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5.1.26 · Country Weekly

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to catch up with Country Weekly, where
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we check out news and gossip from that world of
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country music. I'm your host, Ken Dawkins, and I will
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be reading from various sources found online. As a reminder,
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Radio I is a reading service intended for people who
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are blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult
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to read printed material. We'll begin with the first article,
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dated April twenty eighth from Holler dot com. First Up,
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Ann Wilson invite six year old fan on stage for
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birthday surprise. Kentucky's Ann Wilson gave a six year old
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fan one of the best birthday surprises she could ask for.
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This is during her Saint Louis show this weekend, Wilson
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invited Mary Tyler on stage to give her a special
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present and lead a venue wide Happy Birthday sing along.
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The Still Do crooner was headlining the Stiffele Theater as
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part of her Stars to Her as the Stars hit
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maker finally recalled. Before bringing her out, Wilson came across
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a heartwarming video of Mary Tyler sharing her excitement ahead
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of her sixth birthday party. Mary Tyler wanted it to
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be themed around Wilson's hit single My Jesus, Wilson explains
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to the packed out crowd, I don't know how many
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of you all have seen this video, but there was
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this precious little girl that posted this video. Her parents
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posted it actually, and it went viral, and it was
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her talking about inviting me to her sixth birthday party.
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Then Wilson puts the original video of Mary Tyler up
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on the screen. This year is my golden birthday party
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and I want to have a Let me tell you
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about my Jesus Birthday party. After asking Mary Tyler, I
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wonder who she's named after. After asking Mary Tyler if
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she could be brave and join Wilson on stage, the
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Kentucky native kindly outlines how as she can't be present
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at her party, she thought she could make it up
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to her by giving her the fan moment to cherish forever. Well,
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we wanted to make your birthday special because I can't
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come to your birthday party because I have a show,
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but we're going to celebrate it. Here. Is that okay?
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It's a moving video that captures the wholesome, joyful, and
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faith filled spirit that always permeates Wilson's shows with Mary Tyler,
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smiling jubilantly throughout the entire clip. Wilson is currently in
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the middle of her widely popular Stars tour with The
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Rain and the Rear View. Singer songwriter set to bring
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her catalog of soul stirring anthems across the Pond this
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summer for the first time, and eagerly anticipated performances lined
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up at UK's Long Road Festival and Big Church Festival.
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And I just learned that she'll be at the New
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Gaton Park on July fourth. That's in Lexington, of course.
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Next Kenny Chesney shares why he never approaches making albums
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in the same way during a rare live stream celebrating
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his twenty twenty album Here and Now. Kenny Chesney touches
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on his creative process when crafting a new record. Chesney's
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musings here feel particularly pertinent given his first solo single
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in the best part of two years, Carry On, which
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arrives Friday amid rumors of a new album on the horizon.
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The Take Her Home hit maker always creates vibrant, rich
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tapestries through his albums, with Chesney weaving various threads from
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his time on tour and in the Islands. What makes
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Chesney's projects stand out, at least from this writer's perspective
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at Holler dot Com is the way in which each
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thread carries an unmistakable sense of Joyevos. When discussing Here
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and Now, the Knoxville Natives Billboard two hundred chart topping
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album during a covid era a live stream, Chesney is
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asked about his overall creative approach. He reflects, I think
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every time I release a record, the human experience that
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life is is the inspiration for my record. I got
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asked a question yesterday, you know, how is this record
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different from many in the past that you put out?
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And I would like to think that they're all different
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because I'm at a different place in my life. He expands,
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I've had different life experiences on the road, off the road.
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I've traveled that people. Really it really inspired me and
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influenced my life. So if you do your job right
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when you go to the studio, a lot of people
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and characters and life experiences make it onto your record.
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I believe that we did this with Here and Now
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for sure. Now on the surface, Here Now treads familiar
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waters for Chesney, with the no shoes, no shirt, no problems, crooner,
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painting vivid vignettes of spending time with friends on his boat,
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Beautiful World, Guy's Name, Captain, Live Wire, Show, Nights Here
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and Now and we Do and heartbreak knowing you and
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you don't get to. But beneath these broader brushstrokes there
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are rewarding subtleties that showcase how on Here and Now
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Jesney has evolved as an artist and person since A
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Song for the Saints, and in the same way on
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Chesney's subsequent release Born. There are similarities, but at its
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heart the record comes from a slightly different viewpoint. It's
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all Chesney, but A Song for the Saints is permeated
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by a deep sense of grief about Hurricane Irma and Maria,
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and the celebratory moments feel more hard fought. On Here
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and Now, the mood is different, with Jesney determining to
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squeeze every ounce of life and the midst of turmoil
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of quarantine, well Borne finds the five time CMA and
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ACM Entertainer of the Year enjoying a lighter, more untethered joy.
