Social Media Roundup: Little Big Town’s Words to Live By, Brett Eldredge’s Singing Dog, Reba’s Mountie & More

Social Media Roundup: Little Big Town’s Words to Live By, Brett Eldredge’s Singing Dog, Reba’s Mountie & More

Posted on August 14, 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:

  • Karen Fairchild sends a message of love.
  • Randy Houser sings #SongsFromTheCouch.
  • Reba McEntire loves Canada.
  • FGL’s Tyler & Brian share a fiery handshake.
  • Little Big Town performs “Humble and Kind” backstage at the Opry.
  • Jason Aldean loves the Little League World Series.
  • Sturgill Simpson appreciates street art and a good cup of coffee.
  • Jackie Lee runs with “pops.”
  • Brad Paisley knows good hair when he sees it.
  • Maggie Rose sings a solar eclipse PSA.
  • Brett Eldredge gives his dog singing lessons.
  • Carrie Underwood shows off her Ace.

Trying to live by these words. Especially today. via @billboard #humbleandkind #linkinbio

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5 miles with pops!

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Nice hair @iamchasebryant. @myilstatefair thanks for having us! #WeekendWarriorTour

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Y'all might want to take @iammaggierose's cue on this one. #PSA #greatamericaneclipse #10MinuteTune 👀

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Giving @edgarboogie singing lessons in the Woods

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Ace…

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Faith Hill Designs Spatula for Charity Campaign to Help End Childhood Hunger in America

Faith Hill Designs Spatula for Charity Campaign to Help End Childhood Hunger in America

Posted on August 14, 2017

Faith Hill has teamed with Williams Sonoma and No Kid Hungry—a nonprofit working to end childhood hunger in America—to design a limited-edition spatula, with a portion of the proceeds going to charity.

Faith’s spatula, which features garden vegetables, retails for $12.95. Williams Sonoma will donate 30 percent of the retail price from each spatula purchased to No Kid Hungry.

“My spatula was inspired by my parents’ garden that we had growing up and knowing how fortunate we were to be able to grow a lot of our food in our backyard,” said Faith. “Join me in supporting Williams Sonoma’s No Kid Hungry campaign this year. Let’s end childhood hunger.”

Other celebrities who designed a spatula for the No Kid Hungry campaign include Kristen Bell, Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka, Giada De Laurentiis, American Girl, Questlove, Jeff Bridges and Ayesha Curry.

Check them out below.

Spatulas designed by (from left) Kristen Bell, Faith Hill, Alton Brown, Bobby Flay, Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka, Giada De Laurentiis, American Girl, Questlove, Jeff Bridges, and Ayesha Curry.
Streak On: Cole Swindell Earns 7th Consecutive No. 1 Single With “Flatliner”

Streak On: Cole Swindell Earns 7th Consecutive No. 1 Single With “Flatliner”

Posted on August 14, 2017

Cole Swindell has done it again.

Cole’s current single, “Flatliner,” is No. 1 on the Mediabase chart this week, making it his seventh consecutive single to reach No. 1 on a Billboard or Mediabase chart after “Middle of a Memory,” “Chillin’ It,” “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” “Ain’t Worth the Whiskey,” “Let Me See Ya Girl” and “You Should Be Here.”

“Flatliner,” which features vocals from Dierks Bentley, was co-penned by Cole, Matt Brownleewe and Jaron Boyer, and is the third single from his sophomore album, You Should Be Here. The tune is also Cole’s 10th No. 1 as a songwriter, following “This Is How We Roll” (Florida Georgia Line), “Get Me Some of That” (Thomas Rhett) and “Roller Coaster” (Luke Bryan).

“Every No 1 is special for so many reasons,” said Cole. “This one is really special because it’s a song I wrote with my mentor in mind. Never dreaming it would turn out like this for me! Dierks is not only my mentor but my friend, and now I have a No. 1 song I was blessed to get to record with him. He has been so gracious and supportive of me from the beginning. This feels amazing.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPYitm8kIcg

photo by Jason Simanek

Jimmy’s blog: UT offensive lineman want Kelly to get 2,000

Jimmy’s blog: UT offensive lineman want Kelly to get 2,000

Posted on August 14, 2017

By Jimmy Hyams

John Kelly might not know it yet, but a couple of his offensive line teammates have an ambitious goal for the junior from Detroit.

