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The Academy of Country Music is teaming up with the Grand Ole Opry for an exciting pre-ACM Awards event.
Announced today, ACM Next Wave: Country’s Beach Bash will showcase several members of the Opry NextStage Class of 2026, including Willow Avalon, Graham Barham, Tyler Braden, Alexandra Kay, Vincent Mason, Emily Ann Roberts, and Hudson Westbrook.
This reimagined, fan-favorite outdoor concert experience will take place at the iconic Mandalay Bay Beach and Wave Pool, giving rising country stars a one-of-a-kind stage. Country’s Beach Bash is set for Saturday, May 16, 2026, in Las Vegas, just one day before the 61st ACM Awards.
Tickets are now available at AXS.com, with General Admission starting at $75 and VIP packages at $150.
Other previously announced ACM Awards week events include “ACM Lifting Lives Country on the Green: Riley Green & Friends” on Friday, May 15 at Topgolf Las Vegas. The event will transform the venue’s outfield into an intimate live music experience, with Riley Green headlining and additional performers to be revealed. The show kicks off at 8:00 PM (subject to change), with General Admission tickets at $150 and VIP early access at $200.
A portion of proceeds from both events will benefit ACM Lifting Lives®, the charitable arm of the Academy of Country Music, dedicated to enhancing lives through music and supporting those in need.
The weekend will culminate with the 61st ACM Awards on Sunday, May 17, 2026, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This year marks the show’s return to Las Vegas and the Sunday evening time slot.
The ACM Awards will once again be the first major awards show to livestream exclusively, available live on Prime Video.
While the full list of nominees has yet to be revealed, it has already been announced that Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, and Riley Green will perform during the star-studded event. Additional details about the show will be announced in the coming weeks.
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By next Tuesday, all 48 spots in the 2026 World Cup – the largest edition in tournament history – will be filled. Until then, there’s a lot of important soccer happening around the world. In UEFA (Europe’s soccer confederation), four World Cup spots are still up for grabs. After Thursday’s round of action, we’ll now know who will take those spots next Tuesday: – Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Italy – Sweden vs. Poland- Kosovo vs. Türkiye- Czechia vs. Denmark Elsewhere, six nations from across different soccer confederations are vying for two spots in separate three-team tournaments being held in Mexico. Two teams will emerge on Tuesday and book spots for the World Cup. That bracket is: Bolivia vs. IraqNew Caledonia/Jamaica vs. DR Congo Before we get set for those games on Tuesday, we’re recapping all of Thursday’s action: JUMP TO: UEFA Path A | UEFA Path B | UEFA Path C | UEFA Path D | Intercontinental Playoff UEFA Path A: Italy On Cusp of World Cup Spot It’s inexplicable that a country with such a rich soccer heritage and which has won four World Cup titles has not reached soccer’s biggest stage since 2014. Surely Italy won’t miss yet another tournament, right? Well, the Azzurri took a step in the right direction by beating Northern Ireland in Bergamo. Sandro Tonali broke the deadlock with a half-volley early in the second half for Italy at home in Bergamo and then set up another goal for Moise Kean. They will now have to travel to Bosnia and Herzegovina (who outlasted Wales on penalties) for a spot in the World Cup – where they’ll join Group B (co-hosts Canada, Qatar, Switzerland). The winner’s games will be played in Toronto (vs. Canada), Los Angeles (vs. Switzerland) and Seattle (vs. Qatar). “After taking the lead, we cleared our minds,” Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso said. “We put in a good performance. This should be a confidence boost for Tuesday. … We have to win. We have no other choice.” Bosnia advanced after 40-year-old Edin Dzeko leveled the score and 18-year-old Kerim Alajbegovic converted the winning spot-kick in a 4-2 penalty shootout win over Wales following a 1-1 draw. Path B: Sweden’s Gyökeres Hits Hat Trick – Next Up? Poland A hat trick by Viktor Gyökeres saw Sweden handle Ukraine and take another step closer towards the World Cup. The Swedes will next face Poland, who defeated Albania. The winner between Sweden and Poland will join the Netherlands, Japan and Tunisia in Group F. Those games will be played in Monterrey, Mexico (vs. Tunisia), Houston (vs. the Netherlands) and Arlington, Tex. (vs. Japan). Gyökeres took center stage as the Arsenal playmaker shined despite having not scored for his country since 2024. Ukraine, who