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We're excited, therefore, with news of Chesney's new single, carry
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on to see how his voice and the lens through
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which he perceives the world have adjusted on his next
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studio album. Elsewhere in this live stream, Chesney adds more
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weight to his earlier point, I don't approach any project
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in the same way. You know, the last record I
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did before here and now that I didn't see coming
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was the Hurricane Relief Record after Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Anyway,
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judging by the snippet we've heard so far and carry On,
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which drops May fifteenth, they have a good reason to
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look forward to the first taste of Chesney's Born follow
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up album. Whatever the core sound and message might be,
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one thing is certain. Jesney will be purely, unashamedly himself
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and that is what will make it unique. Now we
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run over to Country Now with the first article dated
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April twenty seventh, Mattie and Tay close final chapter as
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duo with emotional last show. Matti in Tay's chapter as
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a duo has come to an end. In December, the
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pair shock fans when they announced plans to part ways,
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and this weekend marked the final tour stop together. Closing
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out their run as a duo. The two documented their
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last show on social media, sharing a video featuring emotional
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moments from the night, including a final singalong to their
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Chuck topping hit Die from a Broken Heart. Surrounded by
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our family, friends and all of you, we closed a
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chapter this weekend that will forever be grateful for. They wrote,
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thank you to everyone who traveled to be there with us.
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The emotions were high in the best possible way. They
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ended their message by reflecting on what's ahead, writing fifteen
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years of memories together and now we get to cheer
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each other on in our new sessions of life. Nothing
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but Love and Light Ahead. Mattie and Tay first broke
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into country music back in twenty fourteen with a Girl
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in a Country Song, a sharp, clever response to the
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rise of bro country. Their twenty fifteen debut albums Start Here,
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featured fan favorite singles like Fly and Shut Up in Fish.
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In twenty twenty, they scored their second number one hit
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with the emotional ballad Die from a Broken Heart. Their
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most recent project, Love and Light, was released in May
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of last year. When they initially announced their split, Mattie
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marlow Font and Taylor die Kerr revealed the decision was
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completely amicable but heartbreaking. Kerr shared that she planned to
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step back from music to focus on her growing family.
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While Font revealed plans to move forward with a solo career,
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they also left the door open for future collaborations, of course,
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hinting at the possibility of shows or projects down the road,
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while emphasizing their friendship remained strong. We're leaving this ended
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so well because you know, we might make another record
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one day. Font told people we might go do some
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tour dates one day. Even though we're not going to
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go on this journey as Mattie and Tay together, we're
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still walking and doing lifetime together outside of it. She
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later added, I'm really excited to just be best friends
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and nurture our friendship and not have to worry as
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much about the work, and still get to raise our
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babies together. None of that changes. Ahead of their final show,
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the duo reflected on the moment is what a beautiful
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blessing this chapter has been. Next, avery Anna surprised with
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ACM Award for New Female Artists of the Year. Over
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the weekend, avery Anna reached a major career milestone, earning
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her first ever ACM Award during her set at the
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Lone Star Smokeout Festival in Texas. The emotional moment unfolded
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surrounded by a packed crowd of fans and was met
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with strong support from fellow female country artists online. In
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the midst of performing, her duet partner Sam Barber appeared
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on stage next to the excited and shocked songstress. His
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voice rang clear through the speakers as he proudly stated, Hello, everyone,
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I've had the amazing honor to tell Miss Averyanna that
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she is the winner of the ACM New Female Artist
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of the Year. Cheers erupted from the crowd, and Anna
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fell to the ground and covered her face in absolute awe.
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Once she was able to collect herself, she took a
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moment to hug her family members while another voice read
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off the list of impressive female acts who have previously
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won the same award. Today, Averyanna joins the ranks of
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Ella Langley, Megan Maroney, and Lady Wilson. She is this
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year's ACM New Female Artist. The video shared online shows
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tears of joy following down the Arizona Natives face as
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she coveted trophy as presented to her. She stepped up
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to the mic and delivered a moving speech celebrating the
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journey that has led up to this moment and the
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people who have been by her side through it all.
