Month: March 2023

Drake and 21 Savage announce 2023 ‘It’s All A Blur Tour’

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Post date March 14, 2023
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Drake and 21 Savage have announced the 2023 “It’s All a Blur”, a 29-date arena run with stops including Chicago, Boston, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping up in Glendale, AZ at Desert Diamond Arena on Tuesday, September 5. According to the announcement, the tour’s title is “a celebration of the last decade,” signifying its retrospective nature, and marks Drake’s return to touring since 2018. In those last five years, Drake has released four albums, including his most recent studio album, “Her Loss,” in collaboration with 21 Savage.

Tickets will be available starting with Cash App Card and Sprite presales (details below) beginning Wednesday, March 15. Additional presales will run throughout the week. General onsale beginning Friday, March 17 starting at 12pm local time.

CASH APP CARD PRESALE: For all US shows, the first tickets to the ‘It’s All A Blur’ Tour will be available for Cash App Card customers via an exclusive ticket presale presented by Cash App and Visa, beginning Wednesday, March 15 through Thursday, March 16. Cash App Card holders can unlock the earliest access to ‘It’s All A Blur’ tickets by using the first 9 digits of their Cash App Card to access the presale and then completing the purchase using their Cash App Card. For more information, head to drakerelated.com. For more information on the Cash App Card presale, please visit cash.app/drake-presale.

General sale for the tour begins Friday, March 17 at 10 a.m. local time via Drake Related.

Drake announces 2023 It’s All A Blur Tour with 21 Savage

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Nashville notes: Dylan Scott's new Christian collab + Jake Worthington's debut album

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Dylan Scott has joined Christian artist Jason Crabb for a new duet, “Good Morning Mercy.” The soulful uptempo track was written by Jason, Caleb Ward, Jordan Ward and Rascal Flatts‘ Jay DeMarcus.

Warner Music Nashville and River House Artists have announced the joint signing of country newcomer Austin Snell. Of this venture, Zebb Luster, general manager of River House Artists, shares in a statement, “Watching Austin craft his sound and unique style over these past few years has been an honor. He truly knows who he is as an artist and musician. He has a natural ability to follow his own instincts that have musically set him apart.” Austin’s latest release is his searing rendition of “Wasting All These Tears,” originally recorded by Cassadee Pope.

The trailer for the Apple TV+ series My Kind of Country has dropped. Featuring Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen and Orville Peck as judges, the music competition spotlights 12 up-and-comers from around the world as they compete against each other to be the next country star. Kacey Musgraves and Reese Witherspoon serve as executive producers.

Big Loud Records artist Jake Worthington has unveiled details about his forthcoming debut album. Due out on April 7, Jake’s self-titled project contains 12 songs; he’s featured as a co-writer on every track. “Blame it on my raising, but I think there ought to be room for country in country music,” Jake says of his upcoming rootsy effort. Two new songs will be released ahead of the album Friday, March 17.

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Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time had a massive debut week

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Post date March 13, 2023
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The first-week sales numbers are in for Morgan Wallen‘s One Thing at a Time.

The 36-song record debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 Albums chart dated March 18, with a total of 501,000 equivalent album units sold in the United States in the week ending March 9. According to Billboard, 76% of its sales were driven by streaming.

The tracks on One Thing at a Time collectively garnered 498.28 million on-demand official streams in the U.S. during its debut week, making it the fifth-largest streaming week ever for any album and the biggest ever for a country album.

Most recently, Morgan’s latest radio single, “Thought You Should Know,” held steady at number one on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart for three consecutive weeks.

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Blue Chair Bay Rum wants to fly you out to Kenny Chesney's I Go Back 2023 tour

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Blue Chair Bay Rum is giving country fans a chance to see Kenny Chesney at his final I Go Back 2023 tour stop in Orange Beach, Alabama, on May 27.

