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8.1.25 · Country Weekly

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Speaker 1: Welcome back to this week's Country Weekly, where we dive
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into news and gossip from the world of country music.
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I'm your host, Ken Dawkins, and I will be reading
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from various sources found online. As a reminder, RADIOI is
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a reading service intended for people who are blind or
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have other disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material.
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We'll begin with the first article day of July twenty
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ninth from lix eighteen dot com with an article written
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by Aaron Roses. Rupp Arena to host farewell performance of
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country music icon John Michael Montgomery. Country music icon and
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Nicholasville native John Michael Montgomery is set to perform his
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final show silbe at rupp Arena on December twelfth during
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his The Road Home tour. A news release detail that
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the country star will share the stage with his brother
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Eddie Montgomery, along with his son Walker and his son
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in law Travis. I stepped on a tour bus for
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the first time in nineteen ninety two and haven't looked
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back since. But now it's time to bring it all
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back home from my last concert, and I can't think
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of a better place than Rupperena. Montgomery Express I wanted
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to celebrate this occasion with my family, so I invited
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some of them to perform with me. We're going to
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have a lot of fun and end this ride in
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a big way. Montgomery has known, of course, for his
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classic hits like Life as a Dance, I Love the
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Way You Love Me, Be My Baby Tonight, and more.
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The release read that throughout his successful career in music,
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he has graced the charts with thirty six singles, including
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seven songs that reached number one. Tickets will be available
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for purchase beginning at ten am this weekend at ticketmaster
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dot com or upperena dot com, or in person at
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the Central Banks Center office from twelve to four pm
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on Wednesdays and Fridays. Now we move on to Yahoo
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Entertainment dot COM's page six with the article dated Saturday,
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July twenty sixth, Country stars Zach Brown says he's going
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into debt over his Las Vegas residency. Zach Brown said
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he's going into debt producing his upcoming residency at Sphere
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in Las Vegas. It's a big moment in time and
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it's like for us, I want to be among the
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names of the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones. And
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the bands that take that lifelong career impact fan journey
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to be able to do that, the country music star
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told us Weekly while promoting his shows on Friday, this
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is our statement to try to step into that. The
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Zach Brown Band will kick off their four show run
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in December, which coincides with the release of their upcoming
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album Love and Fear. As he preps for the Vegas residency,
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the Chicken Fried hit maker shared that he's ready to
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face whatever adversity comes his way and promises that fans
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will feel every emotion that you can contain during the
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live performances. There's lots of forces that are always trying
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to distract you from what you're doing, and you just
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got to keep plowing away, keep going, he said. He
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also added he hopes that fans feel his sense of
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awe and wonder at the creation he and his band
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have cooked up. I hope they feel wonder. Brown forty
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six continued, unpredictability is something we use in our live
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shows a lot. I love pulling out covers that no
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one would ever expect us to play. That's super fun.
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This is the same thing visually, sonically, everything that we're doing.
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We all have the audio finish. We're putting the video
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pieces together, stitching it together. I'm finishing the story. I'm
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telling a lot of personal things about my life and
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that I've never shared before. Everything that's hard that we
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go through as human beings always ends up making us
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better in some way. The news comes soon after Brown
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announced his engagement to jewelry designer Kendris Scott earlier this week.