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Everybody that I love dearly is on this stage, and
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this is my family right here, and my manager David.
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He's fought this fight with me this whole time, and
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I'm just so grateful for this. I'm so honored, she reflected.
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She continued with even more gratitude for God as well
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as all the fans who have rallied around her, supported
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her and cheered her as she lives out her dreams
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each day. Shortly after the excitement started to sync in,
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she again took to Instagram, this time sharing a heartfelt
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post to her story that reads, I cannot believe this.
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I thank you all so much from the bottom of
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my heart. Thank you, thank you, Thank you. ACM Awards.
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This mark Danna's first year ever being nominated for an
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ACM Awards. She was named in the New Female Artist category,
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alongside Mackenzie Carpenter, Dasha, Caroline Jones, and Emily Ann Roberts.
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As soon as the news began to spread it Averyanna
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had claimed the title. The kind messages began pouring in
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on social media pages. Tons of fellow female acts jumped
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on the comments section to celebrate her win, Megan Maroney wrote,
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so happy for you. Mackenzie Porter said yes, the best
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of the best. Caitlin but said it ah, so happy
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for you friend, and Carly Pierce praised her, saying yes girl.
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Ella Langley wrote, among so many other messages love. Fellow
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nominee Emily Ane Roberts even share the news to her story,
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championing her fellow rising star. Roberts wrote, such a fan
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of yours and this is so deserved, sister, congratulations. It's
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safe to say that Averanna had a weekend to remember.
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Along with claiming her first ACM Awards, she made her
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main stage debut at Stagecoach twenty six on Friday. Sam
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Barbara also joined her in singing their standout collaboration Indigo.
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Averyanna is currently in the midst of her Girl of
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Constance Sorry Tour, which runs through May ninth. Fans can
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see Averyanna take the stage as a performer during the
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sixty first ACM Awards on Sunday, May seventeenth. The show
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will be streaming live exclusively on Prime Video for a
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global audience across more than two hundred and forty countries
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in territories at eight pm Eastern and that's from the
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MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Next, Laura Elena
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reflects on full circle moment after opening for Jason Aldeen
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and Luke Bryan at soul Out Sandford Stadium. Laura Elaine
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is reflecting on a full circle life and career moment
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after opening for Aldine and Brian at Sandford Stadium. Calling
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the night one where all the stages of my life
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collided at once, the Georgia native took the stage inside
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the home of the Georgia Bulldogs in Athans Athens, Georgia,
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performing in front of a sold out crowd of sixty
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three thousand fans, with both her family and her husband's
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family cheering her on. She described the moment as especially meaningful,
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not only because of the massive crowd, but because of
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how many chapters of her life came together in one night.
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Alongside a series of photos from the Milestone performance, Elena
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shared just how special it felt to have her loved
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ones there supporting her, including her daughter Benny Dahl. For
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the first time, I had all my family and my
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husband's family watching me on one of the biggest stages
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I've played in my career. I'll never forget looking out
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and seeing my big brother with his wife and baby,
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standing next to my husband holding my baby, she wrote.
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Elne also reflected on the d deeper meaning of sharing
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the stage with Aldan and Brian, who played a key
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role early in her career. After her run on American
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Idol The Top It All Off, I opened up my
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big brothers in music, Jason and Luke. The first time
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I stepped off the Idol stage, they took me on
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my first ever tour. They have both taken me out
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on tour more than once since then. Turns out all
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stages lead to Georgia. Last night I celebrated the ones
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you stand on and the ones you live through. I'm
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a happy girl, the all my Eyes, I'm Sorry, the
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all my Exes. Singer was part of a historic night
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at Sanford Stadium, performing in front of one of the
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largest crowds of her career. Alongside Aldan and Brian. The
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evening also featured surprise appearances from Brantley Gilbert, who co
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wrote All Dean's number one hit Dirt Wrote Anthem, as
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well as Georgia Bulldog's head coach Kirby Smart, who joined
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the Georgia Natives on stage During the show, Lauren Elaina
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continues to climb the charts with her Chase Matthews duet
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and recently released her first song of twenty twenty six
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with Raining Whiskey. Next, ingrid Andress gets real about fear
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of commitment on vulnerable new track Tattoos. Ingrid Andress is
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letting her guard down in a vulnerable new track titled Tattoos.
