Birthdays:
Toby Keith is 55.
New Music:
“Tradition Lives“, country singer Mark Chesnutt. It’s his 15th studio release.
Jon Pardi Is Hoping “Head Over Boots” Will Get You To the Dance Floor
Have you done a little boot-scootin’ to JON PARDI’s “Head Over Boots”? I hope so, because that’s what he was shooting for. He got the idea while visiting his father in Texas and watching couples on the dance floor.
Quote, “I thought I’d like to have a song you could two-step [to], and have a lyric that was actually about love and staying together, and dancing. I woke up the next morning with the melody.”
Jon really loves the idea of keeping the traditional sound alive, but with a fresh take. Quote, “Everybody else gets to use the bells and whistles with their computers, so why can’t I mix it up with the old school sound?
“I like hearing fiddles, steel guitar, acoustics up loud . . . really rock ‘n’ roll stuff but with a country sound behind it. That’s just who I am.”
Carrie Underwood and Her Bikinis Are in Mexico with Mike Fisher
Here’s how it goes: CARRIE UNDERWOOD posts pictures of herself in a bikini, and I say “thank you.” You too? Good, because she and MIKE FISHER are on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, and the ocean is RIGHT there.
If you’re wondering why they’re even IN Mexico in the middle of summer, well, this Sunday is their sixth wedding anniversary. So, in one bikini pic she writes, “Love this swimsuit.” She also posted a closer look of the same suit and wrote, “I’m on a boat.”
The paparazzi also got a couple of photos. In those she’s wearing a pink bikini, and he’s wearing manly swim trunks. By the way, she even snuck in a little marketing because both of her suits are from her Calia by Carrie collection.
Randy Houser and His Wife Tattooed Each Other’s Initial On Their Ring Fingers
It’s always dangerous to get a tattoo honoring the love of your life. I mean, a tattoo is SO permanent. And yet,RANDY HOUSER and his wife Tatiana went for it . . . and even put them on their left ring fingers. Where the wedding bands go.
He got the letter “T” and she got an “R.” I don’t think I need to explain. Also, do you think they’ll be wearing the wedding bands OVER the tattoos? (Here’s the pic.)
CANAAN SMITH’s bus caught fire while he was on his way to last night’s show in Ft. Loramie, Ohio. Apparently, he was shirtless when it happened because that’s how he looked when he posted a photo. He captioned it, “This is the expression you have when your bus catches on fire in the middle of the night.”
BRANDY CLARK goes unplugged in a video to her song “You Can Come Over“. It’s just her, a piano . . . and a whole lot of talent.