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5.8.26 · Country Weekly

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Speaker 1: Time wants again to catch up with Country Weekly, where
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we dive in to news and gossip from the world
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of country music. I'm your host, Ken Dawkins, and I'll
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be reading from various.
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Speaker 2: Sources found online.
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Speaker 1: As a reminder, RADIOI is a reading service intended for
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people who are blind or have other disabilities that make
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it difficult to read printed material. We'll become with the
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first article dated May fourth, and this is from countrynow
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dot com. Dolly Parton gives health update. I have some
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good news and a little bad news. Dolly Partner is
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staying honest with fans as she shares an update on
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both her physical and mental health and reveals the status
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of her postponed Las Vegas shows set to run in September.
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The Country Music Icon shared the update in a video message,
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explaining how she's doing and why she'll need some time
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to recover before getting back on stage. First, it's concerning
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my health and I have some good news and a
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little bad news, Parton began. The good news is I'm
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responding really well to meds and treatment, and I'm improving
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every day. Now. The bad news is it's going to
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take me a little while before I'm up to stage
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performance level because some of the meds and treatments make
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me a little bit swimmy headed, as my grandma used
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to say. And of course it can't be easy carrying
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around banjos, guitars and such on five inch heels, and
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you know that I'm going to be wearing them. So
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not to mention all these heavy rhinestone outfits, the big hair,
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my big well you know personality. Lord knows those would
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make anybody swimmy headed. Parton then told fans to think
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of her as an old classic car that just needs
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to be restored a bit and then will be better
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than ever. When they raise the hood on this old antique.
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They realized that I need to rebuild my engine, and
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my transmission is slipping, my oil pen is leaky, and
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my muffler's busted. My shocks and pistons need to be replaced,
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and for sure, my spark plowugs need to be changed,
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because you know as well as I know that I
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can't lose my spark, she joked, keeping the mood lighthearted.
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To translate what the nine to five singer was trying
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to say. She's still dealing with some ongoing problems with
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kidney stones, as well as her immune and digestive system,
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noting they all got out of whack over the past
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couple of years. They're working real hard on rebuilding and
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strengthening those, she says, and hopefully I'll be up to
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snuff again soon. As she continues to work on her
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physical health, Partner sured fans that her mental health is
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still going strong and she's continuing to work throughout this
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time by making videos, recording, and making trips to Dollywood.
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On top of all that, she's preparing for the opening
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of her museum and hotel in Nashville later this year,
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as well as reworking her Broadway musical Dolly, a true
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original musical. Additionally, Parton was scheduled to head to Caesar's
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Palace in Las Vegas this September for a six show
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run that was previously postponed from December of last year. Unfortunately,
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today's message I'm her apologizing for having to miss those
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upcoming shows as well as she continues to heal. All
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of the September shows have officially been canceled, according to
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the official ticket Master website. On a more serious note,
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I'm truly sorry that I'm going to miss all of
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you that had tickets to see me in Vegas. Hopefully
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sometime you'll come up to New York and maybe see
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my show, and I'll see you somewhere down the line,
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Parton said with hope in her voice. To conclude her video,
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the Tennessee native expressed the utmost gratitude for her all
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the kind and supportive messages she has received. She joked
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that she used to tell her late husband that while
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she may not be getting any younger, she's grateful for
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the efforts of plastic surgeons to help keep her looking
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young on the outside. Still, she emphasized that she takes
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her internal health very seriously and is hopeful she'll continue
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to improve. I have great doctors, and I'm doing really well,
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and they assure me that everything I have is treatable.
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So I'm going with that, and I just want you
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to know I thank you for standing by me and
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that I will always love you.
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Speaker 2: Thank you. Pardon concluded.
