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LUKE BRYAN LAUNCHES HIS FIRST FAN APP.
Nashville, July 17, 2015- Superstar Luke Bryan will launch his first ever fan app through mobile technology company Disciple Media on July 24. Luke chose the Disciple Media platform as the best way to connect to his millions of online fans in a meaningful way. The app will be available to download from the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store from 24th July at $1.99 per month, or for $22.99 per year. The first month is a free trial.Online, Luke has 7.7 million Facebook fans and 4.4 million Twitter followers, and he feels this immersive mobile platform is an extraordinary way to be closer to them. Luke explains the importance of the partnership for fans, “I really see it as the perfect opportunity to connect with my fans in a very meaningful and direct way.”Disciple Media apps enable the fan-to-artist relationship to be a deeper engagement channel. As mobile has become the first screen for many consumers, the appetite amongst celebrities for bespoke direct-to-fan communication has increased in demand. Fans are also more invested in experiences for which they are rewarded for loyalty. Based on in-depth fan insights, the app is tailored to Luke’s persona and community, delivering ‘in the moment’ fan experiences including real-time live streaming, custom-made and exclusive video, audio and images, fan chats, one click e-commerce, special competitions, app-only merchandise, friend-ing and messaging and social media aggregation. As well as this, Luke is offering fans a competition comprising of a ‘money can’t buy’ prize experience for one lucky fan – details of which are yet to be announced.Luke will release his fifth studio album, KILL THE LIGHTS, on August 7th.Pre-order now: http://umgn.us/lbktl .About Luke BryanSince the debut of his first album in 2007, superstar Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly seven million albums with 27 million digital tracks from his four studio albums. He has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and the Country Music Association. In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts and is currently out on the road on his “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” which will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates.About Disciple MediaDisciple Media is a mobile technology company that creates and powers next generation channels for talent, creators and influencers. Benji Vaughan – musician, record producer and entrepreneur, founded the company in 2013. Benji’s own artist experience and his tech vision led him to develop what he knew was clearly missing in the market – a sophisticated mobile App to deepen fan-to-talent connection and monetise content. Fast forward to 2015 and the mobile platform has been built by talent for talent, focusing on delivering optimal ‘in the moment’ fan experiences, whilst giving talent a bespoke, intuitive interface enabling easy and direct fan engagement, revenue creation and owned data. www.disciplemedia.com -
LUKE BRYAN WILL ‘CRASH MY PLAYA’ WITH DIERKS BENTLEY, SAM HUNT, CHRIS STAPLETON, COLE SWINDELL, BRETT ELDREDGE AND DUSTIN LYNCH.
NASHVILLE – July 14, 2015 – ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan is ready for a second installation of Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa set for January 22nd – 26th in Riviera Maya, Mexico. This all-inclusive Caribbean concert vacation will feature Bryan headlining two of the event’s four nightly concerts, with Dierks Bentley and Cole Swindell rounding out top billing on the additional two nights. Other performers now confirmed include Brett Eldredge, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, and Chris Stapleton making Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa one of the hottest country music destination events of 2016.
Year two of Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa follows up the smashing 2015 inaugural event that set a new standard by Bryan and CID Presents, who partnered for this ultimate fan experience.
Fans can choose from three tropical resorts and enjoy royal treatment all weekend long – all-inclusive food and drink, 24-hour concierge service, daily onsite activities, offsite excursions like day trips to Tulum or Playa Del Carmen, official Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa merchandise package, and more.
This unrivaled country music getaway is set for January 22-26, 2016 in Riviera Maya, Mexico. For more information about Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa 2016, how to book four or five night all-inclusive packages, and details on payment plans please visit: www.crashmyplaya.com.
About Luke Bryan
Since the debut of his first album in 2007, superstar Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly seven million albums with 27 million digital tracks from his four studio albums. He has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and the Country Music Association. In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts. On August 7, Luke will release KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album and the follow up to his most successful project to date, CRASH MY PARTY, which contains six consecutive No. 1 singles, is certified Double Platinum and has currently sold over two million copies with eight million digital downloads. He is currently headlining his “Kick The Dust Up Tour” across the U.S. through October and will also perform eight “Farm Tour” dates that month as well. He’ll kick off 2016 with the Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa event. -
LUKE BRYAN IS THE ONLY COUNTRY ARTIST TO SELL OUT VANDERBILT STADIUM.
