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2.28.25 · Country Weekly

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Speaker 1: Hey, it's time to catch up with Country Weekly, where
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we dive into news and gossip from the world of
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country music. I'm your host, Ken Dawkins, and I will
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be reading from various sources found online. As a reminder,
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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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February twenty fourth, from countrynow dot Com. Heading it up,
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Eric Church and Luke Comb's reflect on Concert for Carolina
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as they accept CRS twenty twenty five Artist Humanitarian Award.
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When Eric Church and Luke Combs teamed up for Concert
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for Carolina to support Hurricane Helen relief efforts, it wasn't
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for fame, headlines, or recognition. It was simply the right
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thing to do. So when the country radio broadcasters honor
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them twenty twenty five Artist Humanitarian a Ward, well, they
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weren't quite sure how to feel about it. I'm incredibly
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uncomfortable with an award like this, Church admitted on Friday
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while standing beside fellow North Carolina native Luke Combs at
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Country Radio seminar as they accepted the honor. A mentor
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of mine set a long time ago that you should
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never think about what you get from doing the right thing.
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You should just do the right thing, and in this regard,
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this was the right thing, he continued. The pair pulled
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off the impossible with their Concert for Carolina benefit concert,
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putting together a massive stadium show in just a few weeks.
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An event of his caliber with eighty two thousand attendees
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would typically take a year to plan. However, thanks to
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their efforts, the show was a huge success and raised
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more than twenty four million dollars for the people impacted
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by Hurricane Eleen. During their CRS acceptance speech, Combs reflected
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on the moment they began planning the show, emphasizing that
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moving forward with it was never in question, despite the
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challenges of organizing it on such short notice, this was
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the right thing to do. Me and Eric are both
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from the region of North Carolina that was most heavily impacted,
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and that morning we were on the phone by putting
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the show together, and there was never once a thought
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that we weren't going to get this done. Combs admitted
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that this experience was something that would ultimately define his career.
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It'll be a moment that I'll never forget, he promised,
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holding back tears. Church gave credit to Combs for calling
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him with the idea of putting the show together, and
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shared that of all the shows of his career thus far,
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Concert for Carolina will remain one of the most memorable.
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I've played a lot of shows in my career, and
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that night in Charlotte was top of the list for me.
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As far as special shows, it was the artists that
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gave creatively their time, their collection of artists the challenges
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we had, and the crowd responded to it, he explained.
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When it came time to choose this year's recipient of
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the CRS twenty twenty five Artist Humanitarian Award, the board
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did not hesitate.
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Speaker 2: The decision was obvious.
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Speaker 1: Eric Church and new Comb's love for their home state
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has been nothing.
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Speaker 2: Short of inspiring.
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Speaker 1: CRB Awards Committee chair Branagan's previously shared their dedication to
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helping North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene, and their ongoing
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efforts show just how much they care. This award is
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a heartfelt recognition of their commitment, hard work, and genuine
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compassion for the people of North Carolina. Eric and Luke
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were proud to Honor You. Established in nineteen ninety as
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the CRS Artist Humanitarian Award, it aims to recognize country
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artists whose philanthropic efforts have had a valuable impact on
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the cause they support. Past recipients include Kane Brown, Jason Aldeen,
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Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Carrie.
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Speaker 2: Underwood, and others.
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Speaker 1: Next, Kelsey Ballerini pauses concert to shut down a negative trend.
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Kelsey Ballerini is calling out fans who continued to shame
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her ex husband Morgan Evans during her live shows. The
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country star went through a very public divorce from Evans
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back in twenty twenty two, and reflected on the pain
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of that experience threw her rolling up the welcome at EP.
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Many of the tracks Office Project have been a powerful
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outlet for listeners going through heartbreak, and while the songstress
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has made it clear she loves being a part of
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the heading of the healing process for so many in
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her crowds, there is a trend that's been going on,
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particularly with the song Penthouse, that she does not support.
