Month: January 2025

Black River Entertainment artist MaRynn Taylor has announced she’s dropping her new song, “Same Girl Same,” on Feb. 21. You’ll be able to hear it on the road when MaRynn opens for Kelsea Ballerini on Kelsea’s ongoing arena tour, which kicked off Tuesday in Grand Rapids.

Tyler Braden has added newcomers Hayden Coffman and Ryan and Rory as openers for his Devil You Know Tour, kicking off Feb. 13 in Chicago. Tickets are available now at tylerbraden.com.

The Castellows and Flatland Cavalry are dropping a new track, “Place They Call Home,” on Friday. While you wait, check out a snippet of the song on The Castellows’ Instagram.

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Chris Janson‘s “Buy Me a Boat” has been certified five-times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Chris received his new plaque on Monday at RIAA’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

“RIAA is honored to acknowledge not only this single, but his drive to ensure that all musicians can thrive,” RIAA Chairman & CEO Mitch Glazier shares in a statement. “From the ELVIS Act in Tennessee to the federal NO FAKES Act, which protect the fundamental uniqueness of a person’s voice and likeness from irresponsible AI, we are proud of Chris’s continued advocacy.”

“It was an awesome time in the RIAA house and a complete surprise receiving the 5x Platinum award for ‘Buy Me A Boat,'” Chris says. “I’m totally humbled and grateful.”

“The ELVIS Act and NO FAKES Act are near to my heart and something I take very seriously. I’m proud to stand firmly behind each – helping protect artists and songwriters in a big way,” he adds.

“Buy Me a Boat” arrived in 2015 and served as the title track of his debut album. 

Chris’ current single, “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get,” is now in the top 30 of the country charts.

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Surprise! Lauren Alaina is pregnant with her first child.

Lauren shared the news in the music video for her new song, “Those Kind of Women,” which dropped with the song on Wednesday, two days before its original release date.

The slice-of-life video centers around motherhood and features reenacted moments of Lauren’s mom discovering she’s pregnant with Lauren, raising her, getting her daughter ready for marriage and eventually helping a pregnant Lauren set up her nursery at home.

“Those Kind of Women” is Lauren’s tribute to the women who played an indispensable role in her upbringing.

“I was raised by those kind of women/ Rocked to sleep on Dolly and Dylan/ Set you straight with a fly swatter whippin’/ You can always smell love cookin’ in the kitchen/ Knew how to make a man listen/ Keep a little rainy day coffee can cash hidden/ And whatever kind of hell they were goin’ through/ Jesus was right there with ’em/ I was raised by those kind of women,” Lauren sings in her new song.

Lauren and her husband, Cam Arnold, said “I do” in February 2024 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

Up next on Lauren’s tour schedule is a show at the Grand Ole Opry on Feb. 12 before she begins opening for Rascal Flatts on their Life Is A Highway Tour on Feb. 13.

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Post Malone had some help from Oreo to create his dream cookie.

Working with the company, Posty created a first-of-its-kind Oreo with a swirled creme center that combines salted caramel and shortbread-flavored cremes. The outer cookies – one chocolate and one “golden” – feature nine different designs embossed on them, all inspired by Post and his music. The designs include a sunflower, after his song of the same name, and a pickup truck like the one on the cover of his F1-Trillion album.

Posty tells Billboard, “We tried like 50 different combinations. I've been really into salted caramel lately, so I knew that had to be part of it. The shortbread balanced out the flavor and made the perfect twist.” He adds, “When I couldn't decide between classic chocolate and the golden cookie, we said, Why not do both?' That was a fun day of work.”

The singer says in a statement, “Can’t believe they let me make my own OREO cookie. So happy everyone gets to try the taste twist – hope you love it as much as I do, ’cause I think it’s the best OREO ever! It’s the first time OREO has ever twisted the creme of the cookie and they named it after me.”

The Limited Edition Post Malone OREO Cookie Packs will be available for presale starting on Jan. 27, but you can sign up to get early access at OREO.com/UnwrapTheCollab. The cookies hit stores starting Feb. 3 for a limited time, while supplies last.

There’s also an sweepstakes that runs from February through March 31 where you can create your own Oreo flavor combo, and possibly win autographed Post Malone posters and other goodies.

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Dan + Shay‘s Shay Mooney and his wife Hannah have welcomed their fourth child, Aubrey Ellis Mooney.

“7 lbs 9 ounces + perfectly healthy! Thank you Jesus for another miracle!” Hannah captioned her joint Instagram post, which featured first-look photos of their newborn baby girl.

“God has truly chosen you to raise mighty men of faith,” Gabby Barrett commented. “Your home is a testament to His blessings and your strength. Congratulations and many blessings sweet Hannah!”

Jason Aldean‘s wife Brittany also wrote, “Awww [four heart exclamation emojis] congratulations guys!!!”

Aubrey joins her older brothers Asher James, 8, Ames Alexander, 5 and Abram Shay, 2.

Dan + Shay recently celebrated their 11th No. 1 single with “Bigger Houses,” the title track of their 2023 album.

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