WATE’s Emily Proud filed this report with a look at UT QB Joshua Dobbs’ experience at Jon Gruden’s QB Camp. You’ll see some behind the scenes footage, some exchanges that will be on the show, Dobbs on the field, soundbites from Dobbs and comments from Jon Gruden. The full show with Joshua Dobbs is scheduled to air April 16 on ESPN.
UT’s VFL Films released a few highlights and photos from Saturday’s 3rd spring practice and first in full pads, which was closed to the media. We’ll resume our extensive coverage of Tennessee football spring practice on Tuesday with the Vols 4th spring practice.
#SpringBall Day 👌
[ Full pads 💥 ]#GBO 🍊 pic.twitter.com/MdQy6zaj05
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) March 25, 2017
Turned #SpringBall up a notch on Saturday 💪
Sound from @_taylorrrrr5 and our first day in full pads 🍊🏈⤵️ pic.twitter.com/2HlKcyIVhq
— Tennessee Football (@Vol_Football) March 26, 2017
Steve Moakler kicked off his week with a television performance of his current single, “Wheels,” on the Today show this morning (March 27).
Prior to his performance the singer/songwriter took a minute to talk with host Kathie Lee Gifford and guest host Craig Ferguson about his current tour.
“We just kicked it off, it’s called the Highway Finds Tour,” Steve said. “We’ve been going all over the country and hearing people sing our songs back. It’s amazing.”
Steve, who co-wrote ten out of the eleven songs on his album—including “Wheels” with Caitlyn Smith and Gordie Sampson—has also written songs for many other artists including Dierks Bentley and Reba McEntire. His current album, Steel Town,” is a tribute to his hometown Pittsburgh roots.
Check out Steve performing “Wheels.”
Photo by Spencer Combs/Creative Nation Music
From nominations and notes to performers and presenters, here’s everything a country music fan needs to know about the 2017 ACM Awards on Sunday, April 2.
Date: Sunday, April 2
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBS
Location: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
Hosts: Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley
Collaborations
Solo Performances
Presenters
Red Carpet Coverage: Live stream on Twitter @ACMAwards at 6 p.m. ET
Red Carpet Hosts: Chase Bryant, Jessie James Decker, Lindsay Ell, AJ Gibson and Lisa Lee
Previously Announced Winners: Jon Pardi (New Male Vocalist of the Year), Maren Morris (New Female Vocalist of the Year) and Brothers Osborne (New Vocal Duo/Group of the Year)
Entertainer of the Year
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban
Male Vocalist of the Year
Jason Aldean
Dierks Bentley
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban
Female Vocalist of the Year
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Vocal Duo of the Year
Big & Rich
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Maddie & Tae
Vocal Group of the Year
Eli Young Band
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Album of the Year (Awarded to Artist/Producer/Record Company–Label)
Black – Dierks Bentley
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
Dig Your Roots – Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
HERO – Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Brad Hill, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville
Ripcord – Keith Urban
Producers: Jeff Bhasker, busbee, Nathan Chapman, Nitzan Kaikov, Dann Huff, Tyler Johnson, Johnny Price, Nile Rodgers, Keith Urban, Greg Wells
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville
The Weight of These Wings – Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records
Single Record of the Year (Awarded to Artist/Producer/Record Label)
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
Producers: Dann Huff, Keith Urban
Record Labels: Hit Red Records, Capitol Records Nashville
“H.O.L.Y.” – Florida Georgia Line
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
“Humble And Kind” – Tim McGraw
Producers: Byron Gallimore, Tim McGraw
Record Labels: McGraw Music, Big Machine Records
“My Church” – Maren Morris
Producers: busbee, Maren Morris
Record Label: Columbia Nashville
“Vice” – Miranda Lambert
Producers: Frank Liddell, Eric Masse, Glenn Worf
