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Dylan Marlowe recalls Dylan Scott's reaction when he first heard “Boys Back Home”

Dylan Marlowe is taking you into the songwriting room of his latest single, “Boys Back Home.”

The song, which is now approaching the top 40 of the country charts, came as an answer to something Marlowe and his co-writers noticed in country music.

“Me and my buddy Joe [Fox] and Seth [Ennis] [wrote it], and Seth’s from Georgia too. I think we were just all in agreeance – there was too many songs about girls, and we needed one for the boys,” the country newcomer tells ABC Audio.

After writing their boys song, the opportunity arose to make it a duet with his tour buddy and country hitmaker, Dylan Scott.

“I was out on tour with Dylan and he asked to hear some stuff I was writing. I showed him that, and so he was pumped. He’s like, ‘We got to do two Dylans on one song,'” Marlowe recounts. “So we went and recorded it and he sang on it and we put it out.”

“[It] ended up being two years later just because of the way stuff works in this town,” Marlowe says, referring to the music business in Nashville. “He had a record coming out, and didn’t make sense timing-wise. It worked out better to wait and put it out when we did because now it’s kind of got a life of its own.” 

“Boys Back Home” arrived in 2023 and was preceded by Marlowe’s debut EP, Dirt Road When I Die. His latest releases include “You Did It Too” and “Bat Outta Hell (With a Boat on the Back).”

Meanwhile, Dylan’s new deluxe album, Livin’ My Best Life (Still), arrives March 29 and is available for presave now.

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Nashville notes: Kenny's sit-down conversation + Lily Rose's EP news

Kenny Chesney recently sat down with Sunday Today‘s Willie Geist to talk about his career, upcoming tour, No Shoes Nation and new album, BORN. In case you missed the interview, you can watch it now on YouTube.

To celebrate her upcoming Runnin' Outta Time EP, Lily Rose has announced a one-night-only Runnin’ Outta Time: The Immersive Live Experience May 9 at Nashville’s Cannery Hall. You can read the full announcement on X, formerly known as Twitter, and get tickets beginning Wednesday, March 27, at 10 a.m. CT. Lily’s Runnin' Outta Time EP arrives May 10 and can be presaved now.

Sara Evans is set to drop her new album, Unbroke, on June 7. You can preorder the album now, and while you wait, check out its lead track, “Pride,” wherever you listen to music. 


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Zac Brown Band drops ultimate summer jam, “Tie Up”

Zac Brown Band has released a summery, feel-good track, “Tie Up.”

Co-authored by frontman Zac Brown, the song’s all about unwinding and slowing things down with friends. 

“You wanna tie up, put your feet in the water/ Pop a cold top, just float like a bobber/ And it don’t matter if you’re MasterCraft/ Or you’re Bass Tracker, it don’t matter/ Tie up, koozie up a can/ Put a little sun on that farmer’s tan/ Leave your troubles on the bank and your gas in the tank/ Just worry ’bout what’s in your cup/ And tie up,” goes the breezy chorus.

“There's a little spot on Lake Lanier called ‘Cocktail Cove' that we actually mention in the song. Growing up fishing and being on that lake was a big part of my childhood,” Zac shares of his North Georgia upbringing. “We wanted to give our fans the ultimate summer jam and are looking forward to playing it on the road.”

“Tie Up” was preceded by Zac Brown Band’s latest studio album, The Comeback, which dropped in 2021 and released the deluxe treatment in 2022. 

Coming up, Zac Brown Band will join Kenny Chesney on his Sun Goes Down Tour. Tickets and the full tour schedule can be found at zacbrownband.com.

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Megan Moroney gets vulnerable in “28th of June”

Vulnerability takes center stage in Megan Moroney‘s new track, “28th of June.”

The ballad, which Megan wrote with Ben Williams, Mackenzie Carpenter and Micah Carpenter, chronicles Megan’s rumination on a past relationship and its would-have-been anniversary date.

