Florida Georgia Line will follow up their 17th No. 1 single, “I Love My Country,” with the release of “Long Live.”
Penned by Corey Crowder, David Garcia, Josh Miller and FGL’s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley, “Long Live” will impact country radio on Sept. 14. The tune is not featured on FGL’s 2019 album, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country, or their 2020 EP, Six Pack, so it may be the lead single to their upcoming fifth album.
“This one is for the nights you never want to end,” says FGL. “It’s a celebration of all the good times with great friends and cold drinks. We had a lot of fun reminiscing when writing, and hope it takes our fans back too! Kick back with your loved ones, turn it up, and relive some of your glory days while making new memories. Long live!”
The Grand Ole Opry tallied its 4,940th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Sept. 5 with a showcase featuring a pair of country music’s biggest stars: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
In addition to performing their own solo tunes, the longtime CMA Awards co-hosts treated viewers to a number of duets, including “Remind Me,” “Whiskey Lullaby,” “Will the Circle Be Unbroken,” and “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man,” which you can watch below.
Penned by Becki Bluefield and Jim Owen, “Louisiana Woman, Mississippi” was a No. 1 hit for Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty in 1973.
The Grand Ole Opry has aired without an audience present since March 19 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a number of stars have helped keep the Opry’s Saturday night shows rolling along, including Kelsea Ballerini, Darius Rucker, Clint Black, Luke Bryan, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Luke Combs, Dustin Lynch, Craig Morgan, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Ricky Skaggs, Keith Urban, Trisha Yearwood and more.
photo courtesy Grand Ole Opry/Chris Hollo, photographer
Here are the transactions in the NFL in the last few days before the season opening week involving University of Tennessee players in moves announced by the National Football League.
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Recent Roster Moves 9/7
P Dustin Colquitt signed with the Steelers
9/9 RB John Kelly signed by the Browns to the practice squad
In case you missed the 22 roster cutdown and practice squad moves this past weekend, here’s the complete recap.
Tennessee Volunteers On 53-Player NFL Rosters as of 9/9/20 (21) x = Rookie
AFC East (2) FB – Jakob Johnson (47) New England Patriots
DE – Kyle Phillips (98) New York Jets
NONE – Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins
AFC North (4)
LS – Morgan Cox (46) Baltimore Ravens
DB – Cameron Sutton (20) Pittsburgh Steelers
QB – Joshua Dobbs (5) Pittsburgh Steelers
P – Dustin Colquitt (4) Pittsburgh Steelers
NONE – Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns
AFC South (1)
OG – Zach Fulton (73) Houston Texans – Starting RG
NONE – Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans
AFC West (3)
ILB – Alexander Johnson (45) Denver Broncos
DE – Kendal Vickers (78) Las Vegas Raiders
TE – Jason Witten (82) Las Vegas Raiders
NONE – Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers
NFC East (2)
DE – Derek Barnett (96) Philadelphia Eagles
DT – Malik Jackson (97) Philadelphia Eagles
NONE – Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Washington Redskins
NFC North (4)
WR – Cordarrelle Patterson (84) Chicago Bears
CB – Justin Coleman (27) Detroit Lions
OLB – Jalen Reeves-Maybin (44) Detroit Lions
P – Britton Colquitt (2) Minnesota Vikings
NONE – Green Bay Packers
NFC South (4)
TE – Luke Stocker (88) Atlanta Falcons
RB – Alvin Kamara (41) New Orleans Saints
DT – Shy Tuttle (99) New Orleans Saints
WR – Marquez Callaway (12) New Orleans Saints – x
NONE – Carolina Panthers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFC West (1)
CB – Emmanuel Moseley (41) San Francisco 49ers
NONE – Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks
VFL Inactives (12)
OT – Ja’Wuan James (70) Denver Broncos (Opted Out for 2020 season)
P – Michael Palardy (5) Carolina Panthers (Reserve Non-Football Injury List/out for the season/torn ACL)
DE/OLB – Darrell Taylor (58) Seattle Seahawks (Reserve Non-Football Injury List/out minimum of 8 games)
WR – Jauan Jennings (81) San Francisco 49ers (Practice Squad)
