ABC/Image Group LADierks Bentley has a history of delivering memorable tour preview videos, and this year’s edition certainly doesn’t disappoint. He’s even enlisted Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon to join in on the madness. “I am obsessed with skating’s newest star: Dierks Bentley,” the bronze medalist and Dancing with the Stars winner tweeted,” adding a couple laugh-until-you-cry emojis. “You are such …
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Jan 10
How Old Dominion helped Michael Ray land the “One That Got Away”
ABC/Randy HolmesOne of the reasons Michael Ray instantly loved his latest hit, “One That Got Away,” is because it immediately reminded him of his breakthrough #1 from 2015, “Kiss You in the Morning.” “That’s one of the songs, you just heard it, and it felt like you’ve heard it before,” he says of his latest top twenty. “It’s just …
Jan 10
Thomas Rhett follows the autobiographical “Life Changes” with the contemplative “Sixteen”
ABC/Image Group LAThomas Rhett got autobiographical on his most recent #1, “Life Changes,” but now he’s getting philosophical with his latest single, “Sixteen.” “You know, that song is the epitome of ‘the grass is always greener,’” he tells ABC Radio. “We’ve all been sixteen. If we haven’t been sixteen yet, we can’t wait to be sixteen.” “And …
Jan 09
Why Keith and Nicole couldn’t be “Happier”: “There’s a lot of boys in this world, but Keith is a man”
ABC/Image Group LAKeith Urban has recorded an alternate take on his latest hit, “Never Comin’ Down,” for Spotify Singles, but he’s also covered the platinum-selling smash “Happier” by EDM producer/DJ Marshmello and the British band Bastille. “The first time I heard ‘Happier’ it spoke to me lyrically,” Keith explains. “Underneath that bad a** track there’s an incredible story of …
Jan 09
Pop star Charlie Puth loves his first taste of Dan + Shay’s “Tequila,” gets invitation to write with them
ABC/Image Group LA; ABC/Randy HolmesDan + Shay can now count pop star Charlie Puth among their fans. “Wow I hate being late on songs because I just heard tequila by dan & shay for the first time…” Puth tweeted on Wednesday, adding, “this is absolutely incredible.” Dan + Shay responded, writing, “dude, means a lot coming from you! thank you for the …
Jan 09
Watch now: Brad Paisley’s fans get “Bucked Off” — and he shares it with the world
ABC/Image Group LABrad Paisley thinks of his new single, “Bucked Off,” as “turbo twang retro-futuristic rockin’ hi-fidelity country music” — and he’s made a video to match. The song equates finding out your significant other is breaking up with you to a cowboy being “Bucked Off” at the rodeo. So the premise of the new clip …
Jan 09
Carly Pearce gets “Closer to…” finishing her second album
ABC/Image Group LACarly Pearce is getting closer to finishing her sophomore album. With its debut single, “Closer to You,” catching on at country radio, the “Every Little Thing” hitmaker is hard at work on the rest of her record. “Last day of writing this week then studio to work on CP2 tomorrow,” she tweeted on Wednesday. “If y’all only knew …
Jan 09
See all the “Stages” of Cassadee Pope on her new album coming February 1
Awake MusicCassadee Pope’s new album, Stages, will arrive February 1, and it was produced by Corey Crowder, who-co-wrote her #1 with Chris Young, “Think of You.” The eleven original songs — including the singles “Take You Home” and “One More Red Light” — follow Cassadee’s journey as she rebuilds after heartbreak. “It’s a validating feeling to look back …
Jan 09
Wonder why you love “Down to the Honkytonk?” Jake Owen says it’s simple: It’s an “earworm”
ABC/Randy HolmesJake Owen admits when he picked his latest hit, “Down to the Honkytonk,” he was hoping it would get stuck in your head. “It’s a special kinda song. I think when people hear that song, it’s one of those that’s just like an earworm,” he explains. “It’s something that connects, and I feel like in …
Jan 09
Florida Georgia Line announce Can’t Say I Ain’t Country tour with Dan + Shay, Morgan Wallen
ABC/Image Group LAFlorida Georgia Line have announced they’re hitting the road this summer in support of their new album Can’t Say I Ain’t Country, which arrives February 15. Billboard reports that the trek will kick off June 13 in Rogers, Arkansas and is right now scheduled to wrap up in Irving, California on September 28. …