Carrie Underwood and Chris Stapleton lead Universal Music Group Nashville’s list of nominees for the inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards.
Carrie has three nods for the fan-voted show, including Female Artist of 2023, Social Country Star of 2023 and Concert Tour of 2023 for her Denim & Rhinestones Tour.
Chris is also nominated in three categories, including Collaboration Song of 2023 for “We Don’t Fight Anymore” w/ Carly Pearce, Crossover Song of 2023 with “Just Say I’m Sorry” with P!NK and Concert Tour of 2023 for his All American Road Show.
Priscilla Block picks up two nominations for New Artist of 2023 and Collaboration Song of 2023 with the No. 1 song “You, Me, And Whiskey” w/ Justin Moore.
Brothers Osborne, Little Big Town, Maddie & Tae and The War And Treaty are all nominated for Group/Duo of 2023.
To vote for your favorites and to see the rest of the nominees, go to pcca.votenow.nbc.com.
One vote per category per day.
Hosted by Little Big Town, the People’s Choice Country Awards will air live from Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House September 28th beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT on NBC and Peacock.
Shania Twain announced she’s heading back to Las Vegas for a new residency. COME ON OVER–The Las Vegas Residency — All the Hits opens May 2024 at Planet Hollywood’s Bakkt Theater. The new dates include May 10th, 11th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 23rd, 25th and 26th, as well as shows in August, September, November and December 2024. General on-sale begins Monday (August 21st) at 10am PT at Ticketmaster.com, while Citi card members will have access to presales beginning Wednesday (August 16th) at 10am PT through Sunday (August 20th) at 10pm PT. The residency is named after her 1997 album Come On Over, which will be released as a “Diamond” edition on August 25th in celebration of the massive project’s 25th anniversary.
In other Shania news, catch her Wednesday night (August 16th) on the show Superfan on CBS. Watch her fans showcase their incredible knowledge on her career and battle it out for fun and prizes. You can watch all of the action beginning at 9pm ET/8pm CT on CBS.
Jordan Davis will join Luke Combs on his Growin’ Up and Gettin’ Old Tour, which launches in April of next year. The trek will stop in 13 cities with nearly every city getting two nights — Friday and Saturday. Jordan, who just releases his new single “Tucson Too Late,” will be direct support on Saturday nights.
Jon Langston will appear on Talk Shop Live on Wednesday (August 16th) to talk about his new album, Heart On Ice. Click here to tune in to Jon’s Talk Shop Live beginning at 6pm ET/5pm CT.
Country music superstar Luke Bryan sold out his sixth consecutive concert in Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena last night. He last headlined the venue in 2021 and played two back-to-back sold-out dates in both 2013 and 2017. He talked to the Tennessean about how he keeps that “special magic” with fans. Chayce Beckham, Jackson Dean and Ashley Cooke were the special guests.
And that magic was given back to Luke ten-fold last night as the entire arena rallied around their super star as he fought hard through vocal cord congestion “because I was not going to cancel Nashville under any circumstance,” he said. He kept them on their feet and the longer he played the taller they stood. Luke adapted the show’s setlist throwing in tunes from some of his heroes like Lionel Richie and Ronnie Milsap and offered the crowd a powerful 100% committed performance. He told them in the early days of his career he would drive around the city of Nashville hoping to get the chance to play Bridgestone someday. “Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought I could come into this arena and play whatever the hell I want for two hours.”
Before the show, Luke was presented with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most streamed artists in SoundExchange’s 20-year history. He joins R&B superstar Usher and Music Fairness Award recipient Dionne Warwick among those most recently honored by SoundExchange, an organization that collects and distributes digital performance royalties on behalf of more than 650,000 music creators and has distributed more than $10 billion to date.
Luke was also presented with multi-Platinum and Gold plaques for RIAA certifications that have accumulated in the last few years, including his first #1 single “Do I” (4x PLATINUM), his most recent #1 single “Country On” (GOLD) and his last album Born Here Live Here Die Here (GOLD) and its five #1 singles. His overall RIAA certifications total 98.5 Million.
“Waves” – GOLD
“What She Wants Tonight” – PLATINUM
“Knockin’ Boots” – 3x PLATINUM
“One Margarita” – 2x PLATINUM
“Down To One” – PLATINUM
Luke released a new song last week from his forth coming album, “Southern and Slow.” The song was written by Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thompson and Chase McGill and co-produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens. Listen HERE.
Luke’s latest single, “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” has entered the Top 10 on the country charts.