had a consolation goal by Matviy Ponomarenko. Poland had to rally past the Albanians, who took an initial lead by Arber Hoxha in the first half. But Poland equalized after 37-year-old Robert Lewandowski scored a crucial header, followed by Piotr Zielinski’s goal that put Poland in front. The win also kept Lewandowski’s (who plays at Barcelona) hopes of playing in a third World Cup. UEFA Path C: Türkiye, Kosovo Advance; Winner Joins USA’s Group We’re closer to getting the full picture of who will join the USA’s World Cup group. Real Madrid’s Arda Güler set up Ferdi Kadioglu’s goal as Türkiye took down Romania to give them another step toward advancing to the World Cup. Türkiye will next take on Kosovo, who outlasted Slovakia in a seven-goal thriller. The winner of the Türkiye-Kosovo match on Tuesday will join the USA, Paraguay and Australia in Group D. Those matches will be played in Vancouver (vs. Australia), Santa Clara, Calif. (vs. Paraguay) and Los Angeles (vs. the USA). Romania’s elimination means that 80-year-old Mircea Lucescu won’t get a chance to coach at the World Cup for the first time. Lucescu captained Romania at the 1970 World Cup. He previously coached Türkiye. Nicolae Stanciu hit the post in the second half in Istanbul, but Romania couldn’t muster the equalizer. “We knew it would be a tough match. Lucescu knows us well and prepared accordingly,” Türkiye captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu said. “In the first half, we could have made better runs in behind. In the second half, Ferdi scored with a ball in behind and it became 1-0. From then, it was ours.” As for Kosovo, the team is one game away from its first-ever World Cup after twice recovering from a goal down to upset Slovakia 4-3. – Countdown of the Top 100 Moments in World Cup History- 2026 World Cup Groups: Full Results From Draw Path D: Denmark Throttles North Macedonia; Ireland Heartbreak Denmark had no trouble with North Macedonia as Gustav Isaksen scored twice in two minutes in Denmark’s 4-0 win. The Danes will now take on Czechia, who needed penalties to oust Ireland. The winner of the Denmark-Czechia match will join co-hosts Mexico, South Africa and South Korea in Group A at the World Cup. Those games will be played in Guadalajara (vs. South Korea), Atlanta (vs. South Africa) and Mexico City (vs. Mexico). It’s a heartbreaking loss for the Irish, who had reached this stage thanks to some late-game heroics from Troy Parrott during the previous qualifying phase. Instead, it is the Czechs who are moving on. Ireland gave up an early 2-0 lead in the game, and was also leading the shootout before failing to convert either of its last two attempts. Intercontinental Playoff Games Outside of Europe, a mini-tournament between six nations is being held in Mexico to decide two World Cup spots. Bolivia took care of Suriname to advance to Tuesday’s match against Iraq. The winner of that game will join France, Senegal and Norway in Group I. Those matches will be played in Foxborough, Mass. (vs. Norway), Philadelphia (vs. France) and Toronto (vs. Senegal). In the other bracket, the winner of the DR Congo vs. New Caledonia/Jamaica match will join Portugal, Uzbekistan and Colombia in Group K. Matches will be played in Houston (vs. Portugal), Guadalajara (vs. Colombia) and Atlanta (vs. Uzbekistan.)Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
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The Trump administration temporarily suspended the Jones Act on March 18, 2026, as part of its efforts to bring down soaring U.S. gasoline prices.
But what does this more-than-century-old law, which originally was designed to support the shipping industry, have to do with the price of gas?
As the director of the Center for Energy Innovation at UMass Lowell, I’ve learned that the impact of the Jones Act ripples beyond shipping and can have a profound effect on the price of many things, including consumer goods, electricity and what you pay at the pump.
What is the Jones Act?
The Jones Act is more formally known as Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920.
One of the act’s most impactful features is its ability to limit domestic maritime shipping and coastal trade. Under the act, a foreign-designated ship is not allowed to transport goods between two U.S. ports or territories without either leaving U.S. waters first or transporting those goods to a U.S.-flagged vessel – which must be staffed primarily by U.S. sailors.
The federal law was originally intended to bolster and protect the American maritime industry by ensuring that the U.S. has the infrastructure and personnel to support shipping, commerce, defense and naval operations needed during war or national emergencies. Since then, the act has been revised and updated numerous times.
