Month: February 2023

Jonas Brothers announce new album at Hollywood Walk Of Fame Ceremony

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Post date February 3, 2023
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During the Jonas Brothers’ Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, Nick Jonas revealed that a new album is on the way — and a tour later this year. Said Nick during his speech: “It’s nice to reflect on this nearly 20-year journey and to commemorate it here today, but we’re looking towards the future and what’s coming next. So with that, I think that we should make a quick announcement. We are excited to announce today that our new album, ‘The Album,’ will be coming out May 5th, and we can’t wait to see you on tour later this year.”

The brothers also announced the big news on Twitter, writing along with pictures from their Walk of Fame ceremony: “Hollywood! Here we are So proud to officially be a part of the @WalkofFameStar! Thank you to each and every person who came out and watched the livestream to celebrate with us. Next up? New music! http://jonasbrothers.com”

‘The Album’ will be The Jonas Brothers’ sixth studio album and will serve as the follow-up to the trio’s 2019 comeback LP, ‘Happiness Begins.’

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Nashville notes: Rewatch Reba + Kelsea's a 'Storyteller'

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Post date February 2, 2023
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The second season of CMT Storytellers premieres Thursday, February 16, at 10 p.m. ET, with an episode starring Kelsea Ballerini.

If you missed the livestream of Reba McEntire‘s concert at the grand opening of Reba’s Place in Atoka, Oklahoma, last Thursday, you can check out the full show on her YouTube channel.

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Keith Urban and Tim McGraw take their Boots and Hearts to Canada

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Post date February 2, 2023
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Keith Urban, Tim McGraw and Nickelback will headline this year’s Boots and Hearts festival in Canada.

Riley Green, BRELAND, Lauren Alaina, Blanco Brown, Bailey Zimmerman, Travis Denning, Kylie Morgan, Adam Doleac, Seaforth and many more round out the lineup for the August 10-13 event.

Known for being Canada’s largest camping festival, Boots and Hearts takes place in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds. You can find out more at BootsAndHearts.com.

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Justin & Priscilla are heating things up with the “You, Me and Whiskey” video

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Post date February 2, 2023
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Justin Moore and Priscilla Block‘s new video, “You, Me and Whiskey,” premieres Thursday night, and from the looks of things, it’s gonna be a hot one.

A short, steamy clip Justin shared on Instagram shows a couple falling into bed, just before the romance starts and the clothes come off. You can tune in at 8:50 p.m. ET to check out the full video.

Justin and Priscilla will also be going live on YouTube for the premiere, just as they kick off The You, Me & Whiskey Tour in Rapid City, South Dakota.

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TR, Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen hit a CMA Triple Play

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Post date February 2, 2023
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Luke Combs, HARDY, Thomas Rhett, ERNEST and Morgan Wallen will all pick up CMA’s Triple Play honor in a ceremony next month in Nashville.

The artists are some of the 16 songwriters who’ll be recognized for charting three number ones during a 12-month period.

For Luke, the chart toppers are “Cold as You,” “Doin’ This” and “The Kind of Love We Make.” HARDY’s are Cole Swindell‘s “Single Saturday Night,” “Beers on Me,” which he recorded with Dierks Bentley and BRELAND, and Wallen’s “Sand in My Boots.” For Morgan, it’s “Wasted on You,” “Thought You Should Know” and “You Proof.”

TR not only wrote his own “Country Again” and “Slow Down Summer,” but also Cole’s “She Had Me at Heads Carolina.” ERNEST was also one of the writers on “Wasted on You,” as well as Sam Hunt‘s “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90’s” and Kane Brown‘s “One Mississippi.”

The 13th CMA Triple Play Awards will be held Wednesday, March 1, at Saint Elle in Nashville.

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Reba McEntire was almost the one sitting in Blake's chair on 'The Voice'

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Post date February 2, 2023
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It may be hard to imagine The Voice without Blake Shelton, but can you picture it with Reba McEntire instead?

The Country Music Hall of Famer was originally offered Blake’s red chair when the show premiered back in 2011.

“They sent it to me and I said, I can't see me doing that,'” she recently told ET. “Because, you know, I'm a gypsy at heart.”

Even though it’s a spot she didn’t want, Reba still has a hard time seeing anyone else in it besides her fellow Oklahoman.

