Watch Blake Shelton Duet “There’s a Tear in My Beer ” & “Dancing in the Street” With “The Voice” Team Members

Watch Blake Shelton Duet “There’s a Tear in My Beer ” & “Dancing in the Street” With “The Voice” Team Members

Posted on May 23, 2017

Season 12 of The Voice will come to a close tonight (May 23) as Jesse Larson (Team Adam), Chris Blue (Team Alicia), Lauren Duski (Team Blake) or Aliyah Moulden (Team Blake) is crowned champion.

Last night (May 22) during part one of the season finale, Blake performed duets with both of his team members.

Blake teamed with Lauren for a cover of “There’s a Tear in My Beer,” a song Hank Williams wrote and recorded in the 1950s. Hank Williams Jr. released his version of the song in 1988, featuring vocals from his father. The Hank Sr./Jr. collaboration won a Grammy in 1990.

Watch Blake and Lauren perform the duet below.

Blake also joined forces with Aliyah for a performance of “Dancing in the Street,” a song co-written by Marvin Gaye that Martha and the Vandellas had a hit with in 1964. Van Halen recorded the song in 1982 and it reached No. 38 on the Billboard chart, while a duet between David Bowie and Mick Jagger in 1985 reached No. 7 on the Billboard chart.

Watch Blake and Aliyah’s performance below.

Watch Trisha Yearwood Sing the National Anthem Before Game 6 of the Nashville Predators’ Playoff Game vs. Anaheim Ducks

Watch Trisha Yearwood Sing the National Anthem Before Game 6 of the Nashville Predators’ Playoff Game vs. Anaheim Ducks

Posted on May 22, 2017

The NHL’s Nashville Predators were back in action against the Anaheim Ducks for Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night (May 22).

Like the Preds seven previous home playoff games, the performance of the national anthem was a star-studded affair—this time Trisha Yearwood had the honor.

In Round 1 of the playoffs against the Chicago Blackhawks, Carrie Underwood (April 17) and Luke Bryan (April 20) sang the national anthem before Games 3 and 4, respectively.

In Round 2 against the St. Louis Blues, Little Big Town (April 30), Vince Gill (May 2) and Lady Antebellum (May 7) had the honors before Games 3, 4 and 6, respectively.

In the Western Conference Finals against the Anaheim Ducks, Keith Urban (May 16) delighted the crowd with an a cappella performance before Game 3, while Kelly Clarkson sang the anthem before Game 4 (May 18).

Tonight, Trisha Yearwood got the call to perform the anthem before the Preds’ Game 6 showdown. Watch Trisha Yearwood sing the anthem in front of the sellout crowd.

Now Garth Is Hinting That Trisha Yearwood Will Be Singing the National Anthem Before Tonight’s Predators Playoff Game

Now Garth Is Hinting That Trisha Yearwood Will Be Singing the National Anthem Before Tonight’s Predators Playoff Game

Posted on May 22, 2017

So much for the rumor mill.

Garth Brooks posted a couple of tweets this afternoon with veiled hints that his queen, Trisha Yearwood, will be performing the national anthem at tonight’s home playoff game between the Nashville Predators and Anaheim Ducks.

Take a look at Garth’s tweets below. And tune in to Garth’s Inside Studio G at 7:15 p.m.

The Preds vs. Ducks face-off at 7 p.m.

photo by Jason Simanek

Zac Brown Band’s “Welcome Home” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums Chart, No. 2 on All-Genre Billboard 200

Zac Brown Band’s “Welcome Home” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Top Country Albums Chart, No. 2 on All-Genre Billboard 200

Posted on May 22, 2017

Zac Brown Band’s fifth studio album, Welcome Home, found a home atop Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart this week. The new offering is ZBB’s fourth consecutive album (You Get What You Give, Uncaged, Jekyll + Hyde) to hit No. 1 on the chart.

According to Nielsen Music, Welcome Home sold 139,000 copies in pure album sales and 146,000 units in equivalent album sales (which takes into account how many times an album’s individual songs are streamed or sold as downloads).

Welcome Home also debuted at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard 200 behind Harry Styles’ self-titled debut, which sold 193,000 pure albums and 230,000 equivalent units.