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We're so happy and grateful that we found each other,
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the pair told people on Thursday. Brown and Scott debuted
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their romance to the world in April as they attended
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the American Music Awards together. Now we roll over to
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countrynow dot com with the first article date of July
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twenty eighth. George Strait raises over six point two five
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million dollars for Texas flood relief at Straight to the
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Heart benefit. In the wake of devastating floods across Texas
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Hill Country, George straight rallied fans and fellow artists for
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a night of music, generosity, and healing that raised over
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six point twenty five million and counting for those in need,
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held at a Stancia at Thunder Valley on Sunday, the
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twenty seventh, presented by Strait in his long time the
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Karros del Mar partner Tom Cusick, the sold out benefit
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concert welcome twelve hundred guests to a Stancip and thunder
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Valley in Born, Texas. The evening kicked off with a
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set from the Texas Jam Band, featuring members of Strait's
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Ace in the Whole Band, followed by performances from Kylie Park,
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William Beckman, Hudson Westbrook and Way Bench. Ray Benson, Straight
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and Cusick then took the stage to welcome attendees, followed
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by a prayer and remarks from Pastor Max Luccato. I
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have a bookmark that the friend gave me that's embroidered,
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Pastor Lucado shared. On one side, it's nothing but irregular threads,
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different lengths, different colors, a lot of knots. But if
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you flip it over, the message embroidered says God is love.
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Facing a tragedy is learning to face it from.
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Speaker 2: The right side.
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Speaker 1: One side is irregular, it's just nots. It doesn't make sense,
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and during a time of tragedy, it's essential that we
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do our very best, as difficult as it may be,
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to see everything from God's perspective. Texas Governor Greg Abbott
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also addressed the crowd, praising the tireless work of first
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responders and encouraging continued.
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Speaker 2: Support for recovery efforts.
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Speaker 1: There's a saying that we've all repeated many times, pray
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as though everything is going to be taken care of
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by God, but act as though everything is up to you.
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Governor Abbott remarked, Well, we've prayed endlessly. I want you
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to know that we have acted endlessly. Also, Texas first
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responders have rescued or evacuated more than one thousand people.
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Lives were saved because of those first responders. Give it
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up for our fearless first responders. A live auction was
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also held before the knight's headlining performances from Wade Brown,
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Randy Hawser, Dean Dylan, Riley Green, and Jamie Johnson. This
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portion of the night helped raise ev more funds benefiting
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the victims of the Hill Country flood. Straight treated those
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in attendance to a full set of fan favorites and
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surprise collaborations. He opened with the Weight of the Badge
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and was joined by Garth Brooks for arousing performance of
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the Fireman in honor of first responders. Jamie Johnson also
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joined Straight for Give It Away, while longtime collaborator Dean
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Dillon and Straight's son Bubba took the stage for Here
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for a Good Time. The Country Icon closed things out
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with his poignant ballad The Cowboy Rides Away. Next, Derk S.
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Bentley praised his longtime friend Miranda Lambert. She's a future
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Hall of Fame member. Despite knowing each other for over
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two decades, Dirk S. Bentley and Miranda Lambert had never
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recorded a duet with just the two of them until now.
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Their first official collaboration, Never You, appears on Bentley's latest album,
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Broken Branches. In honor of this release, Bentley looked back
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on the early days of their friendship and reflected on
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getting to watch his fellow artist rise to fame over
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the years, telling her and Randy Rogers, I found a
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picture of Miranda and myself and Randy back in two
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thousand and six. We were on tour together. We were
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just having so much fun, Bentley told Odyssey's Kate Neil
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as he relived memories behind the photo. The Arizona native
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remembered all the excitement that comes with those early milestones.
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He then shared that it reminds him of his current
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tour with supporting act Zach Topp, whom he's getting to
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watch experience those same set of first for the very
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first time, just as he once did. It reminds me
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a lot of the tour I'm on now with Zach
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top just what it's like to be that young and
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just have that much fun and have your kind of
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whole career ahead of you. Bentley also took a moment
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to praise Lambert not just as a collaborator, but as
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a constant force in the genre. I've just known her
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for so long and she's still the same person she
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was back then. She's still so fun to be around.
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Just say whatever's on her mind, he acknowledged, before later
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adding she's just one of the greatest singers. And she'd
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hate for me to say this, but she's a future
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Hall of Fame member. That makes you sound old, but
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she's going to be the Country Music Hall of Fame
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at some point. She's just all time. She's so great,
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So happy to have her on her track. While the
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two have worked on music in the past, including on
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Bad Angel, a three leg collaboration with Jamie Johnson on
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Bentley's twenty ten bluegrass project Up on the Bridge, That's
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Up on the Ridge. This is the first time they've
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had a true duet. Bentley admits he couldn't be more
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thrilled about how the song turned out. I've always wanted
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to have a pure kind of duet. We never had
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one before. We had on my bluegrass record a few
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years back. I guess about ten years ago, we had
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a song with Jamie Johnson. We had a three way song.
