Month: August 2022

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Country Daypop

Eric Church releases his previously exclusive album ‘&’

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Eric Church fans can now enjoy the second installment of his Heart & Soul triple album.  The album ‘&’ was previously only available exclusively to his ‘Church Choir’ fan club, but is now available on CD, black vinyl and digitally.   Eric shared the news on social media, saying: “We’re excited to share that the ‘&’ album of the Heart & Soul triple album, previously available only to Church Choir members, is now available to everyone! Stream it or buy your CD/vinyl now at the link in bio/stories.”

The & album features the song “Through My Ray Bans,” dedicated to the fans he played for at Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival, as well as four new songs–“Do Side,” “Kiss Her Goodbye,” “Mad Man” and “Lone Wolf”–and his latest single, “Doing Life With Me.”

You can stream & – here.

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Pop Daypop

Watch the latest trailer for HBO’s ‘The Idol’ starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp

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HBO has released a new trailer for its forthcoming drama series ‘The Idol’ starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp; and co-created by The Weeknd (aka Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye), Reza Fahim, and Euphoria creator Sam Levinson.

According to HBO’s official synopsis, the six-episode drama is “set against the backdrop of the music industry and centers on a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol.”

‘The Idol,’ written by The Weeknd, Levinson, Fahim, and Joe Epstein, also features a supporting cast that includes Troye Sivan, Jennie Kim, Debby Ryan, Rachel Sennott, Steve Zissis, Hari Nef, and Juliebeth Gonzalez.  HBO has yet to announce a release date set for the show, but the trailer teased that it’s “coming soon.”

Take a look at the trailer for “The Idol” – here.

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Pop Daypop

Take a look at Lorde’s new music video for ‘Oceanic Feeling’

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Lorde has returned with the new music video for her song ‘Oceanic Feeling’, one year after the release of her album ‘Solar Power.’ The singer posted on her Instagram stories to announce the video, directed by herself and Joel Kefali.

The video for ‘Oceanic Feeling’ features Lorde and her brother against a backdrop of blue seas. Watch the video – here.

Lorde has played a number of summer festivals recently including Primavera Sound and Glastonbury, where she was joined by Arlo Parks and Clairo for ‘Stoned At The Nail Salon’.

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Go Country 105

Nashville notes: Blanco Brown's tour, Jennifer Wayne's TV hosting gig + more

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Blanco Brown has been announced as the headliner for the 2022 Monster Energy Outbreak Tour.

Runaway June's Jennifer Wayne is one of the hosts of the upcoming Design Network series Flip U. Her cohost is another country singer: Brad Rempel, from High Valley.

Up-and-comer Bailey Zimmerman has a new song out called “Where it Ends.” He's also gearing up for his first headlining tour.

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Go Country 105

Mitchell Tenpenny plots This is the Heavy Tour as “At the End of a Bar” goes #1

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Mitchell Tenpenny is currently sharing the #1 spot at country radio with his pal Chris Young as their duet “At the End of a Bar” sits atop the chart.

“I'm just so excited to have a #1 with this song. It's a special song and a great story about how it was written. Even cooler to have it with one of my best buddies,” Mitchell says. “Chris has become one of my best friends, so to get to celebrate this together is special in itself.”

To celebrate, Mitchell's announcing the first round of dates on his This is the Heavy Tour, a trek named for his new album. The singer has set 10 dates, which will kick off in January in Salt Lake City and last through the end of February.

Among the shows he's booked are two hometown stops in Nashville, where Mitchell will play back-to-back dates at famed venue the Ryman Auditorium. Those shows will take place February 3 and 4.

Mitchell's This is the Heavy album is due out September 16. This Friday, he'll release another new track off the album ahead of release day, called “Good and Gone.”

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Go Country 105

Hardy plots four Wall to Wall dates with assists from Jackson Dean and hard rockers Puddle of Mudd

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Hardy is gearing up for four hard-charging headlining dates in December.

He dubbed the short run of shows the Wall to Wall Tour, taking the name from one of the lyrics of his genre blending, hard rock-infused new song, “Sold Out.”

In keeping with those themes, he's bringing long-standing rock outfit Puddle of Mudd to the stage with him for one of the dates in Columbia, South Carolina. The other three shows will feature gravelly voiced “Don't Come Lookin'” up-and-comer Jackson Dean.

“I’m stoked to take this Wall to Wall Tour on the road,” the singer says.”We’re hitting some cities and venues that I absolutely love; I’m happy to have Jackson out with me and honored that the guys from Puddle of Mudd are joining us in Columbia.”

