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  • LUKE BRYAN AND PEYTON MANNING READY TO RETURN AS HOSTS OF THIS YEAR’S CMA AWARDS.

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    Luke Bryan

    Luke Bryan and NFL great Peyton Manning are getting ready to host next week’s CMA Awards together for the second time. The duo did such a good job as hosts last year that the producers and organizers of the show were trying to lock them in for a second year that night.

    “I thought we did a great job together,” says Luke. “I think he is a crazy – no pun intended – he’s a crazy pro-preparer and he knows his brand; I know my brand. He’s a little drier humor, and I’m a little more slapstick, I guess, maybe that’s the way to say it. So, I think the partnership of he and I and when we wrapped after the show, all the producers, everybody was raving, and obviously the ratings were great, and the show was great. And I think we just gotta take what Peyton and I learned from last year and build upon it and make a great show. And like I said, I knew we did a good job when they were trying to lock me and Peyton down that night for the following year. So, it was a great night, and we were excited about it. So, it’s gonna be another great night.”

    Luke, who is making his way to the top of the country charts with his latest single “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” is pulling double-duty at the CMA Awards. Not only is he co-hosting the entire show, but he will also perform a medley of his hits, including “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “One Margarita,” “That’s My Kind Of Night,” “Play It Again” and “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” coming on the heels of celebrating his 30th No. 1 song.

    The 57th Annual CMA Awards, hosted by Luke and Peyton, will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena November 8th at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC and the next day on HULU.

    Audio / Luke Bryan talks about co-hosting the CMA Awards with Peyton Manning for a second year.

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    Luke Bryan (co-hosting with Peyton for second time) OC: …great night. :48
    “I thought we did a great job together. I think he is a crazy – no pun intended – he’s a crazy pro-preparer and he knows his brand; I know my brand. He’s a little drier humor, and I’m a little more slapstick, I guess, maybe that’s the way to say it. So, I think the partnership of he and I and when we wrapped after the show, all the producers, everybody was raving, and obviously the ratings were great, and the show was great. And I think we just gotta take what Peyton and I learned from last year and build upon it and make a great show. And like I said, I knew we did a good job when they were trying to lock me and Peyton down that night for the following year. So, it was a great night, and we were excited about it. So, it’s gonna be another great night.”

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  • REBA McENTIRE TAKES FANS BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF THE EMOTIONAL VIDEO FOR “SEVEN MINUTES IN HEAVEN.”

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    Reba McEntire‘s emotional and poignant video for her new song, “Seven Minutes In Heaven,” imagines what it would be like to be able to spend seven minutes in the afterlife with a special loved one, and for Reba, that would be her mother Jaqueline, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 93.

    In the video, she sits in a booth with a woman who resembles her mother from the back, and it was a pretty emotional day for the superstar. “I picked out the lady to play mama, Eleanor. She did a great job. And she was a sweetheart to get to work with,” says Reba. “That is exactly what I thought it would look like if I went to heaven and it was, you know, with the smoke coming in and out, made it look really heavenly. And I thought it would be something familiar, something that you’d feel comfortable with. God thinks of everything. And so, to walk up to the booth, and the next time I walk up and mama’s there and I put my arms on her shoulders, Eleanor’s hands were very similar to mama’s when she was young. So that got me to, they kept saying, ‘Okay, let’s do it again. I said, ‘Okay, let’s take a little break here. Get in here to redo my makeup. Because I would, I just bawled. And Eleanor was sitting across from me at the booth, and she’d see me crying. She’d try to reach for a napkin out of the napkin dispenser on the table. And I’d say, ‘Eleanor, that’s okay. It’s part of the video.’ ‘You don’t want to wipe?’ I said, ‘I’m good. I’m good.’ But she was just like a mother, you know, and they’re trying to make sure everything was all right. It was healing. It was healing for me to do that video and kind of like get it out because it still hurts.”

    “Seven Minutes in Heaven” comes off Reba’s Not That Fancy album, a companion to her book of the same title. The project also includes stripped down versions of “The Fear Of Being Alone,” “I’m A Survivor,” “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” “Fancy” and “Consider Me Gone,” among others.

