Ryan Griffin‘s new EP, Phases, drops July 14. Ahead of its release, Ryan’s sharing with fans the significance of his EP’s title and how he arrived at it. Watch the video now on Instagram.
Morgan Wade has released a new song, “80’s Movie.” The track is the latest preview of her forthcoming album, Psychopath, due out August 25.
The Country Music Association is having a merch sale on its online store in celebration of the upcoming CMA Fest television special. For details, visit CMA’s Twitter.
It’s time to swap out your old kitchen towels and oven mitts for Paula Deen‘s new Kitchen Basics Bundle.
The new care package includes a blue bowl scraper, a printed towel with temperatures and measurements and an oven mitt with cooking temperatures printed on it.
Originally priced at $30.97, the three-item bundle is now going at a discount price of $22.99.
Ashley McBryde‘s Made For This YouTube series is back.
Out now, the season 2 premiere episode features interviews with Ashley and her band about the “pivotal moments of the past year” and the various milestones they’ve hit.
For Ashley, one of these milestones is being invited to join the Grand Ole Opry as a member.
“The most important thing that could ever happen to you, ever, is becoming a member of the Grand Ole Opry,” Ashley shares as she picks up her membership trophy. “This is the only award that I’ve got that no one else can touch.”
The first episode of season 2 of Made ForThisis now up on YouTube.
On the music front, Ashley’s upcoming album, The Devil I Know, drops September 8 and is available for preorder now.
After several video teases on social media, Mickey Guyton‘s finally revealed the title and duet partner of her upcoming song.
The track is titled “Nothing Compares To You” and will feature country hitmaker Kane Brown.
“Alright y’all, no more bleeping [grinning squinting face emoji] SO excited for you to hear ‘Nothing Compares To You’ featuring my brother Kane Brown this Friday, July 14th!” Mickey captions her Instagram video announcement.
This duet will be Mickey’s first song released this year. Earlier in January, she collaborated with Lukas Graham on his song “Home Movies.” Mickey’s latest songs are “I Still Pray,” “How You Love Someone” and “Somethin’ Bout You,” all of which dropped in 2022.
“Nothing Compares To You” is available for presave now.
Lainey Wilson has dropped a nostalgic music video for her new single, “Watermelon Moonshine.”
Directed by Alexa King Stone and Stephen Kinigopoulos, the movie-like visualizer depicts the blossoming romance of a young couple after a few drinks of watermelon moonshine.
“I'm so excited to premiere the Watermelon Moonshine music video. This song is about the young, wild, crazy love that we all hope to experience,” Lainey shares.
“From locking eyes for the first time, to playing spin the bottle with an Ole Smoky mason jar, to being too crazy about each other to tame it, I am so happy with how Rachel Lynn Matthews and Sam Sherrod brought the vision to life through their portrayal of their innocently passionate characters,” she adds.
“Watermelon Moonshine” is the second single off Lainey’s Bell Bottom Country; it’s currently #22 and ascending the country charts.
What happens when you have a talented group of artists opening for you? You bring them onstage for a surprise duet, which is what happened on Luke Bryan‘s Country On Tour.
Luke recently invited opener Conner Smith to perform his #1 hit “Buy Dirt” with him onstage.
“Buy Dirt w/ @lukebryan this weekend. Fired up to see y'all on the Country On tour this summer,” Conner captions an Instagram video of his performance with Luke.
The clip opens with Luke wrapping up the first verse before tossing the mic over to Conner to sing Jordan Davis‘ parts.
“Buy dirt/ Find the one you can’t live without/ Get a ring, let your knee hit the ground/ Do what you love but call it work/ And throw a little money in the plate at church,” Conner sings over an acoustic guitar as the crowd sings along.
Conner’s next date on the Country On Tour is on Thursday, July 13, at Hershey, Pennsylvania. For tickets and the full Country On Tour schedule, visit lukebryan.com.
Old Dominion has ascended to the top of the country charts with their latest hit, “Memory Lane.”
The vibrant track, which the group’s Brad Tursi, Matthew Ramsey and Trevor Rosen wrote with Jessie Jo Dillon, is also their ninth career #1 single.
“Thank you so very much to our amazing fans and to country radio for giving us our 9th #1 song!” Old Dominion writes on Instagram. “This means more to us than we could ever describe to you all. We feel the love and we'll keep doing our best to earn it!”
“Memory Lane” is the title track of Old Dominion’s eight-song EP, which dropped in June.
This fall, the group will kick off the next leg of their headlining No Bad Vibes Tour. Tickets are available now at tour.weareolddominion.com.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that after a year of opposition, Turkey has agreed to support Sweden’s bid to join the NATO military alliance, calling the moment a “historic step.”
Stoltenberg said that Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to send the accession protocol to the Turkish parliament for approval as soon as possible, noting that Erdogan would “ensure ratification …Sweden will become a full member of the alliance.”
Most alliance members have supported Sweden’s efforts to join the defense organization in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Turkey, however, has maintained its opposition to Sweden’s bid for more than a year. Sweden is one of several countries in Europe that has welcomed the Kurdish diaspora and Stockholm has been host to several protests in support of the Kurdish Worker’s Party — that is officially considered a terrorist group by Sweden and Turkey.
The news comes after Stoltenberg held talks between Erdogan and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson the evening before the NATO summit was slated to begin in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Tuesday. President Biden also spoke with Erdogan on Monday over the phone, and the two discussed Sweden’s membership bid. On the call, they decided to meet in person in Vilnius on Tuesday.
Jelly Roll may “Need a Favor,” but one thing the multi-genre hitmaker no longer needs is a second #1 hit at rock radio.
“Need a Favor,” the current single off the country-rocker’s Whitsitt Chapel album, has reached the top spot on Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Jelly Roll previously conquered the chart in 2022 with the song “Dead Man Walking.” That same year, he earned his first #1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart with “Son of a Sinner.”
The combination of genres in “Need a Favor” may remind you of another genre-bending artist: Everlast. If so, then you and Jelly Roll are on the same page.
“I love Everlast,” Jelly Roll tells ABC Audio. “[His 1998 album] Whitey Ford Sings the Blues was such an inspiration.”
As for “Need a Favor,” Jelly Roll shares that he was trying to “recreate that mid-tempo worship music that would happen in churches after a service.”
“I was like, ‘What is a sinner’s worship song sound like?'” he says.
“Need a Favor” is currently #5 and rising on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. It’s the lead single off Jelly Roll’s latest album, Whitsitt Chapel.
Disgraced former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing female gymnasts, was stabbed multiple times during an altercation with another inmate at a federal prison in Florida. The 59-year-old Nassar was stabbed twice in the neck, twice in the back and six times in the chest, and also suffered a collapsed lung in the Sunday attack, said Joe Rojas, president of Local 506, which represents employees at the Federal Correctional Complex Coleman in Central Florida. Nassar was listed in stable condition.
The federal Bureau of Prisons said an inmate was assaulted at Coleman at 2:35 p.m. Sunday, but declined to identify the prisoners involved. Officials said staff provided life-saving measures and the inmate was taken to a local hospital for treatment: “No staff or other inmates were injured and at no time was the public in danger. An internal investigation is ongoing,”adding that the FBI was also notified.
Nassar worked at Michigan State University and at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, traveling the world with elites of the sport. He was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulting gymnasts, including Olympic medalists. He is serving time behind bars for convictions in both state and federal courts. He pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting gymnasts and other athletes with his hands under the guise of medical treatment for hip and leg injuries. At his trial, more than 150 accusers spoke out or submitted statements detailing his abuse. The sports doctor also separately pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography.
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