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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Jelly Roll released his song “Liar”
  • 2024 – Ella Langley released her album Hungover
  • 2022 – The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced the class of 2022 which included Shania Twain, Steve Wariner, Hillary Lindsley, Gary Nicholson and more
  • 2021 – Tim McGraw released his single “7500 OBO”
  • 2021 – Dierks Bentley released his single “Beers on Me” with Hardy & Breland
  • 2021 – Walker Hayes released his single “Fancy Like”
  • 2021 – Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood released their duet “If I Didn’t Love You” to radio
  • 2019 – Tyler Childers released his album Country Squire
  • 2011 – Trace Adkins released his album Proud to be Here
  • 2003 – Brooks & Dunn scored a #1 hit with “Red Dirt Road”
  • 1986 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Nobody In His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her”
  • 1985 – The George Jones album, Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes, was released

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The post This Date in Country Music History – August 2nd first appeared on Hometown Country Music.]]> Interview with Jay Kutcher https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/interview-with-jay-kutcher/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:28:42 +0000 https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/?p=46469 Artist Name: Jay Kutcher Hometown: Jonquière Québec Canada What project(s) are you currently working on? My second album What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know? My own family (Father, Uncles etc) are musicians, signers. So since I’m young. If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be [...]

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  • Artist Name: Jay Kutcher
  • Hometown: Jonquière Québec Canada

What project(s) are you currently working on?

My second album

What inspired you to pursue a career in music and when did you know?

My own family (Father, Uncles etc) are musicians, signers. So since I’m young.

If you weren’t pursuing a career in music, what would you be doing for a living?

I’m really good in construction.

What is your favorite downtime activity?

To be with my family.

Who is your biggest celebrity crush?

Luke Bryan

Who is your favorite sports team(s)?

Montreal Canadians NHL Hockey Team

What is the last movie that you watched?

James Bond

What is the last album you listened to?

Tucker Wetmore

If you could only listen to one album for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Jay Kutcher album 😉

What is the greatest country song of all time?

Too many great songs to have only one.

What has been your favorite city/town that you’ve visited out on the road?

Nashville

What is your favorite meal?

Tomahawk on Kamado Grill.

Who is your dream duet partner?

Luke Bryan

Who would you like to go on tour with?

Luke Bryan Thomas Rhett, Keith Urban, Morgan Wallen

What is your ultimate career goal(s)?

To play at the Bell Center, Madisson Square Garden, CMA in Nashville all and big festivals !!!

How can fans connect with you on Social Media?

Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok

The post Interview with Jay Kutcher first appeared on Hometown Country Music.]]> 2023 ACM Awards Play-by-Play https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/2023-acm-awards-play-by-play/ Fri, 12 May 2023 00:07:24 +0000 https://www.hometowncountrymusic.com/?p=39486 The 2023 ACM Awards, hosted by Garth Brooks & Dolly Parton, started with Bobby Bones doing a voice over announcing the night’s hosts and performers. Keith Urban was the first performance of the night with “Texas Time” in honor of the show taking place in Texas Keith Urban then introduced Garth Brooks who came out [...]

