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Toronto Sun
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell sues Florida sheriff's office over beach trespassers
Published Jul 16, 2025 • 2 minute read Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys performs during the 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Frisco, Texas. Photo by Chris Pizzello / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. 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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account ORLANDO, Fla. — Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff's office isn't doing enough to protect his multimillion-dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so. The petition filed last month by Littrell's company in a Florida Panhandle county touches on a perennial tug-of-war between usually-wealthy oceanfront property owners and beach-loving members of the public, especially in Florida, which has 825 miles of sandy beaches. Under Florida law, any sand on a beach below the high tide water mark is public. Many homeowners own the sand down to the average high-water line, though some counties over the decades have passed local ordinances that let the public use otherwise private beaches for sunbathing, fishing and walking if people have historically had access for those purposes. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Property records show that Littrell's company purchased the property in Santa Rosa Beach in Walton County in 2023 for $3.8 million. A spokeswoman for the Walton County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that the office doesn't comment on pending litigation. 'The Walton County Sheriff's Office prides itself on handling every situation, call for service, or interaction with professionalism using a customer service approach,' public information officer Lindsey Darby said in an email. 'This has always been our philosophy and will remain so moving forward.' In the petition, Littrell's company said that chairs, umbrellas and small tables had been put out on the beach, as well as 'No Trespassing' signs, to mark it as private property. But that effort had been in vain 'as numerous trespassers have set out to antagonize, bully, and harass the Littrell family by regularly, every day, trespassing,' according to the petition. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The sheriff's office has refused requests to remove trespassers or charge them, and the family has had to hire private security, the petition said. Walton County, which has become home to several famous property owners besides Littrell over the past two decades, has been at the center of a recent fight between private property owners and the public over access to beaches. A 2018 Florida law that stemmed from a Walton County ordinance blocked any local government from passing ordinances dealing with public beach access until affected homeowners were notified, a public hearing was held and a court had determined whether a private beach was historically open to the public. Florida lawmakers this year approved legislation that restored control back to local authorities, and Gov. Ron DeSantis signed it into law last month in Santa Rosa Beach, the beach town where Littrell's house is located. RECOMMENDED VIDEO Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. Celebrity Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto & GTA Entertainment Canada
UPI
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Listen: Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton team up on 'A Song to Sing'
1 of 5 | Miranda Lambert arrives on the red carpet for the CMA Awards in November. She collaborated with Chris Stapleton on "A Song to Sing," out Friday. File Photo by John Angelillo | License Photo July 11 (UPI) -- Miranda Lambert is teaming up with Chris Stapleton on new music. The country music singers released the single "A Song to Sing" and its lyric video Friday. "I want you to know, you are a part of me, baby, you're the heart of me," they sing. "Together we can write a song to sing." The song was inspired in part by Stapleton's relationship with his wife and collaborator, Morgane Stapleton. "Chris understands this emotion from the inside out, because he and Morgane have both lived it. To have someone so soulful and willing to go into the heart of the feelings, to share the pull of the road and creative life -- and what that means when you love someone with every bit of your being is next level," Lambert said, per Taste of Country. Lambert and Stapleton previously collaborated on Stapleton's "What Am I Gonna Do," and both are currently touring. Miranda Lambert's career: Country music, red carpets and awards Miranda Lambert attends the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 17, 2005. Photo by Roger Williams/UPI | License Photo
Gulf Today
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Gulf Today
Country singer Parker McCollum's dreams came true
Imagine you come from a small town in Texas and you have big dreams of being a country music star. Imagine those aspirations come true, tenfold: You win a couple Academy of Country Music Awards, a CMT Music Award and you have a couple platinum singles to your name. What's next? If you're Parker McCollum, it's new challenges. Surpassing his wildest expectations meant reveling in the carte blanche that follows - the freedom to do whatever you want. For the 33-year-old singer, that's the release of his fifth full-length project, a self-titled album out Friday. "I would hang my hat on this record seven days a week,' he says of the album. "It's just the most focused I've ever been.' He's self-assured now, but the road to "Parker McCollum,' the album, wasn't so steady. He originally recorded half a full-length with his longtime collaborator, producer Jon Randall. It wasn't working. "I was comfortable,' McCollum says. "I was like, 'I gotta go get as uncomfortable as I can.'' So, he scrapped what he had, went to New York, worked with a new producer, Frank Liddell (Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Chris Knight), and recorded what became the final album in a week. "It sounds absolutely ridiculous when you say it out loud,' McCollum says. "That's a crazy way to do it, but I think it worked.' It helped that McCollum had most of the songs written. "I wrote 'Permanent Headphones' when I was 15. I wrote 'My Blue' in 2019. I wrote