Blake Shelton, Sam Hunt, Florida Georgia Line & More Score Additional Teen Choice Awards Nominations

Blake Shelton, Sam Hunt, Florida Georgia Line & More Score Additional Teen Choice Awards Nominations

After unveiling its first wave of nominees in June, The Teen Choice Awards announced its second round of nominations on July 12.

In the Choice Country Song category, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett (feat. Maren Morris), Blake Shelton, Keith Urban (feat. Carrie Underwood), Florida Georgia Line and Brett Young picked up nominations.

In addition, FGL, Sam, Blake and Brett Eldredge netted nomination in all-genre categories.

Voting is open at TeenChoice.com or fans can vote by tweeting the category hashtag with the nominee’s name. Fans can vote up to 10 times in each category per day until July 19 at 9 p.m. PT.

The Teen Choice Awards air live on Fox on Aug. 13 at 8 p.m. ET.

Check out the country music-centric nominees from the second wave of announcements.

Choice Country Song (#ChoiceCountrySong)

“Body Like a Back Road” – Sam Hunt
“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 Summer Group (#ChoiceSummerGroup

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

Choice Summer Tour (#ChoiceSummerTour)

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

Choice Twit (#ChoiceTwit)

Anna Kendrick
Blake Shelton
Chrissy Teigen
Ellen DeGeneres
Justin Timberlake
Zendaya

Choice Snapchatter (#ChoiceSnapchatter)

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

photo by Jason Simanek

Vols’ SEC Network Takeover Set for July 18

For the third consecutive year, SEC Network is turning over its control room to the 14 Southeastern Conference schools for a two-week stretch. On Tuesday, July 18, SEC Network programming will be entirely devoted to the Big Orange for 24 hours.

Featured content on that day includes memorable Tennessee football, basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball victories. Descriptions of those games can be found below. Network documentaries focused on Condredge Holloway and Pat Summitt are also scheduled to air.

Also featured is a pair of signing day events. A replay of Tennessee Football’s annual signing day show will air on Tuesday, as well as a replay of UT’s first-ever Declaration Day. Styled similarly to an athletics signing day event, Declaration Day focused on students (not student-athletes) that have chosen to attend the University of Tennessee. The program was filled with inspiring stories and also featured guest appearances by football players Joshua Dobbs, Trey Smith and men’s basketball player Kyle Alexander.

During their respective SEC Network Takeover day, league schools have the opportunity to fill an entire day with classic games, films, ESPN original content and school-produced content. Each school’s appointed date was drafted at random.

In addition to taking over the television network, SEC Network’s social handles will be devoted to the appropriate school each day.

Florida vs. Tennessee (Football)
Trailing 21-0 in the second quarter, the Vols scored 38 unanswered points to claim a 38-28 victory over No. 19/16 Florida at Neyland Stadium. Quarterback Joshua Dobbs threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns, helping UT snap an 11-game losing streak to the Gators. Wideout Jauan Jennings notched three receptions for 111 yards, including an electrifying 67-yard score to give UT a 24-21 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Tennessee at Georgia (Football)
On the heels of its memorable victory over Florida, the Vols traveled to Athens and picked up one of the most thrilling wins in their program history. A rollercoaster finish that saw three lead changes over the final three minutes, Tennessee clinched the win behind a 43-yard Hail Mary touchdown from Dobbs to Jennings as time expired.

Kentucky at Tennessee (Volleyball)
Tennessee stunned No. 23 Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena, picking up a 3-1 victory in its home finale. Led by eight kills and five blocks from middle hitter Erica Treiber, the Vols’ upset win denied the Wildcats a share of the SEC title.

Kentucky at Tennessee (Men’s Basketball)
Tennessee earned its first win over an AP top-five opponent since 2010 with an 82-80 victory over No. 4 Kentucky at Thompson-Boling Arena. Senior Robert Hubbs III put together one of the best performances of his career, scoring 25 points. Freshman Grant Williams did a little bit of everything in the win, notching 13 points to go along with six assists, six rebounds and four blocks.

Tennessee at South Carolina (Women’s Basketball)
Another Big Orange victory against a top-five foe, the Lady Vols invaded Columbia and emerged with a 76-74 victory over No. 4 South Carolina. Jaime Nared dropped a career-high 27 points and buried a pair of clutch free throws in the final seconds of the fourth quarter to lift UT to the win.

Florida at Tennessee (Softball)
Behind a grand slam from Megan Geer in the bottom of the fifth inning, No. 8 Tennessee rallied to knock of No. 1 Florida at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Tennessee at Vanderbilt (Baseball)
Held without a hit until the seventh inning, the Vols scored nine runs in the eighth and ninth frames to fly past in-state rival Vanderbilt in Nashville. Trailing 3-0 entering the eighth inning, Jeff Moberg’s RBI single and Jordan Rodgers’ grand slam to left field powered the decisive rally.

