Congratulations are in order for Thomas Rhett. The singer and his wife Lauren welcomed their fourth daughter, Lillie Carolina yesterday.
“Lillie Carolina Akins ???? born November 15th. 7.5 pounds of pure joy????,” he shared on Insta next to a pic with Lauren and the baby. “Lauren, you are my hero. Watching a child being born is legit a miracle. 4 under 6 here we go!”
Lillie joins big sisters Willa Gray, 6, Ada James, 4, and Lennon Love, 21 months.
Alan Jackson has just released a brand new single, “Racing The Dark,” which he co-wrote with his daughter Mattie Jackson Selecman, and is being released in conjunction with her just-released first book “Lemons On Friday.”
The book follows Mattie’s heartbreaking experience of the sudden and tragic loss of her husband Ben, who died from a traumatic brain injury 11 months after they wed.
“I’m really surprised how well she was able to handle all that. I know I couldn’t have done what she’s done,” Alan says. “One day she came to me with this piece of paper and said, ‘I wrote this song…the lyrics,’ and asked me to put it to music. So, I wrote the melody for it, and it turned out to be a very sweet song.”
He adds, “It’s a beautiful song. And it’s well-written, lyrically,” noting, “She told a little more of her story in it…so I’m anxious for my fans to get to hear this.”
Taylor Swift dropped a new video for “I Bet You Think About Me,” with backing vocals from Chris Stapleton. The video is directed by her good friend Blake Lively and stars actor Miles Teller as a groom who apparently isn’t over his ex.
The clip is centered around Miles’ all-white wedding, with Taylor, his obvious ex, popping up all in red to wreak havoc, grabbing wedding cake, chugging champagne, and more. In a call back to “All Too Well,” she even gives the bride, Miles’ real-life wife Keleigh Sperry Teller, a red scarf.
At one point the pair share a dreamy dance, this time with Taylor dressed in a wedding gown, but things turn back to reality and it soon turns red and she joins the wedding band.
“We wanted this song to be like a comedic, tongue-in-cheek, funny, not caring what anyone thinks about you sort of breakup song because there are a lot of different types of heartbreak songs on Red,” Taylor shared. “We wanted to kind of make people laugh with it, and we wanted it to be sort of a drinking song. I think that that’s what it ended up being.”
Carrie Underwood is once again getting fans in the holiday spirit, this time with a fun new track. The singer just shared the funny Christmas tune, “Stretchy Pants,” written by Carrie, Hillary Lindsey and Chris DeStefano.
“People know that I am a champion for a healthy lifestyle, but a big part of that is balance,” Carrie shares. “There are times to be disciplined, and then there are times when we need to eat and drink and be merry and enjoy ourselves with family and friends.”
A portion of the proceeds from “Stretchy Pants” will go to Brad and Kimberly Williams-Paisley’s non-profit The Store, which provides a free shopping experience for qualified families and individuals.
As Carrie notes, “Everybody should be able to afford feasts for the holidays, and everybody should have the opportunity to break out those stretchy pants!”
Keith Urban performed his latest single “Wild Hearts” on the CMA Awards earlier this week, but it turns out he was also a CMA winner.
Although he didn’t win in any of the televised categories, he was honored backstage with the CMA International Artist Achievement Award, which “recognizes creative growth, development & promotion of Country Music outside of the United States.”
“CMAs thank you so much for this incredible honor,” Keith shared in a video posted to Twitter. “This goes out to all of the fans. Can’t wait to hit the road very soon.”
Source: Keith Urban
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