Month: January 2024

Lady A‘s Hillary Scott has been enlisted by Christian artist Matt Redman for his star-studded “How Great Thou Art (Until That Day)” collab. Also featured are Christian superstar Chris Tomlin, “Lord, I Need You” hitmaker Matt Maher and up-and-coming Christian singer/songwriter Blessing Offor.

Rising singer/songwriter Jordyn Shellhart has tapped Charlie Worsham for a new duet, “A Nice Thing to Do.” “I've looked up to Charlie since before he even released any solo music. He's an absolutely world class artist,” says Jordyn. Coming up, Jordyn will open for Charlie on his Compadres Tour. Tickets are available now at charlieworsham.com.

Tickets for Blake Shelton‘s March 30 All for the Hall benefit concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are on sale now at Ticketmaster’s website. The lineup includes fellow Okies Ronnie Dunn and The Swon Brothers.

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Lady A‘s Hillary Scott has been enlisted by Christian artist Matt Redman for his star-studded “How Great Thou Art (Until That Day)” collab. Also featured are Christian superstar Chris Tomlin, “Lord, I Need You” hitmaker Matt Maher and up-and-coming Christian singer/songwriter Blessing Offor.

Rising singer/songwriter Jordyn Shellhart has tapped Charlie Worsham for a new duet, “A Nice Thing to Do.” “I've looked up to Charlie since before he even released any solo music. He's an absolutely world class artist,” says Jordyn. Coming up, Jordyn will open for Charlie on his Compadres Tour. Tickets are available now at charlieworsham.com.

Tickets for Blake Shelton‘s March 30 All for the Hall benefit concert in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are on sale now at Ticketmaster’s website. The lineup includes fellow Okies Ronnie Dunn and The Swon Brothers.

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Love country music and want to learn to line dance? You’re in luck.

The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will be hosting a line dancing workshop at its Taylor Swift Education Center on February 17. Guided by dance instructor Dana Romanello, the one-hour event will take visitors through various moves to the tune of hit country songs, all in the heart of Music City USA.

The all-ages workshop is included in museum admission tickets and free for museum members.

For more information, head to countrymusichalloffame.org.

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Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, Dierks Bentley and more are featured on BRELAND‘s new EP, BRELAND & Friends: Vol. 1 (Live).

Out now, the six-track project features live recordings from BRELAND’s first-ever BRELAND & Friends concert in 2022.

“Surprise! I'll be dropping a live album from the first BRELAND & Friends so you can experience these moments from @theryman in a new way,” BRELAND announced on Instagram ahead of the EP’s release.

BRELAND & Friends: Vol. 1 (Live) arrives in conjunction with the ticket sale of BRELAND & Friends 2024. The third annual event will take place at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium and feature performances from Chase Rice, Walker Hayes and Dalton Dover, among others. Proceeds go to the Oasis Center’s cause of supporting Middle Tennessee’s at-risk youth.

Here’s the BRELAND & Friends: Vol. 1 (Live) track list:

“Praise the Lord (feat. Thomas Rhett) [Live from the Ryman]”
“High Horse (feat. Nelly) [Live from the Ryman]”
“Told You I Could Drink (feat. Charles Kelley) [Live from the Ryman]”
“Beers on Me (feat. Dierks Bentley) [Live from the Ryman]”
“My Truck (feat. Sam Hunt) [Live from the Ryman]”
“Alone at the Ranch (feat. Seaforth) [Live from the Ryman]”

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The late Glen Campbell died in 2017 of Alzheimer’s disease, but before his passing he recorded what was meant to be his final album, 2011’s Ghost on the Canvas. Now, thanks to technology, the album’s been recreated as a series of duets, featuring Campbell singing posthumously with some of music’s top names.

Glen Campbell Duets: Ghost on the Canvas Sessions features duets with Eric Church, Dolly Parton, Elton John, Sting, Carole King, Daryl Hall, Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson, Eric Clapton and more.

While there have been posthumous duet collections before, this project is being billed as the first posthumous recreation of an entire album. It’ll be released on April 19 and can be preordered now.

Campbell’s actual final album was Adiós, an album of cover songs recorded between 2012 and 2013, and released in June 2017, two months before Campbell’s death.

While you wait for the album, you can check out Church and Campbell’s “Hold on Hope” wherever you enjoy music.