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We never had this the two of us. So this
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track never You and with her is just so fun
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to have taken a run on that song. She's a
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perfect fit and I'm so thankful she did it. At
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first glance, it would be easy to assume that a
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title like never You would be followed with a negative storyline. However,
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that's not the case here. Instead, Bentley and Lambert portray
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the narrative of two people in love who carry the
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belief that even if everything else in the world the
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world changes, their unwavering connection is something that will never waiver.
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Never You joins the immensely powerful storytelling that collectively appears
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throughout the remainder of the ten tracks on Dirk S
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Bentley's eleventh studio album. Other special guests that appear includes
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Stephen Wilson Junior on Cold Beer Can and both John
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Anderson and Riley Green on the title track. Dirk Spentley's
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on the road for his thirty City Broken Branches tour
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features support.
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Speaker 2: From Zach Topp and the band Lula.
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Speaker 1: Next, Morgan Wallan grabbed Luke Bryan hit with object in
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back to back concert incidents it doesn't ever end. Over
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the weekend, two of the country's music biggest country music stars,
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Morgan wall and Luke Bryan, experienced alarming encounters with fans
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who crossed the line with their behavior. These types of
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crowd interactions appear to be happening more frequently, possibly fueled
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by social media trends, but regardless of the reason, it's
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not okay. Artists should never be put in position where
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they feel unsafe or disrespected on stage. On Friday, Morgan
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Wallan was grabbed by a fan while walking through the
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crowd and giving high fives during his concert at Lumenfield
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in Seattle, and fan captured videos and audience members seen
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yanking Wallen's hand aggressively clearly taken aback. Wallin turned to
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confront the fan before continuing toward the stage alongside security.
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He went on with the performance and thankfully, there were
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no additional incidents that night. That marks the second time
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in a recent incident involving overly aggressive fans at one
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of Wallin's shows. The week prior, during a similar walk
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through the crowd at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona,
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another fan grabbed into Wallin's shirt and tugged him as
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he passed by. Judging by his reaction caught on video,
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he was visibly unhappy about the interaction. Meanwhile, Luke Bryan
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was performing at the North Dakota State Fair when a
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ball around the size of a softball was thrown at
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the stage. It struck him in the head mid song
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during country Girl. Though he appeared to be annoyed, Brian
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paused briefly before resuming the show. These two incidents follow
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a string of unruly behavior at concerts in recent months
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we've mentioned last fall, Mount Megan Maroney dodged a flying
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hat and continued her performance of the twenty eighth of
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June without missing a beat. After during and during her
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Heart First tour in twenty twenty three, Kelsey Ballerini was
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hit in the eye by a flying bracelet. The country
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stars stopped the show and addressed what happened while on stage.
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As fan behavior continues to get out of hand, moments
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like these are clear reminder that respect and boundaries matter
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for the safety of the artists and to protect what
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makes live music so special and honestly, who wants to
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spend hundreds of dollars on a concert just to get
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kicked out from making a bad decision. Let's do better
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people next. Luke Combe saddles up from a major comeback
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with new single Back in the Saddle. Lu Combs as
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officially back in the Saddle with the release of his
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highly anticipated new single out Now. The song appears to
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be autobiographical as it tells the story of a man
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who is making a major comeback after he's been gone
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a little too long. I've been waiting on a drummer
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to kick off a comeback song. I've been waiting in
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the wings like a dog on a chain, Combs growls
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at the song's intensity builds. The lyrics, written by the
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North Carolina native alongside frequent collaborators dan isbel and Jonathan Singleton,
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use cowboy themed imagery to paint a picture of a
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man who is ready to reclaim what's his. Because I'm
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back in the saddle like some old cowboy who dug
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his way out of his grave, pulled up his boots,
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put his pistol on his hip, climbed up and took
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hold of the reins. Don't worry where I've been. I'm
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back in the saddle again, he declares on the chorus.