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Speaker 1: Next, Kelly Pickler makes emotional return to American Idol stage
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for the first public appearance in two years. Kelly Pickler
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made a triumphant return to the stage on American Idol
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on Monday, performing alongside finalist Hannah Harper and marking the
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first public appearance in over two years. Pickler's appearance came
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during a special twentieth High School Reunion themed episode, which
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brought back several contestants from the class of two thousand
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and six, including Pickler, Bucky Covington, Taylor Hicks, Paris Bennett,
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and Elliott Yamine. The moment carried extra meaning as Pickler
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joined Harper for a performance of a Broken Wing, the
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Saint Martina McBride's song she sang during her American Idol
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audition two decades ago. At just nineteen years old, Pickler
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went on to advance in the competition, winning over viewers
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with her sweet Southern Charm and ultimately placing sixth. She
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released her debut album, Smalltown Girl later that year on
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October thirty first. The project was anchored by her breakout
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single Red High Heels, and also featured fan favorites like
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Things That Never Cross a Man's Mind and the deeply
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personal I Wonder, which reflected on her tumultuous childhood and
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her absent relationship with her mother. She also scored a
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major success with her platinum certified single Best Days of
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Your Life from her self titled sophomore album. Later, she
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released two additional albums, One hundred Proof in twenty twelve
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and The Woman I Am in twenty thirteen. In May
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of that year, Pickler and her partner Derek Hoe Derek
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Howet took home the Mirror Ball Trophy winning Season sixteen
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of Dancing with the Stars. She was later inducted into
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the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. From twenty seventeen
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to nineteen, Pickler co hosted the nationally syndicated talk show
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Pickler and Man, which earned five Emmy nominations. She's also
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expanded into acting, appearing in a variety of films and
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TV shows, including Christmas at Graceland, The Mistletoe Secret, nine
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O two, one, Oh, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, and
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Wedding at Graceland. Kelly Pickler's larger stayed out of the
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public eye in recent years. Her last public appearance came
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in April twenty four, when she stepped on to the
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stage at the Rieman Auditorium for a tribute performance honoring
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Patsy Klein. The moment marked her first appearance since the
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passing of her husband, songwriter Kyle Jacobs, who died at
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the couple's Nashville home back on February seventeenth, twenty twenty three.
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Monday Night's episode also featured original Idol judges Paula Abdull
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and Randy Jackson appearing as guest judge and guest mentor, respectively,
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dancing with the Stars prose, adding a touch of ballroom
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flare to the celebration. While America voted live to narrow
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the Top five down to the top three. The American
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Idol Grand Finale set for May eleventh, when the remaining
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finalists will take the stage one last time to earn
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America's votes. Alicia Keys will serve as guest mentor and perform,
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with additional music legends set to be announced soon going along,
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Kane Brown hints at releasing interpolation of Shania twain hit
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this summer. Kane Brown is revealed he may be releasing
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his take on a country music classic this summer. During
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interview at the iHeart Country Festival twenty twenty six, the
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country superstar was asked, if you could release any cover song,
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what would it be. After taking a moment to think
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about his answer, Brown landed on Shania Twain's hit from
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nineteen ninety five, but instead of just naming a dream pick,
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he hinted that this version could actually be recorded and
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released as soon as this summer. So I got a
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song sent to me and it was I guess an
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interpolation is what you call it, But it was of
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whose Bed Have Your Bootsman Under? And it's fire And
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I thought about cutting it and releasing it for this summer,
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So we'll see. Pretty cool though, it's not surprising that
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Brown would be interested in tapping into a classic from
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Twain's catalog, because he's made it very clear over the
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years that he is a big fan and has made
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multiple claims that he's interested in team up for a
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duet with her. Back in twenty twenty, told ET Canada
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that the man I Feel Like a Woman's Singer is
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a dream collaboration of his. Around that time, had he
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had been branching outside of country music to cut music
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with artists like Marshmallow, John Legend, Swight Lee and Moore,
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but the country icon still remained in the back of
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his mind. I think I'm going to have to go
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for like a Shania Twain, you know, because we've done
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so many pop collabs recently. I think I want some
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country collabs to complete this mixtape, Brown shared. Brown's dream
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seemed to be close to becoming a reality at his interview,
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as it caught Twain's attention Shortly after he made the statement,
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let's do it, she responded on X. Few years later,
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in twenty twenty three, the Woman's singer once again brought
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Twain's name into the conversation, this time crediting her for
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being a female act who influenced him. My mom was
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a huge fan of hers, so I've grown up listening
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to all her music, and I actually met her one
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time and I talked about doing a song with her,
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he recalled, according to one oh four point nine Max Country,
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So it'd be cool if we could do it.
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Speaker 2: But yeah, she.
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Speaker 1: Influenced me the most as a female. Unfortunately, fans have
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still yet to see the two get in the studio together.