    In other news, you can get a chance to livestream her sold-out Not That Fancy: An Evening with Reba & Friends event live from Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on Sunday through Veeps.com. The special event will be hosted by her friend and Reba co-star Melissa Peterman and will feature personal stories from Reba from her new book, Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots. The Country Music Hall of Famer will also perform several songs, including “Seven Minutes in Heaven.”

     

    Audio / Reba McEntire talks about the music video for "Seven Minutes In Heaven."

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    Reba McEntire (music video for Seven Minutes In Heaven) OC: …it still hurts. 1:08
    “I picked out the lady to play mama, Eleanor. She did a great job. And she was a sweetheart to get to work with. That is exactly what I thought it would look like if I went to heaven and it was, you know, with the smoke coming in and out, made it look really heavenly. And I thought it would be something familiar, something that you’d feel comfortable with. God thinks of everything. And so, to walk up to the booth, and the next time I walk up and mama’s there and I put my arms on her shoulders, Eleanor’s hands were very similar to mama’s when she was young. So that got me to, they kept saying, ‘Okay, let’s do it again. I said, ‘Okay, let’s take a little break here. Get in here to redo my makeup. Because I would, I just bawled. And Eleanor was sitting across from me at the booth, and she’d see me crying. She’d try to reach for a napkin out of the napkin dispenser on the table. And I’d say, ‘Eleanor, that’s okay. It’s part of the video.’ ‘You don’t want to wipe?’ I said, ‘I’m good. I’m good.’ But she was just like a mother, you know, and they’re trying to make sure everything was all right. It was healing. It was healing for me to do that video and kind of like get it out because it still hurts.”

  • BRENDA LEE SET TO RELEASE HER FIRST MUSIC VIDEO FOR “ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE” ON FRIDAY.

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    Brenda Lee

    Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Famer Brenda Lee is celebrating her signature song, “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” on the 65th Anniversary of the holiday classic with a new music video, which features cameos by country stars Tanya Tucker and Trisha Yearwood.

    The official music video, which was shot in Nashville a few weeks ago, will premiere on Friday (November 3rd) at 9am CT/7am PT on CMT.

     

    Brenda says she asked songwriter Johnny Marks how he came up with the idea of the song, and it was just by watching pine trees sway in the wind on a beach in New York. “It was written by a gentleman who has written just about every Christmas standard,” she says. “His name is Johnny Marks, and I asked him one time, I said, ‘How in the world did you write ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?’ And he said, ‘Well, I was laying on the beach (in New York) and I went to sleep,’ and he said, ‘I woke up and the pine trees were kind of swaying in the breeze.’ And he said, ‘All of a sudden, I thought about Christmas, and I watched them begin and they were kind of rockin’ and I thought about rockin’.’ And he said, ‘I just thought about a rockin’ Christmas, and then I changed it to where people might want to rock around the Christmas tree.’ And that’s kind of how it was born, and I’m lucky, so lucky that I was able to get that song.”

    We asked her what it feels like to have one of the biggest holiday songs ever recorded, and she said, “I don’t know how to answer the question of what’s it like to have one of the biggest holiday songs ever. I’ll tell you what it’s like. It’s a feeling that’s indescribable. It’s a thankful feeling to the writers, to the musicians, to the producers and most of all, to the audience that went out and bought that song and still go out and buy that song, and you all have made it what it is. I sang it, but I had to have you to help me make it what it become, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

     

    Audio / Brenda Lee explains how "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" was written.

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    Brenda Lee (Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree) OC: …get that song. 1:04
    “I’ll tell you a little bit about ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.’ (laughs) It was written by a gentleman who has written just about every Christmas standard. His name is Johnny Marx, and I asked him one time, I said, ‘How in the world did you write ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree?’ And he said, ‘Well, I was laying on the beach (in New York) and I went to sleep,’ and he said, ‘I woke up and the pine trees were kind of swaying in the breeze.’ And he said, ‘All of a sudden, I thought about Christmas, and I watched them begin and they were kind of rockin’ and I thought about rockin’.’ And he said, ‘I just thought about a rockin’ Christmas, and then I changed it to where people might want to rock around the Christmas tree.’ And that’s kind of how it was born, and I’m lucky, so lucky that I was able to get that song.”

    Audio / Brenda Lee gives her thanks to everyone who has made "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" one of the biggest holiday songs in the world.

