Jason Aldean has picked up his 25th No. 1 song with Blame It On You (Billboard Country Airplay). Jason has also earned 34 top ten songs (Billboard Hot Country Songs) since he made his debut in 2005.
Jason Aldean’s tour kicks off August 5 and he’s feeling a little bit rusty after taking almost a year and a half off. “But,” says Jason, “it doesn’t take long to get back into the groove of everything. It’s kind of like riding a bike. I think the fans will give us a free pass for a few mistakes during a show.”
Dan + Shay will mark the release of their new album Good Things with a concert at Nashville’s Centennial Park on August 13 — the same day Good Things is released.
Luke Combs’ song South On Ya has been used for a hype video for college football’s Southeastern Conference. The SEC shared the video Monday. Each year, ESPN and the SEC Network partner with a major recording artist for a year-specific hype song. • VIDEO
Carly Pearce says growing up she was bullied and teased in school just because she’s tall.
Dolly Parton has added two more Emmy Awards nominations to her long list of career achievements. The business woman, singer, songwriter, author, producer and actress earned two nominations in the 2021 Emmy Awards for her 2020 Netflix Christmas movie, Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square.
Tim McGraw’s new single is 7500 OBO, from his 2020 album Here On Earth. • LISTEN
Luke Bryan has helped out with a lot of his fans’ biggest moments: He’s been on hand for proposals, pulled little kids onstage to sing in front of a cheering crowd, helped with baby gender reveals, and much more. On Friday night in Hartford, Connecticut, a stepdad asked for Luke’s help. In the middle of his set Luke stopped to examine a T-shirt he’d been given by someone in the crowd. It said, “Hey Luke, I want to adopt my stepson Michael. Can you help me ask him?” Luke then looked down into the front row to find the father-son duo, handing off the microphone to the man who’d given him the shirt.
… A fan video from the concert shows a young boy standing in the front row, who shyly responds “yes” to his stepdad’s adoption request before getting emotional and putting his head down on the metal fencing separating the audience from the stage. Luke told the crowd, “That’s the coolest thing I’ve ever watched right there. Michael, you got a good dude standing right there behind you, buddy. That’s awesome. Congratulations, y’all.” • VIDEO
The Academy of Country Music just announced the return of its annual ACM Party for a Cause benefiting ACM Lifting Lives, debuting on August 24 for the first time ever in Nashville. Sam Hunt, Trisha Yearwood, Old Dominion, Lee Brice, Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton and others were announced. The concert will be at the Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, preceding the 14th Annual Academy of Country Music Honors celebration on August 25 from Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium.
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani are a married couple now, and she wants to make sure he doesn’t forget it. She sweetly corrected him when he addressed her by her maiden name at a surprise gig they recently performed. Blake and Gwen took the stage on Thursday afternoon for an impromptu acoustic performance at his Ole Red location in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, where he owns a ranch and where the couple wed on July 3. In a fan-shot video, Blake introduces his new wife as Gwen Stefani, and she playfully corrects him, saying, “I thought it was Gwen Shelton now!” A big grin spreads across Blake’s face after his wife’s jab, and he throws his head back, laughs and shakes his head before they move on to treat fans to an acoustic set of songs. • VIDEO
Cody Johnson promised fans earlier this year that he’d share two new tracks per month leading up to the release of his new album. He continues to make good on that promise, putting out God Bless the Boy (Cori’s Song) and Stronger as his two new tracks for the month of July.
… God Bless the Boy is Cody’s ode to Cori, one of his two daughters. In its lyrics, the singer thinks ahead a decade or two, imagining the day that his daughter brings a boyfriend home to meet her parents and reflecting on who that boy might be.
At the Faster Horses Festival in Brooklyn, Michigan, over the weekend three men were found dead in their trailer at a campground Saturday afternoon. According to a statement from the Lenawee County Sheriff’s office, two more are still in critical condition. They also stated that all three males were in their early 20s and were pronounced dead at the scene due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
… The festival ran this weekend from Friday through Sunday and included headliners Jason Aldean, Luke Combs. and Thomas Rhett.
Tanya Tucker had to undergo emergency surgery on her hip due to a fracture. She shared on social media that the surgery went as planned and she’s currently recovering.
Luke Bryan says he has a trick for chopping piles of onions: he wears wraparound sunglasses so he won’t cry.
