Loretta Lynn will release her long-awaited new album, Wouldn't It Be Great, on September 28th. She says she is finally feeling good and ready to celebrate new music with everybody.
The album was produced by Loretta's daughter Patsy, and Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's son John Carter Cash.
The title cut is the last song Loretta wrote for her late husband, Oliver "Dolittle" Lynn.
Brett Young has a new gig as a model. He is a brand ambassador for a print campaign for the William Rast clothing line -- specifically its American Denim collection.
Brett says, “This is the first time I’ve done anything like this, and it’s been an absolute blast.”
Fun fact: William Rast was co-founded by Justin Timberlake.
Thursday, 8/23
Dustin Lynch to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry…
Taylor Swift is the highest grossing woman when it comes to touring…
Dustin Lynch will be the latest inductee into the Grand Ole Opry.
Trace Adkins extended the invitation recently, while celebrating the 15th anniversary of his own Opry membership. Dustin joked that he was so excited he wanted to pick up Trace, but Trace is too big for him to do so.
He's set to be inducted on September 18th.
Taylor Swift has broken the record for the highest-grossing U.S. tour for a woman… and guess who she dethroned- herself!!!
She is currently on her reputation Stadium Tour and the 27 domestic dates so far have grossed $191.1 million.
Taylor previously set the record for the biggest tour with the 1989 Tour, which grossed $181.5 million in the U.S.
Over 1.4 million people have paid to attend Taylor‘s shows so far on this tour and all 27 dates have been sold out. 11 more shows remain on the U.S. leg and seven dates remain internationally.
Wednesday, 8/22
The Stapletons have love for Kendall Jenner…
Devin Dawson to tour this fall…
Recently, Kendall Jenner attended Chris Stapleton's LA show. She is a big fan apparently because she posted several videos of the concert on her Instagram, one of which was captioned, "I love you Chris Stapleton. Call me."
After seeing the videos, Chris's wife Morgane took to her own Instagram to respond by saying, "When @kendalljenner loves your husband and wants him to call her, but you also have strong love for said KarJenner..."
Devin Dawson will embark on his first headlining tour this fall.
Named after a line in his tune "Dark Horse," the Stray Off Course tour kicks off on November 1st in South Carolina and runs through December 15th.
Tickets go on sale on Friday.
Tuesday, 8/21
Carrie Underwood shared the track listing to her new album…
Brett Young to headline a tour this fall…
Carrie Underwood has finally shared the track listing for her highly anticipated album, Cry Pretty. There are 13 tracks on what will be her sixth studio album and first since Storyteller in 2015. It’s also her first album on her new record label UMG Nashville.
Carrie co-produced this project and co-wrote many of the songs and says while this album dishes out plenty of drama, she does not kill anyone on this one. Cry Pretty is set to drop on September 14th.
Brett Young will hit the road on a headlining tour of his own this fall.
Brett's CMT on Tour: Here Tonight kicks off on November 16th in Royal Oak, Michigan, featuring special guest Tyler Rich. Brett will make a stop at the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park on November 17th!
Monday, 8/20
Morgan Evans scored his very first #1…
Thomas Rhett is enjoying his life changes…
Morgan Evans is a happy Aussie this week. He scored his first number on his debut single. “Kiss Somebody” sits at the top spot of the Mediabase Country Singles chart- a real rarity for a brand new artist.
Thomas Rhett’s life changes continue to prove to be very successful. His latest album, Life Changes was just certified platinum for sales and downloads of one million-less than a year since its release.
Thomas said, “When you put out something so personal to you, you always wonder if other people will be able to relate. I just write what I know. It turns out that we all know love, family, and experience the ups and downs of life.”
And his family is so super cute!