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    Brenda Lee (having one of the biggest holiday songs) OC: …my heart. :44
    “I don’t know how to answer the question of what’s it like to have one of the biggest holiday songs ever. I’ll tell you what it’s like. It’s a feeling that’s indescribable. It’s a thankful feeling to the writers, to the musicians, to the producers and most of all, to the audience that went out and bought that song and still go out and buy that song, and you all have made it what it is. I sang it, but I had to have you to help me make it what it become, so I thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

    Audio / LINER Brenda Lee (Here's Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree)

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  • BRAD AND KIMBERLY WILLIAMS PAISLEY’S THE STORE, A FREE-REFERRAL GROCERY STORE, IS OFFERING A TOY STORE FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

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    Brad Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley‘s The Store, a free-referral based grocery store, will offer a Toy Store for the first time this holiday season.

    The donation drive launches today and contributions can be made in three ways: Amazon Wish List, financial donation or corporations may contribute financially or hold their own toy drive for donations.

    The four-week donation campaign will run through December 1 and families will shop The Store to choose the toys for their children (ages 0 up to age 17) on December 8th & 9th.

    “We’ve always wanted to see a Toy Store pop-up around the holidays that has the same framework and model as our grocery store, so that our customers can also shop for gifts for their families with dignity and choice,” shared the Paisley’s. “We are really excited to see it come together this year, and credit our wonderful staff, amazing volunteers, and energetic new CEO Collen Mayer for making it happen!”

    In 2020, the Paisley’s partnered with Belmont University to spearhead The Store, a year-round free grocery store allowing people to shop with dignity for their basic needs. Individuals and families will be referred by nonprofit and government agencies for a term of one year. There is no charge to those referred or to the people and agencies that send them. They may shop for food to supplement their income during times of crisis and as they work toward self-sufficiency.

    Because wellness is about more than just addressing food concerns, the wrap around services at the Belmont Ministry Center next to The Store provide additional family support, including counseling, music therapy, financial literacy, medicine management, and cooking classes.  The Store believes in cooperation and collaboration between organizations to better serve the population.

    The Store opened for in-store individuals and families on March 12, 2020, following the March 3 tornado that devastated parts of Nashville. The Store was open for only four days when the COVID-19 pandemic became widespread, and it was obvious in-store shopping was not going to be feasible. A new plan was needed, and staff, partners and volunteers all worked diligently to reach people in need as they were sheltered at home. A home delivery system for the elderly was immediately put in place and curbside pick-up was implemented. By the time the COVID relief model had concluded, The Store had served over 1.5 million meals. In July 2021, The Store reopened to in-store shopping.

    The Store is now serving over 350 families each month. For more information on The Store go to www.thestore.org.

  • DALTON DOVER PLOTS HEADLINING NEVER GIVING UP ON THAT TOUR FOR 2024.

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    After honing his live show with festival dates and supporting acts such as Luke Combs, Tyler Hubbard, Sam Hunt, Parker McCollum, Justin Moore and Chase Rice, Dalton Dover is gearing up to embark on his first headlining club tour with his Never Giving Up On That Tour, kicking off February 9th in Birmingham, Alabama, and featuring dates across the southeast into the spring. Tickets are on sale now at DaltonDoverOfficial.com.

    “We’ve had so much fun on the road this year, whether we played festivals like CMA Fest, local fairs or supporting some of my favorite artists and introducing ourselves to new fans,” shares Dover. “It’s been amazing to learn from some of the best in the industry on how to deliver a high-impact show, and we can’t wait to bring our best to these shows in 2024!”

    Dover recently premiered the official music video for “Giving Up On That” on CMT, CMT Music, CMT.com and Paramount’s Times Square Billboard. Directed by Tristan Cusick, the video was filmed near Dover’s hometown in Rome, Georgia. Watch it HERE.

    “Every scene in the video is just somewhere that means something to me, places where I grew up,” Dover shared with CMT.com. “The people in the video are some of the most important people in my life. Growing up, you’re playing all these small venues around here. Little did you know 12 years later, you’d sign a record deal and film your first music video at the same exact place, the same bar that you played one of your first hometown shows in.”