“I feel like JK can run for 2,000 yards,’’ said Tennessee sophomore left tackle Drew Richmond.

Is Kelly capable of such a big year?

“Of course,’’ said senior center Jashon Robertson. “He runs angry and he runs hard. And we love him. When you have a guy in the backfield that you love, that you know any moment can spit loose, you’re going to block your butt off for him.

“Hopefully John Kelly can run for 2000 yards because that’s a perfect reflection of what we’re doing in the run game as an offensive line, and his effort.’’

Only one SEC back in history has recorded a 2,000-yard season: Derrick Henry of Alabama, the year he won the Heisman Trophy in 2015.

That same year, LSU’s Leonard Fournette chalked up 1,953 yards.

Georgia’s Herschel Walker rushed for 1,891 yards in 1981 and would have had 2,000 had bowl statistics counted toward the overall total, as they do now.

A Tennessee back has never come close to a 2,000-yard season. In fact, a UT back has never gained 1,500 yards in a season.

Travis Stephens holds the Tennessee single-season record with 1,464 yards in 2001.

The UT career mark is 3,078 by Travis Henry. Twelve other SEC schools have a career rusher that exceeds UT’s career record. Only Ole Miss had an all-time leader that ranks below Henry – Duece McAllister had 3,060 career rushing yards.

As for Kelly, he led Tennessee in rushing among running backs last year, gaining 630 yards. He averaged 6.4 yards per carry. He had at least 70 games against five opponents. He did all that in the second half of the season. And he did it on a team that had Alvin Kamara and Jalen Hurd for eight games.

By the time Richmond and Robertson bragged about Kelly at UT’s media day, Kelly wasn’t around to respond.

But Richmond did a lot of talking for Kelly.

“I know what JK wants to do,’’ Richmond said. “I know how bad JK wants to show the country who he is.’’

Did Kelly say he wanted to gain 2,000 yards?

“No,’’ Richmond said, “I want him to get 2,000, me and the offensive line.’’

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Willie Nelson Cuts Short Salt Lake City Show Due to Respiratory Issues

Willie Nelson Cuts Short Salt Lake City Show Due to Respiratory Issues

Posted on August 14, 2017

Willie Nelson was forced to cut short his concert in Salt Lake City last night (Aug. 13) due to respiratory issues caused by elevation.

The 84-year-old county music icon was performing at USANA Amphitheatre, which has an elevation of 4,300 feet, when he began to experience breathing problems and exited the stage. A bandmate told the crowd that Willie needed a break, before the show was ultimately canceled.

Willie posted a message on Twitter this monring (Aug. 14) to let everyone know he was feeling better, stating, “This is Willie, I am sorry to have to cut the SLC show short tonight. The altitude got to me. I am feeling better now & headed for lower ground.

Willie was forced to cancel a handful of shows in January and February due to an undisclosed illness, but has been touring steadily since then. Willie is slated to perform in Saratoga, Calif., on Aug. 15.

photo by James Minchin/Shock Ink

Kelsea Ballerini Reveals Track Listing & Songwriters for Upcoming Album, “Unapologetically”

Kelsea Ballerini Reveals Track Listing & Songwriters for Upcoming Album, “Unapologetically”

Posted on August 14, 2017

Kelsea Ballerini announced the track listing and songwriters for her upcoming sophomore album, Unapologetically, which drops on Nov. 3.

The new 12-song offering features tunes from songwriters Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman, Hillary Lindsey, Ashley Gorley and more. Kelsea had a hand writing or co-writing all 12 songs.

