Month: September 2021

Jimmie Allen‘s got so much swagger, Twitter though he was an NFL player when he had to hide his identity before it was revealed he’s competing on Dancing With the Stars. 

But the real Jimmie won’t front when it comes to how much experience he has.

“When it comes to ballroom dancing, none!” he laughs.  “I have no idea what I’m doing.”

“But I did musical theater,” he suggests, “but it’s a completely different style, you know. I realized that the first day of rehearsals. I was like, ‘Goodness! What am I doing out here?'”

The “Freedom Was a Highway” hitmaker is careful to be modest. But he knows where his strengths are. 

“The advantages? I don’t think I have any,” he tells ABC Audio, “You know, I don’t think I have any advantage. I think if I can get more camera time talking and just hanging out than dancing, and let people judge me off of that, we’re good. We’re gonna take that mirrorball home.”

“But since they judge me on, you know, being on the show with dancing and stuff, I’m in trouble,” he teases.

Tune in to see what Jimmie can do, tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. 

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Cam is heading to the small screen! The California native will perform her song “Till There’s Nothing Left” on Live with Kelly and Ryan on Tuesday, September 21. The song is from her recent album The Otherside.

Laine Hardy‘s debut album is out! The singer, who won Season 17 of American Idol, has released Here’s to Anyone, co-writing two of the 11 songs on the record.

Dolly Parton, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss and Patty Loveless are all part of the new Country Faith Bluegrass album. The record is available for download now at CountryFaith.com, and will be available at all Cracker Barrel stores beginning October 4.

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Sam Smith and Summer Walker add a heartfelt touch to “You Will Be Found” for the Dear Evan Hansen soundtrack. 

Sam’s signature falsetto voice shines on the uplifting lyrics, while Summer provides gentle harmonies. The chorus proclaims, “So let the sun come streaming in/’Cause you’ll reach up and you’ll rise again/Lift your head and look around/You will be found.” 

The beloved song comes at the end of Act I of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, which has been adapted into a film starring Ben Platt, reprising his role as the titular character. It also stars Julianne Moore, Amy Adams and others.

Dear Evan Hansen is set for release on September 24, the same day as its soundtrack.

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Dan + Shay are back on their The (Arena) Tour, which included a show on Thursday night (September 16) at Madison Square Garden. The duo, made up of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, shared a video of the sold-out crowd singing “I Should Probably Go to Bed,” reflecting on the importance of the moment.

“When the world shut down last year, we didn't see each other in person for a few months,” Dan said. “It was our first time being apart for more than a few days since we met in 2012. When we finally got back together at my house, the first thing we did was sit down at the piano and sing. We finished a song called ‘I Should Probably Go to Bed,’ and recorded it in a guest bedroom that very same day.”

Dan + Shay could have never imagined how it would feel to someday hear that song sung back to them at Madison Square Garden.

“This song is incredibly special to us for so many reasons, and there is no greater feeling than hearing y'all sing it back to us on The (Arena) Tour,” Dan said.

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Brett Eldredge loves everything about Christmas, including the music. The Illinois native just announced his new album, Mr. Christmas, due out on October 22. The record will feature both holiday classics and original songs, including the title track.

“Mr. Christmas is something that I've been planning out for quite a while,” Brett says. “This album is so much fun and full of joy and magic. From the album cover, you can find the magic of Mr. Christmas standing in the window front, looking out just like the old stores on the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City and people passing by in the window.”

Brett, who previously released the Christmas album Glow in 2016, wanted to return to the holiday feeling with Mr. Christmas.

“We captured that nostalgic, classic feel that Christmas brings and mixed it with the soulful side of my music influences,” Brett says. “It's got a lot of heart and magic — it's a special one for people to hear.”

Brett will headline his own Glow Live Christmas Tour, kicking off on November 13. You can pre-order Mr. Christmas now from all of the usual outlets.

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