Ok, I’m realllly looking forward to the “Barbie” movie (anyone who knows me would be zero percent shocked by this admission) and the soundtrack is shaping up pretty splendidly as well.
Billie Eilish, who I would think would be the least likely to be involved in the project in any way, has released her contribution to the soundtrack with the emotional “What Was I Made For?”:
Pretty good, right?
Teenage me would have been ALL over this and the emo vibes.
Billie wrote the song and claims it helped her out of a writing slump. Although she’s not my usual vibe, I have a lot of respect for her and her artistry/talent. I love that she sounds like noone else, and does her own thing and OWNS it.
The “Barbie” soundtrack drops the same day as the movie on this upcoming Friday, July 21st.
One of my favorite newer artists on the Country scene is Hailey Whitters. She’s like Miranda Lambert 2.0- talented, sassy, and the real Country deal. (Fun fact: She was actually Miranda’s body double in her “Fastest Girl In Town” music video)
Hailey had a hit this year already with “Everything She Ain’t” and she just announced a new EP called “I’m In Love” and I’m in love with the title track.
Isn’t that the cutest?
Simple, pure, fun Country. I love the deer in a rut reference… any Country girl can relate!
I love that Hailey doesn’t sound like anyone else on the radio, and she is the “real deal”. Iowa born and raised, and a self proclaimed “Corn Star”- I’m here for everything she’s putting out!
She even did a keg stand at her wedding recently. So, basically, my kind of woman!
Lainey Wilson is on her way to another #1 hit with “Watermelon Moonshine”, and her new music video will definitely help matters! (Not that she needs it)
Check it out!
First off, Lainey has been hitting the gym or cutting carbs or something. She is looking incredible!
Anyone else reminded of Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine” when they hear this song?
You can check out Lainey’s latest album “Bell Bottom Country” out now.
Oh, and because I have to brag about this… I got to interview Lainey last year, and she is legit the COOLEST!
If you’re a Country fan, you probably remember Daryl Worley’s hit song “Have You Forgotten”, which talked about how quickly many of us seemed to have moved on from the terrorist attacks of 2003.
Fast forward 20 years later, our beloved America is basically a hot mess express right now. And who is to blame? Basically all of us. It absolutely sickens me to see what has happened to our country, and our people. We are so ridiculously divided now, and noone wants to stop and listen to the other side. We don’t need China or Russia to destroy us. We’re doing a pretty damn good job of it ourselves. Yet, we’re too busy finger pointing and worrying about offensive beer cans to even see what we stand to lose if we don’t change.
Darryl Worley just dropped an updated version of his original hit, and it basically echoes that sentiment.
Well done, Darryl!
What we seem to forget is how lucky we are to be free. Ever wonder why we have so many immigrants and migrants? Because of all the freedoms and opportunities that we take for granted every day. Is our Country perfect? Hell no. But social change takes time, and you know what? Everyone acting a fool on BOTH sides hinders us more than anything.
Stop for a minute. Look around. Be grateful for what we have and be kind to others, even if they don’t agree with you politically.
It’s not complicated.
I myself have had people tell me I should use my “platform” to be more political, but I just personally can’t. We have enough poison out there, and I don’t want to add to it. Plus, I have a really hard time choosing a side. I really can’t say that I’m a Democrat or a Republican. Just somewhere in between, wondering what the hell happened to our country…
We are destroying something amazing. Something that my husband and so many other great Americans have fought and died for. Remember that this Independence Day. Let’s all do better, OK? Our country deserves it!
It’s been being said for years that someone needs to do a modern-day version of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire”, and finally Fall Out Boy stepped up to the plate and took a pretty solid swing at it!
Let’s be real, 2020 alone deserves it’s own song, but FOB did a pretty solid job on covering hot topics from the past few decades.
Pretty freaking cool…
I mean, there’s no way everything that happened could be mentioned in just a few minutes, and obviously it’s NOT chronological, but still, it was fun to listen to.
Any guessed what a version 40 years from now would mention? Kind of scary to think about, right?
Being a Country fan, I got kind of excited when I heard that Aaron Watson (love him!) was doing a version of Roseanne Cash’s 1981 hit “7 Year Ache” as a duet with Jenna Paulette. And you know what? It works.
I’m a big fan of the Texas/Red Dirt Country, and songs like above are why.
Want more Aaron? (seriously one of the NICEST humans, btw) check out his site and tour dates here.
In honor of Father’s Day, I wanted to share a new song from a girl from my hometown of Henderson, TN. Her name is Lakelin Lemmings (remember her name! Pretty sure you’ll be hearing more of it!), she’s 17 years old, and she’s a singer/songwriter who has been performing since the age of 6!
Here’s her new single that she wrote with Ash Bowers (also from the area I grew up in!) and Rose Falcon (Rodney Atkins wife!)- it’s called “Baby Daddy” and I thought it was definitely worth a share!
How sweet is that? And what a talent, too.
She also went viral this week on tiktok when she showed her dad her new song for the first time!
As you’re probably aware of by now, Dolly Parton is releasing a rock covers album called “Rockstar” this Fall, and it features a ton of collabs with rock legends.
She just released a killer version of “Magic Man” with Ann Wilson of Heart, with a twist, and it is absolutely fantastic.
Jeeepers. Dolly’s voice still sounds incredible. And, of course, so does Ann’s.
Oh, and Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart are working together again, which makes my 80’s heart happy. So stay tuned for more on that!
Dolly also released an original song with Rob Halford of Judas Priest called “Bygones” – again, I can’t get enough of these!
Also, Nikki Sixx and John 5 are on the track as well. HELL YES!!!
Dolly’s “Rockstar” album comes out November 17th, and features 21 covers, and 9 originals.
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