{"id":2391389,"date":"2026-04-27T13:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2391389"},"modified":"2026-04-27T13:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:50:55","slug":"dj-gudgroove-releases-new-song-take-me-back-to-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dj-gudgroove-releases-new-song-take-me-back-to-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ GudGroove releases new song &#8216;Take Me Back To Kentucky&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"89596602007\" title=\"Famous celebrities that have owned Kentucky Derby horses\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/03\/15\/USAT\/89167305007-2266389020.jpg?crop=3710,2087,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Famous celebrities that have owned Kentucky Derby horses<\/p>\n<p>These celebrities in sports, music, movies and more have all owned Kentucky Derby horses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s a new song out this month that might make everyone feel like a Kentuckian.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Louisville born DJ Producer Jaden Wagner, 18, known by his stage name <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gudgroove\/\">GudGroove<\/a>, released &#8220;Take Me Back To Kentucky&#8221; just days ahead of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kentuckyderby.com\/\">2026 Kentucky Derby<\/a>, held this year on May 2.<\/p>\n<p>Wagner, a music and marketing student at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uky.edu\/\">University of Kentucky<\/a>, has been sitting on the song since last July.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were going to put it out last November and it just didn&#8217;t feel right,&#8221; Wagner said. &#8220;I ended up dropping two or three more songs (first).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More influencer news: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/entertainment\/events\/kentucky-derby\/celebrities\/2026\/04\/22\/your-guide-to-10-influencers-who-will-be-at-the-2026-kentucky-derby\/89019492007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Your guide to 10 influencers who will be at the 2026 Kentucky Derby<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The lyrics for &#8220;Take Me Back To Kentucky&#8221; pay homage to the Bluegrass State&#8217;s gems, including horses, bourbon and downtown Louisville nightlife.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;Take me back to Kentucky, where the nights run wild,&#8221; is the main hook of the song, coming after lines about &#8220;southern skies,&#8221; bourbon, and &#8220;horses in the hills.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just thought about what makes Kentucky, Kentucky, and tried to put it all into one song,&#8221; Wagner said. &#8220;I&#8217;m very fond of Kentucky. It&#8217;s a place that&#8217;s very special to me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737558007-gudgroove-2.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737558007-gudgroove-2.jpg?crop=426,320,x0,y96 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737558007-gudgroove-2.jpg?crop=426,569,x0,y35 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737558007-gudgroove-2.jpg?crop=426,240,x0,y64 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Isaiah Delaquis\" caption=\"Jaden Wagner, known as &quot;@gudgroove&quot; on Instagram, is a Kentucky DJ and producer.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The vocalist on the track is Wagner himself, his voice pitched down by one of his mixing and mastering engineers, Lillie Binford.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>According to Wagner, the song has already received a few thousand streams. With marketing rollout videos filmed at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sluggermuseum.com\/\">Louisville Slugger Museum<\/a>, 800 W. Main St., and the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alicenter.org\/\">Muhammad Ali Center<\/a>, 144 N. 6th St., Wagner feels like the launch has gone as successfully as he hoped.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;The whole thing was just perfect,&#8221; Wagner said.<\/p>\n<p>And he hopes the buzz around the song keeps growing. &#8220;I want it to be a state anthem,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737513007-gudgroove-1.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737513007-gudgroove-1.jpg?crop=365,275,x0,y182 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737513007-gudgroove-1.jpg?crop=365,488,x0,y76 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737513007-gudgroove-1.jpg?crop=365,205,x0,y217 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Allen Witcher\" caption=\"Jaden Wagner, known as &quot;@gudgroove&quot; on Instagram, is a Kentucky DJ and producer.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wagner is hosting a variety of Kentucky Derby Week performances, including the halftime show at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theufl.com\/teams\/louisville\">Louisville Kings<\/a>&#8216; game on Thursday, April 30.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Getting to play a show in front of 10,000 to 15,000 people in the center of the field with all the lighting, production and all my friends &#8230; It&#8217;s going to be surreal for me,&#8221; Wagner said.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">You may like: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.courier-journal.com\/story\/entertainment\/events\/kentucky-derby\/2026\/04\/22\/churchill-downs-bets-on-influencers-to-draw-new-fans-to-kentucky-derby\/88594091007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Churchill Downs bets on influencers to draw new fans to Kentucky Derby<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">GudGroove performance schedule during Kentucky Derby Week<\/h2>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737585007-gudgroove-3.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737585007-gudgroove-3.jpg?crop=426,320,x0,y96 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737585007-gudgroove-3.jpg?crop=426,569,x0,y35 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/04\/22\/PLOU\/89737585007-gudgroove-3.jpg?crop=426,240,x0,y96 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Jason Morales\" caption=\"Jaden Wagner, known as &quot;@gudgroove&quot; on Instagram, is a Kentucky DJ and producer.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wednesday, April 29:<\/strong> Red Bull Truck at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jocktails\/?hl=en\">Jocktails<\/a> at the Derby Presented by Maker&#8217;s Mark, 7- 9 p.m. Invite only<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thursday, April 30:<\/strong> Louisville Kings&#8217; Halftime show, 350 Adams St., 8 p.m.; DraftKings lounge 11 p.m. to 12 a.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Friday, May 1:<\/strong> DerbyVIP Oaks Brunch, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Vineyard Vines Infield Stage <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kentuckyderby.com\/visit\/derby-week-events\/kentucky-oaks\/\">Kentucky Oaks<\/a> at Churchill Downs, 2-5 p.m.; <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sitickets.com\/event\/abg\/revel-at-the-races-AJ79O6\">Sports Illustrated &#8220;Revel at The Races&#8221; party<\/a> with Tiesto at Ice House, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturday, May 2:<\/strong> DerbyVIP event, 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Reach reporter Bailey Reed at bereed@usatodayco.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-04-27 09:07:23.567957833 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-04-27 09:07:23.567957833 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.courier-journal.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Famous celebrities that have owned Kentucky Derby horses These celebrities in sports, music, movies and more have all owned Kentucky Derby horses. There&#8217;s a new song out this month that might make everyone feel like a Kentuckian. 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