Month: August 2023

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Riley Green to drop new album, 'Ain't My Last Rodeo'

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Riley Green will release his sophomore album, Ain’t My Last Rodeo, on October 13. 

Arriving via BMLG Records, the 12-track project includes Riley’s current Luke Combs-assisted single, “Different ‘Round Here,” as well as a collaboration with Jelly Roll (“Copenhagen In A Cadillac”) and a cover of Tim McGraw‘s “Damn Country Music.” 

“I was fortunate enough to grow up within about three miles of my grandparents, so they were a huge part of my growing up and who I am-and this album is a lot of who I am,” Riley says of his upcoming record. “This is really the first time I was able to really take my time, write and record songs that really felt like a cohesive album-I'm really proud of it and want to thank the fans for all of their encouragement-I hope y'all enjoy it.”

“Damn Country Music” and a preorder for Ain’t My Last Rodeo will be available on Friday, September 1.

Here’s the track list for Ain’t My Last Rodeo: 

“Damn Country Music”
“They Don't Make Em Like That No More”
“Mississippi Or Me”
“Different Round Here (featuring Luke Combs)”
“Ain't Like I Can Hide It”
“Copenhagen In A Cadillac (featuring Jelly Roll)”
“Damn Good Day To Leave”
“My Last Rodeo”
“Workin' On Me”
“Raised Up Right”
“God Made a Good Ol’ Boy”
“Ain't My Damn To Give”

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Suspect in custody after UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member is killed in campus shooting

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A suspect is in custody after shots were fired near the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Monday, prompting the university to go on lockdown. One faculty member was killed in the shooting, while officials searched for an “armed and dangerous person.” The suspect was captured about an hour and a half after the shooting at Caudill Laboratories, and an all-clear was issued for the campus about two hours after that. Tuesday’s classes have been canceled.

UNC students were first alerted to an armed and dangerous person on or near campus shortly after 1 p.m;  and the university issued an alert to remain sheltered in place because a suspect was at large by 2:24 p.m. Campus police released a photo of an unnamed person of interest at 2:35 p.m. with the warning: “If you see this person, keep your distance, put your safety first and call 911.”

School officials said at a briefing Monday afternoon that no other injuries were reported. UNC Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz said in a letter to the university community: “I am devastated and saddened by today’s shooting in one of our campus buildings, a place where we conduct our important work of teaching, mentoring and research every day.  This shooting damages the trust and safety that we so often take for granted on our campus. We will work to rebuild that trust and safety.”

UNC Police Chief Brian James said the FBI has joined the investigation into the shooting: “We certainly want the opportunity to interview the suspect. To actually have the suspect in custody gives us an opportunity to figure out the why. And even the how, and also helps us to uncover a motive and … really just why this happened today.”  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said in a statement that officials “are taking precautions to protect campus safety following today’s shooting. This is a tragic way to start a new semester and the state will provide any assistance necessary to support the UNC community.”

As of press time, the faculty member was not publicly identified, and officials did not name the suspect. University police have not determined the relationship between the victim and gunman or indicated any kind of possible motive.

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2 killed, 4 injured after Florida sheriff rescue helicopter crashes into apartment building

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Two people were killed and at least four others were injured on Monday when an emergency response helicopter lost control, crashing into a Pompano Beach, Florida apartment building. The accident happened shortly before 9 a.m. EDT when a sheriff’s department Airbus fire and rescue helicopter went down just south of the Pompano Beach Airpark, home of the Goodyear Blimp.

There were three people aboard the Eurocopter EC135 helicopter, according to initial FAA reports. Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony told reporters that one person who was on the ground, as well as Capt. Terryson Jackson of the Sheriff’s Department, were killed in the crash. The sheriff said the two injured crew members were able to crawl out of the helicopter’s wreckage and did not appear to suffer life-threatening injuries. The two surviving members of the helicopter crew, as well as two civilians on the ground, were transported to North Broward Medical Center. Capt. Jackson, 49, was an experienced and valued member of sheriff’s department, Sheriff Tony said, adding: “He was one of my firefighters. We lost one of our captains today who was onboard serving his community, hoping that he would get a chance to do what he does best which is to land and extract somebody else. Unfortunately, in the crash he was trapped, could not get out, and we lost him.”

The rescue chopper was answering an emergency call from North Lauderdale when it developed “mechanical issues” and crashed, according to preliminary assessments. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office, Veda Coleman-Wright, said during a news conference at the scene that the helicopter was en route to a scene in North Lauderdale to pick up a woman who had been involved in a crash, and that a fire broke out onboard and then other mechanical issues occurred.

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Brian Kelley on the concept of his new restaurant, Papa Surf Burger Bar

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Brian Kelley is now adding restaurateur to his resume.

The country singer and his wife, Brittney, have teamed up with Jason Aldean and former Braves pitcher Tom Glavine to launch a new restaurant called Papa Surf Burger Bar in Florida.

Ahead of the restaurant’s opening, ABC Audio spoke with Brian about the concept, location and his longtime love for Florida.

“We’ve got Papa Surf Burger Bar opening up not far from the Tribe Kelley Surf Post, probably four-and-a-half miles or so down on 30A Santa Rosa Beach,” Brian shares. “Brittney and I had a thing for old houses, renovating them and figuring out what would work well there, like a new business.”

“The surf shop was an old real estate office, then it was a rental house,” he explains. “We turned it into a surf shop. My studio’s on top. And then the burger joint that we have used to be Bloom’s Cafe, this really small old house.”

