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“A celebration of life fit for a true queen of country music.” The legendary Loretta Lynn will be celebrated in a two-hour, star-studded tribute special premiering on CMT on Sunday (Oct. 30).
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Cole Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of Life & Music of Loretta Lynn is set to air live from the Grand Ole Opry House at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m CT. Jenna Bush Hager will host the commercial-free special featuring performances and appearances from Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Wynonna, Kacey Musgraves, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert and other stars.
Lynn died in her sleep at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. on Oct. 4. The country music veteran was 90.
“We are truly honored to work closely alongside Loretta’s family to create a celebration of life fit for a true queen of country music, Loretta Lynn,” CMT producers said in a statement. “She was a true original, a woman who always sang from her heart, never shied away from challenging the status quo, and blazed the path forward for her fellow female artists. From her firecracker spirit and signature musicality to her unmistakable country style and unparalleled authenticity, we look forward to honoring her in the best way we know how: sharing stories and songs with her family, friends and the legions of fans she loved dearly.”
The memorial tribute will feature special messages from Parton, Musgraves, Lambert, Reba, and Sissy Spacek. Performers include Jackson, Urban, Rucker, Brandi Carlile, George Strait, Tanya Tucker, Little Big Town, Margo Price, Wynonna with Gaither Vocal Band and Larry Strickland, and The Highwomen with Brittney Spencer. Lynn’s granddaughter, Emmy Russell will perform with Willie Nelson’s son, Lukas Nelson.
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride, Sheryl Crow, and Hoda Kotb are among the presenters.
How to Watch A Cole Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of the Life & Music of Loretta Lynn
Cole Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of Life & Music of Loretta Lynn will air exclusively on CMT at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.
For those who might miss the first showing, two, commercial-free encores are slated to air on CMT on Wednesday (Nov. 2) at 8 p.m. ET and next Sunday (Nov. 6) at 11 a.m. ET.
You can watch CMT without cable on Philo, Sling TV, Direct TV Stream, YouTube TV, FuboTV, Fios TV, and Hulu + Live TV. If you have cable, satellite or live TV through one of the aforementioned platforms or another provider, watch the celebration on CMT, CMT.com or stream on the CMT app (stream from outside of the U.S. with ExpressVPN).
In addition to the TV broadcast, Cole Miner’s Daughter: A Celebration of Life & Music of Loretta Lynn will broadcast on SiriusXM’s Wille’s Roadhouse: Willie Nelson’s Classic Country (channel 59). The tribute special will arrive on Paramount+ early next year.
First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos & albums that dropped this week.
Lainey Wilson, “Hold My Halo”
This Louisiana native’s career is on fire right now. In addition to her new album, Bell Bottom Country, which drops today (Friday, Oct. 28), Wilson is the leading nominee heading into this year’s CMA Awards, earning six nods during her very first year as a nominee. Wilson co-wrote all but one track on this project, including her newest release, the frisky “Hold My Halo,” which raises a drink to the virtues of a hard-working woman who deserves a night to “tell that angel inside of me to hide her wings and lay low.”
Keith Urban, “Street Called Main”
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Urban’s new song, written by Chris LaCorte, Josh Miller and Scooter Carusoe, finds Urban returning to his musical homebase — melding drum loops, crisp electric guitar, and universally relatable lyrics. The song marks Urban’s latest release leading into an album he is prepping for next year.
Cheat Codes with Jimmie Allen, “Lose You”
Last year, dance trio Cheat Codes issued the country collaborations “Never Love You Again” with Little Big Town and Bryn Christopher, as well as “How Do You Love” with Lee Brice and Lindsay Ell. Earlier this year, they followed by announcing an upcoming country album and earning another country collab with Russell Dickerson on “I Remember.” Now, they team with genre-blurring country artist Jimmie Allen (himself known for a plethora of collaborations) for this romantic, slow-burn dance track.
Shania Twain, “Last Day of Summer”
The queen of country-pop will release her upcoming album, Queen of Me, in February 2023 and she’s been steadily giving fans an intro to the new project, first with the lead single “Waking Up Dreaming,” followed by this equally sunny, but slightly organic-sounding track. Her husky vocals are slightly muddied in the verses, but the echoy production gives this pondering of and yearning for a long-gone love an intimate, hazy quality.
