Transcript

4.18.25 · Country Weekly

0:05
Speaker 1: Now it's time to catch up with Country Weekly, where
0:08
we check out news and gossip from the world of
0:10
country music. As always, I'm your host, Ken Dawkins, and
0:15
I will be reading from various sources found online. As
0:18
a reminder, RADIOI is a reading service intended for people
0:21
who are blind or have other disabilities that make it
0:24
difficult to read printed material. We'll begin with the accident
0:28
reports from People dot com Country both articles dated April fifteenth.
0:35
First up, Thomas Rhett falls on his way to the
0:38
stage for a performance and injures ankle. Feel Better, Thomas
0:44
the Country Star. Thomas Rhett thirty five, made a surprise
0:46
appearance during Forrest Frank's April thirteenth concert at the Bridgestone
0:51
Arena in Nashville to perform their collaboration Nothing Else, and
0:55
fell on his way to the stage, injuring his ankle
0:58
in the process. Rhett opened up about the experience in
1:02
an Instagram post shared on April fourteenth. The video opened
1:05
with his wife, Lauren Akens pushing him in a wheel
1:07
chair before cutting to the events leading up to his injury.
1:11
During the show, Frank introduced his special guests for their
1:14
Nothing Else performance before cutting to Thomas Rhett sitting in
1:17
the crowd. He got up, began walking to the stage
1:20
and took a fall after going down a short flight
1:23
of stairs. The Half of Me singer limped to the
1:26
stage and powered through the performance, noting he was in
1:28
pain throughout every now and then. You just have to
1:32
sing at a Forest Frank concert and break your ankle
1:34
in the process, said Thomas Rhett. I gave my all
1:37
for Tennessee to night. His wife then laughed as she
1:40
wheeled her husband through the venue. People can confirm that
1:44
Thomas Rhet's ankle was sprain following the performance, but not broken.
1:48
Rhet's latest album, About a Woman, was released in August
1:51
of twenty twenty four. Meanwhile, Kelsey Ballerini falls off moving
1:57
stage platform while singing Friends in Low Places that tour
2:00
finale in Toronto. Kelsey Ballerini's tour ended with a tumble.
2:06
The country singer wrapped up her North American tour on
2:08
April thirteenth at the Sosha Bank Arena in Toronto, Ontario,
2:13
and took a fall off a moving stage platform while
2:15
performing a cover of Garth Brooks's Friend in Low Place's
2:18
in tribute to her crew. According to a video of
2:22
the moment shared by Entertainment Tonight, Ballerini's touring staff came
2:25
out on stage to celebrate the end of a successful
2:28
tour as she sang Brooks nineteen ninety hit. The Grammy
2:32
nominated star congregated in one area of the stage with
2:35
some of her crew and continued walking around the stage,
2:38
singing and dancing with everyone. But the section of the
2:41
stage Ballerini stood on was actually a platform that started
2:45
to rise as she danced away, causing her to fall. Ballerini, however,
2:50
immediately resumed singing, struck a pose, and laughed off the
2:53
moment in good spirits. The Cowboys Cry Too Artists twenty
2:57
twenty five tour kicked off January twenty first and Grands Michigan,
3:01
and included arena shows in Chicago, Nashville, Detroit, Philadelphia, Boston, Seattle,
3:06
Los Angeles, San Diego, Las Vegas, and more cities before
3:09
the April thirteenth show in Toronto. The tour supported Ballerini's
3:14
latest album, Patterns, released in October twenty twenty four. Last month,
3:18
she shared a deluxe version of the record with five
3:20
new songs. It's always been at the top of my
3:23
bucket list to tour arenas, she recently told people in
3:27
a cover story interview. Historically, there's not a lot of
3:30
women in our genre that have made the jump to arenas,
3:32
said Ballerini. I had to do it right because I
3:35
couldn't fail, not just for myself, but because I want
3:37
to contribute to the history of women in country music.
3:41
Throughout the tour, she shared many sweet moments with fans.
