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  • LUKE BRYAN SET TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE ‘KICK THE DUST UP’ NEXT WEEK; WILL PERFORM IT LIVE ON THE ELLEN DeGENERES SHOW AND THE VOICE.

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    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.

    Video / Opening with 'Kick the Dust Up' in Hamilton, Ontario

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  • LITTLE BIG TOWN EXTEND THEIR PAIN KILLER TOUR THROUGH THE FALL.

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    NASHVILLE, TN  (Monday, May 11, 2015) GRAMMY award-winning country group Little Big Town has added a fall leg of THE PAIN KILLER TOUR that will kick off on October 8, 2015 in Bemidji, MN. The foursome–consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet and Kimberly Schlapman–have already hit over 50 markets on this highly-successful headlining tour. 

    The next run of THE PAIN KILLER TOUR will hit over 17 cities in the US and Canada (dates listed below). Tickets go on sale Friday, June 5th at 10:00am local time.  The band will again offer a unique VIP experience for fans; allowing them to choose from 2 limited packages including meet and greets, exclusive merchandise, and more. For more information on THE PAIN KILLER TOUR dates, VIP packages, and pre-sale tickets visit www.littlebigtown.com. 

       
    THE PAIN KILLER TOUR – FALL 2015:  
    10/8 Bemidji, MN Sanford Center                                                         
    10/9 Ames, IA Stephens Auditorium                                      
    10/10 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theatre (On Sale Now)                                           
    10/15 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum                                                 
    10/16 Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena                                                    
    10/17 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre (On Sale Now)                                                         
    10/22 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Events Center                                                 
    10/23 Rapid City, SD Barnett Arena                                                    
    10/24 Brookings, SD Swiftel Center                                                     
    10/30 Bloomington, IL US Cellular Coliseum 
    11/12 Missoula, MT Adams Center (On Sale Now)
    11/13 Boise, ID Taco Bell Arena
    11/14 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
    11/17 Kelowna, BC Prospera Place (On Sale Noon 6/5)
    11/19 Abbottsford, BC Abbottsford Centre
    11/20 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
    11/21 Spokane, WA INB Performing Arts Center        
     
    Little Big Town will be performing their smash hit single “Girl Crush” with music superstar Faith Hill at the Billboard Music Awards live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17 from 8-11 p.m. ET on ABC.  “Girl Crush” is currently Top 20 on the country radio charts and #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Chart for the third consecutive week, raking in total sales of over 700k to date.   

  • MICKEY GUYTON WILL RELEASE SELF-TITLED EP MAY 26TH.

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    Nashville, TN (March 12, 2015) – Capitol Records Nashville’s Mickey Guyton will     release her self-titled debut EP on May 26th.  Billboard identifies Mickey as the “best female voice to come along since Carrie Underwood,” while Rolling Stone recognizes her as a talent who “writes from the heart and sings from the gut.” NPR praises that “Mickey Guyton has the kind of voice that gives people hope.”
     
    Mickey co-wrote two of the four tracks featured on the EP including her Top 30 and climbing single, “Better Than You Left Me,” and collaborated with award-winning producers Nathan Chapman (Taylor Swift), Dann Huff (Keith Urban) and Luke Laird (Kacey Musgraves). 
     
    Mickey recently made her national television debut on ABC’s Good Morning America with a performance of her debut single “Better Than You Left Me,” which madeCountry Aircheck history as the highest one-week add total for a debut first single.  The Texas native has also been featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal as well as appearing on several Who To Watch for in 2015 lists including NPR, Billboard, Rolling Stone Country, Spotify, Yahoo! Music, Huffington Post, Mashable,Taste of Country and Nashville Lifestyles.
     
    Mickey was also recently selected as a featured artist in the VEVO DSCVR Series.  The series currently is featuring two acoustic performances that can be viewed hereand here.
     
    Mickey Guyton EP Track Listing:
     
    1.   “Why Baby Why” – Victoria Banks, Emily Shackelton, Phil Barton (produced by Nathan Chapman)
     
    2.    “Somebody Else Will” – Luke Laird, Ashley Gorley, Hillary Lindsey (produced by Luke Laird)
     
    3.   “Pretty Little Mustang” – Mickey Guyton, Hillary Lindsey, Jeremy Spillman (produced by Nathan Chapman)
     
    4.   “Better Than You Left Me” – Mickey Guyton, Jennifer Hanson, Jenn Schott, Nathan Chapman (produced by Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff)
     
    Mickey will head out on tour with Brad Paisley this summer on his CRUSHIN’ IT WORLD TOUR which kicks off May 15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
     
    For more tour information, news and updates, visit www.MickeyGuyton.com.

