In a new project to pay tribute to The Judds, Lainey Wilson and Dolly Parton collaborate on a cover of the song, “Mama He’s Crazy,” out now, October 27th on all streaming platforms. Listen below!
Country music never forgets to appreciate and pay homage to the musical acts that paved the way for modern-day musicians both in and out of the genre. In a new project called A Tribute To The Judds, artists are getting together to cover the iconic songs in The Judds’ catalog.
Back in August, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton shared their rendition of “Love Is Alive” and last month, Wynonna Judd and Trisha Yearwood released their cover of the iconic song, “Cry Myself To Sleep.” Today, superstars Lainey Wilson and Dolly Parton are lending their voices to “Mama He’s Crazy.”
On “Mama He’s Crazy,” both Parton and Wilson show off their incredible vocals and storytelling ability. Both entertainers bring a new spirit and life to the iconic track. The song is all about finally letting your guard down for love, a beautiful sentiment that Parton and Wilson pay homage to throughout their cover of the track.
The full record, A Tribute To The Judds also came out today. Fans can listen to more iconic tributes to The Judds by artists like Megan Moroney, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, LeAnn Rimes, and Jelly Roll.
Lainey Wilson x Dolly Parton collaborate on the cover of The Judds song, “Mama He’s Crazy.”
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“Mama He’s Crazy” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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The brand new Country Goes Reggae album featuring artists like Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen, and more is out now, July 22nd. Listen to the unique new project below.
In an exciting and unprecedented collaboration, country musicians such as Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen, Toby Keith, Lainey Wilson, and more lend their voices and songs to a reggae-inspired project. The 11-track collection recreates the arrangements behind some of our favorite country songs, such as Rascal Flatts, “I Like the Sound of That” and “Boot On” by Randy Houser.
The collaborations are courtesy of one of the top Reggae musician groups, called Positive Vibrations. Country Goes Reggae was produced by Christian and Frank Berman (The Berman Brothers) and their partner, Ron Oehl. This exciting new project breathes new life into country songs, while adding a positive factor to each and every track. It’s the perfect album to listen to all summer long. Get the full trackless and listen below.
Country Goes Reggae Album Tracklist:
Eyes on You (feat. Chase Rice)
Make Me Want To (feat. Jimmie Allen)
Red Solo Cup (feat. Toby Keith)
I Like the Sound of That (feat. Rascal Flatts)
Two Doors Down (feat. Dolly Parton)
Smile (feat. Uncle Kracker)
Things a Man Oughta Know (feat. Lainey Wilson)
Boots On (feat. Randy Houser)
Pass It On Down (feat. Alabama)
Ready to Run (feat. Alexandra Kay)
Save It For A Rainy Day (feat. Landon Parker)
The Positive Vibrations ‘Country Goes Reggae’ album is out now.
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Country Goes Reggae is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Check out the full recap of the 2022 ACM Awards, complete with all of the winners, performances, and more special moments from the show.
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The Academy of Country Music Awards had a fresh new look this year. The normally three-hour event that has exclusively aired on CBS for the past 23 years found a new home on Amazon Prime. The show was an hour shorter, had no commercials, and had a whole lot more entertainment. Country music icon, Dolly Parton hosted the event from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with the reigning New Male and Female Artists of the Year, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. Miranda Lambert was the big winner, taking home the prestigious Entertainer of the Year award. Keep reading below for more winners and special performances from the exciting night.
Allen and Barrett, who were both up for Male and Female Artist of the Year kicked off the show; Allen covered Elvis Presley’s “Viva Las Vegas” and Barrett sang Faith Hill’s “Let’s Go to Vegas.” After Eric Church performed a medley of songs over his 16-year career, New Artist of the Year nominee, Walker Hayes sang his new single “AA” as well as his viral smash hit “Fancy Like” as he danced around the entire stadium high-fiving fans and other artists.
The first two awards of the night were presented to Brothers Osborne for Duo of the Year, and Old Dominion for Group of the Year. It was Brothers Osborne’s third and Old Dominion’s fifth straight win for the respective categories. Maren Morris followed this with a performance of her new song, “Circles Around This Town.”
