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Warren Zeiders Unleashes Addictive New Single, ‘Drinking Game’

Warren Zeiders releases new single “Drinking Game” while currently headlining his world tour.

The track, out via Warner Records, was written by Zeiders alongside Evan Blair, Jesse Fink, Michael Pollack, J Kash, and Elof Loelv. Listeners hear the rising country star conduct an earworm of a sound with its mid-tempo beats and addictive rhythms while he recounts a messy, addictive love story that you know isn’t good for you, but you keep going back anyway.

All the highs and lows of emotions come to the surface as he compares the toxic connection to a drinking game that he just “can’t stop playing.”

Photo Courtesy of Warren Zeiders
Photo Courtesy of Warren Zeiders

“Our love is like a drinking game/ Every time I’m breaking up, we just take another shot, baby/ These nights, they always end the same/ Every time we’re waking up, we forget what we forgot, baby/ All I know is somebody’s gotta lose/ And I got a feeling that it ain’t gonna be you/ Our love is like a drinking game/ And I can’t stop playing,” Zeiders delivers the chorus with a flirty edge.

Reflecting on the new song, the Pennsylvania native noted it was “so fun” to write about a relationship from this perspective, particularly noting how he tapped into his own romantic struggles to really showcase the reality of modern dating.

“It’s the process you keep going through. In this stuff we’re working on, I’m definitely a dude who’s always wanted a wife and kids, but dating isn’t always easy, especially with this life I’ve got. Finding that connection with the person you want to spend all your time with, that best friend, is hard, but that’s where we’re heading,” he shared.

“Drinking Game” follows the release of “Born to Be Yours” in February and Zeiders’ first live album, Live from the 717, featuring 21 tracks from his hometown performance in Hershey, Pennsylvania. This stop also concluded his headlining “Relapse, Lies & Betrayal Tour.”

He also kicked off his first world tour in March, with dates spanning the U.S., Australia, and Europe. Later this month, he’ll take the main stage at Stagecoach Festival on April 26.

Warren Zeiders Upcoming Tour Dates:

April: 

April 10 – Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort – Cherokee, NC *

April 11 – Wendell’s Dippin Branch – Anderson, NC *

April 15 – Maverik Center – Salt Lake City, UT #

April 16 – Fillmore Auditorium – Denver, CO #

April 17 – Rio Rancho Events Center – Albuquerque, NM #

April 18 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ #

April 22 – The Fruit Yard – Modesto, CA #

April 23 – Rolling Hills Casino and Resort – Corning, CA 

April 24 – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino – Reno, NV #

May:

April 26 – Stagecoach – Indio, CA

May 13 – Metro City – Perth, AU

May 16 – Festival Hall – Melbourne, AU

May 17 – Hordern Pavilion – Sydney, AU

May 19 – The Fortitude Music Hall – Brisbane, AU

May 20 – The Fortitude Music Hall – Brisbane, AU

May 22 – Great Western Hotel – Rockhampton, AU

July:

July 11 – Country Concert – Fort Loramie, OH

July 12 – Windy City Smokeout – Chicago, IL

July 17 – Choctaw Indian Fair – Choctaw, MS

July 23 – Innsbruck After House – Glen Allen, VA

July 24 – PNC Waterside Pavilion – Solomons, MD 

July 25 – Delaware State Fair – Harrington, DE

July 31 – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Sioux City, IA

August:

August 01 – Country Line Country Fest – Prairie Du Chien, WI 

August 06 – Fallsview Casino Resort – Niagara Falls, ON

August 07 – The Colosseum At Caesars Windsor – Windsor, ON

August 27 – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor – Saint – Agapit, QC

August 28 – Champlain Valley Exposition – Essex, VT

September: 

September 04 – Great Allentown Fair – Allentown, PA 

October:

October 11 – 02 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow, UK

October 14 – Manchester Academy – Manchester, UK

October 15 – Bristol Academy – Bristol, UK

October 16 – 02 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham, UK

October 18 – Roundhouse – London, UK

October 21 – TivoliVredenburg – Utrecht, NL

October 23 – X-TRA – Zurich, CH

October 24 – Tonhalle – Munich, DE

October 25 – E-Werk – Cologne, DE

October 27 – Batschkapp – Frankfurt, DE

October 28 – Huxleys Neue Welt – Berlin, DE

October 29 – Georg Elser Halle – Hamburg, DE

October 31 – Fållan – Stockholm, SE

November: 

November 2 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NO

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Parker McCollum Says Success ‘Didn’t Fill My Cup’ the Way He Expected

Parker McCollum is opening up about success and what actually comes after achieving your biggest dreams.

The chart-topping star appears to have it all: a thriving career, a beautiful home, and a growing family. But in a recent conversation with Tracy Lawrence on TL’s Road House, McCollum reflected on how early career milestones came faster than he ever expected, and how, surprisingly, those achievements didn’t bring the fulfillment he once imagined.

Speaking with Lawrence, whom McCollum called “country music royalty,” he was asked, “What do you feel like are some of the things about your career so far that have been a little surprising to you?”

