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After taking time to recover from recent surgeries, Tim McGraw is stepping back into the spotlight this weekend and he’s debuting a fresh new look.

Country Now has just obtained a set of new images, captured by photographer John Shearer, offering the first glimpse at McGraw’s summertime image. With the southeast regions facing record high temperatures this week, it appears the country icon has shaved his head in an attempt to beat the heat.

McGraw was spotted confidently strutting around Music City with his newly buzzed head, fully embracing the summer heat with style that featured a simple tee, cargo pants and a pair of dark shades.

Based off the photos alone, McGraw also seems to be recovering well from his recent health battles that forced him to dedicate his time to healing with some doctor-ordered rest. He recently revealed that over the past two years, he has undergone four major surgeries including a double knee replacement, back surgeries, and a shoulder surgery. 

The “Paper Umbrellas” singer has been putting in the work to regain movement and strength through physical therapy in attempt to avoid having to cancel any shows this year. While he did unfortunately have to step back from his July 21 performance at Canvas Stadium as part of Colorado State University (CSU) and the Professional Bull Riders’ Last Cowboy Standing Event, McGraw is ready to return to the stage this weekend.

He is next set to appear at the Bristol Motor Speedway on August 2 as well as the first-ever concert at the iconic Field Of Dreams on August 30.

Plus, after scoring his 47th No. 1 hit with single “Standing Room Only.” With this milestone achievement, McGraw has officially earned over 69 Top 10 radio hits throughout his unmatched career and extended his Mediabase record for the most weeks at No. 1 with all titles to 74 weeks. 

Once this news broke, we also learned that he set another new record for having the longest duration between his first No. 1 to his latest. With an impressive 29 years and 6 months, Tim McGraw has now surpassed the record held by the king of country music, George Strait. 

The Louisiana native is said to be back in the studio and working on brand-new music in Nashville this week along with rehearsing for his upcoming summer concert dates. These forthcoming releases will follow 2023’s Standing Room Only album.

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Cole Swindell is happily married to his wife, Courtney, and has his first baby on the way, but there was once a time when he thought he might never get to settle down with a family.

In a candid conversation with Apple Music’s Kelleigh Bannen on Today’s Country Radio, the country star opened up about the ways his past shaped his outlook on relationships and how he’s come to understand that timing, growth, and finding the right person can change everything.

How Divorce Impacted His View On Relationships

According to CMT, Cole Swindell was just 11 years old when his parents, Carol Rainey and William Swindell, divorced. Years later, in December 2023, he gave fans a glimpse into what that experience was like through his emotional song “3 Feet Tall.” Looking back on his childhood, Swindell now recognizes that going through something like that at such a young age definitely had a lasting impact on how he viewed relationships for a long time.

“I think I just never wanted to really hurt anybody or get hurt, and that was a big step. But they say, ‘The right person,’ and they kept saying that. And I’m like, man, ‘I’m thirty…I don’t know if I’m going to know.’ They were right. But I think a lot of that,” he acknowledged.

In those 10 years between feeling defeated over never finding “the one” and then tying the knot with Courtney, Cole Swindell experienced a lot of growth, which he says was necessary for him to finally feel ready to settle down.

“I mean, it’s timing too. I mean, I would not have been… I needed time to grow and I still do. You know what I mean? It’s just I wouldn’t have been ready. I was so focused on my career and so just trying to get to where I was going to even have time for anything like that,” he admitted. “And just you meet somebody and then you realize why it didn’t work out with everybody else and also a lot of that was I wasn’t ready and it’s just to be in this stage, I didn’t know if it was in the cards.”

Feeling Grateful For The Journey

Ever since saying “I do,” Swindell admits his life has been on an upward trajectory as he’s learned to balance a happy and healthy personal life with his thriving music career.

“They say life comes at you fast and [the] past few years have been like the good stuff, man. This is the stuff that I feel like I’ve been waiting on and I feel like the people that close to me that have known me for years, you can just tell they’re excited that I’m in this stage because I think they were probably like, ‘You probably need to grow up a little. You need to settle down. You’re going to miss out on a lot of stuff.’ And it’s just to finally be here, but I wouldn’t do anything different,” he said.