a lot of songs last year,' he says. Still, they cut "a couple songs a day.' He credits Liddell for pulling the best songs out of him, as well as New York's industrious energy, for helping him realize the record. "I would hang my hat on this record seven days a week,' Parker McCollum says of the album. "I'm glowing when I'm there,' he says of the city. "When I was in high school dreaming about being on a major label cutting records, you know, 'It's going to be in New York City and it's gonna be ... like a movie. And, you know, I just decided to try and actually do that.' The album possesses that vigor, from the slow-building, John Mayer-esq. "New York Is On Fire' to more country-and-then-some fare: "Solid Country Gold,' "Sunny Days,' and "What Kinda Man.' There's also a spirited cover of Danny O'Keefe's folk classic "Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues' with fellow Texan singer Cody Johnson, the album's sole feature. "I've played that song my entire life,' McCollum says. He thought, "That song is going to be cut at some point or another in my career. Might as well make it now.' The narrative opener "My Blue' was the first song McCollum and Liddell recorded in the studio, and it was "a breeze,' as McCollum describes it, "And the worst thing happened that could have possibly happened.' They thought the rest of the process would be effortless, but that's not how it goes. "It was just an absolute emotional grind for the next six and a half days. But I wouldn't have it any other way.' That led to experimentation, too. "I've always wanted to be a country singer. And the more that I listen to what I do, I'm like, 'This doesn't really sound like country music to me,' which is hard to put your thumb on nowadays, of course, what country music really is. It's just not as narrow as it used to be. But I'm like, I just don't really even care anymore. You know, maybe I'm not a country singer. I don't know. I don't give a (expletive) anymore. Whatever it is that I do sound like, you know, that's what I wanna do.' As long as the songs "make you feel something.' That's something fans have long connected to, since the release of his debut, "The Limestone Kid,' a decade ago. "It really eats at me to put out music that hits you where music hits me,' he says. "I really enjoy that chase and that journey of, 'Am I going to write songs that are good enough?' ... I'm trying to find those answers.' Associated Press
Hamilton Spectator
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Country singer Parker McCollum's dreams all came true. A new self-titled album brought new ones
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine you come from a small town in Texas and you have big dreams of being a country music star. Imagine those aspirations come true, tenfold: You win a couple Academy of Country Music Awards, a CMT Music Award and you have a couple platinum singles to your name. What's next? If you're Parker McCollum, it's new challenges. Surpassing his wildest expectations meant reveling in the carte blanche that follows — the freedom to do whatever you want. For the 33-year-old singer, that's the release of his fifth full-length project, a self-titled album out Friday. 'I would hang my hat on this record seven days a week,' he says of the album. 'It's just the most focused I've ever been.' He's self-assured now, but the road to 'Parker McCollum,' the album, wasn't so steady. He originally recorded half a full-length with his longtime collaborator, producer Jon Randall. It wasn't working. 'I was comfortable,' McCollum says. 'I was like, 'I gotta go get as uncomfortable as I can.'' So, he scrapped what he had, went to New York, worked with a new producer, Frank Liddell (Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Chris Knight), and recorded what became the final album in a week. 'It sounds absolutely ridiculous when you say it out loud,' McCollum says. 'That's a crazy way to do it, but I think it worked.' It helped that McCollum had most of the songs written. 'I wrote 'Permanent Headphones' when I was 15. I wrote 'My Blue' in 2019. I wrote a lot of songs last year,' he says. Still, they cut 'a couple songs a day.' He credits Liddell for pulling the best songs out of him, as well as New York's industrious energy, for helping him realize the record. 'I'm glowing when I'm there,' he says of the city. 'When I was in high school dreaming about being on a major label cutting records, you know, 'It's going to be in New York City and it's gonna be ... like a movie. And, you know, I just decided to try and actually do that.' The album possesses that vigor, from the slow-building, John Mayer-esq. 'New York Is On Fire' to more country-and-then-some fare: 'Solid Country Gold,' 'Sunny Days,' and 'What Kinda Man.' There's also a spirited cover of Danny O'Keefe's folk classic 'Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues' with fellow Texan singer Cody Johnson, the album's sole feature. 'I've played that song my entire life,' McCollum says. He thought, 'That song is going to be cut at some point or another in my career. Might as well make it now.' The narrative opener 'My Blue' was the first song McCollum and Liddell recorded in the studio, and it was 'a breeze,' as McCollum describes it, 'And the worst thing happened that could have possibly happened.' They thought the rest of the process would be effortless, but that's not how it goes. 'It was just an absolute emotional grind for the next six and a half days. But I wouldn't have it any other way.' That led to experimentation, too. 'I've always wanted to be a country singer. And the more that I listen to what I do, I'm like, 'This doesn't really sound like country music to me,' which is hard to put your thumb on nowadays, of course, what country music really is. It's just not as narrow as it used to be. But I'm like, I just don't really even care anymore. You know, maybe I'm not a country singer. I don't know. I don't give a (expletive) anymore. Whatever it is that I do sound like, you know, that's what I wanna do.' As long as the songs 'make you feel something.' That's something fans have long connected to, since the release of his debut, 'The Limestone Kid,' a decade ago. 'It really eats at me to put out music that hits you where music hits me,' he says. 'I really enjoy that chase and that journey of, 'Am I going to write songs that are good enough?' ... I'm trying to find those answers.'
