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Carrie Underwood Will Return To “American Idol” As A Mentor: “Can’t Wait” POSTED BY: Connor Willson ON May 10, 2022
Date: May 10, 2022 Posted By: Connor Willson
Carrie Underwood is heading back to her stomping grounds.
ABC’s “American Idol” announced late Sunday (May 8) that the Season four winner-turned country sensation would be returning to Idol. The eight-time GRAMMY winner will appear live on the upcoming episode to mentor the top five singers fighting for the championship title.
America has sent breakthrough contestants – Fritz Hager (22), Huntergirl (23), Leah Marlene (20), Nicolina Bozzo (18), and Noah Thompson (20) into the next round and has provided them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from Underwood.
“Well, here’s a dream come true! ✨#AmericanIdol icon @Carrieunderwood will mentor the Top 5, live from the home of her Las Vegas residency “REFLECTION” at @resortsworldLV! Who better to help our hopefuls earn a place in the Grand Finale?” the “American Idol” official Twitter account shared following the Mother’s Day episode.
Following the shocking announcement, the “Crazy Angels” singer took to social media to confirm the news.
“Can’t wait!” the multi-platinum artist wrote.
Reality TV junkies and country music fans rushed to the comment section to share their excitement and to applaud Underwood for her successful career since scoring the Idol crown.
“SO cool that you STILL give back to AI after all your success! You are the PERFECT mentor for these kids because you’ve done it all and done it all RIGHT 👏” declared a follower. “Yay! Can’t think of a better mentor than someone who’s been there, done that! So looking forward to this @carrieunderwood!! 👸❤️,” said another.
Budding country competitor HunterGirl, Leah Marlene, and Nicolina Bozzo recently caught up with E! News’ Daily Pop to chat about Underwood’s upcoming appearance. Despite the friendly rivalry, they all agree that they are over the moon.
“I’m so excited, I’m losing my mind,” gushed HunterGirl, who recently wowed with a Lauren Alaina cover. “She was my childhood hero of all heroes. I have so many videos of me singing Carrie Underwood growing up. It’s crazy, I’m just so excited,” voiced Marlene.
It’s been nearly 17 years since Underwood graced the legendary Idol stage and host Ryan Seacrest announced her name as the winner of season four. Since the Oklahoma native knocked out runner-up BoBice in 2005, she catapulted to stardom.
With the victory in her back pocket, the country-pop star went on to dominate the genre. Now, Underwood has collected eight Grammy’s, has become the most decorated artist in CMT Music Awards history, sold over 66 million records worldwide, recorded 28 No.1 singles, released a Gospel LP, created a fashion line titled “Calia by Carrie Underwood,” and has earned her own Las Vegas residency.
Come June 10, the hitmaker will release her highly anticipated album, “Denim & Rhinestones.” Underwood penned 11 of the 12 tracks on the upcoming project and worked with frequent collaborators David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey, Josh Miller, Ashley Gorley, Josh Kear, and Chris DeStefano. Before the powerhouse vocalist drops her country collection, she will wrap up her residency in sin city on May 21.
Underwood will appear on “American Idol” Sunday, May 15, on ABC at 8 p.m.
Chris Janson, Travis Tritt Announce Co-Headlining Tour POSTED BY: Lisa Wulff ON May 04, 2022
Date: May 04, 2022 Posted By: Lisa Wulff
Chris Janson teamed with Travis Tritt for a song on his new album “All In,” and now the men are taking their partnership on the road for their co-headlining Can’t Miss Tour.
“I’m really looking forward to the ‘Can’t Miss Tour’ with Chris this fall,” Tritt said in a statement. “Our high-energy performances complement each other so well. Audiences are going to be thoroughly entertained.”
Janson added: “Excited to be out touring with one of my favorites. It’s gonna be a rowdy fall, and I’m looking forward to it!”
Tritt joined Janson for his song “Things You Can’t Live Without” on “All In.” Janson co-wrote the uproarious banger with David Lee Murphy, Deric Ruttan and Chris Stevens, and Tritt told him it sounded like a track he would have had a hit with in the ‘90s. The compliment was music to Janson’s ears.
