Month: March 2022

Luke Combs may have new music coming soon. 

In his response to a fan inquiring about his new album on Twitter, Luke provided insight into at where he’s at in the process, hinting that fans may have it sooner rather than later. 

“How are those final touches on LC3 coming along, @lukecombs?” the fan questioned. 

“We're right at the finish line on ’em,” Luke replied. “I'm real proud of these tunes. Can't wait for y'all to hear ’em.” 

The hitmaker is currently working on the follow up to his wildly successful 2019 sophomore album, What You See Is What You Get, which was named Album of the Year at the 2020 CMA Awards and ACM Awards. 

Luke’s current single, “Doin’ This,” is the first track released off his upcoming third studio album. It’s climbing its way through the top 20 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

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Carrie Underwood has a big announcement coming on Friday. 

The country superstar kicked off the week with a five-second teaser video posted on socials that displays the words “Coming Friday March 18” written in bold white lettering against a black backdrop with stars glittering in the background, as a voice whispers words and sounds over a haunting melody. Carrie captions the clip with the raised eyes emoji. 

“Oh my goodness, I can’t wait to hear this! It sounds so cool and different – we can always trust you to raise the bar and break the mold!” one fan praised in the comments, while another wrote, “Sounds beautiful and ethereal!” 

Last week during the ACM Awards, Carrie hinted that she had something in the works that would be unveiled “soon.” She followed up the comment with a photo on Instagram that shows her recording in the studio. “So, I did a thing.” she captioned the picture.

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Dolly Parton is taking herself out of the running for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 

“Even though I am extremely flattered and grateful to be nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I don’t feel that I have earned that right,” the music legend wrote Monday on Instagram. “I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out,” she declared.

However, the country icon doesn’t rule out being nominated again in the future. She goes on to say that releasing a rock album has been a dream of hers and that the nomination has “inspired” her to potentially record one “at some point in the future.”

“I do hope that the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will understand and be willing to consider me again – if I’m ever worthy,” she continues. “I wish all of the nominees good luck and thank you again for the compliment. Rock on!” 

It was announced in February that Dolly was nominated for induction into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class alongside Carly Simon, Dionne Warwick, Lionel Richie, Eminem and others. 

Dolly’s been a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame since 1999, and has also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

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Parker McCollum had the best weekend ever. 

On Saturday, he headlined the Houston Rodeo for the first time for an audience of 73,000 people while celebrating his current single, “To Be Loved By You,” hitting #1 on the country charts. This marks his second consecutive #1 single, following “Pretty Heart.” Both are featured on his debut studio album, Gold Chain Cowboy. 

In a video recapping his Houston Rodeo performance, the Texas native tells the massive crowd, “we just found out today that this song is the #1 song in country music,” as fans cheer from the stands. 

The clip also shows the singer, who grew up in Conroe, Texas, receiving a 90th anniversary buckle. “If you grow up playing music in Texas, Houston Rodeo has to be on your bucket list,” Parker professes, calling the experience “the coolest thing that I’ve ever done. …Only thing that ever mattered to me was playing the Houston Rodeo. Thank you Houston for making my dreams come true.”

Parker has a series of solo tour dates scheduled before hopping on Thomas Rhett‘s Bring the Bar to You Tour this summer.

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Ashley McBryde's third album is finished, and next Tuesday, she says she's going in to listen to mixes.

This time around, the singer says, she pushed the envelope on just about every level. All the elements fans know and love her for are still there, but she and longtime producer Jay Joyce dialed up the energy in every aspect of the music.

Recalling her approach to the new material, Ashley notes, “As tender as we've ever been, let's see how much more we can turn that up. As country as we've ever been, let's turn that up a little bit. As much as we know how to rock n' roll, let's turn that up just a little bit, and see what happens.”

The results? An 11-track “page turn” project that represents something new, but still contains all the key elements and people that have always made her records so powerful.

“It's me and the guys, the same guys that have been on the road with me for every single show, and, of course, Jay Joyce and his magical mind,” Ashley says, adding that she went into the studio at least once with a song so fresh that the proverbial ink wasn't even dry on the page.

“Jay said, Can we cut that today?' And I went, Hang on.' So I text[ed] my co-writer, because we wanted to rewrite the verses. So we just did it via text right then, and then cut the song,” she remembers.

“It was as magical as it always is, and as frustrating as it always is,” she sums up. When Ashley's next album arrives, it'll be the follow-up to her hit 2020 record, Never Will.

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