“[Unapologetically] is about years 21 through 23,” says Kelsea to Nash Country Daily. It really is. It starts with a gross breakup that I had. It talks about the darkness of that. I haven’t really . . . ‘Peter Pan’ is like as much of a breakup as I went into on the first record, because that’s really the only feeling of a breakup that I’d had at that point. This one definitely gets darker than that. But then it takes you through the darkness of that, the bounce back from that, into just growing up and finding who I am as a young girl. New insecurities that I have, all of that, into meeting [fiancé] Morgan [Evans] and getting engaged. It talks about all of it.”

Unapologetically Track Listing & Songwriters

  1. “Graveyard” (Ballerini, Forest Glen Whitehead, Shane McAnally)
  2. “Miss Me More” (Ballerini, David Hodges, Brett McLaughlin)
  3. “Get Over Yourself” (Ballerini, Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally)
  4. “Roses” (Ballerini, Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley)
  5. “Machine Heart” (Ballerini, Greg Wells, James Abrahart)
  6. “In Between” (Ballerini, Jimmy Robbins, McAnally)
  7. “High School” (Ballerini)
  8. “End Of The World” (Ballerini, Hillary Lindsey, Lindsay Rimes)
  9. “I Hate Love Songs” (Ballerini, Trevor Rosen, McAnally)
  10. “Unapologetically” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Hillary Lindsey)
  11. “Music” (Ballerini, Robbins, Nicolle Galyon, Jennifer Denmark)
  12. “Legends” (Ballerini, Whitehead, Lindsey)
Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt Take Home Teen Choice Awards

Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt Take Home Teen Choice Awards

Posted on August 14, 2017

Carrie Underwood and Sam Hunt won trophies at the Teen Choice Awards last night (Aug. 13).

Carrie copped the top prize in the Choice Country Artist category, while Sam earned the nod for Choice Country Song with “Body Like a Back Road.”

Sam (2), Florida Georgia Line (2), Blake Shelton (2) and Brett Eldredge (1) earned nominations in a combined seven all-genre categories, but they were bested each time.

Check out all of the country-centric nominations below with the winners.

Choice Country Artist

Carrie Underwood WINNER
Blake Shelton
Florida Georgia Line
Kelsea Ballerini
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt

Choice Country Song

“Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt WINNER
“Craving You” – Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris)
“Every Time I Hear That Song” – Blake Shelton
“The Fighter” – Keith Urban (feat. Carrie Underwood)
“God, Your Mama, and Me” – Florida Georgia Line (feat. Backstreet Boys)
“In Case You Didn’t Know” – Brett Young

Choice Song: Male Artist

Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You” WINNER
Sam Hunt – “Body Like a Back Road”
Bruno Mars – “That’s What I Like”
Harry Styles – “Sign of the Times”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber) – “Despacito”
Niall Horan – “Slow Hands”

Choice Collaboration

Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson – “Just Hold On” WINNER
Florida Georgia Line (feat. Backstreet Boys) – “God, Your Mama, And Me”
Cheat Codes (feat. Demi Lovato) – “No Promises”
Kygo & Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me”
ZAYN & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”
Zedd & Alessia Cara – “Stay”

Choice Summer Group

Fifth Harmony WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Little Mix
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay

Choice Summer Tour

Ariana Grande – Dangerous Woman Tour WINNER
Sam Hunt – 15 in a 30 Tour
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic World Tour
Ed Sheeran – Divide Tour
Kendrick Lamar – The DAMN. Tour
Shawn Mendes – Illuminate World Tour

Choice Twit

Ellen DeGeneres WINNER
Blake Shelton
Anna Kendrick
Chrissy Teigen
Justin Timberlake
Zendaya

Choice Snapchatter

Ariana Grande WINNER
Brett Eldredge
Bella Thorne
DJ Khaled
Kylie Jenner
Selena Gomez

Choice TV Personality

Ellen DeGeneres – The Ellen DeGeneres Show WINNER
Blake Shelton – The Voice
Anthony Anderson – To Tell the Truth
Tyra Banks – America’s Got Talent
James Corden – The Late Late Show with James Corden
Jimmy Fallon – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

photo by Jason Simanek

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