“I was like, ‘Exactly,’” Janson said. “That was the vibe that I wanted when we wrote it. I wrote it with David Lee Murphy and it’s par for the course. From day one, I said, ‘I’ve got to get Travis on this with me.’ It would just be so killer. Dream day, big win, it’s same thing I’ve always been saying. I asked and he said yes. Then it was, ‘Poof, off to the races.’”
The War Hippies, featuring Scooter Brown and Donnie Reis, will appear as special guests on the tour.
More tour dates to be will be announced in the coming weeks. For tickets and more information, visit www.TravisTritt.com or www.ChrisJanson.com.
The Can’t Miss Tour tour dates are: Oct. 7: Huntington, WV Mountain Health Arena Oct. 8: Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre Oct. 9: Allentown, PA PPL Center Oct. 13: Jonesboro, AR First National Bank Arena Oct. 14: Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theater Oct. 20: Highland Heights, KY BB&T Arena Oct. 22: Corbin, KY The Corbin Arena Oct. 23: Charlotte, NC Bojangles’ Coliseum Oct. 27: Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall Oct. 28: Estero, FL Hertz Arena Oct. 29: Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amphitheater Nov. 5: Richmond, VA Altria Theater Nov. 11: Tupelo, MS BancorpSouth Arena Nov. 19: Atlanta, GA Gas South Arena
Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76 POSTED BY: Dakota Cloutier ON May 01, 2022
Date: May 01, 2022 Posted By: Dakota Cloutier
Naomi Judd, whose family harmonies with daughter Wynonna turned them into the Grammy-winning country stars The Judds, has died. She was 76.
Her daughters, Wynonna and Ashley, announced her death on Saturday in a statement provided to The Associated Press.
Today we sisters experienced a tragedy. We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness, the statement said. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.
Naomi Judd died near Nashville, Tennessee, said a statement on behalf of her husband and fellow singer, Larry Strickland. It said no further details about her death would be released and asked for privacy as the family grieves.
The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday and they had just announced an arena tour to begin in the fall, their first tour together in over a decade.
The mother-daughter performers scored 14 No. 1 songs in a career that spanned nearly three decades. The red-headed duo combined the traditional Appalachian sounds of bluegrass with polished pop stylings, scoring hit after hit in the 1980s. Wynonna led the duo with her powerful vocals, while Naomi provided harmonies and stylish looks on stage.
They also made a return to awards shows when they performed at the CMT Music Awards earlier this month.
Honored to have witnessed Love Can Build a Bridge just a few short weeks ago, singer Maren Morris posted on Twitter on Saturday.
This is heartbreaking news! Naomi Judd was one of the sweetest people Ive ever known, singer Travis Tritt posted on Twitter, noting that he had worked with Judd several times on screen and during performances.
Country music lost a true legend ... sing with the angels, Naomi!!! Were all sending up prayers for the Judd family today, singer Carrie Underwood wrote on Twitter.
After rising to the top of country music, they called it quits in 1991 after doctors diagnosed Naomi Judd with hepatitis C. Wynonna continued her solo career.
The Judds hits included Love Can Build a Bridge in 1990,Mama Hes Crazy in 1984, Why Not Me in 1984,Turn It Loose in 1988, Girls Night Out in 1985, Rockin With the Rhythm of the Rain in 1986 and Grandpa in 1986.
Born Diana Ellen Judd in Ashland, Kentucky, Naomi was working as a single mother and nurse in Nashville, when she and Wynonna started singing together professionally. Their unique harmonies, together with elements of acoustic music, bluegrass and blues, made them stand out in the genre at the time.
We had a such a stamp of originality on what we were trying to do, Naomi Judd told The AP after it was announced that they would be joining the Country Music Hall of Fame.
In an interview with the AP in March, Naomi Judd said she was already deep into preparation for the upcoming tour and was looking forward to the Hall of Fame induction.
To have all the incredible opportunities that Ive had, being reminded of all that just makes me very humbled and I just want to bask in the moment, Judd said.
Wynonna Judd remarked that throughout their lives, their music had kept them together.
Music is the bridge between mom and me, and it it bonds us together, she told the AP. Even in the not easy times.