  • KACEY MUSGRAVES SET TO RELEASE HER SOPHOMORE ALBUM, PAGEANT MATERIAL, JUNE 23RD .

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    Nashville, TN – Mercury Nashville’s Kacey Musgraves will release her sophomore album, Pageant Material, on June 23rd. The album features her current single “Biscuits,” which is climbing the charts at country radio. Musgraves co-wrote all tracks on Pageant Material and also co-produced with Shane McAnally and Luke Laird.                       
    “Going back into the studio this time around was really fun and exciting for me because I knew more about myself and my direction,” said Musgraves. “The majority of Pageant Material was recorded live–which was a bit of a departure from “Same Trailer”–and gave it more of a concise, classic sound. All of the incredible musicians were in the same room playing on the entire record, and I think that spirit comes across. The last couple of years have done so much for me, and this project was really affected by that in the best way. There are certain moments lyrically that still hit me hard even after listening so many times. It’s a great glimpse into where my head is from “Same Trailer” to now.”
    Pageant Material Track Listing:
    1.  High Time (KM, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
    2.  Dime Store Cowgirl (KM, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
    3.  Late To The Party (KM, Brandy Clark, Josh Osborne)
    4.  Pageant Material (KM, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
    5. This Town (KM, Luke Laird, Brandy Clark)
    6.  Biscuits (KM, Shane McAnally, Brandy Clark)
    7.  Somebody To Love (KM, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
    8.  Miserable (KM, Josh Osborne, Brandy Clark)
    9.  Die Fun (KM, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally)
    10.  Family Is Family (KM, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
    11.  Good Ol’ Boys Club (KM, Luke Laird, Natalie Hemby)
    12.  Cup Of Tea (KM, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne)
    13.  Fine (KM, Ashley Arrison, Shane McAnally) 
    The Texas native has earned massive critical acclaim since the release of her Gold-certified debut albumSame Trailer Different Park including two Grammys at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (Song of the Year-“Merry Go Round,” Best Country Album) and 2014 ACM Album of the Year. Musgraves recently played the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, CA and is set to play additional festivals such as Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN next month and Bumbershoot in Seattle, WA this September.
     
    Pageant Material is available for pre-order here: http://umgn.us/1Jbd. 
     
    Additional information can be found at www.KaceyMusgraves.com.

    Audio / Kacey Musgraves says her single "Biscuits" was a fun way to kick off her sophomore album, Pageant Material.

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    “It was really hard to pick my first single for this record, because I feel like it’d been a while since I’d said anything and I’ve been one to put out weighty messages or whatever; every song has a message. So, I was like, ‘What am I gonna say next?’ I remember we had listened to everything and gotten most of ’em mixed and had kind of a listening party. I just felt like ‘Biscuits’ was really right. Mostly, it was upbeat. It was fun and just plain country, and it just made no excuses for itself in that way. And I just felt like it would be a fun way to start off the record.”

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Lady A, Luke, Vince, Scotty, Easton, Little Big Town

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    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.

  • KEITH URBAN SCORES 18TH NO. 1; PERFORMS ON ‘AMERICAN IDOL’ TUESDAY.

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    Keith Urban’s “Raise ‘Em Up,” featuring Eric Church, today hit No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay Chart and the Country Aircheck/Mediabase Country Chart, raising his total of chart-toppers to 18. The song is his fourth No. 1 from his album FUSE, which also includes “Little Bit Of Everything,” (August 26, 2013) “We Were Us” (November 25, 2013) and “Somewhere In My Car.” (November 24, 2014).

    FUSE, Urban’s seventh studio album, has been one of the most recognized recordings of his career.  It’s release marked the only time in history that a male Country artist has captured the #1 all-genre album chart simultaneously in the U.S., Canada and Australia.  In addition, the album led to more than twenty-two worldwide award nominations including multiple CMA (Country Music Association), ACM (Academy of Country Music) and Aria Award wins.

    “Raise ‘Em Up”, written by Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele and Tom Douglas, was co-produced by Nathan Chapman and Urban, also marks Urban’s 18th No. 1 in Canada.

    Urban will be performing this Tuesday night on the two-night finale of American Idol and can be seen performing this Summer in Festivals and Fairs.  For more news and tour information go to www.keithurban.net.

