Country artist Travis Tritt has announced 2022 tour dates. Tritt’s ‘Set In Stone Tour’ is named after his album released last year, which was the country singer’s first full-length project in over a decade.
The Set in Stone Tour is set to start on March 11th in Alabama, wrapping-up May 1st where it will conclude in Jacksonville, Florida.
For more details and tickets information, visit https://travistritt.com/tour/.
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Adele has announced the new music video for ‘Oh My God,’ one of the songs from her recent album ’30.’ ’30’ is Adele’s first new album in six years, which also includes the record-breaking #1 single ‘Easy On Me.’
Adele tweeted the news with a video preview, teasing that there is ‘so much more to come in 2022.’ She also posted on Instagram: “Rested and Re-Set! Feeling ready for 2022, there’s so much coming, I’m excited for you all to see it x”
The video for “Oh My God” will be live online at 12 noon ET, 9 am PT on January 12th.
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Machine Gun Kelly has confirmed that he plans to release two albums in 2022. MGK announced the upcoming release of the Travis Barker-produced Born With Horns this past August, sharing the single “Papercuts.” MGK also teased that he would be releasing new music in the early days of 2022.
On December 31, MGK tweeted: “I know the rumor was I was dropping New Year’s Eve but… see you in 2022″; and then on January 2, he confirmed the news by tweeting, “Two albums this year.”
The albums will serve as the follow-up to 2020’s Tickets to My Downfall, Kelly’s first collaboration with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 upon its release, and spawned singles “Bloody Valentine,” “Concert for Aliens” and the Blackbear-assisted “My Ex’s Best Friend.”
MGK also recently announced the cast for his upcoming musical film Taurus, starring his girlfriend Megan Fox, along with Naomi Wild, Lil Tjay, and more.
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Taylor Swift would be the first to tell you that she’s a huge fan of Shania Twain, and Shania feels the same way about Taylor. In fact, when Twitter informed Shania that Taylor had broken one of the many records she holds, she celebrated Taylor’s accomplishment with a tweet of her own.
Taylor’s current album Red (Taylor’s Version) has been number one on Billboard‘s Top Country Albums chart for the past seven weeks. Late last month, a Twitter account called The Swift Society announced that Taylor has now spent more weeks at number one overall on that chart than any other female artist: a total of 98. The record had previously been held by Shania, who spent 97 weeks on top overall.
On Thursday, Shania retweeted that tweet and commented, “Let’s Go Girls!!!! Proud of you @taylorswift13. Historical records are meant to be made and then broken. The baton is meant to be passed on to new generations. Unstoppable young female country artists are [fire] in spite of the hurdles #trailblazers.”
In 2019, Shania and Taylor embraced on the American Music Awards stage.
Let's Go Girls!!!! Proud of you @taylorswift13. Historical records are meant to be made and then broken. The baton is meant to be passed on to new generations. Unstoppable young female country artists are ?? inspite of the hurdles ? #trailblazers https://t.co/SZORYzSay6
– Shania Twain ?? (@ShaniaTwain) January 6, 2022
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Cody Johnson will make a stop on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday. He'll be performing his current single, “Til You Can't.” Check local for info on when and how to watch.
Miranda Lambert's got a famous fan in actor Jennifer Lawrence. During a recent appearance on CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jennifer said that the one song she'd listen to for the rest of her life is “Holding On to You,” a cut off of Miranda's Platinum album.
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Back in August, Kane Brown took to Instagram to share the before and after shots of a personal project he'd been working on: His fitness level.
“Scroll to see how tiny I was,” the singer wrote in the caption, putting an old picture side by side with his current, more muscular physique by way of comparison.
In a new interview with Men's Health, Kane talks in greater depth about the moment that he decided to up his fitness game. It all started during a Fourth of July get-together with some friends, including his fellow country artists Granger Smith and RaeLynn.
Granger had been on tour with Kane in the past, and the headliner recalled how Granger would take his shirt off and toss it into the crowd. “He was just so shredded,” Kane remembered. The conversation turned to the singer's own physique, which he and his friend thought was comparatively kind of scrawny.
“So I told them, from then on, Just wait. I'm going to get ripped,'” he continues. “And every day since then, I've started working out.”
Kane started exercising with his security guard every morning between 9:30-11:00 a.m., six days a week. “I'll usually take Sundays off, kind of like Chick-fil-A,” he jokes.