3:44
Earlier this month, the baggage musician helped one attendee announce
3:47
her pregnancy and due date. Hello, my name is Kelsey Ballerini,
3:51
she said in a TikTok video, and I'm here to
3:54
tell you that Maddie's pregnant. At another show, she gave
3:57
a heartfelt pep talk to a young boy who said
3:59
he'd been for liking her music. That's not okay, Ballerini
4:03
told him per TikTok. But you're okay. You're more than okay.
4:07
Are you having a good time? That's all I care about. Now.
4:11
We jump over to countrynow dot Com with the first
4:14
article dated April eleventh. John Party infuses fresh energy into
4:18
his signature sound on new honky Tonk Hollywood album. After
4:23
nearly two and a half years, John Party is back
4:26
with his highly anticipated new album, honky Tonk Hollywood, a
4:30
record that marks a new chapter in his career and
4:32
a fresh sound. Across the seventeen track collection, listeners will
4:36
likely notice a shift in tone and storytelling that sets
4:40
this record apart from his past releases. Since becoming a dad,
4:43
the country star says he started leaning into a more
4:46
mature image, which has resulted in him trading the drinking
4:49
and party anthems for songs with more heart and self reflection. However,
4:53
knowing how much fans love his late night bangers, he
4:56
made sure to keep a few in the mix on
4:58
his fifth studio album. I guess having kids and starting
5:01
with the family and just finding songs that you can
5:04
sing a little more and relate to a little more
5:06
and feel a little more is what this album is about.
5:09
It's just a different chapter of my life, he recently
5:11
told Country Now and other outlets. In order to make
5:15
this shift, Party enlisted Grammy Award winning producer Jay Joyce,
5:19
along with a slew of Nashville writers to help bring
5:21
his vision to life. This new album allowed the country
5:24
superstar to step away from the traditional Nashville recording system
5:28
without straying away from the hard work and ethic he's
5:30
developed over the past decade. He spent around four weeks
5:34
hunkered down in the studio building each track from the
5:36
ground up, with his touring band taking the lead on
5:39
most of the recording process. I just went from what
5:42
I was taught from the ten years of making records
5:45
and made one of my best records of my career,
5:47
Party admitted. Just got to get in and get it done,
5:50
get your hands dirty. That's nothing new to me. The
5:53
final product is something that's a little bolder, a little grittier,
5:55
and a whole lot more in your face than anything
5:57
he's done before. Taking the rock and roll approach to
6:00
this creative process has allowed him to take a step
6:03
back from the more polished feel of his previous projects.
6:06
They say, all our records are kind of in your face,
6:08
but this one's really The vocals are just there, he said,
6:12
And I think that's what they're going to hear on
6:13
this record is a little more like damn, this is good.
6:16
There's actually not much rock and roll on our album,
6:18
but it's the way it was recorded delivered, and it
6:21
sounds that it has a different tone that sets the
6:23
example of honky Tonk Hollywood. Before diving into the studio,
6:27
the singer songwriter assembled a team of writers in Nashville
6:30
to share his vision with. He explained that his ultimate
6:34
goal was to stay true to himself and the current
6:36
chapter of life he's in, putting a fresh spin on
6:39
his signature sound. I said, everything doesn't need to be
6:42
a hit. Does it need to sound like Morgan Wallen.