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The radio ready anthem mirrors Combe's personal life and is
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about him getting back to his roots and reigniting the passion.
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Speaker 2: That started his musical journey.
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Speaker 1: It's about just me getting back to what I did
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when I first started doing music, settling up, hitting the road,
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getting after it, just kind of getting back to it,
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he explains. The eleven times CMA Awards winner paired the
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song's debut with a high octane music videos starring NASCAR
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legends Dale Lerhart Junior and Richard Petty. Directed by Tyler Adams,
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The clip features Dale Junior racing around the track as
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Colms takes his place as the flagman. Later, Petty appears
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and tells Dale Junior, let me show you how it's done.
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So much work goes into making these songs so much
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time we spend making them, from the studio, writing them
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to their videos. I got to make the video with
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Dale Junior and Richard Petty, which is a total dream
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come true. My Grandpa would be rolling over in his
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grave in a good way if he knew that I
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got to hang out with Richard Petty and Dale Junior.
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Combs shares back in the Saddle arrives as backup plan
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Comb's duet with Bailey Zimmerman continues its rise up the charts.
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It follows Combs's latest solo single, the heart pounding chart
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topper Ain't No Love in Oklahoma, and will likely appear
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on his anticipated, yet to be announced new album. Combs
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has spent the past several months on an extensive festival run,
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bringing his high energy live show to festivals such as
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the Bonnaroo and New Orleans Jazz Fest. Next up, he
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hit the stage at the Newport Folk Festival in Newport,
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Rhode Island. Moving On, Tim McGraw reflects on the leap
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of faith that launched his career. I sold everything I
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had In nineteen eighty nine, young Tim McGraw made a
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decision that would change his life forever. With a repertoire
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of about fifty songs. The Louisiana native dropped out of college,
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liquidated his assets, and bought a one way ticket to Nashville.
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Now a bona fide superstar with forty seven chart topping
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singles to his name, McGraw recently looked back on that
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life altering choice and his mom's surprisingly supportive reaction. At
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the time, McGraw had been taking pre law courses while
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or playing local shows around his college town. I started
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playing for tips at a local restaurant, and then I
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put a band together. Then there was less and less
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of going to class and more and more going out
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and playing music at night, until it became unsustainable on
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the class level, he explained in an interview with NPR.
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At this time, he took a leap of faith. Everything
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I had sold, my car, sold, my shotguns, everything I
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had I sold, and I was going to buy a
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bus ticket to Nashville and have enough money to be
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in a hotel for a couple of weeks if I
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needed to. With his mind made up and his heart
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set on Nashville, McGrath faced the hardest part breaking the
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news to mom. I had to call mom and tell
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her and let her know I was dropping out of school,
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which scared me to death because I knew she didn't
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graduate high school because of me. She didn't get the
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opportunities in life that she wanted because of me, because
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I was born and she had that responsibility. And she
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was in an abusive relationship, probably because she thought she
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needed help and needed the support. So for all these reasons,
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she wanted me to succeed, and I wanted to succeed
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for her. He was scared to death to make the call,
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but his mom's response took him by surprise. When I
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finally got the nerve to do that, I called her
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and said, Mom, I'm just letting you know that i'm
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dropping out of college and I'm moving to Nashville to
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play music. And there was silence on the line, and
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of course I expected, hell, no, you're not. But what
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I got back from my mom was, well, I'm surprised
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you haven't done that already, and she said you need
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to go do it, otherwise you'll always wonder if you
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could have made it. We all know now that Tim
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McGraw ultimately made it. He got on that bus never
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looked back, arriving in Nashville, on May ninth, nineteen eighty nine.
