Month: June 2024

Jordan Davis and rock group NEEDTOBREATHE have dropped their two-song set, Among Friends.

The project features new duet renditions of Jordan’s “Buy Dirt” and NEEDTOBREATHE’s “Banks,” and arrived alongside the airing of CMT Crossroads: NEEDTOBREATHE & Jordan Davis on Thursday.

“‘Banks’ is my favorite @needtobreathe song and ‘Buy Dirt’ is their favorite of mine, so we grabbed at this opportunity to share these reimagined versions with y'all,” Jordan says on Instagram.

Among Friends is out now on digital platforms.

In case you missed it, you can also watch Jordan and NEEDTOBREATHE’s onstage performances of “Buy Dirt,” “Banks,” “Tucson Too Late” and “The Outsiders” on CMT Crossroads‘ YouTube channel.

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Cody Johnson is opening up about what inspires him.

The “Dirt Cheap” singer spoke to Good Morning America at CMA Fest 2024 in Nashville recently about how his deeply personal music impacts fans.

“To have fans tell you how the music has touched their lives is the reason why I record the music that I record,” he said. “We do have some fun songs, but all the real songs that I put out to radio and put out to the public to really push are all stories to try to impact people’s lives.”

“So when someone comes up to me and says, ‘Hey, this song saved our marriage,’ or ‘This song made me decide not to take my own life,’ or ‘This song made me go back to church’ … that’s what I do it for,” he continued.

“That kind of stuff really takes a hold of me and whenever I’m down, I’m burned out and I’m a little bit tensed up about being on the road, I remember those people and go, ‘Hey, look, I’m getting to do this for them,'” he said.

Cody kicked off the first leg of his 2024 The Leather Tour in January. In April he added 10 extra dates.

“My favorite part about being on the road has always been the stage,” said Cody. “The favorite part has always been, whether I’ve been in a 200-capacity bar or a 75,000-seat stadium, it’s always been that 90 minutes that I get on [the] stage.”

Despite the recent success, Cody told GMA he’s “just getting started.”

“I’ve worked almost 20 years to get to this point and it ain’t over, I can tell you that,” he said.

You can catch Cody on the CMA Fest television special, airing June 28 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Luke Combs‘ long-awaited album of dad songs, Fathers & Sons, has arrived.

The personal 12-track project is stacked with songs about fatherhood, life and raising a youngin’. While its storytelling highlights the universal father-son relationship, Luke also lets his experience as a touring artist and family man come through, as evidenced on the album opener, “Front Door Famous.”

Elsewhere, “Little Country Boys” paints a picture of father and son bonding together, and the faith-inspired “Plant a Seed” chronicles a dad imparting life lessons to his son.

“True love and the gospel/ Might take a while to blossom/ But you dig down in that garden and you plant ’em anyways/ Just let God be the farmer, he’s got the sun and water/ It’s up to him to let ’em bloom/ And let ’em see the light of day,” Luke sings in the verse of “Plant a Seed.”

“Oh, time ain’t always your friend/ It starts slow and gets faster towards the end/ So fill up your heart with love, pass it on before you go/ And thank the man upstairs that you were there to plant a seed and watch it grow,” he continues in the chorus, highlighting the gift of leaving a legacy behind.

Fathers & Sons is available now wherever you get music.

Luke’s latest single is “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma,” which you can find on Twisters: The Album, out July 19.

To see Luke on his ongoing Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour, head to lukecombs.com.

Here’s the track list for Fathers & Sons:

“Front Door Famous”
“In Case I Ain’t Around”
“Huntin’ by Yourself”
“Little Country Boys”
“Whoever You Turn Out to Be”
“Remember Him That Way”
“The Man He Sees in Me”
“All I Ever Do is Leave”
“Plant a Seed”
“Ride Around Heaven”
“My Old Man Was Right”
“Take Me Out to the Ballgame”

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Sunday is Father’s Day, and if you’re struggling to find that last-minute gift, Luke Bryan may be able to help.

In addition to his music career, American Idol and his 32 Bridge bar in downtown Nashville, he’s also launched his own Jockey Outdoors Collection. 

What does that mean exactly? Well, Luke says, first of all, the clothes have to work for him.

“When I’m on stage … if it’s not something that’s comfortable … that means I’ve just walked out there in front of 20,000 people for two hours, not being comfortable,” he says. “So when I’m around the house, nothing’s different.”

“I’m outside a lot,” he continues, “whether it’s fishing or hunting or golfing or throwing the football with my children. … It’s got to be something that I want to wear on a daily basis. If it doesn’t work for me, then it’s not gonna work for the people out there using it in their daily life.”

For Luke, it’s a hands-on collaboration. 

“Recently I called the CEO,” he recalls. “I was like, ‘Hey man, I think we’re missing out on a hoodie market.’ And two or three days later, they had all these mock-up hoodie designs.”

“What’s funny is when they took that new hoodie to like a trade show or whatever, it was one of the most popular items,” he grins.

One of Luke’s favorites? A shirt designed specifically for fishing. 

“You’ve got zippers. I didn’t like Velcro,” he says, pointing to the shirt he’s wearing. “A place to hang your sunglasses … air vents in the back. You can clean your sunglasses on the bottom.”

“And, you know, I really feel like it’s slimming. Is it slimming?” he laughs. 

Luke’s new track, “Mind of a Country Boy,” is out now. 

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