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Now that he’s on the other side of all that waiting, Cole Swindell is taking it all in and feeling incredibly grateful for the chapter he’s in. Plus, the timing couldn’t have been more right to release his fifth studio album, Spanish Moss, as it contains stories and emotions that perfectly capture his current stage of life and the moments that led him to this point.

“I might not have ended up right here. It’s a crazy feeling, but I am. I feel super blessed and somebody said the other day, ‘You’ll always remember this album when it came out around what a special season of life.’ So I’ve only had song babies until now so now this is going to be special.”

A Lot To Look Forward To In 2025

Cole Swindell and the former NBA dancer and the 2017 Miss Teen North Carolina tied the knot on June 12, 2024 in an intimate wedding ceremony set in Sonoma County, California, at Château de Ninis. Then in March of 2025, the lovebirds announced that they are expecting their first child, a baby boy. Their caption revealed that “Baby Swindell” will be coming sometime this year.

The ”She Had Me At Heads Carolina” singer will continue to celebrate the recent release of his new album throughout his 2025 headlining Happy Hour Sad Tour. The highly anticipated trek will launch on September 4 in Toledo, OH and continue through October 26 with stops across Georgia, Colorado, Washington, Florida and more.

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Move over, CoJo Nation: there’s a new Cody Johnson superfan in town, and he’s had four legs and he’s covered in fur. Meet Maverick,  the 2-year-old golden retriever who can’t stop howling along to Cody Johnson’s music. 

Arielle, Maverick’s owner, is proving her pup might just be Cody Johnson’s biggest fan on TikTok, where she shares videos of him barking and howling along to the Texas native’s songs.

From “Dear Rodeo” to “Long Live Cowgirls,” Johnson’s duet with Ian Munsick, this four-legged fan simply can’t get enough. He even caught the attention of Munsick, who pointed out, “Maverick might be an Ian Munsick fan too?”

@ariellepetrucci @Cody Johnson he’s not a swifty he’s your biggest fan. Tag Cody and follow along for more !#longlivecowgirls #cojonation #codyjohnson #countrymusic #trending #trendingvid #fyp #foryoupage #viral #goldenretriever #maverickthegolden ♬ original sound – Arielle Petrucci

His favorite song appears to be “By Your Grace” off Johnson’s Human: The Double Album. In a recent TikTok clip, Maverick can be seen “singing” along to the faith-filled tune

Arielle says that Maverick has enjoyed listening to Johnson’s music since they got him at 8 weeks old.

“I’m positive his love for Cody came from my husband, David,” she tells us. “David is a HUGE fan, he goes to all of Cody’s concerts when he’s in New England. He’s taken our two middle boys to the shows. Really our family is a big part of Cojo Nation.” 

When the family has to leave Maverick and his best friend Ana behind, Arielle says they often play Johnson’s music to keep them company.  

“It’s always Cody Johnson on the Alexa so they have music,” she says.  

In her latest TikTok video, Arielle decided to put Maverick’s love for Cody Johnson’s music to the test. First, she played Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer,” which didn’t get any reaction from Maverick. Moments later, she switched to “Long Live Cowgirls,” and he immediately perked up—turning his head, whimpering, and howling. As the first verse began, Maverick barked along to the music and wagged his tail with excitement.

@ariellepetrucci @Cody Johnson meet your biggest fan. He sings to more than this CoJo song. Everyone tag Cody so he sees his biggest fan. #codyjohnson #byyourgrace #cojonation #goldenretriever #golden #dogtok #fyp #viral ♬ original sound – Arielle Petrucci

“We discovered [it when] he sang along on a road trip down south last year. His favorite song, ‘By Your Grace,’ came on and he just started howling. He hasn’t stopped since. Even before he started singing, when any Cody song came on he would stop in his tracks and listen. A lot of the times, he will run over to David and sit with him or jump up and stand with his paws on his shoulders..Ana even gets excited when he starts singing, I can tell she really loves to listen to her best friend.” 

While concerts may not be the most dog-friendly place, Arielle says they hope Maverick gets to meet the country star one day. 

“I’m almost certain if Maverick saw Cody in person he’d know that’s his idol. We’d love to get Mav on stage with Cody,” she said. 

