We round up your weekly country music news from the third week of August 2020 – including a roundup of new country music releases and livestreams – and uncover the moments that you might have missed. This country music news will also be available on the podcast tomorrow on Spotify and on iTunes.
1. Lauren Akins releases first book ‘Live in Love‘
Lauren Akins has published her first book, Live in Love, available everywhere now – a memoir detailing her life with Thomas Rhett, her children, faith and more.
2. Ashley Campbell announces her second record – Something Lovely – will be released in October
3. Dwight Yoakam and wife Emily Joyce welcome first child
4. Tenille Townes and Riley Green win ACM New Artist of the Year
5. Luke Combs to release Deluxe Version of Sophomore Album This October 23rd
Release Radar
Brothers Osborne, ‘Skeletons’ – We need this record ASAP, wow another huge track, flawlessly executed.
Lauren Alaina, ‘Getting Over Him’- Alaina at her most vulnerable is her most magical and this track is no exception.
SixForty1, ‘Get Gone’ – Yet another T-U-N-E from the guys at SixForty1 who are set for great things.
Tim McGraw, Here on Earth
