Luke Bryan stopped by to thank the Spring Hill Fire Department on Friday (December 9th) during their annual Christmas lunch. He spent nearly an hour with the firefighters signing autographs, posing for photos and thanking them for their efforts in East Tennessee battling the fires in Sevier County.

Luke Bryan has just released his new single, “Fast,” which he wrote with Luke Laird and Rodney Clawson.

Life moves so ‘fast,’ so the song is kind of a reminder to Luke and his fans about slowing down and enjoying family and your surroundings. “Every time I come home my boys are bigger and starting to throw me around the house a little more, and one day I’ll snap my fingers and you wish you could have froze time a little bit,” says Luke about his boys Bo, Tate and his nephew Til. “And I think anytime you can help people slow down and reflect on that and remember to take things in stride a little bit better, I think people love hearing that in a song.”

“Fast” is the follow-up to five No. 1 songs from his current album, Kill the Lights.

Kacey Musgraves will perform on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday (December 7th).

Eric Church got a great early Christmas gift when several of his songs were certified by the R.I.A.A. The Chief received platinum single awards for “Love Your Love the Most,” “Springsteen,” “Creepin’,” “Like Jesus Does,” “Talladega,” “Like a Wrecking Ball.”

Luke Bryan’s “Huntin’, “Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” and Brothers Osborne’s “Stay a Little Longer” were both certified platinum, as well.

Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan, along with CID Presents, is adding additional star power to an already stellar line up of headliners at Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa all-inclusive concert vacation set for January 19-22, 2017 in Riviera Maya, Mexico. Old Dominion, Kelleigh Bannen, Brooke Eden, Adam Craig  and Lucie Silvas, along with DJ Rock, will now join the list of special guests in addition to headliners Luke, Blake Shelton and Little Big Town and previously announced artists Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch and Brothers Osborne for the hottest country music destination event of the year.

Fans can choose from eight tropical resorts and enjoy royal treatment all weekend long – all-inclusive food and drink, 24-hour concierge service, daily onsite activities, offsite adventures like deep sea fishing, zip-lining, and ATV tours, excursions including day trips to Tulum, official Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa merchandise package, and more. To see highlights from 2016’s event click HERE.

To view the full performance schedule, to find additional information, and to book four or five night all-inclusive packages please visit: www.crashmyplaya.com.

About Luke Bryan

Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke has placed 17 singles at No.1 and sold nearly eight million albums. His fifth studio album, Kill The Lights, which is now certified Platinum, debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top 200 (his third to do so) and Top Country Albums charts, closed out 2015 as the best-selling country album of the year and the 10th biggest selling album on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Year-End list. Last month, Luke was honored at an industry party at the Country Music Hall of Fame to commemorate his recent string of 7 consecutive No.1 hits which have sold over 7 million tracks and more than 600 million total combined streams.  His Kill The Lights album has now sold 3.5 million tracks with over 400 million streams. Luke, a two-time ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year, co-hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards this year for the fourth consecutive year.

For a one-stop shop for everything Luke Bryan, his community of fans have unparalleled access to his life through Luke Bryan’s official App. Launched in June 2015 in partnership with Disciple Media, the app offers everything from exclusive live streams to updates from the road, competitions to video premieres, exclusive merchandise and more. The App is available now on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

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

Luke Bryan wrapped his 58-city Kill The Lights Tour at the end of October with six sold-out stadium shows including a double play in Boston’s Gillette Stadium, 10 sold out back-to-back concerts in five cities and 1.6 million fans. Today, Luke announced he will extend his Kill The Lights Tour into 2017.

Luke, two-time CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year, will begin the trek in Huntington, West Virginia at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena on February 17th. Luke returns to Madison Square Garden on March 1st where he performed a sold out show at the world’s most famous venue in 2014.

Brett Eldredge will open the Kill The Lights Tour 2017 shows.