Parker McCollum just had a pinch-me moment when NFL Hall of Famer Peyton Manning came out on stage to sing Brooks and Dunn’s “Red Dirt Road” with him at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.
Mickey Guyton is featured on a new song by Maroon Five called “Middle Ground,” which is now available for download. The song was just released on Friday (August 11th), and her voice blends so well with lead singer Adam Levine.
In the meantime, Mickey just hit the airwaves with her new single, “Nothing Compares To You,” featuring Kane Brown.
Eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Carrie Underwood releases brand new track “Give Her That” today. Written by Underwood with David Garcia and Lydia Vaughan, “Give Her That” appears on the Deluxe Edition of Underwood’s critically acclaimed Denim & Rhinestones album. Physical and digital pre-order for the September 22nd deluxe release available HERE.
Underwood recently revealed she returns for the 11th consecutive show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football this fall. Additionally, Underwood’s upcoming concert dates include performances at the Grand Ole Opry, joining Guns N’ Roses at GEODIS Park in Nashville, and her REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World Theatre continues this September. Fans can also tune into her year-round, exclusive CARRIE’S COUNTRY SiriusXM channel 60.
Denim & Rhinestones Deluxe Edition track list:
Denim & Rhinestones
Velvet Heartbreak
Ghost Story
Hate My Heart
Burn
Crazy Angels
Faster
Pink Champagne
Wanted Woman
Poor Everybody Else
She Don’t Know
Garden
Out Of That Truck*
Give Her That*
Drunk And Hungover*
Damage*
Take Me Out*
She Don’t Know (LIVE from The Denim & Rhinestones Tour)*
*Deluxe Edition tracks
Carrie is climbing the country charts with her latest single, “Out Of That Truck.”
Audio / Carrie Underwood talks about working on the song "Give Her That" in the studio.
Carrie Underwood (Give Her That) OC: …to figure out. :25 “I wrote ‘Give Her That’ with David Garcia and Lydia Vaughan, and it was one of those songs I feel like we had to play with it quite a bit when we were in the studio because it’s a surprisingly hard song to sing. So, we were messing with keys and tempos honestly longer than we probably should have (laughs), but I wanted to get it perfect, and it was just an interesting puzzle to figure out.”
Audio / LINER Carrie Underwood (Here's Give Her That)
Luke Bryan releases a new song “Southern and Slow” today across all digital platforms. “Southern and Slow,” the third song off a forth coming album, was written by Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thompson and Chase McGill and co-produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens.
“‘Southern and Slow’ reflects on simple times,” says Luke. “Those picture-perfect moments like the sun setting behind a water tower, honey dripping off a spoon, well, it doesn’t get much countrier than that. Let’s slow it down southern style because this life seems to be moving faster than ever.”
Luke’s current radio single “But I Got A Beer In My Hand,” the follow up single to his 30th career No. 1 “Country On,” is poised to enter the Top 10 on the country charts.
The five-time Entertainer of the Year recently revealed his final run of dates for his Las Vegas residency at Resorts World. He will continue his Country On Tour in Nashville on Saturday (August 12th), followed by a show on Sunday (August 13th) in Brandon, Mississippi. For more information on tour dates, click here.
Audio / Luke Bryan talks about his new song "Southern And Slow."
Luke Bryan (Southern And Slow) OC: …than ever. :15 “’Southern And Slow’ is a song that reflects on simple times – the sun setting behind a water tower, honey dripping off a spoon, which doesn’t get much countrier than that. Slowing it down Southern style, ‘cause this life seems to be moving faster than ever.”
Audio / LINER Luke Bryan (Here's Southern And Slow)
As current single “Giving Up On That” continues climbing the charts, MusicRow-dubbed “master country talent,” Dalton Dover releases a new Friday night anthem with “Night To Go” via UMG Nashville/Mercury Records.
“When I heard this song for the first time, it took me back to being a kid. This is the kind of music I grew up listening to,” shares Dover. “I wanted to do something that would make my ‘90s Country heroes proud.”
Written by Cole Taylor, Trea Landon, Shane Minor and Michael Carter, “Night To Go” is a nostalgic ‘90s barn burner with copious steel guitar, as Dover showcases his powerful voice and delivers the perfect night in the country:
It ain’t parking with your buddies at the same ol’ bar
Drinking all the same ol’ drinks
It ain’t hangin’ at the house all by yourself
Staring at a football game
Well there’s a million different ways to burn some moonlight
But if you asked me there ain’t nothing like
Pick her up at seven, she climbs on in
Ride around a little to a country song
Pull into that county line and go
And go and get our cold beer on
Lean in for a kiss underneath the stars
Til the sun shows up, just hold her close
That’s about as good as a good ol’ boy
Would ever want a night to go
Dover’s first official single “Giving Up On That” debuted as the most-added song at Country radio, with MusicRow calling it “a solid winner,” boasting, “this power ballad of regret and yearning gives him a super showcase for his dynamic, whisper-to-a-scream vocal ability,” and of Dover, “make this man a star.”
