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With "Love You Again" ascending to the top 20 of the country charts, Chase Matthew is grateful for its success and the new fans his debut single has garnered him.
"It's really cool to see the [existing] fans and [create] new fans too, because I know the fans that already knew it before it went to radio, they're really excited to hear it on their radio, you know?" Chase tells ABC Audio. "It's an accomplishment for everybody, the whole fan base as a whole. So, definitely cool."
Chase has also observed a shift in the way "Love You Again" is received at live shows as more people become familiar with it through the radio and the viral #BlackDressTrend on TikTok.
"I definitely like singing it live different. It evolves over time," says Chase. "People are starting to learn all the lines. So some of the lines are becoming more fan-favorite than the normal ones or the obvious ones. So yeah, it's definitely evolving and we've got new versions of it coming too, so it's awesome."
You can find "Love You Again" on Chase's Warner Music Nashville debut album, Come Get Your Memory, out now.
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Kellie Pickler made her first public performance since her husband Kyle Jacobs' February 2023 passing at Monday's Walkin' After Midnight: The Music of Patsy Cline tribute show. Held at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium, the event featured a star-studded lineup that included Wynonna Judd, Ashley McBryde, Hailey Whitters and Mickey Guyton. Kellie performed her autobiographical, Patsy Cline-influenced "The Woman I Am," which she co-wrote with Kyle. You can read more about the American Idol alum's performance and watch a video of it at etonline.com.
Josh Turner has renewed his recording contract with his longtime label home, MCA Nashville. "Josh Turner has one of the most identifiable voices in country music. His music has touched generations of fans with his rich, deep voice paired with his deep connection to country music, family, faith and his fans," shares UMG Nashville chair and CEO Cindy Mabe. Josh's new song, "Heatin' Things Up," arrives Friday, April 26.
A new Johnny Cash album, Songwriter, is dropping June 28. The project will showcase Johnny's songwriting prowess as the sole songwriter of all 11 tracks. Songwriter is available for preorder and presave now. While you wait, check out its first preview track, "Well Alright."
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Elle King will release a new track, "Baby Daddy’s Weekend," on Friday.
Of the forthcoming song, Elle tells the press, "I’ve been lucky enough to have lived, loved, and partied with the best of them. I’ve written songs for every era of my good times. My new song is for the people who deserve a good summer."
"It’s for people who need a break from their kids but miss them when they aren’t around. It’s for the people working two jobs, the people who never get to put themselves first!" she says of the track, which she co-wrote with Pillbox Patti. "It’s a song for all the people who make this world go round. Life isn’t always fun and games, but when it is, it’s my Baby Daddy’s Weekend."
"Baby Daddy's Weekend" will follow Elle's latest album, Come Get Your Wife, which dropped in January 2023. The 13-track record spawned the chart-topping, Miranda Lambert-assisted single, "Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home)."
"Baby Daddy's Weekend" is available for presave now.
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The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has tapped more of your favorite country stars for this year's ACM Lifting Lives LIVE.
Jordan Davis, Old Dominion, Ashley Cooke and Kameron Marlowe will join previously announced headliner Parker McCollum at the May 15 fundraising event.
"I am truly honored that ACM Lifting Lives has given me the opportunity to host the Parker McCollum & Friends: ACM Lifting Lives event this year at Topgolf in The Colony, TX," says Parker. "The work they do to improve lives through the power of music and the funds they raise are vital to helping folks in and out of our Country music community."
Tickets are available now at axs.com.
The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live on Prime Video May 16.
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Darius Rucker has announced a four-date book tour to promote his forthcoming memoir, Life's Too Short.
Arrivinig May 28, the memoir will chronicle Darius' life journey, chart-topping music career with Hootie & the Blowfish and later as a country singer, and the highs and lows he faced on his road to stardom.
The book tour will kick off May 22 with a TalksShopLive virtual event, followed by stops in Ridgewood, New Jersey; New York; and St. Louis, Missouri, on May 27, May 28 and June 1, respectively.
"Can’t believe my memoir, Life’s Too Short, will be out in almost a month!! To celebrate, I’m stopping by a few bookstores and doing a @talkshoplive," Darius announced on Instagram.
To preorder the book and to purchase tickets to Darius' book tour, head to dariusrucker.com/lifes-too-short.
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Carly Pearce is gearing up to spend her birthday with you.
The soon-to-be 34-year-old shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, that she's hopping on an Instagram Live and announcing something.
"Join me for a bday happy hour + special announcement on IG Live this Wednesday at 5pm CT," Carly wrote.
Carly's forthcoming new album, hummingbird, drops June 14 and is available for preorder now.
The "What He Didn't Do" singer is currently opening for Tim McGraw on his Standing Room Only Tour, with the next show at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on April 25.
For tickets and Carly's full tour schedule, head to her website.
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Miranda Lambert is set to drop a new song, "Wranglers," on May 3.
The track will be Miranda's first release under her newly announced joint label contract with Republic Records and Big Loud.
"'Wranglers' is a tale of a woman taking her power back," Miranda says of her forthcoming track. "I think we can all identify with the character in this song, because we have all had a time in our life that we needed to find a way to find our strength and also get a little revenge on someone that did us wrong or hurt us."
Of her new record deal, the country superstar shares, "Music is and always will be the thing that drives me, but having a new home has given me a hunger I didn’t realize I still had inside me. This song feels like it could be on the same record as 'Gunpowder & Lead'; it has that same fury. I can’t wait to get out there with this new label and this new music… [REPUBLIC Founder and Chairman] Monte Lipman and his team fire me up!"
"Miranda Lambert’s legacy as both a consummate storyteller and legendary performer speaks for itself," adds Monte. "Her new music is spectacular and we are thrilled and honored to welcome her to Republic Records in partnership with Big Loud."
Miranda's latest full-length studio album is 2022's Palomino.
The Texas native is currently on tour. Her next stop is Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California, on Saturday, April 27. For Miranda's full tour schedule, head to her website.
You can presave "Wranglers" now to hear it as soon as it arrives.
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As Sam Hunt celebrates his 10th #1 with "Outskirts," he's reflecting on his career in country music and the people who have been there with him from the get-go: his fans.
"They mean the world to me. They're the reason I have a career," Sam tells the press. "Our fans specifically have been a unique section of country music fans. A lot of our fans aren't traditional country music fans, but now [have got] on board through some of our music, which is always awesome to hear."
Sam has not only shaped his fans' music taste but has watched them grow up from teens to parents. His music has, quite literally, transcended generations.
"From the early days, I've really appreciated the enthusiasm our fans have had and [their] loyalty. They've stuck with us all these years and now, 10 years in, it feels like a lot of us have grown up," says Sam. "A lot of them have kids now. They're bringing their kids out to the shows the last two or three years, which is really cool to see."
He adds, "We have a real relationship that goes back now, which makes it more meaningful when we get out and see some familiar faces on the road."
You can find "Outskirts" on Sam's latest EP, Locked Up, out now.
To catch Sam on his Locked Up Tour this summer, head to samhunt.com.
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Travis Tritt is releasing his television special and DVD, Country Chapel, on April 26. "This album is one that I have wanted to make for over 30 years. I’m extremely excited and grateful to have released this collection of songs that take me back to my early roots of singing inspirational songs as a child in church," Travis says of the songs on the forthcoming project. You can preorder your copy online.
Chris Janson, Jamey Johnson, William Michael Morgan and more have joined the Opry Country Classics' Johnny Paycheck tribute show. Tickets for the May 9 event are available now at opry.com.
Josh Turner is set to release a new song on April 26. You can check out a clip of the as-yet-untitled track on Josh's Instagram.
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