Month: February 2024

Maren Morris has teamed up with Visible to drop her cover of Billy Idol‘s “Dancing with Myself.” “It’s always been such a melancholic anthem to me. It also captures where I’m at right now; a little blue but a lot relieved. Dancing through my feelings and shaking off the expired layers that no longer strengthen me,” Maren shares on her Instagram Story.

Kane Brown has rolled out two new candles. Hand poured in Nashville, the Vetiver Woods and Green Tea Matcha candles are available for purchase now at Kane’s merch store.

Tyler Hubbard is releasing a new song Friday. A preview clip of it is available to check out now on Tyler’s Instagram.

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Trisha Yearwood will celebrate 25 years of being a Grand Ole Opry member on March 13.

The special 25th anniversary celebration will feature Trisha singing with an all-female lineup comprised of her friends and mentors Terri Clark, Pam Tillis, Suzy Bogguss, Jeannie Seely and more.

“It is a family like no other. It's such an honor,” says the “Walkaway Joe” singer. “I've had some great things happen to me in my career, but when I am asked in any interview with anybody, I always talk about being a member of the Grand Ole Opry. It's the bar.”

You can catch highlights of Trisha’s 25th anniversary via Opry Live on the Opry’s Facebook and YouTube channels Saturday, March 30.

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Chris Janson is gearing up to roll out a new song.

The “Buy Me a Boat” singer took to social media Thursday to share the news and asked fans to guess the song title. He provided clues via a Wheel of Fortune-inspired screen.

“Category is: New Song,” he captioned his Instagram post. The title is comprised of five words, and no other clue was given.

Want to take a stab at guessing Chris’ new song’s title? Head to his Instagram and comment with your answer.

Chris recently celebrated his fifth career #1 with “All I Need Is You.” It’s the lead single from his latest album, The Outlaw Side of Me, which arrived in June 2023.

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Scotty McCreery will officially become a Grand Ole Opry member on April 20.

The induction date announcement arrived via Scotty’s Facebook, alongside a clip of Garth Brooks‘ invitation to Scotty in December 2023.

Scotty will be inducted by Opry member Josh Turner, whose song “Your Man” was sung by Scotty during his American Idol audition.

“It has been my longtime goal to be worthy of Opry membership,” Scotty writes on Facebook. “I am overjoyed to join this prestigious family that is the heart of country music. To be invited by my hero Garth Brooks and to be inducted by another hero Josh Turner is beyond what I could have ever dreamed.”

Tickets for Scotty’s induction are available for purchase now at opry.com.

Scotty’s currently in the top 15 of the country charts with “Cab in a Solo,” the lead single from his forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album.

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Acclaimed singer, guitarist and songwriter Darius Rucker is adding author to his resume.

The “Wagon Wheel” singer has announced his new book, Life’s Too Short, arriving May 28. Published by Dey Street Books, the memoir will chronicle Darius’ life journey, childhood years, chart-topping career with Hootie & The Blowfish, success as a country singer and the various hardships faced in between.

“If I look back at my life and try to see into my past, everything seems blurry. But then I lean in and start to hear something. Melodies. Chords. Harmonies. Lyrics,” Darius tells People.

“This book is the story of my life as told through 23 songs that took me away, soaring, starting at ground level, living in a poor but happy home, never wanting for much more, enjoying what I had, even when times got tough, because I had my escape, my refuge, my music,” he adds.

Life’s Too Short is available for preorder now.

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Morgan Wallen is joining the ranks of country stars with a bar on Nashville’s Lower Broadway.

The “This Bar” singer is teaming up with TC Restaurant Group to open This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen.

Spanning six stories, the venue will feature six bars, three live music stages, an open-air rooftop and a restaurant offering Southern favorites, bar bites and some of Morgan’s mom’s recipes. The menu will be curated by Morgan with chef Tomasz Wosiak, vice president of culinary development for TC Restaurant Group.

“I sing about finding myself in ‘this bar’ and now it's coming to life. This venue will hold true to everything I love and is inspired by my fans and the way they have embraced me and my music,” says Morgan.

“We're designing a menu around some of my family favorites, so it brings a piece of East Tennessee to Music City,” shares the East Tennessee native. “I hope This Bar is a place you'll want to find yourself in and make memories with your friends and family and celebrate the way country music has brought us all together.”

“Morgan Wallen is one of the most sought after stars in the music industry, and we are thrilled that he has trusted us to deliver a concept that will bring him closer to his fans, hold fast to his roots and enshrine his name among an exclusive group of artists who can claim international stardom with a Lower Broadway destination fans all over the world seek out,” adds Adam Hesler, president at TC Restaurant Group.

This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen will open at 107th 4th Ave. South in 2024. 

For more information, head to This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen’s Instagram.

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Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani took their love and new duet, “Purple Irises,” to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Valentine’s Day.

The romantic ode was performed in front of arranged purple irises, with Gwen dressed in a pink flowery dress and Blake in a black suit.

“But if someone comes along and tries to love you like I love you/ Don’t know what I’d do, don’t wanna lose you/ If someone comes along and tries to take you, tries to make you/ Don’t let ’em change your mind/ Wonder why you took a risk/ On a broken heart you cannot fix/ No, I never knew a love like this/ Now I’m picking purple irises,” they harmonized in the chorus.

“We love this song so much. It's a song Gwen wrote with a couple of friends of hers, and I fell in love with it the first time I heard it,” Blake shared in a press statement. “She knew there was something different about it and asked me to come in and sing with her.”

“Purple Irises” follows Blake and Gwen’s earlier chart-topping collabs “Happy Anywhere” and “Nobody but You.”

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