My family and I just got back from a week long vacation to The Great Smoky Mountains! It was a nice, relaxing week for all of us. I've been there before but it has been a really long time, my family had never been, so when planning this last year I made the suggestion and they were all in!

We did a lot of hiking, we really wanted to take advantage of being in this beautiful national park. We also went whitewater rafting, which my kids ended up loving so we will definitely do that agan sometime. And this is cool, turns out our river guide, Dan, was from Lakewood!

We made sure to spend a day at Dollywood. The park is amazing, there is so much to do and see, it's huge! There are even trams to take you from the parking lot to the park it is that big! It was the perfect day for a first visit!

The big highlight though, we saw bears! I told my family that bears cross the road like deer do back here. Thank goodness they didn't make me look bad!

 

 

 

 

 

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Old Dominion will put out a new EP, Memory Lane, on June 23rd. The EP will feature some recent favorites and never-before-released songs. Click here to pre-save!

Memory Lane Tracklist:

"Memory Lane"
"I Should Have Married You"
"Ain't Got a Worry"
"Freedom Like You"
"Easier Said With Rum"
"Some Horses"
"Love Drunk and Happy"
"How Good is That"

#MemoryLane EP. Three new songs. June 23. https://t.co/6TlRYh0pFc pic.twitter.com/BX8oVqeNr5

— Old Dominion (@OldDominion) May 28, 2023

Jake Owen stopped by Good Morning America on Monday morning to perform "On the Boat Again" from his new album, Loose Cannon, which comes out on June 23rd. If you missed it, check out the performance below!

We had so much fun at Meijer in Wooster last weekend that we will be back again this weekend! Join us between 11am - 1pm, we will be set up at the "Fresh" entrance, so stop by, say hello, pick up some Meijer Swag, and register to win before heading in to do your shopping. Which by the way, they have everything you need for whatever plans you have this weekend, going to a barbecue or hosting one, spending time outdoors, everything! The Meijer Express Gas Station is open too, so yeah, everything!

There's also another cool event going on at Meijer on Sunday. It's the Meijer Sports Fan Fest! Enter the Meijer Fan Zone for sports based experiential activities & interactive fan events in the parking lot. There will be a lot of fun sports challenges, plus prizes! That is happening between 11am - 3pm.

See you at Meijer on Sunday!

Jake Owen announced yesterday that he will be releasing his seventh album Loose Cannon on on June 23rd. Jake will release four new songs from the 16-track album on Friday (5/26) at midnight! Those songs include, “On The Boat Again,” “Solo, Solo,” “Nothing,” and “Hot Truck Beer.”

He also posted the title track on Twitter:

New album “Loose Cannon” ? June 23rd!!!!!!!
4 Songs droppin this Friday at midnight… but wanted to play the title track for ya right now. pic.twitter.com/8ScH84pKjh

— Jake Owen (@jakeowen) May 24, 2023

LOOSE CANNON TRACKLIST:

“Hot Truck Beer” (Jordan Fletcher, Jim McCormick, Austin Nivarel)
“Go Getter” (Brent Cobb, Jake Mitchell, Aaron Ratiere)
“Solo Solo” (Ashley Gorley, Ben Johnson, Blake Pendergrass, Hunter Phelps)
“On The Boat Again” (Willie Nelson, Devin Dawson, Kyle Fishman, Rocky Block, Blake Pendergrass)
“Hearts and Habits” (Thomas Archer, Jamie Moore, Jared Mullins, Ben Stennis)
“When It All Shakes Out” (Jacob Davis, Jordan Dozzi, Josh Jenkins)
“Hope Less” (Jared Mullins, Ben Stennis)
“It Don't, He Won't and You Do” (Jordan Dozzi, Justin Ebach, Chase McGill)
“Friends Don't Let Friends” (Jessie Jo Dillon, Hunter Phelps, Ben Stennis)
“Boy In The Chevrolet” (Ashley Gorley, Taylor Phillips, Bobby Pinson)
“Shrank” (Lalo Guzman, Walker Hayes, Hunter Phelps)
“Nothing” (Dallas Davidson, Kyle Fishman, Earle Hagen, Reid Haughton, Herbert Spencer, Cole Taylor)*
“Somewhere South With Rum” (Jacob Davis, Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins)
“The Ending” (Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird, Chris Tompkins)
“Hey Can I Buy You A Beer” (John Byron, Rocky Block, Travis Wood)
“Loose Cannon” (Matt Roy)

After 23 seasons, The Voice went the extra mile to wish coach Blake Shelton a final farewell.

Past "Team Blake" artists including RaeLynn, Cassadee Pope, The Swon Brothers, Ian Flanigan and more performed Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)":

And then there was this, his wife Gwen Stefani reflecting on Blake's tenure: 

 

 

 

 

 

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The show's current and previous coaches also gave the country star an often hilarious and occasionally emotional send-off throughout his last show!

Jelly Roll is coming to Blossom Music Center on September 30th, but you can watch some performances before he gets to NE Ohio!

Set your DVR for these upcoming TV appearances:

• American Idol this Sunday 5/21 on ABC. Jelly Roll will perform, as well as Luke Bryan, and Keith Urban will also be making an appearance!
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 5/25 on NBC
• Good Morning America & GMA 3 on 6/2 on NBC

Plus, don't forget that the ABC New Studios Documentary Jelly Roll: Save Me will beging streaming on Hulu on 5/30!

Nate Smith sent his next single to radio, his follow up to his debut #1 single "Whiskey on You". Nate says "'World On Fire' is about when a relationship is ending, all of the things that can come with it. Sometimes you've got friendships that were built around that relationship, you've got places that you used to love to go like bars and different scenes and stuff, and it's really challenging when you break up because those places are now kinda taboo to walk into. That's really what the song is about is how to pick up the debris after everything has fallen apart."

Megan Moroney made an appearance on the TODAY Show this morning (5/15/23) to sing her smash debut single "Tennessee Orange"! She also talked to the hosts about her debut album Lucky:

Lainey Wilson recently scored a couple of #1's with her single "Heart Like A Truck" and "wait in the truck", her duet with HARDY. She's ready to climb up the charts again, this time with her song "Watermelon Moonshine" from her album Bellbottom Country.

Lainey says "Watermelon Moonshine" is a nostalgic song about getting buzzed on that young wild crazy kind of love. A time in your life when nothing else mattered except for the way that you were feeling in that moment.