Month: February 2022

Thomas Rhett is expanding his tequila business.

The singer's Dos Primos tequila line now features a Reposado variant, an easy-to-drink libation made from 100 percent blue agave sourced from Los Altos and Jalisco, Mexico. The Reposado joins the Dos Primos Tequila Blanco, which rolled out in 2021.

Dos Primos is Spanish for “two cousins,” and the name is fitting: Thomas started his tequila line with his cousin, Jeff Worn. Adding the Reposado to their repertoire is something the two men have been hoping to do for a long time.

“When Jeff and I started the Dos Primos Tequila company four years ago, we knew we wanted to continue to expand our tequila family,” Thomas says. “…Similar to our original goal, we've worked hard to make [the Reposado] as versatile as possible, and seamlessly fit into any activity, regardless of the time of year.”

The new tequila variety will be available starting March 2022. For more information, visit the company's website.

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Scotty McCreery's new musical homage to George Strait, called “Damn Strait,” has gotten a nod of approval from the King of Country himself.

“Damn Strait!” George wrote on socials, posting the song's newly-released music video and tagging both Scotty and the Texas dance hall venue Gruene Hall. That's where Scotty filmed the music video for his song, and where George cut his teeth as a young artist before landing his record deal in Nashville.

In the video for his song, Scotty takes his Strait tribute to the next level, and includes some biographical details about the country legend so that fans who might not be as familiar with George can get to know the Texas-based star.

After George shared Scotty's video, the younger artist expressed his excitement that the song had its namesake's seal of approval.

“Wowww!” he wrote, adding an emoji of a goat to express his fandom. “Glad you like it, George!”

“Damn Strait” hit country radio last fall, and it's currently climbing the top 30. Later this month, the singer will wrap up his Same Truck Tour.

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Garth Brooks' ongoing Stadium Tour just got a new date, and it's a venue the singer knows very well.

He announced on Wednesday that he'll play South Bend, Indiana’s Notre Dame Stadium on May 7, making good on a promise he made over three years ago. In late 2018, Garth played to a crowd of more than 80,000 fans, also filming a concert television special called Garth: Live at Notre Dame.

At the time, Garth promised his Hoosier State fans that he'd be back, and he originally hoped to return to Notre Dame for the conclusion of the Stadium Tour, but the COVID-19 pandemic had other plans. Now, three-and-a-half years later, Garth will make his triumphant return.

It's the only 2022 Stadium Tour stop in Indiana, Michigan or Illinois. Tickets go on sale February 25 at 10 a.m. ET, and as always for a Garth Stadium Tour show, it'll be in-the-round seating.

After pausing the Stadium Tour rollout due to the rise of the omicron COVID-19 variant last year, Garth has resumed setting dates for the trek, and he's been breaking ticket sales records and selling out massive stadium venues.

This spring, he's got sold-out shows booked in San Diego, Fayetteville, Arkansas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Tickets are still available for his March 26 Orlando date.

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Coming off the success of “Just the Way,” Parmalee is staying in the romantic lane with their current single, “Take My Name.” Frontman Matt Thomas says that even before the song was released, fans were eager to make it a part of their special day. 

“It’s like the follow up to ‘Just the Way,’ we wanted to keep the energy going and keep the positive vibes, and what better way than a wedding song,” he describes. “It’s been great, people connecting with it, people wanting us to sing at their wedding. Even before we released the song, they were [saying] ‘when can I get this song, my wedding’s on this date, can we have it?’ So it’s really cool. And live, it’s amazing. It just flows right in and everybody’s singing it right back.” 

In fact, the song is such a hit amongst fans’ weddings that the members of Parmalee took it upon themselves to actually crash a fan’s wedding with a surprise performance. 

“We crashed a wedding here in Nashville and sang that song for the first dance, so it was really cool to be a part of that,” Matt says. “Definitely the first time we’ve all done it together,” adds band mate Josh McSwain, as Matt laughs, “we were nervous. We didn’t want to miss her big day up. But it ended up great.”

In 2021, Parmalee reached the top of the charts with their collaboration with Blanco Brown on “Just the Way,” which became their first #1 single in eight years. “Take My Name” is currently climbing into the top 30 on country radio.

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