Reyna Roberts, “Pretty Little Devils”
“This ain’t the same ol’ hoedown throwdown,” Roberts makes clear as she leans hard into her R&B, rock and country trap proclivities on this new track, meshing them with bluesy guitars and lyrics about beer cans, boondocks, Megan Thee Stallion, southern accents — all while still showcasing her versatile vocals. A promising track that builds on her previous works, such as “Stomping Grounds.”
Runaway June, “Broken Hearts (Do Broken Things)”
On their latest, this trio retains their cheery pop-country vibe, but delves deep into the not-so rational decisions one makes when their heart is splintered after a breakup. This feisty track also highlights the trio’s new lineup, which is founding member Jennifer Wayne, in addition to Natalie Stovall and the newest member, Stevie Woodward.
Julie Roberts, Ain’t in No Hurry
Singer-songwriter Julie Roberts first broke through in 2004 with the ballad “Break Down Here.” Now, she returns with her first album in nearly a decade on Ain’t in No Hurry, this time working with Shooter Jennings (son of Waylon Jennings) and Erin Enderlin to craft the album. Known for her bluesy vocals, Julie also teams up with two top male country vocalists — she welcomes Jamey Johnson on the song “Music City is Killing Me,” a slight twist on Ray LaMontagne’s “New York City’s Killing Me,” while Randy Houser makes an appearance on “A Little Crazy’s Kinda Nice.”
Mae Estes, “Die in a Bar”
When it’s Mae Estes’ time to go, she wants to go out on her own terms — and as she sings here, that means flying away on a whiskey river, with a beer in her hand. This coolly country, retro-tinged track, which instantly brings to mind the Joe Diffie classic “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die),” makes the most of Mae’s twangy voice, alongside twisted guitar lines and grooves ready for a sawdust floor.
A hefty list of country artists are celebrating the 60th anniversary of rock band The Rolling Stones, by contributing to an upcoming album that reimagines several of the seminal group’s classic hits. Stoned Cold Country is set to release in 2023 via BMG.
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Eric Church takes on “Gimme Shelter,” Lainey Wilson offers “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” Maren Morris performs “Dead Flowers,” and Ashley McBryde offers a take on “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Brooks & Dunn offer a rendition of “Honky Tonk Women.”
A first look at the album comes via Brothers Osborne, who team with The War & Treaty for “It’s Only Rock N’ Roll (But I Like It),” which will release Nov. 4.
It’s only rock n roll… but we like it. Honored to be a part of the upcoming Stoned Cold Country tribute album, celebrating 60 years of the legendary @RollingStones. “It’s Only Rock N’ Roll (But I Like It)” with our friends @warandtreaty will be out everywhere on 11/4. pic.twitter.com/f2zz74s3mB— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) October 28, 2022
Others featured on the record include Jimmie Allen, Steve Earle, Marcus King, Little Big Town, Elvie Shane and Koe Wetzel.“This album is country music’s thank you to The Rolling Stones for 60 years of inspiration and providing the soundtrack of our lives. While recording the record, I was reminded that this is a showcase and spotlight on the best we have to offer as a genre,” says producer Robert Deaton, who helmed the album. “From our artists to all of the musicians that played on the record, we boldly state that Country Music is second to none when it comes to artists of integrity and creativity.”
This isn’t the first time country artists have contributed to a tribute project to the Rolling Stones. In 1997, artists including Travis Tritt, Deana Carter, George Jones and Nanci Griffith contributed to Stone Country: Country Artists Perform the Songs of the Rolling Stones.
Earle previously covered the band’s “Ruby Tuesday” on the 2016 album Colvin & Earle, and “Dead Flowers” in his live shows. The late Johnny Cash recorded the band’s “No Expectations” on his 1978 album Gone Girl. On his 2002 album Stars & Guitars, Willie Nelson teamed with Ryan Adams, The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards, and Hank Williams III for a rendition of “Dead Flowers.” In 2002, Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello included a rendition of “Wild Horses” during their collaboration taping for the very first installment of CMT Crossroads. During a 2015 concert, Miranda Lambert covered The Rolling Stones’ 1971 hit “B—h.” That same year, Brad Paisley opened for The Rolling Stones on their No Zip Code Tour, during their tour stop in Nashville.
