Hardy recovering from ‘significant injuries’ following tour bus crash

Singer-songwriter Hardy – real name Michael Wilson Hardy – and his touring team are recovering from a bus accident that occurred early Sunday morning. The singer took to social media to update fans, sharing that all four passengers on the bus, including himself, “were all treated for significant injuries.”

Hardy was on the road after completing two shows in Bristol, Tenn. when his tour bus overturned on a portion of Interstate 40 West near Nashville. The artist has already been released from the hospital, and was ordered by the doctors to recover for the next few weeks.  However, his bus driver is still being treated. Hardy wrote in a statement. “Our friend and bus driver needs your prayers as he is still in the hospital. His family is with him while he is being treated and we’re all pulling and praying for him.”

Hardy added that recovery time “may cost us at a couple of shows,” but promised there will be updates from his team in the coming days.  The singer was scheduled to play a string of shows through December. kicking off on Oct. 8 at Globe Life Field with his longtime friend, Morgan Wallen, in Arlington, Texas.

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Tracy Lawrence launches new podcast ‘TL’s Road House’

Tracy Lawrence announced the launch of his TL’s Road House podcast, with Jelly Roll as his first guest. Other artists appearing on upcoming episodes of the podcast include Jason Aldean, Michael Ray, Alexandra Kay, Lainey Wilson, Tracy Byrd, Dustin Lynch and Dee Jay Silver.

Said Lawrence: “I’m really excited to launch TL’s Road House. There are so many artists and people in the industry that I’ve wanted to sit down with— ultimately, I just wanted the chance to get to know my peers.”  Lawrence added: “It’s definitely a learning curve putting this podcast together. Cameras have fallen for sure, but we’ve made some good adjustments after getting a few in the can.” Watch a sizzle reel for the podcast here.

Lawrence is continuing to tour this fall, on his joint co-headlining tour with his good friend, Clay Walker.  Lawrence also just announced the lineup for his Mission:Possible Turkey Fry Concert on November 22nd at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, featuring Gary Allan and Travis Denning, with more artists expected to be announced in the near future.

A new episode of TL’s Road House will premiere every Wednesday via Anchor, and will also be available on Lawrence’s YouTube channel. Watch the first episode, with Jelly Roll, here.

Tracy Lawrence premieres star-studded podcast

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Season 3 of ‘Jack Ryan’ coming to Prime Video in December

Amazon tweeted that Season 3 of the action-thriller series ‘Jack Ryan’ will premiere Dec. 21 on Prime Video. Jack Ryan is based on the Tom Clancy character of the same name, and the series follows Jack Ryan (John Krasinski), a Marine veteran and financial analyst working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

Season 3, consisting of eight episodes, will see Ryan (Krasinski) on the run and in a race against time after he is wrongly implicated in a larger conspiracy. An official description reads: “Now, wanted by both the CIA and an international rogue faction that he has uncovered, Jack is forced underground, crisscrossing Europe, trying to stay alive, while preventing a massive global conflict.”

Along with Krasinski, Jack Ryan stars Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly, with Nina Hoss and Betty Gabriel set to join the cast this season.  The series has already been renewed for Season 4 in October 2021, with Michael Peña set to join the cast.

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Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine in Ryan Reynolds’ ‘Deadpool 3’

Ryan Reynolds shared on social media that Deadpool 3 will feature Hugh Jackman’s return as Wolverine, and also shard the sequel’s release date — Sept. 6, 2024.  In the video clip on Twitter, Reynolds speaks to the camera while Jackman walks by in the background. Reynolds asks Jackman if he’ll play Wolverine one more time, with him responding, “Yeah, sure, Ryan.”  Wolverine’s claws slash the Deadpool logo, before revealing the film’s release date.

Deadpool 3 will be the first Deadpool film made since Disney acquired 20th Century Fox. Deadpool was part of the X-Men universe at Fox, and introduced Reynolds’ character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and included other character cameos in Reynolds’ films.