“To fill Blake's chair? Wow. That's gonna be tough,” she says. “He did a great job and kudos to him.”

Blake kicks off his final season of The Voice March 6 on NBC. He announced his plans to step away from the show in October.

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Chris Stapleton expands 2023's All American Road Show

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Post date February 2, 2023
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Chris Stapleton‘s adding nearly 20 dates to the 2023 edition of the All American Road Show.

The new concerts kick off April 26 in El Paso, Texas, and continue through August, though Chris does have a handful of already-scheduled shows in Texas and Oklahoma in March.

Presales start next Tuesday, February 7, before tickets become available to the general public on Friday, February 10.

Next up, Stapleton’s scheduled to sing the national anthem at Super Bowl LVII Sunday, February 12, on FOX.

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Oregon man accused of torturing victim killed two others before taking his own life

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Post date February 2, 2023
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Police confirmed on Wednesday that the suspect accused of torturing a woman he held captive in southern Oregon last week died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after an hours-long standoff. Police also said that the suspect, Benjamin Foster, is accused of killing two other people in the days before his death. Authorities discovered the site of the double homicide located in the same area where Foster had eluded being captured. The two victims appear to have died as a result of blunt force trauma, police said. There are no other suspects in their deaths other than Foster.

On Tuesday, Police had received a tip that Foster was believed to have taken a cab from around Wolf Creek to Grants Pass at about 7 a.m., a roughly 20-mile ride. Law enforcement located Foster in Grants Pass, the same place where he was accused of torturing a woman. A standoff at the home where the woman was found ensued, with Foster resistant to law enforcement’s efforts to communicate with him. The standoff ended when Foster, who had “burrowed deep underneath the home,” shot himself in the head, police said. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Foster had been the subject of an intensive manhunt in southwestern Oregon after a woman was found tortured, unconscious, and near death in a house in Grants Pass on Jan. 24. As of Wednesday, she remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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Gunman kills one employee, injures 3 at DC Metro station

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Post date February 2, 2023
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An employee of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority was killed, and three other people were injured after a lone gunman opened fire at the Potomac Avenue Metro station in Washington on Wednesday morning.

According to Ashan Benedict, executive assistant chief of police for the Washington Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred at about 9 a.m. when the suspect was involved in an altercation on a Metrobus, Washington’s public bus system. After the bus stopped, the suspect followed the person they were arguing with and shot them, striking them in the leg. The injured party was able to escape and be transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect then went to the Metro station and shot another person in the leg while they were trying to buy a pass for the train; they were also brought to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The suspect then got into an altercation with a woman, when a transit authority employee tried to de-escalate the situation and were shot and killed. A second employee successfully stopping the shooting before some bystanders tackled the suspect, and law enforcement arrived on the scene. Said Benedict of the transit employee who was killed: “His heroism has to be recognized here today. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family and the heroic actions he took here today. It’s unclear what the motive of all of this is.”

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said: “We don’t know a lot about this shooter at this moment other than we had a person with a gun who has created yet another tragedy in our city…. Whether it’s the Metro, it’s the street, it’s individual homes, we know that we have guns that are creating tragedies in our city and our nation and we all have to be very focused on tha… t I know that we will work hand in hand with Metro to make sure that our officers are working this investigation and being just as supportive as possible.”

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Willie Nelson in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? It might just be a done deal

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Post date February 2, 2023
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As unlikely as it might initially seem, Willie Nelson‘s pretty much a shoo-on for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, we learned he’s one of this year’s nominees.

“Really, if you think about it, he and Waylon [Jennings] created outlaw country. What is that?” Jason Hanley from the Rock Hall asks. “That’s country that looks to rock ‘n’ roll as an influence. So it’s almost like country helped birth rock ‘n’ roll. And then Willie and the gang looked back at rock ‘n’ roll and said, ‘We need to bring that spirit back into country.’ And that’s what you get.”

Hanley also points to Willie’s collaborations with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Sheryl Crow, and Ray Charles as another reason he’s worthy of the hallowed ranks.

“He’s been an artist who hasn’t stayed in his own lane, and has never been about that,” Hanley tells ABC Audio. “He wants to break out. In many ways, I think he maybe is the one of the most kind of rock ‘n’ roll country artists you’re gonna get.”

You can weigh in now online.The inductees will be announced in May, with the ceremony itself set to take place in the fall.