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, Vanner Records
Song of the Year (Awarded to Songwriter/Publisher/Artist)
“Blue Ain’t Your Color” – Keith Urban
Songwriters: Clint Lagerberg, Hillary Lindsey, Steven Lee Olsen
Publishers: WB Music Corp (ASCAP), Music Of The Corn (ASCAP), HillarodyRathbone Music (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), House of Sea Gayle Music (ASCAP), Spirit Catalog Holdings (S.a.r.l.), Spirit Two Nashville (ASCAP)
“Die a Happy Man” – Thomas Rhett
Songwriters: Thomas Rhett, Sean Douglas, Joe Spargur
Publishers: EMI Blackwood Music Inc (BMI), Cricket On The Line (BMI), Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp (BMI), Eastman Pond Publishing (BMI), Music of Big Deal (BMI), Nice Life (BMI), Frederic And Reid Music (BMI), BMG Platinum Songs (BMI), Brodsky Spensive Publishing (BMI)
“Humble and Kind” – Tim McGraw
Songwriter: Lori McKenna
Publishers: Songs of Universal Inc (BMI), Hoodie Songs (BMI)
“Kill a Word” – Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens
Songwriters: Eric Church, Luke Dick, Jeff Hyde
Publishers: Emileon Songs (BMI), Little Louder Songs (BMI), Longer And Louder Music (BMI), Mammaw’s Fried Okra Music (BMI), Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI)
“Tennessee Whiskey” – Chris Stapleton
Songwriters: Dean Dillon, Linda Hargrove
Publishers: Universal-Songs Of PolyGram International (BMI), EMI Algee (BMI)
“Vice” – Miranda Lambert
Songwriters: Miranda Lambert, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
Publishers: Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (BMI), Pink Dog Publishing (BMI), Smack Hits (GMR), Kobalt Music Group,
Ltd. (GMR), Anderson Fork In The Road Music (ASCAP), Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. (ASCAP), Smackville Music (ASCAP)
Video of the Year (Awarded to Producer/Director/Artist)
“Fire Away” – Chris Stapleton
Director: Tim Mattia
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein
“Forever Country” – Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Director: Joseph Kahn
Producers: Nathan de la Rionda, Jil Hardin, Charleen Manca, Joanna Carter, Chandra LaPlume, Sarah Trahern, Damon Whiteside
“Humble And Kind” – Tim McGraw
Director: Wes Edwards
Producer: Jennifer Rothlein
“Peter Pan” – Kelsea Ballerini
Director: Kristin Barlowe
Producer: Michelle Abnet
“Vice” – Miranda Lambert
Director: Trey Fanjoy
Producer: Ashley Bergeron Ford
Songwriter of the Year
Ashley Gorley
Luke Laird
Hillary Lindsey
Shane McAnally
Lori McKenna
Vocal Event of the Year (Awarded to Artist/Producer/Record Label)”
“Different For Girls” – Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King
Producers: Ross Copperman, Arturo Buenahora Jr.
Record Label: Capitol Records Nashville
“Forever Country” – Artists of Then, Now & Forever
Producer: Shane McAnally
Record Label: MCA Nashville
“May We All” – Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw
Producer: Joey Moi
Record Label: Big Machine Label Group
“Setting the World On Fire” – Kenny Chesney Featuring P!nk
Producers: Buddy Cannon, Kenny Chesney
Record Labels: Blue Chair Records, Columbia Nashville
“Think of You” – Chris Young Featuring Cassadee Pope
Producers: Corey Crowder, Chris Young
Record Labels: RCA Nashville, RCA Records
Keith Urban leads with seven nominations in five categories, including his seventh for Entertainer of the Year and 10th nod for Male Vocalist of the Year. Keith is nominated twice, as both artist and producer, in the Album of the Year category for Ripcord. He received an additional two nominations, for both artist and producer, in the Single Record of the Year category for “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” which is also nominated in the Song of the Year category.
Seven-time Female Vocalist of the Year Miranda Lambert received six nominations and is once again nominated in the Female Vocalist of the Year category. Miranda received her fifth nomination in the Album of the Year category for The Weight of These Wings. Miranda’s “Vice” received nods in the Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Video of the Year categories. Also, she received two nominations for “Vice” in the Song of the Year category, as both artist and songwriter.
