Month: March 2025

Jelly Roll to make acting debut on the CBS series ‘Fire Country’

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Singer-songwriter Jelly Roll will make his acting debut in the CBS series Fire Country, with his guest-starring episode set to air April 11.

A new promo video for the episode features Jelly Roll and series star/creator Max Thieriot, with Jelly sharing: “From the stage to the fire line, it’s time to see if I can keep up,” later turning to Thieriot, and saying with a chuckle, “Man, this is tougher than the Grammys.”

Jelly Roll previously made a cameo as himself in Taylor Sheridan’s Tulsa King; but the upcoming appearance on Fire Country marks his first-ever fictional role onscreen, where he will portray a hospital orderly named Noah.

Jelly Roll also isn’t the first country artist to portray a role on Fire Country; Kane Brown also made his acting debut on the program in 2023, playing a character named Robin, a train hopper who ends up aiding victims who were injured in a crash.

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Jelly Roll to make acting debut on the CBS series ‘Fire Country’

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Post date March 31, 2025
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Singer-songwriter Jelly Roll will make his acting debut in the CBS series Fire Country, with his guest-starring episode set to air April 11.

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Megan Thee Stallion, PSY to host ‘KPopped’ competition series for Apple TV+

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Apple TV+ has announced the singing competition series KPOPPED, starring “Gangnam Style” artist Psy and rapper Megan Thee Stallion, with Lionel Richie serving as executive producer.

According to a press release, the eight-episode song-battle series will feature “western icons reimagin[ing] one of their biggest hits, collaborating with top-tier K-pop idols to deliver spectacular battle performances, with a live Seoul-based audience picking the winner of the best new K-popped song.”

As of press time, no premiere date for KPOPPED has been announced. Check out Megan’s announcement via social media: HERE.

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Nashville notes: Alabama's Live in '25 + Tucker Wetmore's 'Casino'

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Post date March 28, 2025
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Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry will kick off Alabama‘s Live in Concert 25 tour April 17, with artists like Lorrie Morgan, Pat Green and Eddie Montgomery joining them as openers on more than a dozen dates.

Tucker Wetmore‘s final preview of his debut, What Not To, is the new track “Casino.” The full album from the ACM new male artist of the year nominee drops April 25.

Cody Johnson teams up with Mexican singer/songwriter Carín León on the new track “She Hurts Like Tequila.”

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Maren Morris gives fans a taste of 'DREAMSICLE'

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Post date March 28, 2025
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Maren Morris has released new music.

On Thursday, the Grammy Award-winning singer unveiled her newest song, “carry me through,” which is from her upcoming album, DREAMSICLE.

The song, a stripped-back ballad, “reflects on navigating a dark place and finding the strength to pull herself out,” according to a press release.

A music video for the song also illustrated the message, with Morris’ world going from black and white to color.

In the song, which was produced by Greg Kurstin, Morris sings, “I know tomorrow’s gonna come/ preaching to a choir of one/ it’s taking me a while/ I’ll get there soon/ yeah, I got friends around/ plenty of hands held out/ but I’m still the one who has to choose/ to carry me through.”

In a quote shared in the press release, Morris said the song was “written in early 2023 before a lot of things went down.”

She added, “I really do think sometimes songs are premonitions. I wanted to address some anxieties I was having but also give myself some peace by saying ‘It’s not all on you right now. Lean on safe people.’ Listening to it brings me a little bit of peace, and I hope it does the same for others out there.”

Morris’ upcoming album follows her 2022 album Humble Quest and her 2024 EP Intermission.

DREAMSICLE will be released May 9. See the track list below:

“lemonade”
“people still show up”
“cry in the car”
“cut!”
“bed no breakfast”
“dreamsicle”
“i hope i never fall in love”
“too good”
“push me over”
“because, of course”
“grand bouquet”
“this is how a woman leaves”
“carry me through”
“holy smoke”

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'Bar None': Jordan Davis keeps score with new single

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Post date March 28, 2025
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While we don’t know many details about Jordan Davis‘ next album – other than it’s supposed to arrive later this year – we do know what his new single is: “Bar None.”

“Gonna need three or four more/ Baby if moving on had a scoreboard/ It'd say you and your memory, one/ Me and this bar, none,” he sings in the upbeat breakup tune.

