Month: September 2022

Tyler Hubbard just shared the music video for “Inside and Out,” one of the songs off his Dancin' in the Country EP. The clip was filmed in Nashville.

Tanya Tucker is a featured guest star on next week's episode of Monarch, which airs on Fox and co-stars Trace Adkins and Susan Sarandon.

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To ease the sting of a midlife crisis, a guy might dye his hair, buy a convertible or blow too much money on a pair of flashy shoes — but a “Midnight Crisis” isn't quite as easy to remedy.

That's the premise of Jordan Davis' new release, “Midnight Crisis,” a play on words that dials into the loneliness of being all by yourself in the middle of the night and starting to miss your ex. “I'm wide awake, I'm playing back our history / All that I'm wantin' is you right now / It hit me right out of the blue,” the singer croons in the chorus.

Jordan's had good luck with duet partners lately — his smash No. 1 hit “Buy Dirt” was a collaboration with Luke Bryan — and this time around, he taps singer-songwriter and former The Voice champ Danielle Bradbery to join him.

Not only does Danielle lend her vocals to the song, but the two artists appear together in the music video, playing the roles of two heartbroken, lonely people drinking their sorrows away at a bar.

“Midnight Crisis” came out on Friday. You can listen to the song, and watch the music video, now.

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Lainey Wilson is previewing her upcoming album, Bell Bottom Country, with another new song called “Live Off.”

It's a tune that's particularly special to her, the singer shared on Twitter. “[Live Off'] is all about the things that make my world go round,” Lainey explains. “My hometown, my dog, my family, my friends.”

A twangy, midtempo anthem, the song's story is structured around all the things Lainey “lives off.” Even more important than food or money, she sings, is the place where she comes from and the people (and pets) she shares her life with.

Bell Bottom Country is due out on October 28 and features other previously released songs like “Heart Like a Truck” and “Watermelon Moonshine.”

It’s also got a song called “Those Boots (Deddy’s Song,)” a track that’s extra meaningful in light of the health problems that Lainey’s father has faced. When her dad was hospitalized recently, the singer canceled a couple of shows and opened up with fans about her close relationship with him as she requested their prayers.

Lainey is also a featured vocalist on the newest single from Hardy, a grisly story song called “Wait in the Truck.”

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Fresh off the finale of her Las Vegas residency, Shania Twain returns this week with “Waking Up Dreaming,” her first new single since 2017’s Now.

The new song delivers Shania’s patented blend of uptempo country and feel-good, irrepressible pop. “So let’s start waking up dreaming / And dress up crazy like superstars / There ain’t no shaking this feeling / Tonight we’re making our way to Mars,” she sings in the chorus.

Speaking of “dressing up crazy like superstars,” Shania also dropped a music video to go along with her new song, and it features her playing the role of a retro glam rocker as she parties in a green room with a handful of her equally glamorous pals.

The singer dons a variety of glittery outfits and colorful wigs in the various scenes of the clip, which takes her onstage for an epic performance then out of the venue to greet her fans and hop in a car at the end of the night.

The song is a fresh start for Shania, as it’s her first release on her new label home, the recently-formed Republic Nashville.

“I couldn’t think of a better partner than Republic Nashville. I’m honored and excited to be the label’s first artist and lead the charge of this new and exciting chapter,” the singer says in a statement. “In this respect, it feels like a new beginning all around, and I’m embracing it wholeheartedly.”

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This weekend, fans will finally enter the colorful, larger-than-life world of Miranda Lambert's Velvet Rodeo residency when she opens the show in Las Vegas.

But what's a “Velvet Rodeo,” anyway? For one thing, it's a tip of the hat to Miranda's latest album, Palomino: Opening track “Acting Up” features the line “I want a sunset ride / A velvet rodeo.”

Miranda says that as she was dreaming up her Vegas show, she latched on to that phrase because of how perfectly it expressed the signature blend of personalities she infuses into her music.

“I've built my career on being feminine but also trying to have a bad-a** vibe at the same time,” the superstar tells ABC Audio. “It's sometimes a hard line to walk, and I feel like that's kind of what my music has done, as well.”

Now, she'll bring those two contrasting personality traits to the Vegas stage. “I wanted something a little soft and feminine for Vegas, which is velvet. And then, obviously, a rodeo — I mean, I joined the circus for a living. That's what I do,” she adds with a laugh.

Even though her residency is in Vegas, Miranda says the show — and her newest batch of songs on Palomino — takes her back to her Texas roots.

“I've really been enjoying my hats and my boots,” she details. “I started when I was 17, wearing a cowboy hat painted with the Texas flag. So I feel like I'm just back, full circle, back to my Texas roots a little bit, with the energy and sound of this record.” ?

Miranda kicks her residency off on Friday. She's got plans to be in Vegas for more shows through the rest of the year.

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