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The very same day, his musical hero Keith Whitley tragically
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died of acute alcohol poisoning. Next, Cody Jinks on tapping
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into vulnerability, redemption, and resilience on his new album in
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My Blood. Cody Jinks has released his new album in
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My Blood out via his label Late August Records on
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July twenty fifth. This collection boasts eleven tracks and is
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what the multi platinum singer songwriter calls the best album
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we've released yet. I hope so, at least. The Fort Worth,
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Texas native told Country Now in a recent interview, I
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don't know if it's far more honest than I've ever been.
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I've always been honest. Maybe vulnerable to the right word.
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I think this album is really vulnerable. Co Produced by
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Joshua Thompson and Charles Godfrey, In My Blood found jinx
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immersing himself and the music at Sonic Ranch outside of
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El Paso. On the album, he turns the page, entering
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a new chapter of his life with an involved sense
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of maturities, explores real life storytelling themes of redemption, resilience,
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and the working class struggle. Per a press release, these
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topics aren't difficult for Jenks forty four to capture as
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a veteran independent artist who has done it all with
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di I wire approach, having already released ten albums, sold
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over five million tickets on its tours, and has eight
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songs certified platinum or gold. From a sonic standpoint, the
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songs on In My Blood combined the country outlaw's soulful
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signature sound with a gritty fusion of traditional honky tonk
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attitude and southern rock vibes. Jink's credits In My Blood
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as being his most personal project to date, having written
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all but one track and served as the soul writer
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for five of the cuts. There was vulnerbility in this
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record that nobody's ever seen before, and a lot of
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songs that were coming out that were things that I
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didn't even know I could write, Jinks shared, revealing that
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its previous body of work, Changed the Game served as
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a somewhat of a precursor to his current release. Change
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the Game was the end of the last era of
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How I Was, Jinks explained of the twenty twenty four release,
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which touched on subjects of sobriety, reflection, and triumphs, but
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also is mainly driven by anger and discord. I think
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changed the Game was the ending of part one of
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the book, and hopefully In my Blood is the beginning
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of a very long part of part two of the book.
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In a press release, Jinks further explained, we know what
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we did, we know where we've been, we know what
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we've done. In My Blood is why we keep doing it.
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The title track, in My Blood features the only collaboration
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with guest vocals by Cody Jinks's longtime friend Charlie Starr
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of BlackBerry Smoke. The buddies have toured together, but this
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is the first time they've joined forces on a recording.
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Jinks wrote In My Blood with Star in twenty twenty four,
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and the song showcases just how all consuming music is
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to the artist's a y kroons It's in my blood,
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It's in my bones. The track also finds Jinks driving
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home the message that he has always enjoyed blazing his
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own trail, learning from his mistakes and gaining the knowledge
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that comes with hard earned wisdom. Of working alongside Starr
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for the track, Jinks said, I'm a huge fan of
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BlackBerry Smoke and the way they do things and getting
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to tour with them pretty extensively last summer gave us
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the opportunity to begin a friendship. I think I found
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a kindred spirit in Charlie. Our band in BlackBerry Smoke
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worked so well together, and Charlie is such a good dude.
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I enjoy talking with him about music and about writing songs.
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He's a rock star and it was a pleasure and
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a joy and an honor to write this song with him.
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Something Wicked This Way Comes, which Cody Jinks wrote by himself,
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is the song on the project that he considers his favorite.
