The crossover hit first topped the chart four weeks ago, before returning to its domination this week. As Billboard reports, “Last Night” is the first chart-topping song Morgan has had on this all-genre chart.
Additionally, the multiple-genre single leads the Hot Country Songs chart for a ninth week.
“Last Night” is the third single off Morgan’s latest album, One Thing At A Time. The 36-song collection includes “You Proof,” “Thought You Should Know” and its title track, which serves as Morgan’s latest single.
In the latest edition of Garth Brook‘s Facebook series Inside Studio G, Garth hinted at new music and previewed his upcoming Garth Brooks/Plus ONE Las Vegas residency.
“Been in the studio all week . just creating new stuff, man. Just so excited,” Garth revealed.
The singer, who’s set to host the 2023 ACM Awards with Dolly Parton in May, also talked about his long-awaited Vegas residency.
“We're in rehearsals. We're in stage block[ing]. All this stuff [is] starting to happen. The most important thing for us is opening night,” Garth said, before teasing, “We can't tell you when the 2024 onsale's coming, but it's gotta be soon.”
While on the livestream, the “Callin’ Baton Rouge” hitmaker also hinted at more exciting news on the horizon and urged fans to tune in to the April 17 edition of Inside Studio G.
“We still can't give stuff away like what's going to happen next Monday, even though it's that close. So we're not saying anything about next Monday. But it's going to look . different,” he shared.
Fans can tune in to Inside Studio G on Garth’s Facebook page.
The 2023 ACM Awards air live on Prime Video May 11 at 8 p.m. ET.
Lainey Wilson is headlining a show at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre on September 26.
This venue has been a longtime dream for Lainey, who recently celebrated her third career chart-topper with “Heart Like A Truck.”
“Playing @RedRocksCO has been a bucket list show for me for a while now & your girl is headlining the dang place! See y'all Sep 26,” Lainey tweeted.
Members of Lainey’s Fast Lainers fan club will get presale access starting Tuesday, April 11. Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, April 14, at AXS.
Lainey’s latest album, Bell Bottom Country, arrived in November 2022.
Luke Combs wants you to chime in on what his next single should be.
The global country star recently sent out a poll on Twitter asking fans to pick his next single. “What song did you pick to be my next on Country Radio?!” Luke tweets.
The two options are “5 Leaf Clover” and “Love You Anyway.” Both tracks are off Luke’s fourth studio album, Gettin’ Old, which dropped in March.
Fans can respond to Luke’s poll on Twitter or submit a selection through an official voting link now.
Luke celebrated his 15th consecutive number one single in March with “Going Going Gone.”
Lauren Alaina recently took the Grand Ole Opry stage to deliver a powerful rendition of the Tammy Wynette hit “Stand By Your Man.”
The performance was part of a special night at the Opry honoring the legacy of the Queen of Country Music, who passed away 25 years ago. Other artists who graced the stage included Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Wendy Moten, and Tammy and George Jones‘ daughter, Georgette Jones.
“If there's one TWANG I know for sure, it was an honor to sing Stand by your Man in remembrance of Tammy Wynette,” Lauren tweeted.
Watch a clip of Lauren’s performance on her Twitter.
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has issued an apology on Monday after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips – and asking him to suck his tongue – triggered criticism. The video of the incident that occurred back in February at an event in northern India triggered a backlash online, with social media users condemning his behavior as inappropriate and disturbing.
A statement posted on The Dalai Lama’s official website and shared across his social media pages said he regretted the incident: “His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused … His Holiness often teases people he meets in an innocent and playful way, even in public and before cameras. He regrets the incident.”
The incident occurred at a public gathering in February at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamsala, where the exiled leader lives. The 87-year-old leader was taking questions from the audience when a young boy can be seen approaching the Nobel Peace Prize winner before asking, “Can I hug you?” The Dalai Lama invited the boy up toward the platform he was seated on and gestured to his cheek, prompting the boy to give him a hug and a kiss. The Dalai Lama then points to his lips, and says: “then I think finally here also.” He then pulls the boy’s chin and kisses him on the mouth. “And suck my tongue,” he says after a few seconds, poking his tongue out and prompting laughter from the audience.
The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the best-known living Buddhist figure in the world and is revered by millions as the reincarnation of his 13 predecessors. The spiritual leader has made the hillside town of Dharamshala his headquarters since fleeing from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. India considers Tibet to be part of China, though it hosts Tibetan exiles.
A gunman opened fire at a bank in downtown Louisville on Monday, in a mass shooting that left four dead and wounded eight others — including two officers responding to the scene. Louisville Metro Police Department Deputy Chief Paul Humphrey said the shooter, described as a current or former employee of Old National Bank, was also killed not long after the 8:30 a.m. ET shooting unfolded at 333 E. Main St.