In a recent interview with Billboard, Dolly Parton discussed her love for The Rolling Stones, saying, “I’ve always wanted to do the song ‘Satisfaction.’ That’s one of my husband’s favorite songs. And I may have to drag Mick [Jagger]’s guys up there to help me sing it. I thought about writing a song called ‘Rock of Ages,’ where I get all the great old rock ‘n’rollers, the people that I have always admired and respected. I didn’t follow rock music that much, but my husband is a rock ‘n’ roll freak. He loves all the groups and all the great stuff.”
See the full Stoned Cold Country tracklist below:
1. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – Ashley McBryde
2. “Honky Tonk Women” – Brooks & Dunn
3. “Dead Flowers” – Maren Morris
4. “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It)” – Brothers Osborne & The War And Treaty
5. “Miss You” – Jimmie Allen
6. “Tumbling Dice” – Elle King
7. “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” – Marcus King
8. “Wild Horses” – Little Big Town
9. “Paint It Black” – Zac Brown Band
10. “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” – Lainey Wilson
11. “Sympathy for the Devil” – Elvie Shane
12. “Angie” – Steve Earle
13. “Gimme Shelter” – Eric Church
14. “Shine A Light” – Koe Wetzel
Keith Urban released his new song, “Street Called Main,” on Friday (Oct. 28), and the single artwork will look a tad familiar to fans of a certain 1980s movie.
On Instagram, Urban shared a photo of himself in a long trench coat and standing in the middle of a street, holding a boombox over his head. The image is strikingly similar to the iconic scene in the Cameron Crowe-directed 1989 romantic teen comedy movie Say Anything.
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In the movie, the character Diane Court (played by Ione Skye) is awakened by the sound of music and looks out her bedroom window to see Lloyd Dobler (played by John Cusack) standing in front of his car outside of her house, holding a boombox over his head as it plays Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes.” The gesture is meant as a reconciling moment between the couple, who had previously broken up.
Urban said of “Street Called Main” via a press release, “Some memories are triggered by the simplest of things, like finding yourself anywhere in the world – even on a ‘street called main’ – and suddenly ‘she’ comes flooding back.”
The country star is currently in the studio working on a new album slated to release in 2023, and recorded “Main” in Nashville with his longtime producer Dann Huff. He has also been criss-crossing the country on his The Speed of Now World Tour 2022, which will conclude its U.S. run with shows in Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota, before heading to Australia.
Urban’s current radio single, “Brown Eyes Baby,” is at No. 34 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.
Maren Morris is saying “Boo!” to Brittany Aldean, Tucker Carlson and anyone else who doesn’t support trans rights. In a hilarious Thursday (Oct. 27) Instagram post, the 32-year-old singer-songwriter shared her idea for a Halloween costume this year: “Lunatic Country Music Person,” aka the title she was given by the Fox News host after she hit back at transphobic comments made Aldean, who is married to country artist Jason Aldean.
Morris’ post comes on the heels of a popular meme that’s taken off on the internet in the past few days, in which people creatively edit a photo of a Spirit Halloween package to look like a fake, funny costume idea. For her take on the trend, the “Middle” singer plastered a photo of herself on the package, labeled “Lunatic Country Music Person.”
The faux costume set features a list of included items: “tambourine, inclusive fans, pickleball paddle, wig, beef with transphobes.”
That last item is likely a nod to her highly publicized feud with Brittany Aldean, which started in August when Morris took shots at transphobic comments Brittany made on Instagram.
“It’s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human?” the Grammy winner tweeted about Brittany, who went on to say gender-affirming care was equivalent to the “genital mutilation of children.” Continued Morris, “Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie.”