1999 Fiesta Bowl (Football)
Tennessee won the 1998 national championship, the first for the Vols since 1951, and completed the school’s first-ever 13-0 season with a 23-16 win over No. 2 Florida State. Peerless Price caught four passes for 199 yards, earning Offensive Player of the Game.

-UT Athletics

 

Daniel Named To Ray Guy Award Watch List

UT P Trevor Daniel / Credit: UT Athletics

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tennessee redshirt senior punter Trevor Daniel has been named to the pre-season watch list for the 2017 Ray Guy Award, as announced by the Augusta Sports Council on Wednesday.

The Ray Guy Award honors the nation’s top collegiate punter and the pre-season watch list features 29 candidates.

In 2016, Daniel, posted a 44.6-yard average with 28 of his 70 punts inside the 20, 29 fair catches and 21 punts of 50 or more yards. His 44.6-yard average ranked third among SEC punters and his 70-yard punt against South Carolina was the longest in the SEC in 2016. Daniel was a candidate for the Ray Guy Award in both 2015 and 2016.

The number of eligible candidates for this season will grow when the award opens nominations in September. The complete list of candidates will be released on Oct. 31. In early November, the Ray Guy Award committee will meet to select the 10 semifinalists, who will be announced on Nov. 16. A national body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) sports information directors, media representatives, and previous Ray Guy Award winners will then vote for the top three finalists to be announced on Nov. 21. After the finalists are named, the voting body will cast ballots again to select the nation’s top punter. The winner will be announced live during The Home Depot College Football Awards airing on ESPN on Thursday, Dec. 7.

The Augusta Sports Council created the Ray Guy Award in 2000 to honor the Thomson, Georgia, native and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Ray Guy. Among the statistics used to identify the winner is net punting average, number of times punt is downed or kicked out of bounds inside the opponents 20-yard line, total yardage punted, average returned yardage and percentage of punts not returned with particular emphasis placed on net punting average. The winner must display team leadership, self-discipline and have a positive impact on the team’s success.

-UT Athletics

 

Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark, Lee Ann Womack & More to Play Alzheimer’s Benefit Concert in Nashville Tonight

Reba McEntire, Brandy Clark, Lee Ann Womack & More to Play Alzheimer’s Benefit Concert in Nashville Tonight

Reba McEntire will headline an intimate showcase tonight (July 12) at Nashville’s City Winery to benefit the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Brandy Clark and Lee Ann Womack are also slated to perform, as well a few “surprise guests.”

Proceeds from the show, dubbed An Evening Together for Care for the Love of Jewel Austin, will benefit the the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, an organization that provides optimal care and services to individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses and to their families and caregivers.

Warner Music Nashville executive Shane Tarleton organized the event in honor of his late grandmother, Jewel Austin, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

photo courtesy of BMLG

Loretta Lynn Cancels 2017 Tour Dates, Postpones New Album Until 2018

Loretta Lynn Cancels 2017 Tour Dates, Postpones New Album Until 2018

As Loretta Lynn, 85, continues to recover from a stroke she suffered in May, she announced today (July 12) that she is canceling all 2017 tour dates and postponing the release of her new album, Wouldn’t It Be Great.

Wouldn’t It Be Great, which was originally slated to drop in August 2017, will be released in 2018.

“Thank you so much for all of your prayers, love and support,” said Loretta in a statement on her website. “I’m happy to say that I’m at home with my family and getting better by the day! My main focus now is making a full recovery so that I can get back to putting all of me into what I love, sharing my music with all of you. My new album, Wouldn’t It Be Great, was originally scheduled to come in August this year. I now want to wait to release it next year because this record is so special for me. It deserves me at my best and I can’t wait to share it. I want to thank everyone for hanging in there with me. I am getting stronger every day and can’t wait to get back out there with all of you. I’m just letting everybody know that Willie ain’t dead yet and neither am I, and I can’t wait to see all of you on the road!”

All of the tunes on the new 10-song offering were penned or co-penned by Loretta. Like the album’s predecessor, the Grammy-nominated Full Circle (March 2016), Wouldn’t It Be Great was mainly recorded at the Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tenn., with producers Patsy Lynn Russell and John Carter Cash. The album features new songs “Ruby’s Stool,” “Ain’t No Time to Go” and “I’m Dying for Someone to Live For” alongside newly recorded renditions of past compositions such as “God Makes No Mistakes,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter” and “Don’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind).”

photo by David McClister/DKC News

Watch Lindsay Ell Shred and Knock ’Em Dead in New “Waiting On You” Video

Watch Lindsay Ell Shred and Knock ’Em Dead in New “Waiting On You” Video

Lindsay Ell is gearing up for the release of her debut album, The Project, in August by dropping a new video for her current single, “Waiting on You.”

