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Go Country 105

Dolly's new cookbook, 'Good Lookin' Cookin',' features classic American dishes

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Dolly Parton has announced her new cookbook, Good Lookin' Cookin'.

Arriving September 17, the book, which Dolly co-authored with her sister, Rachel Parton George, features over 80 recipes of staple Parton household dishes, such as country ham and biscuits, barbecue spare ribs, mac and cheese, and watermelon fruit salad. Also included are photos of the sisters whipping up food together and their hosting tips.

“I love good cooking, but not as much as I love my sister Rachel. So, getting to combine the two was a joy beyond belief for me,” says Dolly. “I do believe you’re going to love all these great recipes, and I think you’re gonna have as much fun reading these stories and things that we put together for you as we did. I can’t wait to get this book in your hands, and for you to get this food on your table.”

“This book has always been a dream of mine,” adds Rachel. “Cooking with my sister Dolly, looking through favorite recipes and recalling stories has been great fun. Through the years, we've washed many dishes, cleaned up plenty of spills and shared a lot of laughter. And somehow, we always manage to end up with good lookin' cookin'!”

Good Lookin' Cookin' is available for preorder now.

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Go Country 105

Scotty McCreery shot Rise & Fall's album cover somewhere special

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Scotty McCreery recently announced his fifth album, Rise & Fall, alongside its release date and cover art.

Now, Scotty’s giving fans a closer look at the album cover, its location and why it’s incredibly sentimental to him.

“The mountains of North Carolina are my heaven on earth,” says the Garner, North Carolina native. “It's where I proposed to Gabi and now where we take hikes with Avery. I wrote some of my favorite songs on our back porch in these mountains with some of my songwriter buddies. So now it is only fitting that these mountains are a part of the Rise & Fall album forever.”

Rise & Fall arrives May 10 and is available for preorder and presave now.

Its lead single, “Cab in a Solo,” is in the top 10 and making its way up the country charts.

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Go Country 105

Thomas Rhett's all smiles at tour rehearsals

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Wondering what Thomas Rhett‘s been up to lately? Well, he’s letting you in via his latest Instagram carousel.

The slideshow features photos and videos of Thomas all smiles at tour rehearsals in his vintage Randy Travis T-shirt, some nature shots and a picture of him sound asleep on a plane.

“the other side of life lately. rehearsal with the boys, finishing this album, headed out west for a week (sorry honey @laur_akins). Might get a haircut? Playing some shows. Back at it, let's go,” Thomas captioned his Instagram post.

For Thomas’ upcoming tour dates and to grab tickets, visit his website.

Thomas and Morgan Wallen are in the top five and ascending the country charts with “Mamaw’s House.”

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News Daypop

Nikki Haley to suspend her presidential campaign after Super Tuesday results

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The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday morning that Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley is ending her campaign, ceding the nomination to Donald Trump and setting up a rematch of the 2020 election against President Joe Biden.

The move comes after Haley’s disappointing results in Super Tuesday’s primary contests, after former President Donald Trump won across nearly all the states holding Republican nominating contests. Haley was victorious in Vermont’s Republican primary, just her second win of the primary season.  Trump is on track to reach the necessary 1,215 delegates to clinch the Republican nomination.

Sources close to Haley say she will officially announce to the press she’s ending her campaign in remarks at 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Charleston, in her home state of South Carolina.. She is not expected to announce an endorsement Wednesday.

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News Daypop

Meta resolves Tuesday’s outages across Facebook and Instagram platforms

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Meta restored access to Facebook and Instagram early Tuesday afternoon after more than half a million users reported widespread issues beginning @10 a.m. ET, with many saying they were booted out of the social media platforms and unable to log back in. WhatsApp, another Meta product, seemed to be largely unaffected by the outage, while users of Threads reported a lesser degrees of users issues. There were also reports that some Meta Quest headset users were also experiencing issues logging in.

NetBlocks, a global internet monitor, posted on X : “Meta platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads are currently experiencing outages related to login sessions in multiple countries; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering.”

A Meta Spokesman said in a statement on Tuesday: “Earlier today, a technical issue caused people to have difficulty accessing some of our services. We resolved the issue as quickly as possible for everyone who was impacted, and we apologize for any inconvenience.” The specific cause of the outage is not publicly known, though Meta said it was a “technical issue.”

According to crowdsourced data collected by DownDetector (a site that monitors internet service outages) more than 500,000 reports of problems by U.S. Facebook users and more than 70,000 reported problems with Instagram as of about 10:30 a.m. ET. The most frequently reported problems were with logging into the Facebook app and issues with the Instagram app.  Facebook Messenger also received thousands of reports, according to Downdetector. Some users on social media expressed concern that their accounts had been hacked because they had been booted out of the service and were unable to get back in with their passwords.

The outage occurred the same day as Super Tuesday, when voters in 15 states and one territory are set to head to the polls for GOP primary contests.

