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Rising star Kenny Whitmire has finally given fans what they’ve been waiting for with the official release of his buzzed-about ballad, “I Gave Her The Moon.”
After teasing the track on TikTok last fall, it took quickly on a life of its own, gaining momentum among fans and his peers in the industry. Listeners were immediately drawn to the heartbreaking honesty that floated through Whitmire’s vocals and an unforgettable hook that left them wanting more.
But the excitment didn’t stop with fans. Whitmire also earned recognition from country music superstars like Luke Combs, Tracy Lawrence and Ella Langley, all of whom helped elevate the moment even further by offering their support of the song. Then something very unexpected happened. GRAMMY-nominated superstar Charlie Puth took notice and personally produced his own version of the track, which he later shared with his 22.6 million followers. This act alone introduced Whitmire’s songwriting to a whole new crop of ears beyond country music, thus sending demand for the song soaring.
“I’m so thankful for this song and what it’s done for me,” Whitmire reflects. “I think so many folks can relate and connect to simple, story-telling country songs, and I’m just honored to have this one as my own to sing.”
The real reason the song has stuck with so many people comes down to the timeless country storytelling. Written by Whitmire alongside Cam Newby and Lynn Hutton, and produced by Lee Starr, “I Gave Her The Moon” reads like a bittersweet breakup story built around distance and timing.
Whitmire finds himself stuck wondering why the person he loved so much left him back in the cold winter days of Tennessee for a warmer life out in California. He doesn’t blame the place itself, but now it’s a reminder of what he’s lost. The rising star reveals he gave her his heart and a stable life, but at the end of the day it wasn’t enough to make her truly happy.
“Temperature’s fallin’, they’re calling for snow/ Meanwhile in La Jolla, the sun’s sinking low/ She’s got a smile on, she’s happy and free/ Salt in her hair, sand on her feet/ I never hated California/ ‘til it took her away,” he explains.
The track leans into sounds of a soft acoustic guitar and a lonely steel guitar, unfolding in a simple, almost nursery-rhyme-like rhythm. Paired with the viral country breakout singer’s rich baritone and nostalgic country delivery, the song taps into a traditional feel that makes the heartbreak hit even harder.
“I gave her the moon, stars in the sky/ Three-acre view, and my heart for life/ If Tennessee had a coast, she wouldn’t have run/ What more could I do/ I gave her the moon, she wanted the sun,” he sings on the chorus.
The song was also paired with a visualizer that was directed by Emma Kate Golden and shot just outside of Nashville, capturing the true sentiment of the song’s setting.
Up next, Kenny Whitmire plans to roll out more new music across 2026 in addition to joining Tracy Lawrence on the road, serving as support for the country act’s No Alibis 2026 Tour on August 28 in Peoria, IL.
Fans can also catch him performing at Country Now Live in Nashville on March 17. Details HERE.
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It’s a huge week for Koe Wetzel fans. The East Texas singer/songwriter has announced a new album coming this summer and revealed plans for his The Night Champion World Tour, launching in the summer and continuing through the fall.
Since day one, fans have had a front row seat to Wetzel’s chaotic, high-energy shows. His journey has taken him from small Texas dive bars all the way to sold-out amphitheaters and arenas, and he’s only getting bigger each year. His 2024 Damn Near Normal Tour alone drew over 250,000, and now the country rocker is ready to do it all over again on the upcoming 45-city trek.
The Night Champion World Tour will include stops across the U.S., Canada and Australia, with support from Shane Smith & The Saints, Ole 60, Wyatt Flores, Corey Kent, Wade Bowen, Bayker Blankenship, Kolby Cooper and Logan Jahnke on select dates.
This year’s set list promises to feature everything from his fan-favorites like “February 28, 2016” to the most played song at country radio last year, the 3x Platinum, five-week No. 1 hit “High Road.” Plus, fans will get to experience some of his newest releases, “Surrounded” and “Time Goes On,” off his just announced project arriving this summer.
As Koe Wetzel prepares for a big year of new music and a massive tour, he touched on the chaos of his past and shard his excitement for what’s to come.
“It’s kind of crazy that I’m not dead or in jail with everything that’s gone on in my life,” Wetzel revealed honestly. “Coming into 2026 and this tour, I feel like I’m the best version of myself I’ve ever been. I survived the night side of me. I’m coming out of it a champion.”