Ahead of Mother’s Day, the Georgia native paid tribute to his mother with “I Wouldn’t Be Here” and delivered a preview of the song as he shared his mom’s reaction to hearing it for the first time on his Instagram.
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 made his international debut earlier this year at C2C: Country to Country Festival’s CMA Songwriters Series before joining Chase Rice on the Way Down Yonder Tour. This summer, the Georgia native 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. Dover is currently on the road with select dates supporting Tyler Hubbard, Parker McCollum and Priscilla Block among festival performances. For more information and tickets, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com/Tour.
Dalton Dover Upcoming Tour Dates:
Aug. 12 Voices of America Country Music Festival 2023 West Chester, OH
Aug. 16 KTOM Summer Concerts at the Winery Carmel, CA
Aug. 18 KATM Country in the Grove Stockton, CA
Aug. 24 Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium Chattanooga, TN
w/ Parker McCollum
Aug. 25 Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC
w/ Parker McCollum
Aug. 26 CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park Simpsonville, SC
w/ Parker McCollum
Sept. 1 Georgia Country Music Fest Marietta, GA
Sept. 2 Taste of Madison Madison, WI
w/ Priscilla Block
Sept. 9 KNCI Country in the Park Sacramento, CA
Sept. 23 Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Greenwood Village, CO
Sept. 27 Pasadena Rodeo Pasadena, Texas
Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Boots on the Beach Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Jordan Davis released the official music video for his new single, “Tucson Too Late.” The Louisiana native co-wrote the follow-up to his recent multi-week No. 1 “Next Thing You Know” with his brother Jacob Davis and brothers Josh and Matt Jenkins, the same dream team behind “Buy Dirt.”
He says of the song inspired by Keith Whitley’s “Miami, My Amy,” “I really like the way we kept this very simple, we let the lyrics speak, we tried to really just kinda make the listener feel the kinda worry that this guy was going through trying to get this girl back, and I think Paul (DiGiovanni) absolutely nailed the production on it in letting the vocals speak and letting the lyrics shine. And I think too, like it’s something that I’ve never done. I don’t think I’ve ever released a song that is as maybe traditional as this one. You know, stuff like this is what I grew up on. Being able to have a song like this out that has this kinda feel, I don’t know, for me it’s fun.”
Jordan will perform his new single when he performs in in Salt Lake City on Friday (August 11th) and in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday (August 12th) on Dierks Bentley’s Gravel & Gold Tour.
Jordan is set to kick off his own headlining Damn Good Time Tour August 31st in Atlanta, Georgia.
Priscilla Block is having one of the best weeks of her life. She is celebrating her first No. 1 song on country radio with Justin Moore (this is his 12th chart-topper) with “You, Me, And Whiskey.” The pair face-timed earlier this week to celebrate their chart-topper, and Priscilla couldn’t contain her emotions. She said in a post on her socials, “It’s taken me a couple days to process this… but I’m starting to realize that dreams really do come true. I have my first number one at country radio. Justin Moore thank you for trusting me with this song.I have learned so much from you throughout this. You’ve went above and beyond to reach down and pull the next artist up and that’s not something you see every day. I will forever be grateful for this and I can only hope that someday I can return the favor to a new artist like myself. Also, huge thank you to our teams, COUNTRY RADIO, and most of all the fans! We love you. Here’s to many more!!!”
Priscilla thanks Country Radio and the fans for believing in her. “I am so excited to say that I have my first-ever No. 1 at country radio,” she says. “This is the craziest thing ever! It definitely is such a highlight for me and my career. Gosh, I feel like I have so many people to thank, but Country Music, thank you so much for changing my life. Thank you for believing in me since day one. To the fans – we love you! It’s you, me and whiskey all night long, baby.”
The duet, which is featured on Justin’s recently released Stray Dog album, was written by Jessi Alexander, Brock Berryhill and Cole Taylor, and it marks Justin’s 12th career No. 1 and Priscilla’s first-ever chart-topper.
In other news, Priscilla recently released a new song, called “Fake Names.” In addition to her own headlining shows, she is getting ready to hit the road with Old Dominion on their No Bad Vibes Tour this fall and will also be on tour with Justin for another leg of the You, Me, And Whiskey Tour later this year.