“Just ’cause something’s good don’t mean it lasts/ By fall, we fell apart, and just like that/ Time kept tickin’, and you mov?d on/ Another 365 have come and gon?/ Today would’ve been a day that we’d celebrate/ And now it’s just another Tuesday,” Megan sings in the piano-led chorus.

“i think some people get confused about the emo cowgirl thing but now when im asked about it im just gonna say listen to the 28th of June & u will understand,” Megan told fans on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“28th of June” was preceded by “No Caller ID” and Megan’s cover of Chris Stapleton‘s “What Are You Listening To?”

Megan’s debut album, Lucky, arrived in 2023 and features the #1 hit “Tennessee Orange” and its follow-up single, “I’m Not Pretty,” which is now in the top 20 of the country charts.

Coming up, Megan will join Kenny Chesney on his Sun Goes Down Tour. For tickets and a full list of dates, visit Megan’s website.

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Trisha Yearwood to perform unreleased song + receive humanitarian award at 2024 CMT Music Awards

Trisha Yearwood‘s headed to the 2024 CMT Music Awards for a big night.

The “She's in Love With the Boy” singer will receive the inaugural June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award and debut an as-yet-unreleased new track, “Put It in a Song.”

Per CMT, the June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award “recognizes an artist, duo/group or industry veteran who demonstrates an exceptional dedication to community and their fellow artists, embodying June's spirit as a fierce advocate and initiator in paying it forward, helping others find their voice and using their platform to inspire and uplift others.”

“We are thrilled to honor the incomparable Trisha Yearwood with the inaugural June Carter Cash Humanitarian Award at this year's show. Trisha has a unique ability to rally a community, whether that may be families in need with Habitat for Humanity, or uplifting her fellow artists and entertainers trying to carve a path in the industry,” CMT Music Awards executive producers share.

“She embodies the bold strength of June, who tirelessly devoted herself to service and community, and the namesake for this award. Both multi-hyphenate trailblazers eloquently crafted a script for others to model, letting their hearts and authenticity guide their personal, professional and public lives,” they add.

“Put It in a Song” will be the first preview of Trisha’s new album and follow-up to 2019’s Every Girl, which received the deluxe treatment in 2021.

The 2024 CMT Music Awards air live from Austin, Texas, April 7 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

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Sam Hunt unveils track list for 'Locked Up' EP

Sam Hunt has announced his new Locked Up EP.

Arriving April 5, the four-song set will include two new songs, “Country House” and “Last Hurrah,” as well as its lead single, “Outskirts,” and the recently released title track.

“My new EP, Locked Up, is out April 5th. Listen to the title track, watch the video, and pre-order now,” Sam shared with fans on social media, alongside the reveal of the EP’s cover art. 

Sam’s Locked Up EP is available for presave now.

For tickets to Sam’s ongoing Outskirts Tour, visit samhunt.com.

Here’s the Locked Up EP track list:

“Locked Up”
“Country House”
“Last Hurrah”
“Outskirts”


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Jordan Davis + Anne Wilson count their blessings in “Country Gold”

Jordan Davis has teamed up with rising country artist Anne Wilson for a new song, “Country Gold.”

Penned by Anne, Jeff Pardo and Matthew West, the heartfelt ode finds Jordan and Anne celebrating the simpler things in life and how those moments truly feel like striking “country gold,” especially in the South.

“It’s a little house on a little land/ A little built it with your own two hands/ Little pride in a hard week’s work/ Little supper after Sunday church/ To most it might not look like much/ But I put roots down here because/ The richest people that I’ve ever known/ Struck country gold,” Jordan and Anne reflect in the chorus.

“I’m a huge fan of Jordan’s music, and I’m honored to have him join me,” Anne shares in a press release. “This song is all about roots and remembering where the good stuff in life really is. I love the line that says, ‘the richest people that I’ve ever known struck country gold,’ and I hope you do too. I can’t wait for everyone to hear it!”

