• LUKE BRYAN ANNOUNCES SPECIAL GUEST LINE-UP FOR FARM TOUR 2023.

    Luke Bryan, who wrapped the sixth season as a celebrity judge on American Idol on ABC last month, is announcing the special guest line up for this year’s FARM TOUR taking place September 14-23: Kameron Marlowe, Chayce Beckham, the Peach Pickers and DJ Rock.

    Tickets for FARM TOUR 2023 are on sale NOW at LukeBryan.com.

     

    FARM TOUR 2023:

    9/14     Shelbyville, KY                     Mulberry Orchard

    9/15     Millersport, OH                    Miller Family Farm

    9/21     Colfax, IA                              Schnell Family Farms

    9/22     Brooklyn, WI                        Klondike Farms

    9/23     Eyota, MN                             Gar-Lin Dairy LLC

     

    Farm Tour 2023 is sponsored by Bayer, Farmland, Fendt, and Citi.

    Since 2009 when the Farm Tour began Luke has granted 78 college scholarships to students from farming families to their local college or university near the tour stops. Over the years event sponsors have donated money, food and resources to the local communities and also nationally. Last year alone Bayer provided one million meals to Feeding America®, Farmland® donated a truckload of protein to local foodbanks in each of the states that hosted the tour and also donated $9,000 to each state’s FFA Association, and Fendt donated $25,000 to the national FFA organization.

    Luke wrapped his celebrity judging duties alongside Lionel Richie and Katy Perry on American Idol last week performing his brand new single “But I Got A Beer In My Hand.” The song was written by Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem, and Geoff Warburton, and was produced by Jeff Stevens and co-produced by Jody Stevens. Get it HERE.

    Farm Tour playlist HERE.

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Mickey Guyton

    Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire, Carrie Underwood and Keith Urban are among the artists participating in the new documentary, “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair,” which tells the story of country music’s longest-running festival. Premiering June 5th on Hulu, the 75-minute special features exclusive one-on-one interviews, never-before-seen archival content and CMA Fest Performances from the last 50 years. “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair” will also feature Bill Anderson, Kelsea Ballerini, BRELAND, Brooks & Dunn, Shy Carter, Luke Combs, Wynonna Judd, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Mark Miller of Sawyer Brown, Craig Morgan, Lorrie Morgan, Dolly Parton, Carly Pearce, Jeannie Seely, Blake Shelton, Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson, Trisha Yearwood and Chris Young, among others. CMA Fest will celebrate its milestone 50th anniversary June 8-11, 2023, in downtown Nashville, featuring hundreds of artists performing across multiple stages.

     

    Brad Paisley will perform at the second annual Beachlife Ranch festival, taking place in Redondo Beach, California, September 22nd – 24th. The Doobie Brothers, Jack Johnson, Wynonna Judd, Midland and Shooter Jennings will also perform.

     

    Mickey Guyton, Trisha Yearwood and CMT’s Leslie Fram will be honored by Save The Music and SongFarm.org for their contributions to the music industry and music education at Nashville’s 4th annual “Hometown to Hometown” event June 5th at City Winery. Caylee Hammack, Kelsea Ballerini, Brittney Spencer and more will perform. All proceeds will benefit music technology programs in Nashville, Georgia and Texas.

  • LUKE BRYAN ON AMERICAN IDOL’S TALENT THIS SEASON.

    The season finale of American Idol takes place this Sunday, and the Top 3 contestants – Megan Danielle, Colin Stough and Iam Tongi – will vie for the sought-after title of “American Idol.” Judge Luke Bryan tells us this season of the singing competition features probably the most talented singers he’s seen so far. He also feels a responsibility to give each of them the best chance possible to make it.

    “I think the talent on this year of American Idol is the best we’ve ever had. When I look at our Top 10, any of those kids can go and be massive superstars. And I think it’s really important for us to put these kids in a situation where they want to be in music their whole life and they want to get out there and tour and make all their dreams come true.”

    Luke is set to perform his latest single, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” in addition to a star-studded line-up, including Keith Urban who will come back to the Idol stage to mentor the finalists and to perform a song of his own. Fellow judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will also perform, as well as Lainey Wilson, Jelly Roll, Season 2 stars Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, Ellie Goulding, James Blunt, Jazmine Sullivan, Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon, Kylie Minogue, Lauren Daigle, Pitbull and TLC, among others.