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A set of new videos of surfaced online from her
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recent performance at Florida's Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, where
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she stopped the show to ask fans to stop yelling
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out f Hugh Morgan. As a disc to her former husband,
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Ballerini can be heard delivering the story that airs out
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many of the issues they faced at the end of
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their relationship, including the lonely process of packing up their
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previously shared residence. As she sings the bridge, it hurts
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putting stuff in a box, and now we don't talk,
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and it stings. Rolling up the welcome Matt Fans help
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finish out the line and show their support by Ballerini
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by belting out the words knowing you got Havel. She
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generally pauses for a second after moving into the chorus
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to take in all the emotions in the room and
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build anticipate for the loud sing along It's about to
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erupt on the next set of lyrics. However, during Sunday's show,
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she instead took time to express her disapproval over the
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fan who chose to yell out the negative comment regarding
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Evans the Cowboys Cry two. Singer Pause shook her head no,
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and then told the fans we have to stop saying that. Seriously,
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were three years passed it? Everything's fine now I sing
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this song for you now It's not about me anymore.
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Please please stepping forward? She asked for everyone that's moving
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forward with her life, will you sing this with me?
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Before finishing out the healed version of the fan favorite tune.
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This isn't the first time Ballerinia is tempted to shut
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down this trend. At the very start of her twenty
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twenty five run, she shook her head at a fan
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who took part in the negativity. Many of her listeners
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have opted to stay away from yelling the profanities, as
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they're happy to support the fact that both Ballerini and
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Evans have moved on with their lives. Evans has continued
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to make music and live his life, while the songstress
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is in a happy relationship without her bank star Chase Stokes.
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Moving along, Carly Peers suggests her show last minute due
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to illness. Carly Peers has spent the last month traveling
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across Europe for her headlining Hummingbird World tour. Unfortunately, just
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before this leg of the tour is set to come
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to a close, the singer songwriter has fallen ill with
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the flu. Despite feeling unwell, she was determined to give
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her fans a memorable experience as these shows some of
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the biggest sold out shows of her careers so far.
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Ahead of her show in Birmingham, UK, she made a
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last minute decision to switch to a strip down set
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as she felt she wouldn't be able to deliver her
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usual full band performance at her best. She revealed the
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news to fans while on stage, promising to deliver the
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best show she can despite the circumstances. I woke up
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yesterday morning. We've been gone for a month, traveling around,
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and I felt like, wow, I just felt terrible. I've
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been trying all day. I've been like, it's okay, I'm
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going to be fine. I'm going to be fine.
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Speaker 2: Well.
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Speaker 1: Despite her determination to push through, Pierce ultimately admitted it's
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not just fine. I don't feel like I'm giving you
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the best if we play a big, full band set,
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because I'm fighting. She admitted, However, what we're about to do.
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I got with the band and my crew earlier, like
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five minutes before the show. I was like, I don't
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know if I can do this. We're going to do
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a little bit more stripped down of all the songs.