Carlson entered the ring not long after that. While interviewing Brittany in September about the online showdown, he blasted Morris for being a “lunatic country music person.” Not only did Morris take the jab in stride, but she also printed the phrase on a line of merchandise that ended up raising more than $100,000 for GLAAD’s Transgender Media Program and Trans Lifeline.
The “Make You Stay” artist also poked a little fun at herself, namely the height difference between her and her husband, Ryan Hurd, with whom she shares 2-year-old son Hayes. “Tall guy not included,” reads her fake Spirit Halloween package, referencing Hurd’s height of 6-foot-3 (according to Google).
And as a quip about her own 5-foot-1 stature, the bottom of the costume reads, “Child size costume.”
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Shania Twain will launch 2023 with a massive tour and a new album! The pop-country queen’s sixth studio album, Queen of Me — the first the singer-songwriter has released in six years — will arrive Feb. 3. The album marks her first recording under her new label deal with Republic Nashville.
Twain has released the lead single from the project with “Waking Up Dreaming,” and the new song “Last Day of Summer.”
“These days, I’m feeling very comfortable in my own skin – and I think this album reflects that musically,” Twain said via Instagram. “Life is short and I want to be uplifted, colorful, unapologetic and empowered. I want to carry a clear message, particularly as a woman, to always remember my power and I hope the songs are a reminder to you, of that same power inside you!”
Additionally, she’s taking her signature phrase “Let’s Go, Girls!” literally as she prepares to launch her upcoming 2023 tour, which will span approximately 50 concert dates. Her Queen of Me tour will launch April 28 in Spokane, Wash., and will cross the United States and Canada, and include several U.K. dates. Her opening acts on select dates will include “My Truck” hitmaker Breland, as well as several top-tier female singer-songwriters: Lindsay Ell, Hailey Whitters, Kelsea Ballerini and Mickey Guyton.
Tickets for Twain’s Queen of Me tour will go on sale starting Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.
See the full list of tour dates and her announcement below:
April 28 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena ^April 29 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena ^May 2 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena ^May 3 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena ^May 5 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place ^May 6 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place ^May 9 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^May 10 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^May 12 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre ^May 14 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre ^May 16 – Madison, WI @ Kohl Center #May 17 – St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center #May 19 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena #May 21 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena #May 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre #May 26 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre #May 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl #May 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion #May 31 – Thousand Palms, CA @ Acrisure Arena #June 3 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center +June 4 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre STL +June 7 – Nashville, TN @ GEODIS Park + >June 9 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion +June 12 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre ~June 14 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre ~June 17 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre ~June 18 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre ~June 20 – Hamilton, ON @ FirstOntario Centre ^June 21 – London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens ^June 23 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^June 24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^June 27 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion &June 28 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion &June 30 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center &July 1 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre &July 6 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa BluesfestJuly 8 – Syracuse, NY @ St Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview +July 9 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center +July 11 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +July 13 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake +July 15 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center $July 19 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center $July 21 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion $July 22 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion $Sept. 16 – London, UK @ The O2Sept. 19 – Dublin, IE @ 3ArenaSept. 22 - Glasgow, UK @ OVO HydroSept. 25 - Manchester, UK @ AO ArenaSept. 26 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena Birmingham
^ = w/ Lindsay Ell# = w/ Hailey Whitters+ = w/ Breland > = w/ Kelsea Ballerini~ = w/ Robyn Ottolini& = w/ Priscilla Block$ = w/ Mickey Guyton
Shania Twain will launch 2023 with a massive tour and a new album! The pop-country queen’s sixth studio album, Queen of Me — the first the singer-songwriter has released in six years — will arrive Feb. 3. The album marks her first recording under her new label deal with Republic Nashville.
Twain has released the lead single from the project with “Waking Up Dreaming,” and the new song “Last Day of Summer.”
“These days, I’m feeling very comfortable in my own skin – and I think this album reflects that musically,” Twain said via Instagram. “Life is short and I want to be uplifted, colorful, unapologetic and empowered. I want to carry a clear message, particularly as a woman, to always remember my power and I hope the songs are a reminder to you, of that same power inside you!”
