Cole Swindell kicked off his Win The Night Tour with three sold-out shows in Canada.
“What a weekend..So good to be back on the road!” Cole shared on Instagram. “Thanks to everyone who came out and helped us kick off the Win The Night Tour. London, Oshawa, Ottawa. we love ya. See y'all next time.”
Cole’s Instagram carousel shows him singing onstage and hanging out backstage before the concerts.
The Win The Night Tour continues May 24 in Brandon, Mississippi, before hitting Orange Beach, Alabama, and Boston, Massachusetts, on May 25 and May 30, respectively. Dylan Scott and Jon Langston will serve as opening acts.
We now know why Dan + Shay won’t be returning as coaches for The Voice‘s upcoming 26th season.
The newly crowned ACM Duo of the Year spoke with ET recently to share why they’re stepping out after their first run as coaches.
“We’re touring a lot this year, which we’re really excited about, but obviously doesn’t allow us to come back,” says Shay Mooney.
But that doesn’t mean they’re not exploring ways to return to the show.
“If they would have us, we’d definitely love to see what that looks like,” he shares.
Of their first rodeo as The Voice coaches, Dan Smyers reflects, “It was one of the most fun things we’ve ever done. We’ve done a lot at this point in our career after 10 years, but this is an experience we never even had on our bingo card but like, man, what an amazing honor. All of the artists they could have chosen, they chose us.”
“This is such a good crew. It’s like family, you get to spend time with everybody. I can’t wait to see what the party looks like after the finale.”
The Voice‘s season 25 finale airs Tuesday on NBC. It’ll return for its 26th season with coaches Reba McEntire, Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg and Michael Bublé on an as-yet-unannounced date.
“Bigger Houses” is Dan + Shay’s current single and it’s in the top 30 of the country charts.
Carly’s Closet is returning to CMA Fest for a third consecutive year.
The two-hour pop-up will take place June 9 at Nashville’s Music City Center and give fans the opportunity to purchase clothes, shoes and accessories from Carly Pearce‘s personal collection. All proceeds go to CMA Foundation.
But wait, that’s not all.
To celebrate the release of her upcoming record, hummingbird, Carly will deliver an acoustic performance and hang around for an album signing.
Admission is free and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. A Fan Fair X ticket is not required.
For more information, head over to Carly’s Instagram.
Hang tight honey: Lainey Wilson‘s Bell Bottoms Up bar is swinging its doors open soon.
The venue, which was originally announced to open “later this summer,” is now set to open May 31. It’s located at 120 3rd Ave. South, the previous home of the now-closed FGL House.
“Bell bottoms up! I will see y’all May 31st. Come on inside, let’s get to cookin’ and drinkin’,” Lainey tells fan in an Instagram Reel as she opens the door of her upcoming bar and restaurant.
“Yank up them britches and make plans to check it out on Broadway before my Country's Cool Again tour kicks off that weekend in Nashville!” she adds in the caption of her post.
Lainey’s Country’s Cool Again Tour begins May 31 with two sold-out shows in Music City. For tickets and her full tour schedule, head to laineywilson.com.
On the music front, Lainey’s new single, “Hang Tight Honey,” is now approaching the top 30 of the country charts.
Tyler Hubbard has earned his third career #1 as a solo artist with “Back Then Right Now.”
“I’m so thankful to have my third consecutive No. 1 single on country radio, and it feels surreal to have it happen on the two-year anniversary of starting this journey with the release of ‘5 Foot 9,'” says Tyler, who co-wrote “Back Then Right Now” with Jessie Jo Dillon, David Garcia and Geoff Warburton.
“The past two years have been amazing, and I'm grateful for all the support from country radio, the fans, and my UMG Nashville/EMI team,” he adds. “I’m excited to keep it going and keep telling my story through my music, songwriting, and live shows, and I'm happy we're all on this ride together.”
You can find “Back Then Right Now” on Tyler’s sophomore album, Strong, out now.
Tyler’s currently on the road opening for Kane Brown on Kane’s In The Air Tour. His headlining Strong World Tour kicks off September 6 in Indianapolis and will wrap November 21 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
The prosecution rested its case on Monday in former President Donald Trump ‘hush money’ trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. The case marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges.
Trump has pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. Cohen, Trump’s former lawyer and fixer, resumed testimony under cross-examination at the trial, stating that he stole from the Trump Organization by pocketing money that should have gone to a tech company.
Cohen admitted to stealing about $30,000 from the Trump Organization during his testimony, adding that he hired a tech firm RedFinch in 2014 and 2015 for $50,000. The firm was hired to rig online polls in favor of the former president. Cohen paid them about $20,000 cash, saying he could not remember the exact amount exchanged in a brown paper bag. Despite invoicing the Trump Organization for $50,000, Cohen never paid back the remainder of the balance to RedFinch, and added that he never had to plead guilty to larceny related to the funds and never had to pay back the Trump Organization.
