Chayce Beckham has announced his headlining Bad For Me Tour.
The trek kicks off March 9 at Australia’s Meatstock Festival and will wrap October 20 in Sacramento, California.
“I have a brand new show, and I'm beyond thrilled to be back on the road and touring again this year,” says Chayce. “With a new set and new music coming very soon, I'm itching to get in front of some crowds and sing these songs with my band.”
He adds, “I'm really proud of the work we've done to create this experience for the fans of country music.”
For tickets and the full Bad For Me Tour schedule, visit chaycebeckham.com.
Chayce’s self-penned and autobiographical “23” is currently #7 on the country charts.
Kenny Chesney has shared a new track, “Guilty Pleasure,” from his forthcoming new album.
Kenny wrote the feel-good song with Josh Osborne, Ross Copperman and Shane McAnally, and it narrates Kenny’s invitation to be someone’s romantic “guilty pleasure.”
“You can call me on the weekends/ When you’re bored with your life, and you’re tired of your friends/ You only want me when you’re drinkin’/ And you got a mistake you wanna make again/ You can just text, you don’t have to call/ You can say that you love me, but you don’t have to fall/ I can be your guilty pleasure, and you don’t have to feel guilty at all,” goes the confessional chorus.
“I have absolutely never heard a song like this … ever, and I've heard a lot of songs!” says Kenny. “It's such an unusual, fresh way to come at something you think you know and have heard everything all about. And then something falls out in a writing session, everyone looks at each other – and you all say, ‘OH! We're writing that.'”
“Guilty Pleasure” is the latest preview of Kenny’s new record, BORN. The 15-track project also features its lead single, “Take Her Home,” which is now in the top 20 of the country charts.
Carly Pearce has announced her long-awaited fourth studio album, hummingbird.
Arriving June 14, the 14-track project is co-produced by Carly, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, the team behind her acclaimed 29: Written In Stone, and features the newly released reflective title track.
“When I wrote this song, I knew I wanted this to be the title of the album,” shares Carly. “This song plays on my bluegrass roots but also lyrically tells the story of the journey I am on of finding love. This is the most unapologetically ‘Carly’ song I've ever written.”
Of her forthcoming album, she adds, “I have lived a lot of life in the last few years. Entering a new decade has brought a lot of maturity, growth, heartache, and healing. I am still a work in progress, but these songs represent my honesty, playfulness, and openness to keep growing.”
“Country Music Made Me Do It” “Truck on Fire” “Still Blue” “Heels Over Head” “We Don't Fight Anymore” featuring Chris Stapleton “Rock Paper Scissors” “Oklahoma” “My Place” “Things I Don’t Chase” “Woman to Woman” “Fault Line” “Pretty Please” “Trust Issues” “Hummingbird”
What do you do when your unreleased song blows up on social media? Release it sooner than later, of course – which is what Scotty McCreery‘s done with his latest track, “Slow Dance.”
While Scotty’s not one to spend time creating social content, he did heed his team’s advice to create some, like his most popular TikTok video, which boasts over 2 million views.
“A few months back, I was waiting on some hibachi takeout and listening to the new tracks in my truck. I filmed a quick video of me singing along with ‘Slow Dance’ and posted it on my socials, picked up my takeout food, and went home to eat dinner with Gabi. I looked at my phone that evening and the song had blown up; it's now my most watched TikTok video to date,” shares Scotty.
“Over the last few weeks, anytime I post a photo on social media, the response I get back is that's great.so when are you putting ‘Slow Dance’ out?’ I'm excited to finally put it out!!” he adds.
“Slow Dance” is the latest preview of Scotty’s forthcoming album, Rise & Fall.
Of the project, he shares, “I feel like we're on the rise now, but I've fallen pretty low as well. I learned from every little part of that, and it helped me to know who I was as a person – let alone an artist. The rises and the falls helped craft these songs. They made this album what it is.”
“Little More Gone” “Cab in a Solo” “Lonely” “Can’t Pass the Bar” “Hey Rose” “Fall of Summer” “Love Like This” “Slow Dance” “No Country for Old Men” “And Countin'” “Stuck Behind a Tractor” “Red Letter Blueprint” “Porch”
Written by Jessie Jo Dillon, Michael Lotten, Rodney Clawson and Shane McAnally, the midtempo tune underscores the realities of a breakup and the slippery slope to make regretful decisions.
“Are you as messed up as me and all alone?/ And all of your friends have all gone home/ And you hate that the truth is nobody leaves your head and your heart/ And your bed and your sheets as messed up as,” Keith sings in the chorus.
“Let's put it this way,” Keith says at his label UMG Nashville’s luncheon at the annual Country Radio Seminar in Nashville. “Most of us have been in dysfunctional relationships before, where there's not a lot of compatibility, except for that one area where it's so good you put up with all the rest. A phone call or a night out and you're right back where you shouldn't be.”
“Messed Up As Me” follows February’s release of “Straight Line”; both tracks preview Keith’s forthcoming as-yet-untitled new album.