    Named a Pandora 2023 Artist to Watch, an Amazon Music 2023 Breakthrough Artist to Watch: Country Class and a member of CMT’s LISTEN UP 2023 Class, Dover released Never Giving Up On That via UMG Nashville/Mercury Records. An eight-song collection, the project features two new songs including “Dirt Roads and Jesus” and an alluring cover of “If I Ain’t Got You,” among fan-favorites such as “Baby I Am,” “You Got A Small Town” and “Night To Go.” Listen to Never Giving Up On That HERE.

    In addition to being a part of UMG Nashville/Mercury Records, Dover is signed with United Talent Agency for worldwide booking representation in all areas, along with Sony Music Publishing Nashville in partnership with Droptine Music Publishing. For more information, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com or follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook.

     

    Dalton Dover’s Never Giving Up On That Tour: 

    Feb. 9              Zydeco                                                Birmingham, AL

    Feb. 10            Eddie’s Attic                                       Atlanta, GA

    Feb. 16            Tuffy’s Music Box                              Sanford, FL

    Feb. 17            High Dive                                           Gainesville, FL

    Feb. 23            Proud Larry’s                                      Oxford, MS

    Feb. 24            Hub City                                             Jackson, TN

    April 5             Bronze Peacock                                  Houston, TX

    April 6             The Lot                                               Mansfield, TX

    April 11           40 Watt                                                Athens, GA

    April 12           Barrelhouse Ballroom                        Chattanooga, TN

    April 13           Open Chord                                        Knoxville, TN

    April 26           Terminal South                                   Tifton, GA

    April 27           Capitol Theatre                                   Macon, GA

     

    Upcoming and Previously Announced Tour Dates

     

    Nov. 4             Greater Jacksonville Agricultural            Jacksonville, FL

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    Nov. 12           KASE 101 Acoustic Christmas          Cedar Park, TX

    Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Boots on the Beach                             Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

    June 20-22      Country Jam                                       Mack, CO

    June 28            Country Fest 2024                              Cadott, WI

     

    Never Giving Up On That Track List: 

    1. Giving Up On That (Dalton Dover, Adam Craig, Josh Pierce)
    2. You Got A Small Town (Adam Craig, Jamie Paulin, John Pierce)
    3. Damn Good Life (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Jackson Free)
    4. Baby I Am (Jason Gantt, Dan Isbell, Nate Smith)
    5. Night To Go (Cole Taylor, Trea Landon, Shane Minor, Michael Carter)
    6. Hear About A Girl (Adam Craig, Michael Carter, Jim McCormick)
    7. If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
    8. Dirt Roads and Jesus (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Matt McVaney)

     

    About Dalton Dover:
    Lauded by MusicRow as a “master country talent,” Dalton Dover’s current chart-climbing single “Giving Up On That” via UMG Nashville/Mercury Records was the most-added track at Country Radio upon its debut with 60 first week adds and can be found on his latest EP Never Giving Up On That, featuring eight tracks including “Night To Go,” “Baby I Am,” “Hear About A Girl,” and more. Named a Pandora 2023 Artist to Watch, an Amazon Music 2023 Breakthrough Artist to Watch: Country Class and a member of CMT’s LISTEN UP 2023 Class, he will embark on his headlining Never Giving Up On That Tour in early 2024. Dover made his Grand Ole Opry debut in December 2022, followed by his international debut in 2023 at C2C: Country to Country Festival’s CMA Songwriters Series before joining Chase Rice on the Way Down Yonder Tour. This summer, Dover performed across four stages at CMA Fest, including the Nissan Stadium Platform stage and played Luke Combs’ Whiskey Jam Bootleggers Tailgate Party at Gillette Stadium in July. By the age of 16, Dover had picked up a guitar and started teaching himself to play, yet it was his grandfather who turned him on to country music and artists such as Keith Whitley, Rhett Akins, Joe Diffie and Steve Wariner. Performances at local bars soon followed along with sharing covers of some of his favorite songs on TikTok. It was there he caught the ear of producer Matt McV and A&R veteran and founder of Droptine, Jim Catino, who quickly signed Dover. His debut track “You Got a Small Town,” produced by McV, quickly garnered critical acclaim from Billboard, MusicRow, Country Now and Wide Open Country. With his debut and his follow-up “Baby I Am” earning notable playlisting, Dover was named a Spotify Hot Country 2022 Artist to Watch along with a spotlight as Billboard’s February Country Rookie of the Month and a nod for MusicRow’s 2022 Discovery Artist of the Year. For more information, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com or follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook.

