Jameson Rodgers has a “Cold Beer Calling My Name” at the top of the country charts.  

Jameson’s hit collaboration with Luke Combs ascends to #1 on country radio this week. It serves as Jameson’s second #1 hit after his 2019 debut single, “Some Girls,” and follows Luke’s 11 consecutive chart-toppers as a solo artist.

“The only thing better than writing a #1 song is writing a #1 song with your friends. Proud of this song and proud of this crew,” Jameson writes in a celebratory post, posing alongside co-writers Brett Tyler, Alysa Vanderheym and Hunter Phelps, each with a beer in hand. “Can’t believe we get to do this for a living. There’s a cold beer calling our name this weekend,” he adds.

“Cold Beer” is the second single from the Mississippi native’s newly released debut album, Bet You’re from a Small Town.

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Kacey Musgraves bared all in her Saturday Night Live performance.

In the episode hosted by Owen Wilson, the Grammy winning singer shared star-crossed with the world, opening her two-song set with a body- and soul-baring moment poised as she performed “justified” on a stool with a guitar, wearing boots and seemingly nothing else.

The moment was similar to the famous scene in Forrest Gump when Jenny, played by Robin Wright, performs nude with only her guitar covering her.

For “camera roll,” Kacey changed into jeans and a flannel shirt. Sitting at a table alone with rotating images of strangers sitting across from her as she performed, she made her way to the center of the stage barefoot, singing of the “torture” of scrolling through old photos of a past relationship.

This marks the singer’s second SNL appearance following her 2018 debut appearance after the release of Golden Hour.

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Things are about to get “Outrageous” for Jimmie Allen tonight on Dancing with the Stars. 

That’s the song he and partner Emma Slater will be doing the Salsa to during the show’s Britney Night, in a tip of the hat to pop star Britney Spears.

And if the typically jacked Jimmie is looking a little thinner to you — well, he admits that’s because he’s working so hard.

“My partner Emma’s been kicking my butt, bro!” he tells ABC Audio. “I’ve trimmed down, I went from 221 to 214.”

“I’m trying to get back, I’m trying to get back to like 250!” he jokes.

Meanwhile, the “Freedom Was a Highway” hitmaker’s still balancing family life and touring with Brad Paisley.

“It’s tough! I tell you, that man,” he admits. “You know, trying to do this show while touring, you know, and trying to be a husband and a father at the same time. It’s pretty intense, but I love it.”

Jimmie survived the first elimination, while improving on his standing from the previous week. So if he can just hold on, he promises there’s plenty ahead worth watching.

“If I don’t get voted off the show, which I hope not, so I need country music to hold me down!” he proclaims. “I think we got, you know, Disney week, you know, one week, of course, they always do that, and they have some sort of celebrity week.”

“So I’m looking forward just, you know, every week getting better and, you know, learning new stuff, trying new stuff,” he says.

Tune in to see how Jimmie fares tonight, as the new episode of Dancing with the Stars starts at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Walker Hayes has dropped yet another remix of his viral hit song, “Fancy Like,” this time with Mexican star Carin Leon for a Spanish version. Last month, Walker dropped another remix of the song, this one with pop star Kesha.

Lily Rose released her Stronger Than I Am seven-song EP on Friday, October 1. Lily co-wrote three of the seven tracks, along with hit writers like Corey Crowder, Sam Hunt and others.

Yola has been announced as the NextStage Artist at the Grand Ole Opry for the month of October. The series, which highlights rising stars each month, previously honored Hailey Whitters, Parker McCollum, Lainey Wilson and Niko Moon.

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Carly Pearce is sharing the story behind “Diamondback,” the lead single from her just-released 29: Written in Stone project. Written by Carly, along with Shane McAnally, Kelsea Ballerini and Tofer Brown, the song took on an entirely new meaning once Carly decided to record it.

