Here’s footage made available to us by VFL Films and UT Athletics from Fall Practice 2 on August 19, 2020.
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Luke Bryan Returns to “American Idol” for Season 4 on ABC
It’s official . . . Luke Bryan will be returning as a judge on Season 4 of ABC’s American Idol. ABC confirmed the news in a press release.
In addition, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will once again join Luke at the judging table, while Ryan Seacrest returns as host.
The search for the next singing sensation is currently underway with Idol Across America remote virtual auditions taking place across all 50 states. Idol Across America will give hopefuls the chance to showcase their talents from anywhere in America, across any official audition date and face-to-face with an American Idol producer.
American Idol became the first reality competition series to air remotely earlier this year.
No official air date for Season 4 on ABC has been announced.
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Tim McGraw Says He Wanted to “Make a Tapestry of Life” With New Album, “Here On Earth”
Tim McGraw will release his 16th studio album, Here On Earth, on Aug. 21.
Buoyed by the May release of the album’s lead single, “I Called Mama,” which is currently No. 11 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, the upcoming project will be Tim’s first solo album since 2015’s Damn Country Music.
Tim’s upcoming 16-song album features a host of top songwriters, including Tom Douglas, Lori McKenna, Shane McAnally, Marcus Hummon, Luke Laird, Ross Copperman, Laura Veltz and more. In addition to the lead single, Tim has shared a handful of songs from the project, including the title track, “Hallelujaville,” “Good Taste in Women” and “7500 OBO.”
“I had a concept,” says Tim. “Now, that’s not to say that this is really a concept album, but I had an idea when I went into this project that I really wanted to sort of make a tapestry of life. Little vignettes along the way that tell a story about certain things that happen in the progression of life and how that can relate to the listener, and how everyone can sort of find a way to walk through this life on this album, find a way to relate to the characters in the stories. And that’s what good art does I think, in all sorts of ways. It allows you to superimpose yourself.”
Here On Earth Track List & Songwriters
1. “L.A.” | Carlton Anderson, Shane Minor, Phil O’Donnell
2. ”Chevy Spaceship” | Jonny Price
3. “Here On Earth” | Jessie Joe Dillon, Chase McGill, Jon Nite
4. “Damn Sure Do” | Tony Lane, James T. Slater
5. “Hallelujahville” | Tom Douglas, Blake Griffith, Brett Taylor
6. “Good Taste In Women” | Jaren Johnston, Bryan Simpson, Nathan Spicer
7. “Hard To Stay Mad At” | Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, Lori McKenna
8. “Sheryl Crow” | Wendell Mobley, Neil Thrasher, Laura Veltz
9. “Not From California” | Levi Hummon, Marcus Hummon, Matt McVaney, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
10. “Hold You Tonight” | Ross Copperman, Jon Nite
11. “7500 OBO” | Matt McGinn, Jennifer Schott, Nathan Spicer
12. “If I Was A Cowboy” | Zack Dyer, Lonnie Lee Fowler, Dave Turnbill
13. “I Called Mama” | Marv Green, Lance Miller, Jimmy Yeary
14. “Gravy” | Andy Albert, Tom Douglas, Allen Shamblin
15. “War Of Art” | Lance Miller, Jeremy Spillman, Brad Warren, Brett Warren
16. “Doggone” | Claire Douglas, Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Aimee Mayo
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Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” Is No. 1 on Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart for 5th Consecutive Week
Gabby Barrett’s “I Hope” is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart (streaming, sales and airplay-based) for the fifth consecutive 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 recently released debut album, Goldmine.
On Aug. 16, Gabby, 20, and husband Cade Foehner, 24, announced they are expecting their first child—a baby girl.
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See It: Luke Combs Drops New Performance Video for “What You See Is What You Get”
Luke Combs shared a new performance video for “What You See Is What You Get.” Penned by Luke, Barry Dean and Jonathan Singleton, “What You See Is What You Get” is the title track to Luke’s 2019 sophomore album.
The new clip, which you can watch below, features Luke performing the tune at one of his shows during the pre-COVID days.
Luke will release a new deluxe album, What You See Ain’t Always What You Get, on Oct. 23. The new album will feature all 18 songs from What You See Is What You Get, as well as five brand-new tracks. The new tracks will be announced soon.
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Sevier County Husband Charged in Wife’s Murder
A Sevier County man is facing murder charges in the death of his wife.
73-year-old Sue Ella Gibson was found shot at their home on River Divide Road two weeks ago. Gibson was rushed her to the Leconte Medical Center, but she was pronounced dead.
Authorities have been investigating the case, but arrested the husband Tuesday. 79-year-old Kenneth Gibson was arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Murder.
Lindsay Ell Says Co-Penning 11 Tracks on Her New Album Was About Being “Honest & Vulnerable”
Lindsay Ell released her new concept album, heart theory, on Aug. 14.
Produced by Dann Huff, heart theory is comprised of 12 tracks that journey through each stage of grief: shock, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, testing and acceptance. Lindsay co-penned 11 tracks on the new project with a host of top songwriters, including Brandy Clark, Laura Veltz, Jessie Jo Dillon, Nicole Gaylon and more.