6:45
Most of the pitches we get are a lot geared
6:47
towards the Morgan Wallen sound. I feel like we got
6:49
a lot of great songs, and even just a little
6:51
discussion in January, knowing that we're going in and recording
6:54
with Jay Joyce changed the path of the record and
6:57
what songs we got. It's like the word first year
7:00
to release an album, because there's so much music coming out,
7:02
he said. But I felt like honky Tonk Hollywood was
7:05
going to stand out of all of these releases, and
7:08
I'm proud of that and confident in it. Setting the
7:12
tone for the mix of pure country storytelling and grungey
7:14
grooves is the title track, honckey Tonk Hollywood, which is
7:17
placed strategically in the center of the collection. The song
7:20
honors both sides of Parties worlds, tipping his hat to
7:23
his home state of California and celebrating the life he's
7:26
built in Nashville. Moving to the very top is the
7:29
Friday Night Fever, introducing track boots Off, followed by his
7:32
current single, Friday Night Heartbreaker. Later on, he crosses the
7:36
line to tender storytelling with his tribute to hard working
7:39
fathers on he went to Work and elevates the heart
7:42
rate with the steamy love of the Lights Out and
7:44
wallas in Misery from a barstool with Barroom Blue. Bringing
7:49
things full circle with his initial goal of staying true
7:51
to himself, Party celebrates the creative independence of this entire
7:54
project with the final track kind of want to Keep
7:57
it that Way, offering a grungey set of instrumental in
8:00
a message that sums up where the country sensation is.
8:03
The tune gives listeners a sense of what's to come
8:06
in his next record. I think it's just staying true
8:09
to yourself and being who you are. It just really
8:12
delivered that stamp of or for me, it's like doing
8:14
you and don't be afraid of doing something different. And
8:17
that's why it's the last song, and it's just so
8:19
grooving and cool and fresh. It also sets the tone
8:22
for the next record too, What's to Come What's After
8:25
the seventeenth track, John Party has lived with this album
8:29
since last July, meaning he is more than eager to
8:31
finally get to bring these songs to the stage, and
8:34
he will do so with the launch of his Honky
8:36
Tonk Hollywood tour. And speaking of Morgan Wallan, more news
8:41
from MW as he launches the Shop Sessions with acoustic
8:45
rendition of just in Case. Morgan Wallan is keeping a
8:49
fan favorite tradition alive with the announcement of the Shop Sessions,
8:53
a new series offering acoustic versions of tracks from his
8:56
upcoming I'm the Problem album. First up as an unplugged
8:59
rendition just in Case, recorded with his band inside an
9:03
old auto shop. The session strips the song down to
9:06
its emotional, slow burning storyline, capturing the turmoil of moving on.
9:11
Found a badass old auto shop and recorded some songs
9:14
from the new album with my band. The first one,
9:16
justin Case, is out now, he wrote on a new
9:19
video on Instagram. Willin's signature vocals are front and centers.
9:23
He tells the story of someone stuck between holding on
9:25
and letting go. The character at hand finds himself hesitating
9:29
to fall for someone new because he's quietly hoping his
9:32
ex will come back around. Walin sings, I never let
9:36
my heart go all the way. Every time I try,
9:38
I just hit the brakes. And there's always a couple
9:40
trying to take your place. But I never fall in
9:43
love baby. Just in Case co written by Wallin, John Byron,
9:46
Jacob Casher, Hinlund, Ryan Vosscheck, Jason Thompson, Blake Pendergrass, and
9:50
Alex Back. Justin Case had showcases layer to the East
9:54
Tennessee natives, vulnerable and reflective side that appears to be
9:58
coming out stronger than ever on his own upcoming album.
10:01
This isn't the first time Wallan has put a fresh
10:03
spin on album tracks in a stripped back setting. He
10:06
also previously released acoustic versions of his twenty twenty one
10:09
project Dangerous, the double album with the Dangerous Sessions, as
10:13
well as One Record at a Time Sessions, which included
10:15
stripped down versions of songs from his latest album, One
10:18
Thing at a Time. In the Shop Sessions, the Smile
10:22
singer strips down everything, letting his raw vocals and songwriting
10:25
take center stage. Without the distraction of heavy production. Wallin's
10:30
I'm the Problem album, set to arrive May sixteenth, with
10:33
thirty seven tracks to find him digging deeper into his
10:36
personal emotions and experiences than ever before. The full track
10:41
list has yet to be revealed, However, fans got a
10:44
sneak peek when he teased several of the unreleased titles
10:46
during his guest appearance. As we mentioned earlier on NVC's
10:50
Saturday Night Live. Next, Jelly Roll reveals he's lost nearly
10:55
two hundred pounds set sights on skydiving adventure with wife Bunny.
