The gang is back together! Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and host Ryan Seacrest have returned for their second season of American Idol together on ABC. They’ve started traveling the country auditioning hopefuls, and Luke couldn’t be more excited to find the next American Idol.

“I’m more excited this year because I know what to expect. I’m not going to be scared the whole time. The fact that me and Lionel and Katy and Ryan we have one season under our belt; we know how much we can have fun with one another. We know how serious the contestants take it. We’re excited. I mean, I know we’re more excited than last year, just because we know what to expect, and it’s gonna be a lot of surprises and a lot of fun.”

And we’re back! A-Team reunited for the grand opening of @americanidol season 2 #TheNextIdol pic.twitter.com/AZV9U6wFmC

— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) October 3, 2018

Yasss @AmericanIdol Season 2 officially coming at you! #thenextidol pic.twitter.com/i2a6cJD4vq

— Lionel Richie (@LionelRichie) October 4, 2018

Luke, who is nominated for Favorite Male Country Artist at this year’s American Music Awards and Entertainer of the Year at next month’s CMA Awards, is back for the second week of his 10th annual Farm Tour in Archer, Florida Thursday (October 4th), North Augusta, South Carolina on Friday (October 5th) and Ringgold, Georgia on Saturday (October 6th).

Luke Bryan has scored a second week at the top of the country charts with his latest smash, “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset.” The song, written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill, is the follow up to Luke’s 20th career No. 1 single “Most People Are Good,” which held the top spot for three weeks.

“The guys that wrote it, Ryan Hurd and Zack Crowell and Chase McGill, just knocked it out of the park,” says Luke. “You hear that title so much it just sticks with you, and the second verse is something that’s just truly amazing. They painted so many wonderful pictures of youth and young love and thinking about them out there on a boat dock playing music, passing a bottle around. And it’s just one of my favorite songs, one of my most favorite songs I’ve ever recorded.”

Luke continues his What Makes You Country Tour on Wednesday (September 19th) and kicks off his Farm Tour 2018, with Jon Langston, September 27th in Irwin, Ohio.

Luke Bryan announced his own record label, 32 Bridge Entertainment, under his own record company, UMG Nashville, last week. His first signing is Jon Langston who was brought to town by songwriter (and a member of the Peach Pickers) Rhett Akins. Luke kept hearing great things about Jon and says he felt the need to sign him.

“I woke up one day and he put a song out and it was No. 1 on iTunes for five days, and this kid was unsigned. He came out on Farm Tour and just gave a ton of energy, did a great show, and I just looked him in the eye and said, ‘I don’t know how I’m gonna make this happen, but quit worrying about getting a record deal. We’re gonna make sure you get a record deal and we’re gonna make stuff happen.’ I didn’t have anything planned,” says Luke. “You know, sometimes you have to do some things and not be worried to fail, and he’s in it for the right reasons. He loves making music. He loves the fans. He’s out there working his tail off, and he’s growing every day. Every day, he gets better and better. It’s just really, really fun to see somebody going about it in all the right ways, and if I can’t put my name on the line for Jon Langston then…it felt like something I had to do, and it’s so fun.”

Luke, whose latest song “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” is sitting at No. 1 on the country charts, continues his What Makes You Country Tour on Wednesday (September 19th) and kicks off his Farm Tour 2018, with Jon Langston, September 27th in Irwin, Ohio.

Country music Superstar Luke Bryan becomes the first artist to headline all three of Minneapolis’ current stadiums when he brings his “WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY TOUR XL STADIUM SIZED” to Target Field this Saturday, July 21. In 2015, Luke sold-out TCF Bank Stadium and in 2016 he packed them into U.S. Bank Stadium and became the first artist to christen the brand-new venue where his performance and talent were deemed ‘indisputable.’

Fans attending Luke’s Target Field concert this weekend will be the first to see his new music video “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” as it exclusively debuts on the stadium’s big screens at Sunset. The song has quickly become the smash hit of the summer and was filmed last month outside of Nashville on Dale Hollow Lake at the Sunset Marina & Resort and was directed by Michael Monaco. “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” was written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill and can be found on Luke’s What Makes You Country album.

“WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY TOUR XL STADIUM SIZED”

7/21/2019        Minneapolis, MN                    Target Field

7/28/2018        Los Angeles, CA                    Dodger Stadium
8/4/2018          Denver, CO                             Sports Authority Field at Mile High
8/25/2018        St. Louis, MO                         Busch Stadium
9/1/2018          Chicago, IL                             Wrigley Field

10/13/2018      Vancouver, BC                       BC Place Stadium

10/26/2018      Detroit, MI                              Ford Field

Additional tour dates and schedule available at www.lukebryan.com

Luke’s “What Makes You Country Tour,” named the 2018 Billboard Music Awards Top Country Tour, will run through the end of October with 40+ concerts and boasting 13 stadiums shows.

This summer Luke  is set to open Nashville’s only six-floor entertainment facility in the heart of Music City, LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK.

In 2019 Luke, along with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, will return to the judges table for a second season on ABC’s American Idol.

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

Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood have earned American Music Awards nominations. Luke is up for Favorite Male Artist Country, while Carrie is nominated for Favorite Female Artist Country. The 2018 American Music Awards will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on October 9th at 8pm ET on ABC.

Eric Church was just announced as one of the performers at the 12th annual Stand4Heroes event at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on November 5th. Bruce Springsteen, Seth Meyers, Jim Gaffigan, Jon Stewart and many special guests will also participate. Tickets go on sale Thursday (September 13th) at Noon ET.