LB – Daniel Bituli (49) Los Angeles Rams (Practice Squad)
QB – Tyler Bray (9) Chicago Bears (Practice Squad)
S – Nigel Warrior (39) Baltimore Ravens (Practice Squad)
DT – Reginald “Kahlil” McKenzie (69) Cincinnati Bengals (Practice Squad)
NT – Dan McCullers (93) Pittsburgh Steelers (Practice Squad)
WR – Josh Malone (83) New York Jets (Practice Squad)
TE – Jason Croom (80) Buffalo Bills (Practice Squad)
RB – John Kelly (–) Cleveland Browns (Practice Squad)
Active UT Players In The NFL By Position (21)
QB – 1
RB – 1
WR – 2
TE – 2
FB – 1
OL – 1
DL – 5
LB – 2
DB – 3
P – 2
PK – 0
LS – 1
Active One-Time Vols That Transferred To Other Schools On NFL Rosters (4) x = Rookie
TE – Lee Smith (85) Buffalo Bills (Powell HS/U. of Tennessee/Marshall)
P – Tommy Townsend (5) Kansas City Chiefs (U. of Tennessee/Florida) – x
QB – Nathan Peterman (3) Las Vegas Raiders (U. of Tennessee/Pitt)
WR – Preston Williams (18) Miami Dolphins (U. of Tennessee/Colorado St)
Inactives (2)
WR – Jalen Hurd (14) San Francisco 49ers (U. of Tennessee/Baylor) (Reserve/Injured/out for season/torn ACL)
TE – Eli Wolf (87) Baltimore Ravens (U. of Tennessee/Georgia) (Practice Squad) – x
Active Knoxville Area Players That Didn’t Play At UT on NFL Rosters (4) x = Rookie
WR – Tee Higgins (85) Cincinnati Bengals (Oak Ridge HS/Clemson) – x
P – Chris Jones (6) Dallas Cowboys (Carson-Newman)
WR – Randall Cobb (18) Houston Texans (Alcoa HS/Kentucky)
S – Harrison Smith (22) Minnesota Vikings (Catholic HS/Notre Dame)
Inactives (2)
RB – Nathan Cottrell (31) Jacksonville Jaguars (West HS/Georgia Tech) (Practice Squad) – x
OL – Nate Gilliam (63) Los Angeles Chargers (Farragut HS/Wake Forest) (Practice Squad) – x
Notes and Numbers On UT Players
*21 U. of Tennessee players on expanded active NFL rosters
*12 other players are inactive on practice squads (9) reserve lists (2) or opt-outs (1)
*Pittsburgh and New Orleans have most current UT players with 3
*DL is the largest position represented with 5
*14 of the 32 teams have a UT player on active rosters
*There are 4 players that were once at U. of Tennessee but then transferred
*There are 4 players that didn’t attend UT, but have Knoxville/East TN ties
*1 rookie VFL made the 53-player rosters (Callaway)
*6 players that went to high school in Knoxville area are on 53-player rosters (B. Colquitt, D. Colquitt, L. Smith, H. Smith, R. Cobb, T. Higgins)
Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (streaming, sales and airplay-based) for the seventh week.
After topping the Billboard Country Airplay chart in April, “I Hope” reached the top of the Hot Country Songs chart in its 64th week, which is the longest trek to No. 1 in the chart’s 76-year history. The tune unseated Maren Morris’ “The Bones,” which had enjoyed a 19-week reign at No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart.
Penned by Gabby, Zachary Kale and Jon Nite, “I Hope” is featured on Gabby’s 2020 debut album, Goldmine. This week, Gabby released the album on vinyl, which was pressed into a signature gold-colored disc.
The Academy of Country Music announced the presenters for the 55th ACM Awards on Sept. 16, including Lauren Alaina, Lily Aldridge, Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black, Cam, Darius Rucker, Runaway June and more.
The ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The show will take place at three iconic Nashville institutions: the Grand Ole Opry House, The Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium. Keith Urban will host the show for the first time.
Performers include Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton with Gwen Stefani, Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Riley Green, Tenille Townes, Thomas Rhett with Jon Pardi, Eric Church, Mickey Guyton, Morgan Wallen, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Trisha Yearwood and Luke Bryan.
Reba McEntire is ready to step back into the shoes of Reba Nell Hart, the wisecracking character on her long-running sitcom, Reba.
The sitcom, which starred Reba, Christopher Rich, JoAnna Garcia, Steve Howey and more, aired 127 episode over six seasons from 2001 to 2007 on The WB and The CW.
Like many recently rebooted sitcoms—Roseanne, Will & Grace, One Day at a Time—Reba says the cast of Reba is ready and willing to do a reboot, TV special or movie of the week. Reba shared her thoughts on the subject during a media round-robin interview on Sept. 3.
