Month: May 2024

Kassi Ashton has released a new track, “I Don’t Wanna Dance.” Of the song, Kassi says, “It doesn’t matter how good the band is, how long the bartender has been perfecting her margarita recipe, or how hot the cowboy is who’s offering, I don’t wanna dance if I ain’t dancing with you.” Kassi’s current single, “Called Crazy,” is now in the top 50 of the country charts.

Dylan Marlowe‘s tapped rapper Yung Gravy for a fresh version of his single “Boys Back Home.” The original version, featuring Dylan Scott, is currently in the top 40 and ascending the country charts.

Annie Bosko has teamed with country icon Dwight Yoakam for a new duet, “Heart Burn.” “Dwight is not only my musical hero but an icon, from his music to his sense of style, and we both share Bakersfield roots,” says Annie. “I love that he effortlessly crosses genres, blending everything from country, Americana, rock and latin influences, and it feels like we were able to capture that in this song.”

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Don’t be deceived by the title of Maddie & Tae‘s new song, “Sad Girl Summer” – it’s not actually a sad tune.

Instead, it’s a vibrant, uptempo track that’s all about celebrating one’s newfound freedom following a breakup.

“This ain’t no sad girl summer, girl, we’re sayin’ goodbye/ To that bummer of a boy who’d been makin’ you cry/ There’s a good time waitin’, quit wastin’ your time/ Let’s get somethin’ new cookin’, ooh, ’cause you lookin’/ Hot, hot, hotter than a hundred degrees/ Think of the shots, shots, shots you could be gettin’ for free/ I know that a broken heart hurts like a mother/ But this ain’t no sad girl summer,” the duo’s Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr sing in the triumphant chorus.

“‘Sad Girl Summer’ was such a blast to write. We co-wrote this with Tae's husband, Josh Kerr, wanting to create an empowering summertime anthem for our fans to jam to this year!” Maddie & Tae share. “This song is the first look at the bold, confident songwriting you'll hear woven through this upcoming chapter of music for us.”

Maddie & Tae’s latest projects are 2022’s Through The Madness Vol. 1 and Through The Madness Vol. 2, which followed their 2020 full-length album, The Way It Feels.

Maddie & Tae are currently on their headlining Here’s To Friends Tour. On June 8, they’ll celebrate CMA Fest with appearances at the UMG Nashville Takeover at Skydeck on Broadway and the sold-out Tracy Lawrence and Friends concert at Ascend Amphitheater. 

For tickets and more information, head to maddieandtae.com.

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Morgan Wallen and TC Restaurant Group’s This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen is set to open on Saturday.

“We're thrilled to welcome our first guests on Saturday, June 1, to This Bar leading into CMA Fest,” shares Grant Burlingame, vice president of operations at TC Restaurant Group. “This venue has been a labor of love for us and Morgan. His fans and music lovers alike will love the experiences they will find at This Bar. We're proud to open its doors.”

The six-story live music venue, restaurant and bar was initially slated to open during Memorial Day weekend before being delayed.

This Bar & Tennessee Kitchen will offer visitors Southern delectables, bar bites and some of Morgan’s mother’s recipes. It’ll also have a gift shop stocked with merch from the “More Than My Hometown” hitmaker.

Opening hours for the venue will be updated on its socials and website.

For more information, head to mwthisbar.com.

Morgan’s currently #4 and #13 on the country charts with his Post Malone collab, “I Had Some Help,” and ERNEST-assisted “Cowgirls.”

To see Morgan on his ongoing One Night at a Time Tour, visit morganwallen.com.

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Jackson Dean‘s paying tribute to his late childhood dog in his new song, “Big Blue Sky.”

“He got that big blue sky on his mind/ Running like he’s still got time on his side/ Dying just to see it/ Living just to breathe it/ Has he just been dreaming/ Or is it somewhere somewhere underneath that big blue sky,” Jackson sings in the chorus as he imagines meeting his remarkable pup, Carl, as a human living life to the fullest.

“We had Carl since he could fit in the palm of my hand and I was thinking about him, all of the adventures we went on together and all the times he'd been there for me-he was just a damn good dog, and I wanted to write a song with a really big sound to really do his personality justice,” shares Jackson.

“The inspiration may be a little bittersweet but there is a real joy to ‘Big Blue Sky’ and it fills my cup to watch the boys in the band absolutely tear it up on stage as a tip of the hat to Carl,” he adds.

“Big Blue Sky” previews Jackson’s follow-up to his 2022 debut album, Greenbroke, which spawned the chart-topping “Don’t Come Lookin’.”

For tickets to see Jackson open for Lainey Wilson on her Country’s Cool Again Tour, visit jacksondeanmusic.com.

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Megan Moroney has dropped a new song, “Never Left Me.”

The track, which Megan co-wrote for the upcoming Twisters movie, pays homage to the home the “Tennessee Orange” singer grew up in.

“I packed my bags like a bat outta hell/ Said, ‘I’m all good all by myself’/ Well, here I am again/ It's been too long, old friend/ If floors could cry and walls could talk/ I hope they’d say, ‘It ain’t your fault’/ Standin’ on your front porch, I can see/ I left you, but you never left me,” Megan sings to her childhood abode, which she personifies in the song.