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Though frustrated by the situation, she leaned on her team's
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support and reassured the audience that she wasn't going anywhere,
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vowing to make the night special. What's funny. I was
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almost crying before the show. I was so upset. I'm
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a human being, but it's so upsetting to be like, no,
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this can't happen. I've so looked forward to these shows,
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she explained. But do you know what everybody and my
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crew and my band said. They said, Birmingham is going
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to love you. Pierce was met with cheers as she asked,
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are you with us? Earlier in the day, Pierce shared
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a message with fans and promised to move forward with
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the shows. With the help of my doctor and team,
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we will finish out this too or strong and I
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will give you everything I have Manchester, bell Fast, Glasgow
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and Dublin. If the shows look a little different, know
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that I promised to show up each night giving you
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my all, she wrote. The Kentucky native also asked fans
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to pray for her as she navigates these final shows
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while ill. Just last week, Pierce revealed plans to release Hummingbird,
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No Rain, No Flowers, a deluxe version of her critically
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acclaimed fourth studio album, out on March fourteenth. This new
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release will include five brand new tracks, including the just
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released No Rain and That's Coming Soon as You Heard
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March fourteenth. Next, Tucker Wetmore announces debut album What Not To,
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drops next single three two one. Tucker Wetmore announced his
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debut album, What Not To, on the stage of the
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Riemann Auditorium during Universal Music Group Nashville's Country Radio Seminar
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on Thursday February eighteenth. Sitting down in front of a
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keyboard with a room full of radio personalities and music
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executives listening intently from the audience, the rising stars shared
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the but his first project will drop on Friday, April
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twenty fifth. Produced by Chris Lacourt, What Not To is
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layered with a web of interconnected themes, like red yarn
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connecting a bunch of pins on a wall, says the
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Washington native. Each of the relatable tunes that fans will
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explore throughout the project will be guided by the deep,
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personal and unfiltered title track, which he debuted during his
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recent Rhyme and appearance. The song, penned by What Moore,
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Jacob Hackworth, Lacourt, Jase McGill, and James Rogers, places a
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focus on relatable struggles and personal redemption, while capturing the
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raw storytelling that will flow throughout the entire nineteen song collection.
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Only a select few people know this, but I am
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very happy to announce I'm dropping my first album on
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April twenty fifth, he shared with Pride. I am beyond
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excited about it. So I thought I'd really go out
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of my comfort zone and play you guys as song.
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And this was the hardest song I've ever been a
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part of. It's talking about things I don't really talk
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about a lot. I think a lot of you, some
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of you. Hopefully we'll be able to relate to this
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in one way or another. But that's why I write songs,
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so I don't have to talk about things, he joked.
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One day after presenting the news to the world, Wetmore
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shared another look behind the curtain with his highly anticipated
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new release three two one, serving as a follow up
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to his recent number one debut Wind Up Missing You.
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The song will serve as the next single to country
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radio going for Ads.
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Speaker 2: On March tenth.
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Speaker 1: The clever track, filled with catchy melodies and clever lyrics
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that illustrate a story of regret, was written by Josh Miller,
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Summer Overstreet and Jordan Reynolds. Wetmore has already experienced the
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slew of milestones in the past year, and soon fans
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will get to experience yet another major career feat when
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he makes his headlining debut at the iconic Ryman Auditorium
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on May twenty first, with special guests Jacob Hackworth. It's
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an absolute dream come true to headline the Mother Church
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of Country music for the first time, and it means
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even more to share it with one of my best friends,
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Jacob Hackworth, shares, wet Moore can't wait to see you
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all on May twenty first, feeling beyond blessed. Before then,
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there will be plenty more opportunities to catch Tucker wet
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Moore on the road. He will perform at Country to
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Country on March or in March, and then continue his
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extended waves on a Sunset Tour twenty twenty five. This summer,
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he will also serve as direct support for thirty three
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dates of Thomas Rhett's Better in Boots Tour twenty twenty five. Next,
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Ashley Cook Zach Top Lead twenty twenty five New Faces
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of Country Music show Country Radio Seminar took over Nashville
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this week. As we mentioned, running from February nineteenth to
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the twenty first, the event brought together professionals from all
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corners of the country music industry, including radio, streaming, record labels, artists, media,
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and more. As an annual convention, CRS serves as a
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platform for education, idea sharing, and industry growth, with a
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strong focus on topics relevant to country radio. CRS twenty
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twenty five featured performances from a mix of rising and
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established artists, culminating in the most anticipated event of the week,
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The New Faces of Country Music Show. The showcase highlighted
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five artists, Drew Baldridge, Ashley Cook, Dasha zach Topp, and
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Warren Zeeders, each earning their spot through votes from the
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country music industry. The New Faces of Country Music Show
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has served as a launching point in artists' careers since
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its inception over five decades ago. Through the years, artists
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such as Jelly Roll, Parker McCollum, Luke, Bryan Taylor, Swift,
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Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Jason Aldeen, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs,
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Tim McGraw, Toby Keith Brooks and Dunn and Moore Believe
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It or Not, were previously named New Faces of Country Music.
