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Axios
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Axios
Morgan Wallen is what Cleveland country fans want this weekend
If Morgan Wallen is the problem, hordes of Northeast Ohio country music fans will be the solution this weekend. Why it matters: The country megastar's "I'm the Problem Tour" is expected to draw more than 120,000 people to Huntington Bank Field for shows Friday and Saturday. The intrigue: Jolene's Honky Tonk has been hosting "Wallen Week," featuring country performers each day, and has pre- and post-show parties planned this weekend. Flashback: Wallen has come a long way since performing as an opening act at the 2017 WGAR Country Jam at the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds.
Forbes
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Jacob Tolliver, Known For His Mesmerizing Piano Style, Releases Randy Travis Cover
Singer, composer, and pianist Jacob Tolliver releases his version of "Honky Tonk Side Of Town." He's a singer, songwriter and performer with a strong social media following, thanks to viral videos showing his rapid-fire approach to playing the piano, in a style similar to the legendary Jerry Lee Lewis. Jacob Tolliver was just 18 when he got the part to play Lewis in a Las Vegas production of Million Dollar Quartet, a show based on the legendary night Elvis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee famously came together for an impromptu jam session at Sun Studio in Memphis. Rock and roll musicians Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash as "The Million ... More Dollar Quartet" December 4, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee. This was a one night jam session at Sun Studios. (Photo by Michael) When Lewis himself saw a video of Tolliver playing one of his songs, he invited him to Memphis so they could meet in person. It was the start of a special friendship that saw the two men play music and spend a lot of time together. Tolliver even traveled with Lewis on tour for a while. And many have seen the video of Tolliver, front and center, helping Lewis celebrate his 85th birthday. In recent years, even more so since the passing of Lewis in 2022, Tolliver has worked hard to carve out his own path in music, even while continuing to keep that one-of-a-kind Jerry Lee Lewis style alive. It helps that Tolliver is a multi-talented artist, musician, and composer. He's constantly touring, performing, writing, or working on new music. He even has a full album of original music set aside for release sometime in the future. He also occasionally joins the Randy Travis More Life Tour. The shows features singer James Dupre' performing a host of songs recorded by the country music legend, as well as guest artists doing their version of a Travis song. (Travis can no longer sing following a stroke in 2013 stroke, but he appears on stage with wife, Mary, at every performance.) When Tolliver takes the stage, he performs 'Honky Tonk Side of Town.' It's a more obscure Randy Travis album cut a lot of fans don't know. It provided Tolliver with a way to honor Travis and reimagine one of his songs, while allowing Tolliver to add his own unique spin. 'When they asked me to be part of the show,' Toliver says, 'I thought, I can't go out and try to sing like Randy, in that deep velvet voice. So, I went through his whole discography. I listened to every sing track on every album, and out of hundreds of songs, I found this one from the 90s. I thought, I could put all of the bells and whistles on this one and really tear it up!' Jacob Tolliver releases cover of "Honky Tonk Side Of Town" And that's exactly what he does. It's been so well received people started asking where they could get a copy of Tolliver's version. So, with Travis' blessing, Tolliver went into the studio to cut it. It turns out a couple of people who were for the original 90s recording, ended back for this one. 'We got Kyle Lehning on board to produce it,' Tolliver says, 'and it took me a while to connect the dots, but I thought, wait a minute, he must have been the producer on the original track. And sure enough he was. Then, we had this legendary session drummer, Paul Leim, in the studio. He's been on so many hits through the years, and he was also there for the original recording, too. You'll see them in the music video. But it was incredible to have Randy, the original producer and the original drummer, all there. And the rest of the band was phenomenal.' Tolliver says getting to record a Randy Travis song serves as a fantastic, full-circle moment for him. 'When I was three or four years old, I remember watching a Hey Arnold cartoon on Nickelodeon and Randy did a guest spot on an episode where he was the singing voice of one of the characters. He did a song called 'Simple Things' and I asked my mom who was singing, and she said it was Randy Travis. Now, here I am all these years getting to record a Randy song with him involved. And we've also developed a friendship. It's just so special.' Just like his dynamic, high-energy presence on stage, Tolliver is always on the move. In the past year, he's released two cinematic-type music videos of original music that are a departure from what he's done in the past, with the promise of more to come. He's enjoying venturing down different creative paths and exploring where the music takes him. 'One thing that bothers me a lot about modern artists is they find something that works and keep beating a dead horse, without trying to find the next sound. I believe you can do that and still remain cohesive. So, when you ask what's next for me, it's had to say because it could be anything.' Whatever he does next, you can bet it'll be entertaining. Tolliver has a handful of tour dates currently listed on his website with plans to add more in the weeks and months to come. And his version of 'Honky Tonk Side Of Town' is available now on all streaming platforms.