Fans can register for early access to tickets for U.S. dates of The Night Champion World Tour at TheNightChampionWorldTour.com. Artist presale starts March 10 at 10 a.m. local time, with general on sale for all North American dates beginning March 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Australian dates are on sale now.
Before hitting the road, Wetzel has another exciting event ahead, his 10th anniversary celebration taking place Saturday, February 28, aka the unofficial holiday, Koe Wetzel Day. He will perform at his own Riot Room in Fort Worth.
The anticipation for his upcoming tour and album continues to build through his steady string of new releases. For weeks, he had been teasing his next era of music across his social media channels and fans finally got a taste of that with “Surrounded” followed by his newest drop, “Time Goes On.” Wetzel reveals this track could be considered “one of my favorites off the record” and it’s easy to see why it has such a special place in his heart.
He offers a rugged rock energy while staying true to his roots throughout the traditional country storytelling elements that include a reflective, nostalgic look at life, growing up, and the passage of time. Wetzel recalls his youthful days of small-town freedom, milestone firsts and old friends, before making his way to the present form of himself, in which he finds that despite everything that has happened, good and bad, time has moved on and people have changed.
“I could have done a lot of things right/ I could have done a lot of things wrong/ Could be pouring concrete on a West Texas street/ But I’m writing this song/ Crazy how the years go fast/ Crazy how the hours feel long/ Even through the mistakes and the can’t get through this/ Time goes on/ The time goes on,” he sings
The song, Penned by Wetzel with frequent collaborators Amy Allen, Carrie Karpinen, Josh Serrato, comes to life in a Michael Herrick-directed visualizer shot at Bluejack National in Texas.
“We wrote this as an acknowledgment of how quickly life moves, whether you embrace the changes that come with it or not,” he shared.
The new music follows Wetzel’s 2024 studio album, 9 Lives. The project features his debut Country radio single “High Road” (feat. Jessie Murph) which claimed the No. 1 spot for five weeks and earned recognition as the most-played song of 2025 by Country Aircheck/Mediabase.
The Night Champion World Tour Dates
May 3 | Melbourne, Vic. (Australia) | Forum Melbourne
May 5 | Sydney, N.S.W (Australia) | Enmore Theatre
May 9 | Brisbane, Qld. (Australia) | Fortitude Music Hall
July 8 | Edmonton, Alb. (Canada) | Rogers Place
July 10 | Penticton, B.C. (Canada) | South Okanagan Event Center
July 11 | Abbotsford, B.C. (Canada) | Abbotsford Centre
July 23 | Nampa, Idaho | Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 24 | Stateline, Nev. | Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic
July 25 | Las Vegas, Nev. | The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
July 30 | Airway Heights, Wash. | Northern Quest Casino
July 31 | Bend, Ore. | Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Aug. 1 | Tacoma, Wash. | Dune Peninsula
Aug. 6 | Bonner Springs, Kan. | Azura Amphitheater
Aug. 7 | Evansville, Ind. | Ford Center
Aug. 8 | Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 12 | New York, N.Y. | Pier 17
Aug. 13 | Reading, Pa. | Santander Arena
Aug. 14 | Gilford, N.H. | BankNH Pavilion
Aug. 19 | Boston, Mass. | Leader Bank Pavilion
Aug. 20 | Washington, D.C. | The Anthem
Aug. 21 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center
Aug. 26 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B
Aug. 27 | Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Aug. 28 | Rochester Hills, Mich. | Meadow Brook Amphitheatre*
Sept. 3 | Austin, Texas | Moody Center
Sept. 4 | Baton Rouge, La. | Raising Cane’s River Center
Sept. 5 | Bossier City, La. | Brookshire Grocery Arena
Sept. 10 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Sept. 11 | Greensboro, N.C. | First Horizon Coliseum
Sept. 12 | Wilmington, N.C. | Live Oak Bank Pavilion
Sept. 17 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 | Columbia, S.C. | Colonial Life Arena
Sept. 19 | Richmond, Va. | Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
Sept. 24 | Pikeville, Ky. | Appalachian Wireless Arena
Sept. 25 | Huntsville, Ala. | The Orion Amphitheater
Sept. 26 | Brandon, Miss. | Brandon Amphitheater
Sept. 30 | Rogers, Ark. | The Walmart AMP
Oct. 1 | North Little Rock, Ark. | Simmons Bank Arena
Oct. 2 | Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center
Oct. 3 | Wichita, Kan. | INTRUST Bank Arena
Oct. 8 | Chicago, Ill. | Salt Shed Fairgrounds
Oct. 9 | Fishers, Ind. | Fishers Event Center
Oct. 10 | Milwaukee, Wis. | Fiserv Forum
Oct. 28 | Morrison, Colo. | Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct. 30 | Lubbock, Texas | Cook’s Garage
* on sale at 11 a.m. local time on March 13
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Luke Combs is a dad of three boys, including his newborn, Chet Wiley Combs. With a house full of little ones and plenty of parenting experience under his belt, the country star is basically a pro, making him the perfect person to share some advice for new parents.