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The two artists will, however, be in the same place
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at the same time in about two weeks at the
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sixty first ACM Awards. Shania Twain will be hosting the show,
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taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. That's in Vegas,
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of course, on Sunday, May seventeenth, well, Brown will take
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the stage to perform. The star studed night will stream
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live exclusively for a global audience across two hundred and
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forty countries and territories on Prime Video at eight pm
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Eastern seven pm Central. Along with the award show, Caane
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Brown has plenty of shows and festival appearances on the
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books for twenty six A complete list of dates, of course,
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can be found on his official website. Next, Ashley Cook
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announces self titled sophomore album. Ashley Cook has been teasing
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fans that something big is on the way and the news.
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Speaker 2: Is finally here.
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Speaker 1: She has announced that her self titled sophomore album is
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dropping August fourteenth via Big Loud Records. The album was
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brought to life alongside some of Nashville's most esteemed writers,
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with Cook co penning the tracks with Liz Rose, Laurie McKenna,
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and Ashley Gorley, while working in the studio with producer
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Dan Huff and top tier musicians like guitarist Ilya Tishinski.
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Throughout the project, She's expected to highlight her raw, unfiltered
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storytelling alongside a breezy, coastal country sound that nods to
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her Florida roots. Cook has been slowly leaning into baby
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blue collar palette and relaxed denim esthetic in every aspect
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of her career as she continues the story she began
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with twenty twenty five 's Ace. While that project introduced
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listeners to a more vulnerable side of Cook, this new
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album finds her opening up even more, capturing her growth
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and confidence and the truth behind all her good and
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bad days. Reflecting on the upcoming project, Cook shares the
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heart behind the stories and explains just how personal this
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chapter really is. This record feels like a coming of
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age record disguised as a relationship album. I wrote a
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lot of it dead in the middle of real life
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situations where I learned quite a bit about myself, So
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you're getting the real, unpolished, recently realized truths in fifteen tracks,
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shares Cook. It's messy, self reflective and decisive, filled with honesty,
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double entendres, and emotional duality. I'm a Gemini, duh. Overall,
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it's my perception of love and all the chaos that
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that entails. Just a few days before sharing this exciting
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new chapter, the songstress gave fans a preview of what's
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to come with the premiere of a new song High
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School Sweetheart, set to officially drop this Friday. This will
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mark the fifth track to arrive in advance of the
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full length project, following her number one on Sirius XM,
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The Highway's Hot thirty Countdown, Baby Blues and Then Excuses
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the Chart, Climbing the Hell You Are, and X's. The
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remaining titles on the fifteen song track have yet to
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be revealed. She's also been teasing the rollout across social media,
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and eagle eyed fans quickly picking up on some of
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the clues. Adding to the Buzzcook even shared a phone
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number for fans to call for a special preview of
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High School Sweetheart, which later popped up again in a
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cryptic Nashville billboard. As exciting continues, or excitement continues to
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grow around her self titled album, Ashley Cook is gearing
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up for a big few weeks ahead. First, she's set
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to co host and perform at the ACM Next Wave
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Country's Beach Bash, part of the ACM Awards Week, taking
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place May sixteenth at Mandalay Bay Beach in Las Vegas.
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The lineup also includes Flatland's Cavalry, Tucker Wetmore, Braxton Keith
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and Moore. Looking ahead to the summer, Cook will also
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hit the stage at festivals including hoof Beat on June
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twenty seventh and Cadot Wisconsin. Even more tour dates and
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appearances will be announced soon next Parker McCollum returns home
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to Texas for surprise visit with nurses as part of
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Healthcare Heroes Initiative. Parker McCollum returned to his hometown this
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weekend to deliver a very special surprise to the nurses
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at Memorial Herman the Woodlands in Shenandoah, Texas as part
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of the Healthcare Heroes Initiative. The unexpected visit was organized
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through the Healthcare Heroes Initiative, a national effort founded by
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Create amer with the goal of recognizing the hard work
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of nurses through appreciation events and community partnerships. A routine
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staff meeting took on emotional turn when Parker unexpectedly entered
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the room, catching the nurses off guard. During his visit,
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the country superstar took the time to speak with local
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frontline healthcare workers, snap a few photos, and thank them
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for all they do in the community. This community is
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home to me and those nurses are a big part
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of what holds it together. McCollum explained, being here to
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give back, even in a small way, means a lot.