To join, participants have to peel the tape on a Mocha Rum Cream bottle to see if there’s an island on the back of the strip. If there’s one, take a snapshot of it. If a purchase wasn’t made, you can use this link to download the image. Once done, a photo needs to be uploaded on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, with the accompanying #beachbartosandbar and @bluechairbayrum tagged.

One lucky winner will walk away with a $3,000-valued grand prize, which includes airfare to Pensacola, Florida, lodging in Orange Beach, Alabama, sandbar tickets to Kenny’s I Go Back tour and a $500 gift card.

Five winners will receive a signed Blue Chair Bay Mocha Rum Cream guitar worth $600, and 10 lucky winners walk away with a Blue Chair Bay swag pack worth $150.

For terms and conditions and to enter, visit the Blue Chair Bay Rum sweepstakes page.

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Megan Moroney drops new country shuffler “Lucky”

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Fast-rising country newcomer Megan Moroney has dropped “Lucky,” the title track of her forthcoming debut album.

Composed by Megan, Casey Smith, Ben Williams and David “Messy” Mescon, the jaunty country shuffler finds Megan telling her ex with a wink that he’s “lucky” she’s drinking, otherwise she wouldn’t have said yes to his invitation to hang out together again.

“Cause me my phone and the neon's buzzing/ Three four in and I'm missing your loving/ We said naw never again/ And we said we'd be better as friends/ But come over and don't overthink it/ Tonight you're lucky I'm drinking,” she sings.

Megan’s highly anticipated debut album is due out May 5. Produced by Kristian Bush, the 13-song Lucky will feature her debut single, “Tennessee Orange,” which is number 18 and rising on the country charts.

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Darius Rucker is Starting Fires with fans this summer

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Darius Rucker is hitting the road this summer on his newly announced Starting Fires tour.

The 21-city trek will begin in Virginia on June 15 before concluding in Nashville on October 14. Americana band Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors and country newcomer Drew Green are slated to open for Darius on select U.S. and Canada dates.

Tickets go on sale Friday, March 17, on Darius’ website. VIP packages, which include an exclusive meet & greet and individual photo opportunities with Darius, can also be purchased at VIP Nation.

On the music front, Darius is slated to drop his upcoming album, Carolyn's Boy, later this year. Early previews of the record include “Same Beer Different Problem” and “Ol’ Church Hymn” with Chapel Hart.

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Rihanna gives a powerful performance of ‘Lift Me Up’ at the 2023 Oscars

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Rihanna took the stage to sing her Oscar-nominated song “Lift Me Up” from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” at the 95th annual Academy Awards show on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

Danai Gurira, who played Okoye in “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”, introduced Rihanna as “royalty in her own right.” Said Gurira: “Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler, Tems and Rihanna wrote a ballad that speaks from the heart as a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. Chadwick’s powerful artistry, his magnetism and incomparable humanity left an indelible mark on our hearts. Chadwick embodied the Wakandan king T’Challa.”

The 35-year-old Rihanna, wearing a Maison Margiela Artisanal ensemble custom made for her by John Galliano for Maison Margiela, gave an emotional performance which earned a standing ovation from the audience (including from her boyfriend A$AP Rocky). “Lift Me Up” was nominated for original song, up against “Applause” from “Tell It Like a Woman”, “Hold My Hand” from “Top Gun: Maverick”, “This Is a Life” from “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Naatu Naatu” from “RRR.” The award ultimately went to “RRR.”

Take a look at Rihanna’s performance of “Lift Me Up” – here.

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8 dead, 7 missing after suspected smuggler boat crash off San Diego Coast

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Authorities said that least eight people are dead and a search for at least seven victims was underway Sunday after a suspected human smuggling operation ended after two boats crashed off the San Diego coast late Saturday night.

