JON PARDI ANNOUNCES DUAL-NATURED FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD – OUT APRIL 11

Pardi’s Signature Sound Has a New Spark with 17-Song Album Produced by Jay Joyce, Available for Pre-Order Now

Fans Can Listen to HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD‘s Grits-and-Glitz Core Title Track Today

Jon Pardi – Honkytonk Hollywood Album Art

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 17, 2025 – Capitol Records Nashville artist Jon Pardi began careening down the highway over ten years ago, leading the charge to modernize honky tonk with roaring guitars and a roaring, good-time spirit. Pardi’s reputation for punchy, against-the-wind bravado has only grown, with his upcoming fifth studio album HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD slated for release April 11. The 17-track album is the spiritual successor to his fearless breakout hits, and once again finds Pardi pulling out the stops to stay true to himself – yet giving his signature sound a new spark. Some tracks ring with pristine, pure-country tenderness, while others embrace fuzzed-out fiddles and soaring tripled guitars, or grungy bass lines and bottomless grooves. The title track, “Honkytonk Hollywood,” sets the mood placed strategically in the core of the album. It’s a grits-and-glitz tribute to the dual nature of Pardi’s life and mindset, and is now available to listen HERE with the full album available for pre-order HERE.

“All my albums have been rock and roll with a country flare – this one keeps on rockin’,” Pardi explains. “It’s also the most grown-up record I’ve ever made, all my soul basically. ‘Honkytonk Hollywood’ is for the Nashville that’s in my blood and it’s also a nod to my California roots. And right now, more than ever, I hope it’s a way to honor and lift up the people of my home state.”

Enlisting Jay Joyce for the first time as producer and stepping away from the traditional Nashville recording system, Pardi spent three solid weeks in the studio, building each track up from nothing with his touring band handling the vast majority of the recording.  Starting the album off in overdrive, “Boots Off” explodes from the speakers with a brash guitar hook and roadhouse-rocking stomp, representing the first of many hot-and-heavy love songs. Tracks like the grungy “Rush” continue the flirtatious fun, fusing alt-rock attitude with a synthetic skid-row crunch and howling vocals, perfectly capturing the swirling ecstasy of desire. Likewise, “Love the Lights Out” melts into a steamy soul rocker with slide guitar hooks and a throbbing pulse – a soundtrack for love that takes its time – and “She Gets to Drinking” sways with an intoxicating swing. Meanwhile, others push boundaries even further sonically, with the current single “Friday Night Heartbreaker” pairing a dark, tortured blast of hard rock with a sleek singalong vocal. “Hey California” cruises down a Sunset Strip of ‘70s-style studio-rock sophistication – complete with dreamy vocal stacks and atmospheric guitars. And with the slow-grooving “Don’t You Wanna Know,” Pardi’s twangy vocal pleads for romantic reconnection through a cloud of mellow, new-wave pop.

Elsewhere, family-minded balladry makes timeless trad-country feel modern, with tracks like “He Went to Work” tipping a hat to the steadfast fathers of the world. And Pardi calls the cinematic beauty of his lump-in-your-throat life ballad “She Drives Away” “undeniable.” He goes all-in on the moody “Gambling Man,” a busted flat tuxedo-twang warning to avoid his dice-rolling ways. And the two-stepper “Bar Room Blue” aches with a woozy, San Antonio swing. But by closing the set on “Kinda Wanna Keep It That Way,” Pardi once and for all declares his creative independence. A tranquil, acoustic-groove anthem with the easy strut of self-confidence, its message sums up where the restless counter-country star is at – and ultimately, the foundation of his success.  But no matter how far he roamed, Pardi’s barbed-wire vocal fenced the new ground.

“We did what we wanted, and it stands out because of it,” Pardi goes on. “Taking the chance paid off, and I kind of want to keep it that way.”

HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD Track List:

1. Boots Off
2. Friday Night Heartbreaker
3. She Gets to Drinking
4. Gambling Man
5. Hey California
6. Rush
7. She Drives Away
8. He Went to Work
9. Last Call Thing
10. Honkytonk Hollywood
11. Love The Lights Out
12. Nice Place to Visit
13. Hard Knocks
14. Don’t You Wanna Know
15. Bar Room Blue
16. Who I Don’t Wanna Be
17. Kinda Wanna Keep It That Way

With four Top 5 albums which include 2016’s Platinum No. 1, CALIFORNIA SUNRISE, and Pardi’s reputation for punchy, against-the-wind bravado has only grown. Never afraid to break from the pack, fourteen RIAA-certified singles feature six No. 1’s (like the back-to-back 6x-Platinum “Head Over Boots” and “Dirt On My Boots”), and with years of blue-collar barnstorming behind him, the California native has earned his international headlining acclaim, alongside 9.3 billion global streams. For all the success of his multi-album, decade-plus climb, it has to come honestly, from a spark of true creative interest – and good old-fashioned fun. The lessons for Pardi, just made him stronger.