Winnipeg Free Press
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Country singer Parker McCollum's dreams all came true. A new self-titled album brought new ones
NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine you come from a small town in Texas and you have big dreams of being a country music star. Imagine those aspirations come true, tenfold: You win a couple Academy of Country Music Awards, a CMT Music Award and you have a couple platinum singles to your name. What's next? If you're Parker McCollum, it's new challenges. Surpassing his wildest expectations meant reveling in the carte blanche that follows — the freedom to do whatever you want. For the 33-year-old singer, that's the release of his fifth full-length project, a self-titled album out Friday. 'I would hang my hat on this record seven days a week,' he says of the album. 'It's just the most focused I've ever been.' He's self-assured now, but the road to 'Parker McCollum,' the album, wasn't so steady. He originally recorded half a full-length with his longtime collaborator, producer Jon Randall. It wasn't working. 'I was comfortable,' McCollum says. 'I was like, 'I gotta go get as uncomfortable as I can.'' So, he scrapped what he had, went to New York, worked with a new producer, Frank Liddell (Miranda Lambert, Lee Ann Womack, Chris Knight), and recorded what became the final album in a week. 'It sounds absolutely ridiculous when you say it out loud,' McCollum says. 'That's a crazy way to do it, but I think it worked.' It helped that McCollum had most of the songs written. 'I wrote 'Permanent Headphones' when I was 15. I wrote 'My Blue' in 2019. I wrote a lot of songs last year,' he says. Still, they cut 'a couple songs a day.' He credits Liddell for pulling the best songs out of him, as well as New York's industrious energy, for helping him realize the record. 'I'm glowing when I'm there,' he says of the city. 'When I was in high school dreaming about being on a major label cutting records, you know, 'It's going to be in New York City and it's gonna be … like a movie. And, you know, I just decided to try and actually do that.' The album possesses that vigor, from the slow-building, John Mayer-esq. 'New York Is On Fire' to more country-and-then-some fare: 'Solid Country Gold,' 'Sunny Days,' and 'What Kinda Man.' There's also a spirited cover of Danny O'Keefe's folk classic 'Good Time Charlie's Got The Blues' with fellow Texan singer Cody Johnson, the album's sole feature. 'I've played that song my entire life,' McCollum says. He thought, 'That song is going to be cut at some point or another in my career. Might as well make it now.' Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. The narrative opener 'My Blue' was the first song McCollum and Liddell recorded in the studio, and it was 'a breeze,' as McCollum describes it, 'And the worst thing happened that could have possibly happened.' They thought the rest of the process would be effortless, but that's not how it goes. 'It was just an absolute emotional grind for the next six and a half days. But I wouldn't have it any other way.' That led to experimentation, too. 'I've always wanted to be a country singer. And the more that I listen to what I do, I'm like, 'This doesn't really sound like country music to me,' which is hard to put your thumb on nowadays, of course, what country music really is. It's just not as narrow as it used to be. But I'm like, I just don't really even care anymore. You know, maybe I'm not a country singer. I don't know. I don't give a (expletive) anymore. Whatever it is that I do sound like, you know, that's what I wanna do.' As long as the songs 'make you feel something.' That's something fans have long connected to, since the release of his debut, 'The Limestone Kid,' a decade ago. 'It really eats at me to put out music that hits you where music hits me,' he says. 'I really enjoy that chase and that journey of, 'Am I going to write songs that are good enough?' … I'm trying to find those answers.'
