Lainey Wilson will make a cameo in a Coors Light commercial during the Super Bowl. The ad, which promotes the return of the Coors Light Chill Train, features Lainey in the middle of a wintery photo shoot when the "Chill Train" blows past her. Even though the scene looks cold, she actually filmed her scene in Los Angeles. "I was doing a photo shoot with my old trusty guitar and a horse that Coors Light hooked me up with. We had some really cool frosted makeup effects and we got to do something that I've never done and got to be creative in different kinds of ways, which is always fun for me," says Lainey.
Kane Brown has been named as the recipient of the 2024 CRS Artist Humanitarian Award. He has been a longtime supporter of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and other programs that provide opportunities for under-served and at-risk youth. Kane, who had to deal with homelessness, racism and abuse as a child, has said that he wished he had grown up with the kind of safe haven the organization provides for kids and teens. Kane will receive the honor February 29th in Nashville during the Country Radio Seminar.
The NHL All-Star events are taking place this weekend at Scotiabank Arena and a couple of country acts are going to be part of the festivities. Owen Riegling will perform Friday during the NHL All-Star Skills event. The Reklaws will perform the national anthem at the start of the game on Saturday at 3pm.
Keith Urban shared a video to social media on Tuesday that shows him sitting in front of a soundboard while a new, unreleased song plays in the background. He shared no details about the song, an upcoming album or any plans he may have in the works. Keith did talk about a new studio album coming in 2024 in August. "Most of the album, I'd say, is finished," he told the Associated Press at the time. "I think I've got basically one more song to record from the ground up and then a whole bunch of others that just need to be mixed." Keith's last album, The Speed of Now Part 1, was released in 2020. This is the longest break he's taken between albums. In 2022, he trashed a project because he didn't feel that any of the songs were speaking to him. "There was another album in me, I guess. It was a weird feeling. I actually never had that happen with a record, where I bailed on two thirds of it," he explains. "I probably kept about three out of those 12 or so songs."
Luke Combs shared the name of his new Nashville bar on Monday night. It's going to called Category 10. "I'm so excited about that," he says in a video posted on social media. "Obviously, as you guys know, the strongest a hurricane can be is Category 5, so we figured we'd double it and make it Category 10. It's gonna be an awesome honky tonk. Downtown Nashville. Food. Spirits. You know, you name it. Whatever you want, we're gonna have it. It's gonna be so much fun. I can't wait for this thing to open. I can't wait to see you guys there." Category 10 will be located in the building where the Wildhorse Saloon was. The complex will be 69,000 square feet and able to hold almost 3200 customers. It will also feature an area called "The Still", which will feature performances from up-and-coming songwriters.