Month: February 2024

Nate Smith has dropped a new breakup song, “Bulletproof.”

Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps and Ashley Gorley penned the track, and it’s one that Nate says he relates to even though he didn’t write it.

“I've tried to outrun the pain of a heartbreak in so many different ways. And I feel like the only thing that can really get you through it is time. And just doing that self-care, that self-healing, and stuff so,” says Nate. “That's kinda what the song is about. Trying everything you can to outrun the pain of a heartbreak, but you can't do it.”

“Bulletproof” will serve as the follow-up single to Nate’s latest #1 hits “World on Fire” and “Whiskey on You.” It’s also the first preview of his as-yet-untitled sophomore album.

Nate’s currently on his World on Fire Tour with upcoming stops in Los Angeles, Bakersfield and Sacramento, California, on February 15, 16 and 17, respectively.

You can find tickets and a full list of dates at natesmithofficial.com.

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Dierks Bentley has announced the return of his Gravel & Gold Tour.

Slated for summer, the 30-date trek kicks off June 7 in Fort Worth, Texas, before wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on September 21.

Lee Brice, Chase Rice and up-and-comers such as Tyler Braden, Zach Top, Mae Estes, Ella Langley, Randy Rogers Band, Kaitlin Butts and Graham Barham will open on select dates.

“The Gravel & Gold tour has been the best of my career, and I'm not ready to leave it behind,” says Dierks. “We are so locked in with this production that it allows me to be living right in the moment with the fans, and that's the magic!” 

“I'm bringing along some old friends and some newer artists who are all putting their own unique spin on country, bluegrass and Americana music,” he shares. “I can't wait to watch their shows and hopefully sing with them too. Those collaborations are a highlight of my summer every year.”

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 16, at 10 a.m. local time at dierks.com.

Dierks’ latest album is 2023’s Gravel & Gold, which spawned the #1 hit: “Gold.”

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Reba McEntire experienced quite a full circle moment when she performed the national anthem at Sunday’s Super Bowl 58.

Before rising to superstardom, Reba sang the national anthem at Oklahoma City’s National Finals Rodeo in 1974, where she was discovered by Red Steagall and subsequently offered a record deal. Now, 50 years later, she performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” again – but on a bigger, international stage.

“What an honor! Thank you @NFL for having me!” Reba said on X, formerly known as Twitter, after her performance. 

“I get to sing a very special song for all Americans, people all around the world, who have really worked so hard for our freedom and to give us peace, and it's not about me,” Reba shared in a press conference before Sunday’s game. “I'm the representation of this song, and I'm just honored to get to sing it. It's a good one. I've been doing it for 50 years, and I'm really proud to get to sing it.”

You can watch Reba’s performance of the national anthem now on YouTube.

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Loving Chris Lane‘s From Where I’m Sippin’ EP? Good news: More music’s on the way.

Chatting with ABC Audio recently, Chris talked about the forthcoming releases with his new label home, Red Street Records, and why he’s excited about them.

“I think the thing I’m most excited about [is] this is going to give me the opportunity to release the most music of my entire career, and I’m very proud of all five of these songs [on From Where I’m Sippin’],” says Chris.

“As I’ve taken a ton of time off the road to be a dad, it gave me a chance to focus on songwriting for the first time in my career, and I feel like I’ve got some really great songs that I recorded and songs that are about to be recorded,” he reflects.

“Find Another Bar,” the project’s lead single, is one Chris is particularly proud of because it displays another side of his songwriting.

“‘Find Another Bar’ is one of those things, you know, I’d recorded ‘For Her,’ ‘Take Back Home Girl,’ ‘I Don’t Know About You’ and ‘Big Plans’ all in a row, and I feel like every country artist needs a good breakup song. And I hadn’t really had one of those,” says Chris. “So this was my version of a breakup song, and glad to finally have one out there.”

Coming up, Chris will hit the road on his Find Another Bar Tour: College Edition. For tickets and a full list of Chris’ tour dates, head to his website.

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