Headed to Nashville with your family this summer? Then be sure to pop by Gaylord Opryland’s SoundWaves.
With its various play structures, lazy and rapid rivers, waterslides and on-site dining options, the upscale indoor and outdoor resort water attraction makes the perfect spot for a family outing.
Non-Tennessee resident seasonal discounts ranging from 15 to 20 percent off are offered on select dates, with Tennessee resident rates ranging from 25 to 40 percent off on select dates, as well.
Serving as Jake’s new single on country radio, “On The Boat Again” samples the chorus of Willie Nelson‘s timeless hit, “On the Road Again.”
“On the boat again/ I just can’t wait to get on the boat again/ The life I love is drinking cold beer with my friends/ Yeah, I can’t wait to get on the boat again,” Jake sings on the song, which was penned by Devin Dawson, Kyle Fishman, Rocky Block and Blake Pendergrass, with Willie featured as a co-writer, as well.
On Monday, May 29, Jake will spend Memorial Day on ABC’s Good Morning America to perform “On The Boat Again.”
All four tracks preview Jake’s forthcoming seventh studio album, Loose Cannon, arriving June 23. Presave the album now.
The groovy, soulful number was penned by the duo’s John and TJ Osborne alongside Lee Miller and Mike Elizondo.
“Like that first cigarette/ Like that second shot of whiskey/ Then chase it with regret/ Yeah, the goodbye’s kickin’ in/ Went from feelin’ right/ Just the right amount of tipsy/ To the wishing you were with me/ Yeah, the goodbye’s kickin’ in,” TJ sings in the blues-tinged chorus over smooth bass lines.
“Goodbye’s Kickin’ In” will be featured on Brothers Osborne’s forthcoming new album. The as-yet-untitled project will also include the previously released “Might As Well Be Me,” “Rollercoaster (Forever And A Day)” and “Nobody’s Nobody,” which serves as the pair’s new single on country radio.
Of the record, the reigning ACM Duo of the Year share, “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,” they add. “Life and art are about growth and taking risks, and we’re ready to take on the challenge.”
Country music’s own Scotty McCreery has been announced as a 2023 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductee.
This year’s class also includes Betty Davis, George Beverly Shea, Loudon Wainwright III, Fetchin Bones and Bill Curtis.
Of his honor, Scotty says, “I am honored to be announced today as a 2023 inductee into the North Carolina Music Hall Of Fame!!! Congrats to my fellow inductees and their families!”
Scotty joins the ranks of other country artists and North Carolina natives who have been inducted, including Eric Church, Randy Travis, Charlie Daniels, Kellie Pickler and Ronnie Milsap.
Tickets to the October 19 induction ceremony, which includes performances from Scotty and other inductees, are available now at Eventbrite.
Morgan Wallen has joined rapper Lil Durk on his song “Stand By Me.”
Featured on Lil Durk’s new album, Almost Healed, the spirited country-trap tune opens with Morgan’s signature vocal delivery, before Lil Durk arrives in the first verse.
“If tomorrow I lost it all/ And everything that I have was gone/ When there’s nobody else to call/ Would you stand by me? Would you stand by me?” Morgan sings over steady synth-pop beats.
This marks the second time the singers have collaborated on a song, with the first being 2021’s “Broadway Girls.”
Morgan’s hit single “Last Night” is currently sitting at the top of the country charts.
A federal judge sentenced Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison Thursday for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The 57-year-old Rhodes, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy, received the longest sentence of any defendant to date. Before pronouncing the sentence in Washington, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said: “you, sir, present an ongoing threat and a peril to this country and to the republic and to the very fabric of this democracy.”
Prosecutors said Rhodes was in contact with Trump between his election loss and Jan. 6, calling on him to invoke the Insurrection Act with the intent of creating an armed militia to act on his behalf. Judge Mehta accepted the government’s recommendation to apply an enhancement for terrorism in Rhodes’ sentencing for the first time in a Jan. 6 case, . Mehta agreed with prosecutors that Rhodes “inspired the use of violence” in his followers to disrupt the certification and that his conduct met the legal definition of terrorism intended to influence the actions of government; and cited the stockpile of weapons the Oath Keepers had amassed just outside of Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, as well as Rhodes’ orders for members to delete incriminating messages after the Capitol assault.
Rhodes called himself a “political prisoner” before his sentencing. He addressed Judge Mehta in defiant remarks maintaining his innocence, saying: “like President Trump, my only crime is opposing those who are destroying our country.” In November he was found guilty of seditious conspiracy, along with co-conspirator Kelly Meggs. A jury found he and other members of the group played a principal role in disrupting the certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.
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On Thursday, the White House released a comprehensive plan to counter antisemitism across the U.S. In a video clip at an event announcing the plan, President Joe Biden said the strategy is “most ambitious and comprehensive U.S. government-led effort to fight antisemitism in American history, adding “we must say clearly and forcefully that antisemitism and all forms of hate and violence have no place in America.”