James Gartland, chief of the lifeguard division in San Diego, said ‘this is one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that I can think of in California, certainly here in the city of San Diego.’ Gartland said a woman called 911 at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, saying she was on a panga boat with 15 people aboard that made it to the shore at Blacks Beach. The caller said another panga (small fishing boats with outboard motors often used for smuggling operations) had capsized, and eight people were in the water. Officials from San Diego Fire and Rescue said Sunday that authorities are searching for what they believe are seven additional victims

Officials from the San Diego fire and police departments, Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Coast Guard and state and local lifeguards were among those who responded to the scene. The capsized boat was located about 800 yards north of Black Gold Road in La Jolla. According to the information shared by San Diego Fire and Rescue, the first group of lifeguards found the victims on a patch of dry sand along with two overturned panga boats and several lifejackets and fuel barrels. Coast Guard Petty Officer Eddie Berrios confirmed eight people had died and teams were searching for at least seven more. Officials said some or all of the remaining passengers could have escaped via the beach about 15 miles north of downtown San Diego.

The incident was one of the deadliest migrant smuggling operations ever in the area. San Diego Fire-Rescue deputy chief of operations Daniel Eddy said there was a long debris field on Black’s Beach, which is jointly owned by the city and the state. Pangas, frequently used in smuggling operations, often come ashore along the wide stretch of sand that’s also known as Torrey Pines City Beach and Torrey Pines State Beach.

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3 women missing for 2 weeks after traveling from Texas to Mexico

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Authorities confirm that three women have been missing for two weeks after traveling from Texas to Mexico for a shopping trip. According to missing person posters posted by the Local Commission for the Search of Persons in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, the three women — Dora Alicia Cervantes Saenz, 53, Marina Perez Rios, 48, and Maritza Trinidad Perez Rios, 47 — have been missing since Feb. 25. The Associated Press reported that Saenz is a friend of the Rioses, who are sisters.

Peñitas Police Chief Roel Bermea said that two of the women are from Peñitas, a Texas town on the U.S.-Mexico border. Peñitas police started looking into the three women’s disappearance after the husband of one of the missing women contacted the department. Bermea said tha the three women left on Feb. 24 to go to a flea market in Montemorelos, a city in Nuevo León. The chief said that after several days with no contact, his investigator contacted the FBI “to see what they could do.” Said Bermea: “We did contact the FBI to let them know the ladies were considered missing .. but not much we can do ourselves” in a missing persons case in another country. The FBI confirmed in a statement they are aware of the matter.

According to the Attorney General’s Office of Nuevo León, U.S. authorities have not intervened in the search because the women are not American citizens; they are Mexican nationals living in the U.S. The Attorney General’s Office of Nuevo León said in a statement that drones, all-terrain vehicles and canines have been deployed in the search, with search operations being carried out daily. Investigators are hoping to coordinate the search with authorities in the neighboring state of Tamaulipas as the women’s families believe “that the event occurred there.” Authorities said that the women were traveling in a green mid-1990s Chevy Silverado. Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI or the Peñitas Police Department at 956-581-3345.

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When it comes to inspirational hits, there's “Standing Room Only” for Tim McGraw

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Post date March 13, 2023
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Tim McGraw‘s new single, “Standing Room Only,” arrived Friday, just the latest in his string of inspirational hits like “Humble and Kind,” “Live Like You Were Dying” and “I Called Mama.”

So does the superstar set out to find life-affirming tunes with a message?

“I certainly try to find songs that I can find some deeper meaning in, and songs that can have a sort of a wide view in ’em,” he reflects. “But no, I don’t look for songs like that in particular, like sort of family/home/mama.”

“But maybe subconsciously I gravitate to ’em,” he admits. “Maybe they find me, I don’t know. I guess I’ve done enough of those kinds of songs throughout my career, certainly about life… I’ve done enough of those now that probably I get more sent to me maybe than average. So maybe I run across ’em more often.”

Tim confesses some of his favorite finds don’t always work out for him.

“I really try to find great songs,” he says. “And there’s plenty of great songs that I find that go on to find better homes than they woulda had with me that you’ll never hear that I’ve tried that didn’t work out.”

Craig Wiseman — the man behind “Live Like You Were Dying” — also co-wrote “Standing Room Only.”

It’s the title track of Tim’s 17th studio album, due later this year.