Month: March 2025

Brian Kelley‘s bringing a piece of the Florida Gulf Coast straight to you with his new Surf Post Sessions Live album and concert film. 

Recorded over two nights in July 2024, the Florida Georgia Line hitmaker laid down 10 of his solo tracks, including his covers of “Burnin’ It Down” and “You Make It Easy,” songs he co-wrote that were hits for Jason Aldean.

The music was recorded live at his Tribe Kelley Surf Post in Grayton Beach, Florida.

“To be able to unite as a community and create a little world together for a couple hours in the backyard of our Surf Post has just been good for the soul,” Brian reflects. “Whether you live in town or are just visiting, we get to hang out as neighbors – just vibe and enjoy music together. I hope y'all dig this live cut, and we get to see some new faces come this SPRING BREAK 2025!”

You can get tickets to the shows, which start March 14, at SurfPostSessions.com.

Here’s the track list for Surf Post Sessions Live, with the accompanying film available on YouTube:  
“Acres”
“How We’re Livin'”
“King Ranch”
“Dirt Cheap”
“Burnin’ It Down”/”You Make It Easy”
“Boat Names”
“Oceanaire”
“Quality of Life”
“Parrot on My Shoulder”
“Beach Cowboy”

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Post Malone is giving fans something to do in the parking lot before his Big A** Stadium Tour dates this year.

In select cities, Posty is offering the Travelin’ Tailgate, a party featuring a DJ, live music from local bands, food, Bud Light, merch, carnival games and photo ops. And if you ever wanted to get that authentic Posty look, the event will also feature tattoos from Posty’s personal tattoo artists from Oxford Circle Tattoos. Fans will also have the chance to win a 2025 Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

The Travelin’ Tailgate will run from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. in each city, prior to the artists taking the stage. The Big A** Stadium Tour features Posty, Jelly Roll and Sierra Farrell.

Here are the cities where you can attend the Travelin’ Tailgate: 
May 3: Las Vegas – Allegiant Stadium
May 9: Arlington – AT&T Stadium
May 11: Atlanta – Mercedes Benz Stadium
May 18: Detroit – Ford Field
May 24: Philadelphia – Citizens Bank Park
May 31: Boston – Gillette Stadium
June 8: Miami – Hard Rock Stadium
June 13: Ridgedale – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena
June 15: Denver – Empower Field at Mile High
June 21: Glendale – State Farm Stadium

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Nashville’s known more for musical cowboys than rodeo cowboys, but that could all begin to change this spring, with what’s being billed as “Nashville’s first rodeo.”

The Music City Rodeo will take over Bridgestone Arena for three nights starting May 29. The festivities begin with a PRCA Prorodeo each night, followed by a superstar concert. Reba McEntire kicks things off the first night, with Jelly Roll following May 30 and Tim McGraw closing things out May 31. 

Of course, Reba has plenty of rodeo cred, having come from a rodeo family before realizing she was getting far more attention for singing the national anthem than for her barrel racing. 

Presales for the event start Wednesday, March 3. You can find out more at MusicCityRodeo.com.

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Dolly Parton and Carl Dean‘s love story is one for the ages.

The pair were married for nearly six decades, tying the knot in 1966. In a statement Monday, Parton announced that Dean died March 3 at the age of 82.

Throughout the years, Dolly has often sung the praises of her husband and their relationship.

She opened up about how she met Dean outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat the day she moved to Nashville at 18 while speaking to Robin Roberts in 2019.

“There was a laundromat down from my little apartment where I was gonna be staying. So, the very day I go down to the laundromat, this good-looking man just drives by and he says something like, ‘Well, you’re gonna get sunburned out here.’ And I said something stupid like, ‘Well, what’s it to you?’ We start talking and, two years later, we married and we’re still married, and that was that.”

Though he stayed out of the spotlight, Carl shared his first impression of Dolly in a rare statement in 2016 – the year they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and renewed their vows.

“My first thought was, ‘I’m gonna marry that girl.’ My second thought was, ‘Lord, she’s good lookin’,'” he told Entertainment Tonight. “And that was the day my life began. I wouldn’t trade the last 50 years for nothing on this earth.”

Dolly shared how the two kept their decadeslong marriage alive in a People interview in 2020.

“We still have our little times, like in the springtime when the first yellow daffodils come out. Even if there’s still some snow around it, my husband always brings me a bouquet. And he’ll usually write me a little poem,” she said. “Which to me, that’s priceless. That’s like a date in itself.”

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Jelly Roll is thrilled that he’ll be American Idol‘s first “artist-in-residence” when the show returns for its new season March 9 on ABC. But if he has his way, he’ll be the first – and the last.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Jelly said, “What I want to do is get a permanent artist-in-residency there. That's my dream right now – is that it never could be anybody but me, and American Idol signs a lifelong contract for Jelly Roll to be the mentor artist-in-residence.”

Jelly, an American Idol fanatic, also shares that he got the newly created position by “just fanning my way into the job … proving how much I know and love about American Idol.”

The concept of “paying it forward” is what excites Jelly the most about his role. “Music changed my life,” he told ET. “Before I wrote a song … music changed my life. These kids are on the verge of having their life changed.”

He admits, “Every time I leave there, I feel wrong that, like, they let me do that, you know what I mean? Like, they let me do that on TV. It’s crazy.”

He also shares that judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie are “the funniest … they’re a hoot and a half,” while new judge and former Idol champ Carrie Underwood is “killin’ it.”

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This week, Jordan Davis locks in the eighth #1 of his career, as “I Ain’t Sayin'” tops the Mediabase chart.

“I never would have dreamed of 8 number 1 singles, but y’all made it happen… I’m forever grateful,” the Louisiana native says in an industry ad accompanied by a special video message.  

In an interesting twist, that means Jordan keeps Jelly Roll at #2 for the sixth week in a row with “Liar.” That’s only happened one other time for an artist on the country chart, when Jo Dee Messina spent six weeks at #2 in 1999 with her cover of the Dottie West classic, “Lesson in Leavin’.” 

Lest you feel too sorry for Jelly Roll, he happens to be getting his due on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, where “Liar” is spending its third week at #1. 

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Scotty McCreery‘s son, Avery, turned 2 last October, and it sounds like he’s well on his way to following in his dad’s footsteps.

“He’s loving Disney movies,” Scotty tells ABC Audio, “but he’s loving the soundtracks more than anything. Like he just wants to sing them.”

“So like, Lion King is the movie this week, but as soon as it starts, he just waits. Just waits,” he says, going on to imitate how his 2-year-old sings along once the music begins.

Avery’s also fond of giving command performances, each tailored to his audience.

“It’s the best thing ever,” Scotty smiles. “For me, the cool thing is he’s very observant about who likes what songs. So everybody in the family, like our friends, has a song. So Daddy’s song is ‘Cab in a Solo.’ Papa’s song is ‘Sweet Caroline.’ My drummer’s song is ‘Free Fallin’.”

“And he’ll just sing it, like, he’ll sing it back to you. And it makes my heart happy,” he says.  

Scotty’s own song “Fall of Summer” continues its climb in country’s top 25. 

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