Kill The Lights Tour 2017:

2-16     Huntington, WV          Big Sandy Superstore Arena

2-17     Bloomington, IN          Assembly Hall

2-18     Jonesboro, AR             ASU Convocation Center

2-23     Columbia, SC              Colonial Life Arena

2-25     Jacksonville, FL           Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

3-1       New York, NY             Madison Square Garden

3-3       Manchester, NH           Verizon Wireless Arena

3-4       Providence, RI             Dunkin’ Donuts Center

3-9       Richmond, VA             Richmond Coliseum

3-10     Fayetteville, NC           Crown Coliseum

3-17     Orange Beach, AL       The Wharf

Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the Kill The Lights Tour and Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is a sponsor. Citi is the official credit card of the Kill The Lights Tour. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program beginning Nov. 30. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

About Luke Bryan
Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke has placed 17 singles at No.1 and sold nearly eight million albums. His fifth studio album, Kill The Lights, which is now certified Platinum, debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top 200 (his third to do so) and Top Country Albums charts, closed out 2015 as the best-selling country album of the year and the 10th biggest selling album on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Year-End list. Last month, Luke was honored at an industry party at the Country Music Hall of Fame to commemorate his recent string of 7 consecutive No.1 hits which have sold over 7 million tracks and more than 600 million total combined streams.  His Kill The Lights album has now sold 3.5 million tracks with over 400 million streams. Luke, a two-time ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year, co-hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards this year for the fourth consecutive year.

Little Big Town will perform their latest single, “Better Man,” on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday (November 14th).

Little Big Town was recently surprised with a double-platinum plaque by the RIAA for their award-winning song, “Girl Crush.”

The members of Little Big Town were in L.A. last week at the City of Hope Gala to perform in honor of their good friend, Entertainment Attorney Joel Katz. Katz, whose company reps more than 50 artists including LBT, Willie Nelson and many more.

Brothers Osborne’s No. 1 hit, “Stay a Little Longer,” was recently certified platinum for more than one-million sales and streams.

Luke Bryan’s “Play It Again” was certified three times platinum for more than three-million sales and streams.

“Forever Country” will soon be released on vinyl. The A side of the record will contain the single, featuring 30 CMA-winning artists, while the B side will include the original versions of the  songs that make up the collaboration – John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Willie Nelson’s “On the Road Again” and Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love.” The vinyl record will be released December 16^th, and you can pre-order it here.
George Strait’s 6th Annual Vaquereos Del Mar Golf Tournament and  Auction raised $1.1 million for wounded warriors earlier this month. George and his longtime friend Tom Cusick hosted the event, held at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort. The Country Music Hall of Famer and Jamey Johnson performed at the tourney.

Kip Moore has been tapped to perform during a tribute to R&B legend Smokey Robinson on Wednesday (November 16th). The evening, hosted by Samuel L. Jackson, will also feature appearances by the Eagles’ Joe Walsh, Berry Gordy and many more. You’ll be able to see the show February 10th on PBS.

Luke Bryan’s “Move” spends a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard country chart and moves to the top of Country Aircheck’s chart this week. It follows “Kick the Dust Up,” “Strip It Down,” “Home Alone Tonight” and “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day.”

Reportedly, Luke created a new record on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. “Move” is the fifth chart-topper from his Kill the Lights album, which is big news in itself, but it’s the second time he’s scored five No. 1s on the country charts from the same album, which has never happened before (his previous handful came from Crash My Party with the title track, “Drink a Beer,” “Play It Again,” “Roller Coaster” and “I See You.”

The Georgia native wrote the song with Michael Carter and Jay Clementi “about a girl that moves to the south…and then she gets in with these kind of rebel crowd girls and they teach her how to let her hair down.” Luke was hoping it would be a great song to perform live, which it has on his Kill the Lights Tour. “‘Move’ is all the fun you could want to have in a song in my opinion,” says Luke. “It’s what I envision, big ole country dance clubs across the country playing that and it filling up and everybody having a great time.”

