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“You Took A Felon All The Way To Europe”: Jelly Roll & Post Malone Share Emotional Moment On Stage As Tour Comes To A Close
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“You Took A Felon All The Way To Europe”: Jelly Roll & Post Malone Share Emotional Moment On Stage As Tour Comes To A Close

Lots of love between the two stars. As more and more artists from outside the genre try their hand at country music, Post Malone has undoubtedly experienced the most success since crossing over. Beyond bringing on an all-star cast for F-1 Trillion, the “I Fall Apart” singer fully embraced Music City, its culture and most importantly, its people. As we all know by now, F-1 Trillion was a massive success for Post that ultimately served as a massive amalgamation of different styles, subgenres and artists of the past and present. While some of the album can absolutely be labeled as a mixed bag in terms of cohesion and overall quality, one thing that cannot be denied about Post is the dedication he’s shown to the genre over the past two years. Last year, Post took Jelly Roll on the road with him for the first iteration of the Big Ass Stadium Tour, and it was a massive success, selling out stadiums across the country, including the likes of AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Wrigley Field in Chicago, Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Ford Field in Detroit and SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. It would also experience similar success across the pond, selling out stadiums across Europe in France, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and more. Though it got off to a bumpy start, with the first month of shows getting cancelled, Post ran it back with the “I Am Not Okay” singer once again this year on the Big Ass Stadium Tour Part Two tour, along with Carter Faith. Regardless of your thoughts on Jelly as an artist and performer, there’s one thing that cannot be denied about him: his ability to deliver an incredible speech. This was put on display brilliantly once again at their final show of the tour at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday night. Early in Post’s set, Jelly Roll would return to the stage to perform their 2024 collaboration, “Losers.” After the performance, the “Pour Me A Drink” singer would pause the concert to tell the crowd how much he loves him, noting how successful the last two tours have been for the pair. “Brother, I just want to do this in front of the world. I want to do this in front of the entire world… Is it strange for a grown man to profess his love for another grown man? I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been riding ’round in a vehicle, and they said, ‘Oh, that’s Jelly Roll!’ I said, ‘No, not Jelly Roll. He’s way f*****g cooler than me. But I just want you to know, we’ve done this two times, not just here, all around the f*****g country.” Jelly Roll would then interject, correcting Post and noting that he took him all over the world — his first international tour. He’d then joke and tell the Texas native that he took a “f*****g felon” all the way to Europe with him. “The world, brother. You took me to Europe for the first time. My first international tour was because of you, Post. You took a f*****g felon all the way to Europe with you dude!” After joking and calling the “Save Me” singer one of his “top five favorite felons” in the world, Post would thank him once again for supporting him the last two years and for sharing his music with the world. He’d then finish by telling Jelly that he loves him “more than he can ever f*****g know.” “I just want to say thank you for sharing your love with the world. Thank you for sharing your music with everybody. Thank you for f*****g putting on a f*****g hell of a show for these mother f*****s every f*****g night.  I just want you to know that no matter what you would ever need in life, that I have your f*****g back, and I love you more than I can ever f*****g say.  The two embraced in a hug, providing an emotional closer to the tour as Jelly Roll ran off stage — tipping his hat and bowing to the crowd before he left the stage. Watch here: @lisa_ward @Extra Posty @Post Malone @Jelly Roll #postmalone #jellyroll ♬ original sound – lisa_ward “Losers The post “You Took A Felon All The Way To Europe”: Jelly Roll & Post Malone Share Emotional Moment On Stage As Tour Comes To A Close first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Morgan Wallen Donates Nearly $40,000 For New Instruments To North Las Vegas High School Music Program
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Morgan Wallen Donates Nearly $40,000 For New Instruments To North Las Vegas High School Music Program

Another generous donation. Through his Morgan Wallen Foundation, Morgan Wallen is making another huge donation, this time to a local Las Vegas high school. Throughout his I’m The Problem tour, Morgan has made generous donations to various communities that he’s played in, and while the Vegas show was at the beginning of this tour in May, students are now getting to put the newly-received money to good use. According to Fox5 Vegas, Legacy High School received over $38,000 from the foundation to go towards their music program and new instruments, Mariachi and orchestra teacher Tara Ogden-Skousen says the school is buying more string and brass instruments so students don’t have to share worn out instruments anymore. She explained that she was “so pleased and grateful” to receive the money, and she knows it will help them be much better prepared for this coming school year. She says she has “high hopes” for the future of the school’s music program: “I was so pleased, and so grateful, and so excited that we get to start feeling a little bit more prepared for the year, a little bit more loved. And that’s gonna translate down to the kids, and the kids are gonna know we’re loved by them, and we’re loved by our community. So we’ll continue to grow and get better, and I have high hopes for Legacy’s promising future in music.”‘ She says at least 30 more students will benefit from new instruments with more able to play once old horns and strings come back form repair. It’s been cool to see how many schools and kids receive money for their music program from Morgan this year, as those programs often lose funding first and as Morgan knows very well, music is such an important aspect of so many people’s lives. The fact that he’s made a point to enrich the lives of so many young people through music is commendable, and I have no doubt he and the foundation will continue the great work they do for both music programs and sports programs as he sets his sights on a new album, and likely a new tour, next year. Morgan is gearing up to kick off a new era of music, releasing the first song from his forthcoming (yet unofficially announced) album, “Been By Now,” last Friday. He told the Baltimore crowd at his recent shows that new music is coming, and he’s looking forward to sharing everything he’s been working on likely sooner rather than later. “Been By Now” He has just two shows left on this tour, with both taking place this weekend at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ‘Still The Problem’ Tour Dates July 31 || Philadelphia, Penn. || Lincoln Financial Field w/ ​​Brooks & Dunn, Hudson Westbrook, Blake Whiten August 1 || Philadelphia, Penn. || Lincoln Financial Field w/ Ella Langley, Hudson Westbrook, Blake WhitenThe post Morgan Wallen Donates Nearly $40,000 For New Instruments To North Las Vegas High School Music Program first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Bailey Zimmerman Has Canceled a 10-Date International Tour
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Bailey Zimmerman Has Canceled a 10-Date International Tour