“This one was inspired by my childhood home & it was my first time writing a song for a movie!!! what a fun time w/ the girls @jessiejodillon @jessialexander @connierharrington,” says Megan, who’s also gearing up to release her sophomore album, Am I Okay?, on July 12.

“Never Left Me” is the third preview track from Twisters: The Album, and was preceded by Luke Combs‘ “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” and Bailey Zimmerman‘s “Hell or High Water.”

Twisters and its accompanying soundtrack arrive July 19. You can preorder and presave the latter project now.

Here’s the star-studded track list for Twisters: The Album:

Luke Combs – “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma”
Miranda Lambert – “Ain’t in Kansas Anymore”
Conner Smith- “Steal My Thunder” (feat. Tucker Wetmore)
Thomas Rhett – “Feelin’ Country”
Warren Zeiders – “The Cards I’ve Been Dealt”
Megan Moroney – “Never Left Me”
Lainey Wilson – “Out of Oklahoma”
Bailey Zimmerman – “Hell or High Water”
Jelly Roll – “Dead End Road”
Kane Brown – “Country Classic”
Sam Barber – “Tear Us Apart”
Tyler Childers – “Song While You’re Away”
Tucker Wetmore – “Already Had It”
Leon Bridges – “Chrome Cowgirl”
Benson Boone – “Death Wish Love”
Shania Twain & BRELAND – “Boots Don’t”
Dylan Gossett – “Stronger Than a Storm”
Lanie Gardner – “Chasing the Wind”
Jelly Roll – “Leave the Light On” (feat. Alexandra Kay)
Wyatt Flores & Jake Kohn – “Before I Do”
The Red Clay Strays – “Caddo County”
Tanner Usrey – “Blackberry Wine”
Tanner Adell – “Too Easy”
Mason Ramsey – “Shake Shake (All Night Long)”
Tyler Halverson – “New Loop”
Flatland Cavalry – “Touchdown”
Nolan Taylor – “Driving You Home”
Wilderado, Ken Pomeroy, & James McAlister – “Wall of Death”
Charley Crockett – “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky”

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Terri Clark‘s star-studded Terri Clark: Take Two album has arrived.

The eight-track project features Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, Carly Pearce, Ashley McBryde, Lauren Alaina, Kelly Clarkson and Nashville-based singer/songwriter Ben Rector joining Terri on duet renditions of her hits.

“These songs very literally changed my life. To now have the chance to say thank you by giving them a new life with some of the hottest artists in music has been one of the most soul-fulfilling experiences of my career,” shares Terri. “We began working on these duet versions over a year ago, and the time has come when I finally get to share them with all of you.”

“The overwhelming feelings of nostalgia this project has brought up for me all came while standing beside some of the greatest acts in the business,” the “Poor, Poor Pitiful Me” singer says. “The bonuses were the conversations in between recordings and getting to hear them tell me they grew up listening to my music with posters of me on their walls. They knew my songs even better than I did….it was a full-circle moment I’ll never forget.”

To celebrate her new project and hit career, Terri will take the Ryman Auditorium stage on Aug. 29 for her debut headlining show. Tickets are available now at ryman.com.

Here’s the full track list for Terri Clark: Take Two:

“I Just Wanna Be Mad” (featuring Cody Johnson)
“Poor Poor Pitiful Me” (featuring Lainey Wilson)
“Better Things to Do” (featuring Ashley McBryde)
“Now That I Found You” (featuring Ben Rector)
“I Wanna Do It All” (featuring Lauren Alaina)
“If I Were You” (featuring Kelly Clarkson)
“Girls Lie Too” (featuring Carly Pearce)
“You’re Easy On the Eyes (live)” (featuring Paul Brandt)

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Sometimes you enter a songwriting room completely open to ideas and topics to write about. And sometimes you walk in after a breakup, feeling contemptuous about an old flame who did you wrong.

That was what happened to Dasha on the day she wrote her debut single, “Austin.”

“I was in a session in LA and we were writing this completely different song,” Dasha recalls to ABC Audio. “I was already writing this album, What Happens Now?, and I knew I wanted this upbeat, scorned woman song. I was going through this kind of gnarly breakup at the time, and I was pretty upset with this guy. There’d been a lot of excuses and I’d been mistreated very much so.”

Dasha wanted to let art imitate life, but she didn’t want a sad, woe-is-me ballad.

“I was like, ‘You guys, no. This is too slow. I want my scorned woman song. I’m pissed right now,'” Dasha recalls. “I had so much fury inside of me about this guy. And so we restarted and then we started playing the chords for ‘Austin.’ And literally, the first thing that came out of my mouth was like, freestyle, ‘Did your boots stop working? Did your truck break down?'”

“Everyone’s like, ‘What’d you say?’ And I was like, ‘Did your boots stop working.’ And they’re like, ‘Yeah. No, that’s it.’ And so we wrote the song in less than an hour, and it was just like pure magic in the room,” she shares.

“After I wrote the song, everyone on my team was like, ‘Yeah, girl. This is gonna be the one that puts you on the map,'” recounts Dasha. “So the whole roll out to the album was around pushing ‘Austin,’ and it worked.”

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