Month: October 2023

Carly Pearce‘s love for good ol’ wordplay takes centerstage in her sassy new track, “Heels Over Head.”

Carly, who wrote and produced the song with Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally, doesn’t hold back from calling a spade a spade as she candidly reflects on an ex’s new lover.

“I bet you’re head over heels this time/ You love the way that she blows your mind/ Now I see why you’d leave me/ ‘Cause she makes easy look so easy/ All over town, all over you/ She’s good at the things good girls don’t do/ Knows how to wear red and her way around a bed/ Bet you’re head over heels ’cause she’s heels over head for you,” she sings in her kiss-off tune’s chorus.

“Heels Over Head” follows “Country Music Made Me Do It” and the Chris Stapleton-assisted “We Don’t Fight Anymore” as previews of Carly’s forthcoming new album.

Carly’s currently on the road on her headlining Country Music Made Me Do It Tour. For the full tour schedule and tickets, visit carlypearce.com.

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Darius Rucker has released his new album, Carolyn’s Boy.

The record serves as Darius’ tribute to his late mom, Carolyn, who he says had an unwavering belief in him and his dreams.

“She believed in me more than I believed in myself. She'd tell me all the time, ‘You're gonna make it; you're gonna live your dream. I know you are. I can't wait,'” Darius tells CBS Mornings‘ Jan Crawford.

Coming up, the “Wagon Wheel” hitmaker will discuss his new album with Willie Geist on this weekend's episode of NBC’s Sunday TODAY and perform “Have A Good Time” on CBS’ The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday, October 10, at 11:35 p.m. ET.

Here’s the full track list for Carolyn's Boy:

“Beers and Sunshine”
“In This Together”
“Never Been Over”
“Fires Don’t Start Themselves”
“Ol’ Church Hymn” featuring Chapel Hart
“7 Days”
“Same Beer Different Problem”
“Sara”
“Have a Good Time”
“Sure Would Have Loved Her”
“Southern Comfort”
“3am in Carolina”
“Life Me Up”
“Stargazing”

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Old Dominion‘s hotly anticipated new album, Memory Lane, has arrived.

The expansive 18-track project follows their EP of the same title and includes collaborations with Megan Moroney (“Can’t Break Up Now”) and Blake Shelton (“Ain’t Got a Worry”).

“We always knew this was going to be a full album, but we wanted to give our fans the opportunity to absorb it completely,” says lead singer Matthew Ramsey.

“Over the years, we’ve developed a conversation with fans, bad days, big moments, I'd like to think our songs make both better. We wanted to make an album that takes our songs and looks a little deeper into what happens between two people,” he adds of the new record. “Just because it's deep, though, it doesn't mean the music can't feel good.”

Memory Lane was first introduced in January with its chart-topping title track. The band’s new single, “Can’t Break Up Now,” is currently making its way up the country charts.

Here’s the full track list for Memory Lane:

“Stay Drunk”
“A Million Things”
“Memory Lane”
“Different About You”
“Can't Break Up Now” with Megan Moroney
“I Should Have Married You”
“Both Sides of the Bed”
“How Good Is That”
“Some Horses”
“Easy To Miss”
“Sleep Without Drinking”
“Beautiful Sky”
“Love Drunk and Happy”
“Aint Got a Worry”
“Easier Said With Rum”
“Hot Again”
“Freedom Like You”
“Ain't Got a Worry” with Blake Shelton

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“Two years and ’23’ has finally made its way to country radio,” Chayce Beckham notes with a laugh.

His self-penned “23” helped catapult him to being crowned the winner of American Idol’s 19th season. Beyond that, the reflective, autobiographical track is rooted in real-life events he had faced.

“It’s a song about my life and it’s just something that I wrote just trying to talk about what I had been through up until that point and some of the hard lessons I’d learned,” Chayce tells ABC Audio.

“It just made me feel better to write it and that’s why I did it,” he says. “So I never in a million years would have thought that we’d be sitting here right now talking about it.”

The journey “23” has taken since American Idol is something Chayce doesn’t take for granted.

“It’s just really been such a big deal for everything that I’ve done at shows, radio [and] live concerts,” he shares. 

Chayce is currently out on the road with Luke Bryan on the Country On Tour. For a full list of dates and tickets, visit Chayce’s website.

“23” is currently approaching the top 20 on the country charts.

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