Month: July 2022

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Parker McCollum teases new song, “Handle on You”

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Parker McCollum has a new song in the works, and he’s giving fans a taste. 

On socials, Parker has been teasing that he has a new song coming out. On Monday, he finally gave fans a listen in by sharing a snippet of the chorus of the track, called “Handle on You.” The countrified number finds him singing about a long lost lover who still plagues his mind, no matter how hard he tries to forget her.

“I’ve been fighting with your memory/I hate the way it hits me/I wake up every day black and blue/After all this back and forth/A fifth won’t do/Yeah I finally got a handle on you,” he croons.

“Soon…,” he hints in the caption of the TikTok video where the song is playing over a live performance.   

And it seems the song is coming sooner rather than later, as he posted on Twitter Monday, “2 week till song come out.”  

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Little Big Town announce new album, 'Mr. Sun'

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Little Big Town is basking in the “Sun” on their new album. 

The Grammy-winning quartet has announced that their 10th studio album, ?Mr. Sun, ?will drop on September 16. Like their previous album, ?Nightfall, ?the band self-produced ?Mr. Sun, which features 16 tracks, including lead single “Hell Yeah” and the recently released “All Summer.”

Other song titles on the new album include “Three Whiskeys and the Truth,” “Heaven Had a Dance Floor,” “God Fearing Gypsies” and their new song, “Rich Man,” which will premiere on Friday. 

“Mr. Sun is intentionally an emotional record that holds hands well with our last album Nightfall,” Karen Fairchild explains of the album, written during the COVID-19 pandemic while the band was apart. “Mr. Sun is focused on better days ahead, the value of friendships and family; it touches on heartbreak and letting go, but it's full of sunshine and joy.”

“This album has a special feeling to it. We have collectively been through an unprecedented period making this album,” adds Phillip Sweet. “Life is short; we are here to live it with the ones around us, loving them and ourselves the best we can. All the while, thankful for another turn around the sun.”

The album is available for pre-save now. 

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ACM Awards will take place in Dallas at Ford Center in 2023

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The Academy of Country Music announced today that the 2023 ACM Awards will take on May 11 at Ford Center in Frisco, TX, just outside of Dallas.

It will stream on Amazon Prime for the second year in a row, making the ACMs the first major awards show to be live-streamed globally.  

The ACMs typically take place in Las Vegas but were moved to Nashville for the 2020 and 2021 installments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The awards show returned to Sin City in 2022 and was held at Allegiant Stadium. 

The Ford Center is home to the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys; This marks the first time an awards show will be hosted at the venue. The ACM Awards were previously held in Texas in 2015 — during the 50th annual event at Arlington’s AT&T Stadium. 

“The Academy is proud to extend our relationship with Amazon to once again deliver the ACM Awards live to a global audience on Prime Video,” Academy of Country Music CEO Damon Whiteside says in a statement. “The March 2022 show was a defining moment for the ACM and a huge step forward for country music, allowing audiences around the world to see their favorite artists perform live and be recognized for their excellence. We can't wait to take the show to a new level for fans with an exciting new venue and integrated partnership with the Dallas Cowboys.”

As fans wait for the ACMs, the 15th annual ACM Honors will take place August 24 in Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Carly Pearce will host; Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert and Shania Twain are among the honorees. 

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Tim McGraw hits #1 with “7500 OBO,” hints at new music

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Tim McGraw‘s “7500 OBO” is at #1 on country radio this week.

The country legend has scored his 45th #1 hit with the lovelorn song about driving a truck that holds too many memories of his ex; The lyrics reference his 1998 chart-topper “Where the Green Grass Grows.” 

“7500 OBO” is made even more personal due to the fact that he and wife Faith Hill‘s 20-year-old daughter Audrey stars in the music video, marking her acting debut. 

“Thanx Country Radio for making “7500 OBO” the #1 record this week!” Tim cheers on Instagram while hinting at new music he has in the works. “We've got new music coming soon! Buckle in!!” 

“7500 OBO” follows his previous #1 hit “I Called Mama.” Both tracks are featured on his latest album, Here on Earth. 

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Miranda Lambert's new single “Strange” is “permission to let go”

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Miranda Lambert is real “Strange” in her new single. 

The track finds the singer admitting that she feels out of place in the modern world where “country don’t twang, rock ‘n’ roll ain’t loud” and everyone is just looking to be famous. To cut through the noise, Miranda encourages us to hop on an airplane to anywhere, dance like no one is watching, “have a smoke and buy a round.” “Do anything to keep you sane/’Cause times like these make me feel strange,” she sings. 

“Strange' is permission to just let go for a [second]. We were really wanting the chorus to lift – literally and emotionally – and go into a happy place,” Miranda says of the song she co-wrote with Natalie Hemby and Luke Dick. “It's such a song for the time that we're in right now, but it doesn't feel like it won't matter in 10 years, either.” 

“Strange” is the second single off her latest album, Palomino, which follows the top 15 hit “If I Was a Cowboy.”

