Miranda Lambert fans in Atlanta got more than they bargained for at her concert on Saturday night (Jan. 20), when the singer and her band burst into a high-energy cover of the Joe Walsh classic “Rocky Mountain Way.” Lambert struts the stage and does the heavy song justice with a high-octane vocal performance, but the focus of much of the arrangement is her band members — especially her steel player, Spencer Cullum, Jr., who added a jaw-dropping pedal steel recreation of Walsh’s iconic talkbox solo. She took the opportunity to introduce her band to the crowd over the slow, heavy pulse of the beat, and her guitarists also got to strut their stuff in extended slide guitar passages. Click here to see the performance.
Darius Rucker dropped his fifth country album, When Was the Last Time, today (Oct. 20). The 12-song offering already boasts a No. 1 hit, as lead single, “If I Told You,” reached the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart in June. The album’s follow-up single, “For the First Time,” which was penned by Darius, Derek George and Scooter Carusoe, is No. 43 on the chart after 10 weeks. Watch the new video here.
Brett Eldredge dropped a new video for his current singe, “The Long Way,” and it co-stars Sadie Robertson, 20, of Duck Dynasty. The new tune, which is featured on Brett’s 2017 self-titled album, was co-penned by Brett and Matt Rogers and is currently No. 37 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Check it out here.
Thomas Rhett‘s new single “Unforgettable” is another remarkably contagious love song from a singer skilled in the art of the understatement. There’s a distinct, disarming charm that comes with the best Thomas Rhett songs, and while he flips between and across genres, he’ll usually pull it back between the lines the next time. An acoustic riff pins this mostly organic new offering from his upcoming Life Changes album. “Unforgettable” is a breezy country train that picks up steam at each chorus before releasing a burst to begin a new verse. It’s refreshing, and at barely two-and-a-half minutes, it leaves you wanting more. You can hear it here.
Carrie Underwood‘s long locks are back for a new Sunday Night Football season. The singer posted a selfie to Instagram on Tuesday (June 27), sporting a big smile and cascading blonde hair. “Shooting the new @snfonnbc open! Lots of fun today! This will be our best one yet! Can’t wait for you all to see it,” she writes. Read more about the story here.
On the heels of the June 9 release of their new album, Heart Break, Lady Antebellum teamed with director Hodges Ursy for a very unique album teaser. Snippets of the album’s 13 tracks are woven into a video that was shot at Madonna Inn on California’s Central Coast. Throughout the video, the camera travels seamlessly from room to room in the hotel, where the various occupants experience one of the album’s tracks in their own way. Props to the team behind this, because it’s a damn clever album teaser. You can see it here.
Today, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill released a tender new video for their single, “Speak to a Girl,” which is currently No. 20 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The husband-and-wife tandem shows off their romantic side in the video that features the couple caressing and kissing throughout. You can see the video here!
Thomas Rhett stopped by the Today show (June 2) to chat with the hosts and perform on the plaza as part of the Citi Concert Series. In addition to talking about the recent adoption of daughter Willa Gray, his impending newborn daughter and upcoming new music, Thomas performed a number of songs, including “Die a Happy Man,” “Craving You” and “Star of the Show.” You can see the performance here!
Jason Aldean and wife Brittany will have a baby boy later this year. The couple revealed the news during a gender reveal on Instagram Monday night (May 22).In the video, the singer and his wife stand with his two daughters before they all pop black balloons. Baby blue confetti pours out ,indicating a boy is on the way. Aldean’s daughters Kendyl and Keeley seem over the moon about the news, as does Brittany. Aldean also looked overjoyed to find out he is having his first son. You can see the video here.
An 8-year-old received the opportunity of a lifetime when he got to sing onstage with Chris Stapleton. Vedder Gabriel was attending Stapleton’s show at the Ak-Chin Pavilion in Phoenix, Ariz. on Friday (May 19) and got the best surprise ever when he was brought on stage to sing Stapleton’s signature hit, “Tennessee Whiskey,” with the singer himself. Before taking the stage, Vedder can be seen talking with Stapleton’s wife, Morgane backstage, who brings him out to make his debut. Vedder, rocking a light-up T-shirt and mohawk, nails the classic country song, giving Stapleton a run for his money. You can see the performance here.
If you look like BRIAN KELLEY or TYLER HUBBARD, and you’d like to be in a Florida Georgia Line video . . . listen up. They’re casting lookalikes who can match their style from 2012, back when they broke through with “Cruise”. It’s obviously a throwback video, and five years of life isn’t a huge age gap, but, y’know . . . show business. If you’re interested, you’ll need to submit three photos or videos of yourself, and you can do that here.
Jim Casey talks with Luke Combs about buying his first guitar at the age of 21, getting his start playing in the same Boone, North Carolina clubs that Eric Church played, his new album and the success of his debut single, “Hurricane,” and more. You can hear it here.
Chris Stapleton recently teamed up with Kevin Bacon and Jimmy Fallon for a remake of the ZZ Top hit song “LEGS”. They did the rendition in a skit called “First Drafts of Rock” and there were more than a few altered lyrics in their version of the song. But none the less, it was fantastic. You can see the performance here. It wont disappoint, it was hilarious!!
The CMT Awards are right around the corner, and as of right now, Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, and Kelsea Ballerini lead the pack with four nominations, each! Brett Eldredge was hanging out with the “Today” show this morning (May 9th) to announce this years nominees. The CMT’s are June 7th and fan voting is still open until June 5th. Let your voice be heard, and vote for your favorite artist. Click here to cast your vote now!!
John Mayer releases a country song. The singer’s dark ballad takes aim at one of country music’s purest tenants, mothers. It was already getting airplay on some country stations, so Sony Music Nashville chose to officially deliver the song to country music stations everywhere. You can here his new country song “In the Blood” here.
Raelynn made her late night television debut last night with “Late Night with Seth Meyer’s”. She performed her new single “Love Triangle”, and the 22 year old performer delighted the audience with her pitch perfect performance of her new single. She has more live performances coming up this year and so far, 2017 looks like it’s going to be a great year for country newcomer, Raelynn.
She’ll be live in our area August 23rd. She will perform at the Genesee County Fair and you can purchase your tickets here.
Maren Morris is adding a fall leg to her “Hero” tour. Due to an overwhelming response, and demand, she has added a fall leg that will include a stop in Kalamazoo, Michigan October 5th. So glad to see things going so well for Maren and we here at Nash FM 95.1, can’t wait for her to bring her live show to Michigan. Tickets for the fall leg of her “Hero” tour go on sale this Friday, May 5th at 10am. LOVE YOUR COUNTRY!!
Zac Brown Band has been slowly releasing their new album, “Welcome Home”, one track at a time, and the latest installment is now available! It’s called “Roots” and you can hear it now, here.
