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• A day at the beach can be good for your well-being and it might help your skin as well, according to dermatologists.
• There are minerals in the ocean that can reduce inflammation, which can be good for those with eczema and psoriasis.
• The salt in the water, as well as the sand on the beach, can exfoliate, leaving you with brighter, smoother skin.
• Source: Huff Post

• Miranda Lambert has long been known for her love for - and charitable activities in support of - animals 
• Her MuttNation Foundation has been instrumental in getting much-needed funds to foster-based animal rescue shelters - and they just wrote a big check to help those shelters do what they do
• For the third straight year, MuttNation has given $250K in support of these shelters - to be distributed to facilities in all 50 states
• Source: TheBoot

• CMT (Country Music Television) is more than living up to its name this summer with a whole slate of summer programming country fans will love
• Along with "CMT Summer Camp" with Tyler Hubbard and "CMT Hot 20" Episodes with Luke Bryan and Brad Paisley, the network has announced "CMT Summer Sessions"
• The lineup for the live concert series is lit - with Ashley McBryde, BRELAND, Chris Janson, Jordan Davis, Lee Brice and Tanya Tucker
• The series will feature live performances and appearances every Friday of the summer starting July 7
• Source: CMT

• Garth Brooks couldn't do it. Shania Twain either. In fact, while occasional country stars have crossed over to the pop charts, it's been 42 years since two country superstars combined to dominate the top two slots on the pop charts
• Morgan Wallen - who's held down the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks straight with "Last Night" - now has country company at #2. Right behind him is Luke Combs with his song "Fast Car"
• This is the first time that's happened since March 7, 1981, when Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love A Rainy Night" and Dolly Parton’s "9 to 5" held down the #1 and #2 positions on the pop charts
• Source: Billboard

• Parker McCollum is following in the footsteps of country stars like Eric Church, Kenny Chesney and others by venturing into the adult beverage industry
• it started as an investment during the pandemic - but has evolved into a full-fledged partnership between the country singer and Loud Lemon - with Parker developing new brands with the beverage manufacturer
• First up, "Cranberry Sunrise," a vodka-based lemonade cocktail developed by McCollum in partnership with the brand
• Source: PRNewswire

• The Covenant School in Nashville was the scene of a horrific mass shooting earlier this year - and the close proximity to Music Row has many in Nashville uniting for a benefit for the school
• Called "A Covenant Knight," the benefit concert will feature Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Lee Brice, Maddie & Tae, NEEDTOBREATHE, Old Dominion and more 
• The show will take place at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville August 7
• Source: CountryNow

• Zach Bryan mentioned a few weeks back that he was working on new music - and he was concentrating on "quality, not quantity"
• We now have a sense of where the rising star is going with his music, as he dropped TEN clips from ten new songs yesterday
• While promising a new album was coming "soon," Bryan also said, "this one was for me, I do not care if you like it"
• But - apparently the singer was being honest, not rude, as he expressed his gratitude to fans: "I love you guys and thank you so much for getting us this far"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• The average American is willing to travel more than 600-miles to see their favorite band or artist live, according to a new survey.
• It finds that one in 10 fans would even go into debt to see their favorite musician.
• BTS fans are willing to travel the farthest, an average of 2,040, to see the band in concert.
• Source: Yahoo Finance

• It's an odd pairing: the pop-rock group Train collabing with country singer Tenille Townes - then you throw in rapper Bryce Vine - it's an intriguing combination
• The song is called "I Know," and while you have three distinct genres blending their talents, the end result is more reggae-pop than anything the artists involved are known for
• "For a girl who has sang 'Drops of Jupiter' a million times, I sure got excited for the invite to sing on the new @train song!!!" Townes said
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• If you’re struggling with your love life, your home’s curb appeal may be to blame, according to a new survey.
• It finds that 73% of people say the exterior of someone’s home influences how attracted they are to them.
• Romance and home improvement seem to go hand-in-hand, as 87% of respondents would try a DIY project together on a first date and 64% say the success of a project like that could be a sign of whether the relationship will last.
• Source: SWNS Digital

