp vocals as she sings “And we’re movin’ on/ Oh hear my song/ You had the laugh on me/ So I’ve set you free/ And I’m movin’ on.”

Originally released in 1950, “I’m Movin’ On” spent 21 weeks at #1 on the country charts.

Additionally, Carly Pearce covered Kathy Mattea‘s 1988 hit “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” for the soundtrack, which also includes contributions from Tim McGraw, Gary LeVox, Brantley Gilbert, Tyler Hubbard and more.

The Ice Road film and soundtrack were released on June 25.

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Gabby Barrett finds a balance between being a mom and an artist

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Post date June 28, 2021
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As Gabby Barrett prepares to head out on tour, she’s learning a new skill set: balancing her new job as a mother with being a performer.

Gabby is set to hit the road as a supporting act for Thomas Rhett on the Center Point Road Tour in August, and she’ll be bringing six-month-old daughter Baylah Marie with her. Gabby admits to People that the most challenging aspect of being a parent is “probably being tired all the time and not getting enough sleep. I can see how it really just wears on you mentally and physically and how important sleep is. But I’m still able to find joy in the tiredness, which is really nice.”

While she’s adjusting to a new sleep schedule, it sounds like baby Baylah will be a sound road companion. “I’m in the thick of finding that balance between being a mom and being an entertainer, and it’s actually going really well because Baylah is a very good baby,” Gabby shares. “She sleeps through the night now. She doesn’t have any crying fits. She’s very content.”

The “I Hope” singer notes that while she’s a “hands-on mom,” she will bring a nanny with her on tour since husband Cade Foehner will be with her onstage playing guitar.

“Motherhood is very important to me. I knew from a very young age that I always wanted to be a mom and have babies and raise kids. So to have her, it’s just been so sweet,” Gabby says, adding, “children are a blessing.”

Between dates on the Center Point Road Tour, Gabby will play a series of fairs and festivals.