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A Day In The Country – August 3rd – Maren Morris, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Patsy Cline
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – August 3rd
In 2019, Maren Morris’ song “Girl” was number-one
In 2016, Carrie Underwood’s “Church Bells,” was certified Gold
In 2012, Tim McGraw was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.
And back in 1999 Patsy Cline finally received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – some 36 years after her death.
Photo Credit: Tyre Grannermann
Cole Swindell Makes a Single a Double in the Number-1 Spot
Congrats goes out to Cole Swindell as his “Single Saturday Night” is spending a second week in the number-1 spot on the Billboard Country Airplay chart!
“Single Saturday Night” joins the list of Cole’s songs that connect with fans in a big way, and he says, that’s what making music is all about for him, “It’s crazy to know that, you know, we get to do this and make people feel something – that’s why I wanted to write songs because I knew how I felt when I heard certain songs, so I just wanted a shot at trying to help other people the way music has helped me.”
Check out the music video for Cole Swindell’s two week number-1 hit “Single Saturday Night”…
Photo Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville
Carly Pearce Adds to Her Story with 29: Written In Stone – Available September 17th
As Carly Pearce gets ready to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry (Tuesday August 3rd) – she’s announcing some new album news!
Earlier this year Carly released the very personal collection of songs called 29
The 7 tracks chronicled a pivotal time in her life.
Now Carly is adding to that story with 29: Written In Stone.
29: Written In Stone, which arrives September 17th, includes the 7 original tracks on 29, while adding 8 more.
Carly shares, “So much has happened to me in the last year. The more my life unraveled, the more the songs lifted me up. As the smoke cleared, and some unbelievable things started happening, I was writing even more truth and getting lifted up even higher. And I realized, as much as 29 captured a moment,
I wasn’t done with the story.”
29: Written In Stone track list;
1. “Diamondback” | Carly Pearce, Kelsea Ballerini, Tofer Brown, Shane McAnally
2. “What He Didn’t Do” | Carly Pearce, Ashley Gorley, Emily Shackelton
3. “Easy Going” | Carly Pearce, Natalie Hemby, Josh Osborne
4. “Dear Miss Loretta” (featuring Patty Loveless) | Carly Pearce, Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally
5. “Next Girl” | Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
6. “Should’ve Known Better” | Carly Pearce, Jordan Reynolds, Emily Shackelton
7. “29” | Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
8. “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” (featuring Ashley McBryde) | Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Ashley McBryde
9. “Your Drinkin’, My Problem” | Carly Pearce, Nicolle Galyon, Sasha Sloan, Ben West
10. “Liability” | Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
11. “Messy” | Carly Pearce, Sarah Buxton, Jimmy Robbins
12. “Show Me Around” | Carly Pearce, Emily Shackelton, Ben West
13. “Day One” | Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne, Matthew Ramsey
14. “All The Whiskey In The World” | Carly Pearce, Jordan Terry Minton, Jordan Reynolds, Emily Shackelton
15. “Mean It This Time” | Carly Pearce, Jordan Terry Minton, Jordan Reynolds, Emily Shackelton
As she broke the news about her new album, Carly also released the lyric video for “Dear Miss Loretta” featuring Patty Loveless – a song that she actually debut on the Opry stage earlier this year which is now included on the new project.
29: Written In Stone also includes Carly’s current single at country radio – the Top-20 (and climbing hit) “Next Girl”
Photo Credit: Allister Ann
Chris Young Announces Famous Friends Tour As His Album Arrives Friday (8/6)
Chris Young is kicking off the launch week of his new album Famous Friends – which arrives Friday, August 6th – by announcing his new tour!
Chris says “Everybody’s been asking me when’s the tour announce – well now you have your answer and I couldn’t be more excited about it.” And the best part about it, “I’m pumped to be able to share some of this new music on tour!”
Chris will be heading out this Fall with openers Mitchell Tenpenny…
and Callista Clark.
CHRIS YOUNG’S FAMOUS FRIENDS 2021 TOUR*
October 21 Little Rock, AR First Security Amphitheater+
October 22 New Braunfels, TX Whitewater Amphitheater+
October 23 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre at Grand Prairie#
November 4 Rapid City, SD Summit Arena at The Monument+
November 5 Rochester, MN Mayo Civic Center Arena+
November 6 Bemidji, MN Sanford Center+
November 11 Sugar Land, TX Smart Financial Centre+
November 12 Baton Rouge, LA Raising Cane’s River Center+
November 13 Corpus Christi, TX Concrete Street Amphitheater+
November 18 Green Bay, WI Resch Center+
November 19 Coralville, IA Xtream Arena+
November 20 Dekalb, IL Northern Illinois University – Convocation Center+
December 5 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena^
*Dates subject to change, please check chrisyoungcountry.com for the latest information. All shows will comply with local COVID-19 guidelines
+ with Mitchell Tenpenny and Callista Clark
# with Mitchell Tenpenny, Matt Stell and Callista Clark
^ with Payton Smith
This news arrives on the same week that Chris is also dropping his Famous Friends album which features the hit song of the same name – featuring Kane Brown.