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• Brett Young's next album is an outlier in that it's not an EP, but it's only expected to have eight tracks
• Before fans start thinking they're getting less for their money, consider that Brett is digging back to his childhood to cover a country classic that should have folks excited
• The album, titled "Across The Sheets," will contain Brett's cover of the Tim McGraw classic, "Don't Take The Girl" - and will be available everywhere August 4
• Source: TheBoot

• Tim McGraw's latest single, "Standing Room Only," is currently climbing the country charts - and over the weekend Tim made the announcement that the single is from a forthcoming album
• Also titled "Standing Room Only," the album is Tim's 17th studio album, and is set for release August 25
• Along with the announcement, McGraw released the track list for the album - and another track, titled "Hey Whiskey"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• While fans were itching for Morgan Wallen's return to the stage, you know the country star was itching just as bad
• Fresh off six weeks vocal rest, Wallen took the stage at Wrigley Field last week and did not disappoint
• Morgan brought to the stage a friend he's been hanging out with recently, rapper Lil Durk, who duetted with him on "Stand By Me"
• While he was in Chicago, the singer's Morgan Wallen Foundation pledged $100K to help revitalize South Chicago's Bessemer Park baseball field
• Source: CountryNow

• Any Eric Church tour is an event - and with his "Outsiders Revival" tour underway, you just knew he would be coming in hot
• Just a few shows in, Eric brought tour opener and frequent collaborator Ashley McBryde on stage for a duet on a deep cut, 2015's "Mixed Drinks About Feelings"
• And since the show was in Michigan, Eric saluted one of his idols and a Michigan native, Bob Seger, with a 12-minute Seger medley that included "Turn The Page," "Like A Rock," "Roll Me Away," "Mainstreet," "Get Out Of Denver," "You'll Accomp'ny Me," "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" and "Night Moves"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• Remember when we told you last week that Luke Bryan said Lauren Alaina and Lainey Wilson asked him for permission to use a bar from "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" in their new song "Thicc As Thieves"? Yeah, not exactly how that all went down, according to Lauren
• In an interview on SiriusXM, the singer explained that they did the song with the bar first - and when it was done, sent it to Luke and asked if it was OK
• Luke FaceTimed Lauren: "Lauren!...you girls are so funny!" - and ended up letting them have the lyrical bit for their song
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• Dylan Scott jumped on Instagram to tell fans of a new opportunity to see him play live
• The country singer is performing the pre-game concert for the upcoming USFL Championship game
• The game (and concert) will happen July 1 in Canton, Ohio
• Source: FoxSports

• The 2023 NHL Awards are coming up June 26 - and the ceremony will have a decidedly country flavor
• The NHL announced yesterday that Dierks Bentley would host the awards ceremony, while his son Knox Bentley will serve as a "special correspondent"
• Also on hand and presenting awards: LOCASH, Dustin Lynch, Trevor Rosen (Old Dominion), Darius Rucker, Jelly Roll and Trisha Yearwood
• The awards ceremony takes place and will be broadcast live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on TNT in the U.S. and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada, at 7 p.m. CT / 8 p.m. ET
• Source: NHL

• Walker Hayes And Daughter Lolly Sing An Ode To Taylor Swift
• Bailey Zimmerman Joins Nickelback On Stage For "Rockstar"
• Dylan Scott Opens A Nashville Coffee Shop With His Brother
• Lainey Wilson Latest Country Star To Warn Fans Of Weight Loss Gummie Scams

• For Rascal Flatts fans wanting a reunion of the band, there's reason to hope - but not a lot of reason, according to former member Jay DeMarcus
• Jay was on Savannah Chrisley's podcast "Unlocked With Savannah" and admitted he's still mourning the demise of the legendary band, which broke up in 2020
• When asked if a reunion was possible, he answered, "Never say never," but admitted the three band members are in "different places now" and the more time that passes, the less likely a reunion would be
• Source: People