Circle is celebrating the career of country music superstar and four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan on Wednesday, August 19th, with a network takeover called Luke Bryan Lives Here. It follows the August 7th release of his new BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE album which includes his 25th career No. 1 “One Margarita.”

Luke Bryan Lives Here will kick off on Wednesday, August 19th with a new installment of Circle Sessions beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET. The premiere of the half-hour episode Circle Sessions: Luke Bryan is hosted by Nan Kelley, and looks at his musical influences and how they shaped his career.

“I thought it could be a really fun night for me to come and perform some songs from some of my heroes who have influenced me along the way,” shared Bryan. “I couldn’t think of a better place to do that than at the Opry.” This show will be taped in the Opry House’s custom-built theater, The Circle Room.

The night also includes an encore of Opry Live featuring Bryan and Darius Rucker at the Grand Ole Opry House on August 15th as well as the broadcast of Bryan’s performance from the Grand Ole Opry’s Opry Goes Pink from October 2019.

Luke Bryan Lives Here programming schedule on Wednesday, August 19 includes:

8:30-9 p.m. ET (repeats 11:30-12 a.m.)
Circle Sessions: Luke Bryan | Luke talks with host Nan Kelley about some of his favorite songs that were hits for other artists and performs a few of his hits.

9-10 p.m. ET (repeats at 12-1:00 a.m., ET)
Grand Ole Opry featuring Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker (encore broadcast from August 15) |

10 – 10:30 p.m. ET (repeats at 1-1:30 a.m., ET)
Opry Goes Pink featuring Luke Bryan | The Grand Ole Opry® and four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan flipped the switch on the 11th annual Opry Goes Pink in October 2019 to support the fight against breast cancer. Opry Goes Pink is a partnership between the Opry and Susan G. Komen Tennessee. Special guests included Anita Cochran, Sara Evans, Craig Morgan and the Oak Ridge Boys.

Check CirclePlus.com for complete programming information for Luke Bryan Lives Here on Wednesday, August 19.

Luke Bryan made the heartbreaking decision to not proceed with his annual Farm Tour. Making the announcement on his socials, he said, “We have looked at all kinds of ways to continue with the shows this year but couldn’t come up with a solution to give y’all the full Farm Tour experience while keeping everyone safe,” adding, “Until next year. Love y’all.”

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His wife Caroline commented on the post, “COVID sucks butt.”

In the meantime, Luke is getting ready to release his new album, BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE, on August 7th.

Luke Bryan is spending a SECOND week at No. 1 on both the Country Aircheck and Billboard country charts with his latest summer smash, “One Margarita.” The song, written by Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem and Josh Thompson, is the follow-up to his previous chart-toppers, “What She Wants Tonight” and “Knockin’ Boots,” all from his upcoming studio album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, due out August 7th.

“’One Margarita’ is like the perfect summertime anthem party song, get on your boat, have a great time. The first time I heard it, I was like, ‘Oh my God, that’s like the catchiest, most fun party song I’ve heard in a long time. So, we knew we had something special with the song,'” says Luke. “We get it recorded, and I’m like, ‘Hey! We’ve got Crash My Playa. What better place to put a song called ‘One Margarita’ out and then do the video?’ So, we go to Crash My Playa and we just start shooting it down there. And the video just feels fun. It came together amazing, and it gives fans a little glimpse of what Crash My Playa is if they’ve never been, and hey-it makes you want to have a margarita.”

Luke is set to host the ABC Special, CMA Best of Fest, which will include years past performances from Luke, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Little Big Town, Lauren Alaina, Miranda Lambert and more, as well as a brand new performance by Luke and Darius. Check out all the action beginning at 8pm ET.

