Month: May 2023

Travis Denning and his longtime girlfriend, Madison Montgomery, have said “I do.”

Travis and Madison married on Saturday, May 20. The couple shared a photo of their big day on Instagram, with Travis writing, “Not a bad Saturday if I do say so myself,” and Madison simply captioning, “The Dennings.”

The wedding ceremony took place at The Estate at Cherokee Dock in Lebanon, Tennessee.

“I’m really looking forward to just being married, honestly,” Travis told the press before the wedding day. “That’s kind of the most important part of the wedding I’m looking forward to. It’s gonna be a beautiful ceremony. I’m excited to see all our friends and family, and of course, the reception's gonna be a good ole time. And then after that, I’m looking forward to the honeymoon. We’re going to Switzerland.”

Travis, who notched his first number-one with “After a Few” in 2020, released “Second Best Thing” and “New Years Kiss” earlier in May.

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Morgan Wallen‘s latest album, One Thing at a Time?, has topped the Billboard 200 albums chart for 11 weeks in a row.

According to Billboard, Morgan’s One Thing at a Time is the first album to claim the number one spot for its first 11 weeks since Whitney Houston‘s Whitney dominated during its initial 11 weeks in 1987.

Additionally, One Thing at a Time has now spent the most consecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200 albums chart since the Titanic soundtrack ruled at number one for a straight 16 weeks from January to May 1998.

Morgan’s expansive 36-song record includes “You Proof,” “Thought You Should Know,” “Last Night” and its title track, which serves as Morgan’s latest single.

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Tyler Hubbard‘s “Dancin’ In The Country” is number one on the Mediabase country chart.

This marks Tyler’s second chart-topper as a solo artist and his career 21st as one-half of Florida Georgia Line.

“Having a second No. 1, one year to the day after my debut solo single was released, is really incredible,” says Tyler. “It’s been an amazing year, and I’m thankful to Country Radio and the fans for embracing my music, and to Keith (Urban), Ross (Copperman) and Jon (Nite) for sharing their creative genius with me.”

“Dancin’ In The Country” is the second single off Tyler’s self-titled debut album, which arrived in January. The 18-track project includes its lead single, “5 Foot 9.”

On Saturday, May 20, Tyler played a pop-up show at Nashville’s The Stage on Broadway to celebrate the one-year anniversary of releasing “5 Foot 9,” which also marked the start of his solo artist career.

Check out a recap video of Tyler’s pop-up show on his Instagram.

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Old Dominion surprised Kenny Chesney onstage during his show in Evansville, Indiana, on Saturday, May 20.

The five-men group appeared during the opening of Kenny’s “Save It For A Rainy Day,” with lead singer Matthew Ramsey ditching his walking cane for the first time since a recent ATV accident.

“Nobody pulls one over on me,” says Kenny, who didn’t expect to see Old Dominion in Evansville. “My band and my crew can't keep secrets, but they kept this one! And it was so good seeing those guys, having Matt and Brad (Tursi) who wrote ‘Save It’ up there with us. It shows what road family means, doesn’t it? They took a night off to prank us!”

Old Dominion and Kenny then joined on a spirited cover of The Eagles‘ “Take It Easy.”

Check out photos of the surprise on Kenny’s Instagram.

The I Go Back 2023 Tour continues this week, with the concluding show happening on May 27 in Orange Beach, Alabama. For more information, visit Kenny’s website.

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Country music was well represented on the American Idol season 21 finale on Sunday, May 21. 

Ex-judge and music superstar Keith Urban returned to the Idol stage to mentor finalists Iam Tongi, Megan Danielle and Colin Stough. Keith also performed his jubilant song “Wild Hearts,” while Iam, Megan and Colin delivered covers of Keith’s “Making Memories of Us,” “God Whispered Your Name” and “Stupid Boy,” respectively. 

Lainey Wilson and Jelly Roll teamed up for their recently released duet, “Save Me,” which they debuted on the 2023 ACM Awards stage. Additionally, Lainey performed “Heart Like a Truck” with season 21 contestants Marybeth Byrd and Warren Peay; Oliver Steele joined Jelly Roll for his single “NEED A FAVOR”; and judge Luke Bryan enlisted Colin for a duet of his new single, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand.”

The night concluded with Iam crowned the season 21 American Idol winner, with Megan finishing as the runner-up and Colin as the second runner-up.

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Country music’s Bailey Zimmerman has a collaboration with rapper NBA YoungBoy and pop singer Dermot Kennedy on the new Fast X soundtrack.

The opportunity, as Bailey recalls, arrived when the Fast X team asked Bailey for his thoughts on the song “Won’t Back Down.”

“They sent me the song and they’re like, ‘What do you think of this song?’ And I was like, ‘OK?’ I heard it and I’m like, ‘Holy crap, that’s a bad a** song, man. That’s really, really cool. What about it?’ And they [said], “We want you to do it with [NBA] YoungBoy and Dermot Kennedy,'” Bailey recalls to ABC Audio.

That invitation marked a full-circle moment for Bailey, who’d been listening to both singers’ music since 2016. “I’ve been listening to those guys since I was 16 years old driving my Chevy Silverado, you know? So I was like, ‘Yeah, I’d be honored to do it,'” shares Bailey.

Perhaps unbeknownst to fans, the recording of “Won’t Back Down” didn’t happen traditionally. Because Bailey, NBA YoungBoy and Dermot were in three different places, the recording had to be done remotely and separately.

“Dermot was I think in another country, [NBA] YoungBoy was somewhere else, and I was in Nashville. So we all cut our parts different,” Bailey explains. “It was really cool how it all came together and stuff and the music video is sick, dude. It is cool.” 

Fast X, the 10th film in the Fast & Furious series, is in movie theatres now. Bailey’s debut album, Religiously, is also out wherever you listen to music.

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