Check out an acoustic version of the track here…
Photo Credit: Jeff Johnson
Blake Shelton Celebrates 20 Years of Austin
Blake Shelton is one of the hottest hit makers in country music these days, but in the summer of 2001 – as a newcomer – he had a song that would launch him into the spotlight, and now in 2021 – he’s looking back on his very first number-1 song, “Austin.”
Check out the video for “Austin”…
The hair is a little shorter – and a little grayer now – but Blake Shelton is still making music videos…like for his latest hit – “Minimum Wage.”
Photo Courtesy of Warner Music Nashville
Jimmie Allen Releases “Freedom Was A Highway” Music Video And Prepares for His Own Music Festival
August just started – but it’s already a busy one for Jimmie Allen!
He rolled into the month with the release of his music video for “Freedom Was A Highway” with Brad Paisley
And now this upcoming weekend Jimmie will be hosting his own music festival with the first Bettie James Fest in his hometown of Milton Delaware on Saturday August 7th.
Jimmie says, “I’m having my own festival in my Hometown. I named the Festival after my Father and Grandmother. Hoping their memory lives on through this festival.”
After the Bettie James Fest, Jimmie Allen will kick off a run of shows that will see him hitting 10 states for 12 shows before the month wraps.
Following his concert in Raleigh, North Carolina on August 27th, Jimmie is sure to check out Netflix’s new show Titletown High – after all…he is an executive producer of the show!
Check out the trailer here…
Plus he also recently released his first kids book – “My Voice Is A Trumpet”
We said he was busy!
Check out the music video for “Freedom Was A Highway” from Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley…
Photo Courtesy of Jimmie Allen
A Day In The Country – August 2nd – Eric Church, Joe Nichols, Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn
This is A Day in the Country with Paul Koffy – August 2nd
On this day in 2019, Eric Church’s “Some Of It” was at number-1
In 2014 Joe Nichols was at number-one with “Yeah”
In 2010, the music video for Kenny Chesney’s “The Boys of Fall” made its debut on ESPN
And back in 2003, the same day their song “Red Dirt Road” hits number-1 on the country song chart, Brooks and Dunn’s album of the same debuts at number-1 on the country album chart
Photo Courtesy of Joe Nichols
Parker McCollum Grows from a Limestone Kid to a Gold Chain Cowboy with His New Album
Parker McCollum‘s new album Gold Chain Cowboy is available now!
Parker thinks this new project, Gold Chain Cowboy, is another step in his evolution as an artist.
He reflects on how far he’s come since his first album, “When I wrote Limestone Kid I was really just… I had no idea what I was doing. And to be quite honest, I still think I don’t have any idea what I’m doing. But I feel, which is really the most important thing to me, in regards to that evolution…I just feel like I’ve gotten a little bit better as a songwriter and as an artist, as a whole. And kind of honed in on my craft a little bit more with each album. From that one to this one. You know, I would say, I was 21, 22 years old when I wrote that record. And I just turned 29 a couple weeks ago. And now I’m as dialed in and as focused and as calculated with my craft, as I’ve ever been. And the most confident in it that I’ve ever been.”
When it comes to the title of the album, Parker has had that in mind for a while now, “Sounded really cool, when I first thought of it. And I wanted to write a song, around that idea, and I never really like the direction it was going. So I kind of gave up on it, but the phrase Gold Chain Cowboy, kept finding it’s way back into my mind, over and over again. And I could figure out why I couldn’t get away from it. The more I started thinking about it, as an album title, I was like well it really makes a lot of sense, You know, I definitely like to flex on ’em. A little bit. I like a nice gold watch, or a gold chain. I would love to have a big house on my own ranch back in Texas in a couple years, with maybe a couple whips in the driveway, my big old truck. But you know, all those things are great. And I really do like those things. But I don’t think they mean much if you’re not well mannered and carry yourself the right way and work really hard to earn everyone of them. And uh it’s kind of combing those two styles and I was brought up that way, work very hard, and try and go out and take care of yourself and reward yourself for working hard, but carry yourself the right way. The more I thought about Gold Chain Cowboy, the more it just seemed to fit.”
Gold Chain Cowboy track listing:
- “Wait Outside” (Parker McCollum, Jon Randall, Randy Rogers)
- “Dallas” (Featuring Danielle Bradbery) (Parker McCollum, Wade Bowen, Randy Rogers)
- “To Be Loved By You” (Parker McCollum, Rhett Akins)
- “Drinkin’” (Parker McCollum, Lee Miller)
- “Falling Apart” (Parker McCollum, Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Randy Rogers)
- “Heart Like Mine” (Parker McCollum, Tony Lane, Ben West)
- “Why Indiana” (Parker McCollum, Erik Dylan, Randy Montana)
- “Rest Of My Life” (Parker McCollum)
- “Pretty Heart” (Parker McCollum, Randy Montana)
- “Never Loved You At All” (Parker McCollum, Corey Crowder, Brian Kelley)
Whether it’s his number-one hit “Pretty Heart” or his current single at country radio “To Be Loved By You” – when someone hears this collection of music Parker says “What do I want the listeners to take away from listening to Gold Chain Cowboy? The only thing I can ask is that they believe it. I think my best album is yet to come, and I think this one is really good. I really believe in all the songs and wrote all the songs. As long as the listener will believe every song when they listen to it, that’s about all I can ask for.”
Photo Credit: Carlos Ruiz
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