Tennessee OL Marcus Tatum spoke with the media in a group session ahead of Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt.
Video: OL Marcus Tatum “I can put it all on us” and describes Trey Smith’s role while not playing
Video: Baylen Buchanan talks about wanting to win and get to a bowl
Tennessee DB Baylen Buchanan spoke with the media in a group session ahead of Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt.
Video: Todd Kelly Jr discusses rivalry with Vanderbilt
Tennessee S Todd Kelly Jr. spoke with the media in a group session ahead of Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt.
Video: Pruitt talks issues vs. Mizzou, Vandy’s strengths, Guarantano status
Tennessee head football coach Jeremy Pruitt held his weekly Monday press conference ahead of Saturday’s game at Vanderbilt.
Video: Rick Barnes previews teams in NIT Tipoff, Turner will travel
Tennessee men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes spoke to the media ahead of the team’s trip to Brooklyn for the NIT Tipoff tournament this week.
“Women Want to Hear Women With Elaina” Featuring Heather Morgan
Heather Morgan has been a songwriting staple in Nashville for the better part of this decade, having penned songs for Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Maddie & Tae, Cole Swindell and Brett Eldredge, including two of his No. 1 hits, “Beat of the Music” and “Lose My Mind.”
Now Heather is stepping out from behind the scenes to record and release her own music—and I’m SO excited for her. My interview with Heather feels like a full-circle moment, because something funny happened between us two years ago. You’ll hear that story and much more in this podcast. Hope you enjoy!
Show Participants:
- Heather Morgan
- Elaina Smith, host of WWTHW
Videos:
- Heather “Plays It Forward” with a cover of Maren Morris’ “Bummin’ Cigarettes.”
- Heather performs her new single, “Your Hurricane.”
Heather’s Women Want to Hear Women Playlist
Need a refresher what #WomenWantToHearWomen is all about?
Past episodes:
Kacey Musgraves
Dolly Parton
Carly Pearce
Shawna Thompson of Thompson Square
Tegan Marie
Clare Dunn
Stephanie Quayle
Sarah Darling
Rachel Reinert
Carrie Underwood
Abby Anderson
Runaway June
Kalie Shorr
Rachel Wammack
Jessie Chris
Tenille Townes
Delta Rae
Logan Brill
Maren Morris
RaeLynn
Jimmie Allen Becomes Second Black Country Artist to Reach No. 1 With Debut Single
Jimmie Allen’s debut single, “Best Shot,” reached No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase charts this week.
Jimmie joins Darius Rucker as the only African-American country artists to hit No. 1 with their debut singles. Darius, who became a household name in the early 1990s as the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish, accomplished the feat in 2008 with “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It.”
“If someone asked me two years ago if I thought that this would be my life today—that I’d be on the red carpet at the CMAs or my song would be the No. 1 song on country radio, I would have honestly said ‘no,'” says Jimmie. “Did I think it would happen eventually? Absolutely! Just not this soon. I’m humbled and grateful—it’s such an honor to get my first No. 1 and to know that my song is connecting with people and resonating in a way that hopefully makes us all better people in the end, because that’s really what ‘Best Shot’ is all about.”
Written by Jimmie, Josh London and JP Williams, “Best Shot” is the first single from Jimmie’s debut album, Mercury Lane. The hit single also ended Luke’s Combs’ four-week run atop the Billboard chart with “She Got the Best of Me.”
“In writing this song, we just wanted to be honest with ourselves and write something that others can empathize with,” says Jimmie.
photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com
Kane Brown’s New Album, “Experiment,” Debuts at No. 1 on the All-Genre Billboard 200 Chart
Kane Brown joined Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood as the only country artists in 2018 to have an album debut at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.
Kane’s sophomore album, Experiment, reached No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Top Country Albums charts this week, moving 124,000 units.
In addition, Kane has become the first male country artist to top the Billboard 200 chart with a sophomore album in more than 20 years, following Tim McGraw’s Not a Moment Too Soon in 1994.
Produced by Dann Huff, Experiment features 13 tracks, 12 of which were co-written by Kane, including his current single, “Lose It,” which is Top 5 at country radio.
photo by Jason Simanek
CMT to Premiere “2018 AmericanaFest” TV Special With Jason Isbell, Margo Price, Rosanne Cash, John Prine & More
If you didn’t make it to Nashville in September for the 17th annual AmericanaFest, you can still catch some of the action thanks to CMT.
CMT will air the 2018 AmericanaFest TV special on Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. ET with performances by Brandi Carlile (“The Joke”), Buddy Guy (“Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues”), I’m With Her (“Overland”), Irma Thomas (“Time Is On My Side”), Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (“White Man’s World”), John Prine (“Summer’s End”), k.d. lang (“Trail Of Broken Hearts”), Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real (“Forget About Georgia”), Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (“Hey Mama”), Fantastic Negrito, Nelson and Rateliff (“Fortunate Son”), Margo Price (“A Little Pain”), Rosanne Cash (“Everyone But Me”) and Tyler Childers (“Nose On The Grindstone”).
2018 AmericanaFest took over Nashville during the week of Sept. 11–16, with the Honors & Awards ceremony on Sept. 12 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium serving as the week’s centerpiece. More than 250 acts performed more than 500 shows over the five-day festival that took place at 62 different venues.
Check out the new promo below for CMT’s 2018 AmericanaFest TV special.
photo by Jason Simanek
Photo Gallery: CMA Country Christmas With Reba, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Brad Paisley & More
Reba McEntire returned for a second year to host the ninth annual CMA Country Christmas, a two-hour music celebration that airs on ABC on Dec. 10.
CMA Country Christmas was taped on Sept. 27 at Belmont University’s Curb Event Center in Nashville. In addition to Reba—and her multiple wardrobe changes—this year’s lineup included performances by Tony Bennett, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Amy Grant, Diana Krall, Dustin Lynch, Martina McBride, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley, Michael W. Smith, Lindsey Stirling and The Isaacs.
“I’ve always cherished celebrating Christmas alongside family and friends, taking time to reflect on the season,” says Reba. “I’m so excited CMA invited me back to host their show and am looking forward to fun singing carols with my friends.”
CMA Country Christmas airs on ABC on Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. CT.
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