House Speaker Mike Johnson was helped by Democrats to pass a short-term funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a Friday deadline. The House voted 320-99 along party lines to approve the short-term continuing resolution, pushing the funding deadlines back slightly to March 8 and March 22. Johnson hoped that an additional week could give Congress time to pass all remaining appropriations bills to fully fund the government through the end of FY2024.
The measure, brought up under “suspension of the rules,” required a two-third majority vote to pass; only two Democrats opposed the vote, along with 97 Republicans who voted against it. The vote marks the fourth time House GOP leaders have put a continuing resolution on the floor since September.
The funding bill will head to the Senate, where it is expected to pass before Friday night’s funding deadline. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said: “I hope the Senate can pass the short-term CR as soon as tonight but that will require all of us working together. There’s certainly no reason this should take a very long time. So, let’s cooperate and get it done quickly … As I said directly to the speaker over and over and over again, the only way to get things done here is with bipartisanship. And this agreement is another proof point. This agreement is proof that when the four leaders work together, when bipartisanship is prioritized, when getting things done for the American people takes a high priority, good things can happen even in divided government. And I hope this sets the stage for Congress to finish the appropriations process in a bipartisan way, very soon.”
A federal judge in Austin, Texas has granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to temporarily prevent one of the strictest immigration bills in the country from going into effect. The Justice Department and the American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the law, known as SB4, which was set to take effect in Texas on Tuesday, March 5.
SB4 would authorize local and state law enforcement to arrest migrants they suspect crossed into the state illegally; and it gives judges the power to order migrants to be transported to a port of entry and returned to Mexico regardless of their country of origin.
Judge David Ezra of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas granted the challengers’ request for a preliminary injunction preventing Texas officials from enforcing the state law. In a 114-page order (which can be viewed in full here), Ezra wrote that the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent make clear that states cannot enforce immigration measures without federal approval, and that the Texas law conflicts with federal law. He rejected an argument from Texas that the state’s authority to repel an “invasion” allows it to enforce SB4, writing that “surges in immigration do not constitute an ‘invasion’ within the meaning of the Constitution.” Lastly, he said that allowing Texas to enforce the law would mean states could override federal statutes, a discredited constitutional theory known as nullification.
In a statement, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed “we will not back down in our fight to protect our state — and our nation — from President Biden’s border crisis. From the bench, this District Judge acknowledged that this case will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court could agree to hear the case, or let the lower court’s ruling stand as the final word on the issue.” Abbott signed SB4 into law, arguing it’s needed to deter illegal border crossings. More than 2 million migrants were apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents along the southern border in both fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the highest levels on record.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton immediately appealed the decision, saying in a statement: “We have appealed this incorrect decision. Texas has a clear right to defend itself from the drug smugglers, human traffickers, cartels, and legions of illegal aliens crossing into our State as a consequence of the Biden Administration’s deliberate policy choices.” The appeal will come before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, which could pause the district judge’s decision while it reviews the case. Either party could ultimately ask the Supreme Court to review the appeals court’s action.
George Birge counts himself lucky to call Kara his wife.
Chatting with ABC Audio recently, George walked down memory lane and revisited how he and Kara met.
“We met in college and it was no secret that she was out of my league,” George says. “I was on the golf team and she was a cheerleader. I was very lucky to even get a date with her, and I very instantly knew that she was the girl of my dreams. And I think she was maybe not as certain.”
The Texas native, however, wasn’t planning on letting Kara slip by or even throwing in the towel before trying.
“I think we were probably less than a month in before I told her I loved her for the first time, and I think I was a couple beers deep and it just kind of came out. She said ‘thank you’ the first time I said ‘I love you,'” George recalls. “But we got two kids and now we’re married. So I was playing the long game. It worked out.”
George’s latest release is “Cowboy Songs,” the follow-up single to the chart-topping hit “Mind on You.
Chase Rice has shared the video for his song “Oklahoma” featuring Southall, off his 2023 album “I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell”.
Shares Rice: “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. When we recorded it with Read Southall – who is as Oklahoma as it gets – we just let everyone keep jamming out to finish the song. That created this really cool moment that fans have embraced at our shows, so we wanted to capture that live energy in this video and celebrate everyone who has come out to see us on the road.”
Southall added: “It was an opportunity to shed light on the somewhat obscure reasons I hold my home state of Oklahoma so near and dear to my heart. At first thought of the collaboration, I will admit, I was a little nervous. I hardly ever write with other songwriters. However, after the recording process and hearing it all come together, I couldn’t be more proud to be a part of it.”
Rice is currently on the road with his headlining Get Western Tour, with festival dates to follow this summer. For information and tickets, follow Rice on TikTok @ChaseRiceMusic and on Instagram @ChaseRice.
Saturday Night Live has announced its hosts and musical guests for the start of March.
On March 2nd, Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney will serve as host, with Kacey Musgraves serving as musical guest. Sydney recently starred alongside Glen Powell in “Anyone But You,” and appears in the film ‘Madame Web,’ while Musgraves announced her new album, “Deeper Well,” will be released on March 15th. This will be Kacey’s third total appearance on SNL.
SNL also announced that Josh Brolin and Ariana Grande will serve as host and musical guest on the following week’s episode, airing on March 9th.