Lainey Wilson came out on top in the stacked Song of the Year category with her number one hit “Things a Man Oughta Know.” Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood won for Single of the Year for their chart-topper, “If I Didn’t Love You.” Viewers got to see both of these songs live later in the show. Wilson also won the New Female Artist of the Year as well. Next up, two Female Artist of the Year nominees, Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce took the stage for “Never Wanted Be That Girl”, a standout performance. This collaboration took home the award for Music Event of Year.
Two of the most memorable performances of the show included Thomas Rhett who performed his current single “Slow Down Summer” as fireworks shot off behind him during the final chorus, resembling a scene from Sleeping Beauty’s Castle in Magic Kingdom. Right after, Kelsea Ballerini joined Dolly Parton on stage for a collaboration of Parton’s new song, “Big Dreams and Faded Dreams” from her new “Run, Rose, Run” album.
One of the biggest surprise wins of the night was Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous winning the award for Album of the Year. Statistically, it makes a lot of sense, given it was the best-selling album across all genres in 2021 with 3.2 million units sold. Wallen humbly thanked his team, fans, and industry for showing him grace over the past year and dedicated the win to his son.
This was followed by 35-straight minutes of performances by artists such as Gabby Barrett, Parker McCollum, Lainey Wilson, Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan and Jordan Davis. Our favorite performances in this batch included Brother Osborne who gave an exciting performance of their song “Skeletons,” where their glasses, hats, guitars, and matching black and white jumpsuits lit the room neon as the lights went down. Breland had Thomas Rhett and a Baptist choir join him on stage for his fun, new song “Praise the Lord.”
After Lady A performed “What a Song Can Do,” the Male and Female Artist of the Year were awarded to Chris Stapleton and Carly Pearce. Pearce and Stapleton also won this award at last year’s CMAs as well. Top-nominated artist, Chris Young performed two songs after these awards, “Raised On Country” and his collaboration with Mitchell Tenpenny, “At The End of A Bar.”
The show concluded with the announcement of the most prestigious owner of the night, Entertainer of the Year. Miranda Lambert took home the award and although she leads the pack with 29 total ACM awards throughout her career, she has never won the Entertainer of the Year. She is currently in London on tour, but she graciously accepted her award remotely.
Other awards not aired included New Male Artist of the Year to Parker McCollum, Video of the Year to Lambert and Elle King for “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),” and Songwriter of the Year to Michael Hardy. Other performers include Chris Stapleton, Jimmie Allen, Parmalee with Blanco Brown and Brooke Eden, Brittney Spencer, and Kelly Clarkson. The pre-show included performances by Tenille Townes and Kat & Alex.
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Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett join Dolly Parton as co-hosts for the 2022 57th Annual ACM Awards, scheduled for March 7th in Las Vegas.
To kick off the 2022 ACM Awards, reigning New Artists of the Year, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett will join previously announced icon, Dolly Parton as co-hosts of the annual event. Pairing two of the most exciting new artists in the genre with a living legend is as exhilarating as it sounds!
This year, the show returns back to Las Vegas at a new venue, the new Allegiant Stadium. The show will broadcast commercial-free at 8 p.m. ET on Amazon’s streaming Prime Video, which is another departure from its norm. This marks the first exclusively livestream award show.
Allen and Barrett will also help unveil this year’s nominees, co-hosting a video reveal of select categories on the @ACMawards Twitter account this Thursday (February 10) at 10:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. CT/7:30 a.m. PT.
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Country superstar, Dolly Parton is set to host the 2022 57th Annual ACM Awards, scheduled for March 7th in Las Vegas.
Just one day after being nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Dolly Parton was announced as the next host of the 2022 ACM Awards show. Previously, Parton hosted the award show with fellow icons, Reba and Carrie Underwood in 2019. However for the last two years, Keith Urban hosted the annual event in Nashville, Tennessee.
Parton will be joined by fellow co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. Both Allen and Barrett earned their respective new artist of the year awards in 2021. Pairing two of the most exciting new artists in the genre with a living legend is as exciting and monumental as it sounds!