This rule helps to protect the U.S. shipbuilding industry from foreign competition and the jobs of American sailors; however, it also limits free trade.
Benefits and costs
Proponents of the Jones Act claim that it supports the transport of goods between states and territories, enhances national security and helps to sustain hundreds of thousands of American jobs as well as the shipbuilding industry, while contributing billions of dollars to the U.S. economy.
However, critics of the Jones Act claim that it increases the cost of goods between U.S. ports and especially in regions that rely heavily on marine transport, such as Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.
And despite the ostensible intent to protect the shipbuilding industry, the act has also hurt it because it has made U.S. ships up to five times more expensive to build than those manufactured abroad.
These factors have resulted in a smaller supply of American ships that are available to transport goods. And when there is limited competition, costs of ship construction and transportation increase.
Impact on gas prices
The average price of a gallon of gas has soared nearly a third since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, 2026 – from $2.98 to $3.84 as of March 18, according to data compiled by AAA.
Suspending the Jones Act allows foreign ships to transport oil and gas between ports within the U.S., which should lead to lower transportation costs and increased supply. This should ease gas costs over time – but we’re talking months, not days or weeks.
In 2022, analysts at JPMorgan estimated that a temporary suspension of the Jones Act could save East Coast motorists about 10 cents a gallon.
However, if the duration of the suspension is short – the government said it would waive the act for only 60 days – the impact on gas prices will be minimal because of the time required for the marine industry to respond and the fact that domestic shipping costs are not the primary factor that influences fuel cost.
Should the Jones Act be permanently repealed, fuel prices would fall more steeply.
The Jones Act has been temporarily suspended in the past, primarily for urgent economic or supply chain issues, such as to aid Puerto Rico after it was hit by a hurricane in 2022 and following a cyberattack on a fuel pipeline in 2021.
Other impacts of the Jones Act
Another important cost impact of the Jones Act involves offshore wind energy.
It has been shown that the energy generated by offshore wind farms provides additional energy close to load centers – cities or industrial sites that consume significant power – helping to reduce costs by providing additional supply. This is especially important now and will become more important over the next few years, as electricity demands are expected to increase due to rapid growth in artificial intelligence data centers.
The numerous approved wind farms currently being constructed off the U.S. coast are constrained by the Jones Act because there aren’t enough U.S.-flagged ships available to install and service all the offshore wind turbines that are needed. Many wind farm developers are skirting the issue by leveraging U.S. barges to transport equipment prior to installation by foreign vessels. But even so, the Jones Act raises the cost of offshore wind farm installations, making energy less affordable for Americans.
Suspending the Jones Act for a couple of months, however, will have minimal impact on the U.S. offshore wind and other energy industries.
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Paul Skenes’ first start of the 2026 season might not have even lasted a New York minute. The Pittsburgh Pirates’ ace surrendered five runs in his Opening Day start against the New York Mets, and was pulled after pitching just ⅔ of an inning. All five runs were earned, with the Mets logging four hits and two walks off Skenes before he drilled catcher Francisco Alvarez. Skenes also recorded a strikeout. Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor began the inning with a walk before star outfielder Juan Soto moved him to third on a single in the following at-bat. Third baseman Bo Bichette scored Lindor on a sacrifice fly in his first at-bat with the Mets. A single by first baseman Jorge Polanco and a walk from outfielder Luis Robert Jr. allowed the Mets to load the bases with just one out against Skenes. That’s where Skenes’ day quickly unraveled, with Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz making a pair of mistakes to make matters worse for the reigning NL Cy Young winner. Designated hitter Brett Baty hit a bases-clearing triple that might have been caught by Cruz had he not misplayed the ball off the bat. On the very next pitch, second baseman Marcus Semien hit a pop fly that should’ve been caught by Cruz, but dropped in the gap. New York took a 5-2 lead by that point, negating the early lead Pittsburgh took off a two-run homer from Brandon Lowe in his first at-bat with the Pirates. While Skenes was able to strike out right fielder Carson Benge in the following at-bat, his day ended after he plunked Alvarez. Skenes threw 37 pitches in the first inning before getting pulled. Thursday marked the shortest outing of Skenes’ young career, and just the second time he allowed five earned runs in an outing. It’s also the first time that the Mets have scored more than three runs in the first inning on Opening Day in franchise history. Skenes’ outing came on the heels of his impressive showing for Team USA at the World Baseball Classic. The righty allowed just one run in 8 ⅓ innings over two outings during the tournament. But Pirates manager Don Kelly expressed that he wanted to limit Skenes’ usage after things went south in the first inning. “It was all pitch count related, really, for him,” Kelly told the NBC broadcast. “We didn’t want to put him in harm’s way, up in the 40-pitch count mark. If we get in a foul ball battle there, we don’t want to push him in the mid-40s [in the first inning].” The Mets wound up pulling away from the Pirates to win 11-7. Lowe hit his second homer of the day for the Pirates, but the Mets’ new-look lineup was too much for the Pirates to overcome. Benge and Alvarez hit back-to-back home runs, while Robert had two RBI singles in his Mets debut.Latest Sports News from FOX Sports
Ashley McBryde is getting ready to unload a brand-new collection of personal stories and powerful tunes on her upcoming album, Wild. Adding to the excitement, she also dropped the official track list and teased what to expect from this chapter.