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He continued, What these nurses do every single day, It's
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not easy and it doesn't always get recognized. I'm just
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grateful I had the chance to come by and thank
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them for what they do. The nurses didn't just get
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to meet and interact with McCollum. The initiative also provided
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five hundred nurses with a pair of Create Armor scrubs,
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extending the impact well beyond those in attendance for the
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hospital visit itself. This is about showing up for those
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who show up for all of us, said Matthew Volkovich,
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founder and CEO of Create a More. Nurses give everything
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every single day, and they deserve to be seen, valued
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and supported. This is just the beginning of what we're
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building nationally. Nurses who were there said the incredible gift,
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along with McCollum's kindness, was completely unexpected, but really special.
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As moments like that don't come around very often. We
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don't expect moments like this, the nurse said, so when
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something like this happens, it truly means everything. We're incredibly
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grateful Parker took the time to make the day so
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special for nurses here in Montgomery County. Support from wood
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Forest National help make the event possible. We're honored to
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support an initiative that recognizes the incredible dedication of our
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healthcare professionals, said Julie Myrat of wood Forest National Bank.
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These nurses serve our communities every day, and we're proud
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to play a small role in giving back to.
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Speaker 2: Them in a meaningful way.
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Speaker 1: Members of the hospital leadership highlighted how important it is
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to recognize healthcare workers in ways that feel genuine and
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meaningful because, as John Voight, Chief Nursing Officer Memorial Herman
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the Woodlands noted that the nurses continue to show extraordinary compassion,
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strength and commitment every single day. Moments like this remind
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them how valued they truly are, not just within our organization,
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but in the broader community. The Healthcare Heroes Initiative is
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even more surprise events planned at hospitals across the country
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in an effort to continue showing appreciation for the critical
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role nurses play in patient care. Now we move over
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to Yahoo Entertainment Variety dot Com post Malone Cancel's first
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few weeks of big Ass stadium shows with Jelly Roll.
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Post Malone's Big Ass Stadium Tour Part two just got smaller,
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the artist took to social media Friday night to announce
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that he was canceling the first few weeks of his
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outing in stadiums with Jelly Roll, saying that he wants
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to get his forthcoming album finished before hitting the road
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in earnest. The cancelation effects the first six regularly scheduled
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dates on the Live Nation produced joint tour, the first
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of which was to have been May thirteenth at El
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Paso's sun Bowl Stadium on through a next show scheduled
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for June fifth and Oxford, Mississippi. The other Scotch dates
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would have taken place in between its stadiums in Waco, Baton, Rouge, Birmingham,
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and Tampa, not counting three festival dates that the Star
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plans to fulfill in the interim. The proper tour with
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Malone and Roll will now kick off on June ninth
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in Charlotte. Looking at the upcoming schedule after stagecoach, Malone wrote,
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fans I came to the realization that what we're trying
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to do and what's possible isn't really lining up. The
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truth is, I promised you all beautiful people new music,
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and I don't have the time to finish it before
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the tour starts. We ain't ready for the tour just yet,
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so I'm making the decision to push the tour back
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about three weeks to get the music done. Malone has
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been touting a forty track album on the way, to
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be titled The Eternal Buzz. No release date has been announced,
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nor have any other details beyond the title. Some industry
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sources have suggested the album was already in the can,
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but Malone's announcement indicates it still has a way to
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go to the finish line. That being said, Malone's announcement continued,
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I'm so sorry to the folks who were planning on
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coming to the few canceled shows. I was looking forward
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to going nuts with you all. That being said, We're
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making some badass stuff for this double album and I
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can't wait to perform for you all again. The pushing
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back of the start of a tour comes on the
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heels of widespread reports that ticket sales have been saw
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for many dates on the tour, in contrast to last
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summer's initial Big Ass Stadium Tour by Malone and Jelly Roll,
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which sold out every date and grows the reported one
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hundred and seventy million dollars. The dispararry between last year's
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sales and this year's was the subject of a laugh
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Set's Report newsletter that went out to the Music Industry
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Reader shortly before Malone made that announcement. Neither Malone nor
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Jelly Roll has had an album out since twenty twenty four.