Nashville – (July 13, 2015) – On Saturday night, Luke Bryan sold-out his Vanderbilt Stadium show on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville and now joins an elite list of musicians who have also sold-out the field- the Dave Matthews Band, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and U2. Thus making Luke the only country act to sell out a concert at this stadium and marking his seventh consecutive stadium concert sell out to date.See the highlights of the show here: http://youtu.be/g0m_M4uGdlo .Luke’s “Kick The Dust Up Tour” continues this weekend with a double night performance in St. Louis, MO and then onto Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. The tour will run through October, taking only a short break in August for the release of KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album in stores Friday, August 7.2015 “Kick The Dust Up Tour”:7-16 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre7-17 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre7-18 Cincinnati, OH Paul Brown Stadium7-20 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook7-21 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook7-22 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook7-24 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center7-25 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center7-26 *Twin Lakes, WI Country Thunder Festival7-30 Scranton, PA The Pavilion at Montage Mountain7-31 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion8-1 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion8-15 *Brownsville, OR Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival8-21 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena8-22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena8-26 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre8-27 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre8-29 San Francisco, CA Levi’s Stadium9-3 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center9-4 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center9-5 Cleveland, OH FirstEnergy Stadium9-11 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center9-12 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center9-17 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena9-18 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre9-19 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre9-20 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre9-24 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion9-25 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre9-26 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre9-30 Fort Wayne, IN M & J Farms Farm Tour10-1 Lexington, KY Talon Farm & Winery Farm Tour10-2 Knoxville, TN Maple Lane Farms Farm Tour10-3 Columbia, MO Culler Farms Farm Tour10-7 Starkville, MS Holtcamp Farms Farm Tour10-8 Tuscaloosa, AL Twin Creeks Farms Farm Tour10-9 Macon, GA Midway at Central City Park Farm Tour10-10 Valdosta, GA MJ Taylor Farms Farm Tour10-15 Sacramento, CA Toyota Amphitheatre10-16 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre10-17 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre10-18 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre10-22 San Antonio, TX Alamodome10-23 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion10-24 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion10-28 Chicago, IL United Center10-29 Chicago, IL United Center10-30 Detroit, MI Ford Field*Festival / event dates (not “Kick The Dust Up Tour” date / line up)For up to date information on Luke, the tour and tickets go to www.lukebryan.com or www.livenation.com. -
LUKE BRYAN REVEALS DETAILS ON HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM, KILL THE LIGHTS.
NASHVILLE, TN – (July 6, 2015) – Fans eagerly awaiting new music from reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan don’t have much longer to wait before his fifth studio album KILL THE LIGHTS is available on Friday, August 7th. Earlier today USA Today revealed some details about the upcoming project.
KILL THE LIGHTS was produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens and contains 13 songs, six of which were co-written by Luke including the title track. The album’s first single “Kick The Dust Up” was written by Dallas Davidson, Chris Destefano and Ashley Gorley and is also the name of Luke’s 2015 tour.
Fans purchasing KILL THE LIGHTS at Target stores and at Target.com will receive an exclusive deluxe edition with three bonus tracks (all co-penned by Luke) with pre-orders available now at http://umgn.us/ktltarget.
Luke will perform on Good Morning America on album release day, Friday, August 7, as part of their 2015 Summer Concert Series at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, home of the Summer Stage.
KILL THE LIGHTS is the follow up to Luke’s most successful album to date, Crash My Party, which contains six consecutive No. 1 singles, is certified Double Platinum and has currently sold over two million copies with eight million digital downloads.
