{"id":15215,"date":"2019-05-16T15:50:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T21:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1806758"},"modified":"2019-05-16T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T21:50:20","slug":"five-at-five-cmt-next-women-of-country-at-cma-fest-tyler-childers-country-squire-arrives-aug-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/music-news\/five-at-five-cmt-next-women-of-country-at-cma-fest-tyler-childers-country-squire-arrives-aug-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Five at Five: CMT Next Women of Country at CMA Fest + Tyler Childers\u2019 Country Squire Arrives Aug. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:663026?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\">by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/tinglel\/\" title=\"Posts by Lauren Tingle\" rel=\"author\">Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\">34m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you five things you need to know in country music. It\u2019s your new fix for all the latest headlines in one place. Here\u2019s what you need to know for Thursday (May 16):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listicle-container\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">CMT Next Women of Country at CMA Fest<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>The CMT Next Women of Country showcase at the Country Music Hall of Fame returns to CMA Fest June 7 at 12:30 p.m. with performances by Mickey Guyton, Caylee Hammack, Rachel Wammack, Hannah Ellis and Lainey Wilson. Reserved seating is available through the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/countrymusichalloffame.org\/calendar\/event\/concert-and-conversation-cmts-next-women-of-country#.XN3B6NNKiCQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Tyler Childers\u2019 <em>Country Squire<\/em> Arrives Aug. 2<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/smarturl.it\/CountrySquire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Country Squire<\/a><\/em>, Childers\u2019 new album coming out Aug. 2, will feature nine new originals produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson. Stuart Duncan (fiddle, mandolin, banjo), Miles Miller (drums, background vocals) and Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, Jaw harp, baritone) are among the world-renowned musicians featured on the collection. \u201cI hope that people in the area that I grew up in find something they can relate to,\u201d Childers says of the new music. \u201cI hope that I\u2019m doing my people justice and I hope that maybe someone from somewhere else can get a glimpse of the life of a Kentucky boy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Montgomery Gentry\u2019s <em>Outskirts<\/em> EP Arrives June 14<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Montgomery Gentry\u2019s seven-song <em>Outskirts<\/em> EP features \u201cKing of the World\u201d with guitar work by Steve Vai, a cover of Merle Haggard\u2019s \u201cWhat Am I Going to Do with the Rest of My Life\u201d and a version of Darrell Scott\u2019s \u201cYou\u2019ll Never Leave Harlan Alive.\u201d A special Underground Fan Club party presented by Wrangler is set for June 4 at Nashville\u2019s Acme Feed and Seed leading up to CMA Fest. A complete list of tour dates and ticket information are available via Montgomery Gentry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomerygentry.com\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">World War II Veteran Ernie Andrus, 95, Joins Opry\u2019s Salute the Troops<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Trace Adkins, Lee Greenwood, Craig Morgan, Mark Wills, the Wild Feathers and Travis Denning will be part of a special Grand Ole Opry May 21. World War II sailor, Ernie Andrus, 95, will lead a red-carpet parade of American military veterans into the Grand Ole Opry House to kick off the night\u2019s Salute the Troops show. In 2016, Andrus became the oldest person ever to run across America, journeying from San Diego, California to Saint Simons Island, Georgia. Last month, he began a second run across the country to raise money and awareness for the LST 325 Ship Memorial in Evansville, Ind. He started in Georgia with a plan to finish in California after his 100th birthday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Michael Ray is among the initial artists confirmed to perform Atkins\u2019 free Music City Gives Back benefit show June 3 at Nashville\u2019s Ascend Park. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks, and autograph sessions will be scheduled throughout the afternoon leading up to the concert. The benefit supports Nashville\u2019s W.O. Smith Music School, a nonprofit that provides music lessons to the city\u2019s underserved children.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\">Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1806758\/five-at-five-cmt-next-women-of-country-at-cma-fest-tyler-childers-country-squire-arrives-aug-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 34m ago Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you five things you need to know in country music. It\u2019s your new fix for all the latest headlines in one place. 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