TONIGHT at 8|7c on ABC, I’m hosting “Best of #CMAfest!” Join me & Country Music’s biggest stars for epic past performances you can’t see anywhere else, new celebrity appearances, plus don’t miss a NEW performance by me and my buddy @dariusrucker. pic.twitter.com/LNCyuG66g5

— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) July 13, 2020

While this year’s CMA Music Fest had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Country Music Association is bringing back many of the epic performances over the years in a new ABC special. Luke Bryan is set to host “CMA Best of Fest,” a three-hour retrospective airing Monday, July 13th at 8pm ET/7pm CT. The live concert experience features more than 25 unforgettable performances having aired on television over the last 16 years of “CMA Fest,” plus a brand new, not-to-be-missed performance with Luke and special guest Darius Rucker.

Artists appearing in the TV special include: Trace Adkins, Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Garth Brooks, Brooks & Dunn,
Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dan + Shay, Lzzy Hale, Sam Hunt, Joan Jett, Lady A, Miranda Lambert, Lil Nas X, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Maren Morris, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Dwight Yoakam and Zac Brown Band, with special appearances by Bobby Bones, Jim Gaffigan, Kirk Herbstreit, Peyton Manning, Lionel Richie, Rob Riggle, Gwen Stefani, Michael Strahan and Rita Wilson. “CMA Best of Fest” is executive produced by Robert Deaton.

“When Robert (Deaton) called me and he goes, ‘Luke, I know you’re kind of in quarantine, but would you want to come up and host the Best of Fest where we showcase great performances throughout the history of CMA Music Fest?’ And I said, ‘Robert, I’d love to.’ And I was glad to be able to work with Deaton and put on a show,” Luke tells Country Countdown U.S.A. “I think the fans’ll enjoy it. Obviously, it’s stuff they’ve seen before, but I think it’s going to be a pretty meaningful show.”

The festival will return to downtown Nashville June 10th-13th, 2021.

Luke Bryan has just scored his 25th No. 1 single on both the Country Aircheck and Billboard country charts with his latest single, “One Margarita.” The summer smash, written by Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem and Josh Thompson, is the follow-up to his previous chart-toppers, “What She Wants Tonight” and “Knockin’ Boots,” all from his upcoming studio album, Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, due out August 7th.

The four-time Entertainer of the Year is set to headline the GMA Summer Concert Series on August 7th.

Luke’s TWENTY-FIVE #1 singles

“One Margarita”- written by Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem and Josh Thompson

“What She Wants Tonight”- written by Luke Bryan, Ross Copperman, Hillary Lindsey and Jon Nite

“Knockin’ Boots”- written by Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson and Jon Nite

“What Makes You Country”- written by Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson and Ashley Gorley

“Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset”- written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill

“Most People Are Good”- written by David Frasier, Ed Hill and Josh Kear

“Light It Up”- written by Luke Bryan, Brad Tursi

“Fast”-written by Luke Bryan, Rodney Clawson, Luke Laird

“Move”-written by Luke Bryan, Michael Carter, Jay Clementi

“Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day”- written by Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip

“Home Alone Tonight”-written by Jody Stevens, Cole Taylor, Jaida Dreyer, Tommy Cecil

“Strip It Down”- written by Luke Bryan, Jon Nite, Ross Copperman

“Kick The Dust Up”- written by Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley

“I See You”- written by Luke Bryan, Ashley Gorley, Luke Laird

“Roller Coaster”- written by Michael Carter, Cole Swindell

“Play It Again”- written by Dallas Davidson, Ashley Gorley

“Drink A Beer”- written by Jim Beavers, Chris Stapleton

“That’s My Kind of Night”- written by Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano, Ashley Gorley

“Crash My Party”- written by Rodney Clawson, Ashley Gorley

“Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye”- written by Luke Bryan, Jeff Stevens, Shane McAnally

“Drunk On You”- written by Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Josh Kear

“I Don’t Want This Night To End”- written by Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins, Ben Hayslip

“Someone Else Calling You Baby”- written by Luke Bryan, Jeff Stevens

“Rain Is A Good Thing”- written by Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson

“Do I”- written by Luke Bryan, Dave Haywood, Charles Kelly

About Luke Bryan
In 2019, Luke was named as the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for CRASH MY PARTY and wrapped the last ten years as the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck. Since his debut in 2009, Luke has released 25 #1 hits and has more RIAA certified digital singles than any other country artist with 54 million. Luke has also tallied nearly 13 Billion streams, 12.5 million albums sold, plus four Platinum albums, two 4x-Platinum albums, seven RIAA certified albums, 22 Platinum singles and 12 Multi-Platinum singles.

