Month: March 2023

Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw to headline ‘Coastal Country Jam’

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Post date March 3, 2023
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Southern California’s Coastal Country Jam will return to Long Beach, California on Sept. 16-17 from the festival’s new location at Long Beach’s Marina Green Park.

Featuring headliners Blake Shelton and Tim McGraw across multiple stages, the lineup also includes Maren Morris, Dustin Lynch, Tyler Hubbard, Scotty McCreery, Flo Rida, Kidd G, MacKenzie Porter, and many more performing. The two-day event also includes a massive line dancing area, locally-curated craft food and beverages, art, and more.

Steve Thacher, President of Activated Events and Country Coastal Jam Founder, said: “We are thrilled that Coastal Country Jam is making its triumphant return to Southern California, bigger and better than ever. Our new location is the perfect backdrop to welcome country music fans from all over for an incredible line up and ultimate beachside country music festival.”

Tickets are available Friday, March 3, following an exclusive pre-sale March 2 through Coastal Country Jam’s email list. To sign-up for pre-sale access for special pricing, reserved seating, and hotel packages, visit coastalcountryjam.com.

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Morgan Evans releases five-part ‘Over For You’ docuseries

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Post date March 3, 2023
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Morgan Evans has shared a five-part documentary series for his song “Over For You.” The series takes views along Evans’ ups and downs of his 2022 musical journey in Australia and New Zealand, including CMC Rocks QLD Festival, where he debuted ‘Over For You’ for 25,000 people. Said Evans: “This song is the most personal thing I’ve ever written and the most personal thing I’ve ever shared.”

The docuseries, directed by Peter John, brings viewers backstage and back home where Evans grew up. Just weeks before shooting, Evans went through a divorce from Kelsea Ballerini, and Evans sat down to write what he calls “the song from my heart.” Evans also recently released the music video for “Over For You,” also directed by Peter John, and captured in tandem with the documentary.

Take a look at the ‘Over For You’ docuseries, out now.

Morgan Evans Shares Personal Journey In Five-Part ‘Over For You’ Docuseries

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BTS’ J-Hope releasing new solo single ‘On The Street’

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Post date March 3, 2023
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BTS’ J-Hope will release a new solo single titled “On The Street” on Friday, March 3rd, along with the official music video for the track. The news comes after it was confirmed that the rapper had started the process of enlisting for his mandatory military service. J-Hope will be the second member of BTS to serve, following singer Jin who entered the service last December.

J-Hope took part in the writing of “On The Street.” In a press release, BTS’ label HYBE described the song as a “lo-fi hip-hop track with easy-listening melody and warm-hearted lyrics … It comes from ‘street dance,’ the genre that represents J-hope’s roots as an artist, and it also symbolizes the path that he will continue to take with his fans around the world.”

“On The Street” is J-Hope’s second solo release since BTS announced it would be focusing on individual projects for the foreseeable future. He was the first member to release his solo project, with the album Jack In The Box dropping in July 2022. He also made history as the first South Korean artist to headline a main stage at a US festival with a performance at Lollapalooza.

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Halsey shares solo version of the song ‘Die 4 Me’

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Post date March 3, 2023
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Halsey has shared the solo version of “Die 4 Me,” which she began working on while recording her 2020 album Manic. Halsey’s original verse first appeared alongside Post Malone and Future’s vocals on the 2019 release of “Die for Me.”

Halsey said:“It’s been long known in my fanbase that there’s a demo of ‘Die For Me’ with just me on it. I performed my verse on the tour all summer long and since so many people have asked for it, I decided to put my full version out as ‘Die 4 Me’…Big big thanks to @postmalone @louisbell and @future for having me on the original release and co-signing this version finally seeing daylight.”

Take a listen to “Die 4 Me” – here.

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Nashville notes: Charles Esten's new tune + UMG's new artist

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Post date March 2, 2023
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Nashville and Outer Banks star Charles Esten is releasing his new track, “One Good Move,” on Friday. It’s from his forthcoming full-length album.

UMG Nashville and Universal Music Canada have teamed up to sign Ontario native Josh Ross.

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Luke Combs' “See Me Now” was inspired by his grandpas

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Post date March 2, 2023
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Luke Combs took to social media to share a moving tribute to his paternal and maternal grandfathers. In an Instagram post, he shared a photo of toddler Luke with his two grandpas and wrote about how they shaped him to be the man he is today.

“The one on the left of the photo was my dad's dad, Pap Pap. When I started doing music, he told me, ‘If you stick with this, you're gonna make it.’ I thought he had lost his mind, but he said it with such conviction that I almost believed him and that moment stuck with me forever,” Luke wrote, adding that he’s grateful Pap Pap got to hear his first album, This One’s for You, just before he passed in 2016.