“I was brought in on an idea that Shane McAnally actually had,” Carly says in a video shared on YouTube. “He said ‘I want to write a song called ‘Diamondback.” I think initially he wanted to write it like a Diamondback snake, and then they threw me in the mix, and it became a little different.”

Carly was almost finished with her record when she decided to include “Diamondback” on the project.

“It came at the end of the writing of 29,” Carly recalls. “I think it may have actually been the last song, and it felt kind of like this little gem that none of us knew we needed, but it felt right for the project. To me, it’s reminiscent of The Chicks, when Natalie Maines was just fiery and going for it.”

 

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At least one of Thomas Rhett‘s daughters seems interested in following in her father’s footsteps. Thomas and Lauren Akins‘ oldest daughter, five-year-old Willa Gray, is already joining her father in the studio, and seems to have a natural knack for all things musical.

“Every time I go to my studio, she just watches me walk downstairs,” Thomas tells Entertainment Tonight. “She was like, ‘Are you going to your studio? ‘I’m like, ‘Yeah, you wanna come?’ She’s like, ‘Yeah,’ and we’ll just go down there and make beats together. I’ll play the guitar, and I’ll just hand her the microphone and she’ll just freestyle. It’s unbelievable.”

Thomas and Lauren are also parents to daughters Ada James and Lennon Love. Their fourth child, also a girl, is due to arrive in November.

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Elvie Shane‘s debut album, Backslider, will be out this month.

The rising star announced the release of his 15-track freshman record, which will drop on October 29. The project, co-written by Elvie, includes his current top-five single, “My Boy.”

“It’s about more than just me,” Elvie say of Backslider. “Whether you’re from the United States or the other side of the world, we’ve probably experienced the same things: Heartbreak, family trouble, love, the yearning for a better life. These songs are my personal stories written so they rhyme … but I think they are stories that happen to each and every one of us.”

Backslider is available for pre-order now from the usual outlets.

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Dustin Lynch just dropped a brand-new song, “Huntin’ Land,” featuring Riley Green — and a video. The new song appears to be from an upcoming album.

“‘Huntin’ Land’ is one of those fun songs that we can listen to and have a laugh at while hanging with our buddies,” Dustin says of the song. “I’ve been playing this one out at shows recently, and it’s been cool watching fans react in real time to it. So pumped Riley was able to hop on it too. Now we need to get a hunt on the books!”

Dustin is currently enjoying a top-15 hit with another collaboration. The song, “Thinking ‘Bout You,” with Mackenzie Porter, is from Dustin’s 2020 Tullahoma album.

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On this day in 2005, this country star became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, a little more than two years after he made his Opry debut — and several years after he used to try to sneak in as a fan. Who is it? ANSWER: Dierks Bentley.

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Ryan Hurd‘s enjoying his first top-ten song as an artist right now, duetting with his wife Maren Morris on “Chasing After You.”

Of course, Ryan’s already been to the top of the chart as a writer, having co-written “What If I Never Get Over You” for Lady A, Luke Bryan‘s “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset,” and Blake Shelton‘s “Lonely Tonight.” 

Ironically, his first major success comes with a tune he didn’t write — one that’s been a hot property for some time.

“This song has been around a long time,” Ryan explains. “And it was held by a handful of artists before us, and for whatever reason didn’t make those albums. And when it became available, I remember asking around if it would be something that I could kind of claim.”

“And I remember [Maren and I] were on our first trip together, which was a while ago, and we were on a beach,” he recalls. “We went to the Caymans, I think. I think that’s the night that Maren said she wanted to be a part of this song.”

“And so it’s gone through a few versions of recordings, and we settled on this one,” Ryan adds.

It turns out “Chasing After You” wasn’t even envisioned as a collaboration at first.

“It was originally not a duet,” Ryan reveals. “But I think picturing it and being able to do that, I think once we saw that it could be, it just became much more powerful.”

You’ll find “Chasing After You” on Ryan’s debut album, Pelago, which comes out October 15. 

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