Month: October 2023

ERNEST is kicking off a new chapter of music with “Kiss of Death.” “I’m digging deeper into some of the stuff I was cutting my teeth on as a real young kid with a banjo and a dream,” says ERNEST, who co-wrote the track with Andy Albert and Ryan Vojtesak. “I’ve been playing ‘Kiss of Death’ and some other new ones on the road already, and seeing our crowd’s reactions to the new music is priceless.”

If you’re looking to grab new Carrie Underwood merch, now might be the time to. From October 30 to October 31, every purchase on Carrie’s merch store will come with a free metal CU keychain. For more information and to shop Carrie’s item, visit store.carrieunderwood.fm.

Travis Denning is set to drop his new song “Going Places” on Friday, November 3. You can hear a preview of it now on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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Cracker Barrel has tapped global music icon Dolly Parton to front their Rewards That Rock campaign, which honors the newly launched Cracker Barrel Rewards program and Dolly's forthcoming album, Rockstar.

“Cracker Barrel and I have had a relationship for many years, and I am happy to say it continues with the launch of my new Rockstar album on Nov. 17 and Cracker Barrel’s Rewards That Rock campaign,” Dolly shares in a press statement. “They surely are giving you the Rockstar treatment!”

“When it comes to something as exciting as the announcement of our new rewards program, we knew that Dolly Parton was the perfect partner to anchor our campaign,” says Julia Perry, vice president of marketing communications at Cracker Barrel.

“It’s always an honor to collaborate with her but particularly on this campaign, which gives us the chance to celebrate her first-ever rock album, while also paying tribute to this milestone moment for our brand – that is the launch of Cracker Barrel Rewards – which is also pretty rockin’,” she adds. “It was a natural fit.”

To celebrate this collaboration, Cracker Barrel will be giving rewards members a chance to win one of 667 custom-designed Dolly Rockin’ chairs; the sweepstakes runs from October 30 to December 4.

Additionally, Cracker Barrel diners will be able to shop Dolly’s Rockstar album and a limited collection of Dolly merch in-store and online starting November 17; a limited number of Dolly Rockin’ Chairs will be available starting December 5. 

For more information on the Rewards That Rock campaign, visit crackerbarrel.com.

To watch the Dolly and Cracker Barrel’s promo video, go to Cracker Barrel’s Instagram.

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Cody Johnson‘s typically in his cowboy hat, shirt and jeans, sometimes even on Halloween.

While he enjoys dressing up alongside his two daughters Clara Mae and Cori, he recounts one time where he simply dressed up as himself – a cowboy.

“Well, my girls, they love dressing up for Halloween, and they're hilarious. They've done everything from princesses to goblins, all kinds of stuff. I love dressing up with them, but the funniest part was, we had a Halloween dress-up party in my barn, and I showed up dressed like I do for a show,” Cody shares.

“I don't know how old [my daughter] was at the time, she might've been four, she said ‘Where's your costume daddy?’ and I said, ‘I'm wearing it.’ She goes, ‘What are you dressed up as?’ I said, ‘A cowboy,’ and she goes ‘Ohhhh OK,'” he recalls. “I totally pulled it off, and I thought that was hilarious.”

Cody’s currently #26 on the country charts with “The Painter.” It’s the lead single off his upcoming album, Leather, which arrives November 3 and is available for preorder now.

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Country music’s latest Dylan-squared collab has arrived.

Dylan Scott and Dylan Marlowe have teamed up for their anthemic new song, “Boy Back Home.”

Marlowe penned the track with Joe Fox and Seth Ennis, and the autobiographical tune pays homage to Marlowe’s buddies back home in Statesboro, Georgia.

“The song came from a real spot,” says Marlowe. “When I moved to Nashville I kind of missed a lot of my guys I hung out with back home. And I feel like there's a lot of songs about girls but there's not enough songs about the boys.”

“Thank you @_dylanmarlowe for letting me hop on this song with you!!!” Scott shares on X, formerly known as Twitter, alongside a video of him singing along to the song on his tour bus.

Scott is currently #5 and ascending the country charts with “Can’t Have Mine (Find You a Girl).”

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Jackson Dean is hitting the road in 2024 for his first headlining tour.

Titled the Head Full Of Noise Tour, the trek kicks off January 12 in Denver, Colorado, and will wrap up in Portland, Maine, on April 13.

Newcomers Dee White, Mae Estes and Grace Tyler will open for Jackson on select dates.

“Excited to announce my first ever headlining tour. Join myself, @realdeewhite, @maeestes, and @grace.tyler in a town near you. Come out and share a first with me and the boys,” Jackson captions his announcement post on Instagram.

For a full list of dates and tickets, visit jacksondeanmusic.com.

Jackson’s currently #25 on the country charts with his latest single, “Fearless.”

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Chayce Beckham has dropped a new song, “Whiskey on the Wall.”

The American Idol alum penned the emotional track with Blake Pendergrass and Kyle Clark, and it chronicles the life of a man who turns to whiskey to mend his broken heart.

“I'm very excited to be releasing ‘Whiskey on the Wall,'” shares Chayce. “I wrote this song for those who are searching for answers from a place that is continuously giving them false answers.”

“I've been holding onto it for a long time, and I'm so happy to be able to share it with yall and get it out to anyone who needs it,” he says.

“Whiskey on the Wall” follows earlier releases “Little Less Lonely” and “Till the Day I Die.” 

Chayce is currently top 20 on the country charts with his self-penned single, “23.”

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