Luke is nominated for two American Music Awards, including Favorite Male Artist-Country and Favorite Album-Country for Kill the Lights. For more information, go to AMA.com.

Eric Church and Chris Stapleton, along with Maren Morris, top the list of final nominees for this year’s CMA Awards with five nominations each.

Chris is technically nominated for six awards, which includes single and he could win as both artist and producer. Keith Urban technically is up for five as both artist and producer of his album, Ripcord. Dierks Bentley and Carrie Underwood received four nominations, while Luke Bryan and Brothers Osborne each picked up two nominations.

Eric Church picked up five nominations for this year’s CMA Awards. The nods include Male Vocalist and Album of the Year for Mr. Misunderstood (produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr., as well as Single of the Year for his recent No. 1 hit “Record Year,” Song of the Year for “Record Year,” which was written by Eric and Jeff Hyde and Music Video of the Year for “Record Year,” which was directed by Reid Long and John Peets. He now has a total of 22 career nominations since his first in 2011 for New Artist of the Year.

After Chris’ breakout year in 2015 when he had three nominations and went home with four trophies for Album (including producer), Male Vocalist, and New Artist of the Year, he is back in 2016 with five nominations, including his first for Entertainer of the Year. His list of nods this year also includes Male Vocalist; Single of the Year for “Nobody To Blame,” which was produced by Stapleton and Dave Cobb and mix engineered by Vance Powell; Music Video of the Year for “Fire Away,” which was directed by Tim Mattia; and Musical Event of the Year with life and stage partner Morgane Stapleton (her first nomination) for “You Are My Sunshine.” Stapleton only receives one nomination for Single of the Year, but can receive an additional trophy as producer.
Dierks, a 20-time nominee and two-time winner including the Horizon Award in 2005 (now New Artist of the Year) and Music Video of the Year in 2014 for “Drunk On A Plane,” will vie for Male Vocalist; Album for Black, which was produced by Ross Copperman and Buenahora; Music Video for “Somewhere On A Beach,” which was directed by Wes Edwards; and Musical Event of the Year for “Different for Girls” with Elle King (her first CMA Awards nomination).

Keith, who has been a nominee every year since 2004, received four CMA Awards nominations in 2016 including Entertainer of the Year, which he won in 2005 when the show went to New York City. Urban’s other nominations include Male Vocalist; Album of the Year for Ripcord, which was produced by Urban, Dann Huff, Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Greg Wills, Nile Rodgers, busbee, K-Kov, Nathan Chapman, and Jonny Price; and Musical Event of the Year for “The Fighter,” featuring Underwood. Keith only receives one nomination for Album of the Year, but can receive an additional trophy as producer. Keith has won the Musical Event category four times including “Start A Band” with Paisley (2009); “Highway Don’t Care” with McGraw and Taylor Swift (2013); “We Were Us” with Miranda Lambert (2014); and “Raise ‘Em Up,” featuring Church (2015).

Luke, who is the reigning Entertainer of the Year, is nominated again in 2016 (he received his first nomination in the category in 2013). He is also nominated for Musical Event of the Year for “Home Alone Tonight,” featuring Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town.

Brothers Osborne are nominated for Vocal Duo and New Artist of the Year.

Little Big Town and Lady Antebellum vie for Vocal Group of the Year.

Kacey Musgraves, who won New Artist of the Year in 2013 and Song of the Year in 2014, is also nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year.

Several of your favorite country artists – then, now and forever country – will take to the stage to perform at Wednesday night’s CMA Awards. Universal Music Group is representing with performances by George Strait, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton, Eric Church, Vince Gill, Kacey Musgraves and Vince Gill.

The 50th Annual CMA Awards will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday (November 2nd) at 8pm ET on ABC.

The Final Nominees for “The 50th Annual CMA Awards” (by ballot category order):

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks
Luke Bryan
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Keith Urban 

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Artist, Producer(s), and Mix Engineer(s))
“Die a Happy Man”
Thomas Rhett
Produced by Dann Huff and Jesse Frasure
Mix Engineered by Justin Niebank
The Valory Music Co. 

