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6.26.26 · Country Weekly

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to catch up with Country Weekly, where
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we check out news and gossip from the world of
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country music. I'm your host as always, Ken Dawkins, and
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I'll be reading from various sources found online. As a reminder,
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RADIOI is a reading service intended for people who are
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blind or have other disabilities that make it difficult to
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read printed material. We'll begin with the first article, dated
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June twenty second, from countrynow dot com. Ella Langley announces
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second leg of the Dandelion Tour. Fans will have even
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more chances to see Ella live this year, because this
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week the country music star announced dates for the second
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leg of her wildly successful The Dandelion Tour. The news
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confirms that twenty one new dates have been added to
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her sold out headline arena run. After closing out the
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first part of her trek on August fifteenth, she will
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head right back on the road on August twentieth, with
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a stop in Green Bay to kick off the second leg.
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Langley will continue to make her way across the country,
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with plans to perform at several landmark venues, including Red
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Rocks Amphitheater and two nights at Los Angeles famed Greek Theater.
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She will officially bring the tour to a close on
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Halloween when she delivers her final show in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Tickets to the Dandelion Tour will be available via pre
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sale beginning this week. The tour was named after her
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number one in RIAA platinum certified album Dandelion, which spawned
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two of the biggest country records in twenty twenty six,
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the four times platinum single Choos in Texas of Course,
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which became the first song by a woman to simultaneously
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top the Billboard Hot one hundred, Hot Country Songs and
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Country Airplay charts, and platinum hit be Her, which recently
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was named the fastest solo female song to reach number
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one in country radio in the past ten years. Her
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milestone year also includes snagging all seven awards she who
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was nominated for at the ACM Awards, and earning two
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recent American Music Award wins. The Alabama native executive produced
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her highly anticipated sophomore album alongside Miranda Lambert and Ben West.
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The album includes eighteen tracks, the Showcase of Flirtier, Freer,
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More Mature and Confidence. Side of Langley, she launched the
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first half of her headline run in May, in addition
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to serving as support for select dates of Morgan Wallen's
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Still The Problem to Her and making several festival appearances.
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Her upcoming dates will feature support from a rotation of
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rising acts and hit makers, including Ernest Cameron, Marlowe, Gabriella Rose,
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and Lacey k. Booth. The closest she gets to Our
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Neck of the Woods would be in Knoxville, Tennessee, on
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the twenty fourth of September at the Food City Center.
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Next Kenny Chesney says he refuses to bring politics on
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to his stage. Kenny Chesney's opening up about his decision
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to keep politics out of his performances. Over the past
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three decades, the superstar has built his career around bringing
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people together, saying his concerts are meant to serve as
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an escape from the noise of everyday life. Because of that,
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he says he's chosen not to use his platform to
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tell fans how to think or how to vote. During
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a recent conversation with Bill Maher That's on Club Random podcast,
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Jesney explained that he has never felt it was his
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place to influence fans politically from the stage, noting that
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people are already surrounded by those conversations everywhere else. I've
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never saw it to be my place to use my
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stage or platform, no matter where I'm playing, to tell
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people how to think or how to vote. He stated,
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they hear that, they get that everywhere else, everywhere, on
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every device, every network. They're there as an escape from
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all that stuff. Jesney's comments came after the conversation turned
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to Bruce Springsteen, who, like Maher, hails from New Jersey.
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Maher admitted he as a Springsteen fan, but said he
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started to view the outspoken singer through a more political lens.
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Now that starts to be well, it's so funny, everything
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has to be political now, Maher said. Jesney agreed and said,
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I just refused to do it. I was very thankful
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when I came on your show in November that you
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knew I didn't want to talk about that. Of celebrities
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who are outspoken on their political views and hoped to
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influence fans by talking politics, Chesney said and stated, there's
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a certain ego I think that lives in there, in
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a certain box inside your head and your soul that
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you have to check for some reason to think that
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you can make a difference. During his appearance, Chesney also
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discussed nearly thirty years without canceling a show, why he
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stopped drinking performances, and his upcoming Sphere residency. Chesney returned
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to the stage at the Sphere in Las Vegas over
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the weekend, opening his summer run with an epic show
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that included hits like Young Beer in Mexico and Keg
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in the Closet, and a surprise three song performance with
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fellow superstar Eric Church. Next. Arrest warrant issued for Bailey
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Zimmerman following alleged hotel in in New Mexico. A warrant
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for Bailey Zimmerman's arrest has been issued in the state
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of Mexico, New Mexico, according to new court documents filed
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in Albuquerque Metropolitan Court. In a new report shared by TMZ,
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Zimmerman is facing felony and misdemeanor charges after allegedly wrecking
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a hotel room and causing more than sixteen thousand dollars
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in damages. Court documents, which are public, state that the
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warrant was issued on June eighteenth. The charges include criminal
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damage to property over one thousand dollars, which is a felony,
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along with two counts of falsely obtaining services, both misdemeanors.