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Tapping into a personal struggle, the songstress delivers the story
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centered around fear of commitment, both in relationships and in
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her everyday life. She penned the haunting track alongside a
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group of standout Nashville songwriters including Jordan Schmidt, Chase McGill,
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and Emily wiseband Together, the creatives use something as simple
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as a temporary tattoo to reflect the weight of something
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much deeper. Tattoos begins with Andrews testing out a temporary
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tattoo and admitting how overwhelming it felt to even consider
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making the artwork a permanent part of her body. This
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image sets the tone for the true confession that follows.
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She sings, I drew a flower on my ankle to
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see how it felt by the time it faded. I
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thought I'd probably want something else. It's hard to imagine
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being so confident in something to make it so permanent.
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What if I hate it and can't take it back.
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There's a lingering intensity that comes from how emotionally conflicted
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Andress is over what she knows she can give to
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a partner versus the promises she can't get herself to make.
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The honesty hits hard as the song continues into the
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chorus with lines about commitment making her nauseous. That's why
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I can't do commitment because it makes me nauseous. Wish
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it was different, But if I'm being honest, I don't
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like to break things, so I won't make a promise.
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It's got nothing to do with you. Think I think
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of it often me getting married. You're a good option,
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but forever is scary. It's got nothing to do with you.
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It's got nothing to do with you. I don't even
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have tattoos. Andrews sings with rawness in her vocals. The
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multi platinum selling singer songwriter reflects on the personal message
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that runs throughout the track, recognizing that she has a
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habit of walking away before things get too serious. Tattoos
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a song about commitment issues and the weight of choosing
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something permanent like a tattoo. She explains, wrote the song
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to express a familiar internal struggle of mind, wanting to
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be fully present and dedicated in a relationship while simultaneously
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grappling with the anxiety of forever more. New music is
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set to drop throughout the year as Andrews gets closer
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to finalizing her third studio album, which will follow her
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sophomore album Good Person and debut Ladylike, both co produced
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and co written by Andrews. Ingrid Andres has also recently
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announced her low Key Sessions to her The track is
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set to launch May eighth in the Cincinnati area and
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wrap up May fifteenth in Minneapolis. Now it's time to
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take the water slide over to saving country music. With
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the first article dated April twenty eighth, Charlie Crockett surprise
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drops new album called Clovis a new album from Charlie
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Crockett and dropped at eight pm Central on a random
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Tuesday night. Well why not, or, as Charlie Crockett set
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on Instagram about thirty minutes after the surprise release, you
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can drop a freaking record whenever the freaky want and
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what's more important to me is dropping all this really
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good art right now. Saving Country Music has previously reported
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that before his last album, Age of RAM, was released
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earlier this month, Crockett had already been working on the
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next one. Sources say he's been in Clovis, New Mexico,
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recording at the Norman Petty Place that Buddy Holly helped
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make famous, as well as Shooter's Place in La La Land.
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Apparently Crockett couldn't wait for the world to hear the results.
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At first glance, the worry was that maybe the surprise
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album Clovis had been accidentally or maliciously leaked. After all,
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the release date said April twenty fourth, despite it being
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released on April twenty eighth. The copyright was also not
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Island Records or Son of Davy, his previously known labels,
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and Hey who released records on a Tuesday. Anyway, Saving
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Country Music is confirmed from numerous sources that Charlie Crockett
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is no longer with Island Records, the major label he
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signed to in order to release his Sagebrush trilogy. Age
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of the Ram, released on April third, was the final chapter.
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Crockett's currently not signed to any label, though Clovis is
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attributed to the label ten Dollars Cowboy. Crockett is also
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currently self managed and apparently is willing and able to
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do what he wants whenever he wants to. As for
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the album itself, it is a fourteen song release produced
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by Crockett and co produced by Shooter Jennings. The Norman
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Petty studio where it was recorded, as one of the
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most legendary studios in American history, though decidedly more off
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the beaten path compared to Sun Studios in Memphis or
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Nashville's RCA Studios. Norman Petty, who recorded all of Buddy
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Holly's biggest hits. Roy Roberson, Buddy Knox, a Young Whalen Jennings,
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Jimmy Gilmer, and Fireballs and Moore also recorded there back
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in the fifties. In the nineteen eighties, the studio was
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preserved in its mint nineteen fifties condition. People can still
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visit the studio in the East New Mexico town, not
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too far from the Texas border, but it's rarely used
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as an actor studio, making Crockett's Clovis unique. Expect a
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proper album review for the release once it's been digested here.
