Month: September 2022

Want to own a handwritten copy of lyrics to songs by Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Walker Hayes, Kelsea Ballerini or another one of your favorite country stars? Now's your chance.

Today's biggest stars and country music legends are coming together to contribute handwritten copies of their song lyrics to a charitable cause. Julien's Auctions announced its third annual online charity auction event, Handwritten Song Lyrics Benefitting Music Health Alliance, this week.

Highlighted songs include Kelsea's “Peter Pan,” Walker's “Fancy Like” and Florida Georgia Line's “Meant to Be.” Also on offer are handwritten lyrics to Peter Frampton's “Do You Feel Like I Do,” ZZ Top's “Sharp Dressed Man,” Martina McBride's “Concrete Angel” and more.

There's also a copy of Kenny Rogers' “Twenty Years Ago,” written by songwriter Wood Newton and signed by all four co-writers in honor of the late singer's memory.

The auction will open on October 1 and will start closing in real time on October 24. Proceeds benefit the Music Health Alliance, which advocates for music industry members’ access to health care and financial support through medical procedures.

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Thomas Rhett's Bring the Bar to You Tour is in full swing, but in order to perform one of his recent big hits — “Beer Can't Fix” — he needs someone to fill in for original duet partner Jon Pardi.

That's where opening act Parker McCollum comes in. The rising star says he's been jumping onstage with TR to perform that song live during the tour.

“I go out and sing Pardi's verse,” he explains. “[It's a] really, really fun, cool moment in the show. We just kinda cut loose and the crowd loves it. And obviously, that song was such a big hit for them, so I just get to go out there and take all the credit for Jon.”

Not that he's not grateful: “Shout out to Pardi for letting me have that moment every night,” Parker adds with a laugh.

Of course, it wouldn't be the Bring the Bar to You Tour without an actual bar, and there's a special moment onstage every night when the crew wheels out a bar fully stocked with tall boys.

“One night there were huge tall boys. They were, like, 4-foot-tall beers,” Parker remembers. “I usually just crack one of those open, and I think I usually leave it onstage when I go to sing. So, sorry about that, boys! Party foul.”

The Bring the Bar to You Tour will continue in the U.S. through mid-October. TR recently announced a Canadian leg of the trek for early 2023.

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In case you missed it, Kelsea Ballerini made a stop on The Late Late Show With James Corden this week to perform her song “Love is a Cowboy.” You can watch the performance now.

Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch and more are all set to be guests on Tracy Lawrence's just-announced TL's Road House podcast. The first episode, featuring Jelly Roll, is out now.

Hailey Whitters just dropped an acoustic video for her song “Everything She Ain't.”

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Miranda Lambert's Velvet Rodeo Las Vegas residency is officially rolling: The country superstar kicked things off over the weekend with her first performance at the city's Planet Hollywood.

So, what's she loving most about the show? “The fire,” Miranda tells ET Online with a laugh.

“I mean, I get to have a lot of fire on the stage, and I've never had that before,” the singer goes on to say. “Except for, like, at awards shows and stuff. I've never taken fire on tour. So this is a treat, every night, to get to blow stuff up.”

Along with all those pyrotechnics, Miranda says she's been enjoying spending time in Vegas with her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, who is planning to be in the audience for every single show.

Miranda recently teased that fans might get to see Brendan take the stage with her one night. “I’ve promised him he could bring me a tequila shot one night, but not yet,” she told Extra, admitting that her husband is a huge fan of being in the spotlight.

Miranda's Velvet Rodeo is scheduled to run through April 2023.

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Walker Hayes is launching his Glad You're Here Tour on Thursday, and as fans might expect, his show will feature some choreographed dancing. After all, he got his big break on TikTok, dancing along to his song “Fancy Like,” using moves he dreamed up with his teenage daughter Lela.

One thing fans might not expect is that it'll be them doing the dancing. Ahead of opening night of the tour, Walker shared a video of the dance moves to an unreleased song called “Show Me the Country.” He said he expects fans to have the dance down by the time they see him on the road.

