Country Music 411 Archives for 2022-09

Morgan Evans Debuts Emotional Song In Wake Of Split From Kelsea Ballerini

Morgan Evans seemed to be telling his side of the split from his wife of nearly five years, Kelsea Ballerini, during his recent set in his native Australia.

Morgan sat down at the piano and belted out a song called "How Long" with the lyrics "How long have you been waiting to take our pictures down? / How long have you been breaking? Why am I just finding out?" 

 

Watch the video below

 

New Shania video

Shania Twain released a new song and video called "Waking Up Dreaming."

Hardy & Lainey Wilson combine for a "Dark & Emotional " Tale

Country music rising Hardy, and Lainey Wilson, have joined forces for a dark country ballad called “Wait in the Truck”.

“Wait in the Truck” takes the issues of murder and domestic violence head-on, with Hardy singing the role of a guy who runs into a girl, Lainey Wilson, on the side of a road after she’s been beaten. He finds the man who hurt her, kills him and eventually goes to jail — but he doesn’t regret his actions or changing the girl’s life for the better.

“’Wait in the Truck,’ is one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written – probably the best song I’ve ever written to be honest,” HARDY admits. “It hit me so hard the first time I heard the demo back, and no other song had done that before. Very excited for the world to hear the song, excited for the song to give people a platform to maybe speak out about stuff that might be going on in their own homes.

Fans will get their chance to see Hardy sing “Wait in the Truck” live when he hits the road this December for his four-date Wall to Wall Tour.

 

See the video here: https://youtu.be/YsMB0i5YTOc

 

Note: If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.

Jason Aldean has settled in with getting his kids ready in morning

The school year is starting to settle in. As a father of four, Jason Aldean is used to the drill that comes with early school mornings, but he's enjoying a pretty easy break in the action at the moment.

His oldest daughter, Keeley, is in college, but he has one teenager and two that are still too young for full-time school at home. Jason says that at this time, not much is required of him other than providing transportation.

"Kendyl's 15 so she still can't drive, so this morning I got up, took her to school. Luckily she's at the age now where she comes in, makes her own lunch. She gets herself ready for school, so we haven't crossed that yet.

Memphis starts kindergarten next year, and then Navy will start the year after, so when that happens there'll be two of them and I'm sure I'll be doing ponytails and you know . . .  With Memphis it's easy. I just slap a hat on him and go. You notice he's always got a backward ball cap? Yeah, that's cause it's easy. I don't know. They'll make it to school on time. That's my role in it all."

Dolly Parton, Kelly Clarkson Team Up On Reimagined Version Of '9 To 5'

 

Dolly Parton and Kelly Clarkson have teamed on for a new duet version of “9 to 5" in conjunction with the release of the Still Working 9 to 5 documentary, set to premiere on September 16th.

The song has been reimagined into what is described as "a melancholic yet inspirational anthem." Dolly said, "Nobody sings like Kelly Clarkson. She makes any song come alive. I love her voice on 9 to 5 and I am so proud I got to sing with her on it . . . " Kelly said, “I am so honored that Dolly asked me to reimagine this iconic song, ‘9 to 5,’ with her! She is so talented, an inspiration to all women, and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet! I hope y’all like what we did, but even if you don’t, remember I got to sing a duet with the magical Dolly Parton and now have bragging rights til the end of time!”

CMA Awards Nominees

The 56th Annual CMA Awards,” hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, airs live from Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 9 (8pm , ABC).

 

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR 

Luke Combs 

Miranda Lambert 

Chris Stapleton 

Carrie Underwood 

Morgan Wallen 

   

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR  

Miranda Lambert 

Ashley McBryde 

Carly Pearce 

Carrie Underwood 

Lainey Wilson 

  

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR 

Eric Church 

Luke Combs 

Cody Johnson 

Chris Stapleton 

Morgan Wallen 

  

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR 

Lady A 

Little Big Town 

Midland 

Old Dominion 

Zac Brown Band 

  

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR   

Brooks & Dunn 

Brothers Osborne 

Dan + Shay 

LOCASH 

Maddie & Tae 

 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

HARDY 

Walker Hayes 

Cody Johnson 

Parker McCollum 

Lainey Wilson 

FGL Plays their last show

 

Florida Georgia Line officially played their last concert on Wednesday (August 31st) night at the Minnesota State Fair.

The duo, made up of Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard, took time to thank the fans for supporting them for the past 10-plus years before singing the final song of their set, which was "Cruise."

TMZ reports that after saying their goodbyes to the crowd and each other, they exited the stage from separate sides.