Month: August 2024

Mitchell Tenpenny will release his third studio album ‘The 3rd’ on September 20. Mitchell shared the news via social media, alongside The 3rd‘s album cover and a graphic of its track list.

In anticipation of its release, Tenpenny has released the autobiographical title track with a video featuring an intimate look at Tenpenny’s life and legacy. The artist shared: “I would definitely say the album really covers what I have learned in the last few years since getting married and hopefully growing up and hopefully maturing. I want to be personal. I want to be vulnerable. I want people to believe and know that this music is authentic to me, and I mean the words I say.”

Fans can pre-order ‘The 3rd’ (here), with options including a vinyl release and physical CD available on the release date. Tenpenny shares of the album: “I want this record to be all over the place. I want somebody to be able to find their song in the record, something that helps them or just something stylistically different from everything else. It just encapsulates everything I’ve done and all the genres I’ve loved.”

Tenpenny will launch the Woke Up In A Dream Tour on September 12th in Las Vegas at the Theater at Virgin Hotels, running through mid-November. Featured guests include The Castellows for the first weekend, with Dylan Schneider appearing on the remainder of the shows.

Take a look at the video for ‘The 3rd’ – here.

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Former president Barack Obama has shared his annual summer playlist, which he revealed on social media along with the caption: “With summer winding down, I wanted to share some songs that I’ve been listening to lately – and it wouldn’t be my playlist if it didn’t include an eclectic mix. I hope you find something new to listen to!”

Along with his summer playlist, Obama also shared his favorite books for the season. For his reading selections, Obama highlighted a range of works, from satirical fiction to hard-hitting nonfiction, sharing in the social media post:  “I’ve read some great books over the last few months and wanted to share some of my favorites. Let me know if you have any recommendations for books I should check out!  Among the 14 literary picks were Percival Everett’s “James,” a reimagining of Mark Twain’s classic “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” as well as “Everyone Who is Gone Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis” by Jonathan Blitzer, which takes a comprehensive look at the illegal immigration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Per Variety, among those making the cut on Obama’s playlist were Charli XCX (“365”), country breakout star Shaboozey (“A Bar Song (Tipsy)”), Billie Eilish (“Chihiro”) and hip-hop singer Tommy Richman (“Million Dollar Baby”).   Additional tracks include H.E.R.’s “Process”, Tems’ “Love Me Jeje”, Sting’s “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free”, The Rolling Stones’ “Satisfaction”, Saweetie’s “My Best”, Common’s “The People”, GloRilla & Megan Thee Stallion’s “Wanna Be”, Rema’s “Yayo”, Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”, Willow’s “Symptom of Life”, Moneybagg Yo & Morgan Wallen’s “Whiskey Whiskey” and more.

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The Academy of Country Music has announced additional performers and presenters for the 17th Annual ACM Honors, taking place this Wednesday (Aug. 21) at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, hosted by Carly Pearce and Jordan Davis, who will also both take the stage at the event.

The Academy posted on its socials: “JUST ANNOUNCED #ACMhonors just got even better with 8 more iconic Country Music artists performing including @jasonaldean, @leeannwomack, and MORE! Join us August 21 at @theryman for a special night honoring some of the greatest in Country Music. ”

Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Lee Ann Womack and other artists have been added to the star-studded lineup, as well as Terri Clark, Jackson Dean and Kameron Marlowe.  They join previously-announced performers include Eric Church, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Tyler Hubbard, Jamey Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Keith Urban.

Pearce is returning for her fourth consecutive year hosting the show, hailed the “Country Music Industry’s favorite night.” Artists will perform tributes to this year’s ACM Honorees: Walt Aldridge, Tony Brown, Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Shannon Sanders, Lainey Wilson and Trisha Yearwood.

Yearwood and Brown will accept the ACM Icon Award, while Sanders will receive the ACM Lift Every Voice Award, Bryan will receive the ACM Lifting Lives Award, Jackson and Aldridge will receive the ACM Poet’s Award, Stapleton and Jessie Jo Dillon will receive the ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Year award, and Wilson will receive the Milestone Award and the coveted Triple Crown Award.

The 17th ACM Honors will take place on Wednesday, August 21. The show will air on Merit Street on Tuesday, September 24 at 9 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. CT / 6 p.m. PT, per the Academy of Country Music.

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Post Malone‘s debut country album F-1 Trillion arrived Friday, and shortly thereafter Posty dropped the deluxe version of the LP titled F-1 Trillion: Long Bed, featuring the original 18 tracks, as well as nine additional songs. Post shared the news on his socials, writing: “9 more solo records. F-1 Trillion: Long Bed out now :)”

Posty shared on Instagram, “Thank you to everyone involved in the making of this project. I am so honored to have worked with some of my favorite artists, writers, and friends… I have had the time of my life making this record, it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and I’m so excited for the opportunity to make it. Everyone keep expressing yourself, having fun, loving what you do, and loving each other. I love you more than I can say. Have a great night mofo’s, and I’ll see you soon ”

F-1 Trillion is focused on collaborations, featuring country artists including Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Jr., Tim McGraw, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, and more. Meanwhile the Long Bed deluxe version of the album are all solo tunes, with the expanded album comprised of 27 tracks.

Post’s record-breaking collab with Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help” also continues to dominate the charts. The song, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, now has earned the highest weekly sales and streams since 2020. I Had Some Help also marks Post’s sixth No. 1 and Wallen’s second No. 1., spending five consecutive weeks on top of the charts and becoming the year’s longest-running number one song of 2024. It also became the first single to debut at No. 1 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart.

Malone will embark on his F-1 Trillion Tour, kicking-off September 8th at Salt Lake City’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre and making stops at Fenway Park, Hersheypark Stadium, Credit One Stadium and more before wrapping up with two newly announced Texas dates in October.  For information on the F-1 Trillion Tour, visit postmalone.com.

You an listen to one of the new songs on Long Bed titled “Fallin’ In Love” via lyric video – here.
F-1 Trillion: Long Bed is out now; for more information head here.

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