  • JORDAN DAVIS, ALAN JACKSON AND THE WAR AND TREATY ADDED TO THE LIST OF PERFORMERS AT THIS YEAR’S CMA AWARDS.

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    Jordan Davis, Alan Jackson and The War And Treaty have been added to the list of performers at next week’s CMA Awards. Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, HARDY, Cody Johnson, Post Malone, Mac McAnally, Ashley McBryde, Morgan Wallen and Zac Brown Band will also perform.

    Jordan, who is nominated for Single, Song and Music Video of the Year for “Next Thing You Know,” will perform the multi-week No. 1 smash. The song, produced by Paul DiGiovanni, was written by Jordan, Greylan James, Chase McGill and Josh Osborne.

    https://twitter.com/JordanCWDavis/status/1719694526917616053

    16-time CMA Award winner Alan Jackson will perform during a tribute to recently passed singer-songwriter icon Jimmy Buffett. The tribute will also feature Kenny Chesney, longtime Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally and the Zac Brown Band.

    The War And Treaty, first-time nominee this year for Vocal Duo of the Year, will perform their song “That’s How Love Is Made.”

    Previously announced performers include Luke Bryan, who will perform a medley of his hits, including “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day,” “One Margarita,” “That’s My Kind Of Night,” “Play It Again” and “Country Girl (Shake It For Me),” Chris Stapleton (performing his latest single “White Horse”), Little Big Town will join newly-minted Country Music Hall of Famer Tanya Tucker on her iconic hit “Delta Dawn.” Other previously announced performers include Jelly Roll, Old Dominion, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, Carly Pearce, Tanya Tucker and K. Michelle.

    Presenters for “The 57th Annual CMA Awards” will be announced in the coming days.

    The 57th Annual CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and NFL great Peyton Manning, will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena November 8th at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC and the next day on HULU.

     

    Audio / Jordan Davis talks about “Next Thing You Know.”

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    Jordan Davis (Next Thing You Know) OC: …whole lotta people. :46
    “You know, there’s no chorus to this song. And I think it’s really cool that all we do is repeat ‘Next Thing You Know’ throughout it, but when you’re trying to write songs for a, a job, not putting a chorus on it is a fast way to get it thrown into the garbage can, and I think that makes me more proud of this song in that this is what we wanted to do with it and we just wanted to be as honest as possible in how fast life goes. I remember leaving, telling somebody like when they were like, ‘Did you write today?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah.’ They said, ‘Did you get anything good?’ I was like, ‘Yeah, we wrote a song that doesn’t even have a chorus.’ And I got the look of like, ‘Well, we’ll probably never hear that one,’ and little did I know it would connect with a whole lotta people.”

     

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Jordan Davis, Chris Stapleton, Anne Wilson, The War And Treaty, Eric Church

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    Anne Wilson / Chris Stapleton / Eric Church / Jordan Davis / The War & Treaty

    In addition to performing on next week’s CMA Awards, Jordan Davis is scheduled to perform his latest smash “Tucson Too Late” on ABC’s Live With Kelly & Mark on Monday (November 6th), as well as his multi-week No. 1 “Next Thing You Know” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

    Chris Stapleton is featured in a cover story for GQ Hype, and the article is also featured inside GQ. He talks about his upcoming album, Higher, which comes out next Friday (November 10th), as well as myriad of other things, including songwriting, his meteoric rise to normally unattainable heights, his office/rehearsal space, collecting instruments and more. He also filmed the GQ Essentials 10 video, which are 10 Things Chris Stapleton Can’t Live Without. A few of those things are a kitchen table chair he took from his parents’ house when he left for Nashville years ago, the 1979 Jeep Cherokee his wife Morgane bought him in Phoenix (and the same Jeep he wrote “Traveller” in on the way home), his late father’s knife collection, his vintage Charlie 1 Horse straw hat and much more.