Luke’s headline concert tours have played for over one million fans every year for the last six years with four of those reaching 1.5 million. In total, Luke has performed for nearly 12 million fans in the last ten years with seven headline tours including 36 stadium concerts, 11 Farm Tours, six years of Spring Break shows and six sold-out Crash My Playa concert events. He was recognized as a CMT Artist of the Year six consecutive times, was twice named the Entertainer of the Year by BOTH the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association and was honored as a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year. In total Luke has won over 40 music awards including six ACM awards, six CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two CMA awards, an iHeart and a Teen Choice award and more.

Visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook

Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline have given joy to so many children and their families over the past few years with their involvement in the Brett Boyer Foundation and Brett’s Barn.

The mission of the Foundation, named after their niece Sadie Brett Boyer, who passed away from CHD (Congenital Heart Disease) a few years ago, is to raise awareness for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and fund research to advance treatment options. It is also their mission to spread the love and awareness that Brett filled the entire family with for the wonderful, capable people living with Down Syndrome.

Brett’s Barn, which is home to rescued horses, pigs, kangaroos, dogs, llamas, goats and more, was borne of a promise Caroline made to then one-month-old Brett.

“Brett’s Barn is a product of grief. Oh, how I hate that word. Even more, the fear and darkness that loom all around. It’s the kind of pain you feel in every part, every inch, of your whole body. As much as you want the world to just stop turning, it doesn’t. Life goes on…with or without the ones we love,” Caroline wrote on the foundation’s website. “Unfortunately, our family knows the feelings of grief all too well. We also know that we can choose 2 paths in life. One of bitterness/anger, or one of happiness and hope. We choose happiness over hurt. We choose to honor Brett, just as she continues to honor our family every day. We choose to help children, families, and precious animals. After Brett passed away, I decided to keep a promise I made to her when she was about a month old…a white pony! We found the pony at a local animal rescue facility. Along with the white pony, we adopted another pony, goat and pig. Over the next few months, the barn continued to grow. The promise I made to Brett, for one white pony, quickly turned into a full-blown miniature animal farm! Brett’s Barn now has over 20 animals! We are discussing various ways of expanding and, hopefully, be open to the public someday. We love these animals and the amazing children that come visit. It’s truly a special place and we can feel Brett’s spirit there every single day.”

The Bryans have raised a lot of money and awareness through benefits and donations, and Luke is excited about what’s to come for the organization. “When we lost our niece Brett, Caroline had the idea to, yeah, let’s do a barn in her memory. We wanted to make it about, we lost Brett to Congenital Heart Defect and so many kids out there have this condition and so we partnered up with some folks at Vandy and we get a lot of Vanderbilt kids to come to the barn and see the animals. But it’s not just about one hospital or one organization. We’ve had St. Jude, we’ve had kids come out, if it’s something that touches our hearts, Caroline and our Foundation – The Brett Boyer Foundation – it gets to us and we try to make a really special moment for the kids and the families. It’s been something that is very, very important to us and we’re excited about the years to come and what we will be able to do.”

Find out more about the Brett Boyer Foundation and Brett’s Barn at thebrettboyerfoundation.org.

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. The holiday is commonly associated with fireworks displays, parades, barbecues and concerts. This year with the pandemic still raging across the country, the holiday may look a little different for most people, including musicians. Some of your favorite country stars take time to remember their Fourth of July traditions, memories and what the holiday really means to them.