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The charges are reportedly tied to an incident on May
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twenty seventh, when Zimmerman was scheduled to perform in Albuquerque
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at the Amphitheater at Sandirira Resort in Casino. According to TMZ,
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local authorities claimed Zimmerman went on a bender and trashed
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the hotel room, later canceling that night's performance and being
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removed from the resort. Reports also alleged the singer appeared
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intoxicated throughout the evening, acting erratically during sound check, including stumbling, falling,
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and acting belligerently and throwing equipment. Zimmerman, is only twenty six,
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allegedly stormed off stage and while returning to the resort,
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spit in the direction of a security officer and complained
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about being transported in a white SUV instead of a
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black one. He was later taken back to the resort,
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where he reportedly continued to stumble and had to lean
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on a member of his team while walking through the hallway.
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The resort ultimately asked him to leave, and law enforcement
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was called to escort him off the property. According to documents,
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housekeeping staff discovered the hotel room the following day had
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been extensively damaged. The alleged damage included the hotel's TV, phone,
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coffee table, and two chairs. Staff also reported a hole
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in one wall, additional damage throughout the room, carpet stains,
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and two missing chairs. The hotel further alleged Zimmerman charged
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more than four hundred dollars in alcohol to the room,
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never paid the bill. Court documents state that both resort
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staff and law enforcement attempted to contact Zimmerman and his team,
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but were reportedly unsuccessful, which led to the issuance of
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an arrest warrant. Zimmerman canceled that night's show, as well
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as a scheduled performance in Robneck Park, California, on May thirtieth,
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telling fans he was ill and unable to perform. Bailey
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Zimmerman has not yet publicly commented. According to his official website,
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Zimmerman's next schedule tour dates were set for this weekend.
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Now we move on over to peoplecountry dot com and
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with an exclusive report. This goes back to the seventeenth
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but it's the Laurel Cove Music Festival twenty twenty six.
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Now affirmed Appalachia's central role in the modern American music narrative.
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There's magic in the hills surrounding Pineville, Kentucky, as many
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of us know anyway, and Laurel Cove Music Festival is
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the chosen vessel through which it all flows. Once again,
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the three day festival, held at Pine Mountain State Resort Park,
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succeeded at bridging every facet of the American music experience
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into a single weekend of NonStop artistry set against some
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of the most gorgeous natural scenery east of the Mississippi.
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Held between June eleventh and thirteenth, the Hallowed Grounds called
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together makers of country, bluegrass, rock, folk and beyond to
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a literal meeting of the musical minds and a proverbial
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who of individuals both ascending to stardom and those who
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have served as pillars of their respective genres for years,
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both in Kentucky and beyond. For this year's iteration, the
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team of mines behind the event assembled a lineup that
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tantalized in terms of national and regional star power. Leading
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off its first day, Emily Jamerson saw a break in
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the rain that defined her twenty twenty five set at
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Laurel Cove and delivered a truly moving full band performance
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on its Jam Nation main stage. Not long after, Denver
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based Americana outfit Marfa took to the main stage to
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rock out to their fan favorite track Daisy among other hits.
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Sheenaneaua Valley artist John R. Miller locked listeners in a
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trance with his set from the main stage, performing a
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World Away along with a slew of other equally captivating numbers.
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Then Texas took to the main stage via five piece
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outfit The Wilder Blue, who brought fans to their feet
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with modern classics like Bless My Bones. The fun continued
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when Alabama's cash As Culpepper, who performed an earlier slot
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in the Rain on the main stage in twenty twenty five,
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closed out the core lineup on Night one with a
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velvet smooth performance of Jenny and After Me and More.
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I Love Laurel Cove. It appeels like family here. I
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feel like there's real life music spirits in this place.
