Singer/songwriter Lee Brice has a heart as big as his 6-foot-3-inch football-playing frame.
Lee made a $1,335 donation to the family of a Franklin, Ohio, fan who died in a car crash on June 17, according to Journal News.
Courtney Trent, 20, passed away after an oncoming motorist fell asleep at the wheel and struck her car head-on. In an effort to raise money for funeral expenses and her six-month-old son, Courtney’s family set up an online campaign via Meal Train.
After Courtney’s brother reached out to Lee on Twitter to let him know that the “I Don’t Dance” singer was his sister’s favorite artist, Lee made the thoughtful donation and helped the family raise more than $3,000.
“Our fans treat us so well,” Lee said to Journal News. “We love them. I felt like I was part of their family and I wanted to help—just like I’d help my own family.”
Shania Twain revealed the track listing to her upcoming album, Now, on Instagram yesterday (July 5).
Now, which drops on Sept. 29, will be offered as both a 12-track standard album and 16-track deluxe album.
“The new music is more celebratory, more inspirational, more about coming from somewhere bad and going somewhere good, dark to light, and that whole transition emotionally,” says Shania to NCD. “So, it’s a little deeper emotionally, for sure, this new album. There’s a lot of optimism, like ‘Life’s About to Get Good.’ The words are quite melancholy, but it’s just a happy song. It makes me feel happy when it comes on.”
Shania not only served as the album’s co-producer, but she also wrote every song . . . by herself.
“I wrote it alone,” says Shania. “I wanted to exercise independence, and I think that’s really where the power of this album is. Everyone talks about the female power with my music in the past . . . and the whole attitude there, but this one is even more about just personal power and exercising independence and putting myself forward and scaring the hell out of myself by taking on that challenge of saying, ‘Ok, I take full responsibility for the songwriting and if it sucks, then I take responsibility for that.’ But I needed to try to do this, not try, ‘I’m going to do this by myself.’ I was determined to do it alone. Because I had been in a co-writing scenario for all those years, and this was going to be the first time after all that time that I’ve written solely alone, so it’s all about independence, and I needed to learn that about myself, I needed to rediscover that about myself.”
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Offensive lineman Jashon Robertson, defensive back Emmanuel Moseley and defensive lineman Kendal Vickers have been selected to represent the University of Tennessee at the Southeastern Conference Football Media Days next week in Hoover, Alabama.
On Monday, July 10, the senior trio and Tennessee head coach Butch Jones will make the media rounds at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel starting at 3:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. CT. Tennessee, Arkansas and LSU will be the first three teams featured at SEC Media Days, which runs July 10-13.
For the third-consecutive year, SEC Network and ESPN will have live, on-site coverage of SEC Media Days. Live coverage on July 10 starts at 12:30 p.m. ET with SEC Now and continues with The Paul Finebaum Show at 5 p.m. ET.
Robertson, Moseley and Vickers will all be making their SEC Media Days debuts. This year marks the second-straight year that Tennessee will bring three seniors to SEC Media Days as Joshua Dobbs, Jalen Reeves-Maybin and Cameron Suttonwent in 2016.
Robertson is the Volunteers’ most-experienced offensive lineman with 39 games played and 35 starts in his career. He is also one of the most versatile offensive linemen on the roster as he started 12 games in 2016 at left guard and worked at center for much of the spring. In 2016, he helped pave the way for a UT offense that scored a program-record 437 points (36.4 points per game). The Nashville native started at left guard in UT’s 49-36 win vs. Kentucky on Nov. 12, 2016, blocking for 599 yards of offense and UT’s most rushing yards (376) in an SEC game since 406 vs. Vanderbilt on Nov. 26, 1994. As a sophomore in 2015, Robertson helped the Vols rush for a 2,908 yards, which was the second-most in UT history. He has been an anchor of Tennessee’s offensive line since his 2014 freshman year when he started all 13 games at right guard and earned Freshman All-SEC and ESPN True Freshman All-American honors.