    The American Idol Season 21 finale will air live on Sunday (May 21st) at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC.

     

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    “I think the talent on this year of American Idol is the best we’ve ever had. When I look at our Top 10, any of those kids can go and be massive superstars. And I think it’s really important for us to put these kids in a situation where they want to be in music their whole life and they want to get out there and tour and make all their dreams come true.”

  • LUKE BRYAN AND PEYTON MANNING RETURN AS HOSTS OF THIS YEAR’S CMA AWARDS.

    Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning return to co-host this year’s CMA Awards. The pair first hosted Country Music’s Biggest Night in 2022 and led to a three-year high in viewership.

    The dynamic duo are the fourth hosting team to repeat as CMA hosts; Barbara Mandrell and Mac Davis co-hosted the show three consecutive years from 1980-1982; Brooks & Dunn co-hosted three years running (2004-2006), followed by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood from 2008 to 2018.

    The 57th CMA Awards will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena November 8th at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC.

     

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban

    Carrie Underwood celebrated her 15th Anniversary as a proud Grand Ole Opry member on Saturday (May 13th) with a two-show performance. The Opry presented her backstage with a special commemorative print and a specially-designed cake, by IveyCake, to commemorate the milestone. Carrie made her unforgettable Grand Ole Opry performance debut on June 10th, 2005, just two weeks after winning American Idol. Her love for the Opry started as a child as she grew up watching and listening to the show, dreaming of one day performing there and even becoming a member herself. The multi-GRAMMY® /CMA/ACM award winner was officially inducted into the Opry family on May 10th, 2008 by fellow Oklahoman and fellow Opry member Garth Brooks. Cute note: She also got to meet the iconic daytime star Susan Lucci backstage. Carrie will return to the Grand Ole Opry for a special two-show Tuesday night Opry on June 6 (7 pm and 9:30 pm), which “unofficially” kicks off the milestone 50th CMA Fest week.

     

    Don’t forget to tune in to CMT Crossroads on Tuesday (May 16th) to catch Darius Rucker and The Black Crowes swap vocals on each other’s songs.  “CMT Crossroads: The Black Crowes & Darius Rucker” premieres with a special one-hour presentation on Tuesday at 10p/9c, with an immediate encore at 11p/10c, and on Friday (May 19th) at 12a/11c. It will also go live on Wednesday (May 17th) on CMT.com, CMT VOD and the MTV app (CMT Crossroads), with subsequent premieres on CMT MUSIC and MTV LIVE.

     

    Luke Bryan will perform his new single, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” live on ABC’s American Idol finale on Sunday (May 21st). The three-hour finale episode is set to air live from coast to coast starting at 8pm ET/5pm PT.

    Keith Urban will return to the season finale of ABC’s American Idol on Sunday (May 21st) to mentor the Top 3 finalists. Keith, who was a judge on the talent show between seasons 12 and 15, will also take the stage to perform as well.

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    In a new promo for the Tennessee Titans 2023-2024 schedule release, Keith Urban appears at the very end on stage at Nashville’s famed Robert’s Western World.

     

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Parker McCollum, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Taylor Swift

    Carrie Underwood visited the new SiriusXM Miami Studios this week after announcing her upcoming exclusive SiriusXM channel, CARRIE’S COUNTRY. While at SiriusXM, the global superstar sat down with Howard Stern for an in-depth interview and three-song performance on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show.

     

     

     

     

     

    Luke Bryan and Parker McCollum appear on CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown from last weekend’s Stagecoach Festival. Check out all the action Saturday (May 6th) and Sunday (May 7th) beginning at 9am ET/8am CT.

    Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert have recorded a few new songs that will appear in the hit CBS show, Fire Country. Dierks posted a clip of the two in the studio on his socials and wrote, “Tune into the show for the next two weeks on CBS to hear them.” According to Billboard, the two have collaborated on three new songs, two of which — “Saved” and “Still Burning” — will appear in the May 12th episode; while “Something in the Water” will appear in the May 19th season finale. Additionally, Dierks co-wrote and sings “Barbed Wire Heart” that will also air in the finale. The show airs on Fridays beginning at 9pm ET/8pm CT on CBS.