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Culpeper tells people of what brought him back for a
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second year at the festival. As for the late nights
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set on Day one, Kentucky rock trio Bedford, who were
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forced to perform what ultimately became an iconic lightning bug
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backed set out of their tour van during rain delays
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in twenty twenty five, finally brought their electric live performance
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energy to the Laurel Cove main stage. Guitarist and singer
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col And Michael tells people, I've never been around a
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community of more loyal listeners that ride for the artists here.
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The type of fans that come to Laurel co are
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the fans that build careers. Drummer and singer Tristan Fraser
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calls the festival the spirit of Appalachia, with bassist and
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singer Samuel May agreeing that there is some real beautiful
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art being made and this is a really nice place
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to share it. Creekside stage support on Day one was
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held down by Kentucky natives Laura Lewis and Alt Country
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Americana band Hollerhead, as well as North Carolina based artist
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Justin Clyde Williams. Day two continued the Mountain Side Jam
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with performances from the likes of Rebecca Porter, Joe's Stam Band,
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The Low Down Drifters, Shadow Grass, The Creakers, The Damn Shames,
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Dalton Kaiser and The Downwind Rock, Burton and Gracy Yates,
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Colton Bowland and Magnolia Boulevard. Though Porter's main stage performance
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already moved fans, it was a subsequent musical Moonshine backed
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acoustic taping of the Guambourne, Virginia based artists track Heyday
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Loans on the neon lit trail between the two stages
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that stopped passerbys dead in their track. Bowlin, who People
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recently featured for his album Grandpa's Mill, delivered one of
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the most memorable performances of the weekend to a packed
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out creek side stage. Throngs of captivated listeners shared attentively
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as the twenty two year old prodigy effortlessly switched between
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spot on renditions of Willie Nelson and Whalen Jennings's voices
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during a Mama's Don't let Your Babies grow up to
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be Cowboys and tugged at heartstrings with his original Clinton County,
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leaving droves clamoring for a main stage return in twenty
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twenty seven. Burton and Yates Laurel Cove fans fans turned
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performers who hail from Kentucky and deliver road warn Americana
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and country rock with heartfelt storytelling, warm harmonies, and a
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free spirited, rootsy feel. Were particularly moved by their experience
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performing at the Creek Side stage. Australian grunge country artists
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didn't know that was a thing in grunge country. Artist
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Tory Forsyth, who traveled roughly ten thousand miles to attend
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Laurel Cove for a second year as a fan after
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performing there in twenty twenty five, tells people on the
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second day that it's the fact that we had no
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idea this place existed. We showed up and it fell immediately,
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like we were walking into familiar territory like a family.
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The best part of it is that we have a
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certain specific kind of sound and it was just welcomed
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into this community for sight ads people get here and
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what we're doing and if it's not something we see
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at home. Laurel Cove Music Festival ended strong on Day
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three with a stacked lineup at both the main and
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side stage. Bell County native Jordan Lee King started off
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the day strong from the jam Nation stage with smile
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inducing tracks like Best Show of the Year and the
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Kentucky Twanged cover of Cyndi Lauper's girls just want to
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have fun. If there's a single notion that the Cove
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proves year after year, it's that the Holler is as
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much a state of mind as it is a place
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one calls home. Take Cloverdale Records artist Leon Matchin, born
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in the Czech Republic to Bosnian refugees and having moved
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to Clearwater, Florida as a toddler, performing as he describes
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cowboy chords and hammer ons that have as much at
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home in the Sunshine State as they do in Montana.
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Maten overcame slight technical difficulties to light up the main
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stage on day three by effortlessly blending guitar picking and
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harmonica melodies that cut deep through surrounding Hemlock Mountain, Laurel
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and rhododendron. Day three continued the likes of Dallasbourne, Nashville
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based Harper O'Neill, Kendall Minter, I'm Sorry, Oliver Sianni, and
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Rich Henderson. At around dinner time, rising Oklahoma City Americana
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outfit Jason Scott in the High Heat, took to the
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main stage, braving literal high heat in the hollers to
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perform the likes of High Country and if We make
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It till the Morning. Undoubtedly, the most blazing, contagious utilization
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of a six stringed instrument of the weekend came via
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Kentucky legend Late Backcountry Picker, the longtime social studies teacher
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and riotous guitarist who claims Tyler Childs as a student
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of both his curriculum and musical stylings, was joined by
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his wife and drummer Honey to deliver melodies of some
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of rock and Blue's greatest riffs, alongside originals like LB's
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Truth and Civilian Vic at the Creek side stage. Recent
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People featured artists S. G. Goodman brought atmospheric sonics and
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earth shaking bass to the main stage for her performance,
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which included the likes of her new original Satellite, as
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well as crowd favored a live cover of the Butthole
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Surfer's Pepper. Right after col Cheney delivered main stage energy
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on the Creek side stage to a crowd that overflowed
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into the street with hits including Feels Like Rain. To
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round out the festivities, Evan Hohner, who set last year,
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was relegated to performing acoustically atop a cooler underneath a
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picnic pavilion to avoid a torrential downpour. Finally claimed his
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rightful spot on the Laurel Cove main stage with la
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DLit crowns of flowers atop his and his band's heads.