11:01
Jelly Rowl has been putting in the work on his
11:03
health journey, and the results just keep rolling in. Nearly
11:07
five months after first announcing that he'd lost one hundred
11:10
and twenty pounds, the country star has shared another exciting update,
11:13
revealing that he's now down nearly two hundred. He opened
11:17
up about his latest milestone during an appearance on Wednesday
11:19
night's PPG Paints Arena show Pat McAfee's Big Night Out.
11:24
I started at five hundred and forty pounds and I
11:26
was three fifty seven this morning at the Antioch, Tennessee
11:30
native told the former NFL player. I'm going to lose
11:32
another one hundred pounds and go skydiving with my wife
11:35
in Sweden. Baby. With each pound that jelly Roll loses,
11:39
he's discovering just how many new things in life he's
11:41
now able to do, such as skydiving in Sweden, snowmobiling,
11:46
and hiking in the mountains of Arizona. I hiked him
11:49
Mountain the other day, Camelback the hitmaker told E News
11:52
in February, there is no way that would have been
11:55
possible beforehand, so it's great to see that progress and
11:58
we're still going. Jelly Roll began his extensive weightless journey
12:02
at about five hundred pounds and really hit the ground
12:04
running during his twenty twenty four trek the Beautifully Broken Tour.
12:09
Throughout this run, he started to make some major lifestyle changes,
12:12
guided by his personal chef and nutrition coach Ian Larios,
12:16
that led him to losing over one hundred pounds by
12:19
October of last year. Jelly Roll is proud of the
12:22
progress he's made, but he's far from finished. Alongside his
12:25
weight loss journey, he's been giving fans a closer look
12:28
at his daily routine, from ice bath challenges to what
12:31
I Eat in a day videos. In a recent social
12:34
media post, he also revealed he's now training for his
12:36
second five K. Of everything I've been through in my
12:40
life and career, he all, the biggest change I've ever
12:42
made is happening right now. I'm right in the middle
12:45
of it, he says, as the clip of sweat dripped
12:47
off his face. A huge reason the Liar singer has
12:50
been able to stay so motivated this entire time is
12:53
because of the incredible support system around him and his
12:56
fellow underdogs who looked to him as a mentor. Biggest
13:00
and loudest cheerleader has always been his wife Bunny XO,
13:03
who will take any opportunity to hype up her man.
13:06
The things that motivate me and keep me going are
13:09
the people I've met along the way across the juveniles
13:11
and rehab centers or prisons, he shared. The people that
13:14
come up to me and bravely share their sobriety date
13:17
or a story of something that they've dealt with or
13:19
something they've lost. The genre bending artist is currently appearing
13:23
on ABC every Sunday as American Idol's first ever Artist
13:26
in Residence. The role allows him to work closely with
13:29
the contestants all season long, offering them advice and guidance
13:33
as they navigate the journey. Additionally, he's gearing up to
13:36
join Post Malone on the Big Ass Stadium Tour and
13:39
make his way throughout Canada this spring and down the road.
13:43
I hope to have some news. I have a family
13:45
member who's working on a business venture with Chilli Roll.
13:48
Next we could all be to part in from Parton.
13:52
Petitioned to rename Nashville Airport after Dolly Parton gains major
13:56
momentum hits fifty thousand signatures. The push to rename Nashville's
14:02
airport in honor of Dolly Partner is gaining serious momentum.
14:05
Since the petition opened in January, it is racked up
14:08
an impress of fifty thousand signatures and counting. If successful,
14:12
Nashville International Airport could soon be known as Dolly Parton
14:15
International Airport, celebrating the Queen of Country's lasting impact on
14:19
the city. As proud citizens of Tennessee, we are motivated
14:23
by our deep rooted admiration for the national treasure and
14:26
Tennessee legend, Dolly Parton. She is not only a celebrated artist,
14:30
who encourages love, acceptance, and good wealth through her music,
14:34
but also a philanthropist known for her countless contributions to society,
14:38
and that's what the petition reads. The description goes on
14:41
to further explain why honoring Parton in this way would
14:44
be a perfect tribute for the city of Nashville. It
14:47
is only fitting that an institution as significant as Nashville
14:50
International Airport carries the name of such a remarkable woman.
