Maddie & Tae are celebrating the fifth anniversary of their No. 1 song, “Die From a Broken Heart,” with an acoustic version of the song.

Back when they released the song to country radio, Maddie & Tae talked about writing “Die From a Broken Heart” based on a real-life situation.

“We wrote ‘Die from a Broken Heart’ two weeks after an actual break up that I had gone through,” said Tae. “But I’m so, I don’t know. It’s hard for me to really dig into my emotions in the midst of my emotions. I’m more of like an after the point, and then I can kind of revisit it and work through everything. But I turned off my emotions for the most part during that writing session just to look at it from a logical and practical standpoint, just so that I wasn’t a mess during writing it. But that was probably the hardest one just because I felt everything that the song says.”

Maddie added, “I knew she did not want to write a breakup song that day, but I was like ‘there’s something so special here.”

5 years ago, we released a song we loved, and had a gut feeling you would too… Help us celebrate “Die From A Broken Heart” with an acoustic version, and live chat on YouTube! See you and your broken, or hopefully healed heart, at 10AM CT TODAY. 💔 https://t.co/NrPrf4tVUC pic.twitter.com/u3p3KlFfSx

— Maddie & Tae (@MaddieandTae) May 6, 2024

The ladies, who are nominated for ACM Duo of the Year, will take their Here’s To Friends Tour to Conroe, Texas on Friday (May 10th).

Fresh off a surprise pop-up show in Dallas on Friday (May 3rd) and performing at the iHeart Country Festival in Austin on Saturday (May 4th), Keith Urban just announced 10-dates at the new Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. Taking place October 4th-12th (2024) and February 14th-22nd (2025), his fan club pre-sale begins Tuesday (May 7th) at 10am PT with the general on-sale on May 10th at 10am PT

10 NIGHTS AT @fblasvegas
October 4-12, 2024 & February 14-22, 2025

Phoenix Club Presale Begins Tues. May 7th @ 10am PT
General On Sale Fri. May 10 @ 10am PT

https://t.co/azMXucdjv0 pic.twitter.com/GkNUWuRA9s

— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) May 6, 2024

Keith is sitting inside the Top 30 on the country charts with his latest single, “Messed Up As Me.” He also just released a new song from his upcoming album, “Go Home W U,” featuring Lainey Wilson, this past Friday (May 3rd).

From the moment George Strait stepped on stage at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday night (May 4th), it was clear he and the Ace in the Hole Band had missed performing for fans. “It’s so good to be back…man, it’s been six months, and that’s too long,” Strait said in greeting the sold-out crowd of 51,132 before teasing what was in store over the next two hours.

What an unforgettable night on Saturday at @LucasOilStadium as George kicked off his stadium shows for 2024! The excitement didn't stop there, as he announced his forthcoming studio album, #CowboysandDreamers and brought out @ChrisStapleton to perform their first-ever… pic.twitter.com/Stjnm4dauN

— George Strait (@GeorgeStrait) May 6, 2024

“We got some new stuff, too, I’m gonna throw in throughout the night, because I broke down and did another record, and I’m gonna play a few of those for you tonight,” Strait shared two songs in, playing the first-of-three, “Three Drinks Behind,” from his forthcoming album while also revealing the new studio album will be titled Cowboys and Dreamers.

It was a night of connection for all the cowboys and dreamers in the crowd, too. During “Check Yes or No” a couple got engaged while surrounding fans captured the moment, sharing in their celebration. And before “How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls,” Strait remarked, “I always like seeing some cowboys in the crowd because that means cowgirls are nearby.” Pausing briefly after to share that the next song was written by his longtime manager, Erv Woolsey, a cowboy himself who recently passed, Strait shared, “I miss you, Erv.”

“We always like to do songs from our old heroes that have passed on and finally got this one down (recorded) and gonna do it now live, this is ‘Waymore’s Blues,’” he offered halfway through his 32-song set.

Stapleton joined the Texan mid stride on “Pancho and Lefty,” staying onstage for “You Don’t Know What You’re Missing,” an album cut he penned for Strait’s Love Is Everything, and revealing their first-ever collaboration, “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame,” on Strait’s forthcoming album.

Retired Lt. General Leroy Sisco introduced Retired US Army Private Issac Boshi in a poignant moment on stage presenting a new home to the hero noting it was his 113th home presentation with Strait via Military Warriors Support Foundation’s Homes 4 Wounded Heroes Program. 

Saturday was Strait’s first show back after devastating losses to his touring family including his longtime manager, Woolsey, Ace in the Hole member Gene Elders and tour manager, Tom Foote, Strait took the opportunity to acknowledge their absence throughout the evening. “The last couple of months have been a tough time… music makes it all better. Thank you for coming out – we’ve had a great time tonight. This one is for Erv and Gene and Tom,” before concluding with a six-song encore.

Strait’s 2024 Concert Calendar:
5/4  Lucas Oil Stadium  Indianapolis, IN
5/11 EverBank Stadium  Jacksonville, FL
5/25 Jack Trice Stadium  Ames, IA
6/1  Bank of America Stadium  Charlotte, NC
6/8  MetLife Stadium  East Rutherford, NJ
6/15 Kyle Field  College Station, TX
6/29 Rice-Eccles Stadium  Salt Lake City, UT
7/13 Ford Field   Detroit, MI
7/20 Soldier Field   Chicago, IL
12/7 Allegiant Stadium  Las Vegas, NV

For more information and to purchase tickets to all upcoming dates, visit GeorgeStrait.com.

About George Strait
George Strait is the unambiguous King of Country Music, having sold more than 105 million albums and counting while earning more than 60 major entertainment industry awards as well as countless nominations and becoming the only act in history to have a Top 10 hit every year for over three decades. With 33 different Platinum or multi-Platinum albums, he’s earned the third-most certifications of any artist in any genre, following only The Beatles and Elvis Presley, and with a total of 60, Strait has more No. 1 songs than any other artist in history (including Elvis).

The Texas troubadour released 2019’s best-selling Country album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, on MCA Nashville, produced by Strait and Chuck Ainlay, the album quickly became Strait’s record-extending 27th No. 1 Billboard Country album. Comprised of 12 original titles plus Strait’s version of the Johnny Paycheck classic “Old Violin,” Honky Tonk Time Machine marks an incredible 30th career studio album from the Country Music Hall of Fame member, who earned his 100th entry on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with his single “The Weight of the Badge” from the project. For more information, visit GeorgeStrait.com.