• NEWS AND NOTES: LUKE BRYAN, ERIC PASLAY, TOBY KEITH, VINCE GILL, CHRIS STAPLETON

    Luke Bryan is scheduled to appear on The Late Late Show with James Corden on Thursday (March 31st) on CBS. Check your local listings for times.

    Luke Bryan is set to co-host for the ACM Great Outdoor Celebrity Archery Tournament in Las Vegas with Justin Moore again this year on Saturday, April 2nd. Eric Paslay and Dustin Lynch will be playing for #TeamLuke. Check out some of the action from last year in the video below.

    Eric Paslay is set to join Toby Keith on his 2016 Interstates & Tailgates Tour this summer. The trek kicks off May 21st in Louisville, Kentucky, and Eric will join the tour July 8th in Virginia Beach. “Really excited for the opportunity to be on the road with TOBY this year,” said Eric. “He sure knows how to put on a show. I can’t wait to take it all in and learn from one of the best.”

    Vince Gill will receive the E.W. “Bud” Wendell Award May 3rd during a ceremony at the Music City Center as part of Nashville’s National Tourism Week Hospitality Industry Celebration.The award honors Nashville business executives who’ve helped the city in its advancement as the center of music entertainment.

    Chris Stapleton has been announced as one of the performers at the 25th anniversary of the Lollapalooza festival July 30th in Chicago.

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  • WATCH SOME OF THE HIJINKS ON THE SET OF ERIC PASLAY’S ‘HIGH CLASS’ VIDEO.

    Watch some of the outtakes of the “High Class” video below with Eric Paslay and his special guests, Charles Kelley, Kristian Bush and Maddie and Tae.

    Video / Eric Paslay High Class video outtakes

    We had a little too much fun creating this video. Check out a few of the bloopers from the filming of #HighClass. #MusicMonday http://bit.ly/HighClassVid

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  • ERIC PASLAY IS PRESENTED WITH YOUNG ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM ALMA MATER.

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    Eric Paslay appeared on the Grand Ole Opry tonight performing a few of his hits, including new single “High Class” and his poignant “She Don’t Love You,” which is nominated for “Song of the Year” at the upcoming ACM Awards.
    Immediately following his performance, Eric was presented with the “Young Alumni Achievement Award” from his alma mater, Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). The award was presented by MTSU President Dr. Sidney McPhee alongside Grand Ole Opry Vice President and General Manager Pete Fisher, also an alumni from the school and a past recipient of two MTSU achievement awards, including the Distinguished Alumnus Award. The “Young Alumni Achievement Award”  honors an MTSU graduate 35 years of age or younger who has had outstanding achievement in career, public service and/or volunteer activities and is selected annually by the Association’s Board of Directors from nominations submitted by alumni, MTSU faculty, staff and friends.
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    http://instagram.com/ericpaslay Photo (l-r): Ken Paulson, MTSU Dean of the College of Media and Entertainment, Dr. Sidney McPhee, Eric, Pete Fisher.

  • ERIC PASLAY’S VIDEO FOR ‘HIGH CLASS’ WILL PREMIERE FRIDAY.

    Eric Paslay is set to debut his “High Class” music video with an exclusive VEVO World Premiere this Friday (March 11th). The “High Class” video was directed by Wes Edwards, who also shot two of Eric’s previous videos, “Song About A Girl” and the ACM Song of The Year nominated “She Don’t Love You.”

    Filmed in a few of Nashville’s downtown hot spots, Eric shows off his dance moves and brings along a few high class friends who star with cameo appearances. The video was shot to mimic the Copacabana club scene sequence from the 1990 Goodfellas movie where multiple single takes were stitched together to create one seamless scene.

    Link to watch Eric’s high class moves in a teaser clip HERE.

    Fans can see Eric perform “High Class” and other hits during his Grand Ole Opry appearance set for Tuesday, March 15th.

    “High Class” is the lead single from Eric’s highly anticipated sophomore project due out later this year. The song was written by Eric, Jesse Frasure and Corey Crowder and was touted by Parade Magazine as “country’s ‘Uptown Funk.’”

    Audio / Eric Paslay says he recorded his latest hit, “High Class,” the very day it was written.

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    Eric Paslay (High Class) OC: …nothing. :10
    “The wild thing about ‘High Class’ is the vocal and almost of the music was recorded the day we wrote the song. I never rerecorded the vocal, nothing.”