Moseley is Tennessee’s most seasoned cornerback with 39 games played and 19 career starts. For his career, has amassed 104 tackles (82 solo), 7.5 tackles for loss, one interception and 23 passes defended. As a junior in 2016, Moseley played in all 13 games, made 10 starts at cornerback and posted career highs of 57 tackles (44 solo) and 3.5 tackles for loss. The Greensboro, North Carolina, native also had six passes defended. A skilled tackler, Moseley recorded a career-high eight tackles twice in 2016, making eight stops against Ohio on Sept. 17 and eight (three for a loss) against Alabama on Oct. 15. As a sophomore, he recorded an interception against Northwestern in the 2016 Outback Bowl (2015 season).
Vickers is UT’s most-experienced defensive lineman. He has starred in 31 career games, made 26 starts at defensive tackle and totaled 58 tackles (28 solo), 3.0 sacks, 7.6 tackles for loss and one forced fumble. The Havelock, North Carolina, native is the only returning 2016 defensive player who started all 13 games last season. He posted career highs as a junior with 38 tackles (19 solo), 2.5 sacks, 6.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble. Vickers logged career-high seven tackles and one sack at South Carolina on Oct. 29. He also had one sack against Virginia Tech on Sept. 10 and a half sack on Nov. 5 against Tennessee Tech. After redshirting the 2013 season, he played in five games in 2014, started all 13 games in 2015 and started all 13 games in 2016.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee basketball program released the non-conference portion of its 2017-18 schedule Wednesday. Major-conference opponents for the Volunteers include 2017 national champions North Carolina as well as Georgia Tech, Wake Forest and Iowa State.
In their third season under the direction of head coach Rick Barnes, the Vols will play host to a handful of regional opponents, including in-state foe Lipscomb. Presbyterian, High Point, Mercer and Furman are also scheduled to visit Thompson-Boling Arena.
A Thanksgiving-week trip to The Bahamas for the Battle 4 Atlantis — a tournament which features four 2017 NCAA Tournament participants — rounds out Tennessee’s 12-game non-conference slate.
Fans will have their first opportunity to see the 2017-18 Volunteers in action during a Nov. 2 exhibition game at Thompson-Boling Arena. The opponent for that preseason contest has yet to be determined.
Tennessee returns nine players from last year’s squad that finished 16-16 and 8-10 in SEC play. Among those returners are five members from the highest-scoring freshman class in program history (1,140 points). Heading that charge was forward Grant Williams (12.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.9 bpg), who earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors. Guards Jordan Bone, Jordan Bowden and Lamonte Turner, as well as forward John Fulkerson, will also look to expand their respective roles as they enter their sophomore campaigns.
After playing as one of the youngest teams in the country last season, the Vols will boast six upperclassmen in 2017-18. Among those experienced contributors are rising juniors Admiral Schofield (8.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg) and Kyle Alexander (3.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg). Tennessee’s lone senior is graduate transfer James Daniel III, who arrives on Rocky Top after a three-year playing career at Howard. Daniel is averaging 21.5 ppg for his career and led the nation in scoring during the 2015-16 season, posting 27.1 ppg.
Other newcomers include junior college transfer Chris Darrington and true freshmen forwards Zach Kent, Derrick Walker and Yves Pons. UT is also expecting to get a frontcourt boost from Jalen Johnson, who redshirted last season.
The Southeastern Conference portion of Tennessee’s schedule is expected to be released later this summer.
Season tickets go on sale in early September and single-game tickets will become available in October.
PRESBYTERIAN • FRIDAY, NOV. 10
Head Coach: Dustin Kerns, 1st Season
Last Season: 5-25 (1-17 Big South)
All-Time Series: Tennessee leads, 2-0
Notes: Presbyterian visits Thompson-Boling Arena for UT’s regular-season opener on Friday, Nov. 10. Located in Clinton, South Carolina, PC has an enrollment of 1,064.
First-year head coach Dustin Kerns takes over the reins at PC following the retirement of longtime head coach Gregg Nibert. Nibert led the Blue Hose for 28 seasons, guiding the program through its transition from NAIA all the way up to the NCAA Division I ranks.
A native of Kingsport, Tenn., Kerns is a first-time head coach, arriving at his new post after spending the last four seasons as associate head coach at Wofford. His coaching résumé yields a brief stint on Rocky Top as he spent the 2003-04 season at Tennessee as a graduate assistant under then-head coach Buzz Peterson. The Vols earned a berth in the NIT that season. Kerns received a Master’s of Science from UT in 2004.