KILL THE LIGHTS Track List:
- Kick The Dust Up (Dallas Davidson, Chris Destefano and Ashley Gorley)
- Kill The Lights (Luke Bryan, Jody Stevens and Jeff Stevens)
- Strip It Down (Luke Bryan, Jon Nite and Ross Copperman)
- Home Alone Tonight (Featuring Karen Fairchild) (Jody Stevens, Cole Taylor, Jaida Dreyer and Tommy Cecil)
- Razor Blade (Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell and Rodney Clawson)
- Fast (Luke Bryan, Rodney Clawson and Luke Laird)
- Move (Luke Bryan, Michael Carter and Jay Clementi)
- Just Over (Chase McGill, Brad Tursi and Jessie Jo Dillon)
- Love It Gone (Jody Stevens and Jay Clementi)
- Way Way Back (Luke Bryan, Ashley Gorley and Rodney Clawson)
- To The Moon And Back (Tom Douglas, Hillary Lindsey and Tony Lane)
- Huntin,’ Fishin’ And Lovin’ Every Day (Luke Bryan, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip)
- Scarecrows (Ashley Gorley, Trevor Rosen and Shane McAnally)
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14. Corner Booth (Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell and Jimmy Robbins)
15. Little Boys Grow Up And Dogs Get Old (Luke Bryan and Tony Lane)
16. Buddies (Luke Bryan and Dallas Davidson)Since the debut of his first album in 2007, superstar Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly seven million albums with 27 million digital tracks from his four studio albums. He has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and the Country Music Association. In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts. In early 2015, Luke played his first-ever shows in Europe and on May 22 the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum launched a new exhibit, “Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary.” The exhibit runs through Nov. 8, 2015.
Luke’s “Kick The Dust Up Tour” will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates, including Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville this Saturday, July 11.
Visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook.
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FOURTH OF JULY AUDIO: AJ, Billy, Canaan, Darius, Dierks, Easton, Church, Josh, Kip, Lady A, Lauren, LBT, Luke, Sam, Scotty
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. The holiday is commonly associated with fireworks displays, parades, barbecues and concerts. Some of your favorite country stars take time to remember their Fourth of July traditions, memories and what the holiday really means to them.
Video / Alan Jackson Fourth of July
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FOURTH OF JULY LINERS: AJ, Billy, Brothers Osborne, Canaan, Darius, David, Easton, Church, Paslay, Gary, Jon, Keith, Lady A, Lauren, LBT, Luke, Mickey, Sam, Scotty, Toby
Audio / LINER AJ (4th of July)
Download“Hey! This is Alan Jackson, wishing you a happy and safe Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Billy Currington (4th of July)
Download“Hey guys! I’m Billy Currington, wishing you a Happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Bros Osborne (Fourth of July)
Download“Hey y’all! I’m John, and I’m TJ, and we are Brothers Osbourne, wish you a very Happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Canaan Smith (Fourth of July)
Download“Hey! What’s up guys? I’m Canaan Smith, wishing you a safe and happy Fourth of July!”
Audio / LINER Darius (4th of July)
Download“Hey y’all, what’s up? This is Darius Rucker, wishing you a very, very happy Fourth of July!”
Audio / LINER Darius (Happy Birthday, America)
Download“Happy Birthday, America!”
Audio / LINER David Nail (4th of July)
Download“This is David Nail, wishing you a happy Fourth of July!”
Audio / LINER Easton Corbin (4th of July)
Download“Hey! This is Easton Corbin. Have a safe and happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Eric Church (4th of July)
Download“Hey this is Eric Church, wishing you a very happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Eric Paslay (4th of July)
Download“Hey! This is Eric Paslay, wishing you a very happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Gary Allan (4th of July)
Download“Hey! This is Gary Allan. Happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Jon Pardi (4th of July)
Download“Hi, it’s Jon Pardi, wishing you a happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Keith Urban (summer)
Download“Hey everybody, Keith Urban here, wanting to wish you all a fantastic and safe summer. Enjoy the sunshine. Hopefully, you’ll get to spend some time with the ones you love, and hopefully, we’ll also get to see you out on the road.”
Audio / LINER Lady A (4th of July)
Download“Hi! This is Charles, Hillary and Dave of Lady Antebellum, wishing you a happy and safe Fourth of July weekend.”
Audio / LINER Lauren Alaina (4th of July)
Download“Hey! It’s Lauren Alaina. Have a safe and happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER LBT (4th of July)
Download“Hey! We’re Little Big Town. Happy Fourth of July!”
Audio / LINER Luke Bryan (4th of July)
Download“Hey! This is Luke Bryan, wishing you a very happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Mickey Guyton (4th of July)
Download“Hey! This is Mickey Guyton, wishing you a Happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Sam Hunt (Fourth of July)
Download“Hey everybody! This is Sam Hunt, wishing you a safe and happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Scotty McCreery (Fourth of July)
Download“Hey! This is Scotty McCreery. Have a safe and happy Fourth of July.”