After headlining shows in the US and Australia including CMC Rocks this spring, the multi-Platinum country star and “spirited entertainer, with infectious energy” (Star Tribune) will kickoff his HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD TOUR on April 25, hitting 16 arenas and amphitheaters across the U.S. with support from Corey Kent on select dates and Kassi Ashton. For more information on new music and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit JonPardi.com.

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The GreenRoom

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Universal Music Group Nashville

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RISING COUNTRY STAR TIMOTHY WAYNE HEADLINES THE TEXAS CLUB IN BATON ROUGE ON JANUARY 25^TH

Timothy Wayne | Download Hi-Res Press Photo HERE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 14, 2025) – Rising country music artist Timothy Wayne will headline The Texas Club in Baton Rouge, La. on January 25, 2025. Known for his authentic country sound, Wayne is quickly gaining recognition in the country music scene. The Franklin, Tenn. native is signed with Universal Music Group Nashville and Capitol Records Nashville and is currently working on his debut project. Fans can expect a night of music that blends traditional country influences with a modern twist.

WHO: Timothy Wayne

WHAT: Live headline performance, opening artists include Wyatt Putman and Connor Martin

WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 2025 |*Doors open at 8:00 PM | Show starts at 9:00 PM

WHERE: The Texas Club, 456 N Donmoor Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

           *18+ event/venue (valid government-issued photo ID required for entry)

TICKETS: Tickets range from $17 to $168 (purchase tickets HERE)

• Box Office: (225) 928-4655
• General Info: (225) 928-4656

Marking major milestones in his career, Wayne recently performed “Louisiana Saturday Night” at the 2025 Rose Parade on the explore Louisiana float and opened for Tim McGraw on the “Standing Room Only” tour. This upcoming performance at The Texas Club will showcase his unique blend of country music, offering a glimpse into the future of this talented artist’s journey. With his debut project in the works, Wayne will showcase tracks like “Guy With A Guitar” and “God Made A Country Boy,” which have already received attention for their heartfelt storytelling and genuine country roots.

“I’m extremely excited to be returning to the Texas Club on January 25,” says Wayne. “I just performed at the Rose Parade so from doing that to now once again playing at the biggest club in Baton Rouge is unbelievable. It’s been completely unbelievable the way everything has lined up and I can’t wait to give everyone another good show or rather a good Louisiana Saturday Night!”

For more information, visit www.timothywaynemusic.com.

About Timothy Wayne
With a guitar in one hand and history book in the other, rising country artist and LSU Tiger Timothy Wayne is forging a path in country music. Wayne, a native of Franklin, TN, is balancing the demands of academia and a burgeoning music career. Having signed his first major record deal with Universal Music Group Nashville’s Capitol Records Nashville, Wayne has already released two tracks, “Guy With A Guitar” and “God Made A Country Boy,” which Music Row lauded as “well sung,” and was accompanied by Wayne’s first official music video.

As a college student with a love of history, Wayne has a deep appreciation for the stories that shape our world. The singer-songwriter is influenced by a spectrum of country legends, from the traditional sounds of Waylon Jennings, George Strait, and Randy Travis to the contemporary flair of Dierks Bentley and his greatest inspiration, Tim McGraw. Currently in his third year at LSU, Wayne is committed to his faith, family, community and hard work, juggling the two paths of pursuing both a college degree and his dream career. Wayne went on tour this past summer as an opener for Tim McGraw on the Standing Room Only Tour, and he is continuing to play shows in the Southeast while working in the studio on his forthcoming debut project and hitting the books.

Media Contacts:

Kathy Jacobson

For Timothy Wayne

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Cindy Finke

UMG Nashville

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For Immediate Release

Watch Now: Parker McCollum Shows “What Kinda Man” He Is in Full-Throttle New Music Video

Photo Credit: Jason Stolzfus Download Image HERE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (January 16, 2025) – “Wilder than a bat out of hell, off the rails and blazin’ through town.” From the dive bar to the Union Valley Church and the open roads in between, Parker McCollum is a dapper desperado in the brand-new music video for his chart-climbing single “What Kinda Man,” out today. The cinematic clip is directed by CMA and ACM-Award winner Dustin Haney and features McCollum spinning tires and sinking shots in a game of pool, while performing the song’s bad-boy-gone-good lyrics.