Additionally, she’s taking her signature phrase “Let’s Go, Girls!” literally as she prepares to launch her upcoming 2023 tour, which will span approximately 50 concert dates. Her Queen of Me tour will launch April 28 in Spokane, Wash., and will cross the United States and Canada, and include several U.K. dates. Her opening acts on select dates will include “My Truck” hitmaker Breland, as well as several top-tier female singer-songwriters: Lindsay Ell, Hailey Whitters, Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Priscilla Block and Robyn Ottolini.
Tickets for Twain’s Queen of Me tour will go on sale starting Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster.
See the full list of tour dates and her announcement below:
April 28 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena ^April 29 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena ^May 2 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena ^May 3 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena ^May 5 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place ^May 6 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place ^May 9 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^May 10 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome ^May 12 – Saskatoon, SK @ SaskTel Centre ^May 14 – Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Centre ^May 16 – Madison, WI @ Kohl Center #May 17 – St Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center #May 19 – Lincoln, NE @ Pinnacle Bank Arena #May 21 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena #May 24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre #May 26 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre #May 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl #May 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion #May 31 – Thousand Palms, CA @ Acrisure Arena #June 3 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center +June 4 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre STL +June 7 – Nashville, TN @ GEODIS Park + >June 9 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion +June 12 – Halifax, NS @ Scotiabank Centre ~June 14 – Moncton, NB @ Avenir Centre ~June 17 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre ~June 18 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre ~June 20 – Hamilton, ON @ FirstOntario Centre ^June 21 – London, ON @ Budweiser Gardens ^June 23 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^June 24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage ^June 27 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion &June 28 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion &June 30 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center &July 1 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre &July 6 – Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa BluesfestJuly 8 – Syracuse, NY @ St Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview +July 9 – Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center +July 11 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +July 13 – Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake +July 15 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center $July 19 – Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center $July 21 – Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion $July 22 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion $Sept. 16 – London, UK @ The O2Sept. 19 – Dublin, IE @ 3ArenaSept. 22 - Glasgow, UK @ OVO HydroSept. 25 - Manchester, UK @ AO ArenaSept. 26 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena Birmingham
^ = w/ Lindsay Ell# = w/ Hailey Whitters+ = w/ Breland > = w/ Kelsea Ballerini~ = w/ Robyn Ottolini& = w/ Priscilla Block$ = w/ Mickey Guyton
On Oct. 28, 2017, Kane Brown‘s “What Ifs,” featuring Lauren Alaina, topped Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. Brown co-wrote the song with Matt McGinn and Jordan Schmidt, and Dann Huff produced it.
The single marked Brown’s first of eight Country Airplay leaders and Alaina’s second of three. It was released from Brown’s introductory LP that arrived at the Top Country Albums summit, becoming his first of two No. 1 sets.
The same week it crowned Country Airplay, “What Ifs” began a five-week command on Billboard‘s streaming-, airplay- and sales-based Hot Country Songs chart. It dethroned Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road,” which had logged a then-record 34-week domination.
“All I can say is, 34 weeks, Sam Hunt? Damn. I’m happy to get in there,” Brown told Billboard upon learning of his achievement.
Brown, now 29, and Alaina, 28, are both from Georgia and were childhood friends, having met at Lakeview Middle School in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., in a choir class.
Brown’s latest single, “Thank God,” with Katelyn Brown, his wife, rises 19-18 on the latest, Oct. 29-dated Country Airplay chart. The duet is from his new album, Different Man, which launched at its No. 2 best on Top Country Albums in September, becoming his sixth top 10 set.
Alaina, who finished as the runner-up to Scotty McCreery on American Idol in 2011, most recently led Country Airplay as featured, with Devin Dawson, on Hardy’s “One Beer,” which the threesome hoisted to No. 1 in December 2020.
This May, Alaina hopped on stage during a Brown concert in Chattanooga, Tenn., near where they grew up. The pair performed “What Ifs.”
Zach Bryan has been lighting up the Billboard charts with his album American Heartbreak and songs including “Something in the Orange,” and criss-crossing the United States on his American Heartbreak tour. Along the way has been building a reputation as an artist who also listens closely to his fans.