Closing arguments in the case were set for May 28, and it remains unclear whether Trump will take the witness stand in the Manhattan courtroom.
President Joe Biden slammed the International Criminal Court’s announcement Monday that it is seeking to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders and charge them with war crimes and crimes against humanity, calling the move “outrageous”. The ICC announcement said that it intends to hold Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders responsible along with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas leaders for the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and the subsequent invasion of Gaza by Israeli forces.
Biden said in a statement: “And let me be clear: whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken also criticized the move, saying that it could jeopardize negotiations to achieve a hostage deal and a ceasefire and adding that it raises questions over the court’s jurisdiction as well as its process in making this application. Said Blinken: “It is shameful. Hamas is a brutal terrorist organization that carried out the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust and it still holding dozens of people hostage, including Americans.”
The reaction from the White House came several hours after ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan said in a statement that he was “filing applications for the warrants of arrests ” for Netanyahu, Sinwar and other senior Israeli and Hamas figures who have played key roles in the ongoing war in Gaza, with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also facing potential arrest. Khan said that both Netanyahu and Gallant bear criminal responsibility for a list of “war crimes,” including the starvation of civilians, willfully “causing great suffering, or serious injury,’ willful killing, and intentionally directing attacks against a civilian population. Khan wrote in the ICC statement: “We submit that the crimes against humanity charged were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against the Palestinian civilian population pursuant to State policy …These crimes, in our assessment, continue to this day.”
Travis Denning‘s Mercury Nashville debut track, “David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs,” arrived in March 2018, and on Friday, he’ll finally get to release his first full-length album, Roads That Go Nowhere.
With over five years between both releases, it’s safe to say that Travis has had plenty of time to get ready and put together his introductory record.
“It feels pretty dead-on what I’ve wanted to accomplish. You know, I think the amount of time that we put into it, I don't know, it feels like we checked pretty much all of the boxes,” Travis shares in a press interview. “It just feels like a really solid country music album, and I think that's just what was really important.”
Since Travis penned 12 of the 15 songs on Roads That Go Nowhere, you can expect an auditory glimpse of the Georgia native’s life.
“The theme is there with the title track, the stories are there. I got to put enough of the creative things that I connect to where I come from in there that not a lot of people get to do, and for that I am super grateful,” says Travis. “And then, of course, there's some big rockin', Nashville rock ‘n’ roll country on there.”
“All that mixed together, it's made what I consider a pretty well-rounded project,” he shares.
“Why I’m Drinking” “I Know How It Sounds“ “Better At Leaving“ “Strawberry Wine and a Cheap Six Pack” “Going Places“ “Someone That Isn’t Me” “Southern Rock” (featuring HARDY) “Love You Past That” “Things I’m Going Through” “Add Her To The List” “Roads That Go Nowhere” “The Sound of a Beer Getting Cracked” (featuring Josh Ross) “Can’t Find One” “Here and Her” “Ocmulgee River”
Dolly Parton will be kicking off CMA Fest at Fan Fair X, with an extra special conversation at the CMA Close Up Stage on Thursday, June 6. Fan Fair X offers an exclusive country music experience with panels, special performances, meet-and-greets and a special vendor marketplace. The venue, located inside Music City Center, also has two stages: CMA Close Up Stage and Spotlight Stage. Fan Fair X will occur June 6-8 (9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. CT) and June 9 (9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. CT). The venue doors will open daily at 9:30 a.m. CT.
The 51st annual CMA Fest will take over downtown Nashville from June 6-9, and Fan Fair X will also include special appearances from the Artists of the Day, including Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson and Cody Johnson.
A limited number of single-day ($10) and four-day ($25) Fan Fair X tickets can be purchased now at CMAfest.com/FanFairX. Fans can soon access the Fan Fair X meet-and-greet schedule on the Official CMA Connect App, with additional meet-and-greet sessions added throughout May.
The Black Crowes has released the video for “Wilted Rose” featuring Lainey Wilson, off their latest album Happiness Bastards.
The music video features footage from the band’s opening night of the Happiness Bastards Tour at the Grand Ole Opry House, where Wilson made a surprise appearance. It also includes behind-the-scenes footage of Wilson and the band in rehearsals and backstage.
This video follows the conclusion of The Black Crowes’ North American leg of the Happiness Bastards Tour, and the kick off the U.K./European leg on May 14 in Manchester. The band then returns to the States for festival appearances in July and September, and will be joining Aerosmith as the special guest on their ‘Peace Out’ tour. A complete list of tour dates can be found at theblackcrowes.com.
Take a look at the video for “Wilted Rose” – here.
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