Audio / LINER Toby Keith (Fourth of July)
Download“Hi! It’s Toby Keith, wishing you a safe Fourth of July.”
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LUKE BRYAN ANNOUNCES DATES FOR FARM TOUR 2015.
ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan announces his seventh annual “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” set to run September 30 to October 10. The eight fall concerts will stop in four new cities this year- Ft. Wayne, IN, Lexington, KY, Starkville, MS and Tuscaloosa, AL. During last year’s tour, Luke performed for over 110,000 fans during the eight city run. A portion of the ticket proceeds are granted for local college scholarships (“Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship”) to students from a farming family within the communities the tour plays.
The “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” is also sponsored by Red Gold, Cabela’s, Citi, Miller Lite, and ATG (Alliance Tire Group). Parking starts at 2pm and gates for the shows will open at 5pm so fans are encouraged to come early and enjoy the “Red Gold Tailgate Party.”
On August 7, Luke will release KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album and the follow up to his most successful project to date, CRASH MY PARTY, which contains six consecutive No. 1 singles, is certified Double Platinum and has currently sold over two million copies with eight million digital downloads.
Luke’s new concert tour, “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” which is also the title of the first single from KILL THE LIGHTS, will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates.
“Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015”
September 30 Ft. Wayne, Indiana M&J Farms
October 1 Lexington, Kentucky Talon Farm & Winery
October 2 Knoxville, Tennessee Maple Lane Farms
October 3 Columbia, South Carolina Culler Farms
October 7 Starkville, Mississippi Holtzcamp Farms
October 8 Tuscaloosa, Alabama Twin Creeks Farm
October 9 Macon, Georgia Midway at Central City Park
October 10 Valdosta, Georgia MJ Taylor Farms
(dates & cities subject to change)
“Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” ticket presale will begin for Luke Bryan’s Fan Club, the Nut House, on July 7 at 10AM local time for all shows. Citi® cardholders will also be able to purchase presale tickets during this time exclusively. Additional presale tickets will be available through the tour’s sponsors via their digital platforms on July 8, and the public on sale will begin on Friday, July 10.
Special VIP experiences will be available for “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015.” The “Harvest Time VIP Experience” includes a general admission ticket with access to the exclusive VIP viewing area with early entrance to the concert, a parking pass, access to VIP only restrooms, a limited edition merchandise item, private cash bar and more. Find out more information from Luke’s official VIP partner, CID Entertainment at: http://www.cidentertainment.com/events/luke-bryan-farm-tour-2015/.
Citi® is the official credit card of the “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015.” Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program beginning July 7. For complete presale details visitwww.citiprivatepass.com.
For additional “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” information, including where to get tickets, stay tuned towww.lukebryan.com/farmtour.
About Luke Bryan
Since the debut of his first album in 2007, superstar Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly seven million albums with 27 million digital tracks from his four studio albums. He has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and the Country Music Association. In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts. In early 2015, Luke played his first-ever shows in Europe and on May 22 the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum launched a new exhibit, “Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary.” The exhibit runs through Nov. 8, 2015.On August 7, Luke will release KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album and the follow up to his most successful project to date, CRASH MY PARTY, which contains six consecutive No. 1 singles, is certified Double Platinum and has currently sold over two million copies with eight million digital downloads.
Luke’s new concert tour, “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” which is also the title of the first single from KILL THE LIGHTS, will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates.
Audio / Luke Bryan enjoys putting on his annual Farm Tour, and enjoys helping out local communities.
DownloadLuke Bryan (Farm Tour) 1 OC: …for the fans. :59
“Farm Tour is just fun to me, and it’s something that anytime you can start something that starts small and grow it. We never want to make it this really ginormous thing that we can’t control, but we want to make sure it’s on our terms and we love doing it. And then we want to make sure that the communities that we partner up with from the sheriff’s office to the highway patrol guys to the colleges to the college kids, we want to make sure it’s a positive thing at the end of the day for the communities. Therefore, that’s why we do the scholarships and we hope that we leave these places better than we found ‘em, and we hope people continue to want us back. And we hope we feel like we’re a positive thing for the local economies for these small towns, which wouldn’t necessarily have 15, 20-thousand people converging on ‘em. I hope it’s a positive thing for ‘em and not a negative. I enjoy being out there [performing in] the field and playing for the fans.” -
LUKE BRYAN SELLS OUT SIXTH CONSECUTIVE STADIUM SHOW.