     

     

    Darius Rucker will perform during the TODAY Show’s Citi Concert Series on September 1st.

     

    During the first of three sold-out shows of The Eras Tour at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Friday (May 5th), Taylor Swift announced the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) with six extra songs from the vault on July 7th. She writes on her socials, “I first made Speak Now, completely self-written, between the ages of 18 and 20. The songs that came from this time in my life were marked by their brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions and wild wistfulness. I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying and crashing… and living to speak about it.”

     

  • LUKE BRYAN RELEASES NEW SONG TODAY, “BUT I GOT A BEER IN MY HAND.”

    Luke Bryan has released a brand-new song today (May 5th), “But I Got A Beer In My Hand.” The song was written by Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem  and Geoff Warburton, and produced by Jeff Stevens and co-produced by Jody Stevens. It will impact country radio on May 15th and is from a highly anticipated forth-coming album. “But I Got A Beer In My Hand” is available HERE.

    Luke will perform “But I Got A Beer In My Hand” on the Sunday, May 21st season finale of “American Idol” as he, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie wrap up their sixth season as judges on television’s original singing competition. Tune in to the live coast-to-coast, three-hour season finale (8:00-11:00 p.m. EDT/6:00-9:00 p.m. MDT/5:00-8:00 p.m. PDT) on ABC.

    “I knew I wanted a fun up-tempo song everyone could enjoy this summer,” said Luke. “I can’t wait to start doing it live. It’s gonna be a blast.”

    This song comes on the heels of Luke’s 30th No. 1 single “Country On” which closed out the 2022 charts as the final No. 1 of the year. During his career, he has spent 56 total weeks at the top of the country radio charts, sold more than 15 million albums, garnered 20 billion worldwide streams, and has more RIAA certified digital single certifications than any other Country artist of all time with 81.5 Million.

    Luke’s 2023 will continue with major touring plans beginning with the launch of his “Country On Tour” running June 15th to October 28th; Farm Tour 2023 set for September 14th-23rd, and his shows at Resorts World in Las Vegas dates August 30th, September 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 8th and 9th.

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  • LUKE BRYAN WILL RELEASE HIS NEW SINGLE, “BUT I GOT A BEER IN MY HAND,” ON FRIDAY.

    Luke Bryan will release his new song, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” on Friday (May 5th). He announced his new single at last weekend’s Stagecoach and urged fans to go check out a clip he posted on Tik Tok. The tune is the follow-up to his 30th No. 1 smash, “Country On.” He says it’s a good summertime party song about heartbreak.

    “It’s about a guy that obviously, his girl leaves him and he’s expecting to really be down about it,” says Luke. “Instead, he goes out, gets a beer in his hand, starts partying and life’s pretty good.”

    Luke will perform the song on his upcoming 36-city Country On Tour, which launches June 15th in Syracuse, New York.

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  • LUKE BRYAN HEADS BACK TO THE FARM IN SEPTEMBER: FARM TOUR 2023.

    Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will headline his fourteenth FARM TOUR this September during a break from his “Country On Tour” launching June 15. The Georgia native will set up stages in the fields of local farms September 14-23, 2023. Special guests will be announced at a later time.

     

    Tickets for FARM TOUR are on sale May 4 at 10AM local time at LukeBryan.com.

    Presale tickets for Luke’s Fan Club (the Nut House) and fan App are available beginning May 1 at LukeBryan.com/all-access-pass.

    Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday (May 1st) at 10am local time through the Citi Entertainment® program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

     

    FARM TOUR 2023

    9/14      Shelbyville, KY                        Mulberry Orchard

    9/15      Millersport, OH                       Miller Family Farm

    9/21      Colfax, IA                                Schnell Family Farms 

    9/22      Brooklyn, WI                          Klondike Farms

    9/23      Eyota, MN                               Gar-Lin Dairy LLC

     

    “One of the reasons we created these Farm Tour shows – to bring the big-city tour to the people,” said Luke. “These nights are one-of-a-kind and we really enjoy getting to know the farmers and their families, love the whole atmosphere of playing on these incredible farms and watching entire communities come together and get excited about these shows.”