     

    Anne Wilson is featured in the new K-Love Live from Red Rocks concert event, which can only be seen in movie theaters nationwide on November 6th and 7th. Filmed at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado, the special concert film features live performances, behind-the-scenes content, plus exclusive interviews with Anne, as well as some of today’s top-charting Christian artists, including MercyMe, Zach Williams, Jeremy Camp, We the Kingdom, CAIN, Blessing Offor and Hope Darst. Anne is currently making her way up the country charts with “Rain In The Rearview.”

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    The War And Treaty will sing the national anthem prior to the Detroit Lions 84th annual Thanksgiving Day Classic matchup against the Green Bay Packers on November 23rd. The traditional Thanksgiving Day game and festivities will air on FOX at 12:30pm ET.

    Eric Church is set to headline the Pepsi Rock the South music festival in Cullman, Alabama next year. Jelly Roll and Hardy will also headline different nights. The three-day event, which will take place July 18th-20th, 2024, will also feature performances by Parker McCollum, Priscilla Block, Nelly, Oliver Anthony and more.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • LUKE BRYAN WRAPS “COUNTRY ON TOUR” AND CLOSES OUT YEAR FULL OF UNIQUE CONCERT EVENTS.

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    Luke Bryan, a five-time Entertainer of the Year and the co-host of “The 57th Annual CMA Awards” taking place November 8 on ABC, wrapped his “Country On Tour” over the weekend closing out another stellar touring year. Luke’s additional major concert events in 2023 included “Crash My Playa,” the continuation of “Luke Bryan: VEGAS” and “Farm Tour.” During his career Luke has performed for more than 14 million fans.

    The “Country On Tour” wrapped Saturday in Charleston, SC and featured many of country music’s up and coming artists like Chayce Beckham, Tyler Braden, Ashley Cooke, Jackson Dean, Jon Langston, Conner Smith, Alana Springsteen, Hailey Whitters, and DJ Rock. In the last 10 years of touring, Luke has introduced more than 150 artists to his audiences.

    Luke will play his final dates of his record-breaking headline engagement at Resorts World Las Vegas, “Luke Bryan: VEGAS,” with six remaining shows- including New Year’s Eve!! – on December 29, 30 & 31, 2023 and January 3, 5 & 6, 2024. Tickets available at axs.com/lukeinvegas.

    And also, on sale now, “Crash My Playa” 2024 taking place January 17-20 will feature two Luke headline concerts with special guest appearances by Dierks Bentley and Eddie Montgomery on the final night, as well as headline shows by Jon Pardi and Jelly Roll. Additional performers include Dustin Lynch, Ernest, Jon Langston, and Mitchell Tenpenny as well as Ashley Cooke, Avery Anna, Lily Rose, Zach Top, Bailey Zimmerman, and DJ Rock. Packages available at CrashMyPlaya.com.

    2023 began with the all-inclusive destination concert event in Cancun, Mexico, “Crash My Playa,” which sold-out for the eighth time. The 36-city “Country On Tour” followed in the spring and included his sixth consecutive sold-out concert in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (2023, 2021 and back-to-back concerts in both 2013 and 2017.) He talked to the Tennessean about how he keeps that “special magic” with fans. This fall Luke brought large-scale concerts into five small towns across the US this fall with his fourteenth “Farm Tour.” Since the tour began in 2009, he has granted 83 college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the local college or university near the tour stops. Tour sponsor Bayer continued their #HerestotheFarmer campaign in support of Feeding America® donating seven million meals since the partnership began and sponsor Fendt donates $50,000 to the national FFA organization.

    Luke’s latest single, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” is climbing the country charts.

  • NEWS AND NOTES: George Strait, Mickey Guyton, Darius Rucker, Shania Twain, Chris Stapleton

    Chris Stapleton / Darius Rucker / George Strait / Mickey Guyton / Shania Twain

    George Strait is nominated for Top Country Touring Artist at this year’s Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), along with Luke Combs and Morgan Wallen. You can watch the BBMAs November 19th on Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch.

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    Mickey Guyton will perform the National Anthem at Game Four of the World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks the Texas Rangers on Tuesday (October 31st). FOX’s coverage of the 2023 World Series presented by Capital One begins at 7pm ET for all games and will include National Anthem performances at approximately 7:45pm ET.

    Darius Rucker teamed up with rapper/singer Dax for a remix of the breakout star’s remix of “To Be A Man.” The pair filmed the official music video in Nashville.

