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Ella Langley is giving fans a more stripped-back look at one of her most personal songs yet. The rising country star just announced that she recorded a more intimate rendition of “Loving Life Again” as part of her Back Home Sessions, which is now available on YouTube.

The country star has recently opened up about finding comfort in spending more time at home, especially when life starts to feel overwhelming. “Loving Life Again” came from a season where she stepped back from the music scene, spent time with loved ones, returned to her Alabama roots, and leaned into her faith. On the other side of that, she became a better version of herself and it feels fitting to honor that chapter with the Back Home Sessions.

The video captures her in a peaceful open space surrounded by nothing but the greenery, horses roaming in the background and her band members. Langley stands in front of the mic barefoot while donning a flowy long sleeve dress with a patchwork design while the musicians around her all sported the same ensemble consisting of brown boots, blue jeans, a white button-ups and black suspenders.

Langley truly looked right at home as she effortlessly delivered the soft, uplifting tune backed by a delicate, layered array of instruments that brought the stripped-back performance to life.

The song opens with a reflective tone, as the Alabama native compares life’s ups and downs to seasons that come and go. She captures that feeling of getting stuck in her own thoughts and finds herself leaning on comforting memories to escape when the world feels too overwhelming to handle.  

“Seasons come like seasons go, I guess/ Ain’t it just like me, making all this mess/ Of my head again?/ I got memories I like to think of/ When this big old world gets a bit too much/ When days are long, I drift away/ I play that song I used to play/ When skies are always summertime blue,” Langley sings.

Later in the song she even adds a subtle nod to the memories of hearing her grandma call out from inside her home, the sounds of the front porch swinging in the wind. Upon reaching the chorus, Langley explains the pure and joyful shift that she feels when going back to those comforting days.

The imagery of drifting away while playing a familiar song and basking in endless “summertime blue” skies instantly sets a nostalgic, peaceful mood—inviting listeners into a space of quiet reflection and gentle joy.

Langley’s gritty but soulful vocals deliver, “Just like that, I’m back to loving life again/ Dreaming dreams about back home riding on the wind/ When I close my eyes, I find some peace in the back of my mind/ In between them pines where I’m jumping on that quarter horse, and then/ Just like that, I’m back to loving life again.”

It wasn’t just fans that admitted they were loving the Back Home Sessions version of “Loving Life Again.” Fellow country artist Tucker Wetmore also offered her praise as he took to the comment section and simply wrote, “This is good.” She also received a compliment from current Idol contestant, Hannah Harper who said “That DRESSSSS.”

Penned by Ella Langley with ERNEST and Devin Dawson, “Loving Life Again” marks the last single to be unveiled before her Dandelion album drops on April 10. It follows previously released tracks from the complete collection, “Choosin’ Texas,” “Be Her,” and the title track.

In support of the sophomore project, she will also embark on The Dandelion Tour, kicking off on May 7 in Toledo, Ohio, and running through August 15 in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Adam Doleac and his wife, MacKinnon, are officially parents of two! The couple took to social media on Thursday, March 26 to announce the arrival of their baby girl, Madley.

A carousel of photos helped break the news and showed fans a look inside this milestone moment with sweet Polaroids and hospital snapshots to the newborn’s first meeting with big sister Jack, who just turned 2 on March 23, and their journey home as a family of four.

Madley was born on March 22, 2026 and as Doleac pointed out in the comment section, she weighed in at 10 lbs.

The excited and proud parents wrote, “We love you, Madley 🩷 3.22.26”

Doleac jokingly added, “All 10 pounds of you… 🤯🩷.”

Fans swarmed the comment section with congratulatory messages and wished the family well on their next chapter together.

One user wrote “She’s perfection! Congrats to the whole fam!”

Another exclaimed, “ITS A GIRL! Congratulations you two!”

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A few of Doleac’s fellow country singers also jumped in to share their excitement. Madeline Merlo wrote, “🥹🥹🥹 congrats she’s precious!!!” while Alana Springsteen said, “😭😭😭 congratssss she’s so beautiful.”

This is a day that the lovebirds have been counting down to since they announced their second pregnancy exclusively with Country Now last October. Doleac confirmed the news in the music video for the title track of his latest album, Dream House. The video features a clip of the family of three plus a “big bro” t-shirt hanging clearly within the shoot. On top of that, he also He also tucked a hidden teaser for “Big Day in Our Little World” into its visuals at the time.

Doleac proposed to his wife in February 2022 after almost five years of dating. On that unforgettable day, the Mississippi native’s soon-to-be fiancé was under the impression that she was heading out on a girls night at the Franklin Theater in Franklin, Tennessee to see her favorite movie, The Parent Trap. However, when she arrived, Doleac was there down on one knee in the midst of a romantic set up.

“To be honest, I can barely remember what I said,” he recalled to PEOPLE. “I had something prepared, but as soon as I saw her, that all went out the window. I do remember what she said though — yes! Three times.”

The pair of lovebirds said “I do” just 10 months later in a ceremony in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida in December 2022.

