Music News

• Blake Shelton is the only judge who's manned a spinning chair on every season since "The Voice" began - but that run is about to come to an end as this is Blake's final season with the franchise
• Judges past and present paid homage to the OG in last night's episode, which was titled "Best of the Blinds, Battles and Blake"
• Season 23 of "The Voice" comes to an end with a two-part episode May 22 and 23
• Source: Entertainment Weekly

• A track from Hardy's album "The Mockingbird & The CROW" may not have been a big hit, but it has special meaning for him
• According to the singer, the song "Happy" was his way of defining and reminding himself what happy looked like
• "It’s not material things. It’s not drugs or alcohol. It’s about being a good person. I am a believer that what you put into the world is what you get back. I’m proud of this song and what it stands for"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• It's been a whirlwind year for the ladies of Chapel Hart - and they're just getting revved up
• After crushing "America's Got Talent" and making their Grand Ole Opry debut, the trio announced yesterday that their debut full-length album will drop soon
• The album, "Glory Days," comes out May 19 - with the first single, "Welcome To Fist City," out now
• Source: Taste of Country

• One of Lonestar's biggest hits was the infectious 1996 single, "No News"
• Now, in 2023, with a revamped lineup, the band is taking another swing at the classic
• That's not the only song they're taking another go at; the song is part of their "Ten To 1" collection coming out June 2 - featuring the band's ten #1 country singles re-imagined for today
• Source: Taste Of Country

• The animated movie “Super Mario Bros.” took the number one spot at the North American box office this weekend.
• The movie grossed $146 million domestically and $377 million globally, becoming the number one debut for an animated film of all time, beating out “Frozen 2.”
• Jack Black has been promoting the "Super Mario Bros." movie a music video for the song "Peaches," which Black sings to Princess Peach in the movie, and it has gone viral.
• “John Wick 4” held on to the number two spot with $14.6 million.
• “Dungeons & Dragons” almost tied with $14.5 million but managed to grab third place.
• The movie “Air”, about the origin of the Air Jordan shoe, debuted at number four with $14.46 million.
• “Scream VI” was fifth on the chart with $3.3 million this weekend.

• Last week, a celebration of the life and music of Tammy Wynette was held at the Grand Ole Opry - and Lauren Alaina was one of those scheduled to perform
• Not one to shy away from a moment, Lauren pulled out all the stops, performing Wynette's signature tune, "Stand By Your Man"
• She posted a clip of the performance on Instagram - and Tammy fans will appreciate the amazing job she did with the tune 
• Source: Lauren Alaina/Instagram

• Megan Moroney knows she has country music's attention right now. Her debut single is climbing the charts, she got name checked by Carly Pearce as a star in the making - so Megan's ready to capitalize on the moment
• Though "Tennessee Orange" is still climbing the charts, Megan is teasing her next song, "Girl In The Mirror" - which she calls her most vulnerable song yet
• The full song drops this coming Friday

• The show must go on - that's been the show business credo since the days of Shakespeare, and Kelsea Ballerini followed through on that promise Saturday night
• Opening for Kenny Chesney in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, the singer explained to fans that she was off her game - due to a bout of food poisoning
• "I was hungry, and I had some Trader Joe's chicken dumplings," she explained in fan-filmed video from the show. "And they were...there was something wrong." Not a ringing endorsement
• Despite the stomach problems, she fought through the show - and takes the stage next Wednesday night in Birmingham, Alabama - hopefully, having completely recovered
• Source: Taste Of Country

• When he's not judging on "The Voice" or out on tour, Blake Shelton has a side-hustle he enjoys: corn farming

• Blake took to Twitter to post a video from high atop his Kubota tractor to celebrate the warmer weather
• "It’s corn time y’all!!!!!! #kubotacountry," he tagged the clip, adding, "It’s early April, there is absolutely no frost in the forecast. That means it’s corn time, baby. Woo! We’re farmin'"
• Source: CountryNow

• Last month we told you Brothers Osborne had wiped their Instagram, leaving one post: "Big Things Coming"
• Now we know what those "big things" are: the duo dropped a three-song EP Friday
• "Nobody's Nobody" is the first collection of new music from the brothers since 2020 - and since the brothers are calling it a "sampler," there's a good chance a full-length album will follow
• Source: WhiskeyRiff