This year, the show returns back to Las Vegas at a new venue, the new Allegiant Stadium. The show will broadcast commercial-free at 8 p.m. ET on Amazon’s streaming Prime Video, which is another departure from its norm.
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Country music icon, Dolly Parton praises budding superstar, Lil Nas X for his rendition of her iconic song “Jolene.” Find out more and listen to the song below.
We love seeing artists supporting other artists in the music industry. It is especially exciting when a superstar like Dolly Parton honors a younger artist in the industry. After Lil Nas X performed his rendition of Parton’s iconic song “Jolene,” the songstress herself shared her praises.
On social media, Parton shared “I was so excited when someone told me that Lil Nas X had done my song “Jolene”. I had to find it and listen to it immediately…and it’s really, really good. Of course, I love him anyway. I was surprised and I’m honored and flattered. I hope he does good for both of us. Thank you @lilnasx”
Lil Nas X showcased his natural-born talent on his version of the song. He adds a smokey and dark mood to the memorable and popular tune. True artistry! We are exited to see what the country-rapper has up his sleeve next. Whatever it may be, it’s clear it’s going to be a surprise!
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Tonight, NBC will kick off the most wonderful time of the year with the annual lighting of New York City’s famous tree on the 88th Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Although things may look a little different this year, as the special event will be closed off to the public, the night is sure to be a celebration not to miss.
As we get into the holiday spirit some of our favorite country artists like Dan + Shay, Dolly Parton, and the country king of Christmas, Brett Eldredge, are set to appear on the two-hour special.
Airing at 8PM ET on NBC tonight, December 2nd, “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” will also feature performances by Kelly Clarkson, Jimmy Fallon, Goo Goo Dolls, Tori Kelly, Leslie Odom Jr., Pentatonix, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gwen Stefani, and Meghan Trainor. Additionally, the cast from Broadway musical “Ain’t Too Proud” and the Radio City Rockettes will also make appearances on the show. NBC’s Craig Melvin, Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and Al Roker will host the magical show.
Don’t forget to tune in tonight to catch the special show. Happy Holidays!
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As we honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month each and every October, this year female powerhouses Dolly Parton, Monica, Jordin Sparks, Rita Wilson, and Sara Evans have come together to help the fight with their new song “Pink”. This special collaboration benefits Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization.
When we think about breast cancer, most of us likely associate the color pink with it. This track helps us imagine a day where pink goes back to being just a color. Written by Erin Kinsey, Jodi Marr, and Victoria Shaw, each superstar showcases their voice during each verse and all five come together perfectly for the chorus. Combing country, pop, and R&B, this is a beautiful ballad that not only shows how beautifully mixing artists from different genres can be, but it also gives us hope that hopefully one day we’ll be able to find a cure to the terrible disease.
This song is for everyone who has been affected by breast cancer, which, unfortunately, with one in eight women being diagnosed with the disease each year and taking away more than 42,000 lives annually, it’s not uncommon that we all have been somehow affected. It’s also a great reminder that even with everything else this year has brought us, the fight to stop breast cancer is still ongoing and continues to need support.
Dolly Parton teamed up with Monica, Jordin Sparks, Rita Wilson and Sara Evans on collaborative new track “Pink” to support the fight against breast cancer
“You gotta believe without seeing\You gotta keep going, keep breathing\ When you face a day that feels like you’re gonna break\ Lean on the ones that love you\ The guardian angels above you\ And think about when pink was just another color”
In a recent press release, Parton shared what recording the song meant to her. “This is such a beautiful song of hope. I’m honored to join with these powerful women to help support Susan G. Komen’s life-saving work.”
Wilson, a breast cancer survivor herself, shared what she loves about doing the project. “The song is not just for someone who is a survivor or going through breast cancer treatment, it is for anyone who loves someone who has been impacted by breast cancer. That’s why I love this song.”
While the fight against breast cancer may not be over yet, “Pink” gives us a reason to believe we will be there one day.
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“Pink” is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.