14:54
Dolly has made substantial impacts on thousands of lives, especially
14:57
through her Imagination Library program, which has gifted over one
15:01
hundred million books to children since it began it in
15:03
nineteen ninety five. Dolly's philanthropic efforts, her outstanding influence in
15:08
the music industry, and the love she has instilled in
15:11
our hearts through her actions and songs truly makes her
15:14
a deserving candidate to have the Nashville International Airport named
15:17
after her. We request that the airport's name be changed
15:20
to Dolly Parton International Airport to honor an icon who
15:23
has given so much to our state and to the world.
15:26
Signed the petition to make this change of reality, we
15:29
could all be departinged from Parton this effort was launched
15:32
on a change dot org by users named Lydia Popovitch
15:36
and Dan Dion shortly after Tennessee lawmakers proposed to build
15:39
a renamed BNA after President Donald Trump. The latest update
15:44
from the pair of users came on April third, encouraging
15:47
the public to continue to aid and moving the campaign forward.
15:51
They also explained that in order to do so, there
15:53
were a few people that need to get on board,
15:55
including Representative Todd Warner of Tennessee State Legislator, who has
15:59
supposedly show own support for the renaming of the airport.
16:02
The second important decision maker to involve is Douglas Kruhlan,
16:06
CEO of the Metropolitan National Airport Authority, who is, in
16:10
a way it is the most valuable voice in the situation,
16:13
as he oversees the airport and would be in charge
16:16
of approving a name change. The more public support they see,
16:19
the harder it will be to ignore this movement. We've
16:21
already hit forty five thousand signatures. Let's keep the momentum going.
16:25
Lydia and Dan Road in conclusion. Meanwhile, new Dolly Parton
16:29
exhibit to open in Country Music Hall of Fame in museum.
16:33
There is no doubt that Dolly Parton's music and philanthropy
16:36
have made a lasting impact on both the genre of
16:39
country music and the city of Nashville. The community is
16:42
in constantly finding new ways to celebrate her efforts, with
16:46
the latest being a new exhibition in the Country Music
16:48
Hall of Fame and Museum. From May twentieth of this
16:52
year until September twenty twenty six, Dolly parton Journey of
16:56
a Seeker will be on display, highlighting key moments from
16:58
Parton's remarkable sixty plus year career, including how she overcame
17:03
challenges and proved her critics wrong by becoming one of
17:06
the most adored and recognizable figures worldwide. The exhibit will
17:10
include various pieces of iconic outfits, awards, handwritten lyrics to
17:14
classic hits like Jolene, signature instruments, photographs, exclusive interview footage,
17:18
and more. Being inducted into its Country Music Hall of
17:22
Fame was one of the greatest moments of my life,
17:24
and being able to have a personal exhibit for the
17:26
fans that put me there is a very big deal
17:28
to me. Parton said, this Seeker is very proud and
17:32
honor and I hope you enjoy my journey. I will
17:34
always love you. After accomplishing enough for three lifetimes, Parton
17:38
continues to astound and amaze us with her boundless talent,
17:41
a vivacious wit, and her tremendous generosity, said Kyle Young,
17:45
chief executive Officer of the Country Music Hall of Fame
17:48
and Museum. Like all great arts, Pardon has demonstrated consistently
17:53
that she can transform adversity and setbacks into works of
17:56
stunning beauty and insight into the human condition. The Dolly
18:00
Parton Journey of a Seeker exhibit is available to view
18:03
with the purchase of a museum admission. Since there are
18:06
limited time tickets available each day, it's recommended to make
18:09
reservations in advance. Ticket availability can be found on the
18:13
museum's website. Now it's on to saving country music. With
18:19
the first article dated April thirteenth, Garth Brooks hit songwriter
18:24
Larry Bastin has passed away. If one looks down the
18:28
list of music's greatest writers of all time, I couldn't
18:32
imagine the lists being complete without the name of Larry Bastin.
