Here are the trending country music stories for Friday Nov. 3rd, 2023
1. Jon Pardi had to cancel a first round of shows due to strep, now he’s cancelled a 2nd round of shows because he, his family and a lot of his crew have covid
2. Dolly Parton says she is still doing the Super Bowl halftime show, she's been asked several times. She admits that when she was first asked, she wasn't sure she could do a production that big.
3. It's "Leather" and "Highway Desperado Day". Friday's always bring a lot of new music. Cody Johnson's new album "Leather" is out featuring the duet with Jelly Roll called "Whiskey Bent". Meanwhile, Jason Aldean's new album, "Highway Desperado" is available everywhere.
4. Congrats to Dustin Lynch's "Thinkin' Bout You" duet partner Mackenzie Porter, she just announced she's going to be a mom
5. Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning are ready for year 2 of their hosting duties of the CMA Awards. Luke says they did a great job last year and are ready to build on that, this year.
6. "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" is a must on your Christmas playlist and today, the woman who sang it first is releasing the first ever music video for that song with some help from Tanya Tucker and Trisha Yearwood.
7. The ACM Awards just struck a multi-year deal with Prime Video to continue streaming the awards show on that platform
8. and staying with Prime Video - the day after Thanksgiving will be special. Black Friday football and a streamed concert from Garth Brooks. On top of all that Garth is releasing a new song on Monday with his friend Ronnie Dunn called "Rodeo Man" which is on his new album and boxed set which comes out on Tuesday.