“We’re all for it,” says Reba. “The problem is the higher uppers, if they’re for it. But we’ve let them know that we’re anxiously awaiting some feedback and letting us know whether or not we can do a reboot, a two hour special, a movie of the week. We don’t care. We just love each other. We’ve got so many more stories that we didn’t get to tell before when they canceled us that we’re just excited to get back together.”
The Academy of Country Music announced a trio of high-profile performers for the ACM Awards on Sept. 16: Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani and Carrie Underwood.
Blake and Gwen will perform their current single, “Happy Anywhere,” while Carrie will perfom a medley of songs by Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Barbara Mandrell, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton.
The ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The show will take place at three iconic Nashville institutions: the Grand Ole Opry House, The Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium. Keith Urban will host the show for the first time.
Previously announced performers include Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Riley Green, Tenille Townes, Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi, Eric Church, Mickey Guyton, Morgan Wallen, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line, Trisha Yearwood and Luke Bryan.
photos: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani by LuMarPhoto/AFF-USA.com; Carrie Underwood by TCD
Trisha Yearwood will honor late country music artists/musicians/officials who have passed away this year by performing “I’ll Carry You Home” at the ACM Awards on Sept. 16.
Penned by Gordie Sampson, Caitlyn Smith and Troy Verges, “I’ll Carry You Home” is featured on Trisha’s 2019 album, Every Girl.
Trisha revealed the news via Instagram, saying: “I’m honored to perform ‘I’ll Carry You Home’ @ACMawards on September 16, paying tribute to those we have lost in the Country Music industry. #ACMawards #EveryGirl.”
The country music community lost a number of stars over the past year, including Kenny Rogers, Charlie Daniels, John Prine, Joe Diffie, Jan Howard, Justin Townes Earle and more.
The ACM Awards will air live from Nashville on Sept. 16 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. The show will take place at three iconic Nashville institutions: the Grand Ole Opry House, The Bluebird Cafe and Ryman Auditorium. Keith Urban will host the show for the first time.
Previously announced performers include Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Riley Green, Tenille Townes, Thomas Rhett featuring Jon Pardi, Eric Church, Mickey Guyton, Morgan Wallen, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan.
Dan + Shay shared a new performance video of their current single, “I Should Probably Go to Bed.”
With Dan playing piano and Shay providing lead vocals, the duo recorded the new tune at Ocean Way Nashville Recording Studios, which is housed in a 100-year-old Gothic church on Music Row.
Penned by Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Sean Douglas and Jason Evigan, “I Should Probably Go to Bed” was produced entirely by Dan, who performed and recorded every instrument at his home studio in Nashville. The single is currently No. 21 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart after six weeks.
“We’re so excited about our brand-new single,” says Dan. “We wrote part of this song in Los Angeles during Grammy week, but finished it at my house, on my piano, kind of by accident. Shay had come over to record vocals on another song that we had written. We took a break, went downstairs, started singing this song, and realized this song needs a big ending. So we really went for it. Shay delivered one of my favorite vocal performances of all time. We’re so proud that this is our new single.”
Luke Combs’ current single, “Lovin’ On You,” is No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for the second consecutive week.
Luke is the first country artist in history whose first nine singles have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart: “Hurricane,” “When It Rains It Pours,” “One Number Away,” “She Got the Best of Me,” “Beautiful Crazy,” “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” “Even Though I’m Leaving,” “Does to Me” and “Lovin’ On You.”
Of Luke’s nine No. 1 hits on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, eight have had multi-week runs at No. 1. Luke’s 2018 No. 1 hit, “One Number Away,” ruled the chart for one week, while “Beautiful Crazy” reigned for seven weeks in 2019.
Collectively, Luke’s nine singles have spent 27 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.
“Hurricane” – 2 weeks at No. 1 (May/June 2017)
“When It Rains It Pours” — 2 weeks at No. 1 (November 2017)
“One Number Away” — 1 week at No. 1 (June 2018)
“She Got the Best of Me” — 4 weeks at No. 1 (October/November 2018)
“Beautiful Crazy” — 7 weeks at No. 1 (March/April 2019)
“Beer Never Broke My Heart” — 2 weeks at No. 1 (August 2019)
“Even Though I’m Leaving” — 5 weeks at No. 1 (November/December 2019/January 2020)
“Does to Me” — 2 weeks at No. 1 (May/June 2020)
“Lovin’ On You” — 2 weeks at No. 1 (September 2020)
When “Beautiful Crazy” topped the charts in March 2019, Luke became the first country artist in history whose first five singles reached No. 1.
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