18:36
This isn't faint praise from Garth Brooks, and it's hard
18:39
to refute when you look at the resume of Larry
18:41
Bastien and especially how important it was to the early
18:44
and continued success of Garth's career. Bashan contributed to the
18:48
catalogs of many greats, but it was really his relationship
18:51
with Garth Brooks where he would cement his legacy in
18:54
country music. On Garth's debut self titled album from nineteen
18:58
eighty nine, Larry Bastin co wrote I've got a good thing,
19:02
Cowboy Bill and nobody gets off in this town. But
19:05
it was Garth's album No Fences from nineteen ninety where
19:08
Bashan made arguably his greatest contribution, co writing Unanswered Prayers
19:13
with Pat Alger and Garth himself, a song that would
19:15
go to number one and become one of Garth's signature tracks.
19:19
That same success, Unanswered Prayers found would befall the Garth's
19:24
song Rodeo that Larry Bashan wrote by himself and became
19:27
one of the big singles from Garth's third album, Ropened
19:30
the Wind from nineteen ninety one. Just those two songs
19:34
probably put Baston in a pantheon of songwriters to the elite,
19:38
even if no songwriting halls of Fame ever recognized him.
19:41
One of the reasons Larry Bashan never received the recognition
19:44
he probably deserved, as he wasn't a creature of Nashville.
19:47
He was a guy from the country in rural California,
19:50
where he was born and raised and worked for the
19:52
Department of Agriculture as a biologist in the San Joaquin Valley.
19:57
It's not hard to imagine that in any circumstances, Larry
19:59
bashe and was influenced by country music. Out of high school.
20:02
He worked on farms and was a cowboy and wrote
20:05
songs when he could while opening and conversing with touring
20:08
country artists that would eventually come through town, like Buck Owens.
20:13
That came to no Bastian and compelled him to send
20:15
his songs to Nashville. Eventually he did, and he started
20:18
to find success. Janie Frickey was the first to record
20:22
Bastian's This Ain't Tennessee and he Ain't You in nineteen eighty,
20:26
but multiple other artists would follow suit. Bastian's first Top
20:29
forty success was with Sammy Smith's recording of Sometimes I
20:33
Cry Alone in nineteen eighty one. He also wrote the
20:36
Lefty Frazell tribute Lefty from David Frizell, and Merle Haggard.
20:41
Throughout his career, Bashan would also write for Willie Nelson,
20:44
Verne Gosden, George Jones, Reba McIntyre, buck Owens, Tracy byrd
20:48
Tammy Whynett, and many more, but his success was always
20:51
rather moderate until Garth Brooks came along in the early nineties.