Now, though, the singer says he's a work in progress, and he's starting to reap the benefits of his hard work. Not only does he like the way he looks, but he's also in better shape to play with his two-year-old daughter, Kingsley, and he has an easier time putting on a killer live show.
“Ask anyone who has seen my show recently; I'm literally sprinting across the stage,” Kane points out.
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Dolly Parton is kicking off the new year with a bang, as she hits three billion streams worldwide.
It's one of 47 new accolades awarded to the superstar, who also picked up a bevy of gold, silver and platinum sales certifications internationally. The new titles come from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland.
For example, in 2021, Dolly’s “Jolene” single went double RIAA-certified Platinum in the U.S., triple platinum in Australia and Sweden, platinum in Denmark and Norway and gold in Finland. Her hit duet with Kenny Rogers, “Islands in the Stream,” is another international favorite: It's triple-platinum in Canada, double-platinum in the U.S., platinum in the U.K. and Sweden and gold in Denmark.
Those two songs were first recorded in 1974 and 1983, respectively. “I've often said that my songs are like my children, and I expect them to support me later in my life. Well, it looks like they are doing just that!” Dolly quips.
“I am so humbled to have been surprised with this incredible collection of certifications from around the world,” she continues. “I owe a big thank you to my fans, old and new, who continue to be there for me year after year. This is a wonderful way to kick off 2022!”
With the new certifications under her belt, Dolly is adding fire to an already hot career: She released her 2020 Christmas album, A Holly Dolly Christmas, and watched it go to #1 on Billboard's Country and Holiday charts, and earn a 2022 Grammy nomination in the Best Traditional Pop Vocal category.
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Morgan Wallen's Dangerous: The Double Album, which arrived last January, was the most popular album of 2021 in the U.S., according to MRC Data’s 2021 Year-End Report.
It was the top country album for the year and also the top album across all genres, with 3.23 million equivalent album units earned. Late in 2021, Billboard also placed Dangerous at the top of its all-genre year-end Billboard 200 Albums chart.
Morgan's been a controversial figure throughout 2021. In February, TMZ posted doorcam video footage of him yelling a racist slur as he said goodnight to a car full of friends. His music was swiftly removed from country radio stations, and he was disqualified from major awards shows, though the singer's fanbase remained stronger than ever.
While he stayed quiet through much of 2021, the singer's been making moves towards a return to the spotlight. He announced a major tour for 2022, and has begun to release new songs, including a collaboration with rapper Lil Durk called “Broadway Girls.”
Earlier this week, Lil Durk affirmed his support for Morgan, according to Variety.
“He ain't no racist, that's my boy,” the rapper stated. “We had a long talk, he had his public situation. We ain't behind closed doors.”
He went on to say that other rappers “for sure” should work with the country singer, adding “He ain't canceled, I talked to him. When I say you ain't canceled, you ain't canceled.”
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The 2022 Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo announced its entertainers lineup this week, and the nearly-month-long event is packed with big names across all genres.
As usual, country music will be well represented at this year's RodeoHouston. The event kicks off in late February with a performance from Texan and rodeo alum Cody Johnson, and concludes with a show-stopping March 20 performance from George Strait.
In the meantime, A-List country acts like Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw and Maren Morris will grace the stage. Also set to perform are Jon Pardi, Kane Brown, Parker McCollum, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Chris Stapleton and Brad Paisley.
Other star entertainers include pop superstar Gwen Stefani, Christian pop duo For King & Country, Mexican norteño group Los Tucanes de Tijuana, R&B singer-songwriter Khalid, and legendary rock act Journey.
This year's event is taking place February 28-March 20. It's the 90th anniversary of RodeoHouston, and nearly half the performers will be making their debut on the festival stage.
Tickets will go on sale to the public starting January 13 at 10 a.m.
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Legendary singer-songwriter and Country Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall died by suicide, according to a recently-released medical examiner's report. Rolling Stone reports that a spokesperson from the Williamson Country Medical Examiner's office confirmed the cause of death to the publication this week.
The Kentucky native was found dead at his Franklin, Tenn. home on August 20, 2021. He was 85 years old. His son, Dean Hall confirmed his passing, but no cause of death was reported at the time.
A legendary singer-songwriter and a performer in his own right, Hall is best known for penning songs like Jeannie C. Riley's “Harper Valley PTA.” The self-penned 1973 “I Love” was Hall’s most successful single as a recording artist, spending four weeks atop the country charts.
Hall was inducted into the Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008.
If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, or worried about a friend or loved one, help is available. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 [TALK] for free confidential emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Even if it feels like it, you are not alone.
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