  • GEORGE STRAIT APPEARS ON TEXAS RISING SOUNDTRACK OUT MAY 18TH.

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 7, 2015) – The soundtrack to HISTORY®’s highly-anticipated series event, “    TEXAS RISING,” releases to all digital retailers on May 18. The compilation includes recordings by George Strait, Kris Kristofferson, José Feliciano, John Debney and Bruce Broughton.
     
    Quintessential Texan and iconic singer/songwriter George Strait delivers original song, “Take Me To Texas,” written by Shane McAnally and Brandy Clark, while another Texas son, Kris Kristofferson, remade the Tom Petty classic, “I Won’t Back Down” for the project.  International guitar virtuoso José Feliciano contributed the original piece “Igual Que Yo” created specifically for “TEXAS RISING.” The remaining titles on the 28-track album are instrumental score by Academy Award-nominated composer John Debney and ten-time Emmy Award-winning Bruce Broughton.  The first time for both composers to work in Nashville, Debney and Broughton fully created the “TEXAS RISING” score at the famed Ocean Way Studios on Music Row.           
     
    From the same creative team behind the multi-Emmy Award-winning, record-breaking “Hatfields & McCoys,” “TEXAS RISING” is a ten-hour, five-part series event depicting the Texas Revolution and the rise of the legendary Texas Rangers – set to air beginning Monday, May 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HISTORY. The all-star cast includes Kristofferson as Andrew Jackson, Bill Paxton as Sam Houston, Olivier Martinez as Santa Anna, Ray Liotta as Lorca and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Deaf Smith.
     
    TEXAS RISING SOUNDTRACK Track Listing:
    1.      I Won’t Back Down – Kris Kristofferson
    2.      Igual Que Yo – José Feliciano
    3.      Texas Rising Suite                                        
    4.      Emily Arrives in Camp / Town Evacuation     
    5.      Anderson Wakes Rangers                             
    6.      Truett & Yancey Flirt with Sarah                    
    7.      The Alamo and Lorca    
    8.      Sam Talks Strategy                                      
    9.      Deaf’s Goodbye to Lupe                              
    10.  Lupe Watches Deaf Ride Off                      
    11.  Getting’ a Whippin’        
    12.  Houston Addresses the Troops   
    13.  Rangers Run into Mexican Army                  
    14.  Mexican Ambush                                        
    15.  Santa Ana and Emily Sex in the Bath         
    16.  Bigfoot and Hayes at the Waterfall              
    17.  Lorca’s Hanging Bodies                              
    18.  Wykoff’s New Home                                   
    19.  Deaf Tries talking to Lupe                           
    20.  The Battle of San Jacinto (Part 1)
    21.  The Battle of San Jacinto (Part 2)                
    22.  Emily Rescue                                             
    23.  Yellow Rose of Texas                                 
    24.  Yellow Rose of Texas (Alternate Version)     
    25.  Come to the Bower                                     
    26.  Come to the Bower (New Orleans Version)   
    27.  Texas Rising Main Title                                
    28.  Take Me to Texas – George Strait
     
    Soundtrack Album Producer: Leslie Greif
    Soundtrack Album Executive Producers: William Ewart & Greg Cahn
    Music by John Debney and Bruce Broughton
     
    For more information on “TEXAS RISING” and the soundtrack, visit www.History.com/shows/Texas-Rising

  • LUKE BRYAN: DIRT ROAD DIARY OPENS AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM MAY 22ND.

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn., – May 7, 2015 – The Country Music Hall of Fame    ® and Museum will explore the life and career of reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan with the summer exhibition Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary presented by Citi, which opens May 22 and runs through November 8. 
     
    Opening weekend festivities will include a songwriter session on May 23 at 2 p.m. featuring Ashley Gorley and Rodney Clawson, who’ve written many #1 hits for Bryan. Family programming at 12:30 p.m. on May 23 will give visitors a chance to design their own album covers, inspired by Bryan’s work. Additional programming planned for the exhibition’s run will feature a performance August 1 by the Peach Pickers (Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip). The songwriters’ collaborations have yielded a string of #1 singles for fellow Georgian Bryan. And a conversation with Bryan’s producer, Jeff Stevens, will be part of the museum’s Music Masters series, on August 8. Visit countrymusichalloffame.org for details.
     
    Luke Bryan: Dirt Road Diary will examine the singer-songwriter’s roots and rise to stardom. The son of a peanut farmer, Bryan was born and raised in a small town in Georgia, where he grew up fishing and hunting, singing in the church choir, and playing baseball. His parents gave him a guitar when he was fourteen, and soon Bryan was writing songs and leading his own band.  It took him twenty years of hard work and perseverance, but he is living his childhood dream.
     