As he enters each new chapter of life, Adam Doleac finds more inspiration for his music. “Dream House” is among several songs on the project that hone in on Adam Doleac’s personal experiences and milestones, and now, he is diving even deeper into the power of love with his new single, “Broken Record.”

Penned by Doleac with Andy Skib and Matt Willis, the tender tune offers a raw, heartfelt ode to a love between a couple that persists despite any flaws or challenges thrown at them. The lyrics reveal a man’s vulnerability and imperfection before showing how that strong connection between him and his other half has the power to heal, and it only gets better with time.

He sings, “I can’t stop lovin you lovin you/ Lovin’ you on repeat/ My heart it’s skipping’ it’s skipping/ It’s skipping/ Skippin’ a beat I know you know you know it/ But I’mma say it forever/ I love you like a broken/ Love you like a broken record.”

Explaining the sentiment behind the new release, Doleac shares, “‘Broken Record’ is built around the double meaning of broken. The guy in the song starts off pretty beat up — scratches, scars, stuck in the same bad habits. His life was like a record he didn’t like the sound of — until she showed up. Just like that, the needle finally found the right groove. All of a sudden, the only thing on repeat is how much he loves her.”

The release of “Broken Record” also signals an intentional creative shift for the singer/songwriter. Along with offering fresh visuals to really bring the story to life, the song’s cover art helps usher in a new chapter of storytelling that reflects an evolution in his artistry.

“He went from being ‘broken’ to being a ‘broken record,’ saying those three words over and over, forever and ever, in a million different ways,” he continues. “Perfect love doesn’t exist, but forever love does — and it sounds a lot like a broken record. I also wanted it to feel like a broken record musically. The pulsing guitar at the top, the repetition in the chorus, the bridge, the outro — it’s all intentional. The song doesn’t just talk about a broken record; it actually sounds like one, too.”

After sharing the stage with some of country’s biggest names as well as leading his own shows in 2025, Adam Doleac has plans to build even stronger connections with his fans in 2026.

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Tim McGraw was bracing for bad news when his team asked him to hop on a call about his tour. What he got instead was the biggest honor of his career, and a moment he admits he could hardly process.

Weeks before McGraw was revealed as one of the newest inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, he was in New York with his wife, fellow superstar Faith Hill, supporting their youngest daughter, Audrey, who was playing a few gigs around the city. While there, his management team reached out and asked him to join a call about his upcoming tour. He immediately assumed the worst and began bracing for bad news.

“They told me that they needed a conference call about my tour. And of course, in my negative thinking way, the only thing I could think of was, ‘Well, the tour sales aren’t going very well, so they’re going to tell me I’m going to have to cancel some shows,’” McGraw recalled during an interview with Country Now moments after the Country Music Hall of Fame announcement.

He admitted things felt even more unusual when CMA CEO Sarah Trahern joined the call.

“And then Sarah got on the phone and I’m like, ‘Well, what’s Sarah Trahern doing on a call about my tour?’ And then my first thought was, ‘Oh, they’re going to want me to do a charity concert or a benefit concert for the Hall of Fame,’ which I would be happy to do. And then they told me what was going on and I had them stop and repeat.”

McGraw said he couldn’t comprehend what was happening, and once it finally clicked, his emotions completely took over.

“I said, ‘I really don’t understand what you’re saying right now.’ Then Sarah finally said, ‘Tim, you’re going into the Hall of Fame.’ And I just sort of fell apart. I just couldn’t believe it. I was walking around New York City with my earphones in talking to them. I had no idea. I was dreading the call actually because I thought something was bad news.”

While McGraw, who will be inducted into the Modern Era Artist category alongside Paul Overstreet (Songwriter category) and The Stanley Brothers (Veterans Era Artist category), has known about the honor for a few weeks, he admits it still hasn’t fully sunk in, as it’s something he never truly imagined for himself.

“Well, it’s the highest honor you can get. I think other than marrying my wife and having our three daughters, nothing beats this. I mean, this is something that I don’t even think you dare to dream about. And you certainly don’t think it’s going to … Even 10 years ago, I never thought that this would happen, certainly not in my lifetime,” he said.

The “Humble and Kind” singer will be formally inducted during the Country Music Hall of Fame’s Medallion Ceremony later this year. While he’s looking forward to that moment, he admits there’s one day he’s anticipating even more: when Hill joins him in the Hall of Fame.

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“I was serious when I said, ‘The only day that can be better than this is when I’m sitting in the audience and Faith is standing up there giving her acceptance speech,’” he pointed out.

As he looks ahead, McGraw is also reflecting on the legacy he’ll now share with some of his biggest musical heroes, including Merle Haggard.

“The one that made me just stop and stare was Merle Haggard. When I saw Merle Haggard there and I just had to stop and stare at it for a minute because he’s my all-time number one favorite, ever. And when I saw his plaque, I just couldn’t believe that I’m actually going to be in the same room with Merle Haggard forever.”

McGraw told us the honor has only motivated him to keep pushing forward, revealing that he has “a lot of good stuff coming.”

“Some TV stuff coming up, some movie stuff coming up and tour coming up, new album coming up. Lots of things. I feel like now this gives me a boost to maybe jump a little higher,” he teased.

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