Nashville – (June 22, 2015) – Back on the road after the CMA Music Festival and his win at the CMT Awards, ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan played three sold-out shows this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Bonner Springs, Kansas and the “Kick The Dust Up Tour” stop at Minneapolis’ TCF Stadium. The sold-out stadium show marks Luke’s sixth consecutive stadium sell out.
Luke’s “Kick The Dust Up Tour” continues this weekend with double night performances in Virginia Beach, Virginia and Washington, D.C. The tour will run through October, taking only a short break in August for the release of KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album in stores Friday, August 7th.
2015 “Kick The Dust Up Tour”:
6-24 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
6-25 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
6-26 Washington, D.C. Jiffy Lube Live
6-27 Washington, D.C. Jiffy Lube Live
6-28 *New York, NY FarmBorough Festival
7-9 *Durant, OK Choctaw Events Center
7-11 Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Stadium
7-16 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7-17 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7-18 Cincinnati, OH Paul Brown Stadium
7-20 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook
7-21 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook
7-22 Gilford, NH Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook
7-24 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
7-25 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
7-26 *Twin Lakes, WI Country Thunder Festival
7-30 Scranton, PA The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
7-31 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
8-1 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
8-15 *Brownsville, OR Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival
8-21 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
8-22 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
8-26 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
8-27 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
8-29 San Francisco, CA Levi’s Stadium
9-3 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
9-4 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
9-5 Cleveland, OH FirstEnergy Stadium
9-11 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
9-12 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Center
9-17 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
9-18 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
9-19 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre
9-20 West Palm Beach, FL Coral Sky Amphitheatre
9-24 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
9-25 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
9-26 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
10-15 Sacramento, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
10-16 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
10-17 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
10-18 Irvine, CA Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
10-22 San Antonio, TX Alamodome
10-23 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
10-24 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
10-28 Chicago, IL United Center
10-29 Chicago, IL United Center
10-30 Detroit, MI Ford Field
*Festival / event dates (not “Kick The Dust Up Tour” date / line up)
For up to date information on Luke, the tour and tickets go to www.lukebryan.com or www.livenation.com.
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CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL HAS A LOVE AFFAIR WITH COUNTRY ARTISTS.
CMA Music Fest 2015 is winding down on the last full day, to include performances from Darius Rucker, Eric Church, Keith Urban and many more to close it out. Over the course of several days, hundreds of artists performed and thousands upon thousands came to Nashville to see them. For the artists themselves, they love this week to get up close and personal with the fans.
“I truly love this week for, I mean, hundreds of reasons. I always remember my first ones starting out and doing River Stages and always dreaming of coming over here and performing at LP Field,” says Luke Bryan. “I did my fan club party, and I truly love that opportunity to do that show for them really, really kind of acoustic and a chance to kind of sit there and be real with them for a little bit, and then obviously through the day and being here tonight. It’s an amazing night of music and an amazing week for Nashville and it’s a great, great week for me.”
Darius Rucker agrees with Luke’s sentiment about the week. “Being at CMA Fest, I love it! It’s such a great festival, and I can’t believe they can put it together every year and get everybody to play every year. It’s so great for Nashville, and it’s great for country music.”
Tickets for next year’s CMA Music Festival go on sale Friday, June 19th.
Audio / Backstage at CMA Music Fest at LP Field, Luke Bryan expresses his love for his fans and for this very special week in country music.
DownloadLuke Bryan (CMA Music Fest 2015) OC: …in for this week. :50
“I truly love this week for, I mean, hundreds of reasons. I always remember my first ones starting out and doing River Stages and always dreaming of coming over here and performing at LP Field. I did my fan club party, and I truly love that opportunity to do that show for them really, really kind of acoustic and a chance to kind of sit there and be real with them for a little bit, and then obviously through the day and being here tonight. It’s an amazing night of music and an amazing week for Nashville and it’s a great, great week for me. And then, like I said, I get to be home and do all this stuff. I was at the house playing with the boys and came in and sound checked and been here. It’s always been a fun week for me. A lot of my family comes in for this week.”Audio / Darius Rucker talks about CMA Music Fest.
