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Month: August 2025
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Scotty McCreery announced that he has postponed his upcoming concert in Barco, North Carolina due to the potential impacts of Hurricane Erin.
The country superstar took to social media on Tuesday morning to share the news with fans, explaining that the concert will now be moved to next spring.
“Due to the projected path of Hurricane Erin and in the interest of the safety of fans, staff, and artists, my concert originally scheduled for this Thursday, August 21, 2025, at Morris Farm Back 40 Live in Barco, NC has been rescheduled to May 23, 2026,” he revealed.
McCreery reassured fans that all previously purchased tickets for the August 21, 2025 show will still be valid for the new date. Those who are unable to attend the rescheduled performance will be able to request a full refund from their original point of purchase, with all refund requests needing to be submitted within 30 days of the announcement.
“We appreciate your understanding and look forward to seeing you at the show,” he added in closing.
According to reports from The Associated Press, Hurricane Erin is expected to remain off shore, but its effects will still be strongly felt across North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Officials issued evacuation orders beginning Monday, and dangerous surf conditions have already led to at least 60 swimmers being rescued from rip currents. Those currents are predicted to intensify as the storm moves northward.
Forecasters say tropical storm-force winds could extend as far as 200 miles from the storm’s center, with the system expected to strengthen further as it tracks through the Atlantic Ocean. In North Carolina, heavy rain and flooding are anticipated to begin Tuesday and persist through Thursday.
For McCreery, the decision to postpone hits close to home. The American Idol winner was born and raised in North Carolina and continues to live there with his wife, Gabi, and their young son, Avery. While some fans may be disappointed about the delay, it’s clear the singer prioritized safety above everything.
The news comes during an exciting season in McCreery’s career. He recently released his first-ever EP, Scooter & Friends, in mid-July. The project features his fast-rising single “Bottle Rockets” with Hootie & The Blowfish, as well as collaborations with Lee Brice and R&B legend Charlie Wilson. The single marks the fastest climb up the charts of McCreery’s career to date, and he even joined Hootie & The Blowfish to film the official music video for the fan-favorite track.
“I had a lot of fun creating this EP and performing some songs that are different from my normal sound, yet are still me,” McCreery shared. “Getting to record with Hootie & the Blowfish, Lee Brice, and my hero Charlie Wilson on songs that I co-wrote with some of my favorite songwriters has been a blast.”
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Before anyone knew Lainey Wilson’s name, she was looking to the careers of country music greats like Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton to help her make decisions throughout her musical journey. But now that she’s lucky enough to call these female icons her friends, Wilson is blessed enough to have a front-row seat to their wisdom.
“I feel like they taught me a lot before I ever even knew ’em,” Wilson shared during an interview with Bobby Bones on the Bobbycast podcast.
Whenever the “Somewhere Over Laredo” singer has questions or doubts on something happening in her career, she goes straight to the top to seek answers. Over the years she’s learned that McEntire will go above and beyond to be there for her and step into that mentor role just as others did for McEntire during the early days of her music career.
“I can text Reba and say, ‘what do you do when this happens? And what do you do when you’re feeling this way’ and whatever. And then she just willingly sends me pages of wisdom that shows you why she is where she is. Because you can tell that there has been people before her who have poured into her and she’s willing to do the same now. She’s a good woman,” Wilson explained.
Lainey also admires how Reba’s authenticity has stayed consistent over the years. Seeing the “Fancy” singer maintain that genuineness has inspired Wilson to try and do the same in her career.
“Just even watching old interviews of Reba, it’s the same exact person as when me and her went and got supper together in Los Angeles a few months back, what you see is what you get and no amount of awards and accolades and money and stardom and all of these things will ever take her away from the things that make her, her,” she revealed. “And that’s inspiring to me.”