The video, which was directed by Peter Zavadil, features Lindsay shredding on guitar with her band in a rustic Nashville warehouse as she puts vocals to the tune she co-penned with Adam Hambrick and Andrew DeRoberts.

“It is the first song that started this whole project because when we originally started talking with Kristian Bush to produce my whole record, ‘Waiting on You’ was the song that all of us were like, ‘You know what, there’s something to this,’” Lindsay said in April. “As an artist, I came to town really trying to find what I wanted to sound like. I think it took me years of doing the wrong thing to finally find the right thing. ‘Waiting on You’ is the first song where I could honestly be like, ‘That’s me.’ If I was given three minutes with somebody whose never heard my name before, to really hear what’s going on in my heart and hear what I sound like, ‘Waiting on You’ would be it.”

Check out Lindsay’s new music video below.

Social Media Roundup: Brett Eldredge’s Sea Bass, Brantley Gilbert’s New Tattoo, Justin Moore’s Son, Lee Brice’s Selfless Act & More

Social Media Roundup: Brett Eldredge’s Sea Bass, Brantley Gilbert’s New Tattoo, Justin Moore’s Son, Lee Brice’s Selfless Act & More

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 in the country music world:

  • Thomas Rhett’s wife Lauren is 36 weeks preggers.
  • Kacey Musgraves got a new heated toilet seat.
  • The Brothers Osborne blow their own minds with the creation of Princess Carrie Fisher.
  • Justin Moore’s son, Thomas South Moore, gets a close-up.
  • Lee Brice gave one of his fans his guitar.
  • William Michael Morgan has a new four-legged bus driver.
  • Granger Smith has a stormy concert photo.
  • Brantley Gilbert gets a new tattoo.
  • Brett Eldredge catches a sea bass.

EPIC pic from last night. Mother Nature is the ultimate light show.

A post shared by HAPPENS LIKE THAT (@grangersmith) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWdC8hLjeeD/?taken-by=bretteldredge&hl=en

main photo via Brett Eldredge’s Instagram

Cosby Man Arrested for Burglary

Sevier County authorities say they’ve arrested a Cosby man for burglarizing a convenience store Sunday.

Employees at the Jack’s Market on Highway 321 reported to work early in the morning to open the store and found the place had been ransacked. The cash register was missing, lottery tickets and cigarettes were stolen.

Surveillance camera caught a man pulling up and throwing a rock through a window. Detectives identified the suspect as 21-year-old Tanner Flynn.

Flynn was arrested and charged with Burglary.

Chris Young Talks Songwriting, Scoring No. 1 Singles, Staying Creative, Seventh Studio Album & More

Chris Young Talks Songwriting, Scoring No. 1 Singles, Staying Creative, Seventh Studio Album & More

Jim Casey talks with Chris Young about his recent string of No. 1 singles, why he co-wrote every song on his upcoming seventh studio album, how it feels to have other artists cut his songs, adding the role of producer to his credits, keeping his creative juices flowing, new single, “Losing Sleep,” and more.

Show Participants

  • Chris Young
  • Jim Casey, NCD director of editorial

Show Notes & Links

https://youtu.be/NShYb80xnjw

The Writers Room, Ep. 103, 12 minutes
photo by Jason Simanek

Watch Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly Sample New Song From Johnny Cash Tribute Album

Watch Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly Sample New Song From Johnny Cash Tribute Album

A number of artists—including Brad Paisley, Jamey Johnson, Jewel, T Bone Burnett, Dailey & Vincent, Chris Cornell, Kacey Musgraves and Ruston Kelly—are contributing vocals to a new Johnny Cash tribute album, Johnny Cash Forever Words: The Music.

The aforementioned artists will add their vocals to poems that Johnny penned over the years. A book of Johnny’s poems, Forever Words: The Unknown Poems, was published in 2016.

Kacey and fiancé Ruston sampled their duet, “To June, This Morning,” at Blackberry Farm in East Tennessee on July 9. Johnny wrote the poem for his wife, June Carter Cash, in 1970.

Kacey posted the performance on Instagram with the caption: “Last night @rustonkelly + I sang “To June, This Morning” – an actual poem Johnny Cash wrote in 1970 that we put to music. (It’ll be on the upcoming ‘Forever Words’ project that will feature many different amazing artists).”

Watch Kacey and Ruston’s performance below.

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