Month: August 2023

Lauren Alaina + mom Kristy do the Egg Crack Challenge

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Post date August 23, 2023
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There’s never a dull moment when you’re with Lauren Alaina.

Recently, Lauren and her mom, Kristy, jumped on the bandwagon and participated in TikTok’s Egg Crack Challenge. Of course, Lauren didn’t miss a beat and shared the hilarious footage on TikTok.

“All yolks aside. this cracks me up,” Lauren captions the video. The clip opens with Kristy calling Lauren to join her in front of the camera. As soon as she arrives, Kristy asks, “Do you know how to tell whether this egg is bad or not?” Before Lauren could answer, she cracks the egg on her daughter’s forehead, leaving her jaw dropped and dumbfounded.

Lauren gets her revenge afterward when she cracks an egg on her mom’s forehead, too, as they both break out in laughter. “That’s mother abuse,” Kristy says in jest.

You can watch the prank in full on Lauren’s TikTok.

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Tim McGraw reflects on his 15-year sobriety journey, calls Faith Hill his “rock”

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Post date August 23, 2023
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Tim McGraw‘s been sober for 15 years now, and he’s thanking his “rock” and wife, Faith Hill, for that.

“She’s always been my rock. She’s my rock in everything that I do. I don’t think I could stand up straight without leaning on her in everything that I do,” Tim tells Yahoo Entertainment in a recent interview, before reflecting further on his sobriety journey.

“It is not a linear path,” says Tim. “There’s setbacks and there’s times you move forward and do great, and there’s times you set back. And that’ll probably [be] a process throughout the rest of my life and something that I have to be diligent about and really continue to work at.”

“I think [‘Hey Whiskey’] is helpful in that regard,” Tim adds as he references a song off his upcoming album. “It was very cathartic to me, in a lot of ways.”

Tim’s new album, Standing Room Only, arrives Friday, August 25, and is available for preorder and presave now.

On album release day, Tim will perform on ABC’s Good Morning America as part of the 2023 GMA Summer Concert Series.

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Sam Hunt previews heartfelt new song

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Post date August 23, 2023
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Sam Hunt recently performed an as-yet-unreleased song for fans on Instagram.

The acoustic track finds Sam reminiscing on his younger days at home with his parents. “Fences keep the cattle in but they can't hold the souls of men,” Sam captions the video, directly quoting a lyric from his emotional tune.

No information on the song’s release has been shared yet.

Sam’s currently on country radio with his latest single “Outskirts.”

He’s also out on his headlining Summer On The Outskirts Tour with openers Brett Young and Lily Rose. For a full list of dates, visit his website.

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Conner Smith covers Randy Travis' “Three Wooden Crosses”

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Post date August 23, 2023
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Rising country artist Conner Smith recently put his spin on Randy Travis‘ “Three Wooden Crosses.”

Sharing his cover on Instagram, the video opens with Conner dubbing “Three Wooden Crosses” as “one of the best country songs of all time” via onscreen text before he starts singing.

“There are three wooden crosses on the right side of the highway/ Why there’s not four of them, Heaven only knows/ I guess it’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you/ It’s what you leave behind you when you go,” Conner sings while strumming the acoustic guitar.

“Three Wooden Crosses” was the lead single off Randy’s album, Rise and Shine, which dropped in 2002.

Conner’s currently #26 on the country charts with his single “Creek Will Rise.”

He’s also on tour with Luke Bryan on the Country On Tour. For the full schedule and tickets, visit Conner’s website.

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Dan + Shay to drop “We Should Get Married” on Friday

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Post date August 23, 2023
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Dan + Shay will release a new song, “We Should Get Married,” on Friday, August 25.

The duo shared the announcement via Instagram on August 22 alongside a teaser of the track’s music video.

“Everybody thinks we’re just the ballad guys, first-dance guys, it’s so frustrating,” Shay Mooney remarks in the clip. “We don’t need a DJ to get people out on the dancefloor. We got songs for that,” responds Dan Smyers, before Shay adds, “I think we should just go rogue and play the song.”

“The song?” asks Dan. Shay then nods and smiles in confirmation, “The song.”

“We Should Get Married” will be featured on Dan + Shay’s forthcoming new album, Bigger Houses. The record drops September 15 and is available for preorder and presave now.

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Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas with threats of flooding, tornadoes

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Post date August 23, 2023
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Tropical Storm Harold made landfall Tuesday with sustained winds of 50 mph on Padre Island, Texas, but was downgraded to a tropical depression after moving quickly inland at 21 mph, weakening as it moved west-northwest across southern Texas and toward Mexico.

Rainfall amounts across southern Texas will range from 2 to 4 inches with isolated amounts up to 6 inches possible through early Wednesday, which could lead to some instances of flash flooding and isolated tornadoe. Around 1 to 3 feet of storm surge is also possible from the Mouth of the Rio Grande to Sargent, which includes Baffin Bay, Corpus Christi Bay and Matagorda Bay. Mexico is more likely to see flooding from remnants of Harold, with 4 to 6 inches and locally up to 10 inches possible there through Wednesday.