Tennessee and Presbyterian are meeting for the second consecutive season. The Vols picked up a 90-50 win over the Blue Hose last December in Knoxville, led by a season-high 24 points Lamonte Turner and 21 points from Jordan Bowden — also a season-best.
The Blue Hose return their top two scorers from last season in sophomore guard Jo’Vontae Millner (10.8 ppg) and redshirt senior guard Reggie Dillard (9.8 ppg).
HIGH POINT • TUESDAY, NOV. 14
Head Coach: Scott Cherry, 9th Season
Last Season: 15-16 (9-9 Big South)
All-Time Series: No meetings
Notes: Tennessee’s second regular-season contest features another opponent from the Big South Conference when High Point visits Knoxville on Tuesday, Nov. 14. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
After capturing four consecutive Big South regular season championships from 2013-16, HPU went 15-16 last season, ending a streak of four straight postseason appearances.
Rising junior guard Andre Fox (12.7 ppg, .352 3PT%) was the Panthers’ second-leading scorer a year ago. His contributions will be bolstered by those of sophomore guard Jamal Wright (8.0 ppg, 3.6 apg) and junior forward Ricky Madison (6.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg).
Notes: During Thanksgiving week, the Volunteers join an impressive eight-team field at the Battle 4 Atlantis at Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, Bahamas. UT is competing in the tournament for the second time, having turned in a fifth-place finish in 2013.
Tennessee is 12-12 all-time against the teams composing the 2017 field.
Highlighting the field are four 2017 NCAA Tournament participants, including No. 1 overall seed Villanova, Sweet Sixteen qualifiers Arizona and Purdue as well as reigning American Athletic Conference champion SMU.
The tournament bracket will be announced later this summer. For more information about the tournament and/or Atlantis Resort — just a two-hour flight from Atlanta — visit Battle4Atlantis.com.
MERCER • WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29
Head Coach: Bob Hoffman, 10th Season
Last Season: 15-17 (9-9 SoCon)
All-Time Series: Mercer leads, 4-3
Streak: Tennessee has won the last two meetings
Notes: The Vols and Bears are set to meet for the fourth time in the last five seasons with UT looking to grab its third consecutive win in a series that dates to 1913.
Mercer had made five consecutive postseason appearances — including a victory over Tennessee in the 2013 NIT and a famous upset victory over Duke in the 2014 NCAA Tournament — prior to last season’s 15-17 mark and a loss to ETSU in the first round of the SoCon Tournament.
Led by young core last season, the Bears are expected to return more than 94 percent of their scoring in 2017-18. Leading the way is senior guard Ria’n Holland, a second team all-conference selection who averaged a team-high 17.2 ppg last season. Flanking Holland are fellow seniors Jordan Strawberry (12.2 ppg, 4.3 apg) and Demetre Rivers (11.2 ppg, .475 FG%).
at GEORGIA TECH • SUNDAY, DEC. 3
Head Coach: Josh Pastner, 2nd Season
Last Season: 21-16 (8-10 ACC); NIT Finalist
All-Time Series: Tennessee leads 43-28
Streak: Tennessee won the last meeting
Notes: There is plenty of history in this series as the programs met annually from 1945-68 (Tech was a member of the SEC from 1932-64). This year’s showdown — the third of a four-game contract — takes place in Atlanta on Sunday, Dec. 3.
Tennessee signed the current series contract prior to the 2015-16 season and has split its two subsequent meetings with the Yellow Jackets. The Vols fell in Atlanta, 69-67, in November 2015 before picking up an 81-58 victory in Knoxville last December.
UT is 15-19 against GT in games contested in Atlanta.
Arriving from Memphis prior to last season, Josh Pastner earned ACC Coach of the Year honors in 2016-17 after leading the Yellow Jackets — picked to finish 14th in the preseason ACC poll — to 21 wins. Tech finished the year as the 2017 Postseason NIT runner-up, falling to TCU in the championship game.
Senior center Ben Lammers — the reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year — returns for the Yellow Jackets. The 6-10, San Antonio, Texas, native led the conference and ranked third nationally in blocks per game at 3.37. He also averaged 14.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
Also returning for Tech is leading scorer and ACC All-Freshman Team honoree Josh Okogie. The 6-4 sophomore guard averaged 16.1 ppg last season, bumping that average up to 19.8 ppg during the Yellow Jackets’ NIT run.
