Month: November 2023

Caitlyn Smith has announced the arrival of her son, Jacob Roland Gaalswyk. “Our little 7lb. 4oz angel was born on 11/26/23 – turning us into a family of 5! Tom and Louie are so excited about their new baby brother,” she captions her Instagram carousel of photos of her newborn. 

Ian Munsick is hitting the road in 2024 on his headlining Boots, Buckles & Bolos Tour. The trek kicks off January 19 in Grant, Oklahoma. “I know how hard country music fans work for their money and their weekend, so when you choose to spend it at an Ian Munsick concert, I wanna make sure you get every penny's worth of every minute,” Ian shares in a press statement. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 1, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full tour schedule, visit ianmunsick.com.

A “new era” is on the horizon for Cole Swindell. Check out his tease now on Instagram and keep your eyes peeled for more clues on what he’s readying to roll out.

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Think your Christmas tree needs fresh new ornaments? Then make plans to create your own from scratch at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville.

On December 17, the museum is hosting a two-hour ornament-making session at its Taylor Swift Education Center. The all-ages event will give visitors the chance to decorate a wooden, die-cut instrument with paint and sequins or dream up something from scratch. 

Entry is included with every museum admission ticket purchased.

For more information, visit countrymusichalloffame.org.

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As much as “The Painter” reminds Cody Johnson of his wife, he’s also a fan of its open-ended lyrics that allow fans to creatively identify who their painter is.

“I think the thing I loved about ‘The Painter’ the most when I first heard it was how organic it is. I think that it kind of artistically relates back to the lyrics, you know, ‘For every wall I built, she saw a canvas,'” Cody shares.

“[It leaves] the song kind of blank and open that way that you as the listener can paint your own picture of who or what this song is about,” he says.

Coming up, Cody will kick off his headlining The Leather Tour January 19 in Sacramento, California. For the full list of dates and tickets, visit codyjohnsonmusic.com.

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The latest Dylan-squared collab is set to arrive at country radio soon.

Dylan Scott and Dylan Marlowe‘s “Boy Back Home,” which arrived in October, will serve as Marlowe’s debut single.

“Insanely pumped to announce ‘Boys Back Home’ is my first ever RADIO SINGLE! Comin to some air waves near you, call and request it 45 times a day!” Marlowe shared with fans on Instagram. “Huge thanks to @dylanscottcountry for hopin on this and @sonynashville for making this happen! Let's ride!!”

“Thank you @_dylanmarlowe for letting me hop on this song with you!!!” Scott posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, alongside a clip of him jamming out to the track on its release day.

Scott recently scored his fourth career #1 with “Can’t Have Mine.” Meanwhile, Marlowe’s currently on the road opening for HARDY on the mockingbird & THE CROW Tour.

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There’s really nothing Dolly Parton can’t do or hasn’t done yet in her multi-decade career.

This year, she released her debut rock album, Rockstar, which arrived at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart and received critical acclaim. So, what else does the global music icon have up her sleeves? 

“I'm doing my life story as a musical on Broadway,” Dolly tells Vulture in a recent interview. “I've written all the songs, and we have the script. We're hoping to be on Broadway in 2025. That's very ambitious because there's about 30 or 40 pieces of music in it.”

“I've been involved in writing the book as well as choosing all the songs. I've been working really hard on it – about ten years' worth of work. I've really buckled down over the past two years, and we've got it pegged down,” she shares.

“We've just been in the studio recording the music. Once we get it on its feet, we'll have to cut and change some things and whatnot,” Dolly adds. “I'm so ready for it.”

While you wait for it, you can check out Dolly’s Rockstar wherever you listen to music.

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Following the recent release of his “Blue Christmas” collab with Elvis Presley, Kane Brown spoke to Billboard about his introduction to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and how he is inspired by him.

“My nana is a huge Elvis fan and always has been,” Kane shares. “My earliest memories of Elvis and his music were of listening to him with her, and how excited she is and still gets hearing his music.”

As Kane grew up and became a music superstar like Elvis, he grew inspiration and respect for the “Love Me Tender” hitmaker.

“Now being an artist, having a better understanding just how amazing what he was able to accomplish was, and how he did it with his talent and by being so unique – that's still so inspiring,” says Kane. “It would be hard to pick just one song, but it is still something I am trying to wrap my head around that I have a duet with ELVIS.”

“And hear my daughters sing it at home now too – what an amazing feeling,” he adds.

You can catch Kane, Lainey Wilson, Kacey Musgraves, The War and Treaty and more delivering tribute performances to Elvis on Christmas at Graceland, airing live Wednesday, November 29, at 10 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

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