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How to Get Tickets to Billy Strings’ 2023 Tour
Billy Strings will keep the licks coming with tickets going on sale for a whole new set of 2023 tour dates. The expanded North American run will begin in February following a late 2022 run in support of his recent collaborative album, ME/AND/DAD, featuring Strings’ father, Terry Barber. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Billy Strings’ Next Tour? Billy Strings will be on the road for the remainder of 2022 with North American and European dates still left on the calendar. The Grammy-winning bluegrass artist’s European leg continues with a U.K. run that hits London on December 7th, Manchester on December 8th, and the tour closer in Glasgow on December 11th. Strings then pushes it all the way to the end of the year with back-to-back performances i...
Makin’ Tracks: Russell Dickerson Casts Earthly Love as a Spiritual Journey in ‘God Gave Me a Girl’
Absence, it is said, makes the heart grow fonder, and touring musicians ought to know. The travel, the time spent waiting and prepping in the dressing room and the let-down moments after the show is over are all windows of time ripe for gnawing self-reflection and what-ifs. Time apart can indeed change a heart, and Russell Dickerson figured that out roughly a decade ago, when a breakup with Kailey Seymour forced him to confront a gaping hole as he traversed the club circuit as a newly single man. “We had just broken up, and I was looking for anybody,” he remembers. “I was like, ‘I’m going to be out here on the road. Might as well see if I can find a wife out here.’ It didn’t work. But at the time, we were just playing crappy bar after crappy bar. I’m giving it my all, nobody’s showing up, ...
Judd Family Files Notice to Dismiss Lawsuit Over Naomi Judd Death Records
The family of country singer Naomi Judd on Monday filed a notice to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit that sought to block journalists from accessing the police investigation records surrounding her death. Judd died on April 30 at her home in Tennessee at the age of 76. Her daughter Ashley has previously said that her mother killed herself, and the family said she was lost to “the disease of mental illness.” Judd’s family filed a petition in Williamson County Chancery Court in August seeking to seal the report of the death investigation. The petition said the records contained video and audio interviews with relatives in the immediate aftermath of Judd’s death. Releasing such details would inflict “significant trauma and irreparable harm” on the family, ...
How to Get Tickets to Morgan Wallen’s 2023 Tour
Morgan Wallen is readying his “One Night at a Time World Tour,” but tickets to the 58-date-trek will be going up for grabs all at once very soon. “Man, what a year 2022 has been with the ‘Dangerous Tour,’” the country singer shared in a statement. “I’ve had so many people ask me if I wanted to take some time off; but the truth is – I have been writing and making so much music in my off-time because I feel as inspired as I ever have. It feels like new songs are pouring out of me, and I love that feeling. We are going to run it back next year with the ‘One Night at a Time World Tour.’ Bigger venues. New countries. Bigger memories. See y’all there.” Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Morgan Wallen’s Next Tour? Advertisement Related Vide...
Dolly Parton Joins TikTok: ‘I Have Arrived!’
Dolly Parton is officially on TikTok. Her first TikTok post, posted Sunday afternoon (Dec. 4), is a montage of clips of the country icon, ending with a “Hey, TikTok! It’s Dolly!” message. “I have arrived!” Parton captioned the video. Another new clip is a compilation of Parton greeting her fans. Others include a “Better late than never!” post, an “I’ve officially joined TikTok” video, a funny look at the many sides of Dolly across different social media platforms and a tribute to fans on TikTok who have featured the singer in their content, set to “9 to 5” — which Parton recently sang as a duet with Kelly Clarkson. Coming up for Parton is NBC’s annual New Year’s Eve special: She’s ringing in 2023 with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus on the program that’s set to air Dec. 31 live from Miami. See...
Maren Morris Honors Her Musical Journey, Welcomes ‘Good Friends’ Sheryl Crow, Hozier & More to Nashville Homecoming Show
Maren Morris’ headlining show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday (Dec. 2) came just weeks before her 10-year anniversary of chasing her dreams from her native Texas to Music City. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I cry at simple things, so this will be overwhelming,” Morris told the crowd, recalling the many times she’s been at Bridgestone. “I’ve opened shows here, I’ve won awards, I’ve lost awards in this room, but it’s the first time I’ve walked out here and known it was my stage.” The Nashville concert marked the end of Morris’ Humble Quest Tour, and she said, “It felt appropriate to end it at my doorstep.” To that end, her concert both chronicled and honored her musical journey from her Texas roots to her early days in Nashville, hu...