20:55
After Unanswered Prayers, the hit Sammy Kershawt took notice and
20:59
recorded a couple of top twenty hits by Bastian, namely
21:02
nineteen ninety two Yard Sale and nineteen ninety seven's If
21:06
You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl. The whole time, Larry
21:09
Bashan remained living in the San Joaquin Valley. That's where
21:12
he died in Porterville on Sunday, April sixth. He was
21:15
ninety years old. Porterville is where Bashton graduated from high
21:19
school in nineteen fifty two, and when asked why he
21:21
never left for Nashville, he'd say because he didn't want
21:24
to write like all the other people in Nashville. He
21:26
wanted to remain connected to the country. Next, Stergil Simpson
21:32
performs You Can Have the Crown for the first time
21:35
in nine years. Stergil Simpson was the Sunday night headliner
21:40
of the Two Step In Festival in Georgetown, Texas, on
21:43
April sixth, performing for ninety minutes in front of about
21:46
twenty thousand people. But apparently Sturgil didn't get his fill
21:49
and neither did some fans. Since he's been playing these
21:52
epic three and four hour sets and folks in Georgetown,
21:55
just north of Austin, only got a taste, he decided
21:57
to post up at the twenty five hundred capacity to
22:00
these stubs in downtown Austin the next day to play
22:03
an epic nearly four hours set. Simpson announced the surprise
22:07
show on the big screens of the two Step In
22:09
Festival right before he took the stage, and then made
22:12
reference to it again during the set itself. Tickets went
22:15
on sale that Monday morning at ten am and sold
22:17
out immediately. A few walk up tickets were also made available,
22:20
but were snarfed up quickly as well. For Stergil Simpson,
22:24
performing at Stubbs was returning to the scene of the
22:26
crime at Austin. Well, all right, we've been waiting like
22:29
ten or eleven years to do this again, Simpson said
22:31
as he walked out on stage. This city has always
22:34
been very, very good to us, and we just wanted
22:36
to stick around and say thank you and play one
22:38
more show for you guys. Stgil played Stubbs almost ten
22:42
years to the day on April second, twenty fifteen, as
22:45
his popularity was exploding amid the release of his twenty
22:48
fourteen album Meta Modern Sounds in Country Music. He also
22:52
played in Austin at the Rattle Inn on December twenty second,
22:55
twenty twelve. This was the notorious show where only some
22:59
nine people were in attendance that Stergil had referenced on
23:02
stage multiple times in his career. That Rattle inshow is
23:06
set up by Mike Hermier of Silverada than Mike and
23:08
the Moonpies as a favorite Simpson. Simpson also played his
23:14
last official show with his first band, Sunday Valley, or
23:16
perhaps his first show is Stergel Simpson at the Austin
23:19
Moose Lodge on March seventeenth, twenty twelve, as part of
23:23
South By Southwest Now. Simpson returned to Austin as a
23:28
growing legend in American music. To mark the occasion, we'll
23:31
play something we haven't played in about nine years or so,
23:33
Simpson said before launching into a fan favorite, You Can
23:36
Have the Crown and one of the favorites from his
23:38
stubs set ten years prior. Though getting into stubbs for
23:42
Sergil's Monday Show is hard. It was streamed on nugs
23:45
dot Net. He also now made a full video available
23:49
of You Can Have the Crown. Now we move on
23:52
over to Holler dot country dot com with the first
23:54
article dated Daypril fifteenth. Dirk Spentley will return with his
23:59
eleventh studio album, Broken Branches on June thirteenth. This will
24:04
be marking the Drunk on a Plane hit maker's first
24:07
solo record since twenty twenty three's Gravel and Gold. The
24:11
highly anticipated project will feature collaborations with a host of
24:14
big name acts, including Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, John Anderson,
24:18
and Stephen Stephen Wilson Junior. The latter appears on the
24:22
already released Cold Beer Can, while Riley Green and John
24:25
Anderson joined Dirk S Bentley for the title track. Miranda
24:28
Lambert teams up with Bentley for Never You, which is
24:31
expected to arrive with a full project on June thirteenth.
24:35
Speaking ahead of the album announcement, Dirk Spentley has explained
24:38
what inspired him to celebrate life's imperfections through his next chapter.
24:42
The country music community has a lot broken branches in it.
24:45
That's why we're all here. We want to do something
24:47
a little bit different, and I think everyone sees themselves
24:50
like that, certainly in country. This is the people's music
24:53
and it represents that spirit of individuality. So well, it's
24:57
just about doing it our own way. The Beer's on
25:00
Me chart topper reflected on the creative process behind this
25:03
new project. I think that's what specials about country. We're
25:06
may still making music in the studio with our buddies.
25:09
We're still getting together and talking about the songs and
25:11
letting the musicians have a big say. It's a good team.