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Howner backflip jammed hits like maybe for once and I
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don't know about cars, and closed out another memorable weekend
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in Kentucky with a bang. Though Loria Cove is intentionally
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and naturally restricted in size by its venue, the message
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of the festival is extending far beyond its Kentucky confines today.
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This is in part thanks to Where the Mountains Sing,
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a forthcoming documentary via Mesmeric Media created by director and
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executive producer Michael Holstein, A spotlights why the Small Festival
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is one of the last bastions of a dying breed
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of live performance and will appear on a major streaming
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service late in twenty twenty six. Now we hitchhike down
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to USA today with the article date of June twenty third.
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Luke Bryan Jason Aldean sued for one point four million
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dollars after closing Nashville Steakhouse. A real estate company is
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suing country music stars Jason Aldeen and Luke Bryant, as
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well as former Major League Baseball player Adam Laroche following
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the closure of their Nashville steakhouse. Village twenty one Investment
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Partners LLLC is seeking more than one point four million
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dollars in damages, claiming the closure was a default on
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their lease agreement. The lawsuit, filed in Davidson County Circuit Court, reads,
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according to the complaint, the trio previously operated a restaurant
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called E three Chophouse, but stopped paying the monthly rent
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and abruptly closed the restaurant in February. The steakhouse, located
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in the city's Hillsborough Village neighborhood, opens its doors in
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twenty nineteen and is one of two in the country.
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The other location, owned by Larosh and his brothers Jeff
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and Andy, is in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, opened in twenty thirteen.
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Nashville We're hitting pause, the three Chophouse Nashville website read
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on Tuesday. We're temporarily pausing operations as we evaluate what
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Nashville needs next. Our team is assessing market opportunities and
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exploring potential rebrand and reconcept strategies for the future of
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this location. Laroche became friends with Brian more than two
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decades ago after he attended one of Brian's music gigs
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in Atlanta. The tennesseean part of the USA Today network,
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previously reported, and Laroche later introduced himself to Aldine after
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the musician performed the national anthem at an Atlanta Braves game,
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and they eventually became hunting buddies, he said. USA Today
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has reached out to the defendant's attorneys. Online court records
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show hearing for the civil cases set for Friday. Now
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it's savingcountry music dot com time. As we read the
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article from June twenty second, Turnpike Troubadours tease new music
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this weekend. Nobody panic try to look cool, but the
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Turnpike Troubadours are probably dropping new music on us sooner
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than later, and probably this weekend. According to a social
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media post that appears to show the band loading into
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a studio and warming up for a session, you see
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frontman Evan Felker fitting himself out with a set of earphones,
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hammer and Hank Early finger rolling on a banjo, Kyle
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Nick's fiddling with his fiddle. Ryan Engelman working the frets
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of his unplugged telecaster and Gabriel Pearson returning with a tambourine.
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Though the setting is a little ambiguous, the outside shots
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of the band walking into the studio do look similar
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to the entrance to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and
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the Snake Mountain studios of Shooter Jennings. Shooter produced the
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band's last two records. The reason anticipation for any new
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Turnpike Troubadour's music is so high is due to the
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high bar they've set for the rest of the country
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music industry with their catalog, especially their last album, twenty
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twenty five's The Price of Admission, which won Saving Country
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Music's Album of the Year, Song of the Year on
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the Red River Heaven Passing Through and earn Evan Felker
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and The Troubadour's Artist of the Year. All the accolades
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have yet to turn the Turnpike Troubadours even as much
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as a Grammy nomination or attention from the CMA or
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ACM Awards, who have been featuring more independent artists lately,
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Flatland Cavalry forty nine, Winchester, The Red Clay Strays and
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Muscadeene Bloodline have all received nominations from these country institutions,
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but fans don't need any validation from awards shows to
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know how important even a tease for new Turnpike Troubadour's
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music is. Right now, the only thing they've announced is
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the single, but who knows. It could be the first
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single from a new album, perhaps the first single to
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a tribute to Robert Earl Keane, or simply a standalone single.