As Lindsay told Kix Brooks of American Country Countdown, co-writing 11 tracks on the very personal album was about being “honest and vulnerable” as a songwriter.
“I truly feel like [songwriting] is a muscle that you need to work over and over and over and over again,” says Lindsay to Kix. “Practice makes perfect, even though you’ll never be perfect, but I feel like the gift of it is just that desire to keep doing it. And keep doing it to the point where you get to a place where you can be honest and vulnerable and so unique. I don’t really feel like there is a school of right and wrong things to do, but you learn how to be more yourself, and, at least in my personal experience, I’ve found that that’s where you get the furthest. That’s when you can sit in front of an audience and be like, ‘Okay, this is what I went through. And, this is a song about it,’ and then, they can listen to it and be like, ‘Oh my goodness—I know what that feels like.’”
The new album follows the release of Lindsay’s major-label debut album, The Project, in 2017. In 2018, Lindsay released The Continuum Project, a track-by-track cover of John Mayer’s Continuum.
In July, Lindsay revealed she is a survivor of sexual assault. With the release of the new album’s “make you,” Lindsay publicly addressed—for the first time—being a survivor of sexual violence. The deeply personal song explores her life after being raped as a 13-year-old. Penned by Lindsay and Brandy Clark, “make you” is the first song in the acceptance stage, a reflection of Lindsay’s determination to use her platform to help other sexual trauma survivors.
In conjunction with the release of “make you,” Lindsay launched the Make You Movement, a charitable fund that endeavors “to help organizations that support at-risk youth, domestic abuse and sexual assault survivors by providing funds on an as-needed basis.” Lindsay is donating proceeds from “make you” to the Make You Movement.
heart theory Track List & Songwriters
shock
1. “Hits me” (Lindsay Ell, Tyler Hubbard, Corey Crowder)
denial
2. “how good” (Lindsay Ell, Brandy Clark)
3. “i don’t lovE you” (Adam Hambrick, Melissa Fuller, Neil Medley)
anger
4. “wAnt me back” (Lindsay Ell, Kane Brown, Matt McGinn, Lindsay Rimes)
5. “get oveR you” (Lindsay Ell, Gordie Sampson, Kelly Archer)
6. “wrong girl” (Lindsay Ell, Steph Jones, Matt McGinn, Luke Niccoli)
bargaining
7. “body language of a breakup” (Lindsay Ell, Laura Veltz, Sam Ellis)
depression
8. “good on you” (Lindsay Ell, Sam Ellis, Micah Premnath)
testing
9. “The oTHEr side” (Lindsay Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt McGinn)
10. “gO to” (Lindsay Ell, Nicolle Gaylon, Jordan Reynolds)
acceptance
11. “make you” (Lindsay Ell, Brandy Clark)
12. “ReadY to love” (Lindsay Ell, Jessie Jo Dillon, Matt McGinn, Joey Hyde)
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Listen to Cody Johnson’s Personal New Single, “Dear Rodeo”
Cody Johnson will ship new single, “Dear Rodeo,” to country radio on Sept. 8.
Penned by Cody and Dan Couch, “Dear Rodeo” is featured on Cody’s 2019 major-label debut album, Ain’t Nothing To It. Admittedly, the new tune is a personal one for the native of the Sebastopol, Texas, who spent many years riding rodeo bulls. Cody gave up his quest to be a world champion, but he’s never gotten over his love of the sport.
“To me, it felt like a divorce when I quit rodeoing, and it felt like something I didn’t want to talk about,” says Cody. “[Publisher] Scott Gunter encouraged me to write about this, and myself and Dan Couch sat down, and when I said it felt like a divorce, Dan said, ‘Well, why don’t we write a letter to her—the sport of rodeo—and talk to her like she’s a woman?’ It’s probably, honestly, one of the most heartfelt songs I’ve ever written. It’s probably the most I’ve bore my soul.”
Listen to “Dear Rodeo” below.
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Tim McGraw Shares New Acoustic Performance Video of “7500 OBO” [Watch]
Tim McGraw shared a new video of an acoustic performance of “7500 OBO,” a track from his upcoming 16th studio album, Here On Earth, which drops on Aug. 21.
Penned by Matt McGinn, Jennifer Schott and Nathan Spicer, “7500 OBO” finds Tim crooning about “an ’06, stick shift, dark blue F-150” that he’s trying to sell for $7,500, or best offer.
The new tune is among a handful of songs Tim has shared from the upcoming album, following “I Called Mama,” the title track, “Hallelujaville” and “Good Taste in Women.”
The upcoming project will be Tim’s first solo release since 2015’s Damn Country Music. Tim and wife Faith Hill released a duets album, The Rest of Our Life, in 2017. A press release notes that the album “offers a collection of songs McGraw brought together to create vignettes of shared human emotions such as love, relationships, introspection and fun.”
Watch Tim’s new acoustic performance video for “7500 OBO” below.
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