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  • The 2023 ACM Awards, hosted by Garth Brooks & Dolly Parton, started with Bobby Bones doing a voice over announcing the night’s hosts and performers.
  • Keith Urban was the first performance of the night with “Texas Time” in honor of the show taking place in Texas
  • Keith Urban then introduced Garth Brooks who came out with a hearty “Hello Texas!”  Garth then talked about some of the greats of Country Music, trying to figure out who the GOAT is.  He then surmised that it very well could be Dolly Parton, who came out on stage with a living goat in a cart!  She then said someone needed to come out and take the goat baaaaaaaack.
  • Garth teased that we were going to get a preview of Dolly’s new rock album at the end of the show.
  • Dolly then joked that she had heard that she was Garth’s Hall Pass.  She then said that she heard she was also Trisha’s Hall Pass.  Dolly then asked if GOAT meant “Garth Organizing a Threesome.”  Yes, she went there!
  • The next performance started with Jo Dee Messina performing “Heads Carolina, Tails California” before Cole Swindell came out to perform his hit “She Had Me At Heads Carolina”
  • An unidentified female voice introduced Dallas Cowboys royalty…Dak Prescott and Emmitt Smith, both who came out in cowboy hats.  They were out to introduce the ACM Award for Song of the Year:
    • “Sand in My Boots” by Morgan Wallen
    • “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell – WINNER
    • “‘Til You Can’t” by Cody Johnson
    • “Wait in the Truck” by Hardy & Lainey Wilson
    • “You Should Probably Leave” by Chris Stapleton
  • Next up is a performance by Kane Brown, who performed his new single “Bury Me In Georgia”
  • Carly Pearce came out next with Trisha Yearwood to perform a medley of Trisha Yearwood songs including “Wrong Side of Memphis” and “She’s in Love With the Boy”
  • Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter came out next to present the ACM Award for Duo of the Year
    • Brooks & Dunn
    • Brothers Osborne – WINNER
    • Dan + Shay
    • Maddie & Tae
    • The War and Treaty
  • Dolly Parton came back out to introduce Hardy, who performed his rockin’ new single “Truck Bed”
  • Mitchell Tenpenny and Chris Young came out next to present the ACM Award for Group of the Year
    • Lady A
    • Little Big Town
    • Midland
    • Old Dominion – WINNER
    • Zac Brown Band
  • 40 minutes in and we get our first short commercial break
  • As former winners, Gabby Barrett and Breland came out next to tease the ACM Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, which led to an intro video of Bailey Zimmerman who then came out to perform “Rock and a Hard Place”
  • Garth Brooks and Dolly Parton finally come back out on stage with a couple jokes before honoring Willie Nelson for his recent 90th birthday.  Willie then popped up on video via Facetime, who made a joke about receiving plants for his birthday.
  • Cody Johnson then came out to perform “Mama’s Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys.”  In the last verse, he changed the lyric to say “Mama’s don’t let your cowboys grow up to be babies.”
  • Miranda Lambert came out next to perform “Carousal”
  • Tanya Tucker was then introduced by the announcer who plugged her new single “When the Rodeo Is Over (Where Does the Cowboy Go)” before presenting the ACM Award for Single of the Year:
    • “Heart Like a Truck” by Lainey Wilson
    • “Never wanted to be That Girl” by Carly Pearce & Ashley McBryde
    • “She Had Me at Heads Carolina” by Cole Swindell – WINNER
    • “Thank God” by Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown
    • “‘Til You Can’t” by Cody Johnson
  • Hailey Whitters was the next Breakthrough candidate to perform.  She played her catchy tune “Everything She Ain’t”
  • Next up was Mickey Guyton and Tyler Hubbard, who were out to present the ACM Award for Music Event of the Year
    • “At the End of a Bar” by Chris Young & Mitchell Tenpenny
    • “She Had Me at Heads Carolina (Remix)” by Cole Swindell & Jo Dee Messina
    • “Thank God” by Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown
    • “Thinking ‘Bout You” by Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter
    • “Wait in the Truck” by Hardy & Lainey Wilson – WINNER
  • Luke Combs came out next to perform “Love You Anyway”
  • Combs then introduced pop star Ed Sheeran!  He performed “Life Goes On,” and Combs joined him for the 2nd verse.
  • Garth came out to talk to the duo briefly before kicking it backstage to Bobby Bones and Miranda Lambert, who pitched her MuttNation charity.
  • Another Entertainer of the Year nominee profile video aired for Morgan Wallen, who is unable to perform due to doctor-ordered vocal rest.
  • We had our second commercial of the night before Carly Pearce and TJ Osborne came out.  TJ was wearing a St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital T-shirt that says “This Shirt Saves Lives.”  You can donate to St. Jude by texting ACM to 626262.  They then introduced The War and Treaty who came out with a rousing performance of “Blank Page”
  • Garth and Dolly came out to honor those we lost in the past year, including Loretta Lynn and Naomi Judd.  Dolly then did an a cappalla performance of a song that we believe is “Precious Memories”
  • Garth then left the stage to allow Dolly Parton to present the ACM Award for Female Artist of the Year:
    • Kelsea Ballerini
    • Miranda Lambert
    • Ashley McBryde
    • Carly Pearce
    • Lainey Wilson – WINNER
  • Jason Aldean came out next to perform “Tough Crowd”
  • Dolly then introduced Ashley McBryde along with Caylee Hammack, Pillbox Patti, Brandy Clark and John Osborne for a performance of “Bonfire at Tina’s”
  • Next up is Bobby Bones interviewing Luke Combs backstage
  • The next Entertainer of the Year nominee video profile was for Chris Stapleton
  • We got our 3rd commercial of the night
  • Garth Brooks came back out as the announcer introduced him as an “Amazon exclusive streaming artist.”  He then saluted all of the radio award winners as the camera quickly panned the section where they were sitting.
  • He then presented the ACM Award for Male Artist of the Year:
    • Kane Brown
    • Luke Combs
    • Jordan Davis
    • Chris Stapleton
    • Morgan Wallen – WINNER
  • Brandy Clark and Jon Pardi came out next to talk about the ACM Lifting Lives charity, then introduced Jelly Roll who performed “Save Me.”  Lainey Wilson then came out to join him!
  • Lainey Wilson then shed a layer of clothing as she walked to the main stage to perform her song “Grease”
  • Bobby Bones then introduced the next Entertainer of the Year nominee video for Carrie Underwood
  • We get our 4th commercial (for the movie Air)
  • Keith Urban came out next to present the ACM Award for Album of the Year:
    • Ashley McBryde Presents Lindeville by Ashley McBryde
    • Bell Bottom Country by Lainey Wilson – WINNER
    • Growin’ Up by Luke Combs
    • Mr. Saturday Night by Jon Pardi
    • Palomino by Miranda Lambert
  • Dolly Parton introduced Jordan Davis who came out to perform “Next Thing You Know”
  • Trisha Yearwood came out to present the ACM Award for Entertainer of the Year:
    • Jason Aldean
    • Kane Brown
    • Luke Combs
    • Miranda Lambert
    • Chris Stapleton – WINNER
    • Carrie Underwood
    • Morgan Wallen
  • Garth Brooks introducing Dolly Parton who came out to debut her new rock single “World on Fire”
  • Garth came back to join Dolly to say goodnight to the crowd.  Tyler Hubbard’s “Dancing in the Country” played during the closing credits.
  • Other winners announced before the show aired:
    • Visual Media of the Year:  “Wait in the Truck” by Hardy & Lainey Wilson
    • Songwriter of the Year:  Ashley Gorley
    • New Female Artist of the Year:  Hailey Whitters
    • New Male Artist of the Year:  Zach Bryan
    • Artist-Songwriter of the Year:  Hardy
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The Grand Ole Opry revealed the newest lineup of artists in its Opry NextStage program, which spotlights country music’s rising talent on the Opry stage and across Opry Entertainment Group platforms. The Opry NextStage Class of 2023 features eight acts: Ashley Cooke, Jackson Dean, ERNEST, Chapel Hart, Corey Kent, Kameron Marlowe, Megan Moroney and Ian Munsick.