The Louisiana native continues to touch on that memory from L.A., when she met up with McEntire and her boyfriend Rex Linn. Wilson fondly recalled facetiming her now-fiancé, Duck, and letting him catch up with Rex about duck hunting while she used the opportunity to ask McEntire as many questions as she could. This conversation gave her a firsthand look at just how similar their musical journeys have been, despite spanning different generations.
“It is really crazy to, even though we’re in a completely different time, that a lot of her struggles then are the same struggles that I have now. And a lot of the things that you’re just kind of scared to ask people, it didn’t seem like a silly question to her,” Wilson shared. “She is a beautiful person inside and out. So getting to know her has been, it’s been more than I could have ever imagined.”
As Bobby Bones pointed out, the biggest parallel between Lainey Wilson and Reba McEntire’s careers is their humility. It’s safe to say that the kinda of people that they are now is the same as they were back before the major award wins and star status.
“Getting to know you has been one of my favorite parts about being in this city. Because to watch somebody be wildly famous now and then you can just be like, ‘what up, dude?’ That’s you,” Bones pointed out to Wilson. “You’re an inspiration to a lot of artists.”
Lainey and Reba recently had the chance to collaborate on the song “Trailblazer” with Miranda Lambert. The trio of artists debuted the song during the 2025 ACM Awards, wowing fans with the track that pays tribute to the female country icons who paved the way for them.
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Tucker Wetmore has quickly become one of country music’s most buzzed-about new artists. In late 2023, he started teasing a few of his songs on TikTok, and what began as casual previews quickly blew up, racking up millions of views and putting Wetmore on the industry’s radar.
During a recent appearance on Boyfriend Material with Harry Jowsey, Wetmore opened up about this time in his career when record labels began reaching out in droves, eager to sign the rising star to their respective rosters.
“Okay, so like December of 2023 I teased ‘Wine Into Whiskey,’ and then right after that, like the next week, I teased ‘Wind Up Missin’ You’ and they were both blowing up on TikTok, like millions and millions of views. Every single video. I was like, ‘Oh gosh, I don’t even know what’s going on now. ‘ And so, pretty much since I teased those, I got hit up by damn near every label there is,” he revealed.
Rather than rushing into a deal, Wetmore took the time to carefully consider his options, ensuring that whoever he signed with would be aligned with his vision and his approach to his career.
“I knew I wanted to hold off and so I was like, hold off, let us just get some music out. Let me get my first tour under my belt,” he explained.
Wetmore went on to reveal that he had “30 to 40 offers” on the table.
“There was like two months there where I was flying from LA to New York, to LA to Nashville, to LA to New York just to meet with these label people,” he explained. “‘Cause you know, I didn’t want to just be like, ‘Oh, this is the best offer.’ I’m not just gonna put my name on a piece of paper and let’s roll. That’s not really how I’ve been trying to build my brand.”
Instead, the Washington native focused on building a “personal connection” with label executives before making his decision.
After about “two or three months,” Wetmore secured his deal and has been on an upward trajectory ever since, earning his first No. 1 single with “Wind Up Missin’ You,” opening for Luke Bryan and Kameron Marlowe, and releasing his debut album, What Not To.
Now, his latest single, “3,2,1,” is climbing the charts and could soon become his second chart-topper.
Currently touring with Thomas Rhett, Wetmore says he’s soaking up valuable lessons from the superstar, whom he admires as both an artist and a friend.
“It’s cool to see how he does it. And he’s got such a tight-knit family and his crew is great. They’re all like family and they treat my guys and me like family. And you know, just being able to learn and sit down and like, talk to him after the show is on the bus, whatever it is, and kind of just see how he does it. It’s really inspiring. ‘cause he keeps his faith in line. He keeps his family in line. His creative life. Yeah. And his touring. You know, um, he does it all so well. So it, I kind of, I look up to Thomas a lot, especially within like the last couple months really getting to see it firsthand.”
According to his Instagram stories, Tucker Wetmore is also back in the studio, possibly signaling that new music is on the horizon.
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