To help fans prepare for the project’s arrival next month, we have compiled everything you need to know about Wild, from the creative process and standout tracks to the themes shaping the songs and more.
Release Date
Starting off with one of the most important pieces of information, the record will be dropping on May 8 via Warner Records Nashville. This marks McBryde’s fifth studio album. Along with sharing the release date, the country star also revealed the track list with a bit of help from her fans.
Wild is Made Up of 11 Tracks
In the week prior to the announcement, 11 unique patches were mailed around the world to some of McBryde’s most devoted fans and members of her official fan club known as The Trybe. Each patch included a passcode and instructions for unlocking the title of a different song from Wild. Fans were told to enter their code on McBryde’s official website, causing the coordinating patch to light up on a jean jacket matching the one she wears on the album cover, and reveal the song title.
With every patch collected, the Trybe worked together to unlock the full album tracklist, unveiling all 11 songs to the world. Those same fans now have the chance to re-enter their password to hear an early preview of each track.
The Tracklist is Built on Over 15 Years of Stories
Now that that information has been shared with the public, we can see that Ashley McBryde served as a co-writer on six songs and chose five outside cuts bringing the total to 11. The Arkansas native also explained that when selecting songs for this record, she took a different approach, one that found her diving back into songs that she once feared were too honest and “unvarnished” to ever be released.
Wild came together during a pivotal moment in Ashley McBryde’s life. Even after years of success during which she achieved great recognition, like 2020’s Never Will becoming one of the only LPs ever to garner Country Album of the Year nominations from the ACM, CMA, and GRAMMY®s all in the same awards season, she found herself questioning her path.
As she attempted to find her footing and move forward in her music career with more confidence, McBryde began to revisit songs she had kept on the shelf for way too long, some have lived only in her live shows up until now.
That time allowed her to gain a new perspective on the unpolished songs. Between the co-writes and outside cutsWild gradually took shape with stories that were written over the course of 15 years.
“At the time I was told I needed to be more palatable than what those songs were offering,”McBryde explains. “I’ve kept them in my live show over the years, and I’m so thankful that I never cut them before this album. When I hear myself playing them now, I can finally believe the woman who’s singing.”
John Osborne of Brothers Osborne Produced The Entire Album
To help bring these tunes to life, McBryde recorded the songs with her live band, Deadhorse and tapped Lindeville collaborator and member of the award-winning country duo Brothers Osborne, John Osborne, to act as producer.
She continued, “We brought an entirely new approach to the studio every day, where we cut what spoke to us in that moment. No plan for an album, no timeline, no pressure – just me, John, the boys and a feeling…These songs that have lived with us for years, and new songs that found their way to us and immediately felt like mine, they all started to outline the shape of a story I knew too well. They fell together to tell my story; I think that’s what happens when you let the Wild back in.”
McBryde Digs Deep Into Her Sobriety Journey
Based on the tracks released so far, including “Rattlesnake Preacher,” “Arkansas Mud,” current single to country radio, “What If We Don’t” and her latest release, “Bottle Tells Me So,” it’s clear that this collection takes fans on a raw and honest journey leading up to the moment McBryde quit drinking nearly four years ago.