National Hurricane Center forecasters said in an update late on Tuesday that heavy rainfall continues to be expected across wide areas of South Texas through Wednesday. Flash-flooding in parts of Mexico’s Coahuila and northern Nuevo Leon could lead to possible landslides in mountain regions, and parts of south Texas can expect to see as much as 6 inches of rain by Wednesday, while parts of Mexico could get closer to 10 inches of rain. The National Hurricane Center also warned of “life-threatening” surf and tidal conditions along the shore of the Gulf of Mexico.

On a positive note, Harold will bring much-needed rain to a drought-stricken Texas, with the system also bringing a brief reprieve to the excessive heat including for cities like Austin, Corpus Christi and Brownsville.

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UPS workers ending strike threat after approving new contract

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Post date August 23, 2023
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UPS workers ratified the labor deal negotiated by the Teamsters nearly a month ago, which will allow the five-year contract to take effect.

Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said in a statement Tuesday: “This contract will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers. Teamsters have set a new standard and raised the bar for pay, benefits, and working conditions in the package delivery industry. This is the template for how workers should be paid and protected nationwide, and nonunion companies like Amazon better pay attention.”

More than 86% of UPS union members voted in favor of the deal covering 340,000 employees, which officially removes the threat of a strike at UPS. Logistics experts had warned that a protracted work stoppage at the carrier would have caused widespread disruptions across the U.S. UPS confirmed the vote results, saying in a statement, “Our Teamsters-represented employees have voted to overwhelmingly ratify a new five-year National Master Agreement.”

The new UPS agreement eliminates the criticized two-tiered wage system and institutes raises across the package carrier’s workforce. Current full- and part-time union workers are guaranteed a $2.75 hourly pay increase this year amounting to a $7.50 hourly increase through the duration of the contract. Pay for existing and starting part-time workers will be raised to at least $21 per hour immediately, advancing to $23 per hour. Current part-timers also won longevity wage increases of up to $1.50 per hour. Wage increases for full-time drivers would bring their average top rate to $49 per hour.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/unionized-ups-workers-approve-contract-leaders-agreed-late-102462688

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Jon Pardi recalls “getting ready to get a big old C+” during his back-to-school days

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Post date August 23, 2023
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With school reopening in several states this month, Jon Pardi is revisiting his schooling days and sharing how much of a not-so-studious student he was.

“I got in trouble a lot for talking to friends, having fun, making people laugh. I pretty much liked all my [teachers]. I really liked my principal because he saw me a lot but he’s real cool,” Jon recalls.

“Going back to school was, you know, stopping the summer job and getting back to school, writing songs, playing in whatever band I was into, and getting ready to get a big old C+,” he admits with a laugh.

Now a first-time dad to daughter Presley, who he and his wife, Summer, welcomed in February 2023, Jon’s sharing his hopes and aspirations for his firstborn and how they’re going to support them as parents.

“We’re going to do the little put-money-in-this-a-year for college, but we’re not anti-college and we’re not forceful on college,” says Jon before briefly mentioning Summer’s “beauty college” experience. “Hopefully she wants to go to college, but she might want to be a singer, she might want to be a songwriter, and I’m not going to stop that.”

Jon’s currently #3 on the country charts with his single “Your Heart Or Mine.”

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Parmalee to release ‘For You 2’ this September

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Post date August 23, 2023
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Parmalee will release For You 2, an extended version of their latest album For You, on Sept. 22.

For You 2 features 18 tracks, including Parmalee’s No. 1 singles “Just The Way (feat. Blanco Brown)” and “Take My Name,” as well as their current hit “Girl In Mine”. All of the songs were produced by David Fanning, with Andrew Goldstein and Kevin Bard serving as co-producers on “Greatest Hits (feat. Fitz)” and Ben Johnson co-producing “Boyfriend.”

Lead singer Matt Thomas said: “The support from our fans for this album has been amazing It’s been two years, almost to the date, that we released For You and we just weren’t ready to be done with it. So, we’re excited to announce that we’re gonna add ‘Girl In Mine’ and four new tracks, and For You 2 will be out Sept. 22.”

Parmalee is currently on the road with Train for the next month, and Thomas shared: “We’re thrilled about the tour with Train, and we’ve been fans of them and their music for a long time. They share a band mentality, just like we do, and I feel like we’re cut from the same cloth in a lot of ways. We’re excited to play our music for their fans.”

To pre-order For You 2, head here.

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Jessie James Decker expecting fourth child with husband Eric Decker

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Post date August 23, 2023
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Jessie James Decker is pregnant with her fourth child with husband Eric Decker.

The 35-year-old Decker shared the happy news on Instagram, sharing a video which reveals her baby bump as she takes in the view on a balcony, with Mariah Carey’s song “Always Be My Baby” playing in the background. She captioned the video “Good morning .”

The country singer and former NFL star were open to expanding their family, telling PEOPLE last fall: “Honestly, we’re not trying to have a kid —we’re also not, not trying to have one.” Said Jessie: “We’re not planning on it, so we’re just letting lives happen. And if it happens, it’s a blessing. If it doesn’t, it wasn’t meant to be, but we’re not doing anything to not make it happen.”

Jessie and Eric, 36, tied the knot in 2013 also share children Vivianne Rose, 9, Eric “Bubby” Jr., 7, and Forrest Bradley, 5.

Jessie James Decker Is Pregnant, Expecting 4th Baby With Eric Decker

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