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• Eric Church, like many other country stars, is opening a new bar in Nashville - "Chiefs"
• The singer has big plans for the venue, including a menu created by Carolina barbecue legend and James Beard-award winner Rodney Scott and a two-story staged performance area
• Eric also plans a couple of tribute shows, paying tribute to the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting in Las Vegas, and to his brother, Brandon, who passed away suddenly in 2018
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• Bud Light has announced their "Bud Light Backyard Tour," and the multi-genre series of concerts will travel to four cities this summer
• Along with Bush, Dashboard Confessional and OneDirection, the country fans will get Midland, Lindsay Ell and Tyler Braden
• The over-21 four city schedule kicks off in Nashville on August 10
• Source: Billboard

• Syndicated sports show "The Dan LeBatard Show" was in Lake Tahoe, Nevada for the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament when show member Stugotz scored a sit-down with NFL great Aaron Rodgers
• Huge moment, right? Except Stugotz was not talking to Rodgers,  but his semi-doppelganger, Jake Owen
• Jake just rolled with it - for twenty minutes, before the ruse was revealed - leading to much razzing from Stugotz' co-workers
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

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• They've been building up to this for months: a new album from Dan + Shay
• They've teased it, posted clips from their studio, and even released a lead single ("You") - but now we know the rest of the story
• The duo posted to Instagram yesterday that the new album, titled "Bigger Houses," was coming September 15 and is available for pre-order now
• On top of that news, they dropped not one but three new songs overnight
• Source: Dan + Shay/Instagram

• Some people leave themselves Post-Its or write in notebooks to remember things, but it's 2023 - and things are done differently now
• Dylan Scott hopped on Instagram to unveil an unreleased song for fans, saying he discovered it in his phone's voice memo app
• Titled "Since You've Been Around," he posted the rough acoustic version of the tune accompanied by video clips of various moments in his daily life
• Source: Dylan Scott/Instagram

• The song is almost 15 years old, but is Taylor Swift's "Sparks Fly" about Jake Owen?
• Fans have been piecing together clues and Easter Eggs ever since the song came out in 2010, and many believe the country singer is who Taylor's singing about
• As for Jake, while he hasn't said whether it is or isn't (or even if he knows) he does say Taylor's "an amazing girl" he's known since she was 16, and that "I’m happy to even have my name in the discussion around it."
• Source: Yahoo

• You know it's got to be bad if Jason Aldean cuts a show short - as he did in Hartford, Connecticut this weekend
• The singer, who is known for his high-energy concerts, ended his show early Saturday night after suffering what he called "a combination of dehydration and heat exhaustion"
• He stopped short of calling it heat stroke, adding "I don’t think it was quite that serious," though he admitted to receiving two IV's of fluids after leaving the stage
• Source: CNN

• Miranda Lambert Has Had Enough Of Selfie-Taking At Her Shows
• Brothers Osborne Announce Fourth Album, Drop New Song
• Luke Combs Makes His NFL Prediction
• Carly Pearce Follows Hot New Trend Of Falling On Stage

• You know what we need? Another huge country music event - and New Orleans has just the thing in mind
• Coming September 2: The Sugar Bowl Country Kickoff, a concert event that - while months removed from the actual Sugar Bowl - is a way for country music to help celebrate the beginning of college football season
• And the event is making a coming in hot right out of the gate:  Garth Brooks, Lainey Wilson and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will all take the stage in the inaugural event
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• Hailey Whitters is enjoying having her first big hit, as "Everything She Ain't" sits inside the country Top 20 - but she's not slowing down
• After teasing a new song with an acoustic clip earlier in the week, we now know that song is the title track for a new EP - "I'm In Love" - and the song she teased is the title track. The finished product dropped yesterday
• The six-song EP has a release date of July 28, and includes not only the title track but also her current single
• Source: TheMusicUniverse

• Farm Aid 2023 Announces Lineup
• Country Music Is BOOMING

• The key to reducing anxiety, boosting energy and keeping your mind sharp is tapping into your five senses, according to author and happiness researcher Gretchen Rubin.
• She shares actionable ways to do that, including doing something you do frequently, like taking a walk, the opposite way, which helps you focus on being mindful.
• Her other tips include paying attention to what you taste and smell, and sharing sensory moments to connect with others.
• Source: Mind Body Green

• While she's critically acclaimed, headway on country radio has been anything but a given for the talented Mickey Guyton
• That may soon change, as someone who has no problem getting country airplay will be joining Mickey on her next single
• Yesterday, the singer announced that she would be teaming up with superstar Kane Brown on an upcoming collaboration, "Nothing Compares To You" - and the single drops this Friday
• Source: TasteofCountry

• If you've seen Trisha Yearwood lately, something may seem vaguely familiar about her appearance
• Showing off her new look on Instagram over the weekend, she sported a new hairstyle - one you may have seen before
• According to the country singer, her new 'do was inspired by Hollywood icon Goldie Hawn - and now that we've pointed that out, it's kind of hard to unsee
• Source: People

• With CMA Fest in the books for over a month now, the much-anticipated television special recapping the four-day country music festival is coming soon to ABC
• Yesterday the network announced the lineup of performers that will appear in the three-hour special
• Hosted by Dierks Bentley, Elle King and Lainey Wilson, fans will be able to watch performances by those three, as well as Alabama, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Tanya Tucker and many, many more
• The special airs July 19 at 8pm ET on ABC, and drops the next day on Hulu
• Source: MusicRow

• Morgan Wade is having a busy year in many ways; her "Around The World" tour continues through October, she's revealed she's been diagnosed with Tourette syndrome, she's announced she's having a double mastectomy once she gets off the road - and she has a new album on the way
• One single has already been released from that upcoming project, and yesterday the singer released a second track from her upcoming "Psychopath" album
• Titled "80's Movie," the song comes complete with 80's movie references, including "When Harry Met Sally" and "Dirty Dancing"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• A Reddit thread asks, “What’s an innocent crime that people commit?”
• People from around the world are chiming in with the things people do all the time that aren’t exactly following the rules, like “jaywalking.”
• “Dropping off something in someone else’s mailbox,” and “Apparently being 5 years old and having a lemonade stand” are a few of the other responses.
• Source: Reddit

• Over thirty years into their storied career, and Diamond Rio is making sure country music fans know they're not through yet
• The band have come out with new music for the first time in eight years - and a new single for the first time in thirteen years
• The song, titled "The Kick," dropped yesterday and shows off not only their legendary talents - but a revamped lineup, featuring two new band members
• Source: CMT

• The 2024 Gulf Coast Jam Is Going To Be LIT
• Zach Bryan Says Next Album Is Finished

• A Reddit user asked women, “What is the smallest inconvenience that can ruin your day?”
• The responses are things many of us deal with all the time, like, “Breaking just hard enough my purse falls out of the car seat and my stuff goes everywhere.”
• Other relatable replies include, “Forgetting my water bottle at home,” and “Waking up to realize that your phone didn’t charge overnight and you have no charger at work.”
• Source: Reddit