The Judds released six studio albums and an EP between 1984 and 1991 and won nine Country Music Association Awards and seven from the Academy of Country Music. They earned a total of five Grammy Awards together on hits like Why Not Me and Give A Little Love, and Naomi earned a sixth Grammy for writing Love Can Build a Bridge.
The Judds also performed at the halftime of the 1994 Super Bowl, along with Travis Tritt, Clint Black and Tanya Tucker.
The Judds sang about family, the belief in marriage and the virtue of fidelity. Because Naomi was so young looking, the two were mistaken for sisters early in their career. She was also known to prefer flashy stage outfits, full of sparkles and rhinestones, over casual boots and cowboy style clothing.
They first got attention singing on Ralph Emerys morning show in early 1980, where the host named them the Soap Sisters because Naomi said she used to make her own soap.
After the success of Mama Hes Crazy, they won the Horizon Award at the 1984 CMA Awards. Naomi started her speech by saying Slap the dog and spit in the fire!
Naomi Judd was open about her health struggles, as well as severe depression and anxiety. In her memoir, River of Time, she described her diagnosis of hepatitis C, which she said she unknowingly contracted during her time as a nurse. She said that by 1995, her doctors had told her she was completely free of the virus.
In the memoir, she described feeling like she had lost her identity when she returned home after a 2010 reunion tour, isolating herself at her home and dealing with crippling panic attacks. She also said that she had been dealing with trauma from childhood sexual abuse. She was admitted to a psychiatric ward at a hospital and spent time in an outpatient treatment program.
Daughter Ashley Judd is an actor and humanitarian known for her roles in such movies as Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy and Heat.
Ashley Judd, right, and her mother, Naomi Judd, arrive at the LA premiere of Olympus Has Fallen, at the ArcLight Theatre, Monday, March 18, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Strickland, who was a backup singer for Elvis Presley, was married to Naomi Judd for 32 years.
Kenny Chesney Launches Stadium Tour, Says “It’s a tsunami of love and energy sweeping right over us” POSTED BY: Emma Jackson ON Apr 25, 2022
Date: Apr 25, 2022 Posted By: Emma Jackson
Kenny Chesney, country music’s favorite harbinger of summer, kicked off his stadium tour this weekend in Tampa, Florida, with a little help from Dan + Shay, Old Dominion, Carly Pearce and 58,369 fans.
“After four years, we were together again — and we were going to squeeze every last drop and bit of passion out of every single song,” Chesney said in a statement.
Chesney’s Here & Now 2022 tour stretches through Aug. 27 and includes 40 stadium concerts.
The Luttrell, Tennessee, native kicked off the night with a seven-minute version of his hit “Beer in Mexico” and followed it up with “Reality,” “Til It’s Gone” and “Here and Now.”
“It’s a tsunami of love and energy sweeping right over us…,” Chesney told the crowd.
His band, complete with new drummer Nick Buda and guitarist Danny Rader, backed him up on his cleaner stage with new, cutting-edge video, as he ripped through “Out Last Night,” “Knowing You,” “Somewhere with You” and “How Forever Feels.”
The audience helped him sing “Summertime,” “Pirate Flag” and “I Go Back,” but truly tookover “American Kids.”
“I knew it was going to be good,” Chesney said in a statement. “But this was other level stuff – the way they filled the stadium with light from the moment ‘Anything But Mine’ started, the way they pushed back ‘Noise’ like they were singing for their lives, the relief and reassurance,” Chesney marveled after the show, “I could hear it in their choruses of ‘Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.’ If music holds people together, it also brings them together – and lets them release so much of what’s locked inside.”
Chesney’s set was two hours and 15 minutes of hit songs and memories made.