Parker McCollum, Tracy Lawrence; Photo Courtesy TL's Roadhouse
Parker McCollum, Tracy Lawrence; Photo Courtesy TL’s Roadhouse

The “What Kinda Man” singer didn’t hesitate in his response.

“Man, what a great question. One that it’s probably an easy answer because I think about it so much, but it didn’t fill my cup quite like I thought it was going to. Because I’ve been fortunate, man, everything I dreamed about, I’ve gotten to do. And then some, times a hundred. I should have dreamed a lot bigger.”

For McCollum, who grew up in Texas, some of his biggest dreams have already come true: selling out Billy Bob’s and performing to a packed crowd at Rodeo Houston.

“Those two things… I’m good. And it all happened relatively quickly and a lot quicker than I ever anticipated. And as I was younger, I just really thought once I did those things and once I had number one songs at country radio and a major record doing all the stuff of a country music career, I thought it was going to fill my cup. I thought that’s what was going to make it all okay. And that’s just not the reality of it.”

McCollum channeled those reflections into his recent release, “Big Old Fancy House,” featured on the deluxe edition of his self-titled album. He co-wrote the track with the songwriting trio known as the Love Junkies (Lori McKenna, Hillary Lindsey, and Liz Rose) while at his home in South Texas during a weekend when his wife, Hallie Ray Light, was out of town.

It was in that moment, he explained, that he realized his happiness doesn’t come from material things, but from the people around him.

Parker McCollum, Hallie Ray Light; Photo Courtesy of Facebook
Parker McCollum, Hallie Ray Light; Photo Courtesy of Facebook

“My wife was out of town for the weekend, and we were writing songs and I kind of sitting around, missing her, being in that big old house without her,” he recently told Country Now. “I was like, ‘man, it’s nice to have nice things, but it really doesn’t mean much if you don’t have the right people around you.’”

That message runs through the song, which describes a life full of “two swimming pools,” “fancy cars,” and plenty of space, but makes it clear that none of it really means much without the right person there with you. 

During their conversation, Lawrence admitted he has experienced similar feelings.  

“I’ve learned over the years too that things don’t make happiness. Money don’t make happiness. Now there’s a lot of joy that comes with satisfying those dreams and I wouldn’t trade anything in the world, but you find true happiness when you get your faith right and you get your priorities right in a lot and surround yourself with the right kind of people.” 

Click below for more of their conversation on TL’s Roadhouse.

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Ashley McBryde Delivers Stunning Performance of ‘What If We Don’t’ on ‘The Tonight Show’

Ashley McBryde made her way to the Big Apple for a performance of her rising single, “What If We Don’t,” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday.

The performance featured the Arkansas native alongside her band, bringing the powerful, guitar-driven ballad to life.

Ashley McBryde; Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC
Ashley McBryde; Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC

Marking her fastest-rising single at country radio to date, it’s easy to understand why the track is resonating with listeners. The song captures that in-between moment when two people are deciding whether to take their relationship to the next level. It delivers a message about not being afraid to take chances, as she questions, “What if we don’t? What if we don’t? What if we stop fightin’ what we know we both want/ We might regret how far we let it go/ What if we don’t?”

Tonight Show viewers praised her performance, calling it “stunning” and “perfectly executed.” 

Another declared, “”This woman could sing the cereal box and I would listen.” 

Reflecting on how the song came to life, McBryde shared, “‘What If We Don’t’ came to me, Terri Jo Box, and Randall Clay sitting around a fire pit on a back porch, reminiscing on all the moments that we could’ve made a different choice and wondering if we should’ve. It’s about the leaps of faith that you do or don’t take, and having to learn to live with those consequences either way.” 

“What If We Don’t” serves as the lead single from Ashley McBryde’s forthcoming fifth studio album, Wild, which is set for release on May 8.

The 11-track project includes six songs co-written by McBryde, along with five outside cuts. The Grand Ole Opry member recently shared that some of the songs span more than 15 years of her life, including a few she once believed were too honest and “unvarnished” to ever release.

Ashley McBryde; Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC
Ashley McBryde; Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC

“At the time I was told I needed to be more palatable than what those songs were offering,” McBryde explained. “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.” 

Among the standout moments on Wild is “Bottle Tells Me So,” a powerful and deeply personal track co-written by Ashley McBryde alongside Shelly Fairchild and Terri Jo Box. The song explores the fallout of a night fueled by alcohol, capturing the disorienting mix of regret, clarity, and consequence that comes with the morning after. Through raw honesty and introspection, McBryde brings listeners into a moment of reckoning, marking a significant turning point in her journey.

Ashley McBryde; Wild
Ashley McBryde; Wild

“When I was drinking, it was much easier to turn off my inner critic as I was creating,” McBryde, who has been sober since June 2022, admitted. “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.’” 

Ashley McBryde has a few tour dates planned leading up to the release, including shows this week in Southaven, MS and Vidalia, GA. For a full list of upcoming dates, click HERE.

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