Music

• Dolly Parton has dropped another track from her upcoming "Rockstar" album
• Dolly teamed up with her goddaughter Miley Cyrus for a re-recording of Miley's 2103 hit "Wrecking Ball"
• The full project comes out November 17
• Source: Pitchfork

• Kenny Chesney set the rumor mill on fire with a recent post on social media that hints at a big collaboration
• The country star shared a video of a sunset, along with two songs from Uncle Kracker
• Also included were songs by Zac Brown Band and Megan Moroney, which led many to believe there may be a tour in the works
• Source: Country Now

• Not only is Maren Morris leaving country music behind, she's leaving her husband Ryan Hurd behind as well
• It was announced yesterday that Morris has filed for divorce from her country singer/husband after five years of marriage
• The reason, at least on paper: irreconcilable differences
• Source: CountryNow

• Chayce Beckham Teases New Song "Whiskey On The Wall"
• Scotty McCreery Drops A Clip Of "Feel Like The Holidays"
• Dan + Shay Give A Glimpse Of The Recording Session For "Neon Cowgirl"
• George Strait, Jon Pardi To Headline Keith Gattis Tribute Concert 
• Riley Green Rakes In Gold Certifications For Two Singles

• As his career progressed, Jon Pardi has had the opportunity to play with any number of big country stars - but recently he jammed with someone who may top them all
• In a video posted on his socials, Jon sat down and jammed with a young lady only eight months old - his daughter Presley
• Don't expect the song to be released any time soon; the "made up on the spot" lyrics were mostly about Presley pooping her pants
• Source: TasteOfCountry

• Cody Johnson has revealed the track list for his upcoming "Leather" album, and we learn who's going to be on the album with the singer - and who's not
• Among the collabs listed are songs with Jelly Roll ("Whiskey Bent") and Brooks & Dunn ("Long Live Country Music")
• Not listed, curiously: the already announced duet with Carrie Underwood. The album comes out November 3
• Source: TasteOfCountry

• Conner Smith is celebrating his first Top 20 country hit, "Creek Will Rise," but he's not satisfied with that being the only thing out there for his fans
• The singer took to instagram over the weekend to tell fans he's actively working on more music, and posted a new song to SoundCloud
• "Tired of not giving y’all new music so I put a couple songs on SoundCloud today. I’ll probably get in trouble for it so y’all go check em out while they are up. New music is coming soon I promise"
• Source: Conner Smith/Instagram

Chayce Beckham Teases New Song "Whiskey On The Wall"

Scotty McCreery Drops A Clip Of "Feel Like The Holidays"

• A dating app called SciMatch claims it can use AI and social science to match compatible partners.
• Users don’t need to create a full dating profile, the app only requires one selfie.
• It uses an AI algorithm to analyze personality traits in the face and recommends partners based on their compatible traits.
• Source: Business Insider

• Kaley Cuoco Staged Her Own Intervention During Divorce
• Christine Brown Sells Her Portion of Family Property to Kody Brown
• Denise Richards Explains Why She Left Charlie Sheen While Pregnant

• The average American can eat five slices of pizza in a sitting and eats pizza three times a month, for a total of 180 slices a year, a new survey finds.
• The poll also reveals 74% would be happy eating pizza for any meal of the day and 69% like to eat it for breakfast.
• America’s “perfect” pizza is round (65%), thick crust (32%), has tomato sauce (61%) is topped with mozzarella (59%), pepperoni (51%), sausage (42%), mushrooms (37%) and parmesan(37%).
• Source: SWNS Digital

• 80's and 90's country stars Sawyer Brown aren't done yet - they've just announced an album of new music
• Titled "Desperado Troubadours," the album is being produced by Blake Shelton
• "It’s the ‘90s. It’s new. It’s here. And it’s now!" the band said in a statement. The album isn't quite now, as it comes out next March - but the first single, "Under This Ole Hat," is indeed out now
• Source: TheMusicUniverse

• Kelsea Ballerini's stirring rendition of "Mountain With A Vew" at the People's Country Choice Awards was so good - but was it too good?
• Some on social media accused the singer of lip-syncing her performance - and Kelsea shot back
• "I just want to say if I was lip-syncing, I would’ve sounded a lot better. One of the cameras was off, thank you and goodnight,” she said in her Instagram stories
• Source: CountryNow

• Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen Combine Talents For "Mamaw's House"
• Walker Hayes Drops Timely Song "Taylor Swift"

• Miranda Lambert's 2022 album "Palomino" featured a song that, while never released as a single, had become a fan-favorite in concert
• The track, "Carousel," was performed by Miranda at the 58th Annual ACM Awards back in May and brought the house down
• Perhaps based on that reaction, and the reaction she gets when she does the song in concert, that live performance from the ACM's has now been officially released by the singer on all platforms
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• Last night was the inaugural People's Choice Country Awards, an offshoot of the People's Choice Awards dedicated solely to country music
• Full of tributes and live performances, the show took place live from the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville
• We have the complete rundown of the entire ceremony
• Source: People

• Merriam-Webster has just added 690 new words to their dictionary.
• The new entries include slang words like “doggo,” which means dog, “rizz,” which means romantic appeal or charm, and “GOATED,” defined as “considered to be the greatest of all time.”
• Other words making this year’s list include “bussin’,” “smishing” and “beast mode.”
• Source: Merriam-Webster

• Eric Church Credits Bruce Springsteen For His Approach To Opening His Own Bar
• Wynonna And Trisha Yearwood Drop "Cry Myself To Sleep" From Judds Tribute Album

• Luke Bryan just put the wraps on his 14th annual "Farm Tour"
• The series of rural shows brings big-city concert experiences to small town America and raises money for charitable causes as well
• Even with the last-minute cancellation of the final show in Eyota, Minnesota, the tour helped raise much needed funds for the #herestothefarmer and "Take Care, Now" campaigns to assist those in rural areas
• Source: CountryNow