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That's saving country music. Even people very close to Crockett
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were taken by surprise by the release. He'd wiped his
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Instagram account about a week previous and then posted a
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photo of a man in prison reaching for the set
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of door keys. Apparently Crockett was feeling caged, and now
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he's been set free. Currently, the album can only be
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found on Spotify. The track list The Hallelujah Trail, Down
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by Law, One Eyed Jack, Image of a Woman, Eagle
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and the Crow Top Hand Country Music, Last Night at
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the Alamo Clovis, Don't take your Guns to Town, Albuquerque Lights,
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I Ain't riding any more, honky Tonk Philosophy, and Whalen
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Rides Again. Next, Red clay Strays reveal new album and
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twenty twenty six tour dates. What do you do with
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a band that doesn't fit well into any genre and
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whose sound feels too old and elemental to American roots
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for most modern ears. What do you do with songs
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that yearn to inform, uplift, and inspire as opposed to
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simply entertain. What do you do with a band that's
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unwilling to play the industry game and don't know how
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to be anything other than their true, authentic selves. Conventionally,
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there's no place, no plan, no path for a band
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like this, But as Saving Country Music says, the Red
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Clay Strays defy all of these conventions to the point
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where they're now one of the biggest bands in all
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of roots music and are being nominated and winning mainstream
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industry awards while remaining decidedly outsiders. The ranks of independent
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musicians are filled with odd balls and unusual cases who
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don't fit the model. But the lesson and the inspiration
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to take from the Red Clay Strays is that if
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you stay true to yourself, there's no ceiling. On June fifth,
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the Red Clay Strays will release their new album, simply
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titled Grateful, produced once again by Dave Cobb. It won't
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be a gospel album in its entirety, as some had rumored,
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but as the debut song Demons in Your Choir backed
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by a gospel Choir illustrates, it will have a strong
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spiritual component. Moment of Truth was a big album about
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having faith in dark times, looking to a higher power,
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says frontman Brandon Coleman, and made by these moments focused
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on realizing those dark times that you were having to
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have faith through which made you who you are. You
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made it through when you didn't think you would, and
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now we're at a point where we're grateful. Looking to
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God in whatever situation you're in. Is a denominator in
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all of the albums. The title of the album's literal
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meaning to us at the moment in our careers, ads
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bassist Andrew Bishop. We're grateful for how we came out
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of made by these moments and what we have now.
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Though we don't have a full track listing for Grateful
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Just yet, it's confirmed to include eleven tracks, including previously
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released songs People, Hayten, and If I Didn't Know You.
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It's available now for pre order on vinyl as well
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as pre save on Spotify and Apple Music. Along with
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the new album, The Red Clay Strays have also announced
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new tour dates for this second half of twenty twenty six.
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Openers include Brent Cobb, Whyaetflores, Sierra Ferrell, Muscadine, Bloodline, The Revivalists,
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Sweet Talk and others, and The Red Clay Strays will
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be in Kentucky at Louisville or in Louisville at the
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Bourbon and Beyond Festival on September twenty sixth. Now we
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move along to the Boot dot com with the first
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article dated April twenty ninth, Keith Urban answers the question
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on everyone's mind about his yacht rock album Keith Urban.
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Fans won had one big collective question after the singer
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shared he was working on a yacht rock album. The
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question was, huh. It was such a surprising left turn
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that Urban had to specify, I'm not kidding. When we
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first talked about his new music at the country radio
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seminar with the Boot, Urban officially announced that project, called
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flow State. This week. Along with the announcement, he answered
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the big question why yacht rock and why now? Seems
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like Keith Urban did some dig into the origins of
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yacht rock and related to how the genre rebels and
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resists the darker parts of life. The origins of this
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kind of music was, in certain ways a reaction and
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an antecdote to the stresses of the time. He writes
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in a statement, its sole mission and soul mission is
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unchanged to bring us together and remind us that life
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is happening now, the eternal now, and we have far
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more in common than not. Urban continues, I hope wherever
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you hear this album you can feel the exhale comfort
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and optimism. These songs originally were written for and by
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In other words, he was craving the salt water infused
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sunny escapism that's been yacht rock's hallmark since the its
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origins in the late nineteen seventies. Urban didn't recently mention
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his divorce, but it's fair to speculate that his highly
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publicized split from Nicole Kidman might be one of the
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stresses that pointed Urban in this musical direction. It's been
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seven months to the day since Urban and Kidman's divorce
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news went public. In that time, they have been fodder
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for the rumor mill. Daily anonymous sources have come forward
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with every tidbit, real or fabricated about their post divorce lives.
