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.

Luke Bryan used the extra day in this leap year (February 29th) to bring lunch to firefighters in Franklin, Tennessee,as part of Chevrolet’s #DayItForward.  “Some of the guys who work at this particular station had saved somebody’s life that was jogging,” Luke said. “So with my extra 24 hours, it was a no-brainer for me to come by and show these firefighters a little bit of love and respect.” The reigning ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year showed up unannounced and brought them a good ole southern meal of meatloaf, mac and cheese, green beans, salad and pies.

On February 26th, 2011, Luke Bryan hit the top of Billboard’s country chart with “Someone Else Calling You Baby,” his third No. 1 single.

Luke Bryan kicks off his 2016 Kill The Lights Tour at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana on Thursday (February 18th), and he’s taking along some friends with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch. They’ll perform nearly 70 concerts across the U.S. before wrapping this fall.  The tour also includes five stadiums shows- July 16th in Boston at Gillette Stadium, August 19th, in Minneapolis at U.S. Bank Stadium, August 27th in Chicago at Wrigley Field, October 22nd in Dallas at AT&T Stadium, and closing out the tour October 29th in Detroit at Ford Field.

Luke couldn’t be happier that both acts will be on the road with him. ““When I found out we were able to get Little Big Town to tour with me, which is a huge honor for me. They’re headliners in themselves, and we started the talks, and I was like, ‘Oh my God. They’re interested. Let’s do this,’” says Luke. “We got together and worked it out, and now it’s my job to just get with them and create just a fun experience for the fans with them. And I was chomping at the bit to ask Dustin last year did he want to come out again. I just feel like the tour is a great package, and I think I’m just excited about the whole package. It’s gonna be an amazing year.”

The members of Little Big Town are equally as thrilled to hit the road with their pal, Luke, and hope to be able to save some money in the long run. “Nobody throws a party bigger than Luke does, and if you don’t know this about us, we kinda like to have a good time too, so we’re not gonna have any fun,” laughs LBT’s Karen Fairchild. Her bandmate Kimberly Schlapman puts a little levity into the conversation with her tip for not spending a lot on stage clothes. “We’re gonna save some money on wardrobe because Luke, Karen and I can all wear the same jeans.”

Over the weekend, the reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year learned his Kill The Lights album had been certified Platinum by the RIAA. The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top 200, his third consecutive album to do so, and Top Country Albums charts. Kill The Lights contains Luke’s two-week No. 1 single “Home Alone Tonight” featuring Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town, which they’ll most certainly perform on the road together, and closed 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. Luke also wrapped 2015 as the most streamed country artist with 660 Million streams.

2016 Kill The Lights Tour:

2-18                 Evansville, IN              Ford Center

2-19                 Peoria, IL                     Peoria Civic Center Arena

2-20                 Cedar Falls, IA             UNI Dome

2-25                 Montreal, QC               Bell Centre

2-26                 Uncasville, CT             Mohegan Sun Arena **

2-27                 Uncasville, CT             Mohegan Sun Arena **

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

4-21                 Missoula, MT               Adams Center

4-22                 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      Florida Country Superfest*

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

7-16                 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                 Bonner Springs, KS     Cricket Wireless 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               Dallas, TX                   AT&T Stadium

10-29               Detroit, MI                 Ford Field

Dates and Cities subject to change

*festival date

**no Little Big Town

Luke Bryan will perform at Monday night’s (February 15th) Grammy Awards as part of a tribute to Lionel Richie, who is one of the Georgia native’s top infl He’ll be joined by John Legend, Meghan Trainor and Demi Lovato and perform songs spanning the legend’s career, and Lionel will also join the four performers for a special collaboration during the tribute segment of the show.

Richie was honored this year as the 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year on Saturday, which also featured performances by Luke, Chris Stapleton and many others.

You can also catch Chris Stapleton performing during a tribute to BB King, Sam Hunt teaming up with Carrie Underwood and Little Big Town singing one of their biggest hits during this year’s GRAMMY Awards, which air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles Monday (February 15th) beginning at 8pm ET on CBS.

This Sunday (February 7th), millions of people around the world will be tuning in to the Super Bowl (the Big Game), including some of your favorite country artists. Some will be rooting for the Denver Broncos, while others will be pulling for the Carolina Panthers to win the Big Game. Canaan Smith, Darius Rucker, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Easton Corbin and Little Big Town are definitely fans of football.

Sam Hunt will perform at the annual tailgate party preceding Sunday’s game, along with pop star Seal.

Reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan has hit No. 1 on both the Billboard and Country Aircheck country singles charts today with “Home Alone Tonight,” featuring Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town, his 15th career No. 1 single. The song also garnered an ACM award nomination this morning in the Vocal Event of the Year category; in addition, Luke received his fourth consecutive Entertainer of the Year nod. Luke will co-host the 51st Academy of Country Music Awards with Dierks Bentley on Sunday, April 3rd live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on CBS.

“Home Alone Tonight,” written by Jody Stevens, Cole Taylor, Jaida Dreyer and Tommy Cecil, is the third consecutive No. 1 single from Luke’s fifth studio album, Kill The Lights.

On February 18th, Luke will launch his Kill The Lights Tour, performing nearly 70 concerts across the U.S. before wrapping this fall. The tour includes five stadium concerts: July 16 in Boston, MA at Gillette Stadium, August 19, in Minneapolis, MN at U.S. Bank Stadium, August 27 in Chicago, IL at Wrigley Field, October 22 in Dallas, TX at AT&T Stadium, and closing out the tour on October 29 in Detroit, MI at Ford Field. Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch are his special guests on the trek.

Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke has placed 15 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly eight million albums with 30 million digital tracks from his five studio albums. He has twice been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association. His fifth studio album, Kill The Lights, debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top 200 (his third to do so) and Top Country Albums charts and closed 2015 with the best-selling country album of the year and the 10th biggest selling album on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Year-End list. In Luke’s stellar 2015 year, he had three albums on the Top 15 Year-End Country Albums list- Kill the Lights (#1), Spring Break…Checkin’ Out (#10) and Crash My Party (#15), was the most streamed artist of 2015 and placed six songs in the Year-End Top Country Streaming Tracks list. Luke also performed for 1.5 million fans in concert, played for 400,000 fans at Spring Break in Florida, co-hosted the ACM Awards for a third-consecutive year, had his own exhibit at The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (“Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary”), became the reigning ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year, performed live during halftime at the Dallas Cowboys game on Thanksgiving and wrapped up the year with a live Times Square performance on ABC’s “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.”

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