LIPSCOMB • SATURDAY, DEC. 9
Head Coach: Casey Alexander, 5th Season
Last Season: 20-13 (11-3 ASUN)
All-Time Series: Tennessee leads, 3-0
Notes: The Vols and Bisons meet for the second consecutive season when Nashville-based Lipscomb visits Thompson-Boling Arena on Saturday, Dec. 9. Lipscomb represents the only in-state opponent on UT’s non-conference slate.
Tennessee has a 3-0 advantage in the all-time series, but had to weather a hot-shooting night from the Bisons in last season’s meeting. Led by Garrison Mathews’ 28 points, Lipscomb knocked down 11 3-pointers in the first half and took a 58-49 advantage into halftime. But UT outscored the visitors 43-19 in the second half to grab a 92-77 win.
Lipscomb returns three of its four double-digit scorers from last season, led by Mathews, a junior out of Franklin, Tenn. Lipscomb’s leading scorer last season, Mathews putt up 20.4 ppg and garnered unanimous first team all-conference honors. Nashville native and Western Kentucky transfer Rob Marberry (12.7 ppg, .610 FG%) earned second team All-ASUN recognition.
Nathan Moran, a senior guard from Franklin, Tenn., averaged 11.1 ppg, knocked down 90 treys on the year (.417 3PT%) and handed out 4.2 apg.
NORTH CAROLINA • SUNDAY, DEC. 17
Head Coach: Roy Williams, 14th Season
Last Season: 33-7 (14-4 ACC); National Champions
All-Time Series: North Carolina leads, 9-1
Streak: UNC has won four straight
Notes: The defending NCAA champions visit Knoxville on Sunday, Dec. 17 as the Vols and Tar Heels close out a two-game, home-and-home series, which began last season.
Visiting Chapel Hill last season, Tennessee took the Tar Heels to the wire before dropping a 73-71 decision.
North Carolina is once again projected as a consensus top-10 team, despite losing ACC Player of the Year Justin Jackson and freshman standout Tony Bradley to the NBA as well as senior forwards Kennedy Meeks and Isaiah Hicks to graduation.
Senior guard Joel Berry II is the only double-digit scorer set to return for the Tar Heels. Named the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four, Berry (14.7 ppg, 3.6 apg) withdrew his name from NBA Draft consideration in late April. He scored a game-high 22 points in UNC’s 71-65 win over Gonzaga in the 2017 national championship game.
The Heels will also get some added depth with the addition of graduate transfer Cameron Johnson. A 6-8 guard, Johnson averaged 11.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 33 games at Pitt last season. He will have two seasons of eligibility remaining while in Chapel Hill.
UNC will also add five-star guard Jalek Felton, the nephew of former UNC All-American Raymond Felton.
FURMAN • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20
Head Coach: Bob Richey, 1st Season
Last Season: 23-12 (14-4 SoCon); CIT Semifinalist
All-Time Series: Tennessee leads, 10-0
Notes: The Vols and Paladins meet for the first time since 1994 when Furman visits Thompson-Boling Arena on Wednesday, Dec. 20.
The Paladins claimed a share of the Southern Conference regular season title in 2016-17, posting a school-record tying 23 victories and a 14-4 conference mark. After falling in the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament, Furman advanced all the way to the semifinals of the CIT.
Furman’s trip to Rocky Top represents a homecoming for reigning SoCon Player of the Year Devin Sibley. A Knoxville native and Karns High School graduate, Sibley averaged 17.7 ppg while boasting impressive shooting percentages of .522 from the field and .449 from three.
Also expected to return are senior guard Daniel Fowler (10.9 ppg, 3.7 apg) and all-freshman team selection Jordan Lyons (5.9 ppg).
at WAKE FOREST • SATURDAY, DEC. 23
Head Coach: Danny Manning, 3rd Season
Last Season: 19-14 (9-9 ACC)
All-Time Series: Tennessee leads, 8-2
Streak: Tennessee won the last meeting
Notes: The Vols and Demon Deacons meet for the first time since the 2013 Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in The Bahamas, where UT posted an 82-63 victory.
