Wynonna Judd and Carly Pearce are honouring Naomi Judd’s memory during the “CMA Fest Special”.
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The Virginia-born, Nashville-based producer and singer-songwriter, also known as John-Luke Carter, just released a new single, called “Happiness,” an anthemic meditation on the search for happiness.
“‘Happiness’ was born in my buddy and songwriting partner Trent Dabbs’ studio. Most every song me and Trent write together is born from conversations about life, faith, meaning etc. I had this riff on the acoustic guitar that I was playing around with and then we started tossing around melodies. The song came together relatively quickly but didn’t have any production around it for a few weeks,” he says of the song.
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“I wanted to write a song about longing, about the craving we all have for real happiness, real joy. I found myself constantly feeling like I was working towards happiness, and not experiencing it in everyday life. It’s easy to lie to myself and say ‘you’ll be happy when you have this amount of money’ or ‘you’ll be happy when this problem is fixed’ or ‘when you’ve accomplished this goal’. But I don’t want to live like that. I want to be content where I am. I’m so blessed with what I have. With the ability to work my dream job everyday. I want to experience happiness in real time; and that’s what this song is about. There isn’t an anchor in material things. You can’t bank your life on those things; they won’t make you happy.”
Mokita gets his name from Kilivila, a language native to Papua New Guinea. The word roughly translates to “the truth we all know but don’t talk about.”
“The phrase is about things people experience but doesn’t
Wynonna Judd and Carly Pearce are honouring Naomi Judd’s memory during the “CMA Fest Special”.
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Gently Tender have shared their new single ‘True Colours (Sometime I’ll Get Through)’.The band, made up from ex-Palma Violets members Sam Fryer, Will Doyle and Peter Mayhew alongside The Big Moon’s Celia Archer and guitarist Adam Brown, returned earlier this year, after being away since 2019.The track, which you can listen to below, is the fourth taster to be lifted from their forthcoming debut, ‘Take Hold Of Your Promise!’ after ‘Love All The Population’, ‘Dead Is Dead’ and ‘Sunlight In Motion’.Fryer said of the single: “‘True Colours’ is a song that on the surface seems like a conversation between two people in a relationship. It’s actually based on a conversation between myself and unwanted emotions – like feelings of anxiety and depression.
The 1975 have released a new single called ‘Happiness’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest preview of the Manchester group’s fifth album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, which is due to arrive on October 14 via Dirty Hit. It follows on from the recent comeback track ‘Part Of The Band’.“‘Happiness’ is like… there’s literally loads of us in the room on that track,” frontman Matty Healy told Zane Lowe of the funky, sax-filled latest offering on Apple Music 1 this evening (August 3).“[It] really doesn’t really have much structure.
Walker Hayes. The country singer is reflecting on the viral success of his hit single one year after its release while looking ahead to his next moves. «I've paid a lot of bills,» he jokes of the chart-topping song's explosive success, adding with a laugh: «I'm not in debt anymore, so that's great.
Country singer Naomi Judd has left her daughters Wynonna and Ashley out of her will. She instead appointed her husband of 33 years Larry Strickland as executor of her estate, giving him “full authority and discretion” over her assets “without the approval of any court”. Judd, 76, shot herself dead in an upstairs room of her Tennessee farmhouse on April 30 after a long battle with her mental health.
Amy Grant has postponed her upcoming concert dates after a devastating accident left her in hospital.MORE: Ashley Judd details how family is 'grieving together' after mom Naomi Judd's deathThe 90s singer was rushed to hospital in mid July after she was knocked off her bicycle while riding with a friend. Although she was wearing a helmet, she was treated for injuries by doctors who have now "ordered additional recovery time at home for Amy, where she is now resting comfortably". WATCH: Miranda Lambert's rise to fameIn a statement shared with fans on social media, her reps continued to share that Amy has rescheduled the dates for 2023."Due to the doctor’s orders she has had to postpone her upcoming August concerts (Knoxville, Chattanooga, Johnson City, Wilmington).