  • LBT, ERIC PASLAY, CHRIS STAPLETON, KEITH URBAN AND ERIC CHURCH ARE ALL ACM SONG OF THE YEAR NOMINEES.

    The ACM nominees for Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year were announced on Thursday (February 18th). Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush,” Eric Paslay’s “She Don’t Love You” and Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame” are on the ballot, as well as Keith Urban’s “Raise ‘Em Up,” featuring Eric Church.

    The Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd at 8pm ET on CBS.

    Song of the Year [awarded to songwriter(s)/publisher(s)/artist(s)]
    “Burning House,” Cam
    Songwriters: Jeffrey Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Cam

    “Girl Crush,” Little Big Town
    Songwriters: Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose

    “Nobody to Blame,” Chris Stapleton
    Songwriters: Chris Stapleton, Barry Bales, Ronnie Bowman

    “Raise ‘Em Up,” Keith Urban featuring Eric Church
    Songwriters: Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele

    “She Don’t Love You,” Eric Paslay
    Songwriters: Eric Paslay, Jennifer Wayne

    Songwriter of the Year
    Rodney Clawson (“Crash My Party”)
    Ross Copperman (“Strip It Down”)
    Ashley Gorley (“Play It Again”)
    Shane McAnally (“Break Up in a Small Town”)
    Josh Osborne (“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16”)

    Audio / Eric Paslay talks about writing “She Don’t Love You” with Jennifer Wayne.

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    Eric Paslay (She Don’t Love You) OC: …this album. :52
    “We initially were trying to write a song for George Strait ‘cause he had just announced that he was doing Cowboy Rides Away tour, and Jen Wayne’s grandfather is John Wayne, so she knows a lot about cowboys. So, we were trying to just write that song, and we didn’t quite have it and in the midst, like songwriters do of writing a song, we were just cutting up and small talk and this and that. And I think I said ‘She don’t love you’ or she said ‘she don’t love you’ and I said ‘Yeah, she’s just lonely,’ just kind of joking around or something. And 45 minutes later we had written ‘She Don’t Love You,’ and I’m proud to have a great ballad. I believe it was probably the best ballad I’ve ever been a part of writing-wise. And I think when you think of country music, those songs that the whole room quiets down over or even all the guys at the bar turn around and listen, and that’s definitely that song on this album.”

    Audio / KEITH URBAN SAID ‘RAISE ‘EM UP’ WAS THE PERFECT SONG FOR HIM AND ERIC CHURCH TO DO TOGETHER.

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    Keith Urban (Raise ‘Em Up) 3 OC: …sang on it. :15
    “It wasn’t written as a duet, but it just struck me as the perfect song. There’s a particular theme really in the song, particularly in the second verse that I felt was just perfect for Eric. I sent him the song, and he loved it. And I was really happy that he came in and sang on it.”

  • VALENTINE’S DAY: Billy, Brothers O, Canaan, Charles, Clare, Darius, David, Dierks, Church, Paslay, Gary, Strait, Jon, Josh, Kacey, Keith, Kelleigh, Kip, LBT, Luke, Sam, Shania

    Audio / LINER Billy Currington (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey! This is Billy Currington. Hope you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Brothers Osborne (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey, this is T.J., and I’m John, and we’re Brothers Osborne. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Canaan Smith (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey, what’s up guys? I’m Canaan Smith, wishing you a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Charles Kelley (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey everybody! I’m Charles Kelley from Lady Antebellum. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Clare Dunn (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey! This is Clare Dunn, hoping you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Darius Rucker (Valentine’s Day)

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    “What’s up y’all? This is Darius Rucker, hoping you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER David Nail (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey, this is David Nail, wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Dierks Bentley (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey, it’s Dierks Bentley, hoping you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Eric Church (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey! This is Eric Church, hoping you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Eric Paslay (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hi! This is Eric Paslay, hoping you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Gary Allan (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey, this is Gary Allan, wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER George Strait (Valentine’s Day)

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    “This is George Strait, wishing you a Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Jon Pardi (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hi! It’s Jon Pardi, and I hope you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Josh Turner (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey! This is Josh Turner, and I want to wish you and your sweetheart a Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Kacey Musgraves (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hi, this is Kacey Musgraves, and I hope you have a Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Keith Urban (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. This is Keith Urban. Make the day special for your ‘Once in a Lifetime’ love.”