    For the exhibit, Bryan has loaned the museum a wealth of artifacts to represent his life and career. Highlights include:
     
    ·         Little League baseball uniform and glove
    ·         Second grade school backpack and denim jacket
    ·         First guitar, which his parents gave him when he was fourteen
    ·         A script from his high school production of Annie Get Your Gun, in which he starred
    ·         Handwritten lyrics to his 2014 chart-topping single, “I See You”
    ·         Stage props from his Spring Break concerts
    ·         Tour posters
    ·         Stage clothes worn by Bryan at concerts and awards shows
    ·         Music awards, including trophies for his ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year wins
    ·         Bow and arrows used by Bryan on the Outdoor Channel reality series Buck Commander: Protected by Under Armour. 

    For more information about the exhibit including photos and video,     click here. Follow @countrymusichof on Twitter and join the conversation using #ThisIsLukeBryan
     
    Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly 7 million albums with 27 million digital tracks from his four studio albums and has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and Country Music Association.  Luke’s latest studio album Crash My Party was 2013’s best-selling country album which sold over two million copies with 8 million digital downloads, is certified Double Platinum, won the Billboard Music Award for “Top Country Album” and contains six consecutive No. 1 hit singles.  In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts.  This weekend he will launch a new tour, “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” which will play through October and includes seven stadium dates.  
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  • SHANIA TWAIN EXTENDS HER ‘ROCK THIS COUNTRY TOUR.’

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    New York, NY (May 7, 2015) –     One of the world’s best-selling female artist in history, Shania Twain, will be extending her ROCK THIS COUNTRY tour into the Fall of 2015, due to overwhelming fan demand. This will be her first North American tour in more than 11 years, and the now 67 date run comes hot on the heels of her hit two-year residency in Las Vegas at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
     
    Presented by AEG Live, ROCK THIS COUNTRY will give fans one last chance to see Shania perform her extensive catalog of iconic hits in a brand new production. The fall leg kicks off in North America on September 12 in Spokane, WA, stopping in Portland, Columbus, and Albany. Additional Canadian dates include two nights in Calgary, as well as Quebec City, with the final show set for Toronto.
     
    Public onsale for most US dates begins Friday, May 15 at 10:00 am local, and for Canada, Friday, May 22 at 10:00 am local on axs.com. ShaniaTwain.com presale for most US dates begins Tuesday, May 12 at 10:00 am local through Thursday, May 14 at 10:00 pm local, and in Canada, will run from Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 am local through Thursday, May 21 at 10:00 pm local. Additionally, American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets through Front Of The Line for the Canadian shows only before the general public beginning Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 am local through Thursday, May 21 at 10:00 pm local.
     
    A limited number of exclusive VIP Packages also will be available. Theses offers can include premium reserved tickets, access to Shania Twain’s preshow VIP sound check, exclusive merchandise and much more. A $1.00 donation from each ticket purchased will go to the Shania Kids Can Foundation. Grammy Award nominated singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw will be the special guest for most fall dates.
    “This is a celebration tour. It’s party time!  The ROCK THIS COUNTRY tour will have a different spirit than my past tours,” said Twain. “It’s a Shania they’ve never seen before.  A lot of years have gone by and I’ve got a lot more to share.”
     
    Beloved by millions worldwide, Shania has multi-platinum album sales in 32 countries with over 75 million albums sold, and 17 top 10 singles. Three of Shania’s albums (The Woman In Me, Come On Over, Up! ) reached Diamond certification, making her the only artist to have three consecutive albums sell more than 10 million copies in the US.
     
    Rising to fame with her debut album Shania Twain (1993), Shania became a worldwide phenomenon with the release of Come On Over (1997), which became the best-selling country album of all time, and the best-selling album released by a female artist. Most recently, Shania performed 105 shows during her two-year Las Vegas residency, Shania: Still The One, beginning on December 1, 2012 at The Colosseum at Ceasars Palace and wrapping in December of 2014. The show garnered rave reviews throughout its tenure.
     
