Month: February 2024

Rising country artists Sam Williams and Carter Faith have dropped an ethereal cover of Tammy Wynette‘s 1976 hit “‘Til I Can Make It on My Own.” “Tammy Wynette being the legend she is, it was an honor to reinvent her beautiful words,” says Sam. Carter adds, “I have always adored the honesty that Tammy wrote with and this song is such a beautiful example of that, heartbreaking and hopeful at the very same time.”

Chase Rice has released a monochrome music video for “Oklahoma.” “This song was inspired by a trip I took to Oklahoma where I ended up staying for about a week longer than I was supposed to, bird hunting and playing music,” Chase shares. You can find “Oklahoma” on Chase’s latest album, I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell.

To celebrate the release of her new album, Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves will be heading to NBC’s Today to perform on March 15. You can register for a chance to win a Fan Pass to attend at today.com.

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Love fast food and searching for a date spot for Valentine’s Day? Reba McEntire‘s got you covered.

The country icon has teamed up with Sonic to launch Reba’s Sweetheart Meal.

Available at Sonic outlets beginning February 12, the new combo comprises a cheeseburger, tater tots and a newly created chocolate-covered-strawberry shake.

As a longtime fan of Sonic, Reba says she loves numerous items on its menu, including the milkshake in her signature meal.

“I love the footlong [quarter pound] coney. I love their ice. Their ice is the best,” she tells People. “Of course, cherry limeade, I love that. I love all their shakes. But this chocolate covered strawberry shake, I bet I had two of them when we were shooting the commercial. I absolutely love it.”

Reba and her boyfriend Rex Linn, who began dating in 2020, had their first Valentine’s Day date at Sonic. This year, they’re planning to return to the sentimental place for yet another tater tots-filled meal.

“We’re going to be here in Nashville, and we’re going to go to Sonic,” says the “Fancy” singer. “We’re going to hit it and have our favorites. We might even try something new maybe for dessert.”

To read more about Reba’s collab with Sonic, head over to People‘s website.

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HARDY wants to be more than a just little bit rock ‘n’ roll.

After crossing over to rock radio, the country hitmaker has now released a new song called “Rockstar.” The track is the first single off HARDY’s upcoming as-yet-untitled rock album.

On the chorus, HARDY sings, “I ain’t saying that I’m Nickelback/ Kickin it in Cali with today’s who’s who/ But everybody’s got a song called rockstar/ Lately I’ve been feeling like one/ So I wrote one too.” He also seems to reference his single “Jack,” which hit #3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, with the lyric, “I made a song about whiskey and they played it.”

Meanwhile, the “Rockstar” video makes references to big-name rockers, including Nirvana, KISS, AC/DC, 
Queen and The Beatles.

“Rockstar” was preceded by January’s release of “QUIT!!”

Coming up, HARDY will hit the road on his 15-date Quit!! tour, which kicks off May 30 in Rogers, Arkansas. For tickets and a full list of dates, head to HARDY’s website.

You can listen to “Rockstar” now via digital outlets and watch its video streaming on YouTube.

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Tim McGraw is taking you to the Big Apple with his new EP, Live From N.Y. (Acoustic).

Out now, the four-track set features stripped-down versions of Tim’s classic hits (“Don’t Take the Girl,” “Real Good Man”) and songs from 2023’s Standing Room Only (“Hold On to It,” “Hey Whiskey”).

“Last year we went to NY and recorded a really cool live session with @amazonmusic. Excited to say it's out now on all streaming platforms!! Hope you like it as much as we do,” Tim tells fans on Instagram.

Standing Room Only is Tim’s latest album. It features the chart-topping title track and his new single, “One Bad Habit.”

Coming up, Tim will hit the road on his Standing Room Only Tour, which kicks off March 14 in Jacksonville, Florida. For tickets and a full list of dates, head to Tim’s website.

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Lainey Wilson is set to drop her new song, “Country’s Cool Again,” on Friday, February 16.

The track, which Lainey penned with Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson and bandleader Aslan Freeman, is a tribute to her country upbringing and the Western lifestyle she’s been proudly synonymous with.

