Billy Currington has just released his new song, “Seaside,” co-written by Billy, Jordan Schmidt and Steven Lee Olson.
Billy’s most recent album was 2015’s Summer Forever, which gave us No. 1 hits such as “Don’t It,” “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To” and “Do I Make You Wanna.”
Listen to “Seaside” at the link: here
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ABC/Image Group LAA group of Nashville’s top songwriters are participating in a new series that highlights the first number-one songs from artists like Russell Dickerson and Scotty McCreery.
Publishing company BMI is teaming up with Taylor Guitars and audio equipment company Shure for an online video series called My #1 Moment that features a rotating cast of country artists and songwriters performing their first number-one song from the comfort of their homes.
Hit songwriter and “Rednecker” singer Michael Hardy will kick off the series today with a performance of “Up Down,” a number-one hit he co-wrote for Morgan Wallen.
In later episodes, Russell will perform his chart-topping debut “Yours,” and Scotty will share the reflective “Five More Minutes.” Devin Dawson will perform his rendition of “God’s Country,” the smash hit he co-wrote with Hardy that Blake Shelton took to the top of the charts in 2019.
Songwriter Derrick Southerland will deliver his take on Ingrid Andress‘ poignant “More Hearts than Mine,” while two of Luke Combs‘ hits — “Beer Never Broke My Heart” and “One Number Away” — will be cast in the spotlight with performances by writers Randy Montana and Rob Williford, respectively.
New episodes of My #1 Moment air every Wednesday on Taylor Guitar’s Instagram.
By Cillea Houghton
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Post Malone’s smash hit “Circles” came out last August, but it’s still setting records on the Billboard charts.
Circles has reached its 45th week on the Pop Songs radio airplay chart, which includes 10 weeks at No. 1. Only three other songs have spent that many weeks on the pop radio airplay chart since 1992 — “Eastside,” by Halsey, Benny Blanco and Khalid,; “Love Lies” by Khalid and Normani; and “New Rules” by Dua Lipa. “Circles” is the first track to reach this feat by a solo male artist.
On Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, “Circles” was number-one for three weeks, earning a record 39 weeks in the Top 10.
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Ahead of the release of the posthumous album this Friday from the late Juice WRLD, titled Legends Never Die, the rapper’s team have released a new single ‘Life’s a Mess,’ featuring Halsey.
Life’s A Mess follows up recent Juice WRLD releases ‘Tell Me U Luv Me’ and ‘Righteous’, both set to appear on Legends Never Die. The newest single is a follow-up to Halsey and Juice WRLD’s previous collab on Halsey’s 2019 remix of ‘Without Me’.
On Instagram, Halsey revealed a hand tattoo she got with the song title’s name inked, along with the caption, “Juice was one of the greatest people I have ever known, and one of the most brilliant artists we will ever live to witness. A true genius who had lyric and melody spilling out of him without any second thought or hesitation. And a beautiful soul who believed in spreading love and creating a community for people to feel less alone. It means everything to me that I could be a part of this album. I cried the first time that I heard it. With all the love in my heart, #lljw.”
Check out Life’s A Mess from Halsey and Juice WRLD at the link: here.
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BBR Music GroupJimmie Allen has pulled back the curtain on the track list for his EP, Bettie James.
The seven songs see Jimmie pairing up with a variety of cross-genre acts, Nelly, Tim McGraw and Mickey Guyton among them. Jimmie also provided insight into each song in a series of TikTok videos.
The EP’s first track is “Let the Good Times Roll,” a collaboration between Jimmie and Nelly that Jimmie describes as a “fun song” with a “summer vibe.” It’s followed by his collaboration with Mickey on “Drunk and I Miss You” that Jimmie cites as one of his favorites.
He then teams up with Tim McGraw for “Days Made for These,” and with Brad Paisley on “Freedom Was a Highway.”
Jimmie rounds out the project with a pair of all-star collaborations, uniting with Charley Pride and Darius Rucker on “Why Things Happen,” which he wrote the day after Kobe Bryant died, while The Oak Ridge Boys, Rita Wilson and Christian pop-rock singer Tauren Wells perform with him on “When This Is Over.”
The EP closes with the Noah Cyrus duet “This Is Us,” released in March.
“I am a fan of every artist on this project and humbled to have each one of them be a part of it,” Jimmie says of the project that honors his late father, James, and grandmother Bettie.
Here’s the full track listing for Bettie James, set for release on July 10:
“Good Times Roll” — Jimmie Allen, Nelly
“Drunk and I Miss You” — Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton
“Days Made for These” — Jimmie Allen, Tim McGraw
“Freedom Was a Highway” — Jimmie Allen, Brad Paisley
“Why Things Happen” — Jimmie Allen, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker
“When This Is Over” — Jimmie Allen, The Oak Ridge Boys, Tauren Wells, Rita Wilson
“This Is Us” — Jimmie Allen, Noah Cyrus
By Cillea Houghton
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ABC/Image Group LAIn a new episode of The Justin Moore Podcast, Justin Moore shares his personal connection with Charlie Daniels, one day after he passed away from a hemorrhagic stroke at the age of 83.