Deputy Chief Humphrey added that emergency personnel transported eight people to the University of Louisville Hospital, where one of the injured officers remained in critical condition from his injuries. He said the suspect, who has not been identified, “was still firing gunshots” when officers arrived on the scene when they allegedly started taking gunfire from the suspect. Said Humphrey: “Ultimately that suspect did die at the scene. We’re trying to confirm if that suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound or was killed by an officer … We are currently working to identify all of the victim. The investigation is ongoing. This will pretty much take into the night. There is no active threat. We believe this was a lone gunman that did have a connection with the bank.”
Humphrey said officers arrived at about 8:30 a.m., EDT, within three minutes of the initial call, and he believes that response saved more people from being injured or killed: “It is clear from the officers’ response that they absolutely saved people’s lives. It was a heroic response of officers that made sure that no more people were more seriously injured than what happened.”
Gov. Andy Beshear fought back tears and told reporters that two of the dead and one of the wounded were friends of his. Said Beshear: “This is awful. I have a very close friend who didn’t make it today, and I have another close friend who didn’t either, and one who is at the hospital that I hope is going to make it through.” Beshear later said on Twitter: “Today is a tragedy. Louisville and the entire commonwealth are mourning and we call on everyone to share the love, support and compassion this community desperately needs right now … A senseless act took the lives of our fellow Kentuckians, including friends of mine. What these families are experiencing is unimaginable. They need us to wrap our arms around them and to love them with all our hearts … Thank you to the heroic members of the LMPD and all of our first responders who undoubtedly saved lives while putting their own at risk. We are forever grateful. “
Old National Bank said in a statement posted to social media on Monday that members of its executive team, including CEO Jim Ryan had arrived at the site in response to the shooting: “The safety of Old National Bank employees and everyone we serve in our banking center locations is paramount. As we await more details, we are deploying employee assistance support and keeping everyone affected by this tragedy in our thoughts and prayers.”
Lainey Wilson recently celebrated her third career number one hit with “Heart Like A Truck.”
The autobiographical song, which Lainey co-wrote with Trannie Anderson and Dallas Wilson, is now an anthem of strength and perseverance. While it’s hard to imagine “Heart Like A Truck” with an “upbeat” tempo, Lainey reveals that was how it originally sounded and was the result of getting off on the “wrong foot.”
“At first, we kind of started with the wrong foot forward. We started writing the song in more kind of like a rock and upbeat way, like, ‘I got a heart, like a truck. Let me show you how tough I am,'” Lainey tells ABC Audio.
But after pausing and reflecting, Lainey, Trannie and Dallas knew they had to slow things down to be true to the song’s message and its future listeners.
“We kind of took a step back and we said, you know, ‘Are we being honest with ourselves? Are we being honest with the people who are going to be hearing the song?’ And the truth was, we weren’t,” Lainey says. “We had to check ourselves for a second. And so we just kind of pulled back the layers and talked about finding freedom and strength, and it really became a song of triumph.”
“Heart Like A Truck” is featured on Lainey’s latest album, Bell Bottom Country, which arrived in November 2022.
Country duo Brothers Osborne are sharing three brand-new songs. The three-pack ‘Nobody’s Nobody Sampler’ includes the title track, “Rollercoaster (Forever and a Day),” and “Might As Well Be Me.”
John Osborne shared on Instagram, “As musicians, we’re constantly evolving and pushing ourselves to new heights. With our fourth album, we’ve teamed up with a new producer, Mike Elizondo, and embraced his approach to our sound and story. Our expectations were already high and he absolutely shattered them. It’s exciting to see where this journey will take us and we can’t wait to share this sound with everyone. Life and art are about growth and taking risks, and we’re ready to take on the challenge.”
Brothers Osborne’s latest studio album, 2020’s Skeletons, was released in as a deluxe edition in 2022. More recently the brothers were included on the Rolling Stones’ tribute album, Stoned Cold Country, performing a cover of “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It)” with The War and Treaty.
To stream the ‘Nobody’s Nobody Sampler’, head here.
Diplo announced his alter-ego will be back for a new country album: Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 – Swamp Savant is the latest project Diplo will be dropping under the name Thomas Wesley. Swamp Savant is the follow-up to to 2020’s Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley Chapter 1: Snake Oil, which featured the singles “Heartless” with Morgan Wallen, “Dance With Me” with Thomas Rhett and Young Thug, and “Lonely” with Jonas Brothers. The album peaked at No. 50 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.
Diplo has dubbed Swamp Savant “the greatest single piece of work I’ve ever done, I can promise you that,” and also detailed the creation process: “To prepare for this new Thomas Wesley project I went back to my father’s house in Florida. It all started in the swamps I was raised in and I spent six months learnin’ guitar, gettin in touch with nature, working his boat when the shrimp were running on full moons at the trailer park … I went to Nashville and had to take out every manager and a&r out to dinner until my credit card was maxed. Went to Kentucky and Texas and tracked down all the guys there and asked everyone to give me a chance and to be on my new project … spent two years going to Stagecoach undercover as an EDM DJ to figure out what people were into … I tried on a lot of cowboy hats. I rode a lot of motorcycles and horses…”
Thomas Wesley: Chapter 2 – Swamp Savant is set for release on April 28th. To pre-save, head here.
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