Month: April 2025

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Country Daypop

Willie Nelson to release 154th studio album ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’

Willie Nelson performs at LOCKN' Festival in Arrington^ VA. Arrington^ VA/USA - 9/7/2014

Willie Nelson will release his 77th solo studio album (and his 154th album overall) titled ‘Oh What A Beautiful World’ on April 25.  Nelson also has shared the title track, a duet with fellow Texas country legend Rodney Crowell, who originally wrote the song for his 2014 album Tarpaper. 

Oh What A Beautiful World comprises songs Crowell has written over the past five decades, including ones made famous by artists like Jerry Jeff Walker and Bob Seger. The record will arrive just ahead of Willie’s 92nd birthday.

Listen to the title track: HERE.

Pre-order Oh What A Beautiful World – HERE.

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Country Daypop

HARDY shares new tracks from upcoming ‘COUNTRY!’ EP

Hardy performs in concert during the "Can't Say I Ain't Country" Tour on July 20^ 2019 at Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh^ New York.

HARDY is back with two new tracks off his highly anticipated COUNTRY! EP, dropping on May 2nd. HARDY shared two new songs from the project — “Favorite Country Song” and “Buck On The Wall,” marking his first new music of 2025.

HARDY shared in a statement: “Favorite Country Song” and “Buck On The Wall” are out now. Both songs remind me of a very special place, the place where I grew up, the place where I became who I am—my deer camp. Two new songs — I’m extremely excited. Both songs remind me of a very special place, the place where I grew up, the place where I became who I am—my deer camp. It’s now the only place I have to go home to, since somebody lives in my childhood home. I feel like it’s been a long time coming to put out some music that gets back to my roots. You guys deserve to hear new HARDY music before the JIM BOB world tour this summer, and I’m excited to share this new chapter with you🤘🏼.”

The artist will also make his Grand Ole Opry debut on April 29, and is gearing up to embark on his JIM BOB World Tour  in May, hitting iconic venues like Madison Square Garden along the way. Hardy will be joined by friends Koe Wetzel, Stephen Wilson Jr., Sikarus, and McCoy Moore on select dates.

Pre-order the COUNTRY! EP – HERE.

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Pop Daypop

Doja Cat teases tracklist for new album ‘Vie’

Doja Cat at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Book of Clarence' held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles^ USA on January 5^ 2024.

Doja Cat gave fans another look at what might be coming on her upcoming album Vie, tweeting a picture of what seem to be songs on her upcoming album.

Back in November, Doja briefly shared a 13-song tracklist on social media (before quickly deleting it) which included titles like “Break My Heart,” “Take Me Dancing,” “Anything,” “Ain’t News,” “Turn the Lights On,” “Slow Burn,” “Wood Holly,” and “Appreciation.”

The latest tease saw Doja share an updated version featuring 16 tracks—some of which were repeats from the earlier list. The post was captioned, “don’t ask me where crack is rn,” (referencing a track called “Crack” that was notably missing this time(. “Turn the Lights On” made the cut again, but several songs from the earlier list—like “Break My Heart,” “Take Me Dancing,” “Anything,” “Ain’t News,” “Slow Burn,” “Wood Holly,” “Did I Lie,” and “Appreciation”—seem to have been dropped.

Doja Cat’s most recent album, Scarlet, was released in 2023 as the follow-up to her 2021 release Planet Her. Doja followed that album with the Scarlet 2 CLAUDE deluxe edition in May; and most recently, she collaborated with BLACKPINK’s LISA and RAYE on the track “Born Again,” and teamed up with Jack Harlow for his song “Just Us.”

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Pop Daypop

2025 American Music Awards nominations: Kendrick Lamar leads with 10

LOS ANGELES - AUG 27: Kendrick Lamar arrives to the 2017 Video Music Awards Press Room on August 27^ 2017 in Los Angeles^ CA

The nominees for the 51st annual American Music Awards (AMAs) were announced on Wednesday, with Kendrick Lamar leading the way with 10 nominations, including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. A press release states that Lamar, 37, can potentially “tie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most awards in a single year should he win in all eight categories.”

The 2025 AMAs will be hosted by Jennifer Lopez, live from Las Vegas on Monday, May 26th. The 51st AMAs will air live coast to coast at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT on the CBS Television Network, and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.

Post Malone followed Lamar with eight nominations, with Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan and Shaboozey each earning seven nods, and Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA and Taylor Swift were all honored with six nominations. First time nominees include Carpenter, Benson Boone, Doechii, Gracie Abrams, Jelly Roll, Lola Young, The Marias, Rose, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman, Tyla, and Zach Bryan.

An official event description states: “The American Music Awards is the world’s largest fan-voted awards show honoring today’s most influential artists and their passionate fanbases.”

Fan voting is now open via VoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile in all award categories. Voting closes on Thursday, May 15 at 11:59:59pm PT, except for collaboration of the year and social song of the year categories, which will remain open through the first 30 minutes of the AMAs broadcast.

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Go Country 105

Nashville notes: Ashley Monroe's 'Touch' + Mary Chapin Carpenter's 'Personal History'

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You can check out Ashley Monroe‘s new single, “The Touch” (featuring Marty Stuart), now. It’s from her new album, Tennessee Lightning, out Aug. 8, which includes contributions by Little Big Town‘s Karen Fairchild, Brittney Spencer and Waylon Payne.

Mary Chapin Carpenter‘s 17th album, Personal History, arrives June 6, featuring the new song “Bitter Ender.” She kicks off her national tour with Brandy Clark June 9 in Portland, Oregon.

“Tail Light, Porch Light, Miller Light,” Cody Lohden‘s contribution to Cadillac Sessions, is out now. The EP showcases artists on ERNEST‘s newly formed DeVille Records.