UMG Nashville has teamed up with the Gaither Music Group to create a new Gaither Gospel Series titled Country Gospel Collection. The first volume will include classic country gospel songs from some of the biggest names, including Alan Jackson and George Strait, as well as songs by Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell and Conway Twitty, among others. Country Gospel Collection Volume 1 will be released October 5th.

Country Gospel Collection Volume 1 Track List:

1. Just A Closer Walk With Thee- Patsy Cline
2. How Great Thou Art- Alan Jackson
3. What A Friend We Have In Jesus- Glen Campbell
4. Shall We Gather At The River- Tennessee Ernie Ford
5. Take My Hand Precious Lord- Roy Acuff
6. I Saw The Light- Hank Williams
7. Will The Circle Be Unbroken- George Jones
8. In The Garden- Loretta Lynn
9. You’ll Never Walk Alone- Conway Twitty
10. Peace In The Valley- Johnny Cash
11. I Saw God Today- George Strait
12. Amazing Grace- The Statler Brothers

Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan performed a free concert for 30,000 fans in the heart of downtown Nashville tonight for the grand opening celebration of his new bar, LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK.

On Monday (September 10th), Luke and his wife Caroline cut a camouflage ribbon to christen the opening of the bar followed by a press conference for media where Luke talked about his excitement for the venue opening and playing for the fans tonight. Luke kicked off the press event with an acoustic performance of his 21st career No. 1, “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset,” that landed at the top of the country singles charts this week.

After openers DJ Rock, Chelsea Field and Jon Langston performed, Luke took the stage and played a 90 minute set. Luke’s show included many of his #1 hits as well as a guest appearance by Ryan Hurd on “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset,” who wrote the current #1 single with Zach Crowell and Chase McGill. Multi-Platinum selling singer/songwriter Cole Swindell made a surprise appearance and performed his #1 hit “Ain’t Worth The Whiskey” with Luke and the pair covered Tim McGraw’s “Where The Green Grass Grows.”

This year, Luke’s “What Makes You Country Tour,” named Billboard Music Awards Top Country Tour, will run through the end of October with 40+ concerts and boasting 13 stadiums shows. In 2019,  Luke, along with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, will return to the judges table for a second season on ABC’s American Idol.

Luke Bryan headlined his fourth stadium concert in four years on Saturday when he brought his “What Makes You Country Tour XL Stadium Sized” to Denver’s Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Luke first headlined this stadium in 2015 and in 2016 he played back to back stadium dates in Denver’s Dick’s Sporting Good Park.

By the end of October, Luke will have headlined 13 of North America’s biggest and best sports stadiums so far playing concerts in Toronto, New York City, Cincinnati, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Boston, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Denver. The remaining stadium dates include St. Louis, Chicago, Vancouver and wrapping the tour in Detroit at Ford Field.

Luke is currently making his way up the country charts with his latest song, “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset.”

“WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY TOUR XL STADIUM SIZED”

8/25/2018        St. Louis, MO                         Busch Stadium
9/1/2018          Chicago, IL                             Wrigley Field

10/13/2018      Vancouver, BC                       BC Place Stadium

10/26/2018      Detroit, MI                              Ford Field

Luke is a two-time Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year, a five-time host of the ACM Awards, a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year and was named a CMT Artist of the Year six consecutive years. Luke has more certified digital singles than any other country artist with 40 million tracks and 12 million albums with three Billion music streams and he was the most-streamed country artist from 2012 to 2016. Luke has placed 20 singles at #1, 11 of which he co-wrote, and has headlined arena tours and sold-out stadiums across the U.S. performing for 1.5 Million fans in 2017 alone.  Luke’s “What Makes You Country Tour,” named the 2018 Billboard Music Awards Top Country Tour, will run through the end of October with 40+ concerts and boasting 13 stadiums shows.

This summer Luke  is set to open Nashville’s only six-floor entertainment facility in the heart of Music City, LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK. In 2019 Luke, along with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, will return to the judges table for a second season on ABC’s American Idol.

For all additional tour dates, schedule and tickets go to www.lukebryan.com

Luke Bryan is set to host a huge party on Broadway in downtown Nashville tonight with a free concert to celebrate the grand opening of his new bar LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK, and he now has a second reason to celebrate as his current single “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” becomes his 21st career No. 1 single.

“Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” was written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill. Luke shares, “These guys knocked it out of the park. You hear that title and so much of it just sticks with you. They painted so many wonderful pictures of youth and young love. This is one of my most favorite songs I’ve ever recorded!” “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” is the third consecutive No. 1 single from Luke’s What Makes You Country album.

“LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE PARTY ON BROADWAY” begins at 6:30pm tonight just outside the bar at 301 Broadway. Special guests include Jon Langston, Chelsea Field and DJ Rock.

As part of tonight’s show Luke has partnered with Lyft, the on-demand transportation company, to create a Luke Mode that will offer a promo code valid for 15% off two Lyft rides to or from the concert. Simply enter promo code: 32BRIDGE into the Lyft app to claim the discount.

Click HERE for Luke’s playlist and HERE to watch the “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” video.

This year, Luke’s “What Makes You Country Tour,” named Billboard Music Awards Top Country Tour, will run through the end of October with 40+ concerts and boasting 13 stadiums shows. In 2019, announced, Luke, along with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, will return to the judges table for a second season on ABC’s American Idol.