Kacey Musgraves announced she will drop her new album, Golden Hour, on March 30.
The new 13-song offering follows Kacey’s 2013 debut album, Same Trailer Different Park, and her 2015 sophomore album, Pageant Material, both of which hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Kacey co-wrote and co-produced the new album with Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian.
“I had a different mindset this time, which was feeling rather than thinking—leading heart first,” says Kacey.
Golden Hour is available for pre-order now, with two instant-grat tracks, “Butterflies” and “Space Cowboy,” which you can listen to below.
Holly Warlick – Lady Vols HC / Credit: UT Athletics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — #15/14 Tennessee defeated Florida at Exactech Arena on Thursday night, 70-42, giving Holly Warlick her 150th career win as a head coach (150-52) in her sixth season at the helm.
The Lady Vols (22-6, 10-6 SEC) were led in scoring by Jaime Nared and Evina Westbrook with 13 each. UT had three other players in double figures, including Meme Jackson (11), Rennia Davis (11) and Anastasia Hayes (10). In a return to her home state, Davis (Jacksonville/Ribault H.S) added 10 rebounds to log her seventh career double-double.
Florida was led in scoring by Paulina Hersler, who ended the day with 12 points and five rebounds.
Tennessee launched a balanced attack from the start with UT’s first three baskets coming from three different players. The Lady Vols ran a smothering press in the opening minutes, forcing five turnovers that were converted into nine points. UT got out to an 18-13 lead with 2:18 to go in the period, but Funda Nakkasoglu scored back-to-back buckets to tie the score at 18 by the end of the first quarter.
Cheridene Green opened the scoring for the Lady Vols in the second stanza driving through the lane for a layup. The teams traded buckets through the 5:38 mark, after which a Westbrook jumper launched a 6-0 run to put UT ahead by four with 4:28 to play. Florida answered, tying it up 28-28 with 1:11 to go in the period, but Tennessee closed out the half with four unanswered points to take a 32-28 lead into the break.
The Lady Vols picked up where they left off in the third, scoring 14 unanswered points while holding the Gators scoreless until the 2:14 mark when Hersler converted on a jumper. Following Heisler’s bucket UT launched into another 10-0 run to close out the period. Tennessee held UF to only two points in the third quarter, the fewest points any SEC team has scored in a quarter against UT.
The teams traded baskets to start the final period, but Tennessee outscored Florida 9-3 in the final four minutes to coast to victory.
Next Up: Tennessee returns home to host No. 7/6 South Carolina Sunday on Senior Day. UT’s final game of the regular season, it’s scheduled to tip off at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.
Run Tracker: The Lady Vols logged an 18-0 run against the Gators spanning the second and third quarters. That run is Tennessee’s 12th run of at least 12 points this season and its largest run to date, surpassing its previous season-best of 17-0 against Central Arkansas.
Third Quarter Lockdown: Tennessee allowed UF only two points in the third quarter, the second fewest points scored in a quarter by any opponent and the lowest quarter total UT has ever allowed to an SEC school.
Quick Hands: The Lady Vols managed 17 steals against Florida. That total is the most steals snagged by a Tennessee team since they picked off 22 vs. ETSU on Dec. 2, 2015. It’s the most steals vs. an SEC foe since UT logged 19 vs. Kentucky on Feb. 3, 2008.
The Southeastern Conference today announced the schedule for its annual football media days, which will take place at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia, July 16-19.
A more detailed daily schedule with full television information, rotational breakdown and student-athletes attending will be available later this summer.
During the four-day SEC Media Days event, the Hall of Fame will be home to the coaches’ primary press conferences and serve as the live broadcast headquarters for both ESPN and the SEC Network. The Omni Atlanta Hotel at CNN Center, which is connected to the Hall of Fame, is the host hotel for the event and will house Radio Row and other media interviews and activities.
As part of the week’s activities, participating media cast their votes to predict the SEC champion and order of finish for the coming season. Only six times in the last 25 seasons has the SEC Media Days predicted champion proceeded to win the SEC Championship, two of which have occurred in the last four years.
The 2018 event will mark the first time SEC Media Days will be held outside the Birmingham, Alabama, area since 1985.
2018 SEC FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS SCHEDULE
MONDAY, July 16
Kentucky – Mark Stoops
LSU – Ed Orgeron
Texas A&M – Jimbo Fisher
TUESDAY, July 17
Arkansas – Chad Morris
Florida – Dan Mullen
Georgia – Kirby Smart
Ole Miss – Matt Luke
WEDNESDAY, July 18
Alabama – Nick Saban
Mississippi State – Joe Moorhead
Missouri – Barry Odom Tennessee – Jeremy Pruitt
THURSDAY, July 19
Auburn – Gus Malzahn
South Carolina – Will Muschamp
Vanderbilt – Derek Mason
Dwight Yoakam will curate a new channel on SiriusXM, Dwight Yoakam & The Bakersfield Beat, which will feature music from his career as well his musical friends and heroes, including Buck Owens, The Byrds, The Blasters, Eagles and more.
