Month: September 2021

The deluxe version of Carrie Underwood‘s 2020 My Gift album is out! The new record includes all 11 songs on the original My Gift, along with three new tracks: “Favorite Time of Year,” “All Is Well,” and “Let There Be Peace/Something in the Water.”

“My Gift is an album I've wanted to make from the beginning of my career,” Carrie says  “It's been such a blessing to share this special music and I'm excited to share even more with the release of My Gift (Special Edition).”

The “Let There Be Peace” and “Something in the Water” medley was recorded live, as part of HBO Max's MY GIFT: A Christmas Special from Carrie Underwood, which aired last year. She will likely perform songs from the holiday record during her upcoming Reflection: The Las Vegas Residency. The show, at the The Theatre at Resorts World, will kick off on December 1.

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It might be too soon to predict how Jameson Rodgers will enjoy married life, but after tying the knot with longtime girlfriend Sarah Allison Turner on September 5, he says he is loving everything about being a husband so far.

“It’s been good,” Jameson tells Lyric magazine. “Nothing feels different. I’ve been dating Sarah for six years now and I’ve known her for 10, so I already know every bad thing about her already. It’s all good!”

Jameson has plenty of other things to celebrate besides his new relationship status, including his recent number-one hit, “Some Girls.” The song is from his recently released debut album, Bet You’re from a Small Town.

“It definitely changes things,” he says of the song’s success. “Absolutely. You have more fans at shows and it makes them a little more fun because people know your songs now.

“The more success you have, the more street cred you get,” he adds with a laugh.

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Mickey Guyton‘s Remember Her Name album is out.

The record, released almost a decade after she signed a recording contract, might never have been released if not for the urging of her husband, Grant Savoy.

“It has been a long time coming. Like, the fact that I’m here is a miracle,” Mickey told Yahoo! Entertainment. “In 2019, I was ready to stop it all. Really, 100 percent, sometimes on a daily, I was like, Why did I choose to do this? Like, this makes no sense.'”

Mickey admits she got angry at Grant, who refused to let her quit, although his reasoning made sense to her.

‘He kept saying, Because you need to be here. If you’re not out there, then for every Black girl that wants to sing country music, that dream has gone if you’re not there,'” she recalled. “Then I was like, OK, fine.' And I’m so glad I didn’t stop.”

Mickey will be honored next month as the Breakout Artist of the Year at the CMT Artists of the Year ceremony.

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Carly Pearce isn’t about to let her divorce to Michael Ray keep her from finding love again.

The singer, who has been quietly seeing former MLB player Riley King for a few months and speaking about it mostly in photos shared on social media, says she learned plenty from her brief marriage, lessons she is using as she starts dating again.

“I think anytime you go through something painful and unexpected, you have a decision to make: Is this going to define you or refine you and for me, I feel like this chapter in my life refined me and will only make me better in my next chapter,” Carly told E! Online. “I think, hindsight is always 20/20. And for me, I learned a lot through that relationship. Now, I know better as I enter into a new one.”

Carly’s 29: Written in Stone album is out now. She will kick off her own headlining The 29 Tour in November.

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One week ago, Dan + Shay achieved what very few country artists have done, by selling out the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney spoke out about the achievement in a touching post on social media, along with photos of the unforgettable night.

“It's been exactly one week since y'all sold out Madison Square Garden for us. and it has taken every bit of those 7 days to fully process it,” Dan + Shay shared on social media. “[We] spent the last few hours scrolling through these photos and all the emotions are coming right back.  We've dreamed of this moment since we were little kids, and y'all made it come true for us when we needed it most.”

“Can't say this enough, but thank you,” they continued. “Thank you for absolutely everything. We're the luckiest guys in the world and will never take a single second of this for granted.”

The concert was part of their rescheduled The (Arena) Tour, which heads to Wisconsin and Minneapolis this weekend.

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Seven years ago today, this country music superstar got engaged to a former NBA cheerleader and American Idol contestant. The couple went on to have two more children, in addition to the two he had from his first marriage. Who is he? ANSWER: Jason Aldean.

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Brett Young is doing his part to help usher in the holiday. The father of two just announced his very first Christmas album, Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics, featuring an all-star cast of guest collaborators including Colbie Caillat, Sam Fischer, Dann Huff, Darius Rucker, Maddie & Tae, Chris Tomlin and Phil Wickham.

“I've always known that I wanted to make a Christmas album one day, it was just a matter of figuring out how I could do something a little bit different,” Brett says of the project. “We tapped into an old school, lo-fi sound with ‘Silver Bells,' and knew we had the blueprint for a full album.”

Brett’s eclectic list of guests is what he believes makes the project stand out. “It means the world that so many incredible artists who I respect were open to singing with me on the project. we don't take the title Brett Young and Friends’ lightly,” he adds.

Brett Young & Friends Sing the Christmas Classics will be released on October 22.

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