DownloadDarius Rucker (CMA Music Fest 2015) OC: …I think. :12
“Being at CMA Fest, I love it! It’s such a great festival, and I can’t believe they can put it together every year and get everybody to play every year. It’s so great for Nashville, and it’s great for country music, I think.” -
CMT MUSIC AWARDS WILL INCLUDE SOME BIG PERFORMANCES.
Several of your favorite artists will be attending Wednesday night’s CMT Music Awards, including Video of the Year nominees Luke Bryan (“Play It Again”), Dierks Bentley (“Drunk on a Plane”), Darius Rucker (“Homegrown Honey”), Sam Hunt (“Leave the Night On”), Lady Antebellum (“Bartender”).
Luke, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Darius and Sam, as well as Carrie Under, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Jake Owen, Reba and Zac Brown Band, are scheduled to perform.
Darius will sing to several thousand folks during an outdoor performance down the street from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, while Keith will perform his brand new single, “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” during the show. The members of Lady A are pairing up with DJ-producer Zedd with an EDM-inspired country performance.
Dierks’ alter-ego Captain Holden Mike Johnson performed “Drunk on a Plane” during last year’s CMT Music Awards and apparently made out like a bandit. “Last I’d heard, he’d been demoted, and he’s flying a little Cessna smiling somewhere where there’s no FAA regulations after his CMT performance debut,” says Dierks. “He’s a strong man with a strong look, and I don’t know…He took my wife home from the CMT Awards, so he’s got some moves.”
Darius says he’s just happy to be nominated this year. ““It’s really just one of those things where I’m really happy to be nominated, because I didn’t expect that all,” says Darius. “What I always look forward to is the performances, because you never get to see anybody because we’re always on the road and you only see the guys you play with.”
Sam Hunt has two nominations – Video of the Year and Breakthrough Video of the Year — for his first official music video, “Leave the Night On.” He made a couple of videos prior to getting signed to MCA Nashville, and said he learned a lot. “I learned from making a few of these low-budget videos early on that the best way to go about doing it is just try to keep it honest and real and all of the people in the ‘Leave the Night On’ video was friends of ours,” says Sam. “We didn’t really want to hire actors and actresses to come in. It’s just hard to stage a good time. You kinda have to just let it naturally happen. So, that was a good thing about that video is that it turned into a just a fun day hanging out with all of our buddies, and we had a really good time making the video.”
The Walking Dead‘s Norman Reedus will be on hand to dole out trophies, as will Little Big Town, Dancing With the Stars champ Rumer Willis, action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nikki Reed, Aloe Blacc, Billy Ray Cyrus, Brett Eldredge, Cassadee Pope, Cole Swindell, David Spade, Hunter Hayes, Jana Kramer, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Houston Texans JJ Watt, Kellie Pickler, American Idol’s Nick Fradiani, Noah Galloway, Ron White, Sara Evans, Thomas Rhett and Tom Arnold will also present.
The six finalists for video of the year will be announced at the beginning of the live show, and fans can then vote at CMT.com throughout the live telecast (ET/CT only) to determine the night’s big winner.
The 2015 CMT Music Awards will broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Wednesday (June 10th) at 8pm ET.
Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water”
Darius Rucker, “Homegrown Honey”
Dierks Bentley, “Drunk on a Plane”
Florida Georgia Line, “Dirt”
Jason Aldean, “Burnin’ It Down”
Kenny Chesney, “American Kids”
Lady Antebellum, “Bartender”
Lee Brice, “I Don’t Dance”
Luke Bryan, “Play It Again”
Maddie & Tae, “Girl in a Country Song”
Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, “Somethin’ Bad”
Sam Hunt, “Leave the Night On”Male Video of the Year
Dierks Bentley, “Drunk on a Plane”
Eric Church, “Talladega”
Jason Aldean, “Burnin’ It Down”
Keith Urban, “Somewhere in My Car”
Kenny Chesney, “American Kids”
Luke Bryan, “Play It Again”Female Video of the Year
Carrie Underwood, “Little Toy Guns”
Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water”
Lee Ann Womack, “The Way I’m Livin'”
Miranda Lambert, “Little Red Wagon”
RaeLynn, “God Made Girls”
Reba, “Going Out Like That”Group Video of the Year
A Thousand Horses, “Smoke”
Eli Young Band, “Dust”
Lady Antebellum, “Bartender”
Little Big Town, “Day Drinking”
The Band Perry, “Chainsaw”
Zac Brown Band, “All Alright”Breakthrough Video of the Year
Chase Rice, “Gonna Wanna Tonight”
Frankie Ballard, “Sunshine & Whiskey”
Kelsea Ballerini, “Love Me Like You Mean It”
Maddie & Tae, “Girl in a Country Song”
RaeLynn, “God Made Girls”
Sam Hunt, “Leave the Night On”Duo Video of the Year:
Big & Rich “Look at You”
Brothers Osborne “Rum”
Florida Georgia Line “Dirt”
Florida Georgia Line “Sun Daze”
Maddie & Tae “Girl in a Country Song”
Swon Brothers “Later On”Collaborative Video Of The Year
Blake Shelton feat. Ashley Monroe, Lonely Tonight
Brantley Gilbert feat. Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett, Small Town Throwdown
Jennifer Nettles feat. Brandy Clark, His Hands
Kenny Chesney with Grace Potter, Wild Child
Miranda Lambert with Carrie Underwood, Somethin’ Bad
Tim McGraw feat. Faith Hill, Meanwhile Back at MamasCMT Performance Of The Year
Brett Eldredge, Beat of the Music from CMT’s Ultimate Kickoff Party
John Legend and Lee Ann Womack, You & I (Nobody In The World) from CMT Crossroads
Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves, Roar from Crossroads
Keith Urban, It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s World from 2014 CMT Artists of the Year
Kenny Chesney, American Kids from Instant Jam
Lady Antebellum and Aloe Blacc, Wake Me Up from CMT’s Ultimate Kickoff Party
Lady Antebellum and Chris Stapleton, Drink a Beer from 2014 CMT Artists of the YearAudio / Dierks Bentley gives an update on Captain Holden Johnson, who performed “Drunk on a Plane” at last year’s CMT Music Awards.
DownloadDierks Bentley (CMT—Drunk captain) OC: …some moves, yeah. :26
“Captain Holden Mike Johnson – I don’t know where he is right now. Last I’d heard, he’d been demoted, and he’s flying a little Cessna smiling somewhere where there’s no FAA regulations after his CMT performance debut. I don’t know. I think he’ll still come around every now and then. He’s a strong man with a strong look, and I don’t know. Management’s not too excited about him, but we’ll see. [laughs] He took my wife home from the CMT Awards, so he’s got some moves, yeah.”Audio / Darius Rucker says he’s just happy to be nominated at this year’s CMT Music Awards.
DownloadDarius Rucker (CMT performances) OC: …play with. :11
“It’s really just one of those things where I’m really happy to be nominated, because I didn’t expect that all. I’m looking forward to, what I always look forward to is the performances, because you never get to see anybody because we’re always on the road and you only see the guys you play with.”Audio / Sam Hunt talks about his music video for “Leave the Night On,” which is nominated for CMT Video of the Year.
DownloadSam Hunt (Leave the Night On video) OC: …making the video. :38
“‘Leave the Night On’ was my first official music video, although I have a bit of a passion for the video world because my manager, Brad, comes from the videographer world. That’s how our relationship started was shooting this little video for another song about six months before that. But I learned from making a few of these low-budget videos early on that the best way to go about doing it is just try to keep it honest and real and all of the people in the ‘Leave the Night On’ video was friends of ours. We didn’t really want to hire actors and actresses to come in. It’s just hard to stage a good time. You kinda have to just let it naturally happen. So, that was a good thing about that video is that it turned into a just a fun day hanging out with all of our buddies, and we had a really good time making the video.”Audio / Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley talks about the band's CMT video nomination for "Bartender."
DownloadLady A (Bartender video) OC: …was perfect. :34
“I think there’s no surprise why ‘Bartender’ is in video of the year — Kate Upton. You’ve got all these guys sitting there voting, and the first thing that pops in their mind is Kate Upton. And so, that was all part of the plan, so our evil plan worked. But, that was definitely one of the most fun videos to shoot, having Kate Upton and Tony Hale. He was hilarious. I mean, he took the video to a whole ‘nother level. So, we’re just really proud of that video. Shane Drake did a great job, and just kind of really actually took this basic concept and really brought it to life. I thought it was perfect.”