Chris Stapleton released a new video for his current single, “Starting Over.”
Penned by Chris and Mike Henderson, “Starting Over” is the title track to Chris’ upcoming album, which drops on Nov. 13.
The new song features Chris crooning the uplifting chorus: “And it don’t matter to me / Wherever we are is where I want to be / And honey for once in our lives / Let’s take our chances and roll the dice / And I can be your lucky penny / You can be my four-leaf clover / Starting over.”
Directed and filmed by Becky Fluke, the video features footage from the song’s recording process at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A.
Chris’ upcoming 14-track album features 11 songs that he co-penned, as well as three covers: John Fogerty’s “Joy Of My Life” and Guy Clark’s “Worry B Gone” and “Old Friends.” The new album was recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, with additional work completed at Muscle Shoals Sound and Compass Sound Studio. Produced by Dave Cobb, who also plays acoustic guitar, the record features wife Morgane Stapleton (vocals, tambourine), with longtime bandmates J.T. Cure (bass) and Derek Mixon (drums). Special guests include musicians Mike Campbell (electric guitar), Benmont Tench (Hammond B3 organ) and Paul Franklin (pedal steel), as well as the All Voices Choir who are featured on “Watch You Burn.”
A number of country stars—including Dolly Parton, Tim McGraw, Trisha Yearwood and more—shared their thoughts via social media after the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Sept. 18 at the age of 87.
Dolly Parton via Twitter: “She was small in stature but even the tallest looked up to her. Her voice was soft but her message rang loud and clear and will echo forever. Thank you, RBG. Rest In Peace. Respectfully, Dolly Parton”
Tim McGraw via Twitter: “Rest in power, RBG. Thankful for your service, wisdom and devotion to justice.”
Travis Tritt via Twitter: “I’m so saddened over what has happened to open political discourse. Supreme court justices Scalia and Ginsburg disagreed on almost all political decisions and yet, they had a very close personal friendship. God, how I long for those days again. #RIPRBG”
Trisha Yearwood via Twitter: “I am gutted. RIP RBG. Power, grace, leadership, strength. 2020 you are literally the worst. #dissent#NotoriusRBG”
Carrie Underwood performed a medley of songs made popular by trailblazing female country stars at the Grand Ole Opry during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16.
Carrie’s medley included Patsy Cline’s “Crazy,” Loretta Lynn’s “You Ain’t Woman Enough (To Take My Man),” Barbara Mandrell’s “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool,” Dolly Parton’s “Why’d You Come In Here Lookin’ Like That,” Reba McEntire’s “The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia,” and Martina McBride’s “A Broken Wing.”
Carrie capped the ACM Awards show by being named co-Entertainer of the Year, along with Thomas Rhett.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee football team came in at No. 16 in the Associated Press Top 25 and No. 21 in the Amway Coaches Poll after week three of the college football season.
This week’s Amway Coaches Poll includes teams from the Big Ten Conference, who announced their 2020 conference-only schedule on Friday.
Half of the Vols’ opponents are ranked in the AP top-10, including No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 Georgia, No. 5 Florida, No. 8 Auburn and No. 10 Texas A&M.
UT welcomes No. 2/2 Alabama, No. 5/6 Florida, No. 10/11. Texas A&M and No. 23/RV Kentucky to Neyland Stadium this season.
Tennessee’s 585 all-time AP Top 25 appearances rank 14th nationally.
The Vols enjoyed Sunday off as they continue preparations for their week-one contest with South Carolina, who received votes in the Amway Coaches Poll. Kickoff for the Sept. 26th matchup is set for 7:30 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Vol Network’s “Big Orange Hotline” radio show debuts for the 2020 football season on Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT across the state of Tennessee live from the outdoor patio at Dead End BBQ restaurant on Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville.
The Vol Network’s Bob Kesling hosts the show and will be joined each week by former Vol quarterbacks Pat Ryan and Jeff Francis. Numerous special guests and former Vols will join the show again this season.
Entering its 11th season, “Big Orange Hotline” is a weekly, one-hour, prime time Tennessee football review and preview show presented and hosted since its beginning at Dead End BBQ. In addition to interviews, calls and discussion, Monday’s opening show will also feature a scouting report on Tennessee’s season-opening opponent, South Carolina.
Dead End BBQ and the Vol Network are adhering to the local health, safety and social distancing guidelines outlined in the state of Tennessee’s “Tennessee Pledge” plan.
Fans can call in and ask questions by dialing 1-800-688-8657 (VOLS) or Tweet questions to @VolNetwork, #AskVolNetwork. Fans are encouraged to check their local listings for the close to 20 Vol Network affiliates in the state that carry “Big Orange Hotline.” The show can also be heard online at utsports.com and on the UT Athletics app.
Dead End BBQ is an award-winning unique American neighborhood barbecue restaurant located at 3612 Sutherland Avenue in Knoxville. It’s been featured on CBS, ESPN and SEC Network and voted one of America’s top 100 barbeque restaurants. More information and directions can be found at www.deadendbbq.com.
White Sox LHP Garret Crochet / Credit: UT Athletics
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Former Tennessee pitcher and 2020 first-round draft pick Garrett Crochet has been called up to the Chicago White Sox major league roster, the team announced on Friday afternoon.
The hard-throwing lefty is the first player from the 2020 MLB Draft to be promoted to the major leagues. The White Sox selected Crochet with the No. 11 overall pick in this year’s shortened draft, making him the 17th player in program history to be picked in the first round.
