Before Luke Combs made it big, he spent his last $200 in his bank account to master his song “Hurricane”. At the time, he’d recorded multiple songs, but could only afford to master one. “So I decided to do “Hurricane”, put it out and it sells 10,000 copies the first week.”Luke was able to use the money he earned from that to master the rest of his songs, and pitch the completed album to record labels . . . and the rest is history.
Toby Keith, Kenny Rogers, and Ed Harris will be inducted into the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Hall of Great Western Performers and Hall of Great Westerners. The ceremony will go down in April at the museum in Oklahoma City. Other legends that have already been inducted include George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Kurt Russell, and Burt Reynolds. On a sad note, today marks two years since we lost Toby Keith.
Hardy says he’d love to expand the collaboration “McArthur” by Hardy, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen, Tim McGraw and himself into an album. “It will take a lot of work, and it’s obviously four people that are heavy hitters and very busy . . . “There is no confirmation that it will happen. But we talked about it and if we could all somehow get together and have some time to write a storyline or the rest of the record then I would love for that to happen.”
Earlier this week the Red Clay Strays teased something with comedian Matt Rife. Well now, it’s confirmed: Matt will star in their video for their upcoming single, “If I Didn’t Know You”. The band says, quote, “Hard to believe this’ll be our first love song released since ‘Wondering Why’. Our next single drops Thursday, February 12th, with a kickass music video starring our buddy Matt Rife.
Nashville will be hosting a bass fishing tournament this October called “The Champions”. The 50 best bass anglers in the world will compete for a record-setting $1.25 million for the first-place winner. There’s over $3 million in prize money. Second place gets $500,000, third place gets $300,000, and even last place will get $8,000.
Five years after his exit from “The Bachelor”, original host Chris Harrison is back with a new dating show for people seeking a “traditional” marriage. What that means isn’t totally clear, but he says in an Instagram post that the show is seeking contestants who, “want a traditional, marriage-minded partnership built on commitment and shared values. He adds, quote, “We’re looking for singles who believe in clear roles, long-term commitment and building a life together, and who are dating with real intention.” He also says the show will be on a “prominent streaming service,” which he does not name. The comments section is full of people who are a little suspicious of the wording. One woman said, quote, “I’m sorry this is giving MAGA.” Others are asking for a definition of the “clear roles” he mentioned. Plenty of other people are psyched for this, and for the exact same reasons that others are not: Because they think it’ll be conservative and non-woke. Harrison was pushed out of “The Bachelor” in 2021, after he defended a contestant who was getting backlash for attending an antebellum-style college party.
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings made a video saying they’re ready to talk to their mother’s alleged kidnappers. There have been reports about possible ransom notes, but they haven’t been confirmed.
Brooklyn Beckham covered up a tattoo that paid tribute to his dad.
Couples can now get married at Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion.
Barry Manilow has postponed the February dates of his Las Vegas residency following cancer treatment.
Darren Criss is 39. “Glee”,
Cristiano Ronaldo is 41.
Tyler Farr is 42.
Sara Evans is 55. Country beauty who sang “Suds in the Bucket“.
Bobby Brown is 57.
Chris Parnell is 59. “SNL”
Duff McKagan is 62. Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver,
Laura Linney is 62.
Jennifer Jason Leigh is 64.
Darrell Waltrip is 79. NASCAR
Al Kooper is 82. Blood, Sweat & Tears founder and former keyboardist.
Roger Staubach is 84. Legendary Dallas Cowboys quarterback.
