SEVEN BILLBOARDS IN NASHVILLE , TN .
M organ Wallen fans showed
their support for the singer by funding billboards in support of Wallen ahead of the Kane Brown and Kelsea Ballerini hosted 2021 CMT Music Awards in Nashville on June 9 . Previously they had targeted those attending the Billboard Music Awards with a billboard in Los Angeles in May , and in April they funded six billboards in Nashville just before the ACM Awards . The message on the seven billboards with a plaid background and a silhouette of the singer ’ s famous mullet that arose around Nashville read , “ The fans are speaking . Enough is Enough . Music industry we want to be heard .” Support for the singer since he was “ cancelled ” by the music industry following a video that surfaced of him using a racial slur has remained strong amongst his fans and his record sales not only remained strong but soared with his Dangerous : The Double Album spending a record-breaking ten consecutive weeks topping the Billboard 200 Album Chart .
SOUTHERN BOYS (& GIRLS )
L ook out for a 19-song posthumous
Charlie Daniels “ Duets ” album next month . Featuring the late Country Music Hall of Famer performing with Dolly Parton , Travis Tritt , Marty Stuart , Darius Rucker , Brenda Lee , Vince Gill , the Del McCoury Band , Brad Paisley and more , it includes Garth Brooks singing harmony on Daniels ’ song Waco and Brooks & Dunn performing on Long Haired Country Boy .
QUITTIN ’ TIME
After more than twenty years of honky tonkin ’, Dallas-based band Eleven Hundred Springs have decided to call it a day and play their final show November 26 at the Grenada Theater in their hometown . Formed in 1998 by singer / guitarist Matt Hillyer and bass player Steven Berg . Partly caused by the strain of the pandemic , Berg decided to prioritise time with his family . In a statement Hillyer said , “ After many hours of phone conversations , long emails , zooms , etc . with my homeboy Steve Berg , it is with bittersweet feelings that we ’ ve decided to bring the band to an end .” Hillyer , who has previously released some solo material is set to continue in that capacity .
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