First-time ACM nominee Maren Morris earned six nominations in four different categories. Maren received nominations in both Female Vocalist of the Year and New Female Vocalist of the Year categories, the latter of which she has already won. She is also nominated twice for Album of the Year, as both producer and artist, on HERO. Maren is twice nominated as both artist and producer in Single Record of the Year for “My Church.”
Reigning Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line leads group nominations with five nods, including their fifth nomination in the Vocal Duo of the Year category. Florida Georgia Line is also nominated for the second time in the Entertainer of the Year category. They received their second nomination in the Album of the Year category for Dig Your Roots. Also, they received nods for Single Record of the Year for “H.O.L.Y.” and for Vocal Event of the Year for “May We All” with Tim McGraw.
Sixteen-time ACM Award winner Tim McGraw received five nominations in four categories. He earned two nominations in the Single Record of the Year category, as both artist and producer, on “Humble And Kind.” Also, Tim is nominated in the Song of the Year and Video of the Year categories for “Humble And Kind.” In addition, he earned his 13th nod in the Vocal Event of the Year category for “May We All” with Florida Georgia Line.
ACM Awards co-host Dierks Bentley received three nominations, including his fourth nomination in the Male Vocalist of the Year category. Also, Dierks received his third nod in the Album of the Year category for Black, and his second nod in the Vocal Event of the Year category for “Different for Girls,” featuring Elle King.
Thomas Rhett earned three nominations, including his first in the Male Vocalist of the Year category. Also, TR received two nominations as artist and songwriter in the Song of the Year category for “Die a Happy Man.” The song won TR an ACM Award last year in the Single Record of the Year category.
Reigning ACM Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton is nominated in three categories. Once again, Chris is nominated in both the Male Vocalist of the Year category, and the Song of the Year category with “Tennessee Whiskey.” Also, Chris received a nod in the Video of the Year category for “Fire Away.”
photo courtesy of the ACMs
Before Zac Brown closed this year’s Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in front of a sold-out crowd on March 26, he went steer shopping.
Zac—who was joined by his wife, Shelly, and four others—put together the winning bid of $330,000 for a mixed-breed steer named Magic in the Junior Market Steer Auction. Magic was named the reserve grand champion and was exhibited by Stock Martin, 16, of Hereford, Texas, who was guaranteed a payment of $40,000 to $45,000.
This year’s 20-day Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo set an 85-year attendance record of more than 2.6 million and featured performances from Aaron Watson, Old Dominion, Chris Stapleton, Alan Jackson, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan, Willie Nelson, Florida Georgia Line, Chris Young, Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band and more.
photo courtesy Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Jason Aldean is continuing his effort to help in the fight against breast cancer. The “She’s Country” singer is offering breast cancer survivors the chance to be an honorary roadie when he kicks off his They Don’t Know Tour in Toledo, Ohio, on April 27.
Jason has been in raising awareness for breast cancer research since 2004, after losing a dear friend to the disease.
“As long as I’m doing what I’m doing, I will do what I can to fight breast cancer and celebrate its survivors,” said Jason in a statement. “We all know someone whose life has been changed by this terrible disease, so we’re going to treat as many survivors as we can this year with a night out to take their minds off everything else.”
Throughout the tour, Jason will not only continue to donate a portion of each ticket sale to Susan G. Komen, but he will also be surprising one winner and a guest, at select dates, with concert tickets, VIP backstage access and a private meet and greet at the concert of their choice. All you have to do is enter below and share your story of surviving breast cancer for a chance to win.
For more details and to enter the contest, where fans can share their stories or nominate a loved one, visit their website.
Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images
Today (March 27), Cole Swindell premiered the new video for his current single, “Flatliner,” at USA Today. The new tune, which features Dierks Bentley, is currently No. 25 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.
The video was shot by director Michael Monaco in front of a capacity crowd on Dierks’ 2017 What the Hell World Tour in Sioux Falls, S.D.
