Month: September 2023

Emerging country singer/songwriter Jonathan Hutcherson has released his new song, “Go South.” Jonathan penned the breezy, romantic ode with Dan Wilson and Joseph Patton, and co-produced it with Luke Laird.

Brittney Spencer‘s new track, “Bigger Than the Song,” is out now. The track, which name-drops country greats such as Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire, is the first preview of Brittney’s upcoming album, My Stupid Life, due out January 19. 

Tickets for the newly added dates of Tim McGraw‘s 2024 Standing Room Only Tour are on sale now at timmcgraw.com.

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Tickets for the 57th CMA Awards are available now.

The annual event is set to take place Wednesday, November 8, at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning will return as hosts for a second year.

To attend Country Music’s Biggest Night in person, visit Ticketmaster’s website. 

For information on the showtime, attire, entry, bag policy and more, visit cmaawards.com.

Not planning to head to Music City for the 2023 CMA Awards? Then be sure to catch it live November 8 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Brad Paisley is previewing his upcoming album, Son Of The Mountains, with a four-song set titled Son Of The Mountains: The First Four Tracks.

Out now, the EP includes the previously released “Same Here” with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and “So Many Summers,” alongside two brand new tunes: the vibrant Dan Tyminski and Jerry Douglas-assisted title track and the poignant “The Medicine Will.”

“Son of the Mountains” and “The Medicine Will,” which Brad wrote with Lee Thomas Miller, paint candidly contrasting depictions of Brad’s home state of West Virginia.

Of his forthcoming full-length album, Brad says the project “doesn’t shy away from reflecting real life and real situations going on in America and in our world today.”

“This is what I think country music is about, which is truth,” he adds.

Son Of The Mountains is slated to arrive in early 2024. While you wait, check out the first four tracks from the album now.

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Mason Ramsey is set to release his EP, Falls Into Place, on October 20. The five-track set will be his first new studio collection since 2019. “The support I've felt since the beginning has changed my life, and I'm so excited to connect with everyone back out on the road with these new songs. It really feels like things are beginning to fall into place just how they should be,” shares Mason. Falls Into Place is available for presave now.

Brittney Spencer‘s new track, “Bigger Than the Song,” drops Friday, September 29, and can be presaved now. While you wait, check out a clip of her previewing the song acoustically on Instagram.

Up-and-coming singer/songwriter Zandi Holup has signed with Big Loud Records. “I feel blessed to be working with a record label that doesn’t try to intervene with my creation but gives me the tools to create my art in a larger way,” shares Zandi. Her debut track with the label, “Gas Station Flowers,” arrives October 6 and is available for presave now.

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Idyllwind Fueled by Miranda Lambert has launched its fall collection.

New items include the Nora Belted Sweater, Capri Beaded Back Denim Trucker Jacket, Pearl Knit Henley Shirt and more. For a complete cowgirl look, they’ve also got a new Cavalier Canyon Western Wool Felt Hat.

What are you waiting for? The fall-ready apparel and accessories are available now at idyllwind.com.

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For Ashley McBryde, taking in the support she’s received from her peers and fans is a gradual process.

The singer, who recently released her new album, The Devil I Know, says being showered with an “overwhelming” amount of love can be difficult at times.

“It's hard to process that much love coming at you at one time, especially when you're in an industry that requires a lot of competitiveness and a lot of comparison and things like that where you have to prove yourself all the time and earn your spot all the time,” shares Ashley.

“And then with something like this, you release a record, everybody's been dying for it and they go, ‘We love it.’ You kind of go, ‘Oh, I'm unsure how to feel in this moment,'” she says.

So instead of being overwhelmed or shutting out those affirmations, Ashley’s learned that there’s beauty in giving herself grace as she slowly soaks up those positive words. 

“You just give yourself a little bit of time to decompress and feel [and] absorb that much love. It takes a minute,” says Ashley.

Ashley is currently approaching the top 20 of the country charts with “Light on in the Kitchen.”

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Dalton Dover has released the music video for his debut single, “Never Giving Up On That.”

Directed by Tristan Cusick and filmed near Dalton’s hometown in Rome, Georgia, the video features Dalton brooding over a breakup in a bar, church, the woods and more, before taking the stage to perform his soaring number.

“Every scene in the video is just somewhere that means something to me, places where I grew up,” Dalton tells CMT. “The people in the video are some of the most important people in my life.”

“Growing up, you're playing all these small venues around here. Little did you know 12 years later, you'd sign a record deal and film your first music video at the same exact place, the same bar that you played one of your first hometown shows in,” he adds.

“Never Giving Up On That” serves as the title track of Dalton’s new eight-song project. Out now via Mercury Records/UMG Nashville, the collection also includes a tender cover of Alicia Key‘s “If I Ain’t Got You.”

Dalton is currently in the top 40 of the country charts with “Never Giving Up On That.”

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A new Jelly Roll duet is on the way.

The country star has joined Warner Music Nashville artist Chris Ryan on “Scared To Go To Church.”

Dropping Friday, September 29, the tune was penned by Jelly and Chris alongside Logan Turner, Dave Kuncio and Jay Joyce, who also produced the track.

“When I started writing for the album, ‘Scared To Go To Church’ was the first song I finished,” shares Chris, who was one-half of now-defunct duo BEXAR. “The minute I wrote it, I knew Jelly could help me tell the rest of the story. I left that second verse open for him.”

“Jelly has been a good friend from day one,” he adds. “It's an honor to have him on the first track with me.”

“Scared To Go To Church” is available for presave now. While you wait, you can check out a preview of the song and its cover art on Chris’ Instagram.

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