michael ray

"My grandmother asked to do a shot, and so, I did a shot with my grandmother, and when she set it down, she goes [to my grandfather], 'Amos, this tastes like the moonshine we used to run' ..."

Michael Ray's new EP, 'Higher Education', is due out on Aug. 27.

"It's probably the most personal song I've ever written ..."

The singer kicks off a 21-date tour in mid-June.

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Ray went countrier than ever for "Whiskey and Rain," and that's just the beginning of his traditional-minded next chapter.

In debuting a new song earlier this month the "Next Girl" singer once again looks to have dug deep into her personal narrative.

"It was very clear that this was not the marriage that I wanted," she says.

The 22-year-old Tritt is a singer and songwriter as well.

"It's one of those years that you grow a lot from."

"I certainly didn't get married to get divorced," she says.

"I'm happy for him," she said at the time.