Month: March 2023

Matchbox Twenty announce new album and North American tour

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Post date March 29, 2023
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Matchbox Twenty are returning with the release of their first new album in over a decade, titled “Where The Light Goes.” As a preview, the band has shared the first single, “Wild Dogs (Running In A Slow Dream),” which you can take a listen to – here.

Matchbox Twenty has also announced an extensive 50+ date North American tour, the band’s first in six years. The “Slow Dream Tour” kicks off on May 16th in Vancouver and runs through early August. Matt Nathanson will provide support on the the first half of the tour, while Ben Rector will open the second leg.

Tickets for the “Slow Dream Tour” are now on sale here.
“Where The Light Goes” is due out on May 26th via Atlantic Records. To pre-order, head here.

Matchbox Twenty returns with new single, 2023 North American tour

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Nashville notes: Billy's tour + Vince and Amy's Christmas plans

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Post date March 28, 2023
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Billy Currington announced a new tour on Facebook. The multiple-city trek will kick off in Santa Barbara, California, on May 6 before concluding in Mankato, Minnesota, on September 23. Special guests include Eli Young Band, Chris Janson, Jessie James Decker, Morgan Evans and Hannah Ellis. For a full list of dates and tickets, visit Billy’s website.

Amy Grant and Vince Gill will return to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville this December for their annual Christmas at the Ryman residency. Tickets go on sale March 31 at 10 a.m. CT. For dates and more information, visit the Ryman’s page.

Hailey Whitters performed her infectious single “Everything She Ain’t” on NBC’s Today on March 28. In case you missed it, watch the performance on Today‘s website.

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Hannah Dasher's “Cryin'” & cooking with Rachael Ray

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Post date March 28, 2023
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Hannah Dasher‘s “Cryin’ All the Way …” to Rachael Ray.

The Stand by Your Pan viral cooking phenomenon returns to the Rachael Ray Show Wednesday, March 29, ahead of the release of her new track, “Cryin’ All the Way to the Bank” on Friday. It’s the first new music from the Georgia native since 2021’s The Half Record.

This time Hannah’s amping up her signature Southern biscuits with some chicken and honey butter. Previously, she showed Rachael how to make her Old-Fashioned Beef Pot Roast from her kitchen in Nashville.

You can check the Rachael Ray Show‘s website to see when the show airs in your area.

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Scotty McCreery returns to Garner for UScellular campaign

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Post date March 28, 2023
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Scotty McCreery has partnered with UScellular for their Locally Grown, Locally Live music campaign.

The campaign, which spotlights artists, and the people and places that have shaped them, will also feature Greylan James, Kalie Shorr, Corey Kent, Hailey Whitters and Morgan Wade.

“I love how UScellular is creating an opportunity for me and other artists to stay connected with fans in communities across the country,” Scotty shares. “The amazing people in my hometown of Garner, North Carolina, helped give me my start in music, and it's great to see that UScellular is working in a similar way to show how they are committed to enriching the communities they serve.”

The campaign kicked off on March 27 with the Locally Grown, Locally Live VIP Fan Experience Sweepstakes and will end on May 28.

There will be special appearances from the featured artists at the UScellular Connection Stage, headlined by Scotty, at Summerfest music festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 8.

Additionally, on April 5 at 8 p.m. CT, Scotty will host an Ask Me Anything session on Instagram Live to chat and interact with fans.

Fans can get a glimpse of Scotty’s hometown life, including a trip to his guitar teacher’s home, the Garner Baseball fields and Lake Benson Park, in a promotional video on Twitter.

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More female stars added to the 2023 CMT Music Awards

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Post date March 28, 2023
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CMT has added more female artists to its 2023 CMT Music Awards lineup. They include Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain and Alanis Morissette.

Gwen will join two-time nominee Carly Pearce for their debut collaboration and performance onstage.

Shania will be awarded the third CMT Equal Play Award. The award spotlights an artist who’s been an advocate for diverse and underrepresented voices in country music. Past recipients include Jennifer Nettles and Linda Martell.

Additionally, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of CMT Next Women of Country, the seven-time Grammy-winning Alanis will appear on the CMT Music Awards alongside NWOC alums Ingrid Andress, Lainey Wilson, Madeline Edwards, Morgan Wade and guitarist Jackie Venson for a debut performance of their new anthem, “You Oughta Know.”

Previously announced performers for the show include Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Carly, Cody Johnson, Keith Urban, Lainey, Darius Rucker, The Black Crowes, Wynonna Judd, Ashley McBryde, Tyler Hubbard, Jelly Roll, co-hosts Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown, and Kane’s wife and “Thank God” duet partner, Katelyn Brown.

Rising newcomers Avery Anna, Chapel Hart, Jackson Dean, Lily Rose, Megan Moroney and Nate Smith will also be performing on the Ram Trucks Side Stage.

The 2023 CMT Music Awards air live on CBS April 2 at 8 p.m. ET. Livestreaming and on-demand streaming options will also be available via Paramount+.

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Old Dominion's Matthew Ramsey injured in ATV accident

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Post date March 28, 2023
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Old Dominion is postponing their upcoming No Bad Vibes tour stops in Key West this weekend after frontman Matthew Ramsey fractured his pelvis in an ATV accident.