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Keeping with tradition, this year's New Faces class had the
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opportunity to showcase their talent and their music in front
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of key industry leaders on the final night of CRS.
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The twenty twenty five performers did the genre proud, highlighting
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the incredible wave of talent currently shaping country music and
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country radio. Now we wander over or to Peoplecountry dot Com.
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With the first article dated dough Let's see February twenty fifth.
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Morgan Wallan addresses April arrest and being his own worst
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enemy in new song written for son Indigo, who's four
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years old. Morgan Wallen is looking back on his path
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through a new lens thanks to sun Indigo Wilder. The
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country star thirty one released a snippet of a new
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song titled Superman to Instagram on Monday and said the
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track is dedicated to his four and a half year old.
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Been trying for a long time to write a song
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I love to my son. None of them ever feel
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good enough because of how perfect I want something like
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this to be, he captured in his post and not
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saying this is perfect, but I am very proud of it.
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Here's a clip It's called Superman. In the song, Wallen
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reflects on past mistakes, including his April arrest, and likens
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his struggles to those of the DC superhero. While speaking
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to his son, one day, you're going to see my
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mugshot from a night when I got a little too drunk,
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he sings, here is about a girl I lost from
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the times that I just wouldn't grow up. And when
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you ain't a kid no more, I hope you don't
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think less of me. I try to hide my falling short,
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but you're gonna see. The singer goes on to compare
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that battle, meaning his struggles with alcohol, to Superman's kryptonite,
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which can bring a man of steel down to his knees.
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Don't always know my wrongs from right. Sometimes I'm my
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own worst enemy, he sings. No, I don't always save
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the day, but you know, for you'll always try. I'll
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do the best I can, But Superman still just a
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man sometimes. While welcomed his son, whom he calls Indy
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with ex Katie K. T Smith in July of twenty twenty,
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the Uproof singer was arrested in April twenty twenty four
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after throwing a chair from the roof of Chief's Bar
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in Nashville. In December, he was sentenced to one week
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at a DUI education center, as well as two years probation,
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one for each of his misdemeanor charges for reckless endangerment.
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The star also ordered to pay three hundred and fifty
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dollars fine in court fees. All unpleaded conditionally guilty due
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to judicial diversion, and if he successfully completes the terms
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of his probation, we'll have his charges eligible for dismissal
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and expungement. In January, Wallan announced the title of his
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upcoming fourth album, I'm the Problem, as well as an
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accompanying stadium tour that will hit ten cities starting in June.
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In recent months, he's released the song Smile, Lies, Lies, Lies,
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Love Somebody, and the title track. It remains unclear if
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Superman will appear on the new album. Wallen opened up
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about raising India alongside Smith in a twenty twenty one
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interview with People, saying he was thankful to share his
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son with someone I care about or doing our best
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to figure it out, Just trying to do the best
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we can with the situation, he said, the most important
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thing is that he's in our life now. He's happy,
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he's healthy, He's incredible. When Wallenn announced the birth of
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his son on Instagram, he wrote a sweet message, telling
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Indy he would be the dad you deserve as well
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as the co parent your mother deserves since you were born.
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I know every decision I will be with will be
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with you in mind, he wrote. I promise I'll always
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protect you and do my best to be an example
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of a good godly man, just like my daddy was
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for me. Next, Keith Urban announced as headliner for upcoming
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CBS singing competition series The Road. Keith Urban is looking
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for the next music superstars. The country star fifty seven
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will be headlining a new music competition series called The
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Road in the hopes of finding fresh musical talents. The
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show will premiere this fall, CBS announced on Tuesday. The
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upcoming series is executive co produced by Blake Shelton and
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follows the pair's journey to discover the next big musician
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as emerging talents open for Urban at music venues across America.