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On Oct. 26, Bryan took to Twitter to state that he was planning to lower the price of the merchandise sold at his concerts.
“I just learned how expensive the merch was last night,” he said on Twitter. “A hoodie for 60 to 70 dollars is too much and I’m fixing it now. Thank you guys so much for being such a good and kind and rowdy crowd.”
I just learned how expensive the merch was last night. A hoodie for 60 to 70 dollars is too much and I’m fixing it now. thank you guys so much for being such a good and kind and rowdy crowd— Zach Bryan (@zachlanebryan) October 26, 2022
Fans began chiming, with one saying, “I paid 45 bucks for a t shirt.. I wasn’t not gonna buy one but 45 bucks?? dang man,” to which Bryan responded, “I JUST learned how much they were. It’s fixed and I apologize.”
After another Twitter user noted that they would gladly pay $70 if he allowed his merch to be sold online in addition to at his concerts, Bryan responded, “no no no they’ll be 45 at most, 70 is absolutely heinous as hell and and anyone selling hoodies for that amount have completely desensitized from the world.”
His fans quickly responded with sentiments of gratitude for the singer-songwriter’s swift response, with comments. “I love how humble you are and how you put your fans first. you’ll always have our respect and support,” said one Bryan fan.
After his debut major label full-length album American Heartbreak debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s top country albums chart in June, Bryan quickly followed with the release of the EP Summertime Blues in July. His song “Something in the Orange” reached No. 2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, and he’s notched just over a dozen entries on the chart, including “Highway Boys,” “Oklahoma Smoke Show” and “Burn, Burn, Burn.”
At 76, Dolly Parton is seemingly indefatigable, releasing a steady stream of albums, books, movies and television projects, as well as hosting the ACM Awards earlier this year. On Nov. 5, she will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, alongside Duran Duran, Eminem, Carly Simon and more.
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But according to a new interview Parton did with Pollstar, there is one thing she won’t be doing again: full-fledged touring.
“I do not think I will ever tour again, but I do know I’ll do special shows here and there, now and then. Maybe do a long weekend of shows, or just a few shows at a festival. But I have no intention of going on a full-blown tour anymore,” Parton told the outlet. (Billboard has independently confirmed the news.)
Parton’s most recent tour was her 2016 Pure & Simple Tour, which included 60 shows in the United States and Canada.
“I’ve done that my whole life, and it takes so much time and energy,” she added. “I like to stay a little closer to home with my husband [Carl Dean]. We’re getting older now, and I don’t want to be gone for four or five weeks at a time. Something could happen. I would not feel right about that, if I were gone and somebody needed me. Or I would feel bad if I had to leave a tour if somebody got sick at home and needed me and then I had to walk out on the fans.”
Last year, Parton told Billboard she was planning to work on a rock album, after news came that she was nominated for induction into the Rock Hall.
In her new Pollstar interview, she says she is working on the rock album, and that she plans to re-record “Stairway to Heaven,” the Led Zeppelin classic that Parton recorded in a bluegrass-inspired arrangement as part of her 2002 album Halos & Horns, part of her bluegrass trilogy of albums.
”But I’m going to redo that really on the money,” she told Pollstar. “I did it kind of bluegrass-style when I did it; but when I do the rock album, I’m going to actually re-record it – and do it more true to the regular record. I’m trying to see if Robert Plant might sing on it. Maybe Jimmy Page might do the pick-up part on it. I’m looking forward to dragging in some of the great classic people, girls and boys, to sing on some of the songs. I’m not far enough along to discuss who and what, but I am going to do an album.”
She also noted that she intends to ask several additional artists, including Ed Sheeran, Miley Cyrus and Heart, as well as country star Chris Stapleton, to be involved with the upcoming rock album.
“Chris Stapleton is one of my favorite people ever,” Parton said. “I have always wanted to do something with him. Even though he’s not considered rock ‘n’ roll, he’s kind of like me: He’s accepted all the way around. I’m thinking that certainly out of the country field, when I do my rock album, I’m going to maybe ask him.”