Month: March 2022

Jamey Johnson will become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry. He was invited by Bill Andersonduring his appearance on the Opry on Saturday night. 

Presale tickets for the summer leg of Dierks Bentley‘s Beers on Me Tour are available tomorrow at 10 a.m. local time.  

Jameson Rodgers, Kip Moore, Nashville star Charles Esten and more are performing at Drams N’ Jams, a benefit for Folds of Honor, on Thursday in Nashville. 

Riley Green is releasing the album We Out Here: Live on Friday, featuring live recordings from his headlining We Out Here Tour.

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Dolly Parton‘s new book is getting the feature treatment — with a little help from Reese Witherspoon. 

Two weeks after the release of Run, Rose, Run, which Dolly co-wrote with author James Patterson, the novel is now being adapted into a feature film co-produced by Dolly, Reese, James and Hello Sunshine, a media company founded by the Academy Award-winning actress. 

Dolly is set to star in the film, which follows an aspiring country singer who moves to Nashville with a collection of songs inspired by a dark secret from her past. The book was released on March 7 and became a New York Times bestseller, debuting at #1. It was accompanied by an album of the same name featuring original songs by Dolly. 

“I’m proud, excited and honored to be working with my good friend Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine on the movie of Run, Rose, Run from the novel I co-wrote with James Patterson. James and I love Reese and look forward to working with her and her wonderful team,” Dolly says in a statement. 

“Growing up in Nashville, I've loved Dolly since the moment I heard her magical voice and saw her luminous personality shine onstage. Beyond her magnetic presence as an artist and performer, she is one of the greatest songwriters and storytellers of our time,” praises Reese, calling the fellow Tennessee native an “icon.”

“My admiration for her grew to even greater heights when reading Run, Rose, Run, a gripping and heartbreaking book I couldn’t put down,” Reese continues. “I couldn't feel more honored to be working alongside her and James to bring this remarkable story to the screen.”

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Carly Pearce knows full well the healing power of music, as demonstrated by a pair of fans with a powerful story. 

During a recent stop on the 29 Tour at The Egg Performing Arts Center in Albany, N.Y., Carly noticed two fans in the audience who kept holding up a cardboard sign that she was having trouble reading from the stage. The singer was so curious that she stopped the show to read the sign, that said, “We've dated the same guy for 2 years. You saved us!”

“I immediately asked them to come down front so I could meet them & hug them. They told me ‘Never Wanted to be That Girl’ has been their saving grace,” Carly explains in an Instagram post, posing for a pair of photos backstage with the fans, Tara and Ashley. “Goodness, the power of music.I know they felt understood through my record, but I sure felt like I wasn't alone with my journey last night because of them.” 

Carly’s current single, “Never Wanted to Be That Girl,” finds her and duet partner, Ashley McBryde, realizing that they’re being two-timed by the same man. The song is rising through the top 10 on country radio.

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Maren Morris is celebrating the release of her new album with a special show in New York City. 

The superstar singer is teaming up with Amazon Music for Maren Morris: Live From New York, an intimate concert where she’ll perform songs off her new album, ?Humble Quest, ?at Sony Hall. During the show, fans will also get a preview of Maren’s episode of The Walk In, an online show hosted by Mo Heart of RuPaul's Drag Race that will show off some of the hitmaker’s favorite outfits, including looks worn at the CMA Awards, ACM Awards, various tours and more.

“It's theater, darling!” Maren captions the announcement of the special.  

Humble Quest is Maren’s third studio album that will be released on March 25. Live From New York airs on March 26 at 8 p.m. ET on Amazon Music, Prime Video and Twitch.  

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Dierks Bentley keeps the beer flowing with the new leg of his Beers on Me Tour.

Throughout the summer, Dierks and tour mates Ashley McBryde and Travis Denning will visit more than 30 cities, beginning on May 27 in Minnesota and concluding on September 11 in Montana. Along the way, Dierks will perform at Cheyenne Frontier Days, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Blame My Roots Fest and more. 

“A bunch of friends, ice cold beer and good country music is just about all you need for a perfect summer,” Dierks shares in a statement. “Every year when we plan a tour, I think this summer is going to the best yet…and this year is no different! I'm excited to have Ashley and Travis jump on this leg of the Beers On Me Tour.now just counting the days ’til June!”

The hitmaker launched the Beers on Me Tour in August 2021 and added new dates in 2022 that ran from January through March. The tour is named after Dierks’ collaborative single with Hardy and Breland that’s currently in the top five on country radio.  

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

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Luke Combs is starting the week off right by dropping an unreleased song, “Tomorrow Me.” 

Sitting on a couch in his studio, the singer is accompanied by just his voice and his guitar, as the acoustic number finds him rejecting the advances of a former lover. Similar to “Hurricane,” the lead character is tempted to fall back into their arms, but this time, he’s summoned the will power to walk away, knowing it’s the right decision.

“‘Cause tomorrow me ain’t gonna like the way things go tonight/If I let you in and think that it’ll be different this time/So maybe we should let yesterday be/’Cause I gotta live with tomorrow me,” he sings with his rugged vocal chops.   

“Let me know what y’all think!” Luke beckoned in the caption of the video, and his fans didn’t hold back with their positive reviews. “Love this! You have an amazing way of telling stories through your music,” one wrote, while another shares, “Just like all the songs before, this one is just as amazing!” “Unreleased, but a hit. Throw it out there,” yet another fan encouraged. 

“Tomorrow Me” is the one of many unreleased songs the superstar has shared over the past year, including “See Me Now,” “The Kind of Love We Make” and the fan-favorite, “Five-Leaf Clover.”

Luke shares the new track as his single, “Doin’ This,” is climbing the charts, and is currently inside the top 10.

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