Zimmerman has scrapped 10 overseas dates in order to focus on pressing family matters. Continue reading…

What Songs Will Garth Brooks Play Live on His 2026 Tour?
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What Songs Will Garth Brooks Play Live on His 2026 Tour?

What songs do you want to hear on Garth Brooks' setlist in 2026? We have some ideas. Continue reading…

Bailey Zimmerman Cancels Upcoming Concerts To “Focus On Me, My Family, And New Music”
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Bailey Zimmerman Cancels Upcoming Concerts To “Focus On Me, My Family, And New Music”

Probably for the best. Bailey Zimmerman has canceled the European leg of his tour to spend some time working on himself, following what’s been a turbulent summer for the “Rock and a Hard Place” singer. Zimmerman faced some serious charges back in June related to an incident in New Mexico following a canceled concert. He was charged on June 18 with one felony count of criminal damage to property over $1,000 and one misdemeanor charge of falsely obtaining services, with the arrest warrant alleging that Zimmerman caused $16,000 in damages to his hotel room following a canceled concert at the Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque. The incident transpired back in May when Zimmerman canceled a show at the resort hours before show time on May 27. At the time, Zimmerman said in a statement that he wasn’t feeling well and was not able to give fans the show that they deserved, but after the show was canceled rumors quickly began swirling that there was more to the story. And after charges were filed, an arrest affidavit revealed damage to the hotel room that reportedly totaled over $16,000 and included “damage to a TV, a broken phone, damage to a coffee table, damage to two chairs, and two chairs missing from the room.” There was also reported to be a hole in a wall as well as damage to other walls and stains on the carpet, and when Sandia staff attempted to contact Zimmerman and his team, they weren’t able to get a response – which led to the criminal case. The charges against Zimmerman were ultimately dropped after he paid restitution, and he’s since returned to the stage for his summer touring schedule. But over the weekend he found himself once again in the middle of a firestorm – although this one was out of his control – after his concert at the Delaware State Fair was cut short due to a power outage. Zimmerman made it through three songs before the power abruptly cut out, and he even tried to power through and perform acoustically until things were resolved. But shortly after the outage, an announcement was made that the concert would be cancelled, much to the displeasure of both the crowd and Bailey. Afterwards, it was announced that ticket holders would not be receiving refunds for the cancelled concert, which obviously caused a lot of outrage – although like I said, this one’s 100% on organizers and the city and not on Bailey. Regardless, it’s no doubt been a lot for him to deal with. So Bailey announced today that he would be cancelling his upcoming run of shows in Europe to take some time for himself: “I wanted to let you all know personally that I unfortunately have to cancel my UK/Europe shows. This was not an easy decision and it kills me to have to cancel because I know how excited everyone is… but right now I need to take this time to focus on important family matters. Everything is okay, it’s just my family needs my attention and that’s what I’ve gotta do. I will still be playing my shows in North America in August, but after that I will be taking some more time to focus on me, my family, and new music. Once again I’m so sorry to everybody that has waited so long… I hope y’all can understand that my family has to come first. Thank you for having my back on this crazy ride we call life.” View this post on Instagram Zimmerman was set to play 6 shows in the UK starting on August 17, followed by a run of shows in the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Norway. In the announcement, he said that he would be playing his US shows in August, but it’s not clear whether that means his shows in the US scheduled for September and later will still go on as scheduled. (He’s currently scheduled to resume his US run on September 17 at the Washington State Fair). Of course most in the comments seemed to understand the need to take time to take care of himself, but there were also several who were upset that this seems to be an ongoing issue with Bailey at this point: ““Why does Bailey always get unnecessary hate” THIS! Y’all throw Morgan down for canceling a show once in a blue moon, Bailey does it once a week and it’s “hope everything is okay” lol the double standard is hilarious to me” Whatever he’s dealing with, hopefully he’s able to get it taken care of before heading back out on the road.The post Bailey Zimmerman Cancels Upcoming Concerts To “Focus On Me, My Family, And New Music” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.