Eric Church has released his new single, “Stick That in Your Country Song.” On the track, Church sings about social issues, and throws a bit of shade at the ‘feel-good’ music on country radio.
“Stick That in Your Country Song” is the first song to debut from Church’s forthcoming seventh studio album. The singer’s most recent album, Desperate Man, was released in October 2018.
Listen to “Stick That in Your Country Song” at the link: here
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Trisha Yearwood and Lauren Alaina have teamed up to collaborate on a new version of Alaina’s recent single, “Getting Good,” due out today.
“Getting Good” is from Alaina’s EP of the same name, which was released in March. She released the title track as a single back in September and hit the road with her That Girl Was Me Tour earlier this year.
While announcing their collaboration, Yearwood and Alaina shared clips on their social media accounts from an April episode of Trisha’s Southern Kitchen that saw the two artists whip up a number of fast-food inspired recipes.
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Zac Brown Band plans to kick off Fourth of July weekend with a livestream concert for a good cause. On July 3, the band will present “4th with the Family,” a free concert event benefitting Zac Brown’s nonprofit passion project Camp Southern Ground and its veteran support programs. Funds raised for the livestream will go towards Camp Southern Ground’s two Warrior programs, Warrior Week and Warrior PATHH, which are both provided at no cost to veterans. Warrior Week, their signature workforce and wellness transition Donations will be accepted up to and during the event, and donors will have the opportunity for a special on-screen shout-out during the livestream. To donate and learn more, visit CampSouthernGround.org.
Zac Brown Band will perform together live for the first time since having to cancel their Spring 2020 “The Owl Tour” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “4th with the Family” will stream live on LiveXLive’s website, apps and social channels as well as Zac Brown Band’s YouTube and Facebook pages on July 3 at 8 p.m. EST.
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Scotty McCreery has earned his third consecutive No. 1 single with “In Between.” The track reached the top of both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart this week.
“In Between” follows Scotty’s previous No. 1 singles “Five More Minutes” and “This Is It.” All three songs are from Scotty’s 2018 album, Seasons Change.
Said Scotty via Instagram, “This one is extra sweet! ‘In Between’ has been one of my favorite songs since we wrote it in 2015. It was a grind with this song, and that’s what makes it so awesome for it to be on top of the country charts this week! To country radio, I can’t thank you enough for giving my music a chance. Thank you for supporting this album as much as you have. 3 in a row is crazyyy!!!”
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Brad Paisley will headline a three-day concert event in St. Louis, Nashville and Indianapolis on July 10, 11 and 12. Dubbed Live From the Drive-In, the shows will feature a varied lineup in each city consisting of Brad, Darius Rucker, Jon Pardi, El Monstero, Yacht Rock Revue and Nelly. The shows will take place at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Ruoff Music Center in Indianapolis, and Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis.
Fans will enjoy the shows in a drive-in setting and are allowed to bring chairs, food and drinks.
Tickets will be available to purchase per car, with a maximum of four people permitted per car. To maintain social distancing, events will be limited capacity. Tickets go on sale on June 26 at 10 a.m. local time, with pre-sale for Citi cardmembers begging on June 23 at 12 p.m. local time.
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Willie Nelson has released the video for new song, “We Are the Cowboys,” which is featured on Willie’s upcoming album, First Rose of Spring, dropping on July 3.
The tune was written and originally recorded by Billy Joe Shaver on his 1981 album, I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal. Willie recorded the song with Shaver, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson on the 1999 album, Honk Tonk Heroes, and now almost 40 years after its initial recording, Willie has remade the tune once again.
Take a look at Willie’s new video, which was directed by his son, Micah Nelson, at the link: here
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Gabby Barrett has released her debut album, Goldmine which features a talented array of songwriters. Fresh off Gabby’s No. 1 lead single, “I Hope,” which topped the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April, Goldmine features 13 songs, including current single, “The Good Ones.” “The Good Ones” was inspired by Gabby’s then-boyfriend, now-husband Cade Foehner.
Gabby co-wrote 12 songs on the album with top songwriters including Josh Osborne, Emily Weisband, Ross Copperman, Josh Kear, Jon Nite and more. The album’s title track is the only song Gabby didn’t write, which was written by Nicolle Galyon, Caitlyn Smith and Liz Rose.
Gabby became the fourth solo female artist in 14 years to score a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with her debut single I Hope.
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After just eight months of marriage, country stars Carly Pearce and Michael Ray are calling it quits. Pearce filed for divorce from Ray on Friday, their reps confirmed.
The couple tied the knot in Nashville, Tennessee, last October. They got engaged in December 2018, just several months after going public with their relationship.
Ray, 32, and Pearce, 30, last appeared in public together on June 6, when they both performed without a live audience at the Grand Ole Opry. They were joined on the bill by Steve Wariner and Lee Brice on stage during their performances. Fans started to suspect Pearce and Ray’s relationship might be on the rocks after her June 20th Instagram post, where Pearce wasn’t wearing her wedding band, and hadn’t posted a photo with Ray in months.
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Charlie Daniels announced his annual all-star concert, Volunteer Jam, has been rescheduled for Feb. 22, 2021, at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. The concert was originally slated for Sept. 15, 2020, but has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Charlie’s Volunteer Jam, which was created in 1974, has brought together some of music’s biggest stars for a number of worthwhile causes.
Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.com and the Bridgestone Arena box office. Previously purchased tickets will transfer to the new concert date.
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Rascal Flatts have released a new single, “How They Remember You,” their first new music since the release of the single, “Back to Life,” in 2018.
The trio planned to embark on their Farewell Tour from June to October 2020, but the tour has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Listen to “How They Remember You” at the link: here
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