November 13, 2020 • No Comments • Country Music News

Curb RecordsAs the holiday season nears, Lee Brice has offered up his version of a cherished Christmas classic.

That’s “Go Tell it on the Mountain,” in a rendition inspired by the gospel music Lee grew up singing in church. Along with his soaring rendition of the song, Lee shared a video giving fans a peek into the recording process.

“I have been wanting to do my own version of one of my favorite Christmas songs!” Lee gushes. “So excited to have been able to do it over this time at home. Hope folks love it as much as I do.”

The festive new tune comes out just a week before the release of Lee’s new studio album, Hey World, which will arrive on November 20. The same day, you can tune in to watch a 75-minute-long, livestream release party for the album, during which the singer will perform new songs and a few old favorites.

It’s been an exciting week for Lee, who claimed his first-ever trophy at Wednesday night’s 2020 CMA Awards in the category of Musical Event of the Year. The new accolade comes courtesy of “I Hope You’re Happy Now,” a duet with Carly Pearce that she released as a single in late 2019. The song will also appear on the track list of Hey World.

Lee was supposed to perform the song with Carly at the 2020 CMAs, but had to sit the awards show out after testing positive for COVID-19. Despite the disappointment, he kept his spirits up by poking fun at his own predicament on Instagram.

By Carena Liptak
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Warner Music NashvilleDan + Shay band mates Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney enlisted their families to make the music video for their holiday song, “Take Me Home for Christmas,” special.

The adorable holiday cheer starts right away, with Shay’s older son, three-year-old Asher, appearing at the top of the video to say, “Ladies and gentlemen, Dan + Shay!”

The fun continues as the two performers appear in holiday sweaters on the snowy stoops of neighboring brownstones, singing the lyrics of their new song amid a gentle snowfall. Soon, Dan and Shay’s real-life wives, Abby and Hannah, run outside to join them.

Interspersed with clips of the band mates in their dressing rooms donning Santa suits, the video culminates with each man surrounded by his family, enjoying the magic of the Christmas season. Even Dan and Abby’s four dogs get in on the holiday fun.

Dan + Shay released their original “Take Me Home for Christmas” earlier this month. Though they’ve never put out a full holiday album, they’re no strangers to musical Christmas cheer: In 2018, the duo cut a version of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”

By Carena Liptak
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Black River EntertainmentShania Twain proves that her celebrated ‘90s lyrics, “The best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun,” still ring true with her amped-up new remix of Kelsea Ballerini’s “hole in the bottle.”

In the original version of her top-20 hit, Kelsea shrugs off heartache with a healthy dose of humor — and alcohol. This time around, Shania dials up the fun-loving energy, trading verses with the younger star and even throwing in a few nods to some of her own greatest hits.

“They say don’t meet your heroes…unless your hero is Shania Twain,” Kelsea says of the new remix. “Then meet her, know her and make music with her. She’s inspired me in every way and has become a mentor and friend and added some major sass and spice to ‘hole in the bottle’ the way only Shania could.”

“hole in the bottle” is the third single off of Kelsea’s self-titled 2020 studio album. It follows “homecoming queen?” and “the other girl,” the latter of which is a duet with pop star Halsey.

By Carena Liptak
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Doug Supernaw in 1993; Paul Natkin/Getty Images‘90s hitmaker Doug Supernaw has died, according to a statement on his Facebook page. He was 60 years old.

Supernaw “passed away peacefully at his home in his beloved Texas” on Friday morning, the statement says. 

Over the course of his career, Supernaw placed 11 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, including three number-one hits: “I Don’t Call Him Daddy,” “Reno,” and “Not Enough Hours in the Night.”

In February of 2019, the singer was diagnosed with advanced stage four lung and bladder cancer. After two years of aggressive treatment, he was moved to hospice care last month when the cancer spread to his brain and spine.

The Oak Ridge Boys were among the performers to mourn Supernaw’s death on social media Friday. “Doug Supernaw has gone home,” they wrote on Twitter. “Rest easy, brother.”

By Carena Liptak
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Courtesy of Big Machine Records / Spirit Music Group Tim McGraw has unveiled plans for a greatest hits record called McGraw Machine Hits: 2013-2019. The new album will take a look back at 12 fan-favorite tracks from Tim’s highly prolific 2010s stint on Big Machine Label Group, a label he returned to early this year.

The collection includes hits like “Shotgun Rider,” “Top of the World,” “How I’ll Always Be” and many more. McGraw Machine Hits drops on November 20, just a week after Tim announced it.

“Every now and then you want to go back and hear a collection of songs exactly as you remember them,” Tim says. “Even to go re-record doesn’t feel right, because there’s something magical about what happened there when it happened.”

But while Tim isn’t changing up his winning formula with the hit songs, he is including something extra on his new record. The singer has added in three bonus tracks, beginning with his 2019 song, “Drive.”

Next, he reimagines Florida Georgia Line’s “May We All” in a duet performance with the hitmaking duo. Another of the bonus tracks is a cover of The Bellamy Brothers’ 1982 hit, “Redneck Girl,” which Tim recorded with country trio Midland.

Ahead of the McGraw Machine’s release, Tim’s sharing his take on “Redneck Girl” with fans.

By Carena Liptak
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