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Sam Hunt wrote a song about forgiveness after being “locked up,” but — believe it or not — he says it’s not quite a true story. The title track of his new EP “may seem autobiographical if you connect the dots,” he tells Taste of Country Nights‘ Evan Paul, “but I made a point not to go into details in the song about my story. I tried to zoom it out, make it more relatable.” Needless to say, fans are connecting the dots. “Locked Up” is the title track of his new EP, available at digital streaming platforms now.The Locked Up Tour begins on June 28.Hunt was a guest on this week’s episode of the Ta...
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Tyler Hubbard is releasing his sophomore solo album, Strong, on April 12. On the album is a song called “Park,” and the storyline gets a little steamy. It refers to that time Hubbard got caught neckin’ in a church parking lot. The “Back Then, Right Now” singer is the latest guest onTaste of Country Nights, On Demand, and he goes into the fine details of the true — and very funny — story of the song. When asked why he chose a church parking lot of all places, Hubbard’s story plays out just like the song: “Well, it was the darkest parking lot on the way home. I think I was actually going home fr...
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Sam Hunt is looking back on his very public arrest, saying the incident helped set him straight. Hunt released his newLocked Up EP on April 5, and announced a tour with the same name, which is slated for 2024. He was a guest on Taste of Country Nights with Evan Paul, where he revealed that his arrest in 2019 for a DUI was a “wake-up call” for the “Body Like a Backroad” singer. Hunt says, “Well, it was a wake-up call immediately, you know, the next day. I think over time, you know, you reflect on it, you realize, you know, you learn from your mistakes.” Hunt’s song, “Locked Up,” on his new EP i...
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Kelsea Ballerini’s CMT Music Awards performance Sunday night (April 7) will revisit a classic, but from the viewpoint of where she is in her life now, ten years later. She’s performing “Love Me Like You Mean It,” but a reimagined version. The original was released as a single from Ballerini’s debut album in 2014 and went on to top Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. “I wish I could go back and tell myself 10 years ago when I putting out ‘Love Like You Mean It,’ what it would do for my life and my dreams,” the singer tells Taste of Country ahead of the CMT Music Awards. “Love Me Like You Mean It...
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Subscribe to Taste of Country on Youtube Home Free have come to a fork in the road, but they’ve been here before. The a capella group have built the kind of fanbase artists dream of when they move to Nashville, but they did it without fully relocating and without any help from the commercial country machine. Adam Rupp (not present for this interview) is the only original member remaining, and after this year, he’ll welcome a new bandmate. Talking to Taste of Country, the popular vocal group (more than 1.7 million subs on YouTube) estimate that 20 or 30 guys have come or gone in the nearly two ...
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Katy Perry will be leaving American Idol at the end of this current season — a surprise to some of her fellow judges. During a sit-down withTaste of Country Nights, Luke Bryan shared some of the behind-the-scenes details of her departure, including his reaction when he heard that it was official. “I had heard whispers that she was thinking about it — it wasn’t like a huge shock,” he admits of his co-worker leaving. “I think she kinda just got caught up in the moment with Kimmel and maybe announced that she was done.” Bryan and Perry have developed a friendship over the years that they’ve worke...
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Chris Janson is a collector. During multiple interviews with Taste of Country over the years, he’s gushed about an eBay find, a new classic car in his garage or a favorite timepiece. At one point, the “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” singer said he was searching for a cannon, because, well, why not? After a life-changing experience last Thanksgiving, Janson set about getting rid of all of it. “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” is a song from an upcoming project, although Janson has not said when fans can expect it.The Grand Ole Opry member lives near Nashville with his wife Kelly and their kids.His brea...
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During a recent guest appearance on Taste of Country Nights, On Demand, Chayce Beckham shared his thoughts on breaking the American Idol “curse” thanks to the success of his No. 1 song, “23.” Beckham is the first American Idol winner to have a hit song after the reality show since Phillip Phillips did it with “Home” in 2012. He’s also the first country winner to notch an airplay No. 1 with their first post-Idol single since Carrie Underwood! “Is that true? That’s crazy, that’s wild,” Beckham said when he was told the news. He won Season 19 of Idol in 2021. “I feel like when I wrote that song, ...
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When Keith Urban was a fresh face on the Nashville scene in the ’90s, Toby Keith cut one of his earliest songs. In a recent Taste of Country Nights interview, Urban reveals what Keith said to him when they first met, and it’s hilarious. When I asked him if he could share a Toby Keith story, Urban immediately lit up and started chuckling. The “Messed Up as Me” singer delivered a story like none other. “I have a lot of Toby Keith stories,” Keith said. “I had written a song with a buddy of mine, it was a Christmas song, this was in early ’90s, mid ’90s. I had just moved to town, and we heard that...
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Ask Chris Young what he’s looking forward to in 2024 and he won’t mention a tour, his new Young Love & Saturday Nights album or something from his personal life. He just wants a long stretch of normal. “I know that sounds really basic,” he tells Taste of Country. “I can laugh about the getting falsely arrested thing all I want, but I feel like 2024 kicked me in the nuts a little bit (laughs).” His new album — his ninth on RCA Nashville — is without question his most dynamic collection of songs. There are 18 of them, so variety is a fact of life, but fans can expect barroom rockers (“Double Dow...
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