Justin reveals that Charlie became a mentor figure to him over the years, meeting soon after Justin’s grandfather passed away.
“He genuinely became kind of a mentor in my life from the spiritual side of things to an artist. And I think the fact that he and I got to know each other a little bit right around the time of my grandfather’s death, he became kind of like an additional grandpa to me,” Justin explains, referring to Daniels him as “Uncle Charlie.”
“It hit me a little harder than I anticipated and it was because he was so good to me,” Justin remarks on Charlie’s death.
Justin also reveals that the legendary star was supposed to be a guest on the podcast sometime this year before his untimely passing.
Keeping his spirit alive, the “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away” singer performed a cover of the Charlie Daniels Band‘s 1989 hit, “Simple Man,” which includes an audio clip of Charlie saying “You’re doing good son. I’m proud of you. Love you. God bless you.”
The Justin Moore Podcast debuted in May. The 15-episode series airs on Tuesdays.
By Cillea Houghton
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Warner Music NashvilleBrett Eldredge captures his hometown of Paris, Illinois in the nostalgic video for his song, “Gabrielle.”
Setting up shop in the gymnasium of his alma mater, Paris High School, Brett and his band perform the song between clips of ‘Gabrielle,’ a mysterious woman who flashes across Brett’s mind throughout the video.
She later joins the singer, unbeknownst to him, watching over him from the stands in the gym and sitting at a distance from him on the bleachers at the outdoor field as he pours his heart out through song.
“Was it your heart or mine/Was it just the wrong time/Gabrielle,” he ponders over a piano melody.
“’Gabrielle’ is about a love that didn’t quite work out and you always wonder what it could have been,” Brett explains. “It could’ve ended up being something amazing and you wonder what they’re doing in their life right now and go back to those feelings when you hear the song.”
“Gabrielle” is the lead single off Brett’s fifth studio album, Sunday Drive, which will be released on Friday.
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BBR Music GroupLindsay Ell bravely tells her story as a survivor of sexual assault in her new song, “make you.”
In an interview with People, Lindsay shares that the song is inspired by her experience of being raped by a man at her church in her native Calgary, Canada when she was 13. She says she was sexually assaulted again when she was 21.
After visiting with a group of teen girls at Youth For Tomorrow in 2017, an organization in Virginia that supports young women who’ve experienced sexual abuse, Lindsay felt compelled to tell her story to the girls and knew then it was time to share it publicly.
Co-written by Lindsay and Brandy Clark, “make you” explores the pain that Lindsay felt in the wake of the traumatic event, sharing in the lyrics that she felt “dirty” and built up walls that closed her off from others. Lindsay also shows how the effect of that experience followed her throughout her life and felt like a “new scar” years later.
“You’ll feel angry/You’ll feel sad/Once you see it’s not your fault/And that canyon in your chest/Is the little girl you lost,” she sings.
“Part of me talking about it now is liberating the little 13-year-old Lindsay and the 21-year-old Lindsay. Pain is something we can let control us if we don’t deal with it, but the minute you put a voice to your story the shame has no power,” Lindsay says.
“Make you” is featured on Lindsay’s upcoming album, heart theory, that’s set for release on August 14.
Coinciding with the song, Lindsay is also launching the Make You Movement, a charitable fund to aid organizations supporting at-risk youth who are domestic abuse and sexual violence survivors.
By Cillea Houghton
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ABC/Stewart CookLuke Bryan has found himself in a familiar spot: at the top of the charts.
The superstar is raising a glass to his latest single, “One Margarita,” which has reached number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week, marking Luke’s 25th number-one single.
“When I first heard ‘One Margarita’ I really thought it was the perfect summer song,” Luke says. “It’s catchy and fun and right now people just need a moment to let go.”
“One Margarita” is the lead single off Luke’s Born Here Live Here Die Here album, set for release on August 7. It’s the third consecutive single off the soon-to-be released project that’s hit number one on the charts, following “Knockin’ Boots” and “What She Wants Tonight.”
Luke has postponed his Proud to Be Right Here Tour to 2021 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally slated to start in May 2020, the tour will now begin on May 30, 2021 in Youngstown, Ohio and continue through October.
By Cillea Houghton
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Comstock/ThinkstockOn this day in 1956, this “I Walk the Line” legend made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry at the Ryman Auditorium and met his future wife June Carter Cash backstage. Can you guess who it is? ANSWER: Johnny Cash.
By Cillea Houghton
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