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Carrie Underwood reveals the track list for her new gospel project, 'My Savior'

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ABCCarrie Underwood has selected “How Great Thou Art,” “Amazing Grace” and other faith-filled classics for the 13-song track list of her gospel album, My Savior.

“For this album, I chose some of the familiar hymns I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember,” the singer said in a social media post announcing My Savior’s track list. “These songs set the foundation for me and I hope you love them as much as I do.”

Included in the project is an all-instrumental version of “Jesus Loves Me,” as well as a duet with gospel star CeCe Winans for “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” My Savior also features Carrie’s rendition of a long-standing country gospel favorite “The Old Rugged Cross,” which has previously been recorded by the likes of Merle Haggard, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson and a slew of others.

Carrie co-produced My Savior alongside her Cry Pretty co-producer David Garcia. The project will be out in full on March 26, and she’ll also release it on vinyl on April 30.

Here’s the full track listing for My Savior:

“Jesus Loves Me” (Instrumental)
“Nothing but the Blood of Jesus”
“Blessed Assurance”
“Just As I Am”
“Victory in Jesus”
“Great Is Thy Faithfulness” (feat. CeCe Winans)
“O How I Love Jesus”
“How Great Thou Art”
“Because He Lives”
“The Old Rugged Cross”
“I Surrender All”
“Softly and Tenderly”
“Amazing Grace”

 

 

By Carena Liptak
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Morgan Wallen instructs fans to stop defending him: "I fully accept any penalties I’m facing"

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Morgan Wallen has broken his silence amid the controversy and fallout after a video depicting him shouting racial slurs leaked online last week.

In a five minute video posted Wednesday, the 27-year-old country singer accepted responsibility for his actions and shared a stern message to fans, ordering them to stop defending his behavior.

“I let so many people down,” said Wallen, revealing that he spent the past week apologizing to those most impacted by his words and that he’s been meeting with Black leaders to “engage in some very real and honest conversations.”

After the video surfaced online, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) offered to educate Wallen about the history and harm of using racial slurs.

“One thing I’ve learned already that I’m specifically sorry for is that my words matter, that words can truly hurt a person, and at my core that’s not what I’m okay with,” said Wallen, who says he is now sober. “I know what I’m going through this week doesn’t even compare to some of the trials I heard about from them.”

“Our actions matter, our words matter, and I just want to encourage anyone watching to please learn from my mistake,” he furthered, before asking a “favor” from his fans. “I appreciate those who still see something in me and have defended me. But, for today, please don’t. I was wrong. It’s on me to take ownership of this and I fully accept any penalties I’m facing.”

As a result of the video, Big Loud Records suspended Wallen’s contract “indefinitely” and talent agency WME dropped him as a client.  In addition, the 27-year-old was removed from CMT airplay, barred from ACM Award eligibility and numerous radio companies refused to play his music on air.  

 

By Megan Stone
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Dylan Scott scores "brownie points" as "Nobody" inspires hits like his wife Blair

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Dylan Scott‘s breakthrough number one, “My Girl,” was inspired by the mother of his two children, and his current hit, “Nobody,” was as well.

“Basically, I looked at Blair and I told her one day,” he explains, “I was like, ‘You know what? Nobody’s ever gonna love you the way I’m gonna love you.’ I was trying to get brownie points, you know?”

“But it worked,” the Louisiana native continues, “And then I went and wrote it, and what’s really cool is the way that the fans have [responded to] it, you know.”

Even as far back as the fall of 2019, Dylan says concert-goers were reacting to “Nobody” just as they did to his hits like “Hooked” and “Nothing to Do Town.” He believes there’s no better green light for a track to be a single than that feedback.

“When I sit down to write a song, the first thing I do when I’m writing is go, ‘Okay, can I see myself performing this song on stage and can I see the crowd enjoying it and singing it back and having a good time?'” he says.

“And so, in my opinion, the fans are, they’re the judge, you know,” he adds. “If they’re not singing along and not enjoying it, then why would I release that as a single?”

Dylan says there’s no doubt “Nobody” is his favorite song from his Nothing to Do Town EP, which came out in April of 2019.

By Stephen Hubbard
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Sam Hunt says he has "new songs coming soon"

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Steven WorsterSam Hunt is working on new music.

The country superstar shared a photo of himself in the studio on Wednesday with a guitar sitting by his side with the simple caption, “new songs coming soon.” 

Fans flooded the comment section with enthusiasm, many requesting he release the song “23” that he debuted live during his virtual “Red Rocks Unpaused” concert in September. 

The new material Sam has in the works on follows the release of his long-awaited sophomore album, Southside, that dropped last April. It reached #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and cracked the top five on the all-genre Billboard 200. 

The album features his record-breaking hit “Body Like a Back Road,” along with other chart-topping singles “Kinfolks” and “Hard to Forget.” His current single “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s” is also climbing the charts, sitting inside the top 25 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart.

By Cillea Houghton
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Dolly Parton auctioning off custom guitar for Opry Trust Fund

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Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry, LLCDolly Parton continues her kindness streak by partnering with the Opry Trust Fund to support musicians in need. 

In collaboration with the Grand Ole Opry, Dolly is auctioning off a signed, custom guitar celebrating one of her signature hits, “9 to 5,” and the Opry’s 95th anniversary.

The acoustic guitar features the song title and number “95” written in vintage bubble letters, alongside a rainbow that’s painted along the body and a butterfly decal on the tip of the tuning keys. 

The money raised from the auction will go to music industry professionals who are struggling financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Established in 1965, the Opry Trust Fund has distributed more than $2 million to members of the music industry to assist with a range of expenses, including rent and mortgage bills. 

Dolly will perform on the special, Grand Ole Opry: 95 Years of Country Music, airing on NBC on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.

By Cillea Houghton
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