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Tyler Childers has been teasing fans with cryptic messages and profile pics on his social media for the last week or so - hinting at something on the way. Now we know what he was leading up to
The singer made two announcements yesterday - one, that a new album was coming September 8 called "Rustin' In The Rain," and two - the first single was coming out...now
The lead single from his upcoming sixth album is called "In Your Love," and the video tells the story of two miners who fall in love in the 1950's
Source: WhiskeyRiff

It's been a minute since we've heard new country music by Maren Morris
However, if her Instagram is any indication, the singer could be teasing something new already in the can and ready to drop
In the post, Maren is obviously jamming to some of her own music - including the lyric, "Do you hear that?" - which is how she also captioned the clip
Source: Maren Morris/Instagram

Tim McGraw did an intimate show at the famed Whisky A Go Go in Los Angeles Monday - and when he was on stage, he called out a young fan who gave him a very special gift
"My little pal over here, she made this bracelet for me. It's got my wife and all my daughters' initials on it, so thank you Berkeley. I appreciate it," Tim said from the stage
He also offered the young fan a bit of advice, "Remember what I told you earlier, right? Be strong and fierce, right? Be a woman who goes out and conquers the world"
Source: People

The Jason Aldean controversy has had some effect on the performance of "Try That In A Small Town"
For every person decrying the song and the video, there's another backing the artist and his musical world view
A week into the firestorm, we're seeing how this is playing out for the song's performance - with reports that the song is already the fourth highest-selling song of 2023 in the US based on last week's sales figures alone
Source: CountryNow

While there were rumors that Luke Bryan and others had asked CMT to pull their videos in solidarity with Jason Aldean, they were just that - rumors
But one artist has asked CMT to yank their videos - 90's country star Neal McCoy
"I am seeing where some of my more popular Country Music Padnuh’s are separating themselves from CMT. In solidarity, I am asking that CMT removes all of my current videos," he said in a Facebook post
It's hard to tell if McCoy is seriously boycotting the network or doing this tongue-in-cheek. First, he's years removed from putting out music that competes for airplay; second, he added "That'll show 'em" to his statement, which further points the needle towards the "I'm just funnin' ya" angle
Source: WhiskeyRiff

Jason Isbell has gotten involved in the Jason Aldean controversy - Tweeting out digs at Aldean for not writing his own songs
Now Jason's opened up a little more on the subject, speaking to MSNBC on yesterday's "Morning Joe"
Isbell talked about a number things, including his new album "Weathervanes," his advocacy for gun control - and how he felt about Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town"
Source: MSNBC

Brantley Gilbert has written hit songs for Jason Aldean, recorded with him - so you kinda knew which side of the Aldean controversy he would land on
In case you didn't - he came right out and said it at a concert in Arkansas over the weekend
"One of my many pet peeves is the fact that we live in a society nowadays where people don’t get punched in the face anymore. Just a bunch of keyboard warriors hiding behind cell phones and laptops talking a bunch of sh*t. So I got mad as hell the other night over this Aldean thing and I thought I was going to tweet something or something and I realized that I don’t have the password to any of my social media"
Source: WhiskeyRiff

Hard to believe, but it's only been a week since CMT dropped Jason Aldean's "Try That In A Small Town" - and the fallout continues
As talking heads on both sides of the aisle weighed in, so did musicians
The latest to get vocal in backing Aldean in this controversy - Cody Johnson, who made it crystal clear while on stage whose side he was on
Source: WhiskeyRiff

With the Jason Aldean controversy now having a full head of steam, naturally some of the news out there regarding the situation may be less than 100% factual
As people started choosing sides and social media was imploding over the story, reports started to surface that Luke Bryan had asked CMT to pull his videos as a show of solidarity with Aldean
CMT saw those stories and addressed them, with a rep for the network saying that Luke had done no such thing - nor had any other artist
Source: Billboard

Cody Johnson's career may just be getting started, but he's got some long-term plans
We already know that he has a 24-track album called "Leather" coming out later this year, but according to the country star, that's just the beginning
He says that a new single, "The Painter," is coming August 14 - followed by "Leather" towards the end of the year, an album of "cowboy cover songs," and a long-term plan that could include gospel, bluegrass and even rock albums
Source: WhiskeyRiff

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