Luke Bryan’s “Most People Are Good” remains at the top of both country charts for a third week in a row. The song is his 20th No. 1 which is his second chart-topper from his latest album, What Makes You Country.

The Georgia native says his own mother cried when she heard the song. “When I hear ‘most mamas ought to qualify for sainthood,’ it’s one of the best lines I’ve ever heard in a song,” says Luke. “I’ll play Mama my new album before it comes out and half the time she’s scrambling, doing the dishes or something and she won’t listen, but I caught her in the truck. I kinda had her attention and I played her ‘Most People are Good,’ and the picture of her with a big ole paper towel over her face crying. The line really hit her, hit her like it should hit you. ‘Most mothers ought to qualify for sainthood’ – I know my wife should definitely be a saint, putting up with me and my crazy boys.”

Luke is nominated for ACM Entertainer of the Year, an award he’s taken home twice. The 53rd Annual ACM Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 15th at 8pm ET on CBS.

Luke Bryan’s “Most People Are Good” remains at the top of the country charts for a second week in a row. Last week, he scored his 20th No. 1 with the song, which is his second chart-topper from his latest album, What Makes You Country.

“I think that ‘Most People Are Good’ might be one of the best songs I’ve ever recorded,” shared Luke. “I think it’s a song that truly helps people believe in people again. We seem to get reminded every day of all the negativity of what humans are, and truly it’s only .001 percent of people causing all the negativity. I mean, I truly believe that.  This song preaches the innocence of children, the beauty of mothers, the beauty of relationships, the beauty of what life truly could be and should be and really is. I think that most people lay their heads down at night and try to be better and try to be good to other people. And this song captures those emotions perfectly.”

“Most People Are Good,” was written by David Frasier, Ed Hill and Josh Kear, landed on Billboard’s 2017 Reader’s List claiming it “is a veer in the road (for Luke): an inspiring, positive-message song with a heartfelt vocal. At a time when the world is not such a positive place it’s, well, just in time.”

Luke is nominated for ACM Entertainer of the Year, an award he’s taken home twice. The 53rd Annual ACM Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 15th at 8pm ET on CBS.

Four-time ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan garner’s his 20th career #1 single today as “Most People Are Good” hits the top spot on both the Country Aircheck and Billboard Country Airplay charts. This is Luke’s 12th straight Billboard No. 1, the longest current streak among all artists. “Most People Are Good,” which was written by David Frasier, Ed Hill and Josh Kear, is the second consecutive No. 1 from Luke’s What Makes You Country album.

“I think that ‘Most People Are Good’ might be one of the best songs I’ve ever recorded,” shared Luke in a press release. “I think it’s a song that truly helps people believe in people again. We seem to get reminded every day of all the negativity of what humans are, and truly it’s only .001 percent of people causing all the negativity. I mean, I truly believe that. This song preaches the innocence of children, the beauty of mothers, the beauty of relationships, the beauty of what life truly could be and should be and really is. I think that most people lay their heads down at night and try to be better and try to be good to other people. And this song captures those emotions perfectly.”

The Georgia native was overwhelmed when he was recently told he would most likely have his 20th chart-topper soon. “I tried to really relish every time you have a song at the top of the charts, ‘cause I tell people whether you write ‘em, you find ‘em, it’s still a series of miracles having a No. 1 song,” he says. “You’ve got to have somebody do the miracle of writing a No. 1 song and then you’ve got to go record it right, put it on an album, the label’s got to pick the right one and the people got to get it. I mean, it’s so many series of miracles, and the fact that I’ve had 20 of all those miracles is pretty special.”

Luke, who is nominated at this year’s ACM Awards for Entertainer of the Year, has just returned from his first-ever concerts in Hawaii and also Australia, where he performed sold-out shows in Melbourne and Sydney and played the CMC Rocks Festival.

Luke can be seen as one of three judges on this season’s American Idol Sunday and Monday evenings on ABC.

Four-time Entertainer of the Year and American Idol judge Luke Bryan releases a new music video today for “Most People Are Good,” directed by Wes Edwards.  Entertainment Weekly exclusively premiered the video today  – watch it HERE.

“Most People Are Good” is Luke’s second single from his What Makes You Country album that debuted at #1 on both the Billboard Top 200 and Top Country Albums charts last December and is now available for the first time on vinyl. The poignant “Most People Are Good” single, written by David Frasier, Ed Hill and Josh Kear, landed on Billboard’s 2017 Reader’s List claiming it “is a veer in the road (for Luke): an inspiring, positive-message song with a heartfelt vocal. At a time when the world is not such a positive place it’s, well, just in time.” RollingStone says “Most People Are Good” is “sincere” and is an “uplifting song, a gentle argument for all that’s right in the world.”