WATCH: “What Kinda Man” Official Music Video

“Excited for y’all to see this one! Working with Dustin has been such an incredible creative partnership. He has such a great eye for what I’m trying to accomplish and always over delivers. This video for ‘What Kinda Man’ was a whole lot of fun to make and I hope y’all enjoy it.”
– Parker McCollum

Eagle-eyed fans will catch a close-to-home cameo and subtle nods to McCollum’s catalog of hits including the Haney-directed “Burn It Down,” which picked up a trophy for ACM Visual Media of the Year in 2024. In partnership with CMT, the video also made its broadcast debut on Paramount’s Times Square Billboard today and is now in rotation across CMT Channels.

“What Kinda Man” is the follow-up to McCollum’s four consecutive #1 singles (“Pretty Heart,” “To Be Loved By You,” “Handle On You,” and “Burn It Down”) and is the first look at new music set to be released in 2025.

McCollum will kick off his What Kinda Man Tour on January 23 in Athens, GA. The consummate road-warrior will make stops at some of the most notable venues in the country and will appear as top-billing at high-profile festivals this summer. McCollum will also play his third show at the famed RODEOHOUSTON on March 21.

For additional information, including upcoming show dates and tickets, please visit ParkerMcCollum.com.

About Parker McCollum:

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum has reached the ranks of a bona fide Country music superstar by connecting with fans and critics alike through his relatable and authentic sound. His most recent album, Never Enough (released on May 12, 2023 via MCA Nashville), is a statement collection of music that cements his status as one of Country’s strongest new voices. Currently on his massive Burn It Down Tour throughout 2024, McCollum will be performing at some of the most iconic venues around the nation and appearing at Country music’s top music festivals. McCollum has been named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by Rolling Stone, Billboard, SiriusXM, CMT, RIAA, and more with American Songwriter noting, “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.” Music Row listed McCollum as their 2021 Breakout Artist of the Year and Apple also included him as one of their all-genre “Up Next Artists” Class of 2021. A dedicated road warrior, McCollum made his debut at the famed Grand Ole Opry in 2021 and has sold out major concert venues around the U.S. In March 2022, McCollum made his debut at RODEOHOUSTON to a sold-out crowd with over 73,000 tickets sold, returning to perform at the Opening Day celebration in 2023. He recently made a dream come true with his first-ever Austin City Limits performance, kicking off their 2023 season. In 2022, McCollum earned his first ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year, took home “Breakthrough Video of the Year” (a fully fan-voted honor) at the 2022 CMT Music Awards and scored back-to-back CMA Awards nominations (2022 & 2023) for New Artist of the Year, as well a nomination for “Song of the Year” (2024) for his explosive Platinum hit “Burn It Down.” McCollum took home his second ACM Award for “Visual Media of the Year” for his music video for “Burn It Down.” The hit single marks his fourth consecutive #1 – following chart toppers “Pretty Heart,” “To Be Loved By You,” and “Handle On You.” McCollum’s latest single, the foot-stomping, shoot-it-straight, “What Kinda Man,” shows his return to the musical Texas roots that got him started. “What Kinda Man” and its official music video are available now.  

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Media Contacts for Parker McCollum:

Marcel Pariseau

marcel@truepublicrelations.com

Taylor Bailey

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Jodi Dawes
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Announced today, Tucker Wetmore is set to open for Thomas Rhett at Boston’s Fenway Park on July 19th. Audio message from Tucker below!

Thomas Rhett, Teddy Swims, Tucker Wetmore and The Castellows at Fenway Park

 

Tickets On Sale Starting This Friday at 10AM Local Time

 

CHRIS STAPLETON CONFIRMS SUMMER
“ALL-AMERICAN ROAD SHOW” DATES

TICKETS ON-SALE NEXT FRIDAY

NOMINATED FOR TWO AWARDS AT 67TH ANNUAL
GRAMMY AWARDS

January 9, 2025—Chris Stapleton will continue his “All-American Road Show” tour through this summer with newly confirmed shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Charlottesville’s John Paul Jones Arena, Denver’s Ball Arena, Salt Lake City’s Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre and Albany’s MVP Arena among many others. Special guests on the tour include Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Marcus King, Nikki Lane, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Brittney Spencer, Allen Stone, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives and The War & Treaty. See below for complete tour itinerary.

Stapleton’s fan club will have early access to tickets starting next Tuesday, January 14 at 10:00am local time with general on-sale following next Friday, January 17 at 10:00am local time. Sign up for fan club pre-sale access at StapletonFanClub.com. Full tour details can be found at www.chrisstapleton.com/tour.