“We shot the video live because of the energy it brings to the show,” says Cole to Nash Country Daily. “I wanted to give fans a small glimpse of how much fun it is touring with Dierks and to play this song together.”
Watch the video below.
In the lead-up to the ACM Awards on Sunday, April 2, Cumulus/Westwood One launched its inaugural NASH Country Pulse Poll, a consumer survey series that allows fans to let their voices be heard.
Fans voted on a number of topics in the ACM Awards-themed poll, including:
We’ve got all of the results for you below, including more than a few surprises.
Who do you hope wins Entertainer of the Year?
Which song do you hope wins Song of the Year?
Which album do you hope wins Album of the Year?
Which country star is most likely to kill it on the red carpet before the ACM Awards show?
Which country star is most likely to announce the wrong winner during the awards show?
Which artist is most likely to cry during the awards show?
Which artist is most likely to be bleeped during the show?
Who would you most like to see as a surprise performer on the show?
Are you planning to watch the ACM Awards?
What’s Your Favorite Breakup Song?
Who is country’s cutest couple?
“I agree with our NASH listeners—Blake will probably be bleeped and Carrie Underwood will be stunning on the red carpet,” said John Shomby, NASH director of programming. “All of these artists are friends of NASH and we look forward to sharing these findings with them at our Westwood One Backstage at the ACMs event.”
Cumulus | Westwood One is the official national radio partner for the ACM Awards. NASH will join other media outlets at Westwood One Backstage at the ACMs at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Westwood One Backstage features exclusive, multi-platform content, an star-studded radio row, live performances, social media experiences, and A-list interviews with Country’s biggest stars and hottest new talent, and five-hour night of event coverage from the red carpet! Click here to find out more.
Country radio listeners across the U.S. were polled using Katz Media’s national consumer panel. Listeners offered their predictions for the ACMs and cast their vote for favorite country tracks. This NASH Country Pulse Poll kicks off a series of upcoming polls conducted by NASH, leveraging its deep understanding of the country music audience.
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are back with the release of their new duet single, “Speak to a Girl, from their upcoming album, due out later this year.
Before the couple sets off to perform the single at the 52nd Annual Academy of Country Music awards on April 2 and kicks off their Soul2Soul tour on April 7 in New Orleans, they stopped by the Nash Country Daily studio to allow us a peek inside their 20 year marriage.
Tim and Faith sat down with Nash Country Daily to play a game of “Most Likely To,” that has them talking about cooking, vacations and the better driver in the family.
Who’s most likely to wake up first in the morning??
Tim: Faith
Faith: Me
Who is the better cook?
Faith: We both cook.
Tim: We both cook, she’s pretty good though.
Faith: He’s really good too.
Tim: It’s probably a tie, we both cook. We both have specialties. I guess my specialty is chicken and dumplings.
Faith: Spaghetti and Meatballs.
What’s your specialty Faith?
Tim: Fried Chicken. Mmmm, Cornbread and peas.
Faith: I make a lot of stuff.
Tim: She can make anything, Chicken Piccata.
Faith: I like bake too
Tim: Oh, cherry pie
Who wears the pants in the relationship?
Tim: She does.
Faith: He thinks I do.
Tim: I have a kilt.
Who’s is more of a disciplinarian with the kids?
Faith: Me
Tim: Probably Faith. Sometimes it will ebb and flow, but I think she’s probably more—I’m more easy to manipulate.
Who is more organized?
Tim: Faith
Faith: (laughs) I don’t feel that organized right now. I used to be, I don’t think so anymore.
Who is most likely to fall asleep in the middle of the movie?
Faith: We both do.
Tim: We both kind of fall asleep. If it’s a bad movie we both fall asleep.
Faith: It’s probably equal.
Tim: Cool thing now is being able to binge-watch all these series. That what’s fun.
Last thing you binge-watched?
Faith: It’s been a while because we’ve been too busy with the tour.