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The thinking may be that if Malone can get the
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Eternal buzz and or a hit single into the marketplace
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sooner rather than later, it could goose ticket sales for
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the remaining dates in the same way the popularity of
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the F one trillion a year ago undoubtedly spurred a
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rush on the sold out twenty twenty five tour. Industry
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observers have engaged in debate about why this year's tour
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is so far not seemed as hot as the red
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hot outing last summer. Most of this year's shows are
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not in the same cities as last year, so in
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most instances it isn't a case of revisiting the same
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market or too soon. Some have put it down to
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speculation or confusion over whether Malone will emphasize his country
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side or his hip hop rock side on the tour
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and in the comments, it's not hard to find fans
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who are hoping the concerts will veer more one way
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or the other, although again this did not seem to
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be a hindrance back in twenty twenty five. Malone may
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be aware of the guessing game going on about whether
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the forthcoming album and tour will lean one musical direction
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or another. He's indicated The Eternal Buzz will have its
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forty songs divided up into a two part format spread
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evenly across two CDs in the physical realm, leaving some
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to wonder if he might be planning to divide it
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up among genres as opposed to the strict country focus
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of F one trillion. The rapper turned rocker turned country
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star may have hinted at a resolution that could mark
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at least a partial return to his roots with a
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slightly cryptic comment tagged on to the end of Friday
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social media post and to a lot of little stinkers
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that I've forgotten about old Stoney, I haven't, he wrote.
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Stony was the title of his debut album, I Love
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You and can't wait to see you crazy people soon.
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Malone's nixing six stadium shows is actually on the less
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severe side of a recent rash of tour cancelations, just
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about all of which have been officially ascribed to personal
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circumstances and not headwinds in the occurrent economy. Earlier Friday,
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Zane canceled his entire US arena tour, although he's going
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on with the overseas portion, citing unspecified health issues. And
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mid April, Megan Trainer also called off her entire arena tour,
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citing a desire to spend time with her young children.
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We moved down the road now to pen Livepatriotnews dot Com,
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dated May second, Major country music star doesn't miss the
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beat after firing popular band members. Zach Topp wasted little
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time moving on after firing popular backing band members Cheyenne
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Dalton Meyer and her husband Jimmy Meyer. Just days after
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Shy shared the news, Top took the stage on Friday
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with the New Faces in Fold. Norbert mcgedigan made his
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debut as the bass player in the band, and Ryan
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Joseph made his first appearance as the fiddle and mandolin player.
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According to Saving Country Music. Top, one of the brightest
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young stars in country music, made headlines last week when Cheyenne,
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a popular rhythm guitarist and harmony singer, shared the news
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that she'd been let go. Let's talk about it, she
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wrote on Instagram. A little over a month ago, I
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was let go from my position with ZT Well. This
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was unexpected. I want to thank you all for following
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along with me and all my adventures. I'll miss all
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of the fun, playing great music and meeting everyone. Meyer continued,
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I couldn't have done this without all of your kindness
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and encouragement. You built up my confidence. I have transformed
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into where I am today because of you. I'm back
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home in Missouri now, and although I'm not sure what
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comes next, I'll still be here posting my daily life.
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Jimmy Meyer was the bass player in the band Saving
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Country Music, said that Cheyenne and Top first met when
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they were growing up, and she started working for him
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as merch girl before replacing her sister in law on
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the band. She reportedly did not know how to play
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guitar when she joined his band and was a fiddle
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and mandolin player. However, according to Saving Country Music Again,
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she learned to play guitar for the singer's ninety minute
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set in a month so that she could be in
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the band. Now we move over to billboard dot Com
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with the first article and only article dated May second.
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Morgan Wallen calls out celebs who bailed last minute on
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walkout at Las Vegas show. Morgan Wallen was left hanging
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by some of his buddies during his Still the Problem
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tour in Las Vegas. During his first two shows at
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Allegiant Stadium on Friday, the country music superstar told the
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Sin City crowd that several celebrities flaked out on his
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now traditional walkout. You all got some flaky people in
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this town, Waller is heard saying, and fan captured footage
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from the show. I had like five different people lined
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up to do the walkout. They all bailed on me
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last minute. It was unclear at prestime who Wallin had
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contacted for his walkout in Las Vegas. Billboard has reached
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out to his representatives for comment. Since twenty twenty four,
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the Last Night's singer has become known for his concert
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opening walkouts, where he enters the venue alongside a local celebrity.
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To Broadway Girls, Wallin's walkouts have evolved from simple solo
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entrances streamed on each stadium's JumboTron into highly orchestrated moments
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featuring a rotating roster of celebrity guests, ranging from mcclaim
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music artists like Drake and Kid Rock to superstar athletes
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including Patrick Mahomes and Barry Bonds. Wallin returns to a
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Llegiant stadium did return on May second, the last time
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he performed at the venue in twenty twenty four. NFL
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legend Tom Brady in boxing icon Mike Tyson.
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Speaker 2: Accompanied him during the walkout.