25:14
Maybe a little messed up, but that's the whole idea
25:16
behind Broken Branches, So it just works. Featuring contributions from
25:22
Dirk Spentley's longtime friends and collaborators such as Charlie Worsham,
25:26
as well as Jed Hughes, Rob McNelly and Brian Sutton,
25:30
Broken Branches will include the much loved lead single she
25:33
Hates Me. Next, Megan Maroney tackles massive post show merch
25:38
signing mission in Knoxville, question how much merch is too
25:43
much to sign after a show merches the new slang
25:45
for merchandise. Answer, not five thousand people's were. At least
25:50
that's how Megan Maroney saught after her second show in
25:52
Knoxville on Saturday. We just finished the show in Knoxville,
25:55
night two, and they were so loud. I have a
25:57
mount margarita in my cup and a week off start
26:00
ar now, so I'm going to do is go inside
26:02
and sign every piece of merch until I run out
26:04
of people. How many people were there tonight, she asks
26:08
her crew after she's decided on the endeavor. Five thousand.
26:12
It seems like a pretty simple task. We'll see how
26:14
it goes. In her hot girl hooves and Megan Maroney
26:17
Camo shirt, the I'm Not Pretty singer stayed at the
26:19
merch table until every last piece that had been bought
26:23
was signed. Crowds of blue, orange and camo. The Marony Rainbow,
26:27
if there ever was one, queued down the stairway, out
26:30
of the doors and along the street, waiting patiently for
26:32
the Georgia Girl's signature. We're taking a thirty second margarita break,
26:36
she says to the camera before enjoying a giant gulp
26:38
out of her thermos. There were hugs, tears, and squeals
26:42
of joys and excitement as Maroney made her way through
26:44
the thousands and thousands of posters, shirts, and astronaut helmets,
26:48
not to mention the plasters required for blisters on her hands.
26:52
Be safe getting home, she shouted to the final two
26:55
girls that waited for Maroney moment before she lay across
26:58
her table, exhausted performing two sold out shows and staying
27:01
all night to sign every single piece of merchandise. Megan
27:04
Maroney really is giving everything she's got to her fans.
27:08
Marony is deep into her m i OK twenty twenty
27:11
five tour, with the singer headed back out on the
27:13
road on April twenty fourth, and Fisher's Indiana now over
27:17
to the boot dot Com with the final article date
27:20
on April sixteenth. George Strait rolls up to Dairy Queen
27:24
drive through window and leaves worker with a smile and
27:27
a selfie. George Strait's go to fast food order, Well,
27:31
it's a hearty Dairy Queen Burger, according to one lucky
27:33
d Q worker who served him over the weekend. Becky
27:37
Gonzalez was on duty at the DQ in Cotula, Texas,
27:40
that Saturday afternoon when a familiar face pulled up to
27:43
retrieve his order. It was about twelve forty pm and
27:46
Straight was there for lunch. He ordered a Hunger Buster
27:48
per Mysa in San Antonio. This is a grilled quarter
27:52
pounder beef patty and he got his topped with lettuce, tomatoes, onions, pickles,
27:56
and mustard. My co worker was at the drive through
27:59
and said, that's George Straight, Gonzales recalls in a comment
28:01
on TikTok. I wanted to ask him to sing a
28:04
little piece of his song, but I didn't. He pulled
28:07
up in a black truck and was wearing a tropical
28:09
themed baseball cap and sunglasses. But it's hard to disguise
28:12
yourself when you're the most recognizable man in Texas. Gonzalez
28:15
says he was kind and so handsome she gave him
28:18
his order in exchange, she was happy to pose for
28:20
a selfie through the drive through window. She jokes in
28:23
the comments that she was tempted to jump through the
28:25
window for a hug, but that she didn't want to
28:27
scare him away. Well. This concludes the reading of Country
28:31
Weekly for this week. If you have any comments or
28:33
suggestions about our program, kindly call us at eight five
28:36
nine four two two sixty three ninety. Thanks for joining
28:40
me and on behalf of everyone here at RADIOI. This
28:43
is Ken Dawkins, wishing you a great day,