Chicago clinched a playoff berth with a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday and currently sits atop the American League standings (33-17) with 10 games remaining in the regular season. The White Sox begin a three-game series at Cincinnati tonight at 7:10 p.m. ET. Game two of the series will be broadcast nationally on FOX tomorrow night at 7:07 p.m. ET.
During his three years with the Vols, Crochet developed into one of the top arms in college baseball, boasting a fastball that has been clocked at 100 mph.
Crochet was tabbed a preseason All-American by Baseball America and Perfect Game prior to the 2020 season. Despite being limited to just one appearance during his junior campaign due to arm soreness and the season being cut short because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Crochet jumped up draft boards with impressive showings with the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team last summer and a dominant fall in which he displayed an elite fastball that was consistently in the high-90s. He also showed improved command of his secondary pitches, specifically his slider and changeup.
As a sophomore in 2019, Crochet displayed his versatility, pitching in a variety of different roles and situations. The Ocean Springs, Mississippi, native made 18 appearances and six starts, starting the year in the bullpen before eventually moving into a weekend starting role during conference play. He finished third on the team with five victories and second on the squad with three saves. Crochet also ranked second on the team with 81 strikeouts in 65.0 innings pitched.
One of the most impressive moments of Crochet’s career came during the 2019 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. Just a few weeks after suffering a broken jaw that required surgery and metal plates to be inserted, Crochet returned to make two appearances and pitch six total innings during the regional.
In his first appearance after breaking his jaw in the final regular-season series of the year, Crochet tossed 2.1 scoreless innings in relief to earn the win over UNC Wilmington, which was Tennessee’s first NCAA tournament victory since 2005. He also pitched 3.2 innings in UT’s victory over Liberty to help the Vols advance to the regional championship.
Crochet showed flashes of his potential during an up and down freshman season in which he made 16 appearances and started 11 games. He finished the year tied for second on the team with five victories and was also second on the team with 62 strikeouts, which ranks fifth in program history for strikeouts by a freshman in a single season.
Maddie & Tae will release a new holiday EP, We Need Christmas, on Oct. 23.
The six-song project includes two original tunes, “Merry Married Christmas” and the title track, as well as four holiday standards: “This Christmas,” “Holly Jolly Christmas,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”
“We are so proud of this project and loved recreating some of our favorite Christmas classics, as well as write some of our own,” says the duo in a release. “Making We Need Christmas was such a bright spot for us this year and we hope this project brings a little joy and peace to our fans during this difficult year.”
We Need Christmas Track List & Songwriters
This Christmas (Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor)
Holly Jolly Christmas (Johnny Marks)
O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional)
Merry Married Christmas (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Josh Kerr)
Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector)
We Need Christmas (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Matthew West, AJ Pruis)
Maren Morris performed her new single, “To Hell & Back,” at the Ryman Auditorium during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16.
Penned by Maren, Jessie Jo Dillon and Laura Veltz, “To Hell & Back” is currently No. 40 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after 24 weeks.
During a recent media Q&A, Maren revealed why she decided to release “To Hell & Back” as her new single during the pandemic.
“I chose ‘To Hell & Back’ to put out as a single right now because I think we’re in such a reflective time being sort of stuck at home either by ourselves or with our families, with our dogs, we just have a lot of time to have some introspection, and I feel like ‘To Hell & Back’ is very much about accepting your imperfections and the person in your life accepting them as well, whether that’s your partner or your friends or your family. I think it’s all about your halo’s a little bent, a little dirty, and that person still thinks you’re the cat’s meow. And I love that because it really is this unconditional sort of love that’s not based around ‘Well, you do this for me and you be this perfect person I put on a pedestal and then we can talk about loving each other forever.’ This is like, ‘I will love you no matter what sort of ashes we’re sitting in, because we’re sitting in them together.’”
Miranda Lambert performed her No. 1 single, “Bluebird,” at the Bluebird Cafe during the ACM Awards on Sept. 16. Miranda was joined by the song’s co-writers, Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby, during the performance.
“Bluebird,” which reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart in July, is featured on Miranda’s seventh studio album, Wildcard.
“This song is special,” said Miranda when the song was released. “It’s got this hope to it. It’s got a darkness too, though, but it’s also hopeful.”
Rascal Flatts will continue to celebrate their 20th anniversary this year with the release of a new album, Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts The Greatest Hits, on Oct. 2. The 20-song collection features a number of fan-favorite hits, including “These Days,” “Fast Cars and Freedom,” “Bless the Broken Road,” “My Wish” and more.
In January, the trio—comprised of Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney—revealed they will disband this year to tackle individual projects, but they left the door open to reunite.
“When we were putting together the track listing for this, it was an emotional but nostalgic feeling getting a chance to look back during this anniversary year,” says Gary. “We hope that our fans feel the same way when they listen to it. This release and this year as a band is all a huge thank you and celebration for them.”
While the COVID-19 pandemic put a kibosh on their Farewell Tour this year, the trio released a seven-song EP, How They Remember You, in July.
Twenty Years of Rascal Flatts The Greatest Hits Track List
1. I’m Movin’ On
2. These Days
3. Bless The Broken Road
4. Fast Cars And Freedom
5. What Hurts The Most
6. Life Is A Highway
7. My Wish
8. Stand
9. Take Me There
10. Here Comes Goodbye
11. Why Wait
12. I Won’t Let Go
13. Easy (featuring Natasha Bedingfield)
14. Banjo
15. Come Wake Me Up
16. Changed
17. Rewind
18. Riot
19. I Like The Sound Of That
20. Yours If You Want It