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Lauren Alaina and Chrissy Metz will be among the performers on this year’s A Capitol Fourth this weekend. They’ll be joined by a slew of other famous faces, including hosts John Stamos and Vanessa Williams, as well as Trace Adkins, Brantley Gilbert, Patti LaBelle, John Fogerty and Yolanda Adams among others. Chrissy is set to sing “I’m Standing With You” from last year’s film, Breakthrough, as a tribute to first responders and frontline personnel. Celebrating a special 40^th anniversary presentation, A Capitol Fourth will air Saturday (July 4^th) at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

Lauren will also perform on the iHeart Country 4^th of July BBQ on Friday (July 3^rd) at 8pm ET/7pm CT on The CW.

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Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan who enjoys performing on tour for millions of fans every year announced that his “Proud To Be Right Here Tour” will be rescheduled to 2021 out of an abundance of caution for the safety and health of his fans. The new 2021 dates for concerts previously announced are below including some currently on sale. More details on the full 2021 schedule and additional on sales will follow at a later time. For tickets and more information go to www.lukebryan.com.

With the health and safety of my fans, team and venue staff being a top priority we feel it is best to postpone my #ProudToBeRightHereTour and are excited to announce these new 2021 dates. For tickets and more information go to https://t.co/GsKyfB9kDY. pic.twitter.com/6FTqIU9FXw

— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) June 25, 2020

Support talent remains the same: Special guest Morgan Wallen, with openers Caylee Hammack and Runaway June all as below.

Current “Proud To Be Right Here” 2021 schedule

May 30            Youngstown, OH        Stambaugh Stadium*

June 4              Orange Beach, AL      The Wharf Amphitheater*

June 10            Cincinnati, OH           Riverbend Music Center

June 16            Hartford, CT               Xfinity Theatre

June 17            Darien Center, NY      Darien Lake Amphitheater

June 24            St. Louis, MO             Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

June 25            Milwaukee, WI           Summerfest at American Family Insurance Amp.* (+)

July 17            Bristow, VA               Jiffy Lube Live

July 23            Charlotte, NC             PNC Music Pavilion

July 24            Raleigh, NC                Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

July 30            Nashville, TN              Bridgestone Arena

August 5          Bangor, ME                Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion

August 6          Gilford, NH                Bank of NH Pavilion

August 12        Columbia, MD            Merriweather Post Pavilion

August 27        Los Angeles, CA        Staples Center

August 28        San Bernardino, CA   Glen Helen Amphitheater

September 4    Brandon, MS              Brandon Amphitheater*

September 23  San Diego, CA            North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

September 30  Bend, OR                    Les Schwab Amphitheater

October 1        Bend, OR                    Les Schwab Amphitheater

October 2        Portland, OR               Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

October 7        Fresno, CA                 Save Mart Center

October 8        Sacramento, CA         Toyota Amphitheatre

October 9        Mountain View, CA   Shoreline Amphitheatre

festival date +

Morgan Wallen on all dates except *
Caylee Hammack on all dates through July 30 (except June 25)
Runaway June on all dates beginning August 5

Lipton is the official sponsor of the “PROUD TO BE RIGHT HERE TOUR” and Live Nation is the official tour promoter.

About Luke Bryan 
In 2019, Luke was named as the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for CRASH MY PARTY and wrapped the last ten years as the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck. Since his debut in 2009, Luke has released 24 #1 hits and has more RIAA certified digital singles than any other country artist with 54 million. Luke has also tallied nearly 13 Billion streams, 12.5 million albums sold, plus four Platinum albums, two 4x-Platinum albums, seven RIAA certified albums, 22 Platinum singles and 12 Multi-Platinum singles.

Luke’s headline concert tours have played for over one million fans every year for the last six years with four of those reaching 1.5 million. In total, Luke has performed for nearly 12 million fans in the last ten years with seven headline tours including 36 stadium concerts, 11 Farm Tours, six years of Spring Break shows and six sold-out Crash My Playa concert events. He was recognized as a CMT Artist of the Year six consecutive times, was twice named the Entertainer of the Year by BOTH the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association and was honored as a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year. In total Luke has won over 40 music awards including six ACM awards, six CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two CMA awards, an iHeart and a Teen Choice award and more.

Visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook