Watch Thomas Rhett Take the Internet Pop Quiz & Perform “Unforgettable” on the “Tonight Show”

Watch Thomas Rhett Take the Internet Pop Quiz & Perform “Unforgettable” on the “Tonight Show”

Posted on September 7, 2017

Thomas Rhett has been making the media rounds this week in preparation for the release of his third studio album, Life Changes, which drops on Friday, Sept. 8.

Last night (Sept. 6), the ACM Male Vocalist of the Year was in New York City for an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In addition to performing his single, “Unforgettable,” which is currently No. 13 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart, TR took part in the Tonight Show Internet Pop Quiz, where he answered a hodgepodge of questions, including what’s on his workout playlist, his favorite weird YouTube video and more.

Watch TR take the Internet Pop Quiz and perform “Unforgettable” below.

2017 WIVK Christmas Parade

2017 WIVK Christmas Parade

Posted on September 6, 2017

The 45th Annual WIVK Christmas Parade is proudly presented by 865 HVAC, Knoxville’s Heating & Cooling Specialists, in cooperation with the City of Knoxville.

PARADE DAY INFO

  • Friday, December 1, 2017
  • 7:00 p.m.
  • Parade Route
    • The parade will step off onto Church Street and travel towards Gay Street, where the parade emcee will be positioned, announcing each unit as they pass. The parade will turn onto East Jackson Street and will disband in the Old City, past Barley’s.
  • Rain or shine

PARADE PARTICIPANTS

If you applied to be in the WIVK Christmas Parade, you should’ve received an email from the Parade Committee. If you’ve been accepted into the parade, every member of your unit must complete a release form and return it to WIVK no later than Friday, November 17th at 5:30p.

  1. Release Form Adults – Parade 2017
  2. Release Form MINORS – Parade 2017
Social Media Roundup: Reba McEntire’s Luggage Overload, Big & Rich’s Cure for the Midweek Blues, Gary Allan’s Lockjaw Lamp & More

Social Media Roundup: Reba McEntire’s Luggage Overload, Big & Rich’s Cure for the Midweek Blues, Gary Allan’s Lockjaw Lamp & More

Posted on September 6, 2017

If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world:

  • Reba McEntire arrives at the airport with a lot of luggage.
  • Gary Allan buys an interesting new lamp.
  • Willie Nelson shares a video of his sister on the keys.
  • Chris Janson does some fishing with his son.
  • Big & Rich prescribe a cure for the midweek blues.
  • Jaren Johnson of the Cadillac Three spots Emmylou Harris.
  • Josh Turner stops by his alma mater for chapel.
  • John Rich shares a backstage preview of his duet with Clint Black.

Do you think I'm taking too much luggage to Italy? I couldn't make up my mind :))😜

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My new lamp Alfred Hickok!! @lockjawgarage

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Sister just moments ago

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#fishing

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Smashing guitars is a good way to get out the Wednesday blues!! We’re halfway to the weekend friends!!! 💪🎸

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This is my "I just saw EmmyLou Harris at Whole Foods face 💪. Love nashville. ❤️

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Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, FGL, Chris Stapleton & Keith Urban Named 2017 CMT Artists of the Year

Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, FGL, Chris Stapleton & Keith Urban Named 2017 CMT Artists of the Year

Posted on September 6, 2017

CMT announced its 2017 Artists of the Year: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Stapleton and Keith Urban.

The artists will be honored on Oct. 18 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center in a televised special, CMT Artists of the Year. In addition to paying tribute to the honorees with live performances from other artists—including those from outside the country genre—the 90-minute TV special will also “honor the unwavering spirit of those impacted by Hurricane Harvey and champion the many volunteers contributing to the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts.”

Additional awards, performers and special guests will be announced soon.

This year’s celebration will mark the sixth time Jason and Luke have been honored with a CMT Artist of the Year award since its inception in 2010.

CMT Artists of the Year airs live from Nashville on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. ET.

photo by Jason Simanek

Vote Now! Who’s Sept. 8 Album Are You Most Excited About: Thomas Rhett, Kip Moore, Dustin Lynch or Toby Keith?

Vote Now! Who’s Sept. 8 Album Are You Most Excited About: Thomas Rhett, Kip Moore, Dustin Lynch or Toby Keith?

Posted on September 6, 2017

Country music fans are in for a mixed bag of melodious goodness on Friday, Sept. 8 as Dustin Lynch (Current Mood), Kip Moore (Slowheart), Thomas Rhett (Life Changes) and Toby Keith (The Bus Songs) release new albums.

With four big-name country artists dropping new albums on Friday, it beckons the question: Which album will debut at No. 1? While we will have to wait a week for the results, you can vote below on which album you’re most excited about.

Here’s a fun fact: The four previous albums by Dustin (2014’s Where It’s At), Kip (2015’s Wild Ones), Thomas Rhett (2015’s Tangled Up) and Toby (2015’s 35 MPH Town) all reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. One of the four, most likely, will reach No. 1 this time.

If you can’t see the poll below, click here to go directly to it.

Whose New Album Are You Most Excited About?

Come back soon to participate in our next poll!
Jo Dee Messina Diagnosed With Cancer & Will Begin Treatment This Fall

Jo Dee Messina Diagnosed With Cancer & Will Begin Treatment This Fall

Posted on September 6, 2017

Jo Dee Messina has been diagnosed with cancer and has cancelled all tour dates after Oct. 7. Jo Dee will begin treatment this fall.

The news was shared via a post by “Team JDM” on Jo Dee’s website. Included in the post was a lyric video for Jo Dee’s new song, “Here,” which she penned and recorded after learning of her diagnosis.

Read the full statement by Team JDM below. The lyric video for “Here” is also featured below.