Following Chris Stapleton’s From A Room, Welcome Home is the second consecutive country album to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Watch Chris Janson “Fix a Drink” for Pals Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch, Michael Ray & More in New Video

Watch Chris Janson “Fix a Drink” for Pals Luke Bryan, Dustin Lynch, Michael Ray & More in New Video

Posted on May 22, 2017

Chris Janson’s new video for his current single, “Fix a Drink,” keeps the party flowing with friends Luke Bryan, Michael Ray, Dustin Lynch and Chris Lucas of LOCASH.

“I wanted to be a part of something with my co-writers that made people feel good,” says Chris to Nash Country Daily. “Everyone knows that I’m not an alcohol drinker anymore, but what a lot of people don’t know is I love the whole mixology subculture. You grow a big Civil War beard and you learn how to mix a cool drink. If I could grow a beard like that, believe me, I’d be a mixologist, 100 percent. I can fix a drink, and my drink of choice is a cold can of Mountain Dew, but I can fix all kinds of drinks. I’ve done it for years. And then when the song idea for ‘Fix a Drink’ came together, it felt like a no-brainer. It just works. You can be drinking a Hi-C or a Jack and Coke and it doesn’t matter. It’s a fun, feel-good song for the summer.”

The new tune, which Chris co-wrote with Chris DuBois and Ashley Gorley, is the lead single from his upcoming album, which he plans to release this summer. “Fix a Drink” hits country radio today (May 22).

Whether your preference is a cold beer, a shot of tequila or something a little fruity, it makes no nevermind. Sit back, relax and watch Chris fix a drink in his new video.

Photo Gallery: 2017 Billboard Music Awards, Featuring Blake Shelton, FGL, Sam Hunt, Jessie James Decker & More

Photo Gallery: 2017 Billboard Music Awards, Featuring Blake Shelton, FGL, Sam Hunt, Jessie James Decker & More

Posted on May 22, 2017

The 2017 Billboard Music Awards turned into a star-studded affair last night (May 21) as artists from all genres of music gathered in Las Vegas to celebrate their successes over the past 12 months.

Country music was well represented as Blake Shelton, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Jessie James Decker and Billy Ray Cyrus walked the red carpet.

Check out some of the photos below, courtesy of Tammie Arroyo/AFF-USA.com.

Photos by Tammie Arroyo/AFF-USA.com

Sam Hunt Performs “Body Like a Back Road” at the Billboard Music Awards [Watch Clip]

Sam Hunt Performs “Body Like a Back Road” at the Billboard Music Awards [Watch Clip]

Posted on May 22, 2017

Sam Hunt may not have taken home any awards at last night’s Billboard Music Awards, but he was one of two country acts to hit the stage for a performance (Florida Georgia Line was the other).

Sam treated attendees and viewers watching at home to a performance of his recent No. 1 single, “Body Like a Back Road.”

Watch a clip of Sam in action.

photo by Tammie Arroyo/AFF-USA.com

David Letterman to Co-Host SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country Channel, With Featured Performances From His Favorite Artists

David Letterman to Co-Host SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country Channel, With Featured Performances From His Favorite Artists

Posted on May 22, 2017

David Letterman will join SiriusXM host Elizabeth Cook in studio on her Outlaw Country show, Apron Strings, to chat about his passion for roots music on Wednesday, May 24, at 9 a.m. ET.

The show will feature some of Dave’s favorite performances from his longtime gig as host of The Late Show With David Letterman, including:

  • Jerry Garcia and David Grisman (1993)
  • Nanci Griffith with Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Eric Taylor (1998)
  • Willie Nelson and Ryan Adams (2002)
  • Warren Zevon (2002)
  • Tom Russell (2004)
  • Elizabeth Cook with Jason Isbell (2012)
  • Dan Penn (2014)
  • Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Mark O’Connor, Amos Lee and Steve Martin (2015)

“I love Elizabeth Cook,” said Dave. “She’s the best thing on Outlaw Country. Full disclosure, we briefly married in the ’50s. Listening to her show, Apron Strings, makes me want to steal a car and drive to Barstow. She’s just that good.”

Joining Elizabeth and Dave in the Apron Strings studio will be longtime Late Show With David Letterman musical director Paul Shaffer.

