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Jelly Roll reacts to first Grammy nomination: “I haven't cried like this since my daddy died”

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Jelly Roll is both elated and moved to have received his first Grammy nomination.

The singer took to Instagram on Friday, November 10, to share his tear-filled reaction to notching this achievement.

“I’m not sure if I’ll post this or not because I’m so emotional but, the greatest honor an artist can ever hear is that they’ve been nominated for a Grammy,” Jelly says in a video before sharing that he heard the news this morning, and breaking down further.

“I haven’t cried like this since my daddy died,” he says after composing himself. “I love y’all man, so f****** much.”

Jelly adds in the captions, “I'm embarrassed to post this but my wife says honesty and rawness got me this far . I'll post a more complete thought about this when I get my head together. I just never would've imagined.”

Jelly is nominated for Best New Artist at the 2024 Grammy Awards alongside The War and Treaty, Noah Kahan and more.

Most recently, he won New Artist of the Year at the 2023 CMA Awards.

The 66th Grammy Awards takes place Sunday, February 4, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The ceremony airs live on CBS and will stream live on Paramount+.

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Chris Stapleton hopes fans enjoy 'Higher'

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Chris Stapleton‘s hotly anticipated new album, Higher, has arrived.

The record, produced by Dave Cobb, Chris and his wife, Morgane Stapleton, features its lead single, “White Horse.”

Of the anticipation leading up to Higher‘s release, Chris shares, “Whenever we're releasing new music, we don't have a specific ritual really, but I think there's a little bit of apprehension, a little bit of excitement mixed together wondering how fans will react, really.”

“I think that's the main thing going on in our heads when we put something out is we hope whatever we've done will be something that people will gravitate to and enjoy,” adds the 2023 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year.

Here’s the track list for Chris Stapleton’s Higher:

“What Am I Gonna Do”
“South Dakota”
“Trust”
“It Takes A Woman”
“The Fire”
“Think I'm In Love With You”
“Loving You On My Mind”
“White Horse”
“Higher”
“The Bottom”
“The Day I Die”
“Crosswind”
“Weight Of Your World”
“Mountains Of My Mind”

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Go Country 105

Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll + more notch 2024 Grammy nominations

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The Recording Academy announced its nominees list for the 66th annual Grammy Awards Friday, November 10, and Chris Stapleton, Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini and Zach Bryan are a few of the country artists with nods.

Chris and Zach earned three nominations; Lainey, Jelly Roll and Brothers Osborne notched two, and Morgan and Carly Pearce snagged one each in the Best Country Song category. 

Jelly and The War And Treaty also represent country music in the all-genre Best New Artist category.

The 2024 Grammy Awards takes place Sunday, February 4, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The ceremony airs live on CBS and will stream live on Paramount+.

Best Country Album

Kelsea Ballerini, Rolling Up the Welcome Mat
Brothers Osborne, Brothers Osborne
Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
Tyler Childers, Rustin' In The Rain
Lainey Wilson, Bell Bottom Country

Best Country Song

Brandy Clark, “Buried” (Brandy Clark & Jessie Jo Dillon)
Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything” (Zach Bryan & Kacey Musgraves)
Tyler Childers, “In Your Love” (Tyler Childers & Geno Seale)
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night” (John Byron, Ashley Gorley, Jacob Kasher Hindlin & Ryan Vojtesak)
Chris Stapleton, “White Horse” (Chris Stapleton & Dan Wilson)

Best Country Solo Performance

Tyler Childers, “In Your Love”
Brandy Clark, “Buried”
Luke Combs, “Fast Car”
Dolly Parton, “The Last Thing On My Mind”
Chris Stapleton, “White Horse”

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

Dierks Bentley featuring Billy Strings, “High Note”
Brothers Osborne, “Nobody's Nobody”
Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”
Vince Gill & Paul Franklin, “Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)”
Jelly Roll With Lainey Wilson, “Save Me”
Carly Pearce featuring Chris Stapleton, “We Don't Fight Anymore”

Best New Artist

Gracie Abrams
Fred again..
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Coco Jones
Noah Kahan
Victoria Monét
The War and Treaty

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Pop Daypop

Dua Lipa drops her new single ‘Houdini’

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Dua Lipa’s new single, titled “Houdini” just dropped, after the hitmaker teased the music for weeks, sharing cryptic posts – one of which featured a photo of her holding a key between her teeth (a nod to the famous Hungarian-American illusionist Harry Houdini.)