“Over the years, Jo Dee has built a close relationship with her fans, so those of us at Team JDM wanted to be the first to let you know that she was recently diagnosed with cancer. It has been a trying summer, but her heart has been filled with gratitude for the many opportunities she has had to see God’s hand at work.

“As many of you know, Jo Dee is a believer who feels blessed to be surrounded by the love of God — a love that has brought her the inner peace. On her lowest of low days, she has been able to see God’s hand at work and feel His love as she continues her walk. It is because of our Father’s love that she has been able to find the beauty in the days that could have brought her the most fear, gratitude in moments that most would call unfair, and companionship during times she might feel the loneliest.

“We don’t know anything specific regarding the treatment plan at this point, but Jo Dee is working closely with a team to explore all options. She has taken the semester off from classes at The King’s University, and her last tour date for the year will be October 7 (all other 2017 dates are being postponed), as she will begin cancer treatment this Fall.

“Jo Dee has been working with producer Seth Mosley, and in a recent writing session wrote the song ‘Here’ with Seth and Mia Fieldes. Seth was deeply moved to see her faith following her diagnosis while the two worked in the studio together. ‘It was one of the most powerful moments I’ve had in my entire studio career,’ Seth told Team JDM. ‘To see Jo Dee singing “there’s no pain, there’s no fear, here” through the cancer and the chaos that she is walking through . . . God is going to use her and her story to intercept people in their pain and remind them that He is near.’

“We will continue to keep fans updated on Jo Dee’s journey and appreciate the outpouring of love, prayers, and support she has already received.”

—Team JDM

In addition to her 1996 breakout hit, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” Jo Dee has earned six Billboard No. 1 singles over her 20-plus-year career, including “Bye, Bye,” “I’m Alright” and “Bring on the Rain.”

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jo Dee and her family.

Watch the lyric video to “Here” below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpbrwHMDYRk

photo by MSO PR

Margo Price Announces New Album, “All American Made” [+ Listen to New Track, “A Little Pain”]

Margo Price Announces New Album, “All American Made” [+ Listen to New Track, “A Little Pain”]

Posted on September 6, 2017

Margo Price ain’t resting on her laurels.

After releasing her critically acclaimed debut album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, in March 2016, Margo surprised her fans by dropping a four-song EP, Weakness, in July 2017.

Today (Sept. 6), the reigning Americana New Artist of the Year announced the Oct. 20 release of her sophomore album, All American Made.

All American Made was recorded at Sam Phillips Recording in Memphis, just down the street from the original Sun Studios where she cut her debut album. The 12-song offering features, among others things, a duet with Willie Nelson on “Learning to Lose” as well as background vocals by The McCrary Sister on “Do Right By Me.” The track “A Little Pain, which you can listen to below, features orchestration by Lester Snell, who was responsible for the string arrangements in the 2000 movie, Shaft.

Pre-order for All American Made is available now.

Listen to “A Little Pain” below and check out the album’s track list.

All American Made Track List

  1. “Don’t Say It”
  2. “Weakness”
  3. “A Little Pain”
  4. “Learning to Lose” (featuring Willie Nelson)
  5. “Pay Gap”
  6. “Nowhere Fast”
  7. “Cocaine Cowboys”
  8. “Wild Women”
  9. “Heart of American”
  10. “Do Right By Me”
  11. “Loner”
  12. “All American Made”

photo via Shore Fire Media

Shania Twain’s New Song, “Soldier,” Featured in Upcoming Movie, “Thank You for Your Service” [Watch Trailer]

Shania Twain’s New Song, “Soldier,” Featured in Upcoming Movie, “Thank You for Your Service” [Watch Trailer]

Posted on September 6, 2017

Shania Twain revealed on Instagram today (Sept. 6) that her new song, “Soldier,” will be featured in an upcoming war drama, Thank You For Your Service.”

According to IMDB, Thank You For Your Service “follows a group of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq who struggle to integrate back into family and civilian life, while living with the memory of a war that threatens to destroy them long after they’ve left the battlefield. Starring an ensemble cast led by Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Joe Cole, Amy Schumer, Beulah Koale, Scott Haze, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Brad Beyer, Omar J. Dorsey and Jayson Warner Smith, the drama is based on the bestselling book by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author David Finkel. Jason Hall, who wrote the screenplay of American Sniper, makes his directorial debut with Thank You for Your Service and also serves as its screenwriter.”

Thank You For Your Service is slated to be released on Oct. 27.

Penned by Shania, “Soldier” will be available on Shania’s new 16-track deluxe album, Now, which drops on Sept. 29.

Below, watch the trailer for Thank You For Your Service featuring Shania’s “Soldier.”

Blake Shelton Reveals Title and Artwork of New Single, “I’ll Name the Dogs”

Blake Shelton Reveals Title and Artwork of New Single, “I’ll Name the Dogs”

Posted on September 5, 2017

Earlier today (Sept. 5), it was announced that Blake Shelton would be a part of two big events in September.

The first event is a celebration of the grand opening of his new Ole Red venue in Tishomingo, Okla., featuring Ronnie Milsap, RaeLynn and more on Sept. 30.

The second event included Blake as one of the many musicians, actors and other public figures—including George Strait and Oprah Winfrey—that would be participating in the Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief telethon, a multi-network telethon to benefit those affected by Hurricane Harvey on Sept. 12.

Definitely a big news day for anybody, but shortly after 4 p.m. CT, Blake took to Twitter to let fans know that he had some new music news yet to share.

By the time Blake delivered the final announcement two and a half hours later, there were hundreds of comments and retweets and thousands of likes on the initial tweet.

The new single, “I’ll Name the Dogs,” will be available on Friday (Sept. 8).  Check out Blake’s tweet with the artwork and announcement below.

 

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