“Bar None” follows Jordan’s most recent #1, “I Ain’t Sayin’,” which will also be on the new record.

Find out more when Jordan stops by CBS Mornings on Monday, March 31, before he shows off his bartending skills on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live on Thursday.

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The 'Day of Reckoning' comes for Trace Adkins

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Post date March 28, 2025
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Trace Adkins co-wrote his new song, “That Someday,” for his new film, Day of Reckoning, which is in theaters now.

Described as a “dusty revenge ballad,” the track plays over the closing credits of the action film in which he plays Big Buck.

Trace is also set to reprise his role in I Can Only Imagine 2, again playing Scott Brickell in the sequel to the 2018 hit. The new film’s set to arrive March 20, 2026.

On the music front, Trace recently performed his hit “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing” on NBC’s live Opry 100 special and wrapped his run on Blake Shelton‘s Friends & Heroes Tour.

He kicks off his own What Color’s Your Wild Tour March 29 in Du Quoin, Illinois.

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Hear Eric Church sing his new album live in Nashville

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Post date March 28, 2025
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Eric Church will play his new album live for the first time during two shows in Nashville.

The Chief will do the eight tracks from Evangeline Vs. the Machine in order, reinforcing his belief in listening to albums from start to finish.

“I believe in that time-tested tradition of making records that live and breathe as one piece of art,” he says. “I think it's important.”

He’ll also add some familiar favorites, in addition to the new music that features his current single, “Hands of Time.”

Evangeline Vs. the Machine arrives May 2, with the live shows taking place May 23 and May 24 at The Pinnacle in Nashville.

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 31, with members of Eric’s Church Choir getting the chance to buy them first.

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Trisha Yearwood brings Nashville together to raise $700K for Susan G. Komen

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Post date March 28, 2025
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Superstars like Keith Urban and Lainey Wilson showed up Wednesday night in Music City to help Trisha Yearwood raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in the fight against breast cancer.

“Nashville! We can do big things when we come together. Thank you for a wonderful night of education, celebration, and love!” Trisha shared on her socials.

Actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth, Amy Grant, Terri Clark, Lauren Alaina, Sheryl Crow and Anita Cochran also shared the stage at the legendary Ryman Auditorium during the concert billed as Band As One Nashville Concert for the Cure.

“Thank you for immediately saying yes,” Trisha continued, addressing the artists who helped her. “What a lineup!! With all of your support #BandAsOne raised over $700,000 for @susangkomen. What a beautiful night @TheRyman for good! xo”

The work of Susan G. Komen is a very personal cause for Trisha, having lost her mother Gwen to breast cancer in 2011.

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Department of Health and Human Services to cut 10,000 workers

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Post date March 28, 2025
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Beverly Hills^ Calif.^ on Aug. 3^ 2023.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on Thursday that 10,000 full-time employees will soon lose their jobs, coming on top of the nearly 10,000 who have already left the agency in the last few months through buyout offers or early retirements. The agency oversees the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, among other divisions.

Amid an executive order from President Donald Trump to downsize federal agencies, the HHS announced the plans to cut 10,000 employees, stating it will undergo a “dramatic restructuring in accordance” with the executive order issued in February that federal agencies need to reduce their workforces. Other employees may be offered early retirement or deferred resignation, which the agency said will reduce its total workforce from 82,000 to 62,000 full-time employees.

HHS further stated that this personnel reduction will “save taxpayers $1.8 billion per year, and streamline the functions of the Department,” making the agency “more responsive and efficient, while ensuring that Medicare, Medicaid, and other essential health services remain intact.” The HHS also noted it will employ a new effort toward “ending America’s epidemic of chronic illness by focusing on safe, wholesome food, clean water, and the elimination of environmental toxins.”

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a statement on Thursday that “we aren’t just reducing bureaucratic sprawl. We are realigning the organization with its core mission and our new priorities in reversing the chronic disease epidemic. Over time, bureaucracies like HHS become wasteful and inefficient even when most of their staff are dedicated and competent civil servants. This overhaul will be a win-win for taxpayers and for those that HHS serves. That’s the entire American public, because our goal is to Make America Healthy Again.”

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