Last season, All-American and first team All-ACC performer John Collins (19.2 ppg, 9.8 rpg) led the Deacs to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since the 2009-10 season. Wake Forest fell to Kansas State in a First Four game in Dayton. After the season, Collins entered the NBA draft, where he was selected 19th overall by the Atlanta Hawks.
Wake Forest returns 12 of the 16 players from last year’s roster, including three starters. Rising junior guard Bryant Crawford (16.2 ppg, 5.5 apg, 3.8 rpg) started all 33 games for the Deacs and led the team in assists and steals on the season.
Rising redshirt junior guard Keyshawn Woods (12.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 3.5 apg) and rising senior forward Dinos Mitoglou (8.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg) are the other two returning starters for Wake Forest.
at IOWA STATE • SATURDAY, JAN. 27
Head Coach: Steve Prohm, 3rd Season
Last Season: 24-11 (12-6 Big 12)
All-Time Series: Tied, 1-1
Streak: Tennessee won the last meeting
Notes: The Vols and Cyclones will meet on the hardwood as part of the 2018 Big 12/SEC Challenge. It’s the third matchup between the two programs and the first since 1977.
Last season, fifth-seeded Iowa State advanced to its sixth consecutive NCAA Tournament after claiming the Big 12 Tournament title, defeating Nevada in its opening game. The Cyclones were eventually eliminated by 15th-ranked and fourth-seeded Purdue, 80-76, in the second round.
ISU loses seven seniors from last season’s team, a group that accounted for nearly 82 percent of its scoring. Among the departed is All-American guard and second-round NBA draft pick Monte Morris, who led the team in scoring at 16.4 ppg.
Rising sophomore forward Solomon Young (4.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg) is the Cyclones’ only returning starter and rising senior guard Donovan Jackson (6.4 ppg) will be the team’s top returning scorer. Still, the ISU roster will be bolstered by the arrival of three 4-star prospects in guards Lindell Wigginton, Terrence Lewis and Darius McNeill. That trio headlines a Cyclone recruiting class that was ranked 18th by ESPN.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be home to the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 on July 23.
Big Machine Label Group, which is the label home of Brantley as well as artists like Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw and Thomas Rhett, is the new title sponsor of the Brickyard 400. In support of the event that bears his moniker, Brantley will attend the race on July 23 and perform during a pre-race concert.
“Racing has always been part of Big Machine’s DNA, and we’re thrilled to partner with the world’s most iconic racing brands,” said Big Machine Label Group president/CEO Scott Borchetta.
In addition, the Brantley Gilbert Big Machine Brickyard 400 will mark the final race for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Dale Jr. announced his retirement following the conclusion of the 2017 NASCAR season earlier this year.
There was a time when averaging 30 points per game for an SEC team was an achievement.
Not any more.
Nine SEC teams averaged at least 30 points per game last season. Arkansas was ninth in the league in scoring at 30.83.
The last five teams to lead the SEC in scoring averaged at least 40 points. Eight of the last 10 leaders topped 40 points.
LSU averaged 32.8 points per game in 2015, putting coach Les Miles on the hot seat. He was fired four games into the next season because of an antiquated offense. LSU averaged 28.27 points last season.
The spread, the spread option, the run-pass-option and rule changes have contributed to the offensive explosion.
As offenses have changed, so have defenses. Teams are recruiting more speed on defense and using the nickel as a starting position, not a pass-only deployment.
That has changed the way teams are utilizing linebackers.
It has changed the way teams recruiting linebackers.
“Oh yeah, definitely,’’ said Tennessee defensive coordinator Bob Shoop. “It even changes the way you recruit linebackers from conference to conference.
“Today’s modern linebacker is nothing more, maybe, in some ways, than a glorified strong safety, a guy that’s got coverage skills, a guy that can play in space.’’
Shoop said the prototype is former Vol linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who registered more than 100 tackles as a sophomore and junior before injuries cut short his senior season. Reeves-Maybin arrived at Tennessee as a strong safety, moved to outside linebacker and prospered.
Shoop also thinks Darren Kirkland Jr. is the prototype middle linebacker nowadays. Kirkland can run, plays with great instincts, diagnosis a play quickly and is an every-down linebacker.
While UT losses Reeves-Maybin – pretty much a non-factor last season – Shoop thinks the linebacker position could be strong this season.
