Country Daypop Archives

Thomas Rhett just racked up his 10th No. 1 Billboard country single this week with “Marry Me,” a song he also co-wrote. The single took only 16 weeks from to climb the charts to No. 1.  The song topped the Mediabase chart and Billboard‘s Country Airplay Chart this week, marking Rhett’s fourth consecutive No. 1.  The singer wrote the track with Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley and Shane McAnally. “Marry Me” is the third single from Rhett’s most recent album, Life Changes, to hit No. 1. Rhett is currently headlining his Life Changes Tour and will serve as opening act for Kenny Chesney’s Trip Around the Sun Tour later this year.

The Pistol Annies, Angaleena Presley and Ashley Monroe, joined Miranda Lambert onstage at two of her Livin’ Like Hippies Tour stops; Friday and Saturday night (March 2 and 3.)  The trio performed two songs during each of the shows. Lambert’s 2018 tour stopped in Knoxville, Tenn., and Cleveland, Ohio, when Presley and Monroe showed up. Together, the three ladies sang their Pistol Annies songs “Hell on Heels” and “Takin’ Pills.”  The Pistol Annies released their second album, Annie Up, in 2013; but later that year, they canceled all of their upcoming concerts and have not released any new music or toured together since. Rumors of a breakup swirled at that time, which all three artists have always denied.  Lambert’s Livin’ Like Hippies Tour began in January and is scheduled to run through late March. You can watch the Pistol Annies performances in the link below.

Kimberly Perry, from The Band Perry, confirmed on Sunday, March 4, that she and husband J.P. Arencibia are splitting.  Perry and Arencibia’s divorce paperwork cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for their split.  “Yes, sadly it’s true, my marriage has come to an end,” Perry wrote on Instagram. “I know that beauty will come from these ashes and, as always, I want to thank you all for your love and support.” The couple got engaged in the fall of 2013 at Perry’s parents’ house, and married on June 12, 2014, at the First Presbyterian Church in her hometown of Greeneville. As has been previously reported, the couple met backstage at a meet-and-greet for the band’s performance at the Florida Strawberry Festival in 2012, after the Arencibia, who was a fan of the group, went backstage and asked Perry for her phone number.   

Blake Shelton had to cancel his Saturday night (Mar. 3) date at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, La., due to a case of the flu. The show has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Mar. 6. Shelton took to social media, explaining he almost never has to postpone a show, but the flu just got the best of him. He also apologized to fans who were scheduled to see his show on Saturday night. Shelton promised fans in a later tweet that he’d “make up for the inconvenience” and that his support guests Brett Eldredge, Carly Pearce and Trace Adkins would still be on the bill at the make-up show. Ticket holders who are unable to make Tuesday’s date will get a full refund.  Shelton’s Country Music Freaks Tour is set to run through March.

Country music legend Ronnie Prophet, who had 26 hit singles in Canada, five which charted in the U.S. and also hosted several television shows, died Friday, March 2 in Florida from cardiac and kidney failure. “With a very heavy heart, but with so many fond memories, so very sad to hear the legendary Ronnie Prophet passed away this morning at the age of 80,” family spokesperson Dave Bancroft posted on Prophet’s Facebook page. Prophet’s wife, singer Glory-Anne Carriere, made her own post on her personal Facebook page.  In the ’70s, he became a household name when he hosted CBC’s Country Roads (1973), then CTV’s The Ronnie Prophet Show (1974) and Grand Old Country (1975-1980). From 1973 to 1992, Prophet had 26 charting country singles in Canada. Five songs ranked on Billboard charts from 1975 to 1977, beginning with “Sanctuary” and followed by “Shine On,”  “It’s Enough,” “Big Big World” and “It’s Ain’t Easy Lovin’ Me.” He also had a half-dozen hits with his wife.