Jackman previously stated that 2017’s film Logan was his last appearance as the character. Logan was set in the future, as Wolverine’s powers were declining, so there is room for him to appear prior to the events of that film.

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Hurricane Ian picks up strength as it makes its way towards South Carolina

As of early Friday, Hurricane Ian has continued to grow in strength, with forecasters expecting it to make landfall along the Carolina coast later in the day. Ian strengthened back to a Category 1 hurricane overnight as it moved west over the Atlantic toward the U.S. eastern coast, after making landfall in Florida as a major Category 4 storm on Wednesday with 150 mph winds. Hurricane Ian has left a wake of death and destruction throughout Florida, and forecasters now warn the storm will bring “life-threatening storm surge and hurricane conditions” to the Carolina coast.

In its 5 a.m. EDT update, the National Hurricane Center said that the center of the storm was located 145 miles south-southeast of Charleston, S.C., and 225 miles south-southwest of Cape Fear, N.C., traveling north-northeast at 9 mph. Forecasters expect that it will reach the coast of South Carolina on Friday before moving farther inland across the Carolinas into Saturday. The storm grew in strength overnight, and had sustained winds of 85 mph hour as of 5 a.m. Forecasters predict there will be little change before it makes landfall, after which it will undergo rapid weakening.

A turn toward the north is expected Friday morning followed by a turn to the north-northwest with an increase in speed Friday night. The National Hurricane Center said: “On the forecast track, Ian will approach the coast of South Carolina on Friday. Ian is forecast to become an extratropical low over North Carolina tonight or on Saturday. The low is then expected to dissipate by Saturday night.” 

The NHC said in its update:“The combination of storm surge and the tide will cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline  Water could reach up to 7 feet in some of the areas under a storm surge watch.” A hurricane warning has been issued for the North Carolina coast; and a storm surge watch is also in effect for north of Cape Fear to Duck, N.C., and for the Pamlico River and the Cape Fear River while a hurricane watch was issued from east of Cape Fear to Surf City, N.C.   A hurricane watch also remains in place for east of Cape Fear to Surf City; and a tropical storm warning remains in place from the Flager/Volusia County Line to Savannah, Ga.; Cape fear to Duck, N.C.; and Pamlico Sound.

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Former President Trump argues that he should not be required to comment on accuracy of Department of Justice inventory

In new court filings. former President Donald Trump argued that he should not have to declare in court whether or not the Justice Department’s updated inventory of the documents seized from Mar-a-Lago is accurate.  In response to Trump’s suggestion that the FBI planted evidence during its search on Aug. 8, Special Master Raymond Dearie said that Trump had to submit a declaration of the accuracy of the Justice Department’s inquiry.  However, Trump argued that Dearie had only asked for a declaration from a government official and not from Trump’s side. Trump also said that he had no access to the documents at issue. The court filings said: “Additionally, the Plaintiff currently has no means of accessing the documents bearing classification markings, which would be necessary to complete any such certification by September 30, the currently proposed date of completion.”

The Justice Department submitted a slightly revised inventory of the materials seized from Mar-a-Lago on Monday, along with a declaration supporting the accuracy of the new list.  The new list adds 55 items to the more than 11,000 documents and photographs that were seized.  The new list also removed two empty folders with “CLASSIFIED” banners in the box. There are now 46 empty folders with classified markings.

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New Orleans Saints QB Jameis Winston held out of practice for a second day in London due to back injury

Despite being held out of practice for a second day in London for the NFL’s first international game of the season, New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis Winston is still expected to play on Sunday. Winston has been playing through four fractures in his back since the start of the season, and has also been dealing with an ankle injury. The injuries have affected Winston’s performance, however, and he has been sacked 11 times in three game, throwing for 858 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions. New Orleans record stands at 1-2.

As of press time, it was expected that Winston would play Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings; however if he can’t play, coach Dennis Allen will turn to either backup Andy Dalton, or tight end/quarterback Taysom Hill, both of whom took reps at the training facility of rugby club London Irish.