“Well friends – I’m afraid I have some disappointing news. I was in an ATV accident that has left my pelvis fractured in three places. The good news is it’s gonna heal just fine. The bad news is I’m gonna have to stay home and recover for a little while,” Matthew wrote on Instagram.

“I know we all had plans to sing and dance together in Key West,” the 45-year-old added. “I was looking forward to that so much! We will make it up to you! I promise we’ll keep up updated on my recovery and any other shows that might be affected. This tour has been such a blast so far this year and before you know it, I’ll be back out there with No Bad Vibes! Love you all. – m”

In the post’s caption, the band shared that “this weekend's shows in Key West, FL have been rescheduled for March 22, 23, and 24 of 2024.”

More information, including refunds and next steps for ticket holders, can be found on Old Dominion’s Instagram post.

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Jackson Dean almost became a bricklayer like his dad

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Post date March 28, 2023
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Did you know that Jackson Dean almost became a bricklayer? That, in fact, was his plan as he was about to start working. He wanted to follow in his dad’s footsteps working the same job.

But the elder Dean saw the pure talent in his son and urged him to pursue a music career instead.

“I think he saw that I had a pretty good taste in what I wanted to do. He saw that I wasn't up here to do ‘Hey girl’ songs. It was much bigger than that, and I think he saw that I could make a future out of it,” Jackson recalls.

“And I think that he saw that it was something that I really loved. Cause nobody in my family had ever done anything like that before. Nobody. Nobody that we know has done anything like what I'm doing,” he adds. “But I can tell you for a fact he did not want me to be a bricklayer. If you ever get the chance to meet my dad, he's fallin' apart. His knees are shot, rotator cuff surgery twice, and carpal tunnel. His back is shot, and he doesn't want that for us.”

Jackson’s debut album, Greenbroke, dropped in 2022. The 10-song project includes Jackson’s current single, “Fearless,” as well as his number one hit, “Don’t Come Lookin’.”

On April 14, Jackson will release his first live record, Fearless (Live at the Ryman).

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Parker McCollum to bring “Handle On You” to 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon'

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Post date March 28, 2023
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Parker McCollum will perform “Handle On You” for his debut appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on Thursday, March 30.

Of the song, Parker shares, “It's a super honest song, and it really means a lot to me when I listen to it and think back on that time on what I was going through. You know, I was drinking to try to get out of a bad spot which is never gonna work, but I don't regret it at all because we wrote ‘Handle On You’ from literally living exactly what that song's about.”

“Handle On You” serves as the lead single from Parker’s forthcoming studio album, Never Enough, which is dropping on May 12.

“Handle On You” is currently number five and climbing on the country charts.

Check your local listings to watch The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on NBC.

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Grand jury in Trump probe concludes on Monday with no vote

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Post date March 28, 2023
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The Manhattan grand jury concluded its proceedings in former President Trump’s case on Monday afternoon with no vote. The grand jury had reconvened Monday in New York City after its proceedings related to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s investigation into Trump were canceled twice last week.

Bragg has been investigating the $130,000 hush-money payment that then-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose legal name is Stephanie Clifford. That payment was made in the weeks leading up to the 2016 presidential election in exchange for her silence about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump in 2006. Cohen paid Daniels $130,000 through his own company and was later reimbursed by Trump’s company, which logged the payments as “legal expenses.” Trump has repeatedly denied wrongdoing with regard to the payments made to Daniels, and he has repeatedly said the payments were “not a campaign violation” but rather a “simple private transaction.”

The grand jury heard from one witness, David Pecker, who served as president of National Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc. and had previously testified before the grand jury as part of this case. The grand jury is set to reconvene Wednesday.

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3 students and 3 adults dead, suspect killed in Nashville school shooting

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Post date March 28, 2023
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Three adults and three children are confirmed dead following a mass shooting Monday morning at The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville. The 28-year-old female suspect was killed in an altercation with police.

Don Aaron, a spokesman for the Metro Nashville Police Department, said during a press conference that three adults and three students were killed in the shooting at The Covenant School. The female shooter had entered the school through a side entrance armed with at least two “assault-type rifles” and a handgun and moved from the first floor to the second floor, firing multiple shots. The suspect was fatally shot by two of five-member police team around 10:27 a.m. in a second floor lobby. Police said that the shooter was a former student of the school.

The Covenant School was founded in 2001 as a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church and has students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Enrollment fluctuates between 195 and 210 with 33 teaching faculty members. On a normal day, the school has about 200 students and 40 staff members on campus. Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk said the investigation remains ongoing: “While I cannot comment on the ongoing nature of the investigation, I’m really impressed with the work that’s being done by law enforcement. This is the ultimate crime when school children and caregivers are the victims of senseless gun violence.”

The school shooting is believed to be the fifth in the Nashville area since 2011, and first since 2018. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., tweeted: “Chuck and I are heartbroken to hear about the shooting at Covenant School in Nashville. My office is in contact with federal, state and local officials and we stand ready to assist. Thank you to the first responders working on site. Please join us in prayer for those affected.”

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