{"id":1304782,"date":"2019-03-04T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T23:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1803575"},"modified":"2019-03-04T16:00:45","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T23:00:45","slug":"luke-bryans-american-idol-return-maren-morris-previews-girl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/luke-bryans-american-idol-return-maren-morris-previews-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Bryan\u2019s American Idol Return, Maren Morris Previews GIRL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:666335?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\">30m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you five things to know in country music. It\u2019s your new favorite fix for all the latest news headlines in one place. Here\u2019s what you need to know for Monday (March 4):<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listicle-container\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry\u2019s return to <em>American Idol<\/em> on Sunday (March 3) took an emotional turn during Nick Townsend\u2019s audition. Before performing James Bay\u2019s \u201cLet It Go,\u201d the 23-year-old singer from Tekamah, Neb. dedicated his performance to his late brothers who both committed suicide. Bryan said he felt connected to the rising artist because both of his siblings died unexpectedly. After giving Townsend a golden ticket to advance to the Hollywood rounds, Bryan told Townsend\u2019s family, \u201cYou know what you gotta remember? It\u2019s alright to cry good tears. Remember fun happy, fun, good, good days. Enjoy those.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Jerry Lee Lewis Recovering from Stroke<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Lewis is expected to make a full recovery after suffering a minor stroke last week. According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2019\/03\/01\/jerry-lee-lewis-suffers-stroke\/3033392002\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessean<\/a><\/em>, the 83-year-old rocker won\u2019t be canceling any upcoming shows, and his next performance at May\u2019s New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival is expected to go on as scheduled. \u201cThe Killer looks forward to getting back into the studio soon to record a gospel record and on the road performing live for his fans,\u201d his publicist says. \u201cHis family requests privacy at this time. Well wishes and prayers are greatly appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Over the past few months, Morris has been hosting invitation-only listening events worldwide for fans to preview her upcoming album, <em>GIRL<\/em>, which arrives Friday (March 8). She threw the final preview over the weekend in her adoptive hometown of Nashville, saving the best for last.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Dickerson and Pearce wrapped the Way Back Tour with a sold-out show in Chicago Sunday (March 3). Highlights will be featured on an upcoming episode <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/shows\/hot-20-countdown\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CMT Hot 20 Countdown<\/a><\/em>, which airs Saturdays and Sundays at 9 a.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"heading-container\">\n<h3 class=\"heading\">Jimmy Fallon and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/john-rich\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">John Rich<\/a> Did It for the Party<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"description-container\">\n<p>Fallon recalled one memorable night out with John Rich in a True Confessions game with Pete Davidson and John Mulaney on the Tonight Show. He remembers going out for a beer in New York City with Rich and then ending up on a flight to Nashville to party more but not much else.<\/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\/1803575\/luke-bryans-american-idol-return-maren-morris-previews-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lauren Tingle 30m ago Give us a minute, and we\u2019ll give you five things to know in country music. It\u2019s your new favorite fix for all the latest news headlines in one place. Here\u2019s what you need to know for Monday (March 4): Bryan, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry\u2019s return to American Idol on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1304782","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-11 19:28:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304782","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1304782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1304782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1304782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1304782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1304782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}