The Opry will officially introduce the new NextStage class with an “Opry NextStage Live” concert at Lava Cantina on May 10 at 2:30 p.m. in The Colony, Texas, preceding the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards on May 11 in neighboring Frisco, Texas. Tickets will be available through an exclusive pre-sale this Thursday, April 13 at 10 a.m. CT. General public on-sale will begin Friday, April 14 at 10 a.m. CT HERE.

“Opry NextStage is a testament to the Grand Ole Opry’s longstanding reputation as a trusted curator in Country music and its commitment to nurturing and showcasing exceptional new talent, as it has done for almost a century” said Jordan Pettit, director of artist relations & programming strategy of Opry Entertainment Group. “This year’s new artist class, much like previous classes, showcases exceptional creativity across various musical styles, and we are excited to carry on the Opry tradition by introducing this exciting group of rising artists to fans.”

For the remainder of the year, the new NextStage artists will receive dedicated support through featured original content, Opry performances and support across select Opry Entertainment platforms, including the Opry, WSM Radio and Circle Network.

Since 2019, the NextStage program has introduced new talent to the country music fan base and featured artists such as Riley Green, Parker McCollum, Tenille Townes and Lainey Wilson, who all went on to earn ACM New Male and New Female Artist of the Year trophies the year following their NextStage inclusion. Other NextStage alumni include Priscilla Block, BRELAND, Callista Clark, Travis Denning, Tegan Marie, Niko Moon, Restless Road, Jameson Rodgers, Elvie Shane, Nate Smith, Morgan Wade, Hailey Whitters and Yola.

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Today’s New Albums

  • Craig Campbell – The Lost Files:  Exhibit A
  • Izzy Miller – Izzy Miller Sings ‘Extra Bacon’ and Other Chart-Topping Hits
  • Jaimee Harris – Boomerang Town
  • Jesse Jennings – The Last Dance
  • Jordan Davis – Bluebird Days
  • Matt Jordan – The Gamble (Deluxe)
  • Nate Smith – Nate Smith

Today’s New Singles

  • Baby I Might – Jeremy Peyton
  • Bettin’ On Us – The Pretty Wild
  • Bye – Michelle Kay
  • Cabin on a Hill – Lance Roark
  • Death Before Pop Country – Carly Nash
  • Dig – Ian Munsick
  • Do What You Gotta Do – Landon Heights
  • Don’t Stay Gone Too Long – Kylie Morgan
  • For What It’s Worth – Breland & Alana Springsteen
  • George Jones – Travis Feutz
  • Giving Up On That – Dalton Dover
  • Good Years – Kailey Nicole
  • Grit – Alexis Wilkins
  • Honky Tonk Ways – Dusty Moats
  • I’ll Try Texas – Johnny Woods
  • If You Were My Girl – Austin Tolliver
  • Last Damn That I Gave – John Eason
  • Looking at the Numbers – Trey Rose
  • Love’s Got a Way Of Letting You Down – Sam Ferrara
  • My Everything (Hannah’s Song) – Bubba Westly
  • Neon Hallelujah – J.D. Shelburne
  • One Horse Town – Charlie Starr & Michael Cleveland
  • Or, You Could Be a Pirate – Mark Allan Atwood
  • Rodeo Money – Mikayla Lane
  • Rust – Alex Engelhardt
  • The First and Last Time (Live at the Texas Music Cafe) – Billy Joe Shaver & Eddy Shaver
  • This Town – Bryce Dicus
  • Wine, Beer, and Whiskey – Cannon Brand
  • You Can’t Always Get What You Want – Lainey Wilson
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