CMT’s Weekly Roundup of new hits this week features the return of a few country superstars that emerged pre-pandemic, plus some must-hear tunes that define the best country music has to offer in 2021. Click here to take a listen to the following tunes. Embedded from www.youtube.com. Dierks Bentley, The War and Treaty, and Larkin……… Continue Reading
Midland Is Ready to Return to Tour Life as “[The] Country Grateful Dead”
“We pride ourselves on being a touring band. It almost feels like a country Grateful Dead, in a way. There are people that will follow us on tour, and they’ll hit every single show, just tailgating. I think it’s really important for them to have us back, and live music back.” Midland’s Mark Wystrach —……… Continue Reading
Tanya Tucker Recovering From Emergency Hip Replacement Surgery
Tanya Tucker was recently forced to cancel and/or reschedule her remaining concert dates for July, due to undergoing emergency hip replacement surgery on Wednesday (July 14). On Thursday (July 15), she updated fans on her recovery process. “Hey Loves, My hip has been giving me hell for awhile now and the docs discovered a hip……… Continue Reading
Premiere: Willie Morrison Releases “Heartbreak Girl”
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Washington, D.C. native Willie Morrison first fell in love with the music of Delbert McClinton, Merle Haggard, Eric Clapton and more when he was a child. After taking piano and guitar lessons for years, he enrolled at Los Angeles’ Occidental College for a year, where he played baseball. In his free time,……… Continue Reading
WATCH: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Perform Together After Wedding
Foremost, it looks like Blake Shelton could be bringing his new wife, Gwen Stefani, out on the road with him for some concert dates this summer and fall. How do we know? Well, if you were in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, at Ole Red on Thursday evening, July 15, you saw the newlyweds rehearsing together as Shelton……… Continue Reading
Dan+Shay Reveal ‘Good Things’ Album Coming in August
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Dan+Shay have revealed their upcoming album, Good Things, will release Aug. 13, 2021. The project includes the previously-released songs “I Should Probably Go To Bed,” the 3x multi-platinum “10,000 Hours” (ft. Justin Bieber), and “Glad You Exist.” Today (July 15), the duo revealed the album’s title track. In “Good Things,” the song’s……… Continue Reading
PREMIERE: David Tucker’s “Miss Taken” Finds The Silver Lining In A Broken Heart
Embedded from www.youtube.com. Athens, Georgia-born singer-songwriter David Tucker is a thoughtful, creative artist who understands how to create uniquely impactful meaning from deceptively simple lyrics. His latest single, “Miss Taken” — for which there is a new video — takes a simple lyric: “thank God you were Mister Wrong, now she’s Miss Taken,” and uses……… Continue Reading
10 Times Kelly Clarkson Covered Country Hits for ‘Kellyoke’
Since becoming the first American Idol winner in 2002, Kelly Clarkson has proved herself as a versatile vocalist who can perform songs from nearly any genre, be it pop standards to edgier rock tunes. Though she accumulated an arsenal of pop hits such as “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You),” “Breakaway,” and “Piece By Piece,” she……… Continue Reading
CMT to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Charley Pride with “CMT GIANTS: CHARLEY PRIDE”
Today, CMT announces the Wednesday, August 25th debut of “CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride,” an all-new special celebrating the extraordinary life and legacy of trailblazing country music titan Charley Pride. The episode premieres on the 25th at 9p/8c exclusively on CMT. “CMT GIANTS: Charley Pride” is a star-packed, 90-minute event featuring the groundbreaking performer’s superstar friends……… Continue Reading
Thomas Rhett’s Desire For Work-Life Balance Inspired His ‘Country Again’ Album
Thomas Rhett has become adept at balancing various roles. He will soon be a father of four kids, he’s a husband and avid outdoorsman. As well, alongside 16 Billboard Country Airplay chart number-one hits, he’s written singles for Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line, Locash, and Michael Ray, among many. Thus, the idea that……… Continue Reading
