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Luke Combs will release his third studio album, Growin' Up, on Friday (June 24), and included on the project is a duet with Miranda Lambert called "Outrunnin' Your Memory."The song was a co-write between Combs and Lambert and is the only collaboration on his 12-track album. Although the artists eventually decided to collaborate on the tune vocally, Combs tells Taste of Country Nights' Evan Paul he didn't originally set out to write a duet."I don’t want anybody to feel pressured when I ask them ," Combs explains. "I don’t want them to feel like, ‘Oh man,...

Over the last several years, rising Puerto Rican artist Eix has built out his sound and attracted new fans through his enthusiastic live performances and notable collaborations with the likes of Kiko El Crazy, Rauw Alejandro, De La Ghetto, Guaynaa and others. For his latest track “Cuando Te Veo,” produced by the Dominican multi-hyphenate Maffio, Eix taps the smooth-voiced Colombian-born, Venezuelan-raised artist Beéle for a few verses that keep the song sweet, summery, and super melodic. In the video directed by Rodrigo Rodriguez, Eix and Beéle dance it up at...

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas — unless, of course, Luke Bryan posts a video of it on Instagram. The country singer was in Sin City for another night of his Las Vegas residency when somehow, he ended up with a baby in his arms.While it's unclear how the infant ended up on stage, video shows Bryan walking around stage with the little guy, singing "All My Friends Say." Although stunned at the number of people in front of him, the child didn't fuss one bit."It's been a hell...

In the six years since Megadeth released their last album, Dystopia, Dave Mustaine has survived a cancer scare, a global pandemic, and his 60th birthday. This summer, the steadfast speed-metal pioneers will put out its 16th album, The Sick, the Dying … and the Dead!, a typically breakneck thrashathon that musicians a third of Mustaine’s age would struggle to keep up with. Did Mustaine have any reservations about the album title, a Black Plague reference he picked before Covid-19 became the new plague? “No,” he says on a Zoom from...

Alan Jackson is venturing into the liquor business. The country music icon announced his signature whiskey, Silverbelly Whiskey, on Tuesday (June 22).Created in partnership with Silver Screen Bottling Co. & DSP-KY-10, the whiskey is named after Jackson's trademark cowboy hats, which feature the off-white color "silverbelly." His whiskey is available in 750ml bottles that are 91 proof and contain 45.5 percent alcohol by volume.Per a press release, Silverbelly Whiskey features "an aroma of brown sugar, sweet apple, cherry honey," along with a sweet, smooth and spicy taste complete with fall fruits, caramelized...

The girls of Itzy — Yeji, Lia, Ryujin, Chaeryeong, and Yuna — are ready to head on the road for a 10-show tour this fall to celebrate the release of their new album Checkmate, out July 15. The girl group announced on Wednesday that they will embark on their first tour visit to the United States with stops in cities such as New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles. The group spoke to Rolling Stone in 2021, after performing on a global live stream, about wanting to see their fans in...

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit are returning to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for a residency this fall. The eight-show run will begin in mid-October and feature a different opener each night.Announced by the Ryman Auditorium, the residency will kick off on Friday, Oct. 14, covering eight dates through Oct. 23. The specific dates are Oct. 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22 and 24.The shows will each feature a different support act, with Isbell's wife and fellow band member Amanda Shires opening the show the night of October 21. Other...

Kate Bush has opened up about a new generation of fans finding her music through Stranger Things. In a rare interview with the BBC’s Woman’s Hour, Bush talked about how “Running Up That Hill” has hit number one in the U.K. charts and cracked the Top 10 in the U.S. after it was featured on Season Four of the Netflix show. Bush told host Emma Barnett: “Well it’s just extraordinary. I mean, you know, it’s such a great series, I thought that the track would get some attention. But I just...

Waylon Jennings had already had a long and varied career in the music business by the time he scored his first No. 1 hit. The groundbreaking outlaw country singer, songwriter and guitarist reached the top of the charts for the first time with a song titled "This Time" on June 22, 1974 — 48 years ago today.Jennings began his career as a DJ and performer, and he also played bass in Buddy Holly's band prior to the rock legend's death. He released his first-ever solo single, a cover of the Cajun traditional...

Two members of 1970s rock band Orleans have sued Warner Music Group and its subsidiary label Warner Records over a dispute regarding royalty deductions the companies instituted that the members claim weren’t disclosed to them. Still active today, Orleans saw its mainstream success in the mid-1970s with hits including “Dance with Me” and Still the One.” Longtime Orleans members John Hall and Lance Hoppen filed their class action lawsuit last week, alleging that Warner has been deducting royalties from them through International “intercompany charges,” where Warner’s foreign affiliate companies cut...

If Lady A want to become country music's feel-good trio, that'd be just fine. "Summer State of Mind" recalls their most recent No. 1 hit "Champagne Night," but a softer approach to production better fits the mood and season.Sam Ellis (who co-wrote "Summer State of Mind" with Lady A's Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott, plus Laura Veltz) produced this bop, and he gave Scott and Charles Kelley plenty of room to interpret the breezy lyrics."I’m the ice, you’re the Yeti / I’m the boat stereo, you’re the Petty," Kelley sings to open...

For decades, if an artist needed a backing band in the studio or on the road, their main option was scouring through their contacts to find musicians to play with. Elmo Lovano wants to change that. Lovano, a longtime touring and session drummer himself who’s worked with artists such as Miley Cyrus and Skrillex, launched Jammcard in 2017, creating one of the most comprehensive databases of professional musicians for hire in the music industry. His goal: modernize how artists find musicians to play with. “I essentially set out to make...

Eighteen years ago today, on June 21, 2004, Gretchen Wilson struck gold -- and platinum. It was on that date that Wilson's freshman album, Here for the Party, was certified for sales of both 500,000 and one million copies, only two months after it was released.Here for the Party, which ultimately sold more than 5 million copies, includes Wilson's debut single, "Redneck Woman," which shot straight to the top of the charts. The 10-track record also includes the title track, "When I Think About Cheatin'" and "Homewrecker," which each landed in the Top...