NASHVILLE, TN – (May 19, 2015)  – Reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today and announced the news his next album, KILL THE LIGHTS, is set for release on Friday, August 7th.  Luke also performed the first single from the album, “Kick The Dust Up,” which debuted at country radio today and is available now at digital retailers. Tonight he will perform the single on the season finale of The Voice.

“We’ve been performing the new song on tour this spring, using it to open the shows,” shares Luke. “We love the crowd reaction to it and I cannot wait to be able to share more new music this summer.  It’s been two years since we’ve had a new album and I don’t think I’ve been this eager yet to get it out to the fans.”

Luke will perform on Good Morning America on album release day, August 7th, as part of their 2015 Summer Concert Series at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, home of the SummerStage.

The eagerly anticipated KILL THE LIGHTS album is the follow up to Luke’s 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.

Since the debut of his first album in 2007, 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 this Friday, The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will launch a summer exhibit, “Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary.”

Luke’s new concert tour, “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates.

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

Luke Bryan will perform his brand new single, “Kickin’ the Dust Up,” on both the Ellen DeGeneres Show and on NBC’s The Voice on Tuesday (May 19th).

Keith Urban will participate in NBC’s star-studded event, Red Nose Day, Thursday (May 21st). The three-hour special, airing at 8pm ET, will raise money and help fight childhood poverty (among other children’s charities), while entertaining the masses. Keith will partner with John Mellencamp to perform “Pink Houses” on the show. Blake Shelton, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, Reese Witherspoon, Jodie Foster, Robert Pattinson, Helen Mirren, Liam Neeson, Christina Aguilera, Pharrell, Adam Levine, Paul Rudd, Anna Kendrick, One Direction, Richard Gere and many others are also schedule to appear.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – On June 9th, Universal Music Group Nashville will release Now That’s What I Call Country Vol. 8, the latest installment in the popular NOW series. Country music fans can hear hits by some of their favorite artists including Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker, Eric Church, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Cole Swindell, Lady Antebellum and more.

Now That’s What I Call Country Vol. 8 includes 14 No. 1 hits and 18 total tracks from today’s country music superstars and exciting new artists:

1. Luke Bryan                                         Roller Coaster
2. Jason Aldean                                     Just Gettin’ Started
3. Sam Hunt                                           Leave The Night On
4. Darius Rucker                                   Homegrown Honey
5. Florida Georgia Line                         Sun Daze
6. Jake Owen                                          Beachin’
7. Brantley Gilbert                                  Bottoms Up
8. Eric Church                                         Give Me Back My Hometown
9. Lady Antebellum                               Bartender
10. A Thousand Horses                          Smoke
11. Cole Swindell                                     Ain’t Worth The Whiskey
12. Keith Urban                                       Somewhere In My Car
13. Miranda Lambert                             Automatic
14. Brad Paisley                                       Perfect Storm
15. Tyler Farr                                           A Guy Walks Into A Bar
16. Lee Brice                                            Drinking Class
17. Chris Young                                       Lonely Eyes
18. Eric Paslay                                          She Don’t Love You

The project is a joint venture from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. This release is part of the multi-platinum NOW That’s What I Call Music! compilation series, the world’s best-selling multi-artist albums with sales topping 250 million worldwide and 94 million in the U.S.  The seven previous NOW That’s What I Call Country releases have debuted in the Top 3 of the Billboard Country albums chart.  Now That’s What I Call Country Vol. 8  is distributed by Universal Music Group. NOW and NOW That’s What I Call Music! are registered trademarks of Universal Music Group and its affiliates.

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Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley will perform during Good Morning America’s 2015 Summer Concert Series on ABC. Ed Sheeran, Nicki Minaj, Hozier, Jason Derulo, Florida Georgia Line, Jessie J and 5 Seconds of Summer will also perform throughout the summer. Catch Dierks June 26th and Luke on August 7th.

NASHVILLE, TN – (May 13, 2015)  – Reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will debut a new single, “Kick The Dust Up,” next week at country radio and will perform it live on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and on The Voice’s season finale all on May 19th.  “Kick The Dust Up” will be available at iTunes on May 19th.

“Kick The Dust Up,” which is also the title of Luke’s new concert tour that launched this past weekend with sellout crowds, was written by Dallas Davidson, Chris Destefano and Ashley Gorley, and is the first single off a new project coming this summer.  The eagerly anticipated summer album 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.

Luke is also kicking off his show with the new track. “That’s how confident we are in the song being pretty awesome,” he tells USA Today. “We figured the socials would start lighting up and people would start learning the words. Once it hits radio, people will catch on real quick.”

Since the debut of his first album in 2007, 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 he will be honored with a summer exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, “Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary.”

Luke’s new concert tour, “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” will continue through October and includes seven stadium dates.

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

Lady Antebellum will kick off the CMT Music Awards nominations announcement by revealing the nominees for Female Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year on NBC’s Today Wednesday (May 13th) during the 8am ET hour. The Grammy-winning group, who will perform their new single “Long Stretch of Love,” will also announce the Video of the Year nominees at Today.com.

Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood are also set to join the CMT Music Awards fun by announcing Best Group Video of the Year and Breakthrough Video of the Year on their social media accounts Wednesday (May 13th).

Vince Gill is among the artists performing at the Grand Ole Opry’s Salute the Troops show May 19th. Trace Adkins, Kellie Pickler will also perform.

Scotty McCreery and Easton Corbin will hit the Grand Ole Opry stage June 9th as the Opry kicks off its CMA Music Fest Week. Carrie Underwood, Del McCoury and many others will also perform.

Little Big Town will cut the ribbon on the opening day of Fan Fair X at the 2015 CMA Music Festival, running June 11th through 14th at the Music City Center in Nashville. After the opening, Little Big Town will be featured as the Fan Fair X Artist of the Day and answer fan questions at the CMA Close Up stage. Hunter Hayes is the Artist of the Day on Friday, followed by Chris Young on Saturday and Darius Rucker Sunday.

Vote #‎TeamLuke for Entertainer of the Year daily at http://www.voteacm.com and be sure to watch the ACM Awards on Sunday, April 19th at 8pm ET. #ACMAwards50