Fans are very curious to see what Dan + Shay are teasing on their socials.
On Sunday they posted their plus symbol with just the date “2.5.21” — we have four days until the reveal, but we’ll be keeping close watch to see if there’s any more clues dropped along the way leading up to Friday.
No matter what is on the way, the duo will be following up their very successful hit “I Should Probably Go To Bed”…
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Stories are starting to emerge of what artists have been doing with their time over the last year during the quarantine due to the COVID pandemic.
Ashley McBryde appeared on the show The Doctors to talk about her experience of being a Music Education Ambassador in connection with the CMA Foundation.
Ashley shared that music education was always important to her when she was younger, and she didn’t want today’s students to miss out on that experience. Although, she does admit that coming up with the video lesson plans was daunting. But in the end she said if she could help just one person find the same inspiration that she does from music, it would all be worth it.
Watch her appearance on The Doctors right here…
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Jimmie Allen got where he is today by getting some sound advice from friends, family and mentors…now he’s passing down a little helpful hints to fellow artists trying to make their mark in the music business…
Using the hashtag “MusicMatters” Jimmie posted this video with the message “YOU are the connection, songs are the connection.”
The music that matters to Jimmie and his fans these days is his new song with Brad Paisley, “Freedom Was A Highway” — listen to the track here…
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Sophomore Tamari Key turned in a triple-double to lead No. 20/22 Tennessee to a 79-65 win over Florida in Thompson-Boling Arena on Sunday.
Key totaled 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks, setting career highs in both points and blocks. It marks just the fourth triple-double in Lady Vol history, and the first since Jordan Reynolds notched one against UNCW on Dec. 29, 2016. Junior Rae Burrell also eclipsed the 20-point scoring mark for Tennessee (12-3, 6-1 SEC) with 21, while senior Rennia Davis finished with 14.
Florida (9-8, 2-7 SEC) was led by Kiara Smith and Lavender Briggs who each had 23. Smith added 10 rebounds to her point total to record a double-double.
Key came out hot, notching four points and a block in the first minute to give UT an early 4-2 lead. Florida bounced back and took the lead off a Smith free throw a minute and a half in and stretched it to seven points off back-to-back treys by Briggs before Burrell answered with a jumper to make the score 11-6 at the 6:52 mark. Burrell hit a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to three before the media break and picked up where she left off afterward, knocking down a 10-foot jumper on Tennessee’s first possession following the timeout. Briggs and Smith combined to build Florida’s lead back up to five with 1:51 left in the quarter, but Key and Jordan Walker combined to cut it to two with the Lady Vols trailing 21-19 at the end of the first.
Smith scored on a fast break at the outset of the second, but UT tied it up at 23-all two minutes into the period and reclaimed the lead 30 seconds later off a Horston jumper. Kasiyahna Kushkituah stretched the Lady Vols’ advantage to four points before Smith ended the drought for UF, making the score 27-25 at the media timeout. Briggs tied it up after the media break, but Kushkituah answered with a bucket on the next play, setting off a 7-0 run that put the Big Orange up 34-27 with just under two minutes left in the half. Tennessee would maintain a seven-point lead through the end of the half, taking a 38-31 advantage into halftime.
Davis got things started in the second half, scoring on a turnaround jumper 45 seconds in. The teams traded baskets through the opening minutes until Burrell set off a 6-0 run that put UT up by 13 at the 6:35 mark. Smith cut it to single digits with a pair of free throws for the Gators three minutes later, but Davis hit two free throws to stretch UT’s lead back to 11 on the next play, pushing the score to 56-45 with 3:01 left in the period. Briggs responded with a trey, and UF closed out the quarter with a 9-2 run to send the game into the final stanza with the Big Orange leading, 58-54.
Florida kept the pressure on in the fourth, pulling within one point by the 6:45 mark off a Smith fast-break layup, but Davis, Key and Burrell combined for six quick points to put the Lady Vols back up 66-59 by the final media timeout. Key and Burrell added two points each following the break to stretch the run to 10-0 and give UT an 11-point lead with 3:42 to go. Brynn Farrell hit two treys for UF in the closing minutes, but Tennessee poured in nine more points to earn a 79-65 victory.
Up Next: Tennessee hits the road to face No. 21 Mississippi State in a 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET matchup that will be streamed on SECN+.
Block Party: Sophomore Tamari Key blocked a career-high 10 shots against Florida, landing in the record book at number two for the most shots blocked in a game by a Lady Vol behind only Kelley Cain’s 12 blocked shots against LSU on Feb. 22, 2010. That is the third time her name appears on the list, with her previous career high of nine blocked shots at South Carolina on Feb. 2, 2020, ranking number three all-time, and her seven blocked shots against Kentucky on March 6, 2020, tying for sixth.
Elite Company: Key’s triple-double is just the fourth in program history. She joins the ranks of Jordan Reynolds (14 rebounds, 11 points, 10 assists vs. UNCW on Dec. 29, 2016), Shekinna Stricklen (17 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists vs. Oklahoma on Jan. 3, 2010) and Shelia Collins (18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 steals vs. Florida State on Feb. 8, 1985).
Cleaning The Glass: The Lady Vols outrebounded the Gators 57-42, turning that season-high total of rebounds into 22 second-chance points. UT has now outrebounded every opponent this season and holds a 46.6 rpg. to 31.8 rpg per game advantage.
