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Taylor Swift drops melancholy "You All Over Me (From The Vault)" featuring Maren Morris

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Beth GarrabrantTaylor Swift tapped country superstar Maren Morris to breathe new life into a song she recorded over a decade ago but never released, which she renamed “You All Over Me (From The Vault).”  The song dropped Friday at the stroke of midnight.

The melancholy single details the haze that follows a devastating breakup and the struggle of rediscovering one’s independence, especially when everything is a reminder of the lost love.

The gentle acoustic guitar and banjo-led single is reminiscent of The Chicks‘ “Landslide,” which highlights the emotional lyrics that were penned by a then-teenage Swift.

While the Grammy winner’s songwriting has gained strength since her Fearless era in 2008, Swift’s mastery of conveying emotions through imagery rings clear in this previously unreleased single, making “You All Over Me” a truly devastating breakup single.

Releasing the song’s lyric video, the 31-year-old singer opted to showcase the words against a backdrop of rain hitting the wet pavement.

“I lived, and I learned / Had you, got burned / Held out, and held on / God knows, too long and wasted time / Lost tears, swore that I’d get out of here/ But no amount of freedom gets you clean / I still got you all over me,” Swift and Morris harmonize in the chorus.

In the end, Swift realizes that she cannot separate herself from the relationship just yet and acknowledges that it has permanently changed her — so, in the end, she will always carry a piece of her ex with her.

“You All Over Me (From The Vault)” is one of the bonus tracks that will be featured on the hotly anticipated Fearless (Taylor’s Version) album, due out April 9.  The album features 20 singles and six bonus tracks, which fans can pre order now for $13 on Swift’s website.

 

By Megan Stone
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'My Savior': Carrie Underwood offers "a warm hug" and a "sense of home" with Christian album

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Jeff JohnsonEven during a pandemic, Carrie Underwood‘s figured out how to be amazingly productive. Today, just six months after the release of her holiday album, My Gift, her Christian album, My Savior, arrives. 

The thirteen-track volume collects mostly standards like “How Great Thou Art,” “Amazing Grace” and “Softly and Tenderly,” with the most contemporary track being Bill and Gloria Gaither‘s 1971 classic, “Because He Lives.” 

“I grew up singing these in church,” Carrie explains, “and my church that we go to right now, you know, they play a lot of very contemporary Christian songs, you know, praise and worship songs.”

“But every once in a while,” she continues, “they’ll kind of throw in, like a chorus or something of some hymn that I grew up with. And there’s an immediate sense of home when I hear that.”

“And that’s kind of, you know, where I was at when we were recording this,” she reveals. “You know, it should be like a warm hug.”

More than twelve months into the global COVID-19 pandemic, Carrie believes My Savior is an album the world needs. 

“After a year like last year, you know, I feel like people are definitely, you know, searching,” she reflects. “A lot of people were thrown out of their daily routines and, you know, trying to figure life out and be more introspective or kind of slow down. We were all forced to slow down.”

On Easter Sunday, April 4, Carrie hopes you’ll slow down long enough to check out her concert, My Savior: Live from the Ryman, which you can stream starting at noon ET via Facebook.

By Stephen Hubbard
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Brantley Gilbert is leading fans in a trail ride to benefit ACM Lifting Lives’ COVID-19 response

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Jeff NelsonNext month, Brantley Gilbert is putting his passion for vehicles and the great outdoors to good use with a fan trail ride, set to take place in the Huntsville, Tennessee area.

The “What Happens in a Small Town” star will host 500 fans on three separate trail rides through Brimstone Recreation, an ATV park located on nearly 20,000 acres in the northeast wilds of the state.

That event will be followed by a live show. Tickets are available now, and all proceeds benefit the ACM Lifting Lives’ COVID-19 Response Fund.

“I wanted to come up with a way to give back during this difficult time in our industry, and I also wanted to give folks something safe and fun to look forward to,” the singer explains. “All my fans know I’m a bit of an enthusiast when it comes to cars, bikes and off-road vehicles, so a trail ride in the great outdoors is the perfect adventure.”

Brantley’s trail ride will take place on Saturday, April 17.

By Carena Liptak
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Maren Morris shares her favorite 'Arrested Development' line in remembrance of Jessica Walters

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ABCIn the wake of actor Jessica Walters’ death on Wednesday night, Maren Morris was among the celebrities to share remembrances of her talent and legacy on social media.

Maren shared a favorite memory from beloved TV comedy Arrested Development, in which Walters played the quirky, vodka-soaked family matriarch, Lucille Bluth. While there are plenty of quips and one-liners to choose from the show’s five seasons, Maren picked one that she described as “one of the funniest lines still ever delivered.”

“Michael: Get rid of the Seaward,” Maren continued. “Lucille: I’ll leave when I’m good and ready.”

Maren’s penchant for sitcoms like Arrested Development is well-documented: In 2018, she and her husband, fellow singer Ryan Hurd, recreated Jim and Pam’s memorable wedding scene from The Office during a trip to Niagara Falls.

Meanwhile, in music news, it’s been a busy week for Maren: She’s featured as a background vocalist on Taylor Swift’s new version of “You All Over Me,” which drops on Friday.

She and Ryan also celebrated their son Hayes’ first birthday this week, sharing a series of pictures of his Peter Rabbit-themed party on her Instagram stories.

By Carena Liptak
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Brett Young is welcoming another little “Lady” after a sweet gender reveal on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show'

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Riker BrothersIt’s another little “Lady” on the way for Brett Young and his wife, Taylor.

The singer announced his second child’s gender during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Thursday, sharing the news with help from a snapshot of his first child, Presley.

“Since my wife and baby couldn’t be here, I thought it would be a fun way to at least use a picture,” Brett said, revealing an image of one-year-old Presley in a bathtub full of pink, white and gray balls. “I don’t know if you guys can tell — there aren’t any blue balls in the tub with Presley.”

Brett and Taylor will now be parents to two girls, and the singer said he’s already coming up with ways to even out the gender imbalance in the house.

“I need to get boy dogs or something,” he joked.

But Brett’s already an expert in being a girl dad, especially from a musical perspective: His sweet and poignant current single, “Lady,” is currently a top five hit at country radio.

The couple welcomed Presley in October of 2019. They announced in January that their second child will arrive this summer.

 

 

By Carena Liptak
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