    Audio / LINER Kelleigh Bannen (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey y’all, it’s Kelleigh Bannen, hoping you have a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Kip Moore (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey! What’s happening, everybody? This is Kip Moore. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER LBT (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey! We’re Little Big Town. Happy Valentine’s Day!”

    Audio / LINER Luke Bryan (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hey y’all, it’s Luke Bryan. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Luke Bryan (Valentine’s Day) 2

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    “Hey y’all. It’s Luke Bryan. Happy Valentine’s Day. Make sweet love to your other.”

    Audio / LINER Sam Hunt (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hi! This is Sam Hunt, wishing you a very Happy Valentine’s Day.”

    Audio / LINER Shania Twain (Valentine’s Day)

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    “Hi, this is Shania Twain. Happy Valentine’s Day.”

  • ERIC PASLAY TREATS CROWD TO A FIRST LISTEN OF NEW MUSIC.

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    Grammy nominee and EMI Records Nashville artist Eric Paslay performed to a sold-out standing room only crowd tonight at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. Eric entertained the fans and music industry guests with an energetic performance and debuted some new music from his upcoming sophomore album due out later this year.

    “It’s so fun getting to play new songs for all the friendly faces I see tonight,” shared Eric. “Thank y’all for letting us be dreamers.”

    During his set, preceded by label mate Mickey Guyton, Eric welcomed Jake Owen to perform “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” sharing he was grateful for Jake’s guts to be his first artist cut. And later in the evening Eric performed “Taking My Heartbeat Higher” with Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town with whom he has collaborated. Eric Paslay, delivers a powerful punch as a renowned, Platinum-selling, hit songwriter and dynamic performer.

    Paslay has celebrated five No. 1 hits including “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” (Eli Young Band), “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” (Jake Owen), “Angel Eyes” (Love & Theft), “Rewind” (Rascal Flatts) and “Friday Night,” the smash lead single from his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. The Temple, Texas native recently received his second GRAMMY nomination (first as a recording artist) in the Best Country Duo/Group category for “The Driver,” performed by Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, featuring Eric and Dierks Bentley. A true artist’s artist, USA Today calls Paslay “flat out-brilliant” and American Songwriter names him an influencer of country music. Paslay recently wrapped the Chris Young tour and takes the stage on tour with Brad Paisley this winter. He just released his back beat-driven groove “High Class,” the lead single from his highly-anticipated sophomore album due out later this year.

    For the latest information on Eric go to:

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  • ERIC PASLAY STRAPS ON A PAIR OF LUCCHESE BOOTS FOR HIS LATEST SINGLE, ‘HIGH CLASS.’

    Reality rings true in most of Eric Paslay’s songs, even down to the little details like what boots he wears. In his latest single, “High Class,” he sings, “Keepin’ my shades on inside/All dressed in black/Escalade these Luccheses/Yeah baby Cattle up this ‘lac,” and Eric says he’s been wearing Lucchese boots for years.

    “I always wear Lucchese boots. I’m from Texas, and they’re made in El Paso, and I love the craftsmanship of ‘em and how they’re made, and how people have worn boots forever,” he says. “And you can re-sole them and reuse them as long as you don’t tear ‘em up too much on the uppers.”

    • “High Class” is the first single from Eric’s upcoming album, due out later this year.
    • Eric received his first GRAMMY nomination as a recording artist in the Best Country Duo/Group category for “The Driver.” The song is performed by Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley, featuring Eric and Dierks Bentley, and was written by Charles, Eric and Abe Stoklasa. The 58th GRAMMY Awards will air February 15th on CBS.

    Audio / Eric Paslay says he wears Lucchese boots, just like in his song, “High Class.”

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    Eric Paslay (Lucchese boots) OC: …the uppers. :14
    “I always wear Luchesse boots. I’m from Texas, and they’re made in El Paso, and I love the craftsmanship of ‘em and how they’re made, and how people have worn boots forever, and you can re-sole them and reuse them as long as you don’t tear ‘em up too much on the uppers.”

  • NEW YEAR’S LINERS 2015

    Audio / LINER Brothers Osborne (New Year)

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    “Hey! This is TJ, and I’m John, and we are Brothers Osborne. Happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER Canaan Smith (Happy New Year)

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    “Hey, what’s up guys? I’m Canaan Smith, wishing you a Happy New Year.”