That’s why, when he appeared on Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast, now streaming on Netflix, the show’s host Bobby Bones made sure to ask Combs for parenting tips. Bones is currently preparing to become a first-time dad himself, and is feeling all the nerves that come with the new chapter.
Combs and his wife welcomed their first child, Tex Lawrence Combs, in June of 2022, followed by Beau Lee Combs in August of 2023 and Chet in early 2026. At this point, he has seen just about everything that comes with parenthood and after all of it, his best advice for Bones is simply, “just don’t worry about it.”
He explains that overthinking every situation that could happen will simply add too much stress. While parenthood has certainly caused a “polar shift” in his life with days filled with a new level of chaos, he’s learned to accept that at the end of the day, it’s all out of his control.
“You’re never ready. You’re not going to be ready,” Combs told Bones. “I mean, this is a stark comparison, but a soldier is never ready for war and it’s not the same thing, obviously, but that’s the only metaphor I can come up with. You’re never ready to do that until you’re there and then you’ve done it and then you’re like, ‘Oh, I guess I can do this because I kind of have to.’”
Additionally, the North Carolina native stresses the importance of Bones being there for his wife above anything else. While she is devoted to caring for the new child, he feels it’s the husband’s duty to cater to her needs, which will ultimately lead to success all around.
“I would say my biggest piece of advice is that…when the infant comes, it does not need you in any way. Your wife needs you a lot though,” he explained. “Your wife is going to be so tired. It’s going to be so exhausting because she’s going through the same thing you’re going through, but there’s also a physical element for her. Her body is going to be completely different after this thing and it’s going to be like she’s never experienced that before and she’s going to be dealing with all these new emotions and you’re going to be going through all these things.”
Combs continued, “So helping her and helping her through it and doing everything to make her life as comfortable and easy as it can be through that process, to me, is the most benefit that you can be for the child because the child needs your wife. It does not need you. It needs you to help the wife so she can help the baby.”
Even in the toughest moments, when both partners are at their peak tiredness, Combs says you “can’t ever lash out” at each other because it’s a team effort at the end of the day.
“This is the new team. The new team has three players on it now. And it’s like, how do we dish the ball to the new teammate? How do we get everybody involved? And that’s your role. You’re basically point guard. Don’t ever shoot. Just set everybody up for success,” he added.
The “Where The Wild Things Are” singer seems to have found a good balance of life at home, life on the road and still finding time to get into the studio. Along with discussing parenthood, Bones and Combs also discussed his very first gig, early days in Nashville, his love for good-quality watches and his new album, The Way I Am, arriving March 20.
When building out the track list for his sixth studio project, Luke Combs reveals he recorded 40 songs and only ended up using 22. With how busy life has gotten, Combs found himself leaning more on his fellow songwriters to help him create this collection. The result is an album he has written the least amount of songs on in his catolog.
When putting together the track list for his sixth studio album, Luke Combs revealed that he recorded 40 songs but ultimately selected just 22. With life getting busier, he found himself more on his fellow songwriters to help shape the collection, resulting in an album that features fewer songs he had a hand in writing than any of his previous projects.
“This album that I’m about to put out is the album that I’ve written the least songs on. I still wrote a lot, but there’s not many that were like my idea from inception. A lot of them were ideas or starts that came from my buddies. And then some of them are songs that I didn’t write on at all.”
He explains some of his favorite tracks on the record do not include his name in the credits, like the title track, as well as his latest release, “Be By You.” Part of the reason he took this approach was out of necessity because balancing time at home with his family, staying present, and playing shows left him with little time to write. Regardless, he is proud of the project and ready for fans to hear more of what he has been cooking up.
More of Luke Combs’ conversation with Bobby Bones can be found in the latest episode of Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast, now streaming on Netflix. Episodes drop every Tuesday and Thursday, with audio versions available on iHeartRadio and all major podcast platforms.
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