“Bottle Tells Me So” was penned by the Grand Ole Opry member with Shelly Fairchild and Terri Jo Box, and illustrates the aftermath of a drunken night that left the person at hand struggling to gain control. McBryde’s lyrics paint a vivid picture of the morning after a night spent drinking when the confusion, regret, and the realization that the consequences hit all at once. With a mix of self-reflection and honesty, the song marks a pivotal turning point in McBryde’s life.
“When I was drinking, it was much easier to turn off my inner critic as I was creating,” McBryde admits, who got sober in June 2022. “But over time I learned I needed to acknowledge that voice, tell her she’s no fun to work with, and then try to tap into the younger version of me—the one who couldn’t handle all the things she left behind in Arkansas, and who ended up drinking to soothe herself. I had to tell her, ‘Okay, the alcohol’s gone and you’re scared—so, do it scared. You’ve been through worse, and you made it out all right.’”
GRAMMY®, CMA, and ACM award-winning singer-songwriter Ashley McBryde will celebrate her new chapter of vulnerability tonight and tomorrow for the second installment of her sold-out Redemption Residency. Her solo acoustic “Just Me and My Shadow” shows will feature fan favorites, deep cuts, and previously unheard tracks from her catalog.
Wild Tracklist
1. Rattlesnake Preacher (Randall Clay)
2. Arkansas Mud (Ashley McBryde, Jessie Jo Dillon, Chris Tompkins)
3. Water in the River (Randall Clay, Blue Foley, Roger Hodges)
4. Creosote (Ashley McBryde, Lisa Carver)
5. Bottle Tells Me So (Ashley McBryde, Shelly Fairchild, Terri Jo Box)
6. What If We Don’t (Ashley McBryde, Terri Jo Box, Randall Clay)
7. Lines In The Carpet (Lauren Hungate, Caroline Watkins, Lori McKenna)
8. Behind Bars (Jeff Hyde, Jessie Alexander, Jon Randall)
9. Hand Me Downs (Ashley McBryde, Jessie Jo Dillon, Laura Veltz)
10. Wild (Jeremy Spillman, Makayla Lynn, Matraca Berg)
11. Ten to Midnight (Ashley McBryde, Travis Meadows)
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As we reported earlier, the second part of Savannah Guthrie’s interview with Hoda Kotb aired on the Today show Thursday morning.
As expected, the entire conversation was a heartbreaking affair, with a tearful Savannah revealing that she feels responsible for her mother’s abduction.
Elsewhere in the interview, Savannah tackled a very difficult topic — namely, the rumors and allegations that have been hurled at her family throughout this ordeal.
“When you talk about the cruel speculation, the whispers, the innuendo that it was somebody in your family, how did you weather that?” Hoda asked.
“It’s unbearable. And it piles pain upon pain. There are no words, there are no words. I don’t understand and I will never understand,” Savannah answered (via The New York Post).
Guthrie went on to note that “no one took better care” of her mother than her sister and brother-in-law, who lived nearby in Tucson.
“And no one protected my mom more than my brother,” she said of her brother, Camron Guthrie.
“And we love her and she is our shining light. She is our matriarch. She’s all we have.”
Savannah added that the video of a masked man outside Nancy Guthrie’s home on the night of her appearance at least seemed to quiet the rumors of an inside job.
Savannah went on to explain that the public attention paid to the case has complicated things in more ways than one.
For example, while she believes that two of the ransom notes the family received were authentic, the rest seem to be nothing but cruel attempts at exploitation.
“There are a lot of different notes, I think that came and I think most of them … are not real and I didn’t see them,” she said, adding:
“But I believe the two notes that we received that we responded to, I tend to believe those are real.”
Later in the interview, Savannah revealed that he family knew from the start that Nancy had not wandered off on her own.
“From the very early moments, Annie and Tommy were saying, ‘This isn’t that case that you are used to where someone wanders off. She can’t wander off,’” Savannah said of her sister and brother-in-law.
“My mom, she was in tremendous pain. Her back was very bad… on a good day, she could walk down to the mailbox and get the mail, but most days not,” she continued, adding:
“So there was no ‘wander off.’ And the doors were propped open and there was blood on the front doorstep and the Ring camera had been ripped off, and so we were saying, ‘This is not okay. Something is very wrong here.’ “
Nearly two months after Nancy’s disappearance, it’s difficult to be optimistic about the odds of her safe return.
But we remain hopeful that Nancy and her siblings will eventually find the answers they’ve been seeking.
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