Dua’s third studio album will be released sometime in 2024, with Lipa also sharing that this record will have a different sound, but she is keeping it pop, “lest her ‘fans have a meltdown,” (as she was quoted as saying.) Dua also said she doesn’t want to “alienate” her fans, but her new sound on the album will see her move away from disco and embrace the sounds of “1970s-era psychedelia.”

“Houdini’ marks the first new solo music released Dua since her 2020 LP, Future Nostalgia.  You can now stream ‘Houdini’ – here.

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News Daypop

Belmont University freshman dies from stray bullet while at local park in Nashville

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Officials confirmed that a Nashville college student has died a day after she was shot in the head by a stray bullet while walking on a trail near the campus of Belmont University.  The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a news release that the Belmont University freshman, 18-year-old Jillian Ludwig of New Jersey, was shot Tuesday afternoon as she walked on a track in Edgehill Memorial Gardens Park. She was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition after a passerby found her lying on the ground. The department later shared on social media Thursday morning: “Sadly, Jillian Ludwig passed away during the night.”

A suspect is in custody in the shooting, which happened around 2:24 p.m. Shaquille Taylor, 29, was quickly identified as a suspect and taken into custody. Police said the gunfire came from a public housing unit across the street from the park and that Taylor was allegedly shooting at a car when a stray bullet struck Ludwig. Taylor was charged with aggravated assault and evidence tampering and is being held on a $280,000 bond. Police said Thursday they were in discussion with the district attorney’s office about modifying his charges.

Authorities said the suspect had previously been released for incompetence to stand trial in a separate shooting. At the time of Ludwig’s shooting, Taylor had a warrant for failing to appear in court stemming from a Sept. 21 arrest in a grocery store parking lot. Taylor was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck that had been carjacked by two men wearing ski masks on Sept. 16. Taylor, who did not admit to being involved in the carjacking, was charged with felony auto theft and was released on a $20,000 bond.

Ludwig was a freshman music business major and was remembered by the university as an “engaged member of our community” who loved “music and its incredible power.” Belmont University President Lorentz Gregory Jones shared: “This is a lot for us all to process. We grapple now with grief, anger, anxiety and a strong sense of fear in the face of senseless violence.”

Ludwig’s family said they were “beyond devastated” by her death, saying: “Jillian was a creative, compassionate, fearless young woman. She was thriving in her freshman year of college and on the cusp of so many successes. She was senselessly robbed of those opportunities and we will miss her dearly every day forever.”

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Puerto Rico declares flu epidemic with 42 deaths, over 900 hospitalizations

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On Thursday, health officials in Puerto Rico declared an influenza epidemic in the U.S. territory. Health officials said there were plenty of vaccines, tests and treatments available on the island; however, the island has struggled with a deteriorating health care system, which experts say was worsened by Hurricane Maria in 2017 and Hurricane Fiona last September.

Secretary of Health of Puerto Rico, Carlos Mellado López, said on social media:“Today we declared an influenza epidemic after registering a sustained increase in cases, hospitalizations and fatalities throughout the island of people infected with the virus. The call is to join the prevention measures to confront the spread of this virus.”

Mellado said that at least 25,900 cases have been reported since July, with 42 deaths and more than 900 hospitalizations on the island of 3.2 million people. Epidemiologist Melissa Marzán noted that officials have seen nearly six times more cases so far this year compared with the same period last year; Mellado said that those who are 0 to 19 years old have been most affected, with more than 13,600 cases reported in that population.