Apron Strings with Elizabeth, Dave and Paul will premiere on Wednesday, May 24, at 9 a.m. ET on SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country, via satellite on channel 60 and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The special will rebroadcast throughout the week and weekend.

photo by Jason Shaltz

Jimmy’s blog: Another injury forces Williams to early retirement

Jimmy’s blog: Another injury forces Williams to early retirement

Posted on May 22, 2017

By Jimmy Hyams

Caitlyn Williams was destined for stardom.

She was one of the top junior players ever produced by Knoxville.

Williams, whose parents were star players in college and whose older brother was an All- American at Tennessee, considered turning pro out of high school.

Instead she signed with the Lady Vols. But an injury plagued career kept her from reaching her potential as she suffered two torn rotator cuffs.

Another injury, to her right shoulder/labrum, has forced the 23-year-old into an early retirement.

“I don’t want to have a fifth surgery,’’ Williams told me this morning. “It’s disappointing to end my pro career this way.’’

Williams was hurt recently when she fell while practicing on clay courts in Italy with her older brother, Rhyne.

Williams was getting therapy Monday morning at the Tennessee Sports Medicine Group. She said she’s not healthy enough to be a pro player but might become an instructor.

Williams was a five-star tennis recruit who was ranked No. 19 in the nation and No. 67 in the world in the ITF girls 18 singles. She was ranked No. 1 in the nation in girls 16. She was a three-time winner of the Southern Girl Player of the Year award (2005, 2007, 2009). She won a pro futures doubles title in Sumter, S.C.

But she couldn’t make it through a season at Tennessee without being sidelined. As a freshman she was 10-8 in singles, 13-10 in doubles, with a high ranking of No. 9 with Natalie Pluskota.

Due to injury, she often was unable to practice and focused mainly on doubles her last two seasons at UT.

She finished her Tennessee career with a 29-25 record in singles, 57-35 in doubles. She won three doubles titles at UT.

Williams mother, Michelle, was an All-American at Tennessee, and her dad, Bob, was All-ACC at Duke. Her brother Rhyne was an All-American at Tennessee. Her sister Jennifer played at Birmingham Southern College.

He grandfather, Mike DePalmer, was a Hall of Fame coach at Tennessee.

The Williams family was selected Tennessee family of the year in 2006.

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Listen to Lady Antebellum’s “Hey! Baby” From the New “Dirty Dancing” Soundtrack

Listen to Lady Antebellum’s “Hey! Baby” From the New “Dirty Dancing” Soundtrack

Posted on May 22, 2017

ABC’s made-for-television reboot of Dirty Dancing airs on ABC on May 24 at 8 p.m. ET, but the soundtrack has already been released—and it features a taste of country.

Lady Antebellum covers “Hey! Baby,” a song Bruce Channel took to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in 1962. Bruce’s version of the song was used in the original incarnation of Dirty Dancing in 1987 when Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) teaches Baby Houseman (Jennifer Gray) how to dance on a fallen tree.

The three-hour television remake of Dirty Dancing stars Abigail Breslin as Baby and Colt Prattes as Johnny, as well as actors Katey Sagal, Debra Messing, Bruce Greenwood and Billy Dee Williams.

Check out Lady A’s cover of “Hey! Baby” below, as well as the track listing and artists.

ABC’s Dirty Dancing Soundtrack

  1. “Be My Baby” – Bea Miller
  2. “Big Girls Don’t Cry” – Karmin
  3. “Love Man” – J. Quinton Johnson
  4. “Do You Love Me”- Colt Prattes, Nicole Scherzinger, J. Quinton Johnson
  5. “Fever” – Katey Sagal, Colt Prattes
  6. “When I’m Alone” – J. Quinton Johnson
  7. “Wipe Out” – American Authors Feat. Lindsey Stirling
  8. “Hungry Eyes” – Greyson Chance
  9. “Hey! Baby” – Lady Antebellum
  10. “Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On” – Nicole Scherzinger, Abigail Breslin
  11. “Cry to Me” – Seal
  12. “They Can’t Take That Away” – Debra Messing
  13. “Love Is Strange” – Abigail Breslin, Colt Prattes
  14. “They Can’t Take That Away (Reprise)” – Bruce Greenwood
  15. “She’s Like the Wind – Calum Scott
  16. “Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright” – Sarah Hyland, J. Quinton Johnson
  17. “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” – The Cast of Dirty Dancing

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