Month: June 2022

Maren Morris has something special planned for fans on her upcoming Humble Quest Tour. 

The superstar singer revealed on social media that she’ll be diving into her vault of past songs, as she plans to play acoustic versions of deep cuts off her previous albums as requested by fans. 

“There is a moment of this tour set that I'm gonna try to sing older, random album songs that weren't singles. Just me & my guitar if you shout it or write it on a poster,” she explains in a Twitter thread, adding with a crying laughing emoji, “seriously having to learn some archival sh**.”

In the comments, several fans requested numbers off her chart-topping debut album, Hero, including “Bummin’ Cigarettes” “Company You Keep,” “Once” and “Space.”

“That one is always in my back pocket,” Maren said in response to requests for “Bummin’ Cigarettes,” while assuring another fan who asked her to sing “Space” during her show in Asheville, North Carolina, next week that she “will learn it!”

The tour is named after Maren’s new album, Humble Quest, which includes her current top 10 single, “Circles Around This Town.” It kicks off on June 9 in Raleigh, North Carolina, and runs until December 2, when it wraps at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.  

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Dustin Lynch is still in party mode.

The hit singer is extending his Party Mode Tour into the fall, with 11 new dates across the U.S. He’s booked two shows in Kansas and Oklahoma in July, followed by a pair of stops in Missouri and Georgia in August.

He also has a handful of new dates in September and October, beginning on September 9 in Flagstaff, Arizona, and concluding the trek on October 7 at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway, which is attached to the historic Fenway Park in Boston. 

“Having too much fun on the Party Mode tour, so we're keeping it going!” Dustin shares on Instagram. 

The Tullahoma, Tennessee, native launched the tour, which is named after his current top 30 single on country radio, in March. He and MacKenzie Porter recently spent six weeks at #1 on the country charts with their hit duet, “Thinking ‘Bout You.”  

Tickets for the new shows go on sale to the public Friday at 10 a.m. local time. Visit Dustin’s website for a full list of dates. 

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Jon Pardi's “Last Night Lonely” might be new to fans, but the singer says he actually had the current single waiting in his pocket for quite a while before he got the chance to record and release it.

“I think I've had it on hold for about two years now,” Jon says, explaining that due to the timing of his prior singles, which had long careers on country radio, he had to wait longer than he expected to record and release it.

But that actually turned out to be a good thing. “It was always good when I heard it, and once we recorded it, it was even better,” he says, adding that keeping a song in the chamber for a long time is a great litmus test for whether or not it has staying power.

“A good song will stick with you,” Jon continues. “And if I do have a song on hold a long time, and it still sounds just as good as it did the first time you heard it — when you're going [in the studio], record it. That's a good sign.”

“Last Night Only” is a different kind of love song, describing two people in a bar meeting for the first time and wondering if that night might be the last time they ever go home single.

And while Jon's single days are well behind him — he tied the knot with his wife, Summer, in November 2020 — he admits he's still not immune to the occasional lonely night while he's out on tour.

“Somebody asked me, When was your “Last Night Lonely”? I was like, Well, you know, I'm a touring musician. Sometimes it gets lonely on the road,'” Jon jokes, before dissolving into laughter.

But these days, during his lonely nights, Jon has the thought of his wife to comfort him. “I just go back to my wedding night, you know. All the lovey gushy stuff,” he adds.

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Carly Pearce has added a second show to her planned Ryman Auditorium date, as tickets to the first show sold out less than an hour after they went on sale. Carly will now play headlining shows at the Ryman on October 26 and 27.

Eli Young Band have a new album out today, called Love Talking. The title track and lead single is currently climbing the country charts.

Brooke Eden shared a new song today, called “Left You For Me.”

Fans who are planning to check out Marty Stuart's annual Late Night Jam during Nashville's CMA Fest are in for a treat: The evening will feature appearances from guitars once owned by Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette and more, the Tennessean reports. These hallowed instruments will be played by contemporary stars like Lainey Wilson and Emmylou Harris. For details and tickets, visit the Ryman Auditorium's website.

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