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Coronavirus has taken the world by storm – a storm nobody saw coming in a million years – the last couple of months and we are finally starting to see the other side. Even though this virus changed the way we had to live our lives for a little while, putting a stop to all live music events, musicians took this time to do what they do best; channel inspiration and create music.
Here are five country music songs that have been recorded and released during the quarantine.
Co-written by Brent Cobb and Rob Synder, Combs depicts the state of how uncomfortable we all feel as well as the sadness he was feeling at the beginning of the lockdown stages. The song captured the universal feeling of uncertainty as everybody tried to piece together the shift. He sings, “I miss my mom, I miss my dad // I miss the road, I miss my band // Giving hugs and shaking hands // Well, it’s a mystery I suppose just how long this thing goes // But they’ll be crowds and they’ll be shows // There will be light after dark someday when we aren’t six feet apart.”
“Between Me and the End of the World” – Adam Hambrick
This song is a tribute to all of the frontline workers who step up and step in during times of trouble. Hambrick’s wife is a physician assistant and was fighting on the frontlines of COVID and he offered his perspective. He sings: “Facing all the fire the devil can’t hurt // It’s a hell of a thing // Watching you stand in between // Me and the end of the world”
“The Optimist” – Kelleigh Bannen
Bannen describes her transformative love with her husband and their continued story throughout quarantine with “wine drunk kitchen dances.” At the time of the release, the singer + songwriter shared on her Instagram, “I could use a little extra optimism right now, and maybe you could too. I sang this in my kitchen a few weeks back….it was only ever intended to be a little home demo, but this season has a way of reframing everything in its path, even simple songs. So I thought I’d share it with you, maybe it will bring you a little extra hope and human connection today.”
“Stay Home” – Big & Rich
One of the first acts to bring music into the situation, Big & Rich brought some comedy in the style of music talking about homeschooling, the persistent search for toilet paper, crazy kids, and staying home in your underwear.
“We’re all about half crazy // Kids are bouncin’ off the wall // Yoga’s done got canceled // Mama’s pacin’ down the hall // Homeschool’s now in session // And I’m pullin’ out my hair // It’s halfway through the mornin’ // I’m still in my underwear”
“When Life Is Good Again” – Dolly Parton
Dolly always provides comfort when you need it. During this time, she shared her talent with the world and also donated one million dollars to Nashville’s Vanderbilt Hospital for a Coronavirus cure. At the end of May, the songstress released the official music video for “When Life Is Good Again.” Parton has continuously shared her support for the frontline workers on her Instagram page. Lastly, during this difficult time, the singer + songwriter started a weekly series Goodnight with Dolly where she virtually read bedtime stories to children.
“Since our world was forever changed by the COVID virus, I have felt a deep respect and appreciation for all of our frontline responders,” says Parton. “This video is to pay respect to them and to remind all of us that this too shall pass. If we pull together as a community, we can rise above and look forward to more beautiful days on the horizon.”
Music will continue to inspire us as we face the end of our lockdown situations and slowly but steadily we will finally have live events again.
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The 53rd Annual CMA Awards is less than a month away and the first group of performers has been revealed. Nine-time CMA Awards winner Dolly Parton will welcome for KING & COUNTRY and Zach Williams to the CMA Awards stage for the first time ever and they will perform an inspirational gospel medley of “God Only Knows,” “There Was Jesus,” and Parton’s unreleased, new song “Faith.”
Another incredible collaboration, Chris Stapleton, who is a three-time nominee this year, will join P!NK to perform their duet, “Love Me Anyway”. Miranda Lambert will bring her latest radio single, “It All Comes Out In The Wash” to the big stage and Maren Morris, who just announced her pregnancy with husband Ryan Hurd will celebrate her massive number one hit “GIRL” by performing on country’s biggest night.
Church, Stapleton, Underwood, and Urban are all up for Entertainer of the Year. In addition to being nominated for three awards and performing, Carrie Underwood is back as the host along with special guests Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, celebrating women in country music. You can find the full list of nominees here.
The 53rd Annual CMA Awards is live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee November 13th at 8/7c on ABC.
All of the additional performers that were announced are listed below:
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