Cody Johnson is spending the summer on the road and will soon appear at Band Together Texas alongside Parker McCollum and Miranda Lambert in support of flood relief efforts in the Love Star State.

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Jordan Davis recently welcomed his fourth child, Sadie, with wife Kristen and while they may be seasoned parents at this point, the country star admits that nothing quite prepared them for the chaos of adding one more to the mix.

“Everybody always asks, ‘what was the toughest jump? Was it one to two? Was it two to three?’ The toughest jump is three to four hands down, and before that it was two to three. I think anytime you add another one to it, it gets wild,” Davis told Country Now and other outlets.

The couple got their first taste of life as parents of four as soon as they brought their newborn home from the hospital. Davis shared he expected the homecoming to be a picture-perfect moment; however, he revealed that the introduction to their three other kids was anything but that.

Davis’ Kids React To Their New Sibling

As they walked through the door, they called over their 5-year-old daughter, Eloise Larkin, 3-year-old son, Locklan Joseph, and their youngest, Elijah Patrick, who was born in June 2023. It turns out their excitement over having a new sibling was short-lived and it didn’t take long before they were ready to jump right back into their usual routine with their parents finally home.

“We get home, it’s like five o’clock, which is getting close to dinnertime, and we bring ’em home. We’re like, ‘Hey, here’s baby Sadie. Y’all come meet your new sister.’ We put her down and expect them to just be all like, ‘oh my gosh, look at our new sister. This is awesome.’ And I mean, within five minutes, it’s like one of them is back upstairs playing with trucks. My daughter’s in the backyard messing with chickens, and they’re like, ‘Hey, what are we having for dinner tonight?’ It’s just like that fast,” Davis explained honestly. “So I wish it was more of like a movie scene coming home, but it was 100% real life.”

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His oldest has taken the most interest in having a baby sister around the house while the boys tend to keep themselves occupied, according to Davis. He’s even said that Eloise has started to act as a “second mom” to Sadie.

“She won’t let her out of her sight,” Davis shared. “It’s been cool to see her become a big sister to her little sister and it’s been cool to see the boys get a little closer too. I mean, yeah, most of the time it’s them fighting over a truck or whatever, but it’s at least a good dynamic to where mama’s getting some rest. I can kind of handle some stuff and it’s not just complete chaos.”

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Feeling The Strain Of Being Away From Home

Now that his kids are starting to get older, the Louisiana native has discovered how much harder it’s been having to be away on the road for work. Just as he sings about in his forthcoming album, Davis has had to “Learn The Hard Way” that life isn’t all about his career at the end of the day.

“It used to be easy to leave and go do stuff and work when nobody really knew what was going on. But now my older two are getting to where it used to just have one kid sad whenever I leave now I got two and I soon to have three…As much as I love music sometimes I’ve got to tone that back and be at the house.”

Finding Support In A Country Music Dad Group

Luckily, Jordan Davis isn’t alone in this struggle. He’s got several fellow country acts, like Russell Dickerson, Tyler Hubbard and Thomas Rhett, who have formed their own version of a dad support group. Davis shared that Rhett has become an especially important figure in his life as both of their families grown.

“Thomas is kind of my therapist. I talk to Thomas a pretty good bit, and it’s never about music… T-Hub, Russell, it’s a cool little group that we’ve all been able to come together on and become closer friends through that,” he explained. “And I’m actually so blessed to have those guys to be able to just stop the music thing for a minute and be like, ‘Hey, man, how’s your family?’ And that’s a super important thing, not just for obviously being a better dad and husband, but also for the music side of it. I think you got to have somebody that can always keep you in check and call and check in on like, ‘Hey, man, I saw you.’”

He went on to note that Rhett has always been more focused on their friendship than keeping tabs on each other’s careers and that’s exactly what he admires most about his “Ain’t a Bad Life” duet partner.

 “It’s like, ‘Hey, man, I saw you have a song in the top 10. That’s awesome, dude. But I could care less about that. How’s your wife doing? How’s the kiddos? How are you doing?’ And I love TR for that. And he probably gets tired of seeing me call him or asking him to go to breakfast, but he always picks up. So I’m grateful that I’ve got that little group.”

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