Keith Urban Pays Tribute to Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie
Keith Urban is among those paying tribute to the late Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie, who died Wednesday (Nov. 30) after a short illness. McVie was 79. During a concert in Australia, Urban told the audience, “Today, we lost one of the members of Fleetwood Mac, the incredible Christine McVie, who was amazing. For me growing up, listening to their music, you had three incredible vocalists in that band. You had Lindsey Buckingham, who brought this kind of punk, angular, ethos to the whole thing. You had Stevie Nicks’ voice, which is angelic, otherworldly. Then you had Christine, who for me, is the maternal, soulful heartbeat, vocally.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He performed snippets of the group’s “Say You Love Me” (from their self-tit...
Toby Keith Gives Promising Update After Stomach Cancer Battle: ‘We’ll Look at Something Good in the Future’
Toby Keith is opening up about his battle with stomach cancer in a new interview with the CMT Hot 20 Countdown. The 61-year-old country legend revealed earlier this summer that he was taking a break from music to undergo chemotherapy, radiation and surgery after getting a stomach cancer diagnosis in the fall of 2021. “I’m thinkin’ about getting back in fighting shape,” Keith said in a preview of the interview posted earlier this week. “I need a little bit of time to rest up, heal up… it’s pretty debilitating to have to go through all that. But as long as everything stays hunky dory then we’ll look at something good in the future. The full interview will air on Saturday (Dec. 3) at 9 a.m. ET. “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer,” Keith tweeted in June. “I’ve spent the last 6 mont...
Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Sampler: Stream It Now
Morgan Wallen has released a trio of new songs for his One Thing at a Time–Sampler project, a teaser of new music he’s been working on. The new tunes include “Tennessee Fan” (written by Wallen, HARDY, Ashley Gorley and Mark Holman), “One Thing at a Time” (written by Wallen with ERNEST, Gorley and Ryan Vojtesak), and “Days That End in Why” (written by Driver Williams, Blake Pendergrass and John Byron). “I’m not quite done making this new album, so I’m going to keep making it through the holiday break and early January to chase this inspiration,” Wallen said via a statement. “I promise I won’t wait too long to reveal the album details. To hold you over, I’m dropping three new songs today as a sampler of what I’ve been working on. Can’t wait to take it one night at a time in 2023.” ...
Billy Ray Cyrus Is All Smiles in New Pic With Fiancée Firerose: ‘Happiness Is Everything’
Billy Ray Cyrus couldn’t be happier. In a new social media post, published Wednesday (Nov. 30), the country star posed with his new fiancée Firerose. “Happiness is everything,” he captioned the joint post with the Australian singer. In the snap, the “Old Town Road” singer wears his long ombre hair in two pigtail braids under a cream-colored hat while his bride-to-be shows off her engagement ring in a pink-and-white flannel with an all-black manicure. Cyrus first confirmed his engagement to the 34-year-old in a statement to People earlier this month, revealing that he proposed back in August after Firerose moved into his Tennessee home over the summer. Apparently, the couple first met more than 12 years ago on the set of Hannah Montana. (Firerose is just four years older than Miley Cyrus an...
How to Get Tickets to TidalWave Music Festival 2023
The lineup for TidalWave Music Festival 2023 has made landfall, and tickets for the second annual Atlantic City, New Jersey country event are rolling in fast. The three-day summer beach bash will be led this time by Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, and Thomas Rhett. Get tickets here, and read on for the full lineup. What Is TidalWave Music Festival? TidalWave Music Festival will bring country vibes to the Atlantic City beachside beginning Friday, August 11th, 2023. It once again runs for three days and wraps on Sunday, August 13th. Who Is Headlining TidalWave Music Festival in 2023? Related Video TidalWave’s lineup will be topped by Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, and Thomas Rhett. Aside from his hosting duties as headliner, Rhett will also be in the midst of his own solo summer “Home Tea...
Jessie James Decker Addresses Backlash Over Her Kids‘ Abs: ‘Let’s Not Pick & Choose What We Normalize’
Jessie James Decker recently enjoyed a vacation in Mexico with her family, and like many parents, shared some adorable photos of her kids having fun in the sun on Instagram. However, the “I Still Love You” singer received some backlash, with critics claiming that she photoshopped the children’s visible abs or even accusing her and husband Eric Decker of “overtraining” their kids. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a follow-up post on Monday (Nov. 28), Jessie addressed the “bonkers” accusations. “Being accused of photoshopping abs on my kids (I can’t help but laugh) or … the polar opposite over ‘overtraining’ our kids makes me realize how bizarre our world has gotten regarding the body and what’s normal and what’s not,” she captioned a s...