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Gossip hounds have romantically linked Urban to not one, but
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two much younger singers with little connection and even shakier
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heart evidence. Urban unofficially announced his album Flow State on Wednesday.
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It will arrive on June twelfth. The eleven track project
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is mostly covers of classic rock yacht rock songs, including
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collaborations with Little Big Town, and John Mayer. Flow State
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includes just one title track or I'm Sorry. One original track.
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It's a song called we Go Back, which features soft
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rock star and Doobie Brothers lead vocalist Michael McDonald. Two
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of the tracks came out alongside Urban's album announcement. One
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of those is the original we Go Back, a wistful
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song about reconnecting with the first love and wondering if
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there's still a chance at a happy ending. The other
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is Urban's take on Summer Breeze Seals and Crofts nineteen
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seventy two soft rock classic. The actual track list Steal
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Away Baby, Come Back, Magnet and Steel featuring Little Big Town,
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Just the two of Us, on and on we Go
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Back featuring Michael McDonald, Help Is on Its Way, how
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Much I Feel, Summer Breeze, I Just Want to Stop,
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and Guitar Man featuring John Mayer. Next, Luke Combs becomes
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first artist to ever accomplish this feat. To quote Luke
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M's song when it Rains It Pours, he is on
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a redneck roll. Everything he does seems to be on
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a rocket ship to the top. According to music Row,
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Combs has just set a new record that might have
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even surpassed and surprised him. He has become the first
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artist to ever land two different solo songs at number
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one on the Billboard and media based Country radio charts
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at the very same time. Sleep As in a Hotel
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Room is number one on Billboard's Country Airplay chart for
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the third consecutive week, a major feat in itself. Meanwhile,
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Days Like These earns him his twenty first straight number
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one single on the media based Country Airplay chart. This
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honor or. That honor also belongs to Luke Combs. The
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latest number one extends his own record for the most
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consecutive number ones to start a career, twenty one of them.
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To be exact, in baseball, he would be batting a thousand.
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In basketball, his shooting percentage would be one hundred percent.
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These stats are just as impressive in music as they
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would be in sports. If you tune into country radio station,
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you're more than likely to hear one of the many
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radio hits Combs as notched over his career, or even
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one of his two newest chart toppers. The Hurricane Singer
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is nominated for three awards at the twenty twenty six
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ACM Awards, Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the
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Year and Artist Songwriter of the Year. Next from Cottone
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Eye Joe to Diplow. Why country music's next chapter may
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involve turntables. While there's been a steady rise in traditional
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leaning country music complete with fiddles and steel guitars, another
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trend is picking up steam in Nashville. Country music seems
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to be flirting with electronic dance music. Oh No. While
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a complete undoing of three Chords and the truth could
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never happen fingers crossed, the genre is experimenting with different
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sounds and it's not a new concept. There are people
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who claim country music is crossed into pop over the years,
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and of course some artists have played around with other
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styles like trap beats, were looking at You, Morgan Wallen.
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But a new experiment appears to be emerging, and it's
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allowing another genre to capitalize on country's current popularity and
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pop culture. Electronic dance music DJs are adjusting their faders
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to favor cowboys and cowgirls. The last few years of
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Stagecoach have been a prime example, with DJ and producer
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Diplo hosting his own Honky Talk stage featuring several of
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his turntable friends, and they weren't just playing their own music.
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These artists were remixing country songs and adding them to
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their sets. And chalk this up as a one off
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or simply something done at a festival to shake things up.
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But country music is no longer a stranger to dance
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music and vice versa. In nineteen ninety four, the Rednecks
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took a folk song from the nineteen twenties and turned
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it into one of the catchiest dance songs on the planet.
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Cotton Eye Joe became a cultural phenomenon, one that's still
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as the kids say, slaps. Fast forward to the twenty
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first century and you'll find country songs remixed to fit
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into the EDM world of crowded clubs and festivals. A
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handful of producers have even stepped on to the Nashville
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soil well. This concludes the reading of Country Weekly for
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this week. If you have any comments or suggestions about
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our program, kindly call us at eight five nine four
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two two sixty three ninety. Thank you for joining me
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on behalf of everyone here at RADIOI. This is Ken Dawkins,
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wishing you a great day.