Dwight’s new channel will launch this spring, with a special preview airing Feb. 23–26 on SiriusXM’s channel 58.
Other country artists who have curated channels on SiriusXM include Garth Brooks (The Garth Channel), Willie Nelson (Willie’s Roadhouse) and Kenny Chesney (No Shoes Radio).
After topping the charts this week with the lead single, “Legend,” from her sophomore album, Unapologetically, Kelsea Ballerini announced her next single will be “I Hate Love Songs.”
Co-penned by Kelsea, Shane McAnally and Trevor Rosen, the tongue-and-cheek ode to modern-day romance will impact country radio on March 12.
“I will never forget introducing ‘I Hate Love Songs’ at the Grand Ole Opry before my record was even out, and just the overwhelming feeling of magic,” said Kelsea. “I’d never experienced anything like that before with a song. It’s sweet and sassy and I hope you love it as much as I do.”
Kelsea has release five singles over the course of her career, four of which have reached No. 1.
In the lead-up to the premiere of Season 14 of The Voice on Feb. 26, the coaches—Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and Alicia Keys—paired off to perform a couple of vintage Vegas tunes in a new digital elusive.
Blake and Adam tackled Frank Sinatra’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” while Kelly and Alicia put their pipes on “Feeling Good,” a tune recorded by a number of artists, including Nina Simone, Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Buble and more.
The new season of The Voice premieres on Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.
Watch the Blake, Adam, Kelly and Alicia perform below.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Grant Williams scored 23 points and No. 19 Tennessee outlasted Florida at home on Wednesday night in Thompson-Boling Arena, 62-57.
Williams scored 11 of the Vols’ last 18 points, while Tennessee as a team made eight of its last 11 field-goal attempts s to edge out the Gators. Tennessee (20-7, 10-5 SEC) led by as many as 10 points on two separate occasions in the second half, but Florida fought back each time.
With the Vols leading 37-36 midway through the second half, Tennessee and Florida exchanged baskets before a Jordan Bowden breakaway dunk sparked a 15-6 Tennessee run to put the Big Orange in front by 10 for a second time in the half, 52-42.
After starting the game 2-for-18 from 3-point range, Florida then proceeded to made three of its next four from long distance to stay on pace, but the Gators never got closer than three points for the rest of the game.
Bowden made three of four free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the game for Tennessee.
In addition to Williams’ 23 points, junior Admiral Schofield scored 16 points and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds for the Vols.
Jalen Hudson had 13 points, while Chris Chiozza and Keith Stone had 11 for Florida (17-11, 8-7 SEC).
Despite shooting just 38 percent from the field in the first half, Tennessee took a 27-18 lead into the break.
The Vols held Florida to its lowest first half scoring output of the season, as the Gators’ 18 points at the break were 11 fewer than their previous low of 29. Florida’s 26.9 percent (7-for-26) shooting performance was also its lowest percentage in any first half this season.
To open the game, Tennessee held Florida scoreless for the first 4:35, and to close out the first half the Gators made just one of their final 10 shots. Williams paced the Vols in the opening period with 10 points, while no Florida player scored more than four.
UP NEXT: UT has back-to-back road games against Ole Miss (Saturday) and Mississippi State (Feb. 27) before returning home for a rematch with Georgia to conclude the regular season. Saturday’s game in Oxford will tip at 1 p.m. ET and will be televised on SEC Network.
VOLS BREACH 20 WINS: With the win over Florida, Tennessee earned its 25th 20-win season in program history and first since 2013-14, when the Vols finished with 24 victories and advanced to their seventh Sweet Sixteen. This is the first time UT has posted 20 regular-seasonvictories since 2013-14 (20).
LOCKDOWN DEFENSE: During the first half of the game on Wednesday night, UT’s defense held the Gators to season lows in points (18) and field-goal percentage (.269). Florida’s previous lows were 29 points vs. Gonzaga (11/24/17) and 27.6 percent shooting against New Hampshire (11/19/17).
FINISHING DOWN THE STRETCH: Over the final 10 minutes of play, the Volunteers shot 8-of-11 from the field to hold off Florida’s late comeback attempt. During the previous 30 minutes of action, UT was just 15-of-42 shooting (35.7 percent) from the floor.
BIGS DOMINATE ON OFFENSE:Admiral Schofield and Grant Williams fueled Tennessee’s offense all night, combining for 39 of UT’s 62 points (63 percent) in the matchup. Williams, who finished with game-high 23 points, scored 11 of UT’s final 18 points. Schofield chipped in 16 points.
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