Luke Bryan is set to perform on the AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS. It will honor the year’s best country music with awards, performances, special moments and additional surprises. This year’s host, additional performers and award finalists will be announced in the coming weeks. Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett will also perform.

Tickets for the AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS go on sale to the general public March 22nd at 10am PT at www.ticketmaster.com.

The AMERICAN COUNTRY COUNTDOWN AWARDS is based on country music’s longest-running radio countdown show (43 years), “American Country Countdown with Kix Brooks,” and honors country music’s biggest stars, based on album sales and radio airplay.

The show will air live from the Forum in Inglewood, California, Sunday, May 1st on FOX.

Dierks Bentley jumped at the chance to co-host this year’s ACM Awards with his pal, Luke Bryan. It seems the Phoenix native is always up for a challenge, such as when he was learning how to pilot his own plane or taking chances with his music or seizing new opportunities to stretch himself, like hosting a major awards show.

“I’m constantly picking things up just to see if I can do them, and I view music that way in some ways. I try to challenge myself to make better records,” says Dierks. “The idea of hosting the ACMs – that’s pretty crazy. Yeah, let’s give it a shot and see what happens. So, it should be a lot of fun. I feel pretty comfortable with Luke, obviously, being around him, and I’ve watched those guys the last couple of years, and I think I can get up there and take a shot at it.”

The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd at 8pm ET/PT delayed on CBS.

Dierks is making his way up the charts with “Somewhere on a Beach,” his fastest rising single to-date.

Go behind-the-scenes with Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley as they get acclimated to the Vegas air in the Neon Sign Graveyard.

Superstars Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will co-host the 51st ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS®, Country Music’s Party of the Year®, returning to Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena and broadcast LIVE April 3rd at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS. The show will mark reigning ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan’s fourth consecutive turn hosting the Awards, and Bentley’s first time hosting a LIVE televised event.

George Strait made a surprise appearance/performance during this year’s SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas to celebrate the 65th birthday of Asleep at the Wheel‘s Ray Benson. The two singers traded vocals during several of Strait’s hits on a small stage set up in a tent. Check out the video below.

Luke Bryan was forced to cancel his show on Saturday (March 12th) during his Kill the Lights Tour in Bossier City, Louisiana, due to flooding in the area. It’s been rescheduled for May 18th.

Jon Pardi is taking part in March Madness by teaming up with The Big Time syndicated radio show with his own bracket. Check out who he picked here.

On this date (March 12th) in 2015, Luke Bryan plays his final Spring Break concert at the Spinnaker in Panama City Beach, Florida. The two shows (March 11th and 12th) brought in more than 400,000 fans.

Luke Bryan and Chris Stapleton have been added to the list of performers at next month’s ACM Awards. They’re joined by Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw and Thomas Rhett. Previously announced performers include Keith Urban, Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt, Carrie Underwood, Kenny Chesney, Kelsea Ballerini, Cam and Florida Georgia Line.

The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards, which will be hosted by Luke and Dierks, will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.

Luke Bryan has just released his new single, “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” which says a whole lot about the Georgia native. He co-wrote it with his pals, the Peach Pickers (Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip), and the tune is something that Luke lives every single day.

“[It’s] probably one of my favorite songs I’ve ever done, and I wrote it out on the Farm Tour with the Peach Pickers,” says Luke. “It was a title that I ran by them, and we just started working on it and when we got in our groove on it, we knew we had something special. The production on it is so kind of – is a retro sounding guitar that makes it really, really have a lot of – it has a neat feel to it and I’m just proud to have it on the album. It says my story. Everything I’m about that’s what ‘Huntin’ and Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day’ is.”

“Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day” is the follow up to his previous No. 1 hit, “Home Alone Tonight,” from his latest album, Kill the Lights.

The reigning ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year is gearing up to host the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards April 3rd with his buddy, Dierks Bentley. Luke is once again nominated in the Entertainer category, as well as Vocal Event of the Year (for “Home Alone Tonight” with Karen Fairchild). The ACM Awards will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.

Reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan is the only country artist routinely performing two-nights in many concert cities, so it comes as no surprise that a second show has now been added in Boston at Gillette Stadium on July 15th due to an overwhelming demand for tickets. The Boston concerts, July 15th and 16th, are the first of six stadium dates taking place this summer on Luke’s Kill The Lights Tour. Shows will feature openers Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton and Dustin Lynch.
Luke’s stadium concerts, in addition to Boston, include August 19, in Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium, August 27th in Chicago at Wrigley Field, October 22nd in Arlington, Texas at AT&T Stadium, and closing out the tour on October 29th in Detroit at Ford Field.
The Kill The Lights Tour is in promotion of Luke’s Platinum-selling, No. 1 debuting Kill The Lights album which became the best-selling country album of 2015 and the 10th biggest selling album on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Year-End list. Kill The Lights contains three consecutive No. 1 singles, “Kick The Dust Up,” “Strip It Down,” and the two-week No. 1 single “Home Alone Tonight” featuring Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town.
Kill The Lights Tour:

