Tim McGraw’s song “Humble and Kind” hit number one six years ago this week, and Tim says the message of the tune never gets old.

“’Humble and Kind,’ to me, the message of that song and the scope of that song grows exponentially every day in the world that we live in now,” he shares. “We certainly had a sense of that when we recorded the song, of what it said.”

He says while the song initially is “a microscope into your life,” and the things “you want to teach your kids,” he notes, “it turned into this sort of worldview of how the world needs to look at each other, and how people in general need to look at each other differently than they look at each other now.”

Finally, Tim shares, “I think that that song’s taken on more and more meaning, and I think it’s got a bigger megaphone. And I don’t think that I’m the megaphone. I think the song is.”

Source: Tim McGraw

Alan Jackson is getting in the whiskey business. The singer has just launched the new Silverbelly Whiskey, distilled exclusively for, and hand selected by, Jackson himself.

The whiskey, named after his signature cowboy hat, was made in partnership with Silver Screen Bottling Co. & DSP-KY-10. Alan insists it’s made “for the Good Times.”

Those who drink Silverbelly will be met with smells of brown sugar, sweet apple, cherry and honey, with a sweet smooth and spicy taste, featuring fall fruits, and soft caramelized oak tones.

It’s currently available in Tennessee and online here.

Source: Alan Jackson

Kacey Musgraves is one of the many artists on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” biopic.  The singer covers the Elvis Presley classic, “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You.”

The soundtrack of the Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated film includes “original songs and recordings by Elvis Aaron Presley,” along with music from Chris Isaak, Eminem and CeeLo Green, Stevie Nicks, Gary Clark, Jr., Jack White, Maneskin, Jazmine Sullivan, Pnau, Tame Impala, Swae Lee and Diplo, and Yola, as well as the film’s star Austin Butler, actor Kodi Smit-McPhee and more.

Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” starring Butler and Tom Hanks, hits theaters June 24th. The soundtrack drops the same day.

Chris Stapleton is set to headline the Pilgrimage Festival, and now he’s giving one fan a chance to win a VIP experience at the fest, and it’s all for a good cause.

Chris has launched a sweepstakes through Fandiem, where one lucky fan and a guest will win an all-expense paid VIP trip to the fest, which goes down September 24^th and 25^th in Franklin, Tennessee. The package includes VIP passes and express entry, as well as stage front viewing, access to the VIP pavilion, roundtrip travel and a three-night hotel stay, a ground transportation stipend and more. The winner will also get a signed Stapleton Gibson ES-335 vintage burst guitar.

Fans can donate as little as $10 to enter for a chance to win the grand prize, with proceeds going to Chris’ Outlaw State of Kind charity. Click here to enter.

Carrie Underwood’s new album is a hit. The singer’s latest, “Denim & Rhinestones,” debuts at 10 on the “Billboard” 200 Album chart, moving 31,000 equivalent album units.

The album is now Carrie’s 10^th consecutive Top 10 hit, with her first coming in 2005 with her debut album “Some Hearts.”

Carrie isn’t the only country artist in the Top 10. Morgan Wallen’s “Dangerous: The Double Album” is still in the Top 10, landing at six this week.

Source: Billboard