     

    Audio / LINER Clare Dunn (Happy New Year)

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    “Hey! I’m Clare Dunn, wishing you a Happy New Year.”

     

    Audio / LINER Darius Rucker (Happy New Year)

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    “Hey y’all! What’s up? This is Darius Rucker, wishing you a Happy New Year!

    Audio / LINER David Nail (New Year)

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    “This is David Nail, wishing you a Happy New Year’s Day.”

     

    Audio / LINER Dierks Bentley (Happy New Year)

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    “Hey, it’s Dierks Bentley. Happy New Year!”

    Audio / LINER Easton Corbin (New Years)

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    “Hey everybody! I’m Easton Corbin, wishing you a Happy New Year!”

    Audio / LINER Eric Church (Happy New Year)

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    “Hey! It’s Eric Church, hoping you have a Happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER Eric Church (10 COUNTDOWN)

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    “10-9-8-7—6-54321, Happy New Year, y’all. It’s Eric Church, and it’s time to put a drink in MY hand!”

    Audio / LINER Eric Paslay (Happy New Year)

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    “Hi! I’m Eric Paslay, wishing you a Happy New Year!”


    Audio / LINER Gary Allan (New Year)

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    “Hey everybody! I’m Gary Allan. Happy New Year!”

    Audio / LINER Jon Pardi (New Year)

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    “Hi! I’m Jon Pardi, wishing you a Happy New Year!”

    Audio / LINER Josh Turner (New Year)

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    “Hey! I’m Josh Turner. Happy New Year!”

     

    Audio / LINER Kacey Musgraves (New Year)

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    “Hey! It’s Kacey Musgraves, hoping you have a safe and Happy New Year!”

     

    Audio / LINER Keith Urban (New Year)

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    “Hey everyone! This is Keith Urban. Have a safe and happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER Kelleigh Bannen (New Year)

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    “Hey there! It’s Kelleigh Bannen, wishing you a very Happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER Kip Moore (New Year)

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    “It’s Kip Moore, wishing you a Happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER Lauren Alaina (New Year)

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    “This is Lauren Alaina, wishing you a Happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER LBT (New Year)

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    “Hey! We’re Little Big Town. Happy New Year!”

    Audio / LINER Luke Bryan (New Year)

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    “Hey! This is Luke Bryan, hoping you have a Happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER Mickey Guyton (New Year)

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    “Hey! This is Mickey Guyton, wishing you a Happy New Year.”

    Audio / LINER Sam Hunt (Happy New Year)

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    “Hey everybody! I’m Sam Hunt. Happy New Year!”

    Audio / LINER Shania Twain (Happy New Year)

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    “Hi! This is Shania Twain. Happy New Year!”

     

  • CHRISTMAS 2015: Eric Paslay

    Eric Paslay grew up in Texas with much of his extended family in the same town, so there were many toys to play with at Christmas time.

    “I remember always [on] Christmas Eve, we’d go to my Mom’s mother’s house, my grandmother, and we’d open up gifts kinda from the family. And my great-aunt, lived across the street, so all of those cousins, we’d go over there and hang out and steal some more cookies and kind of show…what’cha got and play with the toy for five minutes and move on to the other cousin’s toys.”

    This year, the “High Class” singer will also be spending the holiday with his new wife, Natalie.

    Audio / Eric Paslay talks about his Christmas holidays when he was a child.

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    Eric Paslay (Christmases growing up) OC: …and football. :37

    ‘I remember always [on] Christmas Eve, we’d go to my Mom’s mother’s house, my grandmother, and we’d open up gifts kinda from the family. And my great-aunt, lived across the street, so all of those cousins, we’d go over there and hang out and steal some more cookies and kind of show…what’cha got and play with the toy for five minutes and move on to the other cousin’s toys. And then the next morning, maybe when we were younger, open up some more presents, you know, and then go to my other grandparents’ [house], my dad’s parents and hang out with that family, and it was always fun. We’d always have turkey, ham and football.”

    Audio / Eric Paslay talks about his favorite Christmas song.

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    Eric Paslay (Christmas Song) OC: …Christmas. :07

    “My favorite Christmas song is ‘Away in a Manger.’ The melody’s so beautiful, and I think it’s the true meaning of Christmas.”