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The audience will also have a say in which musicians
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get to continue on the tour and move to the
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next city. I spent a lot of my underage life
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playing in some CD pubs, sometimes just for the bartender,
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so I love the idea of throwing artists into a
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real world in to find out if they are artists,
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Urban said in a press release. The four time Grammy
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winner explained that the young artists appearing on the show
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will get the chance to learn lessons about the business
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that can't be taught, helping them flourish in their music careers.
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Paying your dues sucks, but there are things in this
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business that can't be taught, like how to put together
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a set list, whether to extend or cut a song
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during your performance, or how to work the crowd, said Urban.
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He added that performing on stage is where the emerging
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musicians will get to prove themselves as artists. For me,
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touring has always been my first love, said Urban. It's
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where the rubber meets the road, but it's the only
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road to take if you want to be a performer.
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The road offers are behind the scenes look at life
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on the road as a musician and the grueling tour
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schedule as performers travel together to follow their dreams of
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becoming successful artists. Urban will perform his biggest hits and
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new music alongside the musical hopefuls in a series of
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shows in March, which will be filmed for the series
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as it airs later this year. His first show will
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be held in Fort Worth on Sunday, March second. He
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will then travel to Dallas and Oklahoma to perform before
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closing out his last show at the Ryman Auditorium in
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Nashville on April second. Now we jump on over to
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Saving Country Music for News and Commentary with the first
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article dated February twenty fifth. North Springs Music Festival reveals
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impressive twenty twenty five line up. There's no lack of
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festivals these days, including ones that cater to the kind
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of independent country and roots music championed around these parts.
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But for those that don't want to fight through massive crowds,
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take out a second mortgage to pay for tickets, but
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still see some of the best talent available, the North
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Springs Music Festival in Tennessee is an excellent option. The
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twenty twenty five version lineup features them Dirty Roses, Taylor Honeycut,
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Ben Chapman, Taylor, Austin Dye, Jason Edy, Rob Lanez, Justin Wells,
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Courtney Patton, Joe's Stamband, Aaron Vyancourt, Addison Johnson, Rye Davis,
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Tim Gooden and the Blue Jams, Alex Williams, west Ship,
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Bill Taylor and The Appalachian Heatherns, Tony Logan, The one
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eighty four, The Filthy Heathens, The Creakers, Cody Erket and
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the Sidewinders, and Tyler James Kelly. The twenty twenty five
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lineup is crowned by two Alabama bands that will absolutely
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melt your face off, says The Saving Country Music Them
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Dirty Roses and Taylor Honeycutt, along with a strong selection
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of some of the best songwriters in all of country
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and roots music. It's all set to transpire October tenth
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and eleventh in Whitleyville, Tennessee, not too far from Nashville.
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Tickets are sixty dollars a day. There will also be
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a kickoff party presented by Mountain View Talent on Thursday,
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October ninth, featuring The Georgia Thunderbolts, Clint Park and the
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Johnny Park Band, Isaac Rudd and the Revolvers, Dallas Moore,
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Jack Browning, Mason Cole Braden, Mullins, Casts Jones and two
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other acts to be announced. There will also be late
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night jams featuring Justin Clyde Williams, Jive Mother, Mary Levi
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Herman and Stumpy Joe Sweckert. This will be the sixth
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year of the North Springs Music Festival, with the twenty
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twenty four version drawing folks from twenty five states. Next,
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Charlie Crockett announces new tour dates for twenty twenty five.
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Get on board with Charlie Crockett or get out of
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the way before you get trucked. The dude is on
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a tear and isn't stopping or slowing down for anybody.
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Crockett already has folks frothing with anticipation ahead of the
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release of his new album, Lonesome Drifter, coming out March fourteenth.
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It will be his first on a major label, Island Records,
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and is produced by Shooter Jennings. Now he's reinforcing his
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live appearances for twenty twenty five with a round of
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new dates, including some marquee appearances to go along with
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the career achievement of being picked to perform at the
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massive Rodeo Houston in March Crockett will be headlining Red
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Rocks in June with Chaparral and Austin's Rattlesnake Milk opening.