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Go Country 105

Cody Johnson recalls wife Brandi's reaction to “The Painter”

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Cody Johnson‘s wife, Brandi, played a big part in his recording of “The Painter.”

Hot on the heels of it hitting #1, Cody recounts Brandi’s initial reaction when she heard the romantic ode.

“She loved it. She was very adamant about keeping it organic. She was like, ‘You know, this sounds like a song you would sit around acoustic with your band at soundcheck and just pick on. Please don’t overproduce the song,'” Cody recalls, adding that he typically doesn’t do that.

“That’s one of the reasons why we chose the resonator instead of an acoustic guitar,” the Texas native explains. “It had more of a grassroots feel. I love the way it builds.”

“The Painter” is the lead single from Cody’s latest album, Leather. The 12-song record also includes “Dirt Cheap,” which will hit country radio as the next single soon.

Tickets to Cody’s ongoing The Leather Tour are available now at codyjohnsonmusic.com.


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Country Daypop

Take a listen to Bailey Zimmerman’s new single, ‘Holy Smokes’

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Bailey Zimmerman is sharing the full version of his new track, “Holy Smokes”, marking his first new solo music since the 2023 release of his debut, ‘Religiously. The Album.’   Zimmerman co-wrote ‘Holy Smokes’ alongside frequent collaborator, Austin Shawn, as well as Ben Stennis, Michael Tyler and Lauren Hungate.

Zimmerman had been teasing “Holy Smokes” while on the road with his international headlining tour, Religiously. The Tour, which is now traveling across the U.S. hitting major cities including New York, Indianapolis, San Antonio and more before wrapping up on May 20 in Dublin, Ireland. Joining him as support is special guest, Josh Ross. Zimmerman is also set to support other stadium tours this year, rejoining Morgan Wallen’s One Night At A Time World Tour again, and tagging along on Luke Bryan’s Mind Of A Country Boy Tour.

Take a listen to ‘Holy Smokes’ – here.

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Country Daypop

Jordan Davis shares his latest track ‘Good News Sold’

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Jordan Davis is sharing his latest track, “Good News Sold,” co-written by Jacob Davis, Cole Taylor, and Jordan Rowe. The song is the follow-up to Davis’ current hit “Tucson Too Late”

Davis shares of the new song: “I think at times there is no shortage of very heavy headlines locally and globally, and it’s hard sometimes to not get lost in that and spiral into being overwhelmed by them. But when you go home and hear your kid laugh or see someone go out of their way to help a stranger, these acts aren’t being highlighted in the same way but they very much exist .. This was sort of that reminder to me when I heard it, and I hope will be for other people, of what’s good in the world and that there is good in the world. It’s a reminder that there are good people, acts of kindness, moments of pay it forward, moments of light and joy.”

Davis just wrapped his international run of his Damn Good Time arena tour, and will return to the road across the US and Canada for additional tour dates in April.

Take a listen to ‘Good News Sold’ – here.

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Pop Daypop

Machine Gun Kelly shares video for ‘Dont Let Me Go’

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Machine Gun Kelley has shared the video for his new song, “Don’t Let Me Go”, which sees the artist reflecting on his past as well as his mental and emotional health.

The 33-year-old, who has been officially changing his stage name to “MGK’ on social media, returns to his rap roots in the new song and doesn’t hold back about his mental health struggles, alluding to suicidal thoughts. MGK also shares lyrics referring to the miscarriage he and fiancé Megan Fox experienced in 2021. Directed by Sam Cahill, the video finds the Cleveland rapper touching on those issues, and more.

Prior to the song’s release, MGK revealed that a large portion of his upper body had been newly-tattooed and shared the shocking new look on social media, which features thick black ink covering most of his upper body and arms with the exception of a line down his front.  MGK captioned the post: “for spiritual purposes only. thank you 🖋 @roxx_____’. However, in the lyrics of “Don’t Let Me Go”, MGK raps: “I had a breakdown and tatted my entire body except one line.”

“Don’t Let Me Go” is the follow-up to last year’s “Pressure“, presumably of MGK’s forthcoming album. Check out the video for “Don’t Let Me Go” – here.

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Pop Daypop

See Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in new ‘Joker 2’ photos

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New photos of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix as the Joker have been released from director Todd Phillips for the highly anticipated sequel film, Joker: Folie à Deux. Phillips revealed three new production stills with the caption “Hoping your day is full of love. 10.4.24”, which showing Gaga’s Harley Quinn next to the Joker in his full makeup, as well as one where the Joker is still behind bars, and one photo of the two of them dancing on a rooftop.

Gaga celebrated wrapping the film on Instagram in April, sharing a close-up photo with the caption: “That’s a wrap ❤️‍🔥 🎬🃏 X, Harleen”. The film will center on the infamous romance between the Joker and Harley Quinn, a psychiatrist in Arkham Asylum who ends up falling in love with the Joker.

Joker: Folie à Deux is set to hit theaters on October 4th.

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