New Music:
1. “Jolene” by Beyoncé. In all its glory . . . the much-anticipated Dolly Parton cover.
2. “Red Letter Blueprint” by Scotty McCreery.
3. “Love Life” by Sheryl Crow.
4. “Worst Way” by Riley Green.
5. “Bury Me in This Bar” by Dalton Dover.
Billy Ray Cyrus popped by Fox News on Good Friday to talk about his faith. Which is something he also talked about in a famous acceptance speech making the rounds online again . . .We’re talking about the 1993 AMAs, when he took a shot at Travis Tritt after “Achy Breaky Heart” won Favorite Country Song. It wasn’t Travis’s favorite. He’d dissed it in an interview, saying, “I don’t think [it] makes much of a statement. I just don’t care much for the song.” In Billy Ray’s speech, he thanked his family for instilling religious values in him as a kid, and thanked his fans for loving the song so much. Then he ended by addressing his critics, and snuck in a dig about Travis’s song, “Here’s a Quarter”. He said if you don’t like “Achy Breaky Heart” . . . “here’s a quarter, call someone who cares.” Travis’s song had been nominated for the same award a year earlier, but he lost to Garth Brooks for “The Thunder Rolls”.
Oliver Anthony independently released his debut album yesterday called “Hymnal of a Troubled Man’s Mind”. It’s the story of his life from 2013 to 2023. “This album represents the most pure and transparent view inside my heart and soul that I could offer . . .”While ‘Richmond’ was the song that got my name out in the public, these songs represent the true foundation of the music that got me through life up until now . . . Now, I can begin releasing my most recent work, without feeling like I skipped an important step.”
Hillary Scott is 38. Lady A singer. Biggest hit: “Need You Now”.
Rachel Maddow is 51.
Susan Boyleis 63. The biggest star to come out of any of the “Got Talent” shows . . . she became internationally famous on “Britain’s Got Talent”.