The plan includes addressing the lack of education about the Holocaust, security at Jewish institutions, and the proliferation of conspiracy theories on the Internet. The strategy features four pillars: increasing awareness and understanding of antisemitism; improving safety for Jewish communities; reversing the normalization of antisemitism and building solidarity among religious groups.
Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris and the first Jewish spouse of a vice president, said at the event that antisemitism has divided American society: “It threatens our democracy while undermining our American values of freedom, community and decency. And antisemitism delivers simplistic, false and dangerous narratives that have led to extremists perpetrating deadly violence against Jews.”
Outgoing White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice said that to increase awareness about antisemitism, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. will launch the first U.S.-based Holocaust education research center. In addition, the National Endowment for the Humanities will expand its investment in K-12 education on Jewish history, adding that federal agencies have “committed to incorporating information about antisemitic bias and discrimination into their diversity, equity inclusion and accessibility training programs.”
The White House said that the FBI and National Counterterrorism Center will conduct an annual threat assessment “on antisemitic drivers of transnational violent extremism that can be shared with technology companies and other nongovernmental partners.” The center released a declassified version of its first assessment on Thursday.
Jelly Roll‘s got two big projects rolling out soon: His debut country album, Whitsitt Chapel, and his ABC News Studio-produced documentary, Jelly Roll: Save Me.
The documentary will offer fans an inside look at Jelly Roll’s life from his early years battling addiction and mental health struggles, to spending time behind bars to rising up to music stardom.
“They left no stone unturned. They spent a lot of time with me,” Jelly Roll tells ABC Audio of his documentary. “The best part is I have no clue what’s going on because it’s an ABC News project. It’s not like a collaborative documentary. I’m used to being a part of things, where it’s like, ‘Hey, let me see something and give some opinions.’ Like, nope. We just trust them to tell the story as we presented it,” he explains. “I’ll be watching it for the first time with everybody.”
With the countless hours the production crew spent with Jelly Roll, he realizes he’s in for a surprise, too, because he doesn’t “remember what all they caught.”
“That’s another thing. You spend that many hours together,” recalls Jelly Roll. “I [had] just seen the two-minute teaser and … it was like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so glad they were there for that.’ I totally forgot they were there for that moment. They were there for so many big moments [and] so many career firsts for me.”
With the album and documentary releasing soon, Jelly Roll reveals which project he’s most excited for. “Man, the documentary. This is big. You know, this don’t get no bigger.”
Jelly Roll: Save Me premieres on Hulu May 30, and Whitsitt Chapel arrives June 2.
Jelly Roll’s currently in the top 15 of the country charts with his single, “NEED A FAVOR.”
Jelly Roll teased his new ABC News documentary Jelly Roll: Save Me, a film about the life of the country music singer/rapper. According to a film synopsis, the documentary follow the country-rap sensation’s “journey of redemption in real time as he works through his mental health and addiction struggles and grapples with his rising fame.”
Jelly Roll: Save Me explores Jelly Roll’s rise to fame and his mental health and addiction struggles, and follows the artist as he prepares for his hometown show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The singer also shares details about his previous incarcerations, and subsequently, his efforts to help at-risk youth.
Jelly Roll: Save Me is set to premiere May 30 exclusively on Hulu before the release of the his debut country album ‘Whitsitt Chapel,’ which will arrive on June 2 via BBR Music Group. Take a look at the documentary trailer – here.
‘Fox and Friends’ will launch its 15th annual All-American Summer Concert Series this Friday, May 26, with co-hosts Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt, and Brian Kilmeade on hand from the Fox Square, the plaza outside of FNC’s headquarters in New York. This year’s live shows will take place on the plaza every Friday through September 1.
The concert series, which will also stream live on Fox Nation, will kick-off with Grammy award-winning rock band 3 Doors Down, and will feature acts this summer including Parmalee with Blanco Brown, Justin Moore with Riley Green, Tyler Farr and Gary Levox of Rascal Flatts, and more.
The 2023 All-American Summer Concert Series Lineup:
MAY 26 – 3 DOORS DOWN
JUNE 2 – PARMALEE WITH BLANCO BROWN
JUNE 9 – COLBIE CAILLAT
JUNE 16 – JUSTIN MOORE WITH RILEY GREEN
JUNE 23 – TYLER FARR
JUNE 30 – SKILLET
JULY 7 – UB40
JULY 14 – ELEVATION WORSHIP
JULY 21 – RASCAL FLATT’S GARY LEVOX
JULY 28 – FLO RIDA
AUG 4 – DONNY OSMOND
AUG 11 – JELLY ROLL
AUG 18 – VANILLA ICE & ROB BASE