She’s also celebrating her birthday today (August 10th).
Audio / Priscilla Block thanks Country Radio and the fans for her first No. 1 with a duet with Justin Moore on "You, Me, And Whiskey."
Priscilla Block (first No. 1 reaction) OC: …night long, baby.” :26
“Hey y’all, it’s Priscilla Block. I am so excited to say that I have my first-ever No. 1 at country radio. This is the craziest thing ever! It definitely is such a highlight for me and my career. Gosh, I feel like I have so many people to thank, but Country Music, thank you so much for changing my life. Thank you for believing in me since day one. To the fans – we love you! It’s you, me and whiskey all night long, baby.”
As previously announced, Carrie Underwood will star in the show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football for the 11th consecutive season beginning September 10th on NBC and Peacock.
The new show open – headlined by an updated rendition of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” – features a concert performance interspersed with augmented reality highlights displayed across a halo scoreboard. Underwood, who performed the open from The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, home of her ongoing residency, REFLECTION, also adds a surprise new element this season.
She is so excited to be back to help folks get “hyped up for the games.”
“I am so honored and consider myself so blessed to have been a part of Sunday Night Football for so many years. This will be my 11th year of performing the show opener, and we have so much fun with it,” says Carrie. “I love that too in a small extent, I feel I’ve become synonymous with some Sunday Night Football. I get people coming up to me all the time and say that they love the open, and I’ve had players come up to me and they’re like, ‘Thank you for getting everybody hyped up for the games,’ and I have kids coming up and they’re like, ‘You’re the football lady!’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I am.’ So (laughs), it’s a such a cool cultural thing. It’s the No. 1 show on television. I’m very happy and excited to just get to play a small part of it.”
The show open for Sunday Night Football, primetime television’s No. 1 program for an unprecedented 12 consecutive years, will debut on Sunday, September 10th on NBC and Peacock leading into Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys visiting Daniel Jones and the NFC East rival New York Giants. The matchup marks the series-high fifth time that the Cowboys and Giants have met in the opening NBC Sunday Night Football game.
2023 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Thurs. Sept. 7
NFL Kickoff
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
Sun. Sept. 10
Week 1
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Sun. Sept. 17
Week 2
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
Sun. Sept. 24
Week 3
Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders
Sun. Oct. 1
Week 4
Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets
*Sun. Oct. 8
Week 5
Dallas Cowboys at San Francisco 49ers
*Sun. Oct. 15
Week 6
New York Giants at Buffalo Bills
*Sun. Oct. 22
Week 7
Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles
*Sun. Oct. 29
Week 8
Chicago Bears at L.A. Chargers
*Sun. Nov. 5
Week 9
Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals
*Sun. Nov. 12
Week 10
N.Y. Jets at Las Vegas Raiders
*Sun. Nov. 19
Week 11
Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos
**Thurs. Nov. 23
Week 12
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
*Sun. Nov. 26
Week 12
Baltimore Ravens at L.A. Chargers
*Sun. Dec. 3
Week 13
Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers
*Sun. Dec. 10
Week 14
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys
*Sun. Dec. 17
Week 15
Baltimore Ravens at Jacksonville Jaguars
Sat. Dec. 23
(4:30 p.m. ET)
Week 16
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Sat. Dec. 23
(8:00 p.m. ET)
Week 16
Buffalo Bills at L.A. Chargers *PEACOCK*
*Sun. Dec. 31
Week 17
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
*Sun. Jan. 7
Week 18
TBD
*Flex Week
** Thanksgiving Night Game
Carrie is making her way up the country charts with “Out Of That Truck,” from her upcoming Denim & Rhinestones (Deluxe Edition), available September 22nd.
Audio / Carrie Underwood talks about being a part of Sunday Night Football for the 11th consecutive year.
Carrie Underwood (SNF 2023) OC: …part of it. :47 “I am so honored and consider myself so blessed to have been a part of Sunday Night Football for so many years. This will be my 11th year of performing the show opener, and we have so much fun with it. I love that too in a small extent, I feel I’ve become synonymous with some Sunday Night Football. I get people coming up to me all the time and say that they love the open, and I’ve had players come up to me and they’re like, ‘Thank you for getting everybody hyped up for the games,’ and I have kids coming up and they’re like, ‘You’re the football lady!’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I am.’ So (laughs), it’s a such a cool cultural thing. It’s the No. 1 show on television. I’m very happy and excited to just get to play a small part of it.”