While Luke’s maternal grandfather passed away before seeing his grandson play the guitar, the country star says he’s confident that “he'd be my biggest fan if he was still with us, especially when I got to play at the Daytona 500 two years in a row.”

At the end of Luke’s note, he revealed that both grandpas were the inspiration behind his unreleased new song “See Me Now.”

“See Me Now” will be included in Luke’s fourth studio album, Gettin’ Old, which drops March 24.

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Lainey Wilson dedicates her 'Billboard' Rulebreaker Award to women who challenge the status quo

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Post date March 2, 2023
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Lainey Wilson was awarded the Billboard Rulebreaker Award on Wednesday, March 1, at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music event in Los Angeles.

Accepting the award from her Yellowstone co-star Piper Perabo shortly after performing her single “Heart Like a Truck,” Lainey noted how “absolutely insane” it felt before giving an empowering speech.

“This award right here is for all the women who do things their way. The ones who are not afraid to go against the grain and paint outside of the lines. The ones who take no' on the nose and somehow turn it into a yes,'” Lainey said, per Billboard. “This s*** is not for the faint of heart. All the women who are coming on this stage and in this room here tonight being honored can testify.”

Also present at the celebration were artists Lana Del Ray, TWICE and SZA, who was awarded the prestigious Billboard Woman of the Year Award.

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Kelsea Ballerini unveils third leg of HEARTFIRST Tour

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Post date March 2, 2023
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Kelsea Ballerini has announced 10 more dates for her ongoing HEARFIRST Tour.

The new trek will start on June 16 in Santa Barbara, California, before concluding in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 1. Newcomer Georgia Webster will continue to serve as the opening act for all shows on this tour.

Artist presales start on Tuesday, March 7, at 10 a.m. local time; fans can sign up for early access at heartfirsttour.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 10, at 10 a.m. local time.

Kelsea’s Subject to Change is her latest full-length studio album. Released in 2022, the record features its lead single, “Heartfirst,” as well as her new single, “If You Go Down (I’m Going Down Too),” which is currently rising on the country charts.

In February, Kelsea also dropped her post-divorce EP, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat.

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Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley surprise fans onstage in Nashville

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Post date March 2, 2023
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Carrie Underwood fans were treated to a surprise on Wednesday, March 1, when Brad Paisleyjoined her onstage during her Denim & Rhinestones tour stop in Nashville.

The surprise cameo sent excitement through the arena as a wave of nostalgia hit country fans, reminding them of Brad and Carrie’s CMA Awards hosting duties for 11 years. Their last time hosting was during the 2018 CMA Awards.

During their reunion, the two superstars serenaded fans with an acoustic rendition of their 2011 duet, “Remind Me,” and performed a parody that included trading jabs at each other and dissing current 2022’s CMA Awards hosts, Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning.

“No this ain’t an awards show, but here we are me and you,” Brad sang in their parody’s opening. “Tonight it ain’t about who’s gonna win and who’s gonna lose,” Carrie noted. “But if it was, we’d both be winners just asinin’ and aplayin’,” Brad continued. Carrie then told Brad, “‘Cause you’re funnier than Luke,” and Brad responded in jest, “And you’re prettier than Peyton.”

“I know you’ve missed us, and we’ve missed you, too. Yeah, let’s have some fun at Bridgestone like we used to do. Yeah, underneath this denim, I’m wearing rhinestone underoos,” the dynamic duo sang to the tune of Brad’s “I’m Gonna Miss Her.”

Carrie then paused and asked why, to which Brad responded, “You sell ’em, they’re right there at the merch table.”

The banter concluded as they united vocally again, “I know you’ve missed us. Together again, we’re PaisleyWood!”

Jason Aldean also joined Carrie during her Nashville show for a performance of their hit, “If I Didn’t Love You.”

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Morgan Wallen will play free acoustic concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena

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Post date March 2, 2023
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Morgan Wallen will celebrate the release of his album One Thing at a Time on Friday, March 3, with a free concert at Nashville’s Bridgestone Area.

“I'm gonna do acoustic … everyone's asking me why I'm not doing a Tennessee show. I'm doing one now,” Wallen told fans in his surprise announcement Thursday morning.

One Thing at a Time drops Friday and will include Morgan’s current chart-topping single, “Thought You Should Know.”

Tickets to Morgan’s one-of-a-kind album release concert can be collected in person at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville, with an allowance of only two tickets per person. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. CT on Friday, and the special acoustic show will start at 7:30 p.m. CT.