    Continuing a partnership that began in 2015, Bayer, one of the world’s leading life sciences companies, is once again joining the tour as presenting sponsor and teaming up with Luke to help honor America’s farmers for providing us with access to critical health and nutrition through its #HerestotheFarmer campaign. The campaign supports Bayer’s vision of Health for All, Hunger for None and asks fans to join in by using #HerestotheFarmer on their social media channels now through November 30, 2023. As part of the initiative, Bayer will donate 1 million meals to people in need through Feeding America®. Since the partnership’s inception, 6 million meals have been donated and more than $180,000 has gone to Feeding America member food banks and local farmers at each of the tour cities.

    Since 2009 when the Farm Tour began Luke has granted 78 college scholarships to students from farming families to their local college or university near the tour stops. Over the years event sponsors have donated money, food and resources to the local communities and also nationally. Last year alone Bayer provided one million meals to Feeding America®, Farmland® donated a truckload of protein to local foodbanks in each of the states that hosted the tour and also donated $9,000 to each state’s FFA Association, and Fendt donated $25,000 to the national FFA organization.

     

    Audio / LUKE BRYAN TALKS ABOUT HIS FARM TOUR AND HOW MUCH IT'S GROWN OVER THE YEARS.

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    “Well, yeah, I mean the Farm Tour has grown throughout the years, and the fact that we can set a stage up in a hayfield or some kind of field and people flock to it is what I envisioned when I created Farm Tour, and to obviously help some kids with scholarships and stuff like that. But the Farm Tour has grown every year, and it’s always something we look forward to. It’s really an exciting time to be able to just be out on a farm on a Fall night. Sometimes it’s cool and everybody’s got, it’s perfect jacket weather and everybody’s just enjoying music and having fun, and it’s happening in these little towns that have never gotten a show like this. So, it’s always fun knowing that I leave these little towns, and they can go, ‘Hey, we got to go party out in a field and hear a bunch of Nashville country music singers roll in,’ and give ‘em a great show. So many great memories through the years.”

  • LUKE GRIMES DROPS NEW TRACK “HOLD ON.”

    Mercury Nashville / Range Music recording artist Luke Grimes today released a new track, “Hold On.” Written by Foy Vance and Ilsey Juber, the song is produced by Dave Cobb.

    When Grimes began having discussions with his management team about his musical inspirations, Foy Vance, a singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland, was on that list. After a writing session with Vance in Scotland fell through, “Hold On,”, was pitched to the team and it was immediately put on hold for Grimes. He recorded it with Cobb, and it is one of only two songs that Grimes didn’t write for his forthcoming album.

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    “‘Hold On’ has become one of my favorite songs on the (upcoming) album,” said Grimes. “Foy Vance is one of my favorite current songwriters and although he and I couldn’t get together in person, I knew I wanted him to be a part of this album. He had this song that had not been cut and I immediately fell in love with the words; I felt so connected to it. It’s a familiar feeling, the fear of falling too deeply for someone because you could ultimately get hurt. I think it’s a universal feeling for anyone who has had their heart broken.”

    Grimes is making his debut Stagecoach Festival debut on Sunday, April 30. His performance will be included in the Stagecoach livestream which will be available to stream on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and Prime Video at 2:35 p.m. PT.

    About Luke Grimes

    Grimes’ debut track, “No Horse To Ride,” debuted inside the Top 10 of the Country Songs sales chart at No. 7. In its second week of release, “No Horse To Ride” racked up 95K Shazams, placing it No. 2 on the Shazam Country chart, No. 2 on the Shazam Top 200 USA chart and No. 37 on the Shazam Global chart, a rarity for a country artist. Spotify placed the song on the cover of its Country Hits 2023 playlist, with the song in the No. 1 position, and the song has been on eight Spotify Viral Charts.

    Known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the hit television series, “Yellowstone,” Grimes has been making music for years and is prepping his first major label project. When not on set, Grimes can be found spinning his favorite country albums and songwriting at home in Montana or in Nashville writing with some of Music Row’s elite including Jonathan Singleton, Tony Lane, Randy Montana, Brent Cobb, Jamey Johnson, Love Junkies, Josh Osborne, Jon Randall, and Jessie Alexander.

    Grimes grew up playing music in the church as the son of a Pentecostal pastor. His father also laid the foundation for the music he loves, introducing him to the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. The Ohio native is now finding his own voice and style as an artist, inspired by the likes of Colter Wall, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, and the late Townes Van Zandt.