The upcoming performances add to yet another landmark year for Stapleton, who is nominated for two awards at the upcoming 67th Annual Grammy Awards: Best Country Album (Higher) and Best Country Solo Performance (“It Takes A Woman”). Additionally, Stapleton won three awards at the CMA Awards this past fall, making him a 19x CMA Award-winner. With this achievement, Stapleton tied the record for most CMA wins ever with Brooks & Dunn, while also extending his own record for most wins in the Male Vocalist of the Year category (eight).

Produced by Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton and Chris Stapleton, Higher landed on several “Best of” lists including Billboard, Esquire, Vulture and Rolling Stone, who praised, “dazzling…the best evidence yet for the way one man’s voice has become synonymous with the very idea of a musical genre.” Additionally, GQ declared, “In an age rife with division, he’s maybe the only thing Americans all agree on…one of the most reliable hit makers in music” and NPR Music proclaimed, “Higher puts him where he always really was—in that classic kind of rock and soul, Tom Petty, Eagles, going beyond the confines of the genre.” Listen to HigherHERE.

The 10x Grammy, 19x CMA and 19x ACM Award-winner has also recently collaborated with Post Malone (“California Sober”), Dua Lipa (“Think I’m In Love With You (Live from the 59th ACM Awards)”), Slash (“Oh Well”) and George Strait (“Honky Tonk Hall of Fame”), released a version of Tom Petty’s “I Should Have Known It” for the new Tom Petty tribute album and returned to NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for the third time as musical guest. Additionally, he performed the National Anthem at 2023’s Super Bowl LVII and has collaborated in recent years with Adele, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Sheryl Crow, Santana and many more.

Chris Stapleton – Credit: Becky Fluke

Higher follows 2020’s acclaimed Starting Over, which won three awards at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in addition to earning Album of the Year honors at both the CMA and ACM Awards. Called a “a sure-footed masterpiece” by the Associated Press, the album landed on “Best of 2020” lists at NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Esquire, Vulture, The Tennessean and The New York Times, who declared, “Chris Stapleton’s roar isn’t designed to scare you off. It’s regal, an announcement of an alpha figure asserting his primacy…on this, his fourth album, the thrill is back.” Prior to Starting Over, Stapleton released a pair of Platinum-certified releases in 2017—From A Room: Volume 1 and From A Room: Volume 2—as well as his 5x Platinum breakthrough solo debut album in 2015, Traveller.

In addition to their work as musicians, the Stapletons are founders of the Outlaw State of Kind charitable fund, which supports a variety of causes that are close to their heart. Stapleton also recently unveiled his new Traveller Whiskey, a first-of-its-kind collaboration created in partnership with Buffalo Trace Distillery’s Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley.

HIGHER TRACK LIST

1. What Am I Gonna Do
2. South Dakota
3. Trust
4. It Takes A Woman
5. The Fire
6. Think I’m In Love With You
7. Loving You On My Mind
8. White Horse
9. Higher
10. The Bottom
11. The Day I Die
12. Crosswind
13. Weight Of Your World
14. Mountains Of My Mind

CHRIS STAPLETON CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
BOLD on-sale next Friday, January 17 at 10:00am local time

February 25—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena* (SOLD OUT)
February 26—Melbourne, Australia—Rod Laver Arena* (SOLD OUT)
February 28—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre* (SOLD OUT)
March 1—Brisbane, Australia—Brisbane Entertainment Centre* (SOLD OUT)
March 4—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena* (SOLD OUT)
March 5—Sydney, Australia—Qudos Bank Arena* (SOLD OUT)
March 7—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena* (SOLD OUT)
March 8—Auckland, New Zealand—Spark Arena* (SOLD OUT)

June 4—Greenville, SC—Bon Secours Wellness Arena†

June 7—Charlottesville, VA—John Paul Jones Arena‡

June 12—Grand Rapids, MI—Van Andel Arena+

June 18—Greensboro, NC—First Horizon Coliseum^

June 20—Albany, NY—MVP Arena^

June 27—Tinley Park, IL—Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre#

July 11—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre‡

July 12—Milwaukee, WI—Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival

July 23—Belmont Park, NY—UBS Arena~

July 25—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden~

August 1—Noblesville, IN—Ruoff Music Center**

August 8—Phoenix, AZ—Desert Diamond Arena‡‡

August 15—Salt Lake City, UT—Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre*

August 22—Denver, CO—Ball Arena**

October 10—Hollywood, FL—Hard Rock Live

*with special guest Marcus King
†with special guest Nikki Lane
‡with special guest Brittney Spencer
+with special guest Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
^with special guest Maggie Rose
#with special guest The War & Treaty
~with special guest Grace Potter
**with special guest Allen Stone
‡‡with special guest Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

