That Nashville Sound Saturday Newsbytes: New Music Videos, Opry Expansion & New Albums

Several newsworthy items popped up on the newsfeed yesterday including a couple of new music projects, a historic expansion for the Grand Ole Opry and some new music videos.

~ Seth Ennis premiered a new music video for his debut single "Call Your Mama."

~ Parmalee premiered a new music video for "Down Town" that supports the relief fundraising for victims of the Hurricane Florence.

~ Luke Combs unveiled a new acoustic music video for his song "I Got Away With You."

~ HoneyHoney released a new music video for their song "Arrow of Love."

~ John Prine's Austin City Limits performance of "Everything is Cool" was released on YouTube.

~ The album that started it all for Toby Keith, his self-titled 1993 debut featuring four hit singles, is being celebrated with a special 25th anniversary release titled Should've Been A Cowboy. The album has been remastered from the original analog tapes and includes a commemorative cover, liner notes from Keith and three rare tracks from Keith's personal vault. It will be released on November 30, 2018.

~ The historic Grand Ole Opry unveiled plans to start a 12 million dollar renovation of the building.

"The project features several additions and enhancements, including a larger 5,000-square-foot retail footprint and a new box office, and a new parking area featuring 1,100 surface parking spaces on undeveloped land just north of the Opry House, adding a convenient parking option for Opry guests and the public during peak times. Plans were also revealed for a new, state-of-the-art Opry House backstage tour theater and 100-seat VIP event space to open in Spring 2019, which will feature a new backstage tour film including new Opry member interviews and performances as well as highlights from the Opry’s vast video and audio archives."

- Kip Moore is releasing a new EP on November 16 called Room To Spare: The Acoustic Sessions. Here's the track listing below:

1. “Plead The Fifth” (Acoustic Version)
(Luke Dick, Josh Kear)
2. “Tennessee Boy”
(Kip Moore, Dan Couch)
3. “Love You To The Moon”
(Charlie Worsham, Luke Dick, Natalie Hemby)
4. “It Ain’t California”
(Kip Moore, Charlie Worsham, Jon Mabe)
5. “Wish It Was Me”
(Kip Moore, Adam Browder, Scott Stepakoff, Dan Couch)
6. “Come Home With You”
(Kip Moore, Troy Verges, Blair Daly)
7. “Part Of Growing Up”
(Kip Moore, Josh Miller, Andrew DeRoberts)