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Ashley McBryde knew she wanted to embark on her sobriety journey privately

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Ashley McBryde decided to quit drinking alcohol in June 2022, and no one in the public knew about it.

The decision to keep it hush-hush was very much intentional for the “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” singer. 

“I decided that I wasn't gonna talk about it at all until at least a year, because what I didn't need was people on social media being like, ‘Ashley McBryde swears off alcohol!'” Ashley tells People in a recent interview. “All people are gonna do is just wait for you to screw up, and that’s really annoying. I did it for me. I didn’t do it for social media.”

Now sober for over a year, Ashley says she’s noticed changes in many aspects of her life, including her physical appearance and vocals – all of which have been aided by exercise, healthier eating habits and therapy.

“It's the best I've felt, the best I've looked,” she shares, “and the difference in my voice . If you had told me even 10 years ago, you think you love your voice? You should hear it without drinking, because along with drinking comes smoking for me.”

Ashley’s currently #21 on the country charts with “Light On in the Kitchen,” the lead single off her latest album, The Devil I Know.

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Country Daypop

Sheryl Crow shares new song “Alarm Clock” from upcoming LP

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Sheryl Crow has shared the new song “Alarm Clock” off her upcoming new album, Evolution, out March 29.

Evolution is the latest music from Crow, following 2019’s Threads.   Evolution is produced by Mike Elizondo, who co-wrote “Alarm Clock” with Crow and Emily Weisband. Crow said of Evolution in a press release: “This music and these lyrics came from sitting in the quiet and writing from a deep soul place. I said I’d never make another record, thought there was no point to it. But this music comes from my soul. And I hope whoever hears this record can feel that.”

Take a listen to ‘Alarm Clock’ – here (or stream: here)
To pre-order ‘Evolution’, head here.

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Country Daypop

Wynonna Judd named ‘The Voice’ season 24 Mega Mentor

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Wynonna Judd was been named Mega Mentor for Season 24 of NBC’s The Voice, joining coaches Niall Horan, John Legend, Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani to mentor the remaining artists who have made it through the Battle Rounds.

Reba posted: “Surprise! I am so excited to have my friend @Wynonna join us at @nbcthevoice as this season’s Mega Mentor 🌟 Wy is the perfect person for this and I can’t wait for you to see all the great advice she gives to these talented artists .. I love her being on The Voice. We’re neighbors in Tennessee. We have to get out here in LA to see each other.”  Wynonna said to Reba in a social media video: “It’s one of the reasons I decided to do this show because you’re here and I wanted to work with you. I’m grateful.” 

Season 24 of the musical competition series The Voice airs Mondays from 8-10 pm ET/PT and Tuesdays from 9-10 pm ET/PT on NBC and next day on Peacock.

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Pop Daypop

New Edition announces Las Vegas Residency for 2024

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New Edition announced a new Las Vegas Residency for 2024. The band posted on its socials: “ITS OFFICIAL! We’re launching our Las Vegas residency at the intimate Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas on February 28! Tickets go on sale Friday, November 10 at 10am PT. See you in Vegas! • Check link in bio for tickets…!!! • photo credit: NP Photography @npearcypics”

The iconic group will hold six performances at the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas, beginning Feb. 28 through March 9. Said the group in a press release: “Fulfilling a career-long dream to solidify ourselves with a residency performance in the entertainment capital of the world, we are beyond excited to embark on this fantastical journey at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. On behalf of all of us, including Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike, Ralph & Johnny, it is our extreme purpose to give our fans a show that they cannot witness anywhere else in the world.”

Said Bobby Reynolds, senior vp, AEG Presents Las Vegas: “We are honored to have Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas serve as the home to New Edition’s first-ever Las Vegas residency. Encore Theater’s roster is comprised of legendary talents, and it only makes sense to have an iconic music group like New Edition join its ranks. We are thrilled to present a series of sure-to-be unforgettable performances to fans in 2024.”

The start time for each show will be 8 p.m., and tickets for all the performances going on sale starting Friday (Nov. 10) at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets open at $79.95. For tickets, fans can head here.

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