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Chief Justice Roberts grants Indiana’s request for quick hearing on abortion law

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On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an order clearing the way for Indiana to try to implement a state law requiring parental consent in order for a minor to get an abortion. Chief Justice John Roberts granted a request by state officials seeking a quick legal judgment on the measure, which was passed in 2017 but has since been blocked as unconstitutional under the Roe vs. Wade decision. That landmark decision was overturned last month in the Dobbs vs. Jackson case.

Monday’s order grants the state of Indiana’s request to bypass normal court procedures and move the case quickly to a federal appeals court for immediate implementation in light of Dobbs vs. Jackson. Without the order, it would have taken 30 days for the case to return to the lower courts.

Indiana’s strict parental notification law was first blocked by the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017, when it ruled the law ran afoul of precedent on nationwide abortion rights. The law would require anyone under age 18 to notify a parent or guardian, or to obtain permission from a juvenile court, to obtain the procedure in Indiana.

The move comes shortly after the controversy surrounding the case of a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio who traveled to Indianapolis for an abortion, which has become a national flashpoint in the abortion debate.

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Prosecutors in death penalty trial of Parkland school shooter say he was ‘cold, calculative, manipulative and deadly’

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On Monday, the death penalty trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz began in Florida, and in opening arguments, the state prosecutor called Cruz “cold, calculative, manipulative and deadly.” Prosecutor Mike Satz told jurors during a trial to determine whether Cruz will spend the rest of his life in prison or be put to death.  Satz told jurors that Cruz fired 139 shots killing 14 students and three adults during his rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2018.

According to Satz, Cruz allegedly spoke into his cell phone camera three days before the attack, saying, “Hello, my name is Nik. I’m going to be the next school shooter of 2018.”  Satz said there were seven aggravating factors that warrant the death penalty: “These aggravating factors far outweigh any mitigating circumstances, anything about the defendant’s background, anything about his childhood, anything about his schooling, anything about his mental health, anything about his therapy, anything about his care.”

Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty last October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and is facing a sentencing trial to determine whether he will receive the death penalty after weighing the aggregating factors established by Satz. Seven men and five women were chosen to sit on the panel after nearly three months of jury selection, and there are 10 alternates. All 12 jurors would have to agree on giving Cruz the death penalty; if even one juror disagrees, Cruz would receive life in prison without parole.

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Carly Pearce recalls her most embarrassing onstage moment: “I just laid there”

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Even the brightest stars have their embarrassments, and Carly Pearce is no exception. 

Long before she was lighting up theater and arena stages with her vulnerable songs, Carly got her start as a teenager performing at Dollywood. While it was mostly fun and games, there was one embarrassing incident the singer won’t soon forget. 

Carly performed in a show called “Country Crossroads” when she was 16 and was still getting accustomed to her tall frame when she suffered a stage fall. 

“I was dancing and it was a front porch and I was supposed to sit in the rocking chair when I was done. The rocking chair was up on a platform, and I went to sit in the rocking chair and the rocking chair flipped off of the platform. I was wearing this old timey skirt and it went completely over my face,” she recalls of the moment, which she refers to as “one of the funniest things that’s ever happened to me.” “I just laid there. I didn’t even move. I was like, ‘Everybody sees my underwear, this is fine.’ I laid there for half of Sara Evans‘ ‘Born to Fly.'”

After cutting her teeth at Dollywood, Carly moved to Nashville, where she’s now one of country music’s biggest stars, and the reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year and ACM Female Artist of the Year. 

She is currently on tour as an opening act on Kenny Chesney‘s Here and Now Tour. 

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Kane Brown announces new album, ‘Different Man‘ due out this September

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Kane Brown announced on social media that his third studio album, Different Man, is set to be released September 9th.  Kane’s post read: “Different Man. Album 9/9. Preorder on Friday”  ‘Different Man’ is the follow up to Kane’s 2018 LP, Experiment.

Different Man will feature a total of 17 songs, including his current hit single “Like I Love Country Music,” his No. 1 hit “Whiskey Sour,” as well as “One Mississippi,” “Leave You Alone,” and the new single, “Grand,” which will drop on Friday, July 22nd. Additionally, the album will include 12 additional yet to be revealed songs.

In addition to his forthcoming album, Brown will be kicking off his international Drunk or Dreaming Tour, which includes dates in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Europe. The tour will kick off September 17th in Melbourne, Australia before continuing throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK and Europe.

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Tyler Hubbard shares his new solo song, “Way Home”

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Florida Georgia Line singer Tyler Hubbard has shared a new track for his forthcoming solo project, “Way Home.” The song follows his debut solo single “5 Foot 9,” which is currently impacting country radio. Hubbard has also shared an ‘unofficial’ music video for “Way Home,” which you can view – here.

“Way Home,” co-written by Hubbard, Corey Crowder, and Canaan Smith, is one of the first songs Hubbard worked on after making the decision to pursue a solo career. Hubbard calls the song, “a traditional country song that can be heard in a church and a honky-tonk. For me, this is a personal song, that allows fans to get to know me on an even deeper level. This song is a reflection on where I’ve been, where I am now, and where I’m headed. It’s become my personal reminder, on a regular basis, of who’s really driving this truck we call life. Thank God it ain’t me.”

Hubbard is set to join Kieth Urban on his The Speed Of Now World Tour beginning on September 3 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, and will serve as support for Urban through November. For ticket info, head HERE.

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