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On December ninth of last year, Evan Felker did post
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on Instagram new record in twenty six you tell me,
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But for now froth and anticipation and be happy. This
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week has a gift waiting for you at the end
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of it. The Turnpike Troubadours will be playing the Kettle
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House Amphitheater in bonnerd, Montana, on Friday, before headlining the
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Jackalope Jamboree and Pendleton, Oregon on Saturday. Now it's on
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to Country central dot Com with the article date of
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June twenty third. Parker McCollum Tys's new version of Killin'
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Me with lee Anne Walmack. Parker McCollum was announced a
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new version of his single Killin' Me featuring country music
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veteran lee Anne Walmack. The Texas native, revealed the collaboration
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on social media, writing, She's literally country music royalty, y'all.
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This is a huge deal. Couldn't be more grateful to
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have lee An Walmack on this song with me. The
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collaboration arrived just weeks after mc collum and Walmack shared
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the stage at the sixty first Academy of Country Music Awards,
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where they delivered a duet performance of Killin' Me. The
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appearance marked one of the night's most talked about collaborations,
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pairing two artists with deep Texas roots and showcasing Womack's
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distinctive vocals on the favorite track. Originally released on Parker
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McCollum's self titled album, Killin' Me has become one of
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the standout songs from the project. The track was later
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released to country radio and has remained a staple of
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his live shows. Halfway through twenty twenty six, Parker has
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stayed extremely busy, continuing his extensive tour, which included a
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headline stop with the Houston Rodeo in his home state
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and winning Album of the Year at the ACM Awards,
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where he and LeeAnne Womack first performed the single, continuing
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to move on. We're at Holler dot Com with the
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article dated the fourth of twenty fourth of June. Taylor
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Swift joins Laney Wilson for Love Story performance in Nashville.
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Taylor Swift's surprise attendees at Nashville's Tight Ends and Friends
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last night that would be the twenty third by emerging
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during Laney Wilson's set to perform her hit song love Story.
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Taylor's appearance was greeted by a deafening chorus of cheers,
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with the cruel summer singing songwriter delivering a live wire
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rendition of her much loved country anthem. After Taylor kicked
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things off, Laney took the helm for the second verse,
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with their vocals combining seamlessly, leaving us and many others
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at Holler hoping they'll link up for official collaboration in
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the future. Taylor's appearance has some fans wondering whether this
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is the latest clue that she's returning to country music.
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Taylor's Love Story performance comes hot on the heels of
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her new single We've Talked About I Knew It, I
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Knew You, which the Pennsylvania native penned in honor of
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Disney's Toy Story five. The fact that I Knew It,
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I Knew You was country leaning and that the Global
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Icons joined forces with Laney leaves Holler wondering if she
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is teasing that her next album will be country. Well,
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Holler's not so sure. As I Knew It, I Knew
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You being country feels like an homage to Randy Newman's
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legendary Toy Story soundtracks, and Taylor's performance at tight Ends
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and Friends was likely just to show of support to
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her fiance Travis Kelcey. What's more, Taylor also performed that installment,
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taking the stage for an impromptu rendition of Shake It
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Off alongside Kane Brown, Kelsey, George Kittle, and Greg Olsen
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host tight Ends and Friends each year to raise money
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for a variety of charities as part of the trio's
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tight End and University program. This year's ceremony took place
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at Nashville's The Pinnacle and also feature performances from country
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hit makers Dan and Shay and Chase Rice. Now we
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click our heels and welcome in the boot dot com.
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With the first article dated June twenty second, This John
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Denver song is becoming the twenty twenty six World Cup anthem.
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John Denver is officially or unofficially rather become the voice
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of the twenty twenty six World Cup. This year's World
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Cup is being held in North America, as we know,
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with most of the host cities in the United States,
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and while the Star Spangled banner will remain the official
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anthem of the US men's national team, a new song
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has emerged as a battle cry for both fans and
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players alike the US Games this year. You may have
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noticed that the stadiums are playing John Denver's nineteen seventy
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one hit take Me Home Country Roads, and fans have
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been belting out the track word for word. Fox Sports
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capture one of these moments following the United States win
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over Australia on Friday. It doesn't stop of the Americans, however,
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videos have emerged of players and visiting fans from other
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countries getting in on the action. There was a compilation
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video out there that shows how Dutch fans enjoying a
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road trip on a Dodge Ram while singing that song.