Two other starters on the Saints’ offense – wide receiver Michael Thomas and tackle Ryan Ramczyk – also were not at the team’s practice in London. Thomas left Sunday’s game with a toe injury, while Ramczyk was listed as questionable with an elbow injury.

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L.A. Chargers’ Joey Bosa placed on injured reserve with groin injury

LA Chargers head coach Brandon Staley told reporters that defensive end Joey Bosa will have surgery to repair the groin injury he suffered in last Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars. Bosa is expected to return to action this season, but will go on injured reserve and miss at least four games.  Bosa’s surgery performed by Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia to correct a core muscle issue while on injured reserve.

Bosa, a four-time Pro Bowler, is coming off of a 2021 season that saw him record 10.5 sacks. He had 1.5 sacks during the Chargers’ season-opening win over the Raiders. Veteran Kyle Van Noy is slated to replace Bosa in the starting lineup.

Bosa’s injury is just the latest bad news for the Chargers; who also lost starting left tackle Rashawn Slater and receiver Jalen Guyton to season-ending injuries. They are also dealing with Justin Herbert’s injured ribs, which he sustained during the team’s Week 2 loss in Kansas City. The team is expected to have receiver Keenan Allen back at practice this week after he missed the previous two games with a hamstring injury.

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Chris Janson signs with Big Machine Label Group Records

Chris Janson has signed with BMLG Records in partnership with his Harpeth 60 Records. Janson joins other artists including Lady A, Brett Young, Riley Green and his young new protégé, Shane Profitt.

Janson was with Warner Music Nashville since 2015. He broke onto the scene with his No. 1 debut single, “Buy Me A Boat” which was certified 3X Platinum, and followed that success with a string of Gold-certified No. 1 hits including “Fix A Drink,” “Good Vibes” and “Done.”  Earlier this year, Janson released his fourth studio record, All In, his last project with Warner Music Nashville and featuring collaborations with Eric Church and Travis Tritt.

Said Janson: “I am so proud to be teaming up with Scott Borchetta, Jimmy Harnen and the team at Big Machine Label Group. This opportunity is an absolute dream come true and I’m honored to be working with such a talented crew and roster of artists. Julian Raymond and I are hitting the studio for this first album, and we are on the fast track for great new music! This whole partnership just feels right, and I couldn’t be happier.”

Big Machine Label Group Chairman & CEO Scott Borchetta added: “Chris has always been a force of nature and he’s coming to BMLG at the perfect time to take his career next-level. His experience, determination, and vision for what he wants to do next completely aligns with our long-term label group ideal and continued artist development. Did I mention he blows a mean harp?”

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Morgan Evans performs unreleased song inspired by breakup with Kelsea Ballerini

Morgan Evans performed an unreleased song in Australia, inspired by his recent breakup with ex-wife Kelsea Ballerini.  Evans returned to Australia for the 15th anniversary of the CMC ROCKS QLD festival which took place last weekend, headlining along with Brad Paisley and Kane Brown.

Evans performed songs from his newest project: The Country And The Coast Side A, released almost one year ago. The project includes the track “Love Is Real,” which was written about Kelsea Ballerini while the couple were still together.  Evans then performed his never-before-heard song “How Long,” an emotional ballad that finds Evans searching for the answers to questions he ponders about he and his now ex-wife’s relationship. You can take a look at the performance clip – here.

Ballerini filed for divorce from Evans in late August, and took to social media to spread the news, sharing, “…so I wanted you to hear from me directly that I am going through a divorce. This deeply difficult decision is the result of a journey of love, growth, and effort that ultimately has come to an end. It’s hard to find the words here…but I feel extremely grateful for the years of marriage to Morgan and hopeful for the next seasons.”

Evans also addressed the split on social media, saying: “I am very sad to confirm that after almost five years of marriage, Kelsea and I are parting ways. I wish it were otherwise but sadly it is not.”

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