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Featuring a thought provoking melody and heart pulsing guitars, the
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track showcases the deeper side of Jinks, an avid reader,
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inspired by the nineteen sixty two fantasy novel of the
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same name by Ray Bradbury. Something Wicked This Way Comes
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conveys a message that the temptations of good and evil
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tend to recur. The song could have told the story
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just as an instrumental, but I love writing lyrics about literature. Jinks,
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who began his playing thrash metal before cutting his teeth
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in Honky Tonk Bars, shared this in a press release,
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and That's why I like metal music so much because
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there's so many literary illusions on those songs. I'm just
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having too much fun with that song right now. In Monsters,
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written by Jinks with Ward Davis, the focus lies on
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the mind playing tricks, where if one isn't careful, they
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could fall back into the same dark situation. It's a
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reminder that people often have to keep running from their demons,
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whether that be vice or something else. Elsewhere on the album,
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Jinks finds himself reflect on in his wild years, knowing
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that against all odds, he and his band have risen
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from the ashes. Perhaps no other tracks sees Jinks looking
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back at a younger version of himself. More than the
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heartfelt closer when Time Didn't Fly. The track finds him
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having a sense of gratitude, knowing that although aging may
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be a thief, those early years have given him a
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new perception and attitude about life. That's actually one of
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the older songs on the record. We wrote that during COVID.
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I wrote it with Kendall Marvel and Channel Channing Wilson,
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and I love those guys. It's such a touching song
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about not looking forward to as many days as you've
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already had. Jinks said, and it's a great closer because
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you're looking at things in retrospect. You're not done yet,
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but it's important to remember where you've been, and it's
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important to know where you're going now. E mosey on
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over to people dot com Country with the first article
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date of July twenty ninth. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter Tour just
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became the highest grossing country tour in history, making over
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four hundred million dollars. Beyonce is making history again. The
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thirty five time Grammy winners Cowboy Carter Tour, in support
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of her twenty twenty four album of the same name,
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is the highest grossing country tour in history. According to Billboard,
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Beyonce forty three gross four hundred and seven point six
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million dollars in ticket sales, with over one point six
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million tickets sold for her thirty two concert in nine cities.
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Throughout her trek, Beyonce performed of Course in La Chicago,
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New York, Houston, d C, Dallas, Atlanta, and two stops
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in Europe. A Cowboy Carter Tour is also the shortest
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tour to gross over four hundred million dollars throughout her tour,
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which featured a three hour long set list of over
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forty songs. The Crazy and Love singer brought out husband
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jay Z, Miley, Cyrus, mother Tina Knowles, Shabouzi, the Mayas,
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and Destiny's Child. Beyonce's daughters Blue, Ivy and Roomy also
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participated in her shows. Among her impressive set designs were
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a mechanical golden horse, a red horseshoe, and a convertible
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low Rider. Before Beyonce released Cowboy carter Back in twenty
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twenty four, she revealed that the album was five years
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in the making and was born out of an experience
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that I had years ago when I did not feel
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welcomed and it was very clear that I wasn't, she
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wrote on Instagram the time. But because of that experience,
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I did a deeper dive into the history of country
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music and studied our rich musical archive. It feels good
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to see how music can unite so many people around
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the world, while also amplifying the voices of some of
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the people who have dedicated so much of their lives
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educating on our musical history.
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Speaker 2: She continued.
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Speaker 1: Beyonce, I added the criticism my face when I first
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entered this genre forced me to propel past the limitations
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that were put on me. Act too was a result
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of challenging myself and taking my time to bend and
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blend genres together to create this.
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Speaker 2: Body of work.
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Speaker 1: The album ultimately won her three Grammy Awards at the
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twenty twenty five ceremony, including Album of the Year, which
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she had been nominated for four times before finally winning
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in February. I just feel very full and very honored.
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It's been many, many years. Just want to thank the Grammys,
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every songwriter, every collaborator, every producer, all of the hard work,
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she said. Upon accepting the Grammy. She dedicated the wind
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to Linda Martel, the first black female country singer, who
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collaborated with her on Cowboy Carter Opening Doors. God bless
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you all, Thank you so much.
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Speaker 2: Thank you.
