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On Wednesday, Dierks Bentley took to his Twitter account to make a very important announcement ... he and his wife Cassidy are expecting baby #3 this fall.
so my wife and i will be changing our family defensive strategy come the fall. switching from MAN-to-MAN to ZONE. #3! advice @thetimmcgraw?!
Last night I had a short video of Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley teaming up to sing Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know in concert. This morning I found a more complete version so I thought I'd post it.
The pair begin by singing Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty's After The Fire Is Gone and finish up with Gotye's Somebody That I Used To Know.
UPDATE: You can now watch a full version of Dierks and Miranda here.
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It's been a little over a year since Dierks Bentley released his latest album "Home" and nearly eight months since he surprised fans with his four-song EP "Country & Cold Cans," so it seems like a good time for Dierks to be thinking about releasing a new album.
Lucky for fans, he's well into the album-making process.
Dierks tells Billboard that he's been writing new material since October, and hopes for a fall release.
"I've got a lot of new folks, younger blood. I'm trying to keep it fresh, man," Bentley says.
Dierks goes on to say, "This next record is a big one for me. I'm putting a lot of time into it, doing it right. I'm really excited about it. I want it to be my best one, something really special."
If all goes according to plan, Deirks will release the first single off the new album in May.
Check out a new song Dierks has been singing in concert called I Hold On that's about his old truck that he refuses to retire and his lovely wife Cassidy.
Thomas Rhett, who's been opening some shows for Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert, wrote a song for Dierks called "Dierkin' It." Dierks documented the funny song on his latest DBTV episode.
The lyrics:
I'm straight Dierkin It
I'm up on stage and I'm workin' it
Got a cup full of something I'm slurpin' it
See you up on the front row twerkin' it
I bet she drove a country mile to see me shake it country style
Not gonna get a little sideways, gonna do my thing on my way
Montgomery Gentry, Kenny Rogers, Josh Turner, and
Dierks Bentley are the latest additions to the ever-growing list of
talent set to take stage for the final Nashville concert of George Jones’
career. Taking place at the Bridgestone Arena on Friday, November 22,
2013, the sure-to-be unforgettable show is already gearing up to be a
star-studded event with already announced artists Charlie
Daniels, Lorrie Morgan, Randy Travis, Jamey
Johnson, and Gene Watson.
“I am excited that
my friends all want to be with me on this show,” says George Jones. “This is
sure going to be a fun and emotional night with lots of memories, friends, and
great country music.”
Tickets for the Nashville finale are currently on
sale at all Ticketmaster
locations.
Walmart checker, Kayla Slone, has become an internet sensation after a friend videoed her at her Wally World register singing some Dolly Parton tunes. Kayla is a great singer and the world is taking notice.
First, Diane Sawyer featured her in a story and then she made an appearance on Anderson Cooper's talk show.
After flying for the very first time and making her way to New York, Kayla got a surprise while talking with Anderson. Dierks Bentley called in with an invite for Kayla ... he gave her tickets to the ACM Awards in April along with tickets to a pre-show party he's throwing.
Dierks said: “I’m a huge fan. Like so many people, I saw the video, and, gosh, I just love your singing, your voice, it’s such a great traditional country voice. It was really refreshing and I wanted to just call and tell you that I’m a fan and enjoyed your story.” Dierks suggested they should get together and sing and Kayla exclaimed, “Well come get me! I’m ready!”
That's when Dierks surprised her with the tickets and the party invite. To make sure she was able to make it, Anderson offered to pay for her trip.
Check out Dierks chatting with Kayla on Anderson Cooper recently above. You can also check out Kayla singing at Walmart here.
Today, 23rd October, Miranda Lambert posted a video to her YouTube entitled 'We've Got Something Up Our Sleeves...:)'.
I hoped it'd be something to do with a new Pistol Annies album (I can only dream!) but through a black-and-white role-play scene, Miranda and Dierks Bentley announce that they will go on the 'Locked & Reloaded' tour in January 2013.
There are no announced dates as of yet (cities below) although she will be performing a separate show at the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall, NJ on Jan 26th, with Dierks and Thomas Rhett. These go on sale Saturday 27th October at 10am EST, with Ran Fan pre-sale tomorrow (Wednesday 24th), also at 10am EST. You can find details here.
Here is a list of cities they will be visiting:
Columbia, SC Knoxville, TN Roanoke, VA Baltimore, MD Reading, PA Atlantic City, NJ Dekalb, IL Dayton, OH Huntington, WV Ames, IA Champaign, IL E Lansing, MI Rochester, NY Albany, NY Portland, ME Wichita Falls, TX Oklahoma City, OK Kansas City, MO Macon, GA Jacksonville, FL Estero, FL Bossier City, LA Springfield, MO Tulsa, OK Syracuse, NY Hershey, PA Uniondale, NY San Diego, CA Irvine, CA Las Vegas, NV Phoenix, AZ Albuquerque, NM Denver, CO
Comment if they're coming to a city near you!
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The 46th Annual CMA Awards just got a whole lot more star studded.
We already knew that Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Kelly Clarkson, and Little Big Town had signed on to perform at this year's CMA Awards on November 1, but this morning even more stars were announced.
According to Billboard.com, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church and the Band Perry have joined previously announced performers Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Kelly Clarkson, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley and Zac Brown Band
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host the evening with the show airing Thursday, November 1, on ABC.
In case you can't tell from all the ant-sized people, the person standing directly in front of the airplane above is Dierks Bentley. Dierks headed to Duluth's Cirrus-brand plant and picked up his very own fresh-off-the-line customized 2012 SR22T Xi Cirrus airplane last week.
According to the Duluth News Tribune, "Dierks underwent training for the 2012 SR22T Xi while in Duluth from Tuesday through Friday morning, posed for a group photo with Cirrus staff on Thursday. The singer also performed at Cirrus’ party ahead of this year’s EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wis., in July."
“We are grateful for each of our customers, and that Dierks is also a country music star is an added bonus,” said Debbie Breemeersch, Cirrus’ executive director of marketing.
Congrats to Dierks on the new big boy toy.
While snooping around Cirrus' website for additional info, I came across this video another surprise pilot, Tim McGraw, put out for the company last year.
Country is full of pilots, who knew?
And just in case you're in the market for a new plane, the SR22T Xi has a baseline price of $441,900 without all the fancy add-ons the company offers.
