Sam Hunt posted the audio from live performances of “Body Like a Back Road” and “Ex to See” to his Vevo channel last night (Aug. 3). Both tracks were recorded live on his current 15 in a 30 Tour.
“Ex to See” was featured on Sam’s 2014 debut album, Montevallo,” while “Body Like a Back Road” was released in February and has since gone on to spend 25 weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, breaking the 24-week record set by Florida Georgia Line’s “Cruise” in 2013.
Four years after releasing her self-titled debut album in 2013, Danielle Bradbery is back in the studio working on her sophomore offering, I Don’t Believe We’ve Met, which will drop on Dec. 1.
“I am more than ready to reintroduce myself with music that is true to my story and my sound after diving into the writing process over the past four years,” said Danielle. “With I Don’t Believe We’ve Met, I got the opportunity to work with amazing writers and producers that brought out my unique style and allowed me to tap into so many different influences. This is the beginning of a new chapter for me, and I am so excited for everyone to hear what we’ve made.”
Danielle co-wrote seven of the 10 tracks on the new album. Additional songwriters include Thomas Rhett, Josh Kerr, Rhett Akins, Jaren Johnston, Heather Morgan and more.
I Don’t Believe We’ve Met Track List and Songwriters
“Sway” (Danielle Bradbery, Johan Fansson, Emily Weisband)
“Potential” (Danielle Bradbery, Johan Lindbrandt, Emily Weisband)
“What Are We Doing” (Danielle Bradbery, Sam Ellis, Thomas Rhett, Emily Weisband)
“Worth It” (Danielle Bradbery, Jeff Pardo, Molly Reed)
“Can’t Stay Mad” (Danielle Bradbery, Ian Franzino, Andrew Haas, Steph Jones)
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard and his wife, Hayley, announced they were expecting their first child—a baby boy—in June. As it turns out, blood tests aren’t always correct.
Today (Aug. 4) on Instagram, Tyler revealed that he and Hayley are actually expecting a girl.
Tyler posted a pic of his family with the caption: “Gods got jokes……After thinking we are having a boy for the last few months, turns out the blood test was wrong and we’re actually having a little girl. Woe… so many emotions but really really excited about this next chapter even if God does like throwing us a curve ball every now and then. Just keeping us on our toes. #daddysgirl.”
Showtime will premiere a new documentary on Tim McGraw and Faith Hill on Nov. 17.
Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul will give fans an inside look at the superstar couple on the road through their latest Soul2Soul Tour, with a focus on how Tim and Faith brought their signature tour back to life after 10 years.
“We’re really excited about [the tour] because it’s such a musical show,” said Tim to Nash Country Daily in April. “The band—there’s a lot of moments in this show that really highlights how good our band is—they are fantastic. We’ve been looking forward to this for a long time. For me, the chances that I get to watch Faith sing, it’s like a Nascar trying to keep up with an Indy car when we’re out there. Nascar is pretty good, but Indy car is fast. It’s a long show, we’re getting to play some great songs that we really love and we have a few surprises for everyone in there.”
“Tim is one of the greatest entertainers that’s ever graced the stage and that is the honest-to-God truth,” added Faith. “I haven’t been on tour in 10 years, but we worked really, really hard for many months preparing, putting together, dissecting this show with a lot of very talented people. So once the moment comes that we are actually able to get on the road and get going and out there playing for the fans, it’s like a celebration when we hit the stage.”
Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul premieres on Showtime on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. CT.
For one night only on Monday, Aug. 7, the Dixie Chicks’ DCX MMXVI Tour will head to the movie theaters.
The new Dixie flick features a full set of fan-favorites from the Chicks, including “Wide Open Spaces,” “Goodbye Earl,” “Not Ready to Make Nice” and a never-before-seen acoustic set with a cover of Beyoncé’s “Daddy Lessons.”
To prime the pump of excitement for the one-night only event, today (Aug. 4) the Chicks released footage from the movie that features their 2006 single, “Not Ready to Make Nice,” which reached No. 4 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee football team is ranked No. 24 in the preseason Amway Coaches Poll released on Thursday, marking three straight years the Vols will open the season ranked by the coaches.
UT is one of only 10 teams to capture preseason rankings in the poll each of the last three seasons. It also marks the first time in nine years (2006-07-2008) the Vols have had a three-season stretch of preseason rankings from the coaches.
Tennessee opened the season ranked No. 25 by the coaches in 2015 and debuted at No. 10 in 2016. UT appeared in 11 of 16 polls conducted by the coaches a year ago.
Tennessee has won 15 of its last 19 games heading into the 2017 campaign and is coming off a second consecutive 9-4 record. The Vols have won three straight bowls for the first time in 20 years and are coming off three straight winning seasons for the first time in 12 years.
The Orange and White open the fall against Georgia Tech on Labor Day (Sept. 4) at 8 p.m. in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. The Vols and Yellow Jackets will clash in the second game ever played at the Atlanta Falcon’s brand-new, state-of-the-art Mercedes-Benz Stadium, following the tilt between No. 1 Alabama and No. 3 Florida State on Sept. 2.
The Vols join five other SEC teams in the preseason Coaches Poll: No. 1 Alabama, No. 12 LSU, No. 13 Auburn, No. 15 Georgia and No. 16 Florida. Texas A&M, Arkansas and Mississippi State received votes in the poll.
UT is scheduled to face four of those ranked conference opponents in addition to Georgia Tech, who received votes in the preseason poll. The Vols face the 16th-ranked Gators in Gainesville on Sept. 16, welcome the 15th-ranked Bulldogs on Sept. 30, travel to face the preseason top-ranked Crimson Tide on Oct. 31 in Tuscaloosa and host the No. 12-ranked Tigers on Nov. 18.
Tennessee returns 14 starters in 2017, including senior tight Ethan Wolf and senior offensive lineman Jashon Robertson, who are projected to be four-year starters for the Vols as well as 2015 First Team All-America kick returner Evan Berry, leading tackler senior Todd Kelly (71 stops in 2016) and second-leading rusher John Kelly (630 yards, 6.4 ypc, five TDs).
Yesterday (Aug. 2) at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon, Jason Aldean celebrated the success of three recent No. 1 singles—“Lights Come On,” “A Little More Summertime” and “Any Ol’ Barstool”—with friends, songwriters and industry professionals.
As guests noshed on an array of appetizers, including hot chicken biscuits, deviled eggs and fried pickles, Jason performed each single with the songwriting team behind the No. 1 tunes, which included:
“Lights Come On”
Brad Warren
Brett Warren
Tyler Hubbard
Brian Kelley
Jimmy Robbins
Jordan Schmidt
“A Little More Summertime”
Wendell Mobley
Tony Martin
Jerry Flowers
“Any Ol’ Barstool”
Josh Thompson
Deric Ruttan
“This is one of those things that never really gets old, I mean, we’ve been doing this thing now for 12 years and I remember very vividly the first party like this we had and how excited I was,” said Jason. “It’s still exciting and we’re fortunately in a position now where songs kind of run up the chart faster than they used two, about half the time it used to take ’em, and for now I like to enjoy it, whether it’s one, two, three or whatever. I’m just glad we’re able to still throw ’em.”
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“Sway” (Danielle Bradbery, Johan Fansson, Emily Weisband)
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