    Shania Twain‘s Come On Over album has been R.I.A.A. certified TWO TIMES Diamond, which is the highest-certified album for a female artist in the country genre.

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    Chris Stapleton chatted with Willie Geist on NBC’s Sunday Sitdown to chat about his rehearsal space, guitars, his new album “Higher” and his Super Bowl performance that brought grown men to tears. Check out the interview below. Stapleton’s new album will be available November 10th.

     

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  • MADDIE & TAE’S WE NEED CHRISTMAS (EXTENDED VERSION) IS AVAILABLE NOW.

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    Maddie & Tae

    Multi-Platinum country duo Maddie & Tae are sparking the holiday spirit with We Need Christmas (Extended Version), available today. Three additional Christmas classics – “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas,” “The Christmas Song” and “White Christmas” – round out the track list for the nine-song project, that features both holiday favorites and festive original songs.

    “We’re so excited that our new holiday album is waiting for you when the Christmas spirit hits,” shared Maddie & Tae. “We’ve added three of our favorite holiday songs to We Need Christmas, and hope it adds some joy to your holiday season. It’s never too early in our book!”

    Maddie & Tae’s We Need Christmas (Extended Version) Track List:
    1. “This Christmas”

    1. “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”
    2. “Holly Jolly Christmas”
    3. “O Come All Ye Faithful”
    4. “The Christmas Song”
    5. “Merry Married Christmas”
    6. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
    7. “White Christmas”
    8. “We Need Christmas”

    Maddie & Tae’s current single, “Heart They Didn’t Break,” is available on all platforms and playing on country radio now. The song’s lyrics tell a story of true friendship in times of heartbreak, as the pair take turns on lead vocals. American Songwriter praises, “The release continues Maddie & Tae’s symbiotic harmonies and endlessly catchy melodies,” while Taste Of Country calls it “a best friend ballad that’s sure to stick to the hearts of country music fans.”

    Maddie & Tae are currently nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the upcoming 57th Annual CMA Awards.

    For more information and to keep up with Maddie & Tae, visit www.maddieandtae.com.

    About Maddie & Tae:
    Award-winning duo Maddie & Tae channel their unbreakable bond, honest songwriting and “some of the tightest harmonies on Music Row” (Rolling Stone) into their new single “Heart They Didn’t Break,” out now. Together as longtime friends and music collaborators, Maddie Font and Taylor Kerr co-wrote each track on their latest 1-2 punch project Through The Madness Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. The pair previously drew praise for their No. 1 debuting The Way It Feels album, including the 3X Platinum-certified No. 1 hit, “Die From A Broken Heart.” With “Die From A Broken Heart” topping the country airplay charts, Maddie & Tae became the first and only female twosome with multiple No. 1s.

    Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant counter to bro-country, the Platinum-selling smash, “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and establishing them as only the third female duo in 70 years to top the Country Airplay charts. They took home Group/Duo Video of the Year (“Woman You Got”) at the 2022 CMT Music Awards, and are currently nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the 57th CMA Awards. They have earned trophies from the Radio Disney Music Awards and CMA Awards, along with multiple ACM, Billboard and CMT Music Award nominations. Maddie & Tae have received widespread praise from Associated Press, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, The Tennessean, The Washington Post, Glamour and others. The celebrated duo has toured with country music’s hottest stars including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, and Brad Paisley. Their headlining All Song No Static Tour sold out major markets coast-to-coast in 2022 and 2023. For more information, visit www.maddieandtae.com.

    Audio / Maddie & Tae's Taylor Kerr talk about how Christmas music makes her feel.

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    Maddie & Tae (Christmas music) OC: …feels so good. :40
    “Christmas music is so joyful without even trying. I think for me listening to it personally, it reminds me of sitting around the piano at my Nanny and Papa’s house and my Nanny would play on the piano and sing Christmas carols and all of us grandkids would just like sing along, and my Papa was a fantastic singer, as well. So, it really just brings up a lot of great like nostalgic memories and makes me think of my family, and with the very busy, crazy, chaotic lives that we lead, Christmas is always a place for home, for rest, for those traditions, and it feels so good.”

    Audio / LINER Maddie & Tae (available now)

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