Rhett’s latest single is a straight-up love song with a cheerful, summer-friendly beat that keeps it lively, fresh, and always on the move. ““Hey girl, you make me wanna write a song,” he sings in the opening line. “Sit you down and sing it to you all night long.”

“It Goes Like This” takes a far different tone from the last Rhett creation you probably heard on the radio. Jason Aldean’s ”1994,” with its goofy Joe Diffie chorus (which had Aldean falling out of his chair laughing when he first heard it), was co-written by Rhett, along with Luke Laird and Barry Dean.

Rhett has a solid reputation as a songwriter. He’s penned songs for Aldean, Lee Brice and others, as well as co-written his own previous hits “Something to Do with My Hands” and “Beer with Jesus.” But he didn’t actually have a hand in writing “It Goes Like This.” Credits instead below to Ben Hayslip, Jimmy Robbins and Rhett Akins. Funny how it works like that sometimes.

At least, though, the songwriting in this case stayed in the family. That’s because Akins happens to be Thomas Rhett’s father.

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The fun on July 4th starts at noon with food, games, a Taj Mahal concert, a car show and carnival rides. A soon as that sun sets, the fireworks promise to light up the sky.

You don’t have to be a veteran to take part — the public is invited. All you have to do is bring your photo I-D. Use I-5 exit 119 to catch a shuttle to the Freedom Fest site.

Join KMPS at the Symetra Bellevue Family Fourth this year and you’ll be treated to an all-star lineup of entertainment. This year’s show includes Aaron Crawford, free kids activities and of course, the area’s largest fireworks display backed by a liver performance from the Bellevue Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Everything starts at 2pm — and be sure to swing by the KMPS booth to win concert tickets!

Check out the gallery from last year’s event: Bellevue Family Fourth 2012

For more information head to the event’s website.

This 4th of July celebration is made possible by Symetra Financial, KOMO 4, The Bellevue Downtown Association, the City of Bellevue and KMPS.

C’mon down for Emerald Queen Casino’s Taste of Tacoma presented by BECU. It’s all happening June 28-30 at Point Defiance Park.

If you’ve never been before, expect some good times for everyone in your family. There’s endless displays of some of the best food around along with carnival rides, live music and comedy surrounding the entire event.

There are 30 restaurants partaking as well as a slew of local craft beers, Washington wine tasting, covered dining areas.

Come say hi to KMPS — we’ll be located at the Rock the Bowl @ Point D, presented by Metro Parks.

Check out all the details at Taste of Tacoma’s website.

“I like to do everything I can for our military,” said Toby, “but I have to say, I’ve never done anything like this before.”

Jessie had written to Detroit morning show host Dr. Don, asking if there was any way he could get Toby to administer the oath. Jessie had attended one of Toby’s USO concerts in Afghanistan. Jessie got his wish and a bonus…Detroit’s own Kid Rock was also there to shake Jessie’s hand.

Toby administered the re-enlistment oath to Siordia prior to his concert Sunday night at Detroit’s DTE Energy Music Theater (see the concert photos).

Toby Keith’s Hammer Down Tour continues across the U.S. throughout this summer and fall.

Toby is also performing with Garth Brooks, Ronnie Dunn, Willie Nelson, and Trisha Yearwood at the Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert on July 6 in Norman, Oklahoma.

- Jason 300, 99.5 WYCD/Detroit

“I’m dying for folks to hear it,” he says of the album. And for good reason: It’s his debut, and he’s been working on it for the past three years.

We’re sitting in the back lounge on Worsham’s tour bus that’s parked outside Joe’s Bar in Chicago, where Charlie is set to headline a Saturday night show. The bar is packed, but the show has been delayed due to an NHL playoff game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Los Angeles Kings that went into overtime.

Charlie, though, doesn’t seem bothered by the delay one bit. An easygoing guy with a friendly smile and a slight Southern drawl that’s as relaxed as his demeanor, he sits back and chats easily about his background, his lifelong love of music, and how he came to be one of Nashville’s most promising new artists.

If you’ve heard of Charlie, it could be because you saw him open for Miranda Lambert or Taylor Swift (the latter during her 2011 Speak Now Tour). Or because his new single “Could It Be” is gaining radio airplay and steadily climbing the charts.