Other stops on his stadium tour are:
APR 28, 2022 AUSTIN, TX AUSTIN CITY LIMITS LIVE
APR 30, 2022 CHARLOTTE, NC BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM
MAY 5, 2022 NOBLESVILLE, IN RUOFF HOME MORTGAGE CENTER
MAY 7, 2022 ST. LOUIS, MO BUSCH STADIUM
MAY 14, 2022 MILWAUKEE, WI AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD
MAY 19, 2022 ORANGE BEACH, AL THE WHARF
MAY 21, 2022 ATLANTA, GA MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM
MAY 25, 2022 CHARLESTON, SC CREDIT ONE STADIUM
MAY 26, 2022 HUNTSVILLE, AL ORION AMPHITHEATER
MAY 28, 2022 NASHVILLE, TN NISSAN STADIUM
JUN 2, 2022 THE WOODLANDS, TX CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION
JUN 4, 2022 DALLAS, TX AT&T STADIUM
JUN 8, 2022 CANANDAIGUA, NY CMAC
JUN 9, 2022 CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH BLOSSOM MUSIC CENTER
JUN 11, 2022 PITTSBURGH, PA HEINZ FIELD
JUN 15, 2022 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS AMPHITHEATER
JUN 16, 2022 BRISTOW, VA JIFFY LUBE LIVE
JUN 18, 2022 PHILADELPHIA, PA LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD
JUN 23, 2022 CINCINNATI, OH RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER
JUN 25, 2022 CHICAGO, IL SOLDIER FIELD
JUN 29, 2022 BRANDON, MS BRANDON AMPHITHEATER
JUN 30, 2022 ROGERS, AR WALMART AMP
JUL 2, 2022 KANSAS CITY, MO GEHA FIELD AT ARROWHEAD
JUL 9, 2022 BOZEMAN, MT BOBCAT STADIUM
JUL 12, 2022 STATELINE, NV LAKE TAHOE OUTDOOR ARENA AT HARVEYS
JUL 13, 2022 STATELINE, NV LAKE TAHOE OUTDOOR ARENA AT HARVEYS
JUL 16, 2022 SEATTLE, WA LUMEN FIELD
JUL 19, 2022 BEND, OR HAYDEN HOMES AMPHITHEATER
JUL 20, 2022 BEND, OR HAYDEN HOMES AMPHITHEATER
JUL 23, 2022 INGLEWOOD, CA SOFI STADIUM
JUL 27, 2022 BOISE, ID FORD IDAHO CENTER AMPHITHEATER
JUL 28, 2022 SALT LAKE CITY, UT USANA AMPHITHEATER
JUL 30, 2022 DENVER, CO EMPOWER FIELD AT MILE HIGH
AUG 6, 2022 MINNEAPOLIS, MN US BANK STADIUM
AUG 10, 2022 COLUMBIA, MD MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION
AUG 11, 2022 SYRACUSE, NY ST. JOSEPH’S AMPHITHEATER AT LAKEVIEW
AUG 13, 2022 EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ METLIFE STADIUM
AUG 18, 2022 COLUMBUS, OH HISTORIC CREW STADIUM
AUG 20, 2022 DETROIT, MI FORD FIELD
AUG 26, 2022 FOXBORO, MA GILLETTE STADIUM
AUG 27, 2022 FOXBORO, MA GILLETTE STADIUM
Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber Sued for Copyright Infringement Over “10,000 Hours” POSTED BY: Skip Wulff ON Apr 22, 2022
Date: Apr 22, 2022 Posted By: Skip Wulff
It sounds like Dan + Shay are in for 10,000 headaches.
Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber are named in a lawsuit filed Thursday over copyright infringement of their chart-topping hit “10,000 Hours.” People reported that International Manufacturing Concepts, Melomega music and Sound Gems sued Bieber, Dan + Shay, and others due to similarities in “10,000 Hours” to the 1973 song “The First Time Baby Is A Holiday,” written by Palmer Rakes and Frank Fioravanti.
The suit states the men “stole the core portion,” which includes the chorus, verse and hook from “The First Time Baby Is A Holiday.” “The First Time Baby Is A Holiday” was written in 1973, not registered until 1980, and was recorded in 2014 when it was re-registered because they slightly changed the song title.
“10,000 Hours,” which also includes co-writers Jessie Jo Dillon, Jordan Reynolds, and Jason “Poo Bear” Boyd, was released in 2019 and is from Dan + Shay’s “Good Things” album.
The suit alleges there are “unmistakable similarities.”
Reps for Bieber and Dan + Shay did not immediately respond to People’s request for comment.
Lawsuits aside, Dan + Shay are gearing up to help Kenny Chesney launch his Here And Now 2022 stadium tour presented by Blue Chair Bay Rum and fueled by MARATHON, Saturday at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium. Old Dominion and Carly Pearce will also join Chesney on tour.
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