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Speaker 1: Wallin Still the Problem tour launched April tenth in Minneapolis
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and will visit stadiums in Indianapolis, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, and Pittsburgh.
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He will perform two nights in most cities and will
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also play three major college football stadiums, including Florida's Benhill
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Griffin Stadium and Michigan's Michigan Stadium. Moving on, we head
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on over to countrycentral dot com. With the first article
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dated May fifth, Charles Wesley Godwin and Dylan Gossitt reveal
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co headlining tour dates. Dylan Gossett and Charles Wesley Godwin
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will embark on co headline US tour this fall, with
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dates running from late August through early October. Max Allen
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will support throughout the run. Artist presale begins this week.
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Godwin from West Virginia announced that stagecoach last month at
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His forthcoming single Better That Way, will feature Luke Colmbs
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and release May fifteenth in advance of his next studio album.
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He was recently added to Casey musgraves upcoming Middle of
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Nowhere tour as an opener his most recent twenty twenty
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four album, Live from the Steel City Documents us SO
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out performance in Pittsburgh. Gossen and Austin, Texas native released
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his debut full length album Westward in twenty twenty five.
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His twenty twenty three single Cold became a bonafide streaming
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juggernaut and holds a two x RIAA platinum certification. He
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recently opened for George Strait in Lubbock and his upcoming
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dates with Mumpart and Sons and The Red Clay Strays
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before the fall run.
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Speaker 2: Next.
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Speaker 1: Midland reveals new album Stages. Midland has announced via a
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press release that they were released their new album Stages
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on June twelfth. The ten track project was produced primarily
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by Trent Willman, known for his work with Cody Johnson,
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and features fiddle and pedal steel driven arrangements rooted in
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traditional Texas and California country. We've gone so many places
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and done so many things, said bassist vocalist Cameron Duddy.
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I think we got to that place in the road
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where we wanted to.
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Speaker 2: Pull it all together.
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Speaker 1: The title is really a tribute to all the places
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where we've made our stand, but it's also about all
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the phases and stages we've been through to get here.
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The album includes a cover of Drinkin Dark Whiskey, written
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by Chris Stapleton and previously recorded by The Steel Drivers
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and Gary Allen, as well as Up in Texas, a
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co write featuring Clint Black Country singer songwriter Mackenzie Carpenter
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appears on I Wish You Would. Four songs have already
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been released ahead of the album, Marlborough Man, Drinking Dark Whiskey,
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I Wish You Would, and Shooting Memories with Tequila, the
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last of which arrives this weekend. Stages follows a busy
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stretch of touring for the trio Or currently on the
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road through the spring and summer, with dates across the
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US and Europe, including a stop at the CMA Fest
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in Nashville on June sixth, and a European run later
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that month that include shows in the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, France,
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Norway and Switzerland. Next, Miranda Lambert teases new song chris Goo.
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Miranda Lambert will release a new single, Crisco, on May fifteenth,
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marking her first release under a newly announced label partnership
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that we mentioned last week, I Think with MCA. The
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song is available for pre save now. The track Blen's
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Country in seventies disco influences, built around strings, piano, and
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an up tempo groove. It was co written by Lambert
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alongside Aaron Rdriy, Jesse Frasier, and Chili Felcheck. The lyrics
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reference Glenn Campbell's Southern Knights and the Kenny Rodgers and
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Dolly Parton duet Islands in the Stream. It has so
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many elements of the country music that I love that
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I never put on tape, Lambert said in a statement.
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There's a looseness to it, a joy. It feels like
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dancing in your kitchen with the person you love, spinning
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old records not Overthinking a Thing. The release comes shortly
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after a song to sing, her Grammy nominated duet with
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Chris Stapleton. Her most recent solo album, Postcards from Texas,
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were released in twenty twenty four and extended her streak
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of ten consecutive top tens on the Top Country Album chart.
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Lambert is the most awarded artist and Academy of country
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music history, of course, and has received three Grammy Awards
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and fourteen Country Music Association Awards over the course of
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her career. And finally, David allan Coe passes away at
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eighty six. David allan Coe, whose rough hewn life and
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uncompromising music made him one of country music's most enduring outlaws.
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He died April twenty ninth in the hospital after a
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stay in intensive care. He was eighty six. The exact
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cause of death has not been confirmed. This concludes the
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reading of Country Weekly for this week. If you have
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Thank you so much for joining me and on behalf
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of everyone here at RADIOI. This is Ken Dawkins, wishing
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you a great day.