    ADDED DATES – Shania Twain 2015 Fall Tour
    Sep 12
    Spokane, WA
    Spokane Arena
    Sep 13
    Portland, OR
    Moda Center
    Sep 15
    Boise, ID
    Taco Bell Arena
    Sep 17
    Calgary, AB
    Scotiabank Saddledome
    Sep 18
    Calgary, AB
    Scotiabank Saddledome
    Sep 20
    Winnipeg, MB
    MTS Centre
    Sep 21
    Fargo, ND
    FARGODOME
    Sep 23
    Sioux Falls, SD
    Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
    Sep 24
    Lincoln, NE
    Pinnacle Bank Arena
    Sep 26
    Minneapolis, MN
    Target Center
    Sep 27
    Madison, WI
    Kohl Center
    Sep 29
    Peoria, IL
    Peoria Civic Center
    Sep 30
    Columbus, OH
    Nationwide Arena *
    Oct 2
    Allentown, PA
    PPL Center
    Oct 3
    Buffalo, NY
    First Niagara Center
    Oct 6
    Manchester, NH
    Verizon Wireless Arena
    Oct 7
    Albany, NY
    Times Union Center *
    Oct 9
    Quebec City, QC
    Videotron Centre
    Oct 11
    Toronto, ON
    Air Canada Centre
    * supporting act TBD
    On-sales are subject to change so please check local listings.
     
    PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED – Shania Twain 2015 Summer Tour
    Opening acts include Wes Mack from June 5 – June 28, and Gavin DeGraw from June 30 – August 23
    Jun 5
    Seattle, WA
    KeyArena at Seattle Center
    Jun 7
    Vancouver, BC
    Pepsi Live! At Rogers Arena
    Jun 9
    Vancouver, BC
    Pepsi Live! At Rogers Arena
    Jun 11
    Edmonton, AB
    Rexall Place
    Jun 12
    Edmonton, AB
    Rexall Place
    Jun 14
    Saskatoon, SK
    SaskTel Centre
    Jun 15
    Winnipeg, MB
    MTS Centre
    Jun 19
    London, ON
    Budweiser Gardens
    Jun 20
    London, ON
    Budweiser Gardens
    Jun 22
    Hamilton, ON
    FirstOntario Centre
    Jun 24
    Toronto, ON
    Air Canada Centre
    Jun 25
    Toronto, ON
    Air Canada Centre
    Jun 27
    Ottawa, ON
    Wesley Clover Parks *
    Jun 28
    Montreal, QC
    Bell Centre
    Jun 30
    New York, NY
    Madison Square Garden
    Jul 1
    Long Island, NY
    Nassau Coliseum
    Jul 3
    Uncasville, CT
    Mohegan Sun Arena
    Jul 7
    Newark, NJ
    Prudential Center
    Jul 8
    Boston, MA
    TD Garden
    Jul 10
    Pittsburgh, PA
    CONSOL Energy Center
    Jul 11
    Grand Rapids, MI
    Van Andel Arena
    Jul 13
    Indianapolis, IN
    Bankers Life Fieldhouse
    Jul 15
    Jacksonville, FL
    Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
    Jul 16
    Miami, FL
    AmericanAirlines Arena
    Jul 18
    Greenville, SC
    Bon Secours Wellness Arena
    Jul 19
    Charlotte, NC
    Time Warner Cable Arena
    Jul 21
    Washington, DC
    Verizon Center
    Jul 22
    Philadelphia, PA
    Wells Fargo Center
    Jul 25
    Auburn Hills, MI
    Palace of Auburn Hills
    Jul 26
    Moline, IL
    iWireless Center
    Jul 28
    Minneapolis, MN
    Target Center
    Jul 29
    Rosemont, IL
    Allstate Arena
    Jul 31
    Nashville, TN
    Bridgestone Arena
    Aug 1
    Atlanta, GA
    Philips Arena
    Aug 3
    Louisville, KY
    KFC Yum! Center
    Aug 4
    St. Louis, MO
    Scottrade Center
    Aug 6
    Des Moines, IA
    Wells Fargo Arena
    Aug 7
    Kansas City, MO
    Sprint Center
    Aug 9
    Austin, TX
    Frank Erwin Center
    Aug 10
    Dallas, TX
    American Airlines Center
    Aug 12
    Oklahoma City, OK
    Chesapeake Energy Arena
    Aug 14
    Denver, CO
    Pepsi Center
    Aug 15
    Salt Lake City, UT
    EnergySolutions Arena
    Aug 17
    San Jose, CA
    SAP Center at San Jose
    Aug 19
    Anaheim, CA
    Honda Center
    Aug 20
    Los Angeles, CA
    STAPLES Center
    Aug 22
    San Diego, CA
    Valley View Casino