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He's also going to be appearing as the opener for
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Tyler Childers on consecutive nights at Nashville's in October. In between,
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Crockett will be touring out to the West Coast, through
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the Deep South, up to the Midwest, and many parts
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in between. They don't call Crockett one of the hardest
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working men in music for nothing. Don't be surprised if
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in between these dates he finds the opportunity to record
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another album or two. For twenty twenty five, the only
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dates near relatively near us would be in Let's see
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Knoxville on May tenth at the Southern Sky's Music and
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Whiskey Festival. Now, let's go for a taste of country
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with the first article dated there on February twenty fifth.
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Tiger Lily Golds Forever from Here signals a shift in
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country nostalgia. With Forever from Here, Tiger Lily Gold just
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released their first number one radio hit. The song may
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foretell something bigger. However, there is an innocence to the
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love story that sounds far away familiar. Sonically, it's as
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straightforward as it gets, relying on a sweet melody and
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personal love stories to maximize impact. Credit Kendra and Christas
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slob Off for trusting the simplicity and not trying to
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over sing this song. Their fine vocalists and their time
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will come out. But Forever from Here is about song,
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not artists. I can see a house where the shutters blue,
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a couple of kids that look like you. Tiger Lilly
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Gould sing at the chorus of Forever from Here, kiss
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me right now, don't need no reason baby this loves
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in harvest season. Find the full lyrics to Forever from
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Here when and listen closely. One has to wonder if
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the two sisters and co writers Pete Good and Shane
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mcinally pondered that country cliche before hitting sand Maybe it's
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a bit too sweet for some, but within the context
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of a single, it's short of corny.
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Speaker 2: In fact, it may even be bold.
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Speaker 1: Actually that lyric is the song's signature and a reminder
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of a simpler time in country music. Anyone else getting
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major early two thousands country vibes from this song, Think
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She Daisy or Jessica Andrews or even Faith Hill's more
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bubbly tracks. A shift to the decade seems inevitable as
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appreciation of the nineteen nineties has slowly crept and.
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Speaker 2: Later in the decade.
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Speaker 1: That's great news for hit makers from that era who
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are still relevant, looking at you, Terry Clark, but may
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be bad news for those unimpressed with what's to come
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In ten years. Are we all going to be paying
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tribute to the great pro country artists of the twenty tens.
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Perhaps our collective nostalgia will skip it like we did
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with the eighties. Next, Luke Combe's mama got a personal
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tour of his bar. Here's her review. Lukecomb's mother, Ronda,
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was one proud mama as she saw his downtown Nashville
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bar for the very first time. Video posted to the
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venue's Instagram page shows Ronda soaking it all in as
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she takes a tour and sharing her favorite.
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Speaker 2: Parts about the place.
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Speaker 1: Comb's new Lower Broadway bar, Category ten is open now
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clocking in and a whopping sixty nine thousand square feet
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A hot spot features a variety of different amenities, including
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a rooftop bar, a main stage, and a special honky
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tonk dedicated to live entertainment. As she toured the facilities,
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Mama Combs raved about how incredible each spot in the
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bar was. I'm so proud of it too, you know
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how fun, she commented. As she walked around each area,
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Rondas spent extra time at the eye, a seven thousand
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square foot rooftop deck that is the largest outdoor deck
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in the Broadway area.
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Speaker 2: I love it.
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Speaker 1: Oh, this looks so good, she says, grinning ear to ear.
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Oh my gosh, look at this view. You know everybody
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will be coming here because it's facing the stadium and
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it's on the river, she noted, looking out at the
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jaw dropping views of downtown Nashville. Oh are you kidding me?