Here is the track list for Glen Campbell Duets – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions:

“There's No Me. Without You” (with Carole King)
“Ghost on the Canvas” (with Sting)
“Hold on Hope” (with Eric Church)
“The Long Walk Home” (with Hope Sandoval)
“Nothing But the Whole Wide World” (with Eric Clapton)
“In My Arms” (with Brian Setzer)
“A Better Place” (with Dolly Parton)
“Strong” (with Brian Wilson)
“A Thousand Lifetimes” (with Linda Perry)
“It's Your Amazing Grace” (with Daryl Hall & Dave Stewart)
“Any Trouble” (with X)
“I'm Not Gonna Miss You” (with Elton John)

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Tim McGraw‘s daughter Audrey recently posted a cover of Tammy Wynette‘s “Stand By Your Man” that wowed her country superstar dad.

Sharing his reaction via an Instagram Reel, Tim was all smiles and in awe of Audrey’s piano-driven rendition of the 1968 classic.

“Our baby girl, Audrey. Gosh, she’s so talented. Man. And I’ve said it a hundred times, all of our girls are so talented, they all sing great. Audrey is just so special. She’s such an incredible writer as well,” shared Tim. “Whenever she’s home, she’ll sit on the piano. We can hear this all through the house and we can hear the stuff she’s writing. And I’m telling you, her voice and the things that she writes are just so mindblowing and so deep and so special.”

“She’s just a true artist. She’s got a true artist’s soul. And we’re lucky enough that we get to hear this when she’s at home and she sits around and plays the piano,” he continued. “Faith [Hill] and I will just sit there and just listen. She doesn’t know we’re listening half the time. Sometimes we have to sneak around and watch her so that she doesn’t see us because she’ll stop sometimes. But my goodness, I’m proud.”

You can watch Audrey’s cover and Tim’s reaction now on Instagram.

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Tyler Hubbard has rolled out a surprise new song, “Turn.”

Penned by Tyler, Josh Miller and Casey Brown, the nostalgic ode chronicles life’s simple joys and what it’s like to be head over heels for someone.

“We turn grass into dirt/ Turn seeds into rows/ Prayers into rain/ Turn tires off a road/ Dust into clouds/ When the sun turns red/ Turn a hand-me-down Chevy/ To a creekside bed/ Headlights burnin’/ Radio’s workin’/ Her sweet smile’s gettin’/ Some ol’ boy turnin’/ That midnight kiss/ Into those three words/ A girl like her/ Will make your whole world/ Turn,” goes the midtempo chorus.

“Turn” is the follow-up to “A Lot With a Little” and “Back Then Right Now,” which is currently approaching the top 20 of the country charts. They preview Tyler’s forthcoming as-yet-untitled sophomore album.

Coming up, Tyler will open for Kane Brown on his In The Air Tour. Tickets and a full list of dates are available now at tylerhubbardofficial.com.

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Morgan Wallen has a new release, but it’s nothing to rejoice about. 

Stand Alone (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) is an expanded version of his 2015 Stand Alone EP. The project arrives not via his current label Big Loud Records, but through his previous label home, Panacea Records.

“Back in 2014, I went to Florida to try my hand at making original music & songwriting for the first time. This led to a recording deal with a local investor & an artist management deal that I deeply regret. Unfortunately, I signed both deals without any legal representation,” Morgan says in a January 25 statement.

“Tonight, those colleagues I parted ways with almost 10 years ago plan to release a ’10th Anniversary’ edition of Stand Alone against my wishes & include 8 unreleased songs, distributing it with the assistance of my former managers,” he shares. 

“It's gross, greedy & an example of how the dark side of the music business can suck the soul out of artists. I want you to know this is NOT my new music & I don't want to see this happen to anyone else. I cringe when I listen to these songs & I'm concerned my fans may mistakenly believe this is a new release by me,” Morgan says, adding that he’s recording his next project in February.

Offering a statement to Variety, Panacea Records' William Ray says, “We love the songs and believe some of his fans will love it too. We are excited to finally get these songs out to the world.”

In response, Morgan has dropped his rerecording of the fan-favorite “Spin You Around (1/24)” and will donate $100K from the Morgan Wallen Foundation to the Volunteer Lawyers & Professionals For The Arts (VLPA) program.

You can read Morgan’s full statement now on Instagram.

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