Sam Hunt and his wife Hannah have about six weeks left before their second child arrives . . . and they still don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl. That’s on purpose. He talked about it in a recent interview. “We’re waiting to find out the gender of the baby on the day of.” Being surprised about something that important doesn’t work for most people . . . but it fits Sam to a “T”. “I’m not really a planner, I sorta fly by the seat of my pants, so it’s been easy on me. It took a minute to talk Hannah into it [but] she’s on board. It was hard on her for a while, but we’re both excited about finding out on the day of.” He said they haven’t picked out a name either, but they do have a pool of family names ready to go.
Zach Bryan teased some new music this week, including at least one song he worked on with two-time Grammy winner Bon Iver. He posted three clips on social media but didn’t include song titles. The first is a collaboration with Bon Iver. He worked on the second one with singer-songwriter Noah Kahan. And the third sounds like it’s just Zach. He said on Instagram that he went on a huge writing binge. Quote, “Locked myself in a studio all week, wrote myself through a notebook, walked around with people I love in the city, [and] then went campin’.” Zach’s been doing a lot of new music lately, and a lot of collaborations. He just put out a new 16-track album last month that includes songs he did with Kacey Musgraves, The War and Treaty, and The Lumineers.
The Oak Ridge Boys have announced a farewell tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of when the current lineup played their first show together. There’s no information on dates or tickets yet. The Oak Ridge Boys have actually been around for 80 YEARS. The group was originally founded as the Oak Ridge Quartet in 1943. The longest-tenured current member is baritone William Lee Golden, who joined in 1965.
Clint Black and his family are once again gearing up to hit the road together. He will be kicking off 2024 with a limited run of shows featuring his wife, Lisa Hartman Black, and his 22-year-old daughter Lily Pearl Black.
The lineup for next year’s We Fest has been announced. Performers include Eric Church, Jelly Roll, Parker McCollum, Carly Pearce, Elle King, Trace Adkins, and Lonestar. It’s going down August 1st through the 3rd in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
A record producer shared a photo of George Strait at Castle Recording Studios in Tennessee. It looks like he’s surrounded by musician-types, (and Chris Stapleton?) The big news is in the caption, which says, quote, “New music from George Strait.” No word when that music will be out
Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, and Thomas Rhett will be headlining The Country Fest 2024. Priscilla Block, Rhett Akins, and Nate Smith are also on the show. It’s going down June 12th through the 15th in North Lawrence, Ohio.
Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner have settled their divorce.
Kim Kardashian has reportedly been “hanging out” with Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Odell Beckham Junior.
Phillip Phillips is 33. “American Idol” winner.
Gunnar and Matthew Nelson are 56. Ricky Nelson’s gorgeous twin sons, the grandsons of “Ozzie & Harriet”, and together, they are Nelson, the gorgeous musical madmen behind “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love and Affection”.
Kristen Johnston is 56. Sally on “3rd Rock from the Sun”,
Gary Cole is 67. Kent Davidson on “Veep” and Andrew Klein on “Entourage”. Midnight Caller
George R.R. Martin is 75. Brilliant “Game of Thrones” author.
Sophia Loren is 89. Legendary Italian actress. Today’s audiences would mostly remember her for starring in “Grumpier Old Men”.