Yahoo
18-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trisha Yearwood Announces Her Very First TikTok Live — and It's Streaming from Her Kitchen
NEED TO KNOW Trisha Yearwood will be hosting her first TikTok live on Sunday, July 20 from her kitchen The country star released the album The Mirror on July 18, her first since 2019 She is heading to several cities throughout the U.S. over the next few days in support of her new musicTrisha Yearwood is making her TikTok live debut. The country singer, whose new album The Mirror was released on Friday, July 18, announced that she will be doing her very first TikTok live stream this Sunday from her Kitchen. "Hi Trisha here. We just finished rehearsal. I'm so excited The Mirror is finally coming out," Yearwood, 60, tells fans in the video, wearing a baseball cap and a pink sweatshirt. "We're gonna be at Trisha's Kitchen on Sunday, July 20 at 12:30. We're gonna go live on TikTok. Come see us!" The kitchen that Yearwood is referring to Trisha's Kitchen, which is located in her and husband Garth Brooks' Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk restaurant in Nashville. Fans expressed their excitement for the upcoming live stream in the comments section. "Ohhh we gettin fancy up in here! See you there! 🙌🏼," one person wrote. "Soooo absolutely excited for you! Get it, TY!!!✊🏼💗🙏🏼," another chimed in. "I've never registered so fast!!!! 😭❤️🔥😍," a third said. is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The Mirror is the first album Yearwood has released since 2019. The tracks of her sixteenth studio album (which is also her first to be featured as a cowriter on every track) explore themes of "resilience, identity, forgiveness, and feminine strength," per a press release. 'When I was 19 years old someone told me I wasn't a songwriter, and I let that be the truth for a very long time," Yearwood said in a statement. "But at some point in the past few years, something shifted and I started writing and then just never stopped. You'd think that after all this time I'd have nothing new to share, but now I feel like I'm on a whole new adventure." "Putting this project out is an empowering and exciting step for me. I'm just thankful. I hope you love it as much as I do 🩵," the three-time Grammy winner wrote on Instagram. "To the writers on this album - I couldn't have done it without you. Thank you for trusting me with your creativity and pouring so much into these songs." Yearwood also listed out the songwriters credited on each of the tracks from her new album. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now! In support of her new album, Yearwood will be performing in New York on July 18, Tulsa on July 19, Nashville from July 19-20, Chattanooga on July 23 and Monticello, Ga. on July 24. The Mirror is available to stream. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kid Rock seeks distance from Nashville restaurant after report of ICE raid dodge
Kid Rock says he doesn't 'have anything to do' with the daily operations at a restaurant bearing his name after the Nashville dining spot was reportedly one of several places that recently closed its kitchen to avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 'Clearly I do not have anything to do with day to day operations at my Honky Tonk – but it's good click bait, I get it,' the 'All Summer Long' singer wrote to his more than 1.2 million followers on X on Monday. 'That being said I 100 percent support getting illegal criminals out of our country no matter where they are,' he added. The social media post, which linked to a Daily Mail story, came in response to a recent report from the Nashville Scene. 'At the instruction of managers, restaurant employees without legal citizenship status left the premises at… Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse during a primetime rush on Saturday night to avoid detention by ICE agents,' the local news outlet reported last week. 'Locations, already struggling to provide full service, suffered through at least Sunday due to fears from employees who did not want to risk arrest by returning to work,' it added. A representative for the restaurant could not be reached for comment. Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, has been one of President Trump's most ardent celebrity supporters. He performed at the Republican National Convention last year and appeared alongside Trump in the Oval Office in March as the president signed an executive order aimed at curbing ticket scalping. 'I also like President Trump want to speed up the process of getting GREAT immigrants into our country – LEGALLY!' the 54-year-old musician said. Kid Rock's Nashville restaurant — which bills itself as the 'biggest and baddest new honky tonk' — opened in 2018. In a news release last week, ICE's New Orleans field office said it arrested 196 'criminal illegal aliens' as part of a 'weeklong targeted enforcement operation' across the greater Nashville area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hill
Kid Rock seeks distance from Nashville restaurant after report of ICE raid dodge
Kid Rock says he doesn't 'have anything to do' with the daily operations at a restaurant bearing his name after the Nashville dining spot was reportedly one of several places that recently closed its kitchen to avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. 'Clearly I do not have anything to do with day to day operations at my Honky Tonk – but it's good click bait, I get it,' the 'All Summer Long' singer wrote to his more than 1.2 million followers on X on Monday. 'That being said I 100 percent support getting illegal criminals out of our country no matter where they are,' he added. The social media post, which linked to a Daily Mail story, came in response to a recent report from the Nashville Scene. 'At the instruction of managers, restaurant employees without legal citizenship status left the premises at… Kid Rock's Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N' Roll Steakhouse during a primetime rush on Saturday night to avoid detention by ICE agents,' the local news outlet reported last week. 'Locations, already struggling to provide full service, suffered through at least Sunday due to fears from employees who did not want to risk arrest by returning to work,' it added. A representative for the restaurant could not be reached for comment. Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, has been one of President Trump's most ardent celebrity supporters. He performed at the Republican National Convention last year and appeared alongside Trump in the Oval Office in March as the president signed an executive order aimed at curbing ticket scalping. 'I also like President Trump want to speed up the process of getting GREAT immigrants into our country – LEGALLY!' the 54-year-old musician said. Kid Rock's Nashville restaurant — which bills itself as the 'biggest and baddest new honky tonk' — opened in 2018. In a news release last week, ICE's New Orleans field office said it arrested 196 'criminal illegal aliens' as part of a 'weeklong targeted enforcement operation' across the greater Nashville area.
