by Marcus K. Dowling 7/2/2021 Celebrating all things red, white, and blue on America’s birthday is one of country music’s favorite pastimes. 2021 is the United States’ 245th birthday, and given that it’s our first one post-quarantine, it offers quite a lot to celebrate. Outdoor barbecues and fireworks displays will be aplenty. Therefore, for those...
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Luke Combs Previews New Track “Five-Leaf Clover”
by Jessica Nicholson 7/2/2021 Embedded from www.youtube.com. When Luke Combs promised new music was coming soon, he wasn’t lying. The superstar let fans in on a new track, “Five-Leaf Clover,” sharing a video clip of himself performing the new song on Thursday (July 1). In the song, Combs sends his thanks up to a higher...
Parker McCollum Is Engaged!
by Jessica Nicholson 7/2/2021 Parker McCollum is engaged! The singer-songwriter popped the question to his girlfriend Hallie Ray Light and shared the happy news of their engagement on Instagram on Thursday night (July 1). He shared a photo of the couple seated together, as Light showed off her engagement ring for the camera, with a...
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani File For Marriage License, Wedding Soon?
by Marcus K. Dowling 12h ago Via TMZ, according to the court clerk in Johnston County, Oklahoma, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani applied for their marriage license on Tuesday. Given that Oklahoma law requires that a couple has ten days from the date they file for a marriage license to tie the knot, the rumor...
Walker Hayes on His “Fancy” Viral Hit: “I Can’t Believe How It’s Blowing Up”
by Jessica Nicholson 7/1/2021 Embedded from www.youtube.com. Over the past couple of weeks, Walker Hayes’ lyrics about Applebee’s, Wendy’s frostys and cheap date nights on his track “Fancy Like” have blazed up several charts. According to Billboard, the track jumped from No. 37 to No. 10 this week on the Hot Country Songs chart, earning...
Tracy Lawrence’s “Time Marches On” Was Nearly Recorded by Another Country Star
by Jessica Nicholson 7/1/2021 Since its release in 1996, “Time Marches On” became a signature hit for Tracy Lawrence, spending three weeks at No. 1. The song also earned a Single of the Year nomination from the Country Music Association, and Academy of Country Music Awards nominations for Single Record of the Year and Song...
CMT Premieres New Cover Song Edition of ‘Campfire Sessions’
by Marcus K. Dowling 7/1/2021 CMT’s popular Campfire Sessions premieres a special hour-long episode tonight, July 1, featuring cover song performances from each artist highlighted in this season’s episodes. Everything from the Brothers Osborne performing Willie Nelson to Lady A reimagining Fleetwood Mac, Keb’ Mo’ offering a stirring take on Bill Withers, and Kane Brown...
PHOTOS: Blake Shelton Surprises Oklahoma Tribute Band
by Marcus K. Dowling 16h ago While back home in Oklahoma for his recent birthday, Blake Shelton visited his Ole Red bar in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, when made aware of a unique special guest playing the bar’s performance stage: Blake Shelton cover band Blake Nation. The band was founded in 2017 and includes Kymber Newton (Vocals),...
Cody Johnson Put On Three-Week Vocal Rest
by Jessica Nicholson 15h ago For the last several weeks, Cody Johnson has been working hard on the road, selling out venues such as his recent two-night stint at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. This past weekend, he played Fort Worth, Texas, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, giving fans the Garth Brooks-esque energy and full-tilt vocal power that...
Country Legend Wanda Jackson Announces ‘Encore,’ Her Final Album
by Marcus K. Dowling 20m ago Pistol Annies member Angaleena Presley, Candi Carpenter, Elle King, and Joan Jett will join rockabilly country icon Wanda Jackson for Encore, her 32nd and final studio album, due for release on Aug. 20. The 83-year-old vocalist and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member with roots entrenched alongside Roy...