Tim: Billions on Showtime – you can’t binge-watch that one but…
Faith: That’s not a binge-watch
Tim: Game of Thrones. The Crown, we binge-watched The Crown a while back.
Who’s more romantic?
Faith: You probably are.
Tim: We’re both pretty romantic.
Faith: Yeah, I’m romantic but he comes up with great surprises. I think about it too much. I’m Type A, O.C.D., all that stuff.
Who’s the better driver?
Faith and Tim (simultaneously): Me
Faith: Noooo
Tim: Definitely me.
Faith: No, that’s not true – Me for sure.
Most likely to control the TV remote?
Tim: Me. But I give her opportunities, it’s not like I just hog it.
Faith: Not really.
Tim: I give it to her and she’ll say ‘No I don’t want that.’ But then she’ll say ‘I don’t want to watch that.’
Faith: I don’t want to watch – there are some things I just don’t want to watch.
Tim: Like car garage rebuilding stuff.
Faith: No, I don’t want to watch that. No offense to all the car builders, it is amazing, you do great work.
Tim: Alaskan Bush People – she likes to watch that every now and then.
Faith: Sometimes, yeah.
Who’s most likely to plan a vacation?
Tim: She would do the planning but I do surprise vacations sometimes. But she doesn’t like surprises too much.
Faith: No, I…
Tim: …because of the planning part
Faith: (Sigh)
Tim: She likes to be prepared and plan it out. She’s too organized.
Of the 11 songs RaeLynn co-wrote on her full-length debut album, WildHorse, which dropped on March 24, the track “Say” was the one that had her turning to her “best friends in the industry,” Dan+Shay, for their vocals on the tune.
“Say,” written by RaeLynn, Barry Dean and Jimmy Robbins, is about knowing your significant other’s feelings without them having to say it—by their kiss, their smile or a look in their eyes.
“You don’t have to say that you want me / With anything but your eyes / I can tell that you need me / By the quiet in your smile / And the way that you wait / To kiss me goodnight / I hear everything, everything you can’t say,” RaeLynn sings in the chorus.
As RaeLynn was adding the special song to her album, she remembered sharing it with her friends Dan + Shay. But with the two on tour, recording it in the studio together was not a viable option.
“The funny thing is [Dan + Shay] were actually on tour. It was kind of thrown together,” says RaeLynn. “When I ended up going to Warner Brothers and putting the song on my record, I called Dan and Shay and I said, ‘Listen, I know y’all are on the road but’— they tracked all the vocals for their second record on the road. I said, ‘Is there any way y’all could track vocals for ‘Say,’ and sing on my record? It would be an honor to me and I’ve known y’all for so long. Y’all are my best friends in this industry and it would just mean the world to me.’ They said, ‘Done.’ I sent them this song and they recorded Shay and Dan’s vocals. It was just awesome, and they completely took the song to another level for me.
“I’ve known them for a really long time. I met them before they were signed to Warner and I’ll never forget it. We were at my apartment, and there were a bunch of us there and we were just playing music and were just dreaming. I was 19 at the time—the time they had ’19 You and Me.’ They hadn’t put it out yet, but they were like, ‘Oh my God, we love this song we just wrote.’ I was like, ‘Did y’all write this about me and my blonde hair swinging?’ I remember I would always joke with them. I played them ‘Say’ forever ago and they were like, ‘Oh my gosh, wouldn’t it be so cool if we sang this together.’”
The three friends are not the only ones that enjoy singing together. RaeLynn’s husband, Joshua Davis, who recently enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, is also a big fan of singing along.
“It’s just really cool because I wrote this song about meeting my husband. There’s all these things that he didn’t say, but I knew that he loved me. Shay and Josh are like the best of friends, so it’s like super. Joshua tries to sing [Shay’s] parts, but he never can. It’s hilarious but it’s super cute. He like loves to lip sync”
RaeLynn is currently on tour as part of Blake Shelton’s Doing It to Country Songs Tour and will kick off her own headlining RaVe Tour on April 20 in Columbus, Ohio.