Hardy also says fans can expect the shows to be loud and full of energy.

“It’s going to be a great time – a loud time – every night, and it’s just the beginning of what we have in store,” he promises. “See you out there.”

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

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Go Country 105

Thomas Rhett will “Bring the Bar” to Canada in early 2023 with new leg of his tour

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Thomas Rhett isn't done with his Bring the Bar to You Tour just yet.

The singer just announced that he's extending the trek into 2023, and he's headed up north to do so, with 10 Canadian shows booked for the month of February. Things kick off with an arena date in Vancouver on February 9.

“It's been an absolute blast being back out on the road this summer and we are so excited to take the tour to Canada next year,” the singer says.

“It's been forever since we were last able to play for these fans,” he continues. “They always bring an insane amount of energy and we cannot wait to get up there and see them again.”

For the Canadian leg of his tour, TR will bring Jordan Davis and Kameron Marlowe out as his opening acts. Tickets for those shows are going on sale August 26 at 10 a.m. local time.

The Bring the Bar to You Tour is named after one of the new songs off TR's Where We Started album, which he dropped back in April.

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News Daypop

Federal appeals court blocks subpoena to Sen. Lindsey Graham in Georgia election probe

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On Sunday, a federal appeals court temporarily blocked an order requiring Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify about his role in an effort to alter Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results.

In the two-page ruling issued by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, the subpoena was blocked after a federal district judge in Atlanta rejected the effort by Graham to avoid testimony before a special grand jury, on the grounds that he is protected by the speech and debate clause of the U.S. Constitution. The appeals court ordered Graham’s attorneys and prosecutors for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to expand their arguments and present them to U.S. District Court Judge Leigh Martin May.

Prosecutors have sought Graham’s testimony regarding a pair of phone calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in which he allegedly asked if about “examining certain absentee ballots cast in Georgia in order to explore the possibility of a more favorable outcome” for then-President Donald Trump and whether the secretary of state “had the power to toss all mail ballots” in counties with poor signature match rates. Graham’s lawyers argued that the calls were a “legislative act” and part of his congressional fact-finding duties and therefore protected under the speech and debate clause.

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News Daypop

Three Indiana State University students are killed in single-vehicle crash

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Indiana State University confirmed that three students were killed in a single-vehicle crash early on Sunday morning.  In a statement, the university said all five people in the vehicle were believed to be ISU students, including several football players, adding that police are working to positively identify the victims who were killed in the crash. ISU President Dr. Deborah J. Curtis said: “This is a terrible tragedy; as we are waiting on additional details from authorities investigating this accident, our hearts go out to the families and friends of the students involved.”  The university added that counseling services would be available for students, faculty and staff.

The Vigo County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded to a scene in Riley in which a vehicle carrying five people crashed into a tree and caught fire at 1:34 a.m. Sunday. Riley is about 11 miles southwest of Terrr Haute, where the university is located in southern Indiana.

The sheriff’s office said “unfortunately, the driver and two other occupants were pronounced deceased on the scene,” adding that two of the other passengers were freed from the vehicle and transported to be treated for serious injuries.

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Go Country 105

Is Tyler Hubbard 'Dancin'' toward a tour duet with Keith Urban?

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Tyler Hubbard‘s inviting you to go Dancin’ in the Country as he gets ready for his fall tour.

The Florida Georgia Line frontman’s full-length debut is set to arrive in early 2023, but once he got the invitation to head out with a certain Aussie superstar, he couldn’t help but unleash the Dancin’ EP.

“I’m finished with the album,” Tyler explains. “I have the whole thing mixed and mastered and all 18 songs are done. So I’m sitting on them, and I just really … didn’t want to wait any longer until January.”

“But then we got the Keith [Urban] tour,” he continues, “and I thought, ‘We’ve gotta put some songs out because I want the fans to know some songs that I’m gonna play on tour.'” In order to support the tour, he says they decided to release more music so fans can get to know the songs and “hopefully be able to sing along with when I’m out with Keith.”

Not only will Tyler hit the road with Keith, but the “Brown Eyes Baby” guitar slinger also co-wrote the EP’s title track. So will Keith play it with him on tour? Tyler promises he’ll try to talk Keith into making an appearance. “He’s such a cool dude … And yeah, no telling, he’ll probably come out and play the whole set with me, knowing Keith.”

“I love him,” the “5 Foot 9” hitmaker adds. “He’s awesome. And it was so much fun working with him and getting to write this song. It’s actually the first song we’ve written together, so I’m excited to write some more on the road this fall.”

The Speed of Now World Tour kicks off September 3 in Mountain View, California.

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