Stopping Them In The Fourth: Florida stars Kiara Smith and Lavender Briggs each finished with 23 points, but Tennessee held the duo to only two combined points in the final stanza. Smith was one of five shooting in the fourth period for two points, while Briggs was zero for five in the final frame. That effort enabled UT to outscore the Gators 21-11 in the fourth and claim the win.
Box Score (PDF) | Postgame Quotes | Harper Presser | Key Presser | Burrell Presser | Photo Gallery
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A 53 percent shooting performance and a dominant rebounding effort pushed the 18th-ranked Tennessee basketball team past No. 15 Kansas, 80-61, on Saturday at Thompson-Boling Arena. The victory clinched this year’s SEC/Big 12 Challenge for the SEC, 5-4.
The Volunteers (12-3) ripped down 38 rebounds, out-rebounding the Jayhawks by 15 and holding Kansas (11-6) to zero second-chance points.
Tennessee was also lights out from both 3-point range (8 of 13) and the foul line (16 of 17).
Naismith Defensive Player of the Year candidate Yves Pons dropped in a team-high 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting, while draining both of his attempts from 3-point range and pulling in five rebounds to help spark UT at multiple key moments.
Fellow senior John Fulkerson scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting, pulled down six rebounds and dished off three assists.
In his first start since returning from injury, Tennessee freshman Jaden Springer tallied 13 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal. Springer was also a perfect 7-of-7 from the charity stripe.
The Vols’ reliable stat-sheet stuffer, Josiah-Jordan James, totaled nine points while logging a game-high 11 rebounds, dishing out four assists and adding one block.
Off the bench, junior Victor Bailey Jr. scored 11 second-half points to help the Vols extend their lead after halftime. Bailey also finished the night with four assists, a pair of rebounds and a steal.
Tennessee dominated for large stretches of the night’s opening 12 minutes, using a 12-4 run over a five-minute stretch to take a 21-12 lead with under eight minutes to play in the opening half.
The Vols continued to pour it on as the half concluded, stretching their lead to as many as 16 before taking a 40-26 advantage into the halftime break.
It was more of the same in the second half, as Tennessee stretched its lead to 21 in the frame’s first five minutes, knocking down six of nine shot attempts.
The remainder of the half was an abundance of riches for the Vols, who continued to knock down shots at an efficient clip while making stop after stop on the defensive side of the floor, walking away with the 19-point triumph.
Pons Performs vs. Jayhawks: After turning in the top scoring performance by a Vol in UT’s all-time series with Kansas last season—totaling 24 points, seven rebounds and three blocks during Tennessee’s loss at Allen Fieldhouse— Pons followed that performance with 17 massive points on Saturday, which ranks as the sixth-best scoring output for a Vol against the Jayhawks. In three career games against KU, Pons averages 11.0 points (33 total) and 4.3 rebounds (13 total).
NABC Suits and Sneakers Games are Good for the Vols: Tennessee went a perfect 2-0 this week during the NABC’s annual “Suits and Sneakers” week. The Vols are now 18-6 all-time in Suits vs. Sneakers games, dating to 2004. That includes an impressive 12-2 mark at home. This year’s kicks of choice for the Tennessee coaching staff were Nike black anthracite flyknit Air Force 1s.
Up Next: Tennessee returns to action when it hits the road for the first time in nearly two weeks when it travels south to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on Ole Miss Tuesday night. Tipoff from The Pavilion is slated for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
BOX SCORE | HIGHLIGHTS | QUOTES | BARNES POSTGAME | JAMES POSTGAME | PONS POSTGAME | FULKERSON POSTGAME
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Tennessee forward John Fulkerson spoke to the media in the postgame after the Vols defeated the Kansas Jayhawks at home Saturday, 80-61.
Tennessee forward Yves Pons spoke to the media in the postgame after the Vols defeated the Kansas Jayhawks at home Saturday, 80-61.
Tennessee guard Josiah-Jordan James spoke to the media in the postgame after the Vols defeated the Kansas Jayhawks at home Saturday, 80-61.
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes spoke to the media in the postgame after the Vols defeated the Kansas Jayhawks at home Saturday, 80-61.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Southeastern Conference has announced a schedule for women’s basketball games on Feb. 7 as a result of game postponements during the 2020-21 season due to the impact of COVID-19.
The No. 20/22 Lady Vols will travel to College Station to take on No. 8/7 Texas A&M at 3 p.m. ET (2 CT) a week from Sunday at Reed Arena in a contest slated to be carried by SEC Network. That match-up was originally scheduled to be the league-opener for both teams on Dec. 31.
The SEC also has reset the Missouri at Auburn game for Feb. 7 at 1 p.m. ET on SEC Network. It had previously been scheduled for Jan. 10.
In addition, the Ole Miss at South Carolina game originally scheduled for December 31 is tentatively scheduled for February 25, at a time to be determined.
The SEC’s COVID-19 management requirements, as developed by the SEC’s Return to Activity adn Medical Guidance Task Force, are available on SECSports.com (PDF).
Feb. 7 Revised SEC Women’s Basketball Schedule
Missouri at Auburn (1 p.m. ET / SEC Network)
Tennessee at Texas A&M (3 p.m. ET / SEC Network)
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