Jon Pardi Gives a Dark and Thrilling Look to New Music Video for “Friday Night Heartbreaker” – Watch HERE

Jon Pardi | Credit: Evan De Stefano

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 7, 2025 – Today, country superstar Jon Pardi hits the streets in a dark and thrilling new music video for current radio single “Friday Night Heartbreaker.” Released as the lead track off his upcoming fifth studio album, the video for the track that “kicks down the door of this next musical chapter” (American Songwriter) was directed by Jim Wright and shot in Nashville’s historic Printer’s Alley. It highlights Pardi’s signature mix of honky-tonk rhythms and contemporary flair, capturing the bittersweet blend of infatuation and the heartbreak often felt during fleeting moments of romance. With its lively melody and mysterious edge, “Friday Night Heartbreaker” highlights Pardi’s knack for blending storytelling with an infectious, danceable sound. Fans can watch the new video now HERE.

“I always enjoy filming with Jim Wright, even if it means being in Printer’s Alley until 2 AM,” says Pardi. “You really see some wild characters down there at that hour. One of my favorite parts of the shoot was chatting with the actors and actresses who performed the circus stunts—they were amazing! All I had to do was play guitar and drive a cool car while they were over there breathing fire and swallowing swords. It was awesome to watch it all come together!”

Since first hitting the country landscape, singer/songwriter/producer Jon Pardi has long separated himself from the pack, carving a lane that was all his own by producing, writing, and singing songs he created from the melodies up, and earning praise for it. “Jon Pardi cut a path through modern country’s embrace of pop, hip-hop and EDM” (The New York Times) with “an emboldened work… a distilling of his sound into a more potent form that draws both vitality and assurance from his anything-but-sterile relationship to his tradition’s modern era” (NPR). Pardi is “a leader among a growing number of artists bringing back fiddle, steel, and twang” (People) and “even when he’s singing sad songs, he wants people to have a good time” (Associated Press). Pardi’s critically acclaimed most recent album MR. SATURDAY NIGHT proved he has “blazed his own trail over the past decade” (Billboard) and followed his critically acclaimed 2019 album – HEARTACHE MEDICATION – a CMA and ACM Album of the Year nominated project that was also named as one of Rolling Stone’s “Best Album of the Year” and Los Angeles Times’ (Top 10) “Best Albums of the Year” upon release. His breakthrough Platinum-selling album, CALIFORNIA SUNRISE, features the multi-Platinum, chart-topping hits “Dirt On My Boots,” “Head Over Boots,” “Heartache On The Dance Floor” and “Night Shift.” Pardi has earned several No. 1s on country radio and is noted for his “long-lasting mark on the genre” (MusicRow) and his impressive ability to carve out his own path creating “the kind of country music multiple generations came to know, and love can still work on a mass scale” (Variety). Filled with fiddle, twang and steel guitar, Pardi continues to “apply new ideas to country’s old sounds” (Los Angeles Times) and “bring authenticity back into Country music” (People). Pardi’s brand new “Friday Night Heartbreaker” is the lead single from his upcoming fifth studio album, anticipated for release in 2025. For more information and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit JonPardi.com.

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Media Contacts:

Tyne Parrish

The GreenRoom

Tynep@thegreenroompr.com

Leigh Malleus

Universal Music Group Nashville

Leigh.Malleus@umusic.com

Keith Urban’s new single “Straight Line” from his latest album HIGH is available everywhere now. “Straight Line” is set to ship to country radio on Monday, January 13th, and will go for adds on Tuesday, January 21st. Check out the below audio assets to support this new single!

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Keith Urban – Lead Press Image

Additional downloadable assets can be found HERE. Please contact Houston.Gaither@umusic.com for any other asset needs.

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Tyler was extremely busy in 2024 with releasing a new album, STRONG, his first solo headlining tour, traveling the country with Kane Brown and, of course, hanging with other songwriters crafting new tunes throughout the year. His schedule usually remains hectic, so he finds it rather difficult to just relax.

Tyler Hubbard

The “Park” singer already has several dates on the books for 2025. For more information on tour dates, go to tylerhubbardofficial.com.

What are some of your favorite stars doing to welcome in the New Year? A few of them are working to help fans celebrate. Several artists have taken the time off around the holidays and will hit it hard when they return to the road in 2025. Some artists have resolutions, some artists look ahead to 2025 and some are very helpful with their own hangover cures for those who have a little too much fun on New Year’s Eve.