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A bar filled with Scottish fans belting out an entire
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stadium singing the song during the Check versus South Africa match.
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The United States has a lot of visitors due to
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the World Cup, and many of them are enjoying their visit,
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especially the more country fed parts of the nation. Many
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tourists have been visiting honky tonks and rodeos, driving back roads,
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and even listening to country music. Most notably is the
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German tourist who has gone viral for his newfound love
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of Ella Langley in fact online. The adoration became such
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an Internet sensation that Ella invited him to her Oklahoma
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show and even brought him backstage next Jelly Roll's new song,
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hands Up, delivers them message every imperfect person needs to hear.
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Jelly Roll is giving fans new music amid a week
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dominated by headlines about his divorce from Bunny XO. The
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Country Stars released a new song called hands Up, a
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faith filled anthem that leans into the themes that have
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defined much of his recent music, redemption, perseverance, and the
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idea that nobody is perfect. The release comes just days
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after both Jelly Roll and Bunny XO publicly address their
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split for the first time. Hands Up blends jelly Roll's
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hip hop roots with a soaring gospel infused country sound.
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At the center of the song is a message aimed
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at anyone who feels flawed but continues trying to become
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a better person. The uplifting message is likely to resonate
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with fans who have connected with jelly Roll's deeply personal
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songwriting throughout his career. The song arrives during a highly
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emotional chapter in jelly Roll's personal life, as we know.
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Earlier this month, the singer filed for divorce from Bunny
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XO after nearly a decade of marriage. The xo recently
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broke he silence on the split during an episode of
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her Dumb Blonde podcast, where she revealed that the former
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couple still plans to have a child together despite the divorce.
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Just hours after the Bunny xos podcast episode was released,
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Jellyroll addressed the divorce publicly for the first time during
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a concert stop in Saratoga Springs, New York. Next a
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list from the Booth this week the top ten Megan
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Moroni songs with sharp wit and even sharper observational skills.
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Megan Moroney has recorded some of the very most relatable
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lyrics and country music in the past few years. Her
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songs primarily deal with the ups and downs of relationships,
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and not only romantic ones. Ramoni has released several compelling
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ballads about family members and especially poignant lyrics about her
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relationship with herself. Megan Maroney is a twenty eight year
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old singer from Georgia who first became famous in twenty
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twenty two when Tennessee Orange went viral. She just graduated
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from the University of Georgia a couple of years prior
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and was still finding her way around Nashville when fame hit. Quickly,
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she became one of the top female artists in country music.
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Her music was praised for its pop sensibilities and lyrical depth.
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Anyone who listened to her debut Lucky album knew she
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was more than just a one hit wonder, and the
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subsequent two albums proved she was a superstar in the genre.
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With a sharp pen and even sharper observational skills, Megan
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Maroney has recorded some of the very most relatable lyrics
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in country music. Her breakout hit, as we said, was
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Tennessee Orange, and that song has held up and it's
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in the list of the Boot's Top ten songs from
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Megan Marony but just scratching the surface of the singer's
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songwriting capabilities. So number ten, says the Boot, Liars and
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Tigers and Bears. It's a great place to start because
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it represents the many things Megan Maroney does well. Number nine,
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says the Boot six months later. One of the newer
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songs on this list six months later is Maroney's quippy
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and lighthearted take on how an X can pop back
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up when you least expect him, Girl in the Mirrors
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number eight. Morony has released a lot of songs about
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loving other people, but she also knows that the most
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important person you'll ever love is yourself. Why Johnny at
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number seven special because it pays homage to classic country
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legends Johnny and June Carter Cash. The Boot says number
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six would be Tennessee Orange. Of course, this is the
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breakout hit and it still holds up. Now we're running
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out of time, So number five is sleep My Side.
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Number four beautiful Things, no caller id for Number three?
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Am I OK? Number two in the top Megan maroney
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song I'm Not Pretty, says the Boot. Well. This concludes
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the reading of Country Weekly for this week. If you
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have any comments or suggestions, about our program. Call us
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please at eight five nine four two two sixty three ninety.
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Thank you for joining me and on behalf of everyone
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here at RADIOI. This is Ken Dawkins, wishing you a
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great day