“I'm so excited to announce my brand-new song, ‘Country's Cool Again.’ This past year has been a wild ride and truly shown me that Country music is really loving me back,” Lainey shares. “This track is an ode to my upbringing and the story of my journey in this industry – where I have been and where I am now.”

“I'm feeling all the love from Country music fans, and I can't wait to hear everyone singing this song back to me while we're out on the road this year,” the Louisiana native adds.

Lainey’s latest album is the Grammy-winning Bell Bottom Country, which spawned the #1 hits “Heart Like a Truck” and “Watermelon Moonshine,” as well as the current single “Wildflowers and Wild Horses,” which is approaching the top 15 on the country charts.

Coming up, Lainey will play a couple of shows Stateside before heading over to Australia to headline the annual CMC Rocks festival, as well as a series of shows.

For a full list of Lainey’s tour dates, head over to her laineywilson.com.

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Scotty McCreery‘s tapping into all things fatherhood in his new song, “Love Like This.”

Scotty penned the heartfelt ode with frequent collaborators Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis as a tribute to his 1-year-old son, Avery, and wife, Gabi.

“When I first laid eyes on you, that's when I knew/ I've never known a love like this, I've never felt this way/ Girl, I think I might have thought I did/ But everything changed today/ ‘Cause I'm looking at you, looking at him/ And I don't have a clue what this feeling is/ But watching you give our baby boy a kiss/ Now I know I've never known a love like this, no,” goes the real-life-inspired chorus. 

“Becoming a father is the greatest thing that's happened to me,” says Scotty. “Raising Avery as he grows and watching my wife Gabi be a rock star as his Mom has been the joy of my life these last 15 months. I knew I wanted to write a song about Avery. I even photographed the room number on the hospital door so I could put that into the lyrics.”

“Love Like This” is the latest preview of Scotty’s forthcoming new album. It was preceded by “Can’t Pass the Bar” and “Cab in a Solo,” which is in the top 15 of the country charts.

To see Scotty on his ongoing Cab in a Solo Tour, head over to his website.

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have released their new duet, “Purple Irises.”

The couple throws things back in their respective pre-choruses, with Stefani singing, “It’s not 1999 / But this face is still mine / The way you look at me / I swear my heart hits rewind.”

Shelton, later in the song, sings, “It’s not 2014/ But you still look good in those jeans/ Lookin’ in the mirror/Do you see what I see?”

They come together in the chorus, singing, “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.”

Of their heartfelt duet, Shelton says, “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. She knew there was something different about it and asked me to come in and sing with her.”

“My longtime producer, Scott Hendricks, produced it, and Gwen's been wanting to work with him for a long time now, and it's turned into this really cool and different song that can live anywhere,” he adds.

“Purple Irises” follows 2021’s “Happy Anywhere” and 2019’s “Nobody but You” – both of which became chart-topping singles.

Stefani is headlining the Super Bowl 58 TikTok Tailgate on Sunday and will perform “Purple Irises” with Shelton during the show. You can watch the performance on @NFL on TikTok.

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When Reba McEntire performs “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Sunday’s Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas, it’ll be a journey 50 years in the making. That’s because the legend’s career started when she was discovered while singing the national anthem at the 1974 National Finals Rodeo.

While that does ease some of the pressure, Reba’s still doing her homework.

“I prepare by being prepared. I’ve been singing the national anthem in the shower, when we get in the car,” she says. “Rex [Linn], my boyfriend, is a huge football fan, played all sports when he was going to school.”

“And so he’ll say, ‘OK, sing it one more time.’ I said, ‘I think I know the words real good right now so I’m all right,'” she jokes.

The Country Music Hall of Famer also finds comfort in knowing the crowd will likely be singing along in the moment – one she takes very seriously.

“I am honored beyond words to be chosen to get to sing it,” she reflects. “It means that 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,” she adds. “I’m the representation of this song, and I’m just honored to get to sing it.”

The entertainer, who’s spent plenty of time working in Las Vegas, is particularly proud to be included in Sin City’s first Super Bowl.

You can watch Super Bowl 58 on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET on CBS.

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