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to support Johnny Depp in his libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, saying she had to “say [the] truth” about the actor. Moss, 48, testified to the Virginia courtroom in May via video link from Gloucestershire, refuting one of the accusations against Depp, who she was in a relationship with from 1994 to 1998. Speaking to Lauren Laverne on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs, she said: “I know the truth about Johnny.
Less than one month after the release of the 2022 Elvis biopic, Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in the film, was found dead in her Nashville home. She was 44.
The woman in her — on TV! Shania Twain is getting her own Netflix documentary, and it’s debuting sooner than you might think.
Nolan Neal, a former "America’s Got Talent" and "The Voice" contestant, has died. He was 41. "The Voice" confirmed the Neal's passing on Twitter.
more about Harry Styles? Well this might be your chance. Now that this Texas University has decided to offer the first-ever college course focused on the success of the singer.Assistant professor of digital history Dr.
Despite each of the judges, and host Terry Crews, having already given out their Golden Buzzers throughout the course of the audition rounds, the judges did something special and very rare to honor the trio's incredible performance — a collective Golden Buzzer!The group — who grew up in a small town in Mississippi called Harts Chapel, hence the group's name — came out and immediately won over the judges with their enthusiasm and energy.As for what they performed, the ladies explained that their original song, a tune called «You Can Have Him, Jolene,» is inspired by and an ode to Dolly Parton, and her iconic 1973 tune «Jolene.»«We were so inspired by the song 'Jolene,' and we just love the storyline. And we figured, though, from 1973 to 2022, we could not still be fighting over the same man,» singer Danica Hart explained. «So we decided to tell her, 'You can just have him, Jolene.'»The high-energy, raucous country anthem brought down the house, earning a standing ovation from all four judges and a booming chant of «Golden Buzzer» from the entire audience.«I mean, that was fantastic!» Simon Cowell marveled in a stunned tone.
Angelique Jackson Producers of the indie film musical “Americana Dream” have tapped Nashville-based music artists Mary Sarah and Sam Varga to play the story’s central couple, Billie Carton and Lucky Fontana.Sarah and Varga nabbed the leading roles after an extensive nationwide search for singer-songwriters to act in the original musical written and directed by Ate de Jong and co-written by Variety’s Steven Gaydos.“Americana Dream” takes viewers behind the scenes of the film’s titular reality TV music competition program, where Lucky and Billie transition from imposters willing to do anything for money and fame, to a real couple, willing to sacrifice their dreams of success for real love and their real music. Sarah was a finalist on season 10 of NBC’s “The Voice” and is set to star in Justin Ward’s upcoming film comedy “Paradise: The Movie.” Sarah recorded her first album “Bridges,” when she was only 15; the project showcased her talent alongside country music legends including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard and Tanya Tucker and was reissued through Time Life Records in 2020.Varga has also been performing since his early teens, releasing singles and performing regionally; his dynamic live act garnered significant attention in Austin, Texas before he relocated to Nashville in 2019.
Nolan Neal, who appeared on both The Voice and America’s Got Talent, was found dead on Monday at just 41 years old. His cousin Dylan Seals, who lived with the singer, told TMZ he found the musician in the Nashville apartment they shared.
spoke to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, and were told that Neal was found dead at 8 p.m. local time in his bedroom after his roommate received a call from the singer's mother, who hadn't heard from him.
TMZ on Tuesday that Neal was found dead in his apartment in Nashville. TheWrap has reached out to the Nashville medical examiner’s office for additional information.Neal’s death was also confirmed via a fan page on Instagram, which wrote, “SING IN PEACE WITH THE ANGELS.
Singer Nolan Neal has died age 41. Nolan rose to fame after starring on both America's Got Talent (AGT) in 2020, and The Voice in 2016.The late 41 year old was said to have been found in his Nashville-based apartment on Monday 18 July. As per TMZ, no official cause of death has been revealed.