“The guy that was the chef and the owner used to live upstairs and come down and cook every night. It was kind of a set meal every night. Just, ‘This is what you’re getting,'” recalls Brian. “We just fell in love with that place over COVID and got a good deal on the property before the crazy real estate spike in Florida and all across the U.S. So we got in good, got really lucky.”

As for its name, Brian says he’s been “wanting to use” and “create something” with “Papa Surf” for a while now and thought it’d make a great name for his latest venture.

For more information on Papa Surf Burger Bar and its soon-to-be-announced opening date, visit papasurf.com and follow them on Instagram and Facebook.

On the music front, Brian’s #33 and rising on the country charts with his single, “See You Next Summer.”

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Margo Price shares new music from upcoming album ‘Strays II’

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Margo Price has announced her forthcoming project Strays II, due out October 13. The album expands the original ‘Strays’ with nine new songs that will arrive in the form of three different acts.

Price is joined by Strays producer Jonathan Wilson on Act I: Topanga Canyon, which also features collaborators including Buck Meek of Big Thief, plus singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ny Oh. Strays II will continue to be revealed over the coming weeks with the release of Act II: Mind Travel and Act III: Burn Whatever’s Left. All nineteen tracks from all three acts will then combine into the double album’s digital release on October 13, followed by a vinyl LP release of the nine new Strays II songs on November 10.

To pre-order Strays II, head here.

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Kacey Musgraves joins Zach Bryan on the duet ‘I Remember Everything’

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Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves have shared the new duet, “I Remember Everything,” off Bryan’s new self-titled album. Bryan first teased “I Remember Everything” earlier this summer, releasing a snippet of the song to fans, and he clarified that “I Remember Everything” was an original, and not a cover of John Prine’s posthumous ballad.

Bryan’s new self-titled album is comprised of 16-tracks, and along with the duet with Musgraves, it includes three other collabs: The War And Treaty join Bryan on “Hey Driver,” Sierra Ferrell guests on “Holy Roller,” and The Lumineers are featured on “Spotless.”

Bryan wrote on Instagram about the album: “I’ve got no grand explanation for these songs, I got no riddle in reasoning behind writing them. I just wrote some poems and songs that I want to share because I think they’re special. Some of them are heavy, some of them are hopeful, but more than anything what’s most important to me is that they’re all mine. I’d like to say that I do not take any of this for granted. As some kid with a guitar from Okla, I am so grateful for each person that cares enough. I put everything I could in it and I am at a loss for words at what a blessing this life is.”

Take a look at the video for ‘I Remember Everything’ – here.

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Elton John back home after being hospitalized for fall

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Elton John is back at home after suffering a fall at his Mont Boron villa in Nice, France, on Sunday. Page Six reported that the 76-year-old was taken to the Princess Grace hospital’s orthopedic centre in Monaco to be checked over, with John’s rep sharing, “We can confirm that following a slip yesterday at his home in the South of France, Elton visited the local hospital as a precautionary measure. Following checkups, he was immediately discharged this morning and is now back at home and in good health.”

The legendary singer just completed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Stockholm in July, which originally launched in 2018 and was delayed in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. John had previously experienced a fall in 2021, which forced him to reschedule dates on the tour; at the time, doctors advised John to have surgery and undergo intensive physiotherapy.

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Selena Gomez shares video for her new song ‘Single Soon’

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Selena Gomez just dropped her new song, “Single Soon,” produced by benny blanco and Cashmere Cat. Gomez announced the single earlier this month on Instagram, writing: “Y’all have been asking for new music for a while. Since I’m not quite done with SG3, I wanted to put out a fun little song I wrote a while back that’s perfect for the end of summer.”

In the accompanying music video for ‘Single Soon’, Gomez gears up for a wild girls night out with her friends, as she plans to call it quits with her significant other over the phone or a Post-It note that reads, “I’m sorry, I can’t, don’t hate me” (a ‘Sex and the City’ reference of when the character of Jack Berger (Ron Livingston) leaves that same Post-It message to Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw). The video, directed by Philip Andelman, shows the 31-year-old Gomez having a fancy dinner, a limo ride, karaoke and clubbing with her girlfriends.

Take a look at the video for ‘Single Soon’ – here.

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Nashville notes: Reba's acoustic “Till You Love Me” + Kassi Ashton's Opry debut

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Reba McEntire has released an acoustic version of her 1994 hit “Till You Love Me.” The track previews her forthcoming new album, Not That Fancy, due out October 6. 

Breland has dropped a feel-good new song, “Cowboy Don’t,” which he co-wrote with Zachary Manno and Haley Mae Campbell. Of the track, Breland says, “I've been playing this at my live shows for the past six months or so and watching the crowd go absolutely wild just pumps me up! I love the energy in the room I get from this song, and I'm stoked to have it officially out now.”

Kassi Ashton‘s My Opry Debut video is out now on YouTube. The clip features interviews with Kassi, as well as backstage and onstage footage from her special night.

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Dolly Parton launches rock 'n' roll pet collection

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Dolly Parton has released a new, limited-run rock ‘n’ roll pet collection under the Doggy Parton brand at Petco. 

The products include Dolly-centric dog toys, leash and collar sets, T-shirts, bandanas and more.

“I’ve always said that a little extra sparkle can make anyone’s day brighter, and that goes for our furry friends too!” shares Dolly. “It’s a ‘ruff’ job, but someone’s gotta do it!”

Dolly’s new pet collection is available now at petco.com and various Petco outlets nationwide.

Dolly’s forthcoming debut rock album, Rockstar, can also be preordered now at shop.dollyparton.com.

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