After his media junket in New York City last week to promote the Sunday night premiere of American Idol on ABC and playing three concerts on his “What Makes You Country Tour,” Luke is now in Australia for his first-ever concerts down under. His touring year will conclude this fall after headlining concerts across North America including some of the biggest and best sports stadiums in Toronto, New York City, Cincinnati, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Boston, Minneapolis, Los Angeles (the first country concert to ever be held in Dodgers Stadium), Denver, St. Louis, Chicago, Vancouver and wrapping the tour in Detroit at Ford Field on October 26.

Luke Bryan cannot wait for the premiere of the ABC reboot of American Idol. He, along with Lionel Richie and Katy Perry, are judges on the show, and he says he cannot wait for America to see the talent on the show.

“I’m excited to see it on TV and I’m excited for America to be able to watch it and see the talented kids that they have out there,” says Luke. However, he jokes that he hopes the producers putting the show together are kind enough to edit it in a way that features him in a positive light.

“Idol kicks off this week. We just go up there and we judge and we try to make jokes, make critiques and have fun, but we don’t get to see how this stuff is edited up. I don’t know if I’m gonna look stupid on TV,” he says. “I hope the people that put the show together will be nice to me, but hey, I am what I am. I is what I is, and I’m excited to see it on TV and I’m excited for America to be able to watch it and see the talented kids that they have out there.”

Check out all of the American Idol action during the two-hour premiere on Sunday (March 11th) at 8pm ET on ABC.

Luke, who’s nominated for the ACM Entertainer of the Year, is currently making his way up the country charts with his latest smash, “Most People Are Good.”

Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley are among the initial list of performers announced for this year’s ACM Awards. They’re joined by Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett and Bebe Rexha.

Luke is nominated for Entertainer of the Year, an award he’s won twice, and Dierks is nominated for Video of the Year for “Black,” which stars his wife Cassidy.

The 53rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 15th beginning at 8pm ET/PT on CBS.

Jon Pardi is set to perform his current single, “She Ain’t In It,” as well as his No. 1 hit “Heartache On the Dance Floor,” when he appears on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday night (March 6th).

Luke Bryan‘s appearance on ABC’s The View has been moved to Friday (March 9th).

Keith Urban has been added to the lineup for the 10th Annual Nashville Honors Gala taking place March 26th and benefiting the TJ Martell Foundation. He joins  previously announced artists Lauren Alaina, Jeff Foxworthy and Charles Esten, among others. 

Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, both of whom graduated from University of Georgia will give the commencement speech to UGA’s 2018 graduates. TV and Radio personality Ryan Seacrest, actor Kyle Chandler and journalist Deborah Norville are some of the school’s other famous graduates. This year’s graduation ceremony will be held May 4th at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia.

We bet you cannot wait to hear what Luke Bryan might say as a judge on the new season of American Idol. The show premieres Sunday (March 11th) at 8pm ET on ABC. Luke revealed to Good Morning America he had sweatbombs the first time he ever met fellow judge Lionel Richie and that Katy Perry keeps snacks underneath the judges’ desk.

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Luke Bryan is making the media rounds this week. He’ll appear on ABC’s Good Morning America, Live With Kelly and Ryan and Late Night With Seth Meyers on Tuesday (March 6th), followed by an appearance on ABC’s The View on Thursday (March 8th)

Jon Pardi will perform on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday (March 6th).

Songs from Lady Antebellum, Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner, Vince Gill, George Strait, Eric Paslay and many others will be included in the new collection, NOW That’s What I Call Country – Songs of Inspiration. The compilation features inspirational songs from some of country music’s biggest stars and will be released March 16th.

NOW That’s What I Call Country – Songs of Inspiration Track List:

1. Lady Antebellum – “Hello World”
2. Tim McGraw – “Touchdown Jesus”
3. Carrie Underwood – “Jesus, Take The Wheel”
4. Rascal Flatts – “Bless the Broken Road”
5. Josh Turner – “Long Black Train”
6. Alison Krauss – “Down To The River To Pray”
7. Vince Gill – “Go Rest High On That Mountain”
8. George Strait – “I Believe”
9. Alabama – “Angels Among Us”
10. Brad Paisley featuring Dolly Parton- “When I Get Where I ‘m Going”
11. Eric Paslay – “Deep As It Is Wide”
12. Phil Vassar – “This Is God”
13. Chris Young – “The Man I Want To Be”
14. Craig Morgan – “God Must Really Love Me”
15. Brooks and Dunn – “Believe”
16. Martina McBride – “God’s Will”