Month: October 2021

Dylan Scott is living his best life, as he’s set to embark on the Livin’ My Best Life Tour early next year.

The headlining tour takes the “My Girl” hit maker across the country, beginning on February 24 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and with stops at the famous Joe’s Live in Illinois, the Tabernacle in Atlanta, and at the House of Blues in Boston, Anaheim and Cleveland. The tour concludes on April 29 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring, Maryland. 

The singer, whose other hits include “Hooked” and “Nobody,” recently wrapped up a stint as an opening act on Luke Bryan‘s Farm Tour, and continues out on the road with the American Idol judge’s Proud to Be Right Here Tour.  

“I’m excited to finally headline in front of my fans. Hopefully we’ve gained a lot of new ones over the past few months while being on tour with Luke,” Dylan shares in a statement, adding that newcomer Dylan Marlowe will serve as the opening act. “Ready to live my best life on the ‘Livin’ My Best Life Tour.'”

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. 

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Over the weekend, Blake Shelton took time out of his day to wish his “better half” a happy birthday. 

On Sunday, Blake’s wife, Gwen Stefani, celebrated her 52nd birthday, and he honored the occasion by sharing a beautiful black-and-white photo from their wedding on his Twitter feed. 

“Happy birthday to my better half.. my WIFE!!!! I love you @gwenstefani!” wrote the country star alongside the photo, which shows the couple beaming as they dance at their wedding, the venue adorned with candles and, in the background, guests seated at tables boasting gorgeous candelabras. 

Blake and Gwen wed on July 3 at their property in Blake’s native Tishomingo, Oklahoma. The wedding was officiated by The Voice host Carson Daly. 

Musically, the couple has sent two duets to the top of the country charts, “Nobody but You” and “Happy Anywhere.”

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Luke Combs brings the romance in the unreleased song, “The Kind of Love We Make.”

The superstar sent fans into a frenzy when he shared a video of him and some of the co-writers performing the song acoustically, while sitting on a sofa. Luke leads the way on the song that finds a couple cancelling their plans for a romantic night in that includes candles and music. 

“The way your body’s movin’/Keep doing what you’re doing/To me all night long/Writin’ our love song/Girl I’m only trying to have you/Let the passion take us to a higher place/Making the kind of love we make,” Luke sings.

“You can't make a bad song I swear,” one fan praises, while another urges, “How fast can I get a recording of the full song? I crazy love it!!!” 

“The Kind of Love We Make” is one of many songs Luke says he has penned over the past year and a half. He’s sharing the track as his current single, “Cold As You,” climbs the charts.

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Jason Aldean is lashing out against California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s recent vaccine mandate, which requires school children to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before attending in-person learning.

“So let me get this straight! It is no longer our decisions as parents (or free Americans) to make decisions about our kids, Gavin Newsom makes those decisions for us now,” said Aldean in an Instagram post on Sunday. “You gotta be kidding me!”

The 44-year-old “Dirt Road Anthem” singer continued, “People in California should be outraged and people everywhere else better start standing up and speaking out NOW. This is not how America and being free works.”

While Aldean garnered the support of celebrities such as Candace Owens, Jon Pardi, Gavin Degraw and Parker McCollum, others have challenged the singer about schools mandating vaccinations against other highly contagious illnesses, such as polio and chickenpox.

Last Friday, California became the first state in the nation to require children between the ages of 12 and 17 be vaccinated against COVID-19, pending full FDA approval, before they can attend schools for in-person learning.

Americans aged 12 and up are already eligible for the Pfizer vaccine under an emergency use authorization. Full approval, which is a longer process, has been granted by the FDA for those over 16.

Newsom made the announcement as the nation surpassed 700,000 COVID-19-related deaths, which is more than Vermont’s entire population, according to census data.

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Thomas Rhett is counting his blessings in the form of a song. 

Since kicking off his Center Point Road Tour in May, Thomas has been soaking in each moment of his fourth headlining trek, especially after being off the road for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It feels so good, it’s just been a blast. When you’re forced out of it, it makes you sit back and you go ‘I was born to do this,'” he tells Entertainment Tonight, adding “every single song that we get to sing is a blessing this year.” 

This marks TR’s 11th year out on the road as a touring act. He says the time away from the stage during the pandemic gave him a new appreciation for the impact its had on his life.

“This year, we’ve gotten back out, me and the band just have a different appreciation for each other, a different appreciation for our musicality, the way that we’re singing, the way that we’re performing, really trying to just bring as much energy as we ever have this year,” he says. “And we walk off stage every night with giant smiles on our faces, wishing that it wasn’t over.”

The Center Point Road Tour wraps up on Saturday in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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On this day in 2001, this country singer was arrested for failure to pay a whopping $135,000 in child support. In an ironic twist, this singer had a hit song with “I Don’t Call Him Daddy.” Who is he? ANSWER: Doug Supernaw.

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