3-8                   Las Cruces, NM           Pan American Center**

3-11                 Little Rock, AR             Verizon Arena **

3-12                 Bossier City, LA          CenturyLink Center **

4-7                   Charleston, WV           Charleston Civic Center Coliseum

4-8                   Baltimore, MD             Royal Farms Arena

4-9                   Syracuse, NY               Carrier Dome

4-14                 Toledo, OH                  The Huntington Center

4-15                 State College, PA         Bryce Jordan Center

4-16                 Charlottesville, VA      John Paul Jones Arena

4-20                 Missoula, MT               Adams Center

4-21                 Missoula, MT               Adams Center

4-22                 Bozeman, MT              Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

4-23                 Bozeman, MT              Brick Breeden Fieldhouse

4-29                 Concord, CA               Concord Pavilion

4-30                 Fresno, CA                  Save Mart Center

5-1                   Indio, CA                     Stagecoach

5-12                 Omaha, NE                  CenturyLink Center

5-13                 Wichita, KS                 INTRUST Bank Arena

5-14                 Oklahoma City, OK     Chesapeake Energy Arena

5-20                 Atlanta, GA                 Lakewood Amphitheater

5-21                 Atlanta, GA                 Lakewood Amphitheater

5-27                 Baton Rouge, LA         Bayou Country Superfest*

5-29                 Daytona Beach, FL      Country 500

6-2                   Holmdel, NJ                P.N.C. Bank Arts Center

6-3                   Atlantic City, NJ          Boardwalk Hall

6-4                   Hershey, PA                Hershey Park Stadium

6-9                   Virginia Beach, VA     Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

6-10                 Washington, DC          Jiffy Lube Live

6-11                 Washington, DC          Jiffy Lube Live

6-17                 Oshkosh, WI                Country USA*

6-19                 Columbus, OH             Buckeye Country Superfest*

6-24                 Toronto, ON                Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

6-25                 Toronto, ON                Molson Canadian Amphitheatre

7-7                   Milwaukee, WI              Summerfest*

7-8                   Indianapolis, IN              Klipsch Music Center

7-9                   Indianapolis, IN             Klipsch Music Center

7-15                 Boston, MA                 Gillette Stadium***

7-16                 Boston, MA                 Gillette Stadium***

7-17                 Bangor, ME                 Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion

7-21                 Scranton, PA                The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

7-22                 Pittsburgh, PA              First Niagara Pavilion

7-23                 Pittsburgh, PA              First Niagara Pavilion

7-29                 Philadelphia, PA          BB&T Pavilion

7-30                 Philadelphia, PA          BB&T Pavilion

7-31                 Saratoga Springs, NY   Saratoga Performing Arts Center

8-11                 Cleveland, OH             Blossom Music Center

8-12                 Cleveland, OH             Blossom Music Center

8-13                 Cincinnati, OH             Riverbend Music Center

8-14                 Cincinnati, OH             Riverbend Music Center

8-19                 Minneapolis, MN        U.S. Bank Stadium

8-21                 Calgary, AB                 Country Thunder Calgary*

8-25                 Kansas CIty, MO        Providence Medical Center Amphitheater

8-26                 St. Louis, MO              Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

8-27                 Chicago, IL                 Wrigley Field

9-1                   Raleigh, NC                 Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

9-2                   Charlotte, NC               PNC Music Pavilion

9-9                   Denver, CO                 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

9-10                 Denver, CO                 Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

9-15                 Sacramento, CA           Toyota Amphitheatre

9-16                 Mountain View, CA     Shoreline Amphitheatre

9-22                 Phoenix, AZ                Ak-Chin Pavilion

9-30                 Salt Lake City, UT       USANA Amphitheatre

10-1                 Salt Lake City, UT       USANA Amphitheatre

10-22               Arlington, TX             AT&T Stadium ***

10-29               Detroit, MI                 Ford Field
Dates and Cities subject to change

*festival date

**no Little Big Town

***Chris Stapleton joins

The guys of Buck Commander decided it was a good idea to prank their fellow member, Luke Bryan, on a recent visit to a deerstand. They planted a live rat in one of the guy’s backpacks and asked Luke to reach into it for some supplies. While it freaked him out a bit, he didn’t flip out, like most folks. Check out the video below.

Luke is currently prepping for his ACM Awards hosting gig next month, along with good friend Dierks Bentley. The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.

Luke Bryan will team up with Jason Derulo…again…when they hit the stage together this time for a new installment of CMT Crossroads, premiering this summer. As you may remember, Luke joined Jason…sort of…when he taped himself through the Smule app singing on Jason’s super hit “Want to Want Me,” which received several million views on YouTube (check out the video below). The two will trade vocals on each other’s songs

They’re one of four pairs that were announced today by CMT. Charles Kelley and Rob Thomas will share the stage for an episode later this spring; as well as Thomas Rhett with Nick Jonas and Jennifer Nettles with Cheap Trick.

Luke is first looking to next month as he prepares to host the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards with Dierks Bentley. The show will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas April 3rd on CBS.

Charles is making his way up the country charts with his single, “The Driver,” which is from his new solo album of the same title, available now.