“Thanks for letting me sing with ya @annewilsonmusic.You're awesome,” Jordan said to Anne via a comment on her Instagram post.

You can find “Country Gold” on Anne’s upcoming country debut album, REBEL. Arriving April 19, the 16-track project will feature its lead country single, “Rain in the Rearview,” and collabs with Lainey Wilson and fellow Christian artist Chris Tomlin.

Meanwhile, Jordan’s in the top 10 and ascending the country charts with his latest single, “Tuscon Too Late.”



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Sam Hunt drops Johnny Cash-inspired “Locked Up” video

Sam Hunt walked in Johnny Cash‘s shoes in the music video for his new song, “Locked Up.”

Inspired by Johnny’s 1968 Johnny Cash performance at Folsom State Prison, the visualizer follows Sam as he performs for inmates at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. Sam’s wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, also guest stars on the video as his onscreen companion. 

“The night I got locked up, everything went wrong/ The night I got messed up, should’ve just stayed home/ Pick?d up my phone, what can I say?/ Well, I thought that you’d walk away/ But you stood by your man, Tammy Wynett?/ It hit the fan, you could’ve just quit/ Nah, but you showed me love/ You didn’t go when the goin’ got tough, the night I got locked up,” Sam sings in the autobiographical chorus. 

“Locked Up” was preceded by “Came the Closest,” “Women in My Life” and “Outskirts,” which is now in the top five of the country charts.

Tickets to Sam’s ongoing Outskirts Tour are available now at samhunt.com.

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Brothers Osborne hope new EP marks start of shorter wait times between projects

If you thought the turnaround between Brothers Osborne‘s latest self-titled album and their Break Mine EP is short, you’re not wrong. 

The duo noticed that too, and their decision for the swift release was intentional.

“We over-recorded some stuff on this last project,” Brothers Osborne’s TJ tells ABC Audio. “Every time we release an album, everyone’s always still asking for more music, and there’s so much music that comes out now. Music [gets released] and before you know it, it seems like that album’s a year old and [Brothers Osborne] just came out last [September].”

“So we were like, let’s hold some songs back and then we will do some mini-releases,” he explains.

With their EP branching out from the typical roll-out schedule, Brothers Osborne hope to deliver fresh tunes to fans sooner than ever before.

“Hopefully this will be the first of two, three, four – I don’t know, we haven’t really figured it out yet – but we do want to keep releasing music faster and more abundantly for the fans that always ask for it every year,” TJ shares. “We haven’t done that until now, and we’re not the first to have done it.”

“However, I think this is just really kind of a call-and-answer to the fans over the years of one of that,” he adds.

Brothers Osborne’s Break Mine EP is out wherever you enjoy music.

For tickets to their upcoming Might As Well Be Tour, head to brothersosborne.com.

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Nashville notes: Fresh releases from Jordyn Shellhart, The War And Treaty + The Frontmen

Country newcomer Jordyn Shellhart has teamed with singer/songwriter Donovan Woods for a life-inspired new song, “Search My Name.” “It's for dating in the social media age. It's for self-analysis. It's for people who run 5ks like me and Donovan. It's for people who like to rawk,” Jordyn says of the love number.

Grammy-nominated duo The War And Treaty have dropped a romantic new song, “Stealing a Kiss.” Of the song, the pair’s Michael Trotter says, “This song feels like a shot of red bull after an 8-hour shift with two more to go. Tanya and I are super excited to deliver this envelope of country soul to our world.”

The Frontmen – Lonestar‘s Richie McDonald, Little TexasTim Rushlow and Restless Heart‘s Larry Stewart – have released their self-titled debut album. “I feel like a kid on Christmas morning, waiting to unwrap the presents,” shares Richie. Tim says, “It feels quite surreal to finally let the world in on what we have been cooking in the kitchen with The Frontmen.” “I’m so excited about this music, these songs and how this project represents the three of us so perfectly,” adds Larry.


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