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Go Country 105

Listen in on Brett Young's chat with his two little girls

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Brett Young‘s busy tour schedule sometimes takes him away from his wife, Taylor Young, and his daughters, 5-year-old Presley and 3-year-old Rowan. But he’s figuring out how to use technology to bridge the divide.

“Getting more and more difficult being away from these babies,” he shared, along with a collection of pictures, on Instagram. “Swipe to the last slide to see how we have been having fun and getting creative exchanging videos when daddy is on the road.”

In the clip, Brett checks in with his girls as he’s working out at the gym, telling them how much he’s looking forward to seeing them when they meet up in California.

“Love you, Daddy, and … if you were here, I would kiss you and hug you, but you’re not,” Presley responds.

“You can say whatever you want, just don’t press the red button,” she says to Rowan, who of course immediately presses the red button, momentarily interrupting the video.

“I said it!” Rowan offers proudly, handing the phone to her mom after giving a little recap of her dad’s message.

Brett’s busy promoting his new single, “Drink with You,” from his new album, 2.0, which drops June 13.

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Go Country 105

For Tucker Wetmore, 'Bad Luck Looks Good on …' 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

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It’s a big week for Tucker Wetmore: On Friday he launches his debut album, What Not To, the same day he makes his debut at Stagecoach.

It’s another first on Tuesday, April 29, as he makes his late-night debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! While you might expect Tucker to play his current single, “3,2,1,” or his first #1, “Wind Up Missin’ You,” instead he’ll do the album track “Bad Luck Looks Good on Me.”

You can tune in to watch the ACM new male artist of the year nominee Tuesday at 11:35 p.m. ET, or you can catch Kimmel the next day on Hulu.

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Go Country 105

Priscilla Block fires Ella Langley's 'Bullet' with Diplo and VAVO

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Priscilla Block‘s ready to fire a “Bullet” with the help of Diplo and VAVO.

While you may know DJ/producer Diplo from his country persona, Thomas Wesley, VAVO may be fairly new to you. The duo created what’s known as YEEDM, “merging country music and true EDM production.” So far, they’ve worked with Kane Brown, Nate Smith, Thomas Rhett, Mitchell Tenpenny and more. 

“I couldn't be more excited for this song,” Priscilla says. “The second I heard it, I was obsessed! VAVO remixed a few of my songs in the past, so it's awesome to finally do an original together and having Diplo on it takes the song to a whole new level.”

Ella Langley is also one of the co-writers on “Bullet.” 

“Diplo is literally one of the best music producers – period – and I've always dreamed about working on an original with him,” VAVO's Jesse Fischer says. “He really is one of the pioneers of the country/dance music movement.”

“Priscilla was one of the first country artists to truly believe in YEEDM and had us remix multiple songs for her back in 2023,” he continues. “Seriously, someone pinch me because this has to be a dream!”

Check out VAVO’s remixes of David Lee Murphy‘s “Dust on the Bottle” and Kenny Rogers‘ “The Gambler” to find out more about that they do.

Both VAVO and Diplo are on the Stagecoach lineup. 

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Tennessee parole board wants pardon for Jelly Roll

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The Tennessee Board of Parole wants Tennessee’s governor to pardon Jelly Roll. 

“A year ago, I wrote ?[Gov. Bill Lee] asking for a full Pardon for Jason ‘Jelly Roll’ Deford,” Davidson Co. Sheriff Daron Hall shared on his socials Tuesday. “Today the Board unanimously recommended his Pardon. It's now in the hands of our Governor.”

The pardon would make it possible for Jelly Roll to travel and perform internationally.

The 40-year-old has been jailed more than 40 times on drug charges dating back to when he was 14, before going to prison for robbery at 17. Since then, he’s often expressed his remorse, frequently visiting and advocating for those in custody.

“This was incredible,” Jelly told The Associated Press. “I pray this goes through. But today was special for me, regardless.”

He went on to talk about how he discovered songwriting while in detention.

“It started as a passion project that felt therapeutic and would end up changing my life in ways that I never dreamed imaginable and opened doors that I've never thought possible,” he reflected.

For now, the nonbonding recommendation is in the governor’s hands.

“The reporting on Jelly Roll, that's encouraging for his situation,” Lee told reporters Tuesday, “but there are steps yet to happen in that case.”

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Post Malone and Shaboozey dominate AMA noms with their country cred

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Post Malone is the second most-nominated artist at the 2025 American Music Awards, on the strength of his foray into country music. In addition to his country noms, he’s also up for artist, album, song and collaboration in the all-genre categories.

Newcomer Shaboozey makes an impressive showing as well, with seven nods, including new artist, song, social song and favorite music video in the general categories, riding the momentum of “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”

Beyoncé gets some Cowboy Carter love too, with an all-genre album nom, as well as favorite country album recognition. She’s also a contender for favorite female country artist. 

Jennifer Lopez will host the 2025 AMAs live from Las Vegas on Monday, May 26, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

Here’s the complete rundown of the country categories, with fan voting open online now: 

Favorite male country artist
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Post Malone
Shaboozey

Favorite female country artist
Beyoncé
Ella Langley
Kacey Musgraves
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney

Favorite country duo or group
Dan + Shay
Old Dominion
Parmalee
The Red Clay Strays
Zac Brown Band

Favorite country album
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Jelly Roll — Beautifully Broken 
Megan Moroney — Am I Okay? 
Post Malone — F-1 Trillion
Shaboozey — Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going

Favorite country song
Jelly Roll — “I Am Not Okay”
Koe Wetzel & Jessie Murph — “High Road”
Luke Combs — “Ain't No Love in Oklahoma”
Post Malone Featuring Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”

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