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Ronda's Rave review was, of course a little biased, since
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her son is the brainchild behind Category ten, but she's
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got good reason to be so proud. Not only did
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Colmebs recently open up one of the most ambitious of
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all Star bars on Broadway, but he's among the country
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genre's most successful modern artists barn Not only that, but
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Colmbs has never stopped giving back to the state where
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he grew up in North Carolina. As we mentioned after
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last year's Hurricane Helene. Combs teamed up with Eric Church
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to quickly put together the benefit show that we spoke
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about earlier, which takes us to the lists from Taste
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of Country This Week. Top twenty Luke Comb's Songs that
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Prove Them All Wrong, Luke Comb's best songs, and the
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songs that changed his life when so many thought he
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wasn't good enough to be a country star are As
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follows Number twenty Joe. Several of Comb's hits have included
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references to drinking, such as beer Never Broke My Heart,
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Cold as You, and Cold Beer Calling My Name. But
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this is a star contrast from Comb's typical typical drinking songs.
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Number nineteen Love You Anyway. It's a dichotomy of love
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and heartbreak, inspired by his wife Nicole. Number eighteen six
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Feet Apart was never an official radio single, but it
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still climbed inside the top forty on unsolicited airplay back
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in twenty twenty. Number seventeen One Too Many has been
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the song of choice for Combs on television. Number six
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sixteen Cold Beer Calling My Name. Combs and Jamison Rodgers
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snagged a number one hit after teaming up for this
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o to Blue Collar Workers number fifteen. The Kind of
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Love We Make Colms takes a wildly romantic turn with
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the Kind of Love We Make number fourteen, Going, Going Gone.
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The inspiration behind the song was Tracy Chapman's song Fast
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Car number.
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Speaker 2: Thirteen, Doing This.
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Speaker 1: If you know lu Colmbs, you know how humble he
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is despite his success. He's always the same guy he
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was eight years ago when he was trying to make it.
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Number twelve, Cold as You anthemics stick to your ex
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drinking song seemed to be Combs's forte so it's no
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surprise Cold as You topped the Country Airplay chart number
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eleven one. Number Away was Colmbs's third consecutive number one
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hit on the Country Airplay chart, and now the top
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ten songs from Luke Combs that prove he was going
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to make it. According to Taste of Country Does to
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Me number ten, Luke Combs took a shot in asking
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Eric Church to join him un does to Me number nine.
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Speaker 2: When it Rains It Pours.
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Speaker 1: This triple platinum follow up to Combe's debut single Hurricane
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flips the Bird to Buzzkills and it was Impossible to
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get away from. In the summer of twenty seventeen number
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eight Beer Never Broke My Heart. In November eighteen, twenty eighteen,
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Combs hinted that he planned to finally release Beer Never
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Broke My Heart, a song that had been a highlight
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of his live show for many months to that point.
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Number seven Hurricane started it all for Luke Combs. He
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took a chance and cut the demo on his own dime,
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and that was good enough to get him a record deal.
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Number six songs from Luke Combs's Taste of Country. She's
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Got the Best of Me was the first of four
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Lucomb's songs from the deluxe version of his debut album,
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two of which hit number one. Number five would be
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Loving You. While not Lucombe's most elaborate lyric, the honky
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Tonkin Lovin You showcases his big country voice. Number four
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Better Together stands out between two of the more bombats
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stick songs from Luke Combe's catalog. Number three, Even though
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I'm leaving the number one, Lucomb's song is subjective with
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this early twenty twenty circle of life ballad showcases him.
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Speaker 2: As a strong storyteller.
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Speaker 1: Number two Forever. After All, it's hard not to write
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a beautiful love song when your own wife is Your
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Muse and the number one song from Luke Combs's Taste
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of Country, Beautiful Crazy in early twenty nineteen. Beautiful Crazy
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spent most of the season at number one on the
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Country Airplay chart. Well, this concludes the reading of Country
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Weekly for this week. If you have any comments or
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suggestions about our program, kindly call us at eight five
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nine four two two six three nine zero. Thank you
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for joining me and on behalf of everyone here at RADIOI.
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This is Ken Dawkins wishing you a great day.