“Could It Be” is well worth paying attention to. It’s a seamless blend of bluegrass-influenced elements with a smooth, country-rock melody — think Vince Gill meets Keith Urban. It’s fresh and wholly contemporary, and it gets in your head and sticks.

And it’s also unique. For instance, “the first thing you hear” in the song, according to Worsham, is a “slide mandolin.” It’s played by session vet Jedd Hughes, and it creates a sound that Worsham describes as “Ravi Shankar meets Bill Monroe.”

That mandolin part is also an example of why Worsham, who’s proficient in several instruments, chose not to go the Hunter Hayes route (writing, producing, and playing every instrument on every song on his debut) and, instead, bring in some studio players during the Rubberband sessions.

“I just know too many badasses that I love being on the playground with,” Worsham says. “I could have played mandolin on that song, but it wouldn’t have been that cool.”

If Vince Gill comes to mind when hearing Worsham’s music, that’s not coincidental. Gill was the person Worsham says he initially modeled himself after, “as a player, as a singer, and as a personality. ‘Liza Jane’ is still one of my go-to songs, when I need a reboot.”

You can hear shades of Gill’s tenor voice in Worsham’s vocals on “Could It Be.” And elsewhere on Rubberband, you can actually hear Gill himself. The Country Music Hall of Famer is a guest (along with another of Worsham’s heroes, Marty Stuart) on the song “Tools of the Trade.” “My mind was blown watching them [Gill and Stuart] record, because it was like seeing behind the curtain of my influences,” he says.

But more than that, it was a validating experience for Worsham. “As a musician, I have a long, long way to go,” he says, but seeing them play made him realize “I haven’t been walking down the wrong path.”

Worsham co-wrote all of the songs on Rubberband, including “Tools of the Trade” and “Could It Be,” and he co-produced the album with Ryan Tyndell. He met Tyndell through his publisher, ole’s Arthur Buenahora, and they became fast friends.

“He’s the big brother I never had,” Worsham says of Tyndell, who is probably best known as one of the writers behind Eric Church’s ”Springsteen” and who also wrote a handful of songs for Dierks Bentley’s upcoming album Riser.

Rubberband, though, isn’t Worsham’s first rodeo. 

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Each year, thousands of fans gather from across the nation to attend The Oregon Jamboree in Sweet Home – the Northwest’s premier country music and camping festival.  The excitement never ends with two stages, three beer and wine gardens, merchandise and concessions booths, and a Kids Zone! Three jumbo screens throughout the venue make every seat feel like a front row seat. Music-lovers can stay close to the action by camping out at one of the many RV and tent camping sites near the park. Get more info HERE!

This morning, proud mom Mary in Lake Tapps called in to salute her son Eric who once dreamed of being a Professional Golfer, but decided to serve his country with the Coast Guard.

If you have a family member or friend in the service that you would like to recognize, email soldier@kmps.com. Please include your name and phone number, their name, your relation to them and a brief statement about their rank, deployments, and accomplishment.

Watch what happened in our Johnson and Johnson Video of the Day.

Click HERE to find the best gas prices at the pumps near you. You can also use the trip cost calculator, find out fuel saving tips, and more so that the next time you need a fill-up you won’t have to clean out you’re wallet.

Today’s Average Cost In Washington: 
Regular: $3.76
Diesel: $3.96

Last Year’s Average Cost:
Regular:$3.96
Diesel:$4.00

The Washington State Department Of Transportation has additional detour routes around the collapsed Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge in Mount Vernon. They have also included  information about travel times, and traffic cameras regarding the Skagit County detour. To find out the latest details on the I-5 bridge, click HERE.

There are two northbound detour options:

• Exit 227, follow signs east to SR 538, turn left onto Riverside Drive, then left onto George Hopper Road, and back to I-5
• Exit 226, follow signs to SR 536/East Kincaid St.  Continue to SR 536, then turn right onto SR 20 and back to I-5.

There are two southbound detour options:

• Exit 227, follow signs east onto George Hopper Road.  Next, head south on Riverside Drive/Burlington Boulevard, turn right onto SR 538/East College Way and back to I-5
• Exit 230, follow signs west so SR 20/Avon Cutoff, then south onto Avon Allen Road.  Next, head east on SR 536/Memorial Highway and back to I-5.