“Learn it,” Walker wrote on Twitter. “Tour kicks off tmw & this is the first song of [the] set right here.”

Walker's Glad You're Here Tour lasts through mid-November, wrapping with a show in Everett, Washington. Parmalee will be the opening act.

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Luke Bryan is ending his 2022 Farm Tour on a high note. Not only did the six shows bring Luke to small farming towns throughout the month of September, but the trek was a way for the singer to give back to farming communities.

As of 2022, Luke's Farm Tour — now in its 13th year — has awarded 78 college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the college or university local to his tour stops.

But that's not all: During his Farm Tours, Luke partners with Bayer and asks fans to tweet out the hashtag #HeresToTheFarmer; for every share, Bayer will donate a meal to a person in need through Feeding America.

Since the beginning of the partnership in 2015, Luke and Bayer have donated six million meals to date, and over $180,000 has gone to Feeding America member food banks and local farmers at each tour stop city.

In other news, Luke recently added another leg onto his Las Vegas residency for early 2023. He's also scheduled to host the CMA Awards this year, a gig he'll share with Peyton Manning.

The CMA Awards will air live November 9 on ABC beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

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Reba McEntire was instantly intrigued by the character description for Sunny Barnes when she was pitched the role on season 3 of Big Sky. 

The country legend initially got a call from executive producer Elwood Reid about joining the cast, prefacing that Sunny is a “very dark character,” which immediately piqued her interest.

In addition to her storied career in country music, Reba is known for playing the titular role in Reba, which ran for six seasons on The WB and The CW until 2007. She also transitioned to Broadway in 2001 as the lead role of Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun. When presented with the opportunity to appear on Big Sky, Reba knew the role would push her out of her comfort zone. 

“I was like, ‘I’ve never gotten to play a dark character before.’ I’m always either funny or I’m the matriarch of the family, like on the Reba TV show,” she describes. “But this was something different, and my whole team and I were very excited about it.”

Sunny co-owns a camping company with her husband, Bucky Barnes, portrayed by Reba’s real-life boyfriend, Rex Linn. And though the couple seem pleasant on the surface, the actress hints things aren’t always what they seem. 

“It’s like glamping, and we have a really good time taking care of all of our customers. Everybody has a wonderful time and we make sure everybody’s safe,” she says with a chuckle. 

The singer notes that while Elwood offered some details on her character’s plot line, he didn’t give away all the details. “Every time we get a script, it’s like, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s so good,'” she says. 

Big Sky airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. 

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Kelsea Ballerini will perform on The Late Late Show With James Corden Tuesday. It airs on CBS at 12:37 a.m. ET/11:37 p.m. CT. 

LeAnn Rimes has released the video for “spaceship,” a track off her new album, god’s work. 

Craig Morgan will be signing copies of his new book, God, Family, Country, at Half Price Books in Dallas Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. 

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Zac Brown Band has revealed the final collaboration on the deluxe edition of The Comeback. 

The Grammy-winning group will once again team up with Jimmy Buffett for a new rendition of their chart-topping hit “Same Boat.” ZBB and Buffett famously collaborated on the 2011 single “Knee Deep,” which hit #1 on country radio and reached the top 20 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100. 

“Same Boat” was originally released in 2021 as the lead single off The Comeback and became their first #1 song since “Beautiful Drug” in 2016. 

In addition to Buffett, ZBB has a handful of other multigenre collaborations lined up for the deluxe edition, including the previously released duet with Cody Johnson on “Wild Palomino” and a reimagining of their current top 15 single, “Out in the Middle,” featuring Blake Shelton.

Ingrid Andress appears on “Any Day Now,” legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor lends his voice to “Love and Sunsets,” and Jamey Johnson and Marcus King join the band for “Stubborn Pride.”

The Comeback Deluxe drops on Friday.  

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