“Humble and Kind”
Tim McGraw
Produced by Byron Gallimore and Tim McGraw
Mix Engineered by Byron Gallimore
Big Machine Records 

“My Church”
Maren Morris
Produced by busbee and Maren Morris
Mix Engineered by Dave Clauss and busbee
Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville 

“Nobody To Blame”
Chris Stapleton
Produced by Dave Cobb and Chris Stapleton
Mix Engineered by Vance Powell
Mercury Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville 

“Record Year”
Eric Church
Produced by Jay Joyce
Mix Engineered by Jay Joyce and Jason Hall
EMI Records Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Artist and Producer(s))
Black
Dierks Bentley
Produced by Ross Copperman and Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
Capitol Records Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville

Hero
Maren Morris
Produced by busbee, Maren Morris, and Brad Hill
Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville 

Mr. Misunderstood
Eric Church
Produced by Jay Joyce and Arturo Buenahora, Jr.
EMI Records Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville 

Ripcord
Keith Urban
Produced by Jeff Bhasker, Tyler Johnson, Dann Huff, Greg Wells, Nile Rodgers, busbee, K-Kov, Nathan Chapman, Jonny Price, and Keith Urban
Hit Red Records/Capitol Records Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville 

Storyteller
Carrie Underwood
Produced by Jay Joyce, Mark Bright, and Zach Crowell
19 Recordings/Arista Nashville/Sony Music Nashville 

SONG OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Songwriter(s))
“Burning House”
Camaron “Cam” Ochs, Tyler Johnson, Jeff Bhasker

“Die a Happy Man”
Sean Douglas, Thomas Rhett, and Joe Spargur 

“Humble and Kind”
Lori McKenna 

“My Church”
busbee and Maren Morris

“Record Year”
Eric Church and Jeff Hyde 

FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood 

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Dierks Bentley
Eric Church
Tim McGraw
Chris Stapleton
Keith Urban 

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Lady Antebellum
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
Rascal Flatts
Zac Brown Band 

VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR
Brothers Osborne
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Joey + Rory
Maddie & Tae 

MUSICAL EVENT OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to each Artist)
“Different For Girls”
Dierks Bentley feat. Elle King
Capitol Records Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville 

“Home Alone Tonight”
Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild
Capitol Records Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville 

“The Fighter”
Keith Urban (featuring Carrie Underwood)
Hit Red Records/Capitol Records Nashville/Universal Music Group Nashville 

“Think of You”
Chris Young (duet with Cassadee Pope)
RCA Nashville/Sony Music Nashville 

“You Are My Sunshine”
Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton
Low Country Sound/Elektra Records 

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas (Dobro/Lap Steel Guitar)
Paul Franklin (Steel Guitar)
Dann Huff (Guitar)
Brent Mason (Guitar)
Derek Wells (Guitar) 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
(Award goes to Artist and Director(s))
“Burning House”
Cam
Directed by Trey Fanjoy 

“Fire Away”
Chris Stapleton
Directed by Tim Mattia 

“Humble and Kind”
Tim McGraw
Directed by Wes Edwards 

“Record Year”
Eric Church
Directed by John Peets and Reid Long 

“Somewhere On A Beach”
Dierks Bentley
Directed by Wes Edwards 

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kelsea Ballerini
Brothers Osborne
Maren Morris
Old Dominion
Cole Swindell 

Two-Time CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan wrapped his “Kill The Lights Tour” with two back to back sold-out stadium dates, October 22nd in Dallas’s AT&T Stadium and October 29th at Detroit’s Ford Field. Luke has performed for a total of 1.6 million fans in concert in 2016, including more than 100,000 fans during his eighth annual “Farm Tour.” The tour is named after Luke’s Platinum-selling Kill The Lights album which just launched its fifth consecutive No. 1 single with “Move.” This is Luke’s 17th career No.1 single.