DAILYBUZZ March 15, 2023, Issue 3
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Slap Heard ‘Round The Ryman
“If you’re sitting here today, fair warning, you are a possible target for me to make fun of, and if you don’t want that, you should leave now,” EVP/Promotion Royce Risser said during his introduction at today’s (3/14) Team UMG At The Ryman. “B Dub, Jamie Patrick … now’s your chance.” Among those making their debut at the label group’s annual showcase was Dalton Dover, Josh Ross and not-so-newcomers Tyler Hubbard and Brad Paisley. Dover performed the mostadded song in Mercury’s history, “Giving Up On That,” just one year after watching the show from the audience, while Ross made his Ryman debut with “Trouble.” Hubbard shared his excitement for the next chapter of his career and gratitude for those in attendance, saying, “It’s not every day I get to look out and see so many people who have changed my life.” When outgoing Chairman/CEO Mike Dungan shared he’d signed Paisley, Risser had one question: “Why?” But after spending the last two days with him, Risser revealed the truth about the insurance commercial star. “He’s not nice … he’s not a good person.” Paisley confirmed he had an “instant connection with ‘Ross’” before playing a new song inspired by the opioid crisis in West Virginia. “There will be some songs on this album you aren’t going to play,” Paisley said. “But maybe we can talk about them.” Coming off of a C2C performance in the UK, Caylee Hammack clarified she says crockpot in “Only Good Things,” not crack pipe. “Someone came up to me and asked about ‘that crack pipe song,’” she laughed. “I guess they don’t have crockpots over there.” Additional performances included Boy Named Banjo’s “Whiskey Dreams” (out Friday), Catie Offerman’s “I Just Killed A Man,”
Swat Team: CRS Paddle Royale winner Chris Lane (r) battles Brett Young in the finals. Kassi Ashton’s “Drive You Out Of My Mind” and Kylie Morgan’s “If He Wanted To He Would.” Brothers Osborne were accompanied by a string section and piano for the unreleased track “Forever And A Day,” and Sam Hunt followed with “Locked Up.” “When you get a record deal in your late twenties, it can stunt your growth as far as becoming the man you man to be,” said Hunt. “And this song speaks to that.” “His new wife, Hallie Ray,” Risser began before Parker McCollum could be heard
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