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Speaker 1: Up next for Beyonce is the Emmy Awards, where she
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will face off against Jay Z fifty five in the
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Outstanding Variety Special. Queen Bay was nominated for Netflix's Christmas
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Game Day halftime show, which marked the first time she
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performed songs from Cowboycarter Live. Meanwhile, the rapper's nod comes
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from his work on the Apple Music Super Bowl halftime
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show starring Kendrick Lamarr. Now we saddle up with the
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boot dot com with the first article dated July thirtieth,
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Snow Harmony and Elvira. The Oakridge Boys announce American Made
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Christmas Tour. The Oakreage Boys are showing no signs of
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slowing down despite announcing a farewell tour back in twenty
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twenty three. The legendary quartet is turning their American Maid
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Tour into a seasonable seasonal celebration. New American Made Christmas
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Tour is a limited nine date run, kicking off December
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fourth in Sarasota, Florida, and wrapping up December twentieth in Midland, Michigan.
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Christmas time has always been our favorite time of the year,
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Dwayne Allen shared in the announcement. Getting to see everyone
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during the holidays singing our favorite Christmas songs, both traditional
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and new, is something I look forward to all year long,
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he continued. Come on out and see us if you can.
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Each concert will feature a mix of the Oakridge Boys'
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biggest hits, including staples like Elvira, along with selections from
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their seven best selling Christmas albums. Fans can expect a
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full festive atmosphere with decorated trees simulated falling snow and
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a cozy, nostalgic holiday feel on stage. This year's lineup
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includes longtime members Dwayne Allen, William Lee Golden, and Richard Sturbin,
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with Ben James stepping in his tenor following the twenty
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twenty four passing of Joe Bonsall due to complications from als.
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The American Maide Christmas Tour will bring the band to
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cities in Georgia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio and more. Next, Shaboozies
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lamb on social media for trespassing in Montana. Chaboozi is
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under fire after posting some images from a photo shoot
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that were taken against the stunning Montana landscape backdrop. The
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problem while a landowner named Lexi Kottwitz says they were
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taken on her family's property without her permission. Kottwitz shared
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an open letter to the Abar song star on Facebook,
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saying that she was taken aback when she learned that
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he had crossed onto our private acreage without permission on
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social media no less, the letter has since been deleted
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or set to private, but according to Wide Open Country,
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Cottwitz emphasized that in Montana, private property is more than
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just land. It's sacred to the people who own it.
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It's a way of life. Generations of families have cared
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for it, protected it, and drawn strength and identity from it.
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The letter reportedly reads, with that comes a deep respect
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for personal property in the understanding that stewardship and boundaries
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go hand in hand. She acknowledged that Chaboozi's intent was
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likely not malicious, but still wanted to emphasize that stepping
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over on to another person's land without permission as a violation.
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We welcome you to our big, beautiful state that prides
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itself on having acres upon acres of public land to enjoy,
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Cottwitz letter continues. We also welcome you to build relationship
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with the folks that reside here. Were pretty friendly people.
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A phone call or door knock would have been the
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right thing to do, according to Wide Open Country. Another
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person commented on the original Facebook post, saying Chaboozi had
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trespassed on their land too. Ask first, we probably would
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have welcomed you, especially since we like your music and
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appreciate artistic talent.
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Speaker 2: That comment reads.
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Speaker 1: Other commentators pointed out that Shaboozi appears to be smoking
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a cigarette on one of the photos, something that could
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have caused property destruction or worse, if an ember had
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flown into a nearby haystack. But another user brought up
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the point that much of the state now known as
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Montana was originally inhabited by indigenous people who were ousted
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from their land by white settlers of European descent. If
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I was on land my family owned for generations, I
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would be focussing my energy on making some reparations for
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the thievery perpetrated by my ancestors. Anyway, as he Shabbuzzi
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continues to ride across the success of Where I've Been
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Isn't Where I'm Going album, He recently dropped a collaboration
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with Rapper of Big X, the plug called Home. He
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has also announced his first ever headlining US tour, which
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kicks off this fall. This concludes the reading of Country
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Weekly for this week. If you have any comments or
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joining me and on behalf of everyone here at RADIOI.
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This is Ken Dawkins, wishing you a great day