“It wouldn’t stun me if linebacker is the most improved position on defense,’’ Shoop said.
He said Kirkland, Daniel Bituli and Colton Jumper give Tennessee a “pretty solid 1-2-3 punch at middle linebacker.’’
He says outside linebacker Cortez McDowell has emerged as a leader, Q’uarte Sapp is “really fast and explosive,’’ and Dillon Bates, Austin Smith and Shannon Reid had good springs.
“They’ve all improved,’’ Shoop said, giving a shootout to linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen.
While hoping for linebacker improvement, Shoop said it’s a must that UT improve its porous run defense from a year ago.
To that end, he said solid cornerback play is important.
“If you want to stop the run, you have to commit players to box,’’ Shoop said. “If there are seven potential blockers, you’ve got to have put an eighth in the box.
“If you blitz, that means players on the perimeter need to have confidence and win one-on-one battles. I feel we’ve made a couple of technical changes to be more successful on perimeter and win one-on-one battles.’’
Shoop noted that corner Justin Martin was the most improved defensive back in the spring, returning starter Emmanuel Moseley is a year better and acquiring fifth-year graduate transfer Shaq Wiggins “is a great one for us.’’
Shoop said freshmen corners Cheyenne Labruzza, Shaun Shamburger and Terrell Bailey “haven’t taken a back seat to anybody’’ and will compete with Marquill Osborne, Baylen Buchanan, D.J. Henderson.
“They’re smart, they’re tough, they’re unselfish, they’re in good shape and they have a high football IQ,’’ Shoop said of the corners. “They’re ready to compete at that position.
“We need every position on defense to improve, but we need the corners to play better than they did a year ago.’’
There was another impromptu fan moment at a Garth Brooks concert over the weekend.
On July 1 at the Cajundome in Lafayette, La., Garth noticed 89-year-old fan, Miss Laura, holding a sign that read “Elvis Was My Last Concert”—and she wasn’t referring to Elvis Costello. The last concert Miss Laura attended was in New Orleans to see Elvis Presley, who has been dead for almost 40 years.
After a brief chat with Miss Laura, Garth serenaded her with “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” his first No. 1 hit. Garth ended the ditty by presenting his guitar to Miss Laura.
Last month, Garth gave one of his guitars to a concertgoer named Jeremy, who was holding a sign that read “3 concerts down, two more to go!!! Waited 24 years to meet you!! You are the reason I play guitar.”
Watch the video of Garth and Miss Laura below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiJOQwXQoEs
photo and video courtesy of True France via YouTube
Dixie Chicks front-woman Natalie Maines has filed for divorce from husband Adrian Pasdar, according to TMZ.
Natalie and Adrian, who met in 1999 at Emily Strayer and Charlie Robison’s wedding, have been married for 17 years and have two sons together, ages 16 and 12. Adrian is an actor and voice artist whose credits include roles in Heroes and The Lying Game.
Natalie’s rep told TMZ that the divorce is a private matter and they will not comment.
The tune, which was co-penned by Aimee Mayo, Chris Lindsey, Brad Warren and Brett Warren, is No. 1 this week on both the Mediabase chart and Billboard Country Airplay chart. “Every Time I Hear That Song” is the third single from Blake’s 2016 album, If I’m Honest, to top the charts, following No. 1 hits, “Came Here to Forget” and “Guy With a Girl.”
“Holy crap, this is awesome.” said Blake after hearing the news. “I just recently had a birthday and, as I get older, I have a greater appreciation for everything. First and foremost, thank you to the fans for making this crazy career possible. To country radio and everyone who works so hard, thank you. I am so proud of If I’m Honest and to have another No. 1 single from that album with ‘Every Time I Hear That Song’ is thrilling.”
Rodney Atkins and wife Rose Falcon shared some fireworks of their own on July 4 by announcing that they are expecting their first child together.
Rodney and Rose, who were married in November 2013, made the announcement via Instagram by stating: “Happy Fourth of July! We are thrilled to announce our family is growing. Baby Atkins will arrive in December and we know @eatki is going to be the best big brother. 🎈🎈Photo: @fashionandfarmcountry.”
Congrats to the happy couple.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BWImcsDF_4q/?hl=en
photo courtesy Fashion & Farm Country Magazine/ Rose Falcon Instagram
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