Trisha Yearwood is shipping her new single, “Every Girl in This Town,” to country radio on June 10. The empowering tune serves as the lead single to Trisha’s upcoming studio album, which is expected to drop in the fall.
“It’s an emotional song, because the lyrics remind me of that little girl who believed anything and everything was possible,” says Trisha. “It’s something we all share in common, and I love being reminded it’s okay to just be me. ‘Every Girl in This Town’ is a power song, too. It inspires all of us to love who we are, keep dreaming, and give ourselves a break when we’re not perfect. I hope fans see themselves in it too—I know I do. I also hope that boys and men think about their own ‘Every Girl’ and how special she is.”
Trisha created a visual scrapbook for the song’s new lyric video by incorporating many of her personal photos with fan photos. Watch the new clip below.
Zac Brown likes his chicken fried and his haters f’ed.
During his acceptance speech for Group Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards on June 5, Zac had some choice words for “all the haters” out there. After sharing his gratitude for the award, Zac shifted gears and offered some advice for young artists.
“For you young artists, have courage to stand up against the machine, be yourself, work hard and one day you can stand up here and tell all the haters to f**k off,” said Zac.
Before the stars hit the stage inside Bridgestone Arena for the CMT Music Awards on June 5, they strutted their stuff down the red blue carpet. Here are 111 of our favorite pics, courtesy of photographer Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com.
Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert – “Drowns The Whiskey”
Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels – “Coming Home” WINNER
Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift – “Babe”
CMT Performance of the Year: Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo)
Boyz II Men and Brett Young – “Motownphilly” (CMT Crossroads)
Luke Combs and Leon Bridges – “Beautiful Crazy” (CMT Crossroads) WINNER
Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile – (“You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman” (2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor – “Let You Be Right” (CMT Crossroads)
Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Gladys Knight – “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
Zac Brown Band and Shawn Mendes – “Keep Me In Mind” (CMT Crossroads)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The 2019-20 Tennessee women’s basketball non-conference schedule is set, and the Lady Vols, will face three opponents that finished among the top six nationally in the final 2018-19 AP Poll.
Head coach Kellie Harper‘s first year at the helm of the Big Orange women will be highlighted by road contests at No. 3 Notre Dame (Nov. 11), No. 6 Stanford (Dec. 18) and No. 2 UConn (Jan. 23) as well as a home contest vs. No. 22 Texas (Dec. 8). Tip times and television network assignments will be available at a later date when the information has been approved for release.
Stanford, UConn, Texas and Notre Dame are listed at No. 3, 7, 15 and 17 in Charlie Crème’s 2019-20 Way-To-Early Top 25, which was released on April 22. UT is ranked No. 24 on that list.
Tennessee begins the campaign on Oct. 29 with a home exhibition game vs. Carson-Newman before Harper makes her official Big Orange debut on the road vs. ETSU in Johnson City on Nov. 5. The Lady Vols will play their regular season home opener on Nov. 7, as Central Arkansas comes to Thompson-Boling Arena for the third time since 2015.
In the earliest match-up in the history of their 29-game series, the Lady Vols and Fighting Irish will convene in Notre Dame, Ind., on Nov. 11. It will mark their fifth meeting during that month, but their first non-January regular-season match-up since 2006.
Following the trip to the Joyce Center, the Lady Vols return to Knoxville for a six-game home stand. UT hosts Tennessee State on Nov. 14, Stetson on Nov. 19 and Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 26. December home tilts include Air Force on Dec. 1, Texas on Dec. 8 and Colorado State on Dec. 11. The meetings with UAPB, Air Force and CSU will be the first ever with those schools.
A West Coast trip comes next, with UT making stops at Maples Pavilion to meet Stanford on Dec. 18, followed by a trek to Portland, Oregon, to face Portland State for the initial time on Dec. 21. A home contest vs. another first-time opponent in Howard on Dec. 29 closes out the 2019 portion of the schedule.
Conference play will be underway already when Tennessee pays its first visit to Connecticut since Jan. 6, 2007. The Lady Vols and Huskies will do battle for the 23rd time, with UConn holding a 13-9 all-time advantage but UT riding a three-game series winning streak.
As part of the two-year agreement, UConn will host UT during the 2019-20 season (Jan. 23, 2020), with a portion of the proceeds benefitting the Pat Summitt Foundation and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In the 2020-21 season, the Lady Vols will host the Huskies in Knoxville (date to be determined), with a portion of the proceeds again benefitting the Pat Summitt Foundation and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as well as the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
The Lady Vols return two starters and six letterwinners for 2019-20. Returning starters include 6-2 junior forward Rennia Davis (14.9 ppg., 7.7 rpg.) and 6-0 sophomore guard Zaay Green (9.6 ppg., 4.0 rpg., 2.3 apg.). Davis was an All-SEC Second Team honoree a year ago, while Green was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team.
Also back are 6-3 redshirt senior forward Lou Brown (three-year letterwinner and graduate transfer from Washington State who sat out last season with a knee injury), 6-4 junior center Kasiyahna Kushkituah (4.8 ppg., 3.5 rpg.), 6-1 sophomore forward Rae Burrell (3.6 ppg., 2.8 rpg.), 6-0 sophomore guard Jazmine Massengill (3.4 ppg., 3.4 rpg.) and 6-3 senior center Kamera Harris (0.6 ppg., 1.0 rpg.). Kushkituah has 11 starts to her credit and likely would have had more if not for an early season injury that kept her out of several games and hampered her mobility.
Tennessee welcomes five new players to the program in 2019-20. Tennessee boasts the No. 9 recruiting class in the nation, featuring 6-2 guard Jordan Horston (No. 2 overall player/No. 1 guard by espnW HoopGurlz), 6-5 center Tamari Key (No. 45 overall player by Dan Olson College Girls Basketball Report) and 6-5 forward/center Emily Saunders (No. 88 overall player by ProspectsNation.com). UT also adds 5-6 three-point shooting ace Jessie Rennie from Australia as well as 6-3 Knoxville native and JUCO transfer forward/center Jaiden McCoy from Northwest Florida State College.
The Southeastern Conference portion of Tennessee’s schedule is expected to be released in late-August, but 2020 SEC foes should be shared in the near future.
Season tickets typically go on sale in early September, and single-game tickets are usually available in October.
Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton have joined forces for a new duet, “Dive Bar,” which will be featured on Garth’s upcoming album, FUN. Garth revealed the details about the song at Blake’s Ole Red Nashville on June 5.
Penned by Garth, Mitch Rossell and Bryan Kennedy, “Dive Bar” will be shipped to country radio on June 18. Garth and Blake will perform the single live for the first time during Garth’s Stadium Tour in Boise, Idaho, on July 19.
#DiveBar will be the first music video in ten years… and there is no one else I’d rather do it with than Blake @blakeshelton!! Can’t wait to perform it live with you Friday night in Boise! love, ghttps://t.co/ktKDz5DEaM
Garth’s Stadium Tour, which features in-the-round staging, has already visited St. Louis, Glendale, Gainesville, Minneapolis (x2) and Pittsburgh, with upcoming sold-out shows in Denver (June 8), Eugene (June 29) and Boise (July 19 and 20).
photos: Garth Brooks by NCD; Blake Shelton by Tammie Arroyo, AFF-USA.com
Midland—the trio comprised of Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson—will drop sophomore album, Let It Roll, on Aug. 23.
Like their 2017 debut album, On the Rocks, the new LP was co-produced by Dann Huff, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. Since releasing On the Rocks, Midland has toured with George Strait, Tim McGraw, Dwight Yoakam and more, as well as winning the 2018 ACM Award for Top New Duo/Group.
“We want to keep things fresh and real,” says Cameron. “The beauty of being in Dripping Springs [Texas] and spending so much time on the road, we don’t get caught up in what’s trending. We’re able to follow our hearts—and our livers—to where we think country is the best.”
“Everything we’ve learned out on the road touring On The Rocks is all right here on this album,” says Mark. “These songs are deeply personal and from the heart.”
“A lot of what was is still so cool, and with the help of Dann, Shane and Josh, as well as the support of Scott [Borchetta] and Big Machine, we’re able to be true to the music and keep our kind of country alive,” adds Jess.
The album’s lead single, “Mr. Lonely,” is currently No. 37 on Billboad’s Country Airplay chart after eight weeks. The trio co-penned the new tune with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne.
Chris Stapleton recorded a new song, “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy,” for the soundtrack to Toy Story 4, which will be available on June 21 when the film opens nationwide.
Penned by Randy Newman, the new tune was written from the perspective of Woody, the pull-string cowboy voiced by Tom Hanks.
“Woody feels like he was a lonesome cowboy until someone comes along and changes his world,” says Randy. “Chris Stapleton did a great job on this song.”
“To me, what has made the Toy Story films hold up over time has been the strength of the stories and the songs and the writing and the characters,” adds Chris. “There’s something for people of all ages to enjoy in the world that is Toy Story. It’s a tremendous honor to get to sing a Randy Newman song in what is without question one of the most iconic animated franchises in history.”
Listen to “The Ballad of the Lonesome Cowboy” below.
Maren Morris and Stevie Nicks lent their vocals to Sheryl Crow’s new single, “Prove You Wrong,” which will impact country radio on June 17.
The new single will be featured on Sheryl’s upcoming duets album, Threads, which is set to be released this summer. The 17-song offering includes collaborations with Johnny Cash, Keith Richards, Joe Walsh, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and more. Sheryl signed a new record deal with Big Machine Label Group for the collaborative project.
Sheryl noted via Twitter that Vince Gill, Joe Walsh and Waddy Wachtel contributed their guitar chops to “Prove You Wrong.”
CMT revealed its five finalists for Video of the Year at the CMT Awards on June 5:
Carrie Underwood – “Cry Pretty”
Kane Brown – “Good as You”
Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels – “Coming Home”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Miss Me More”
Luke Combs – “She Got the Best of Me”
Fan voting via Twitter trimmed the initial 14 nominees down to the five finalists.
Fans can now vote via Twitter for their favorite finalist by using #CMTawards with the artist-specific hashtag below (both hashtags are required for the vote to count). Voting will remain open through the live broadcast of tonight’s show, which begins at 7 p.m. CT.
Like their 2017 debut album, On the Rocks, the new LP was co-produced by Dann Huff, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne. Since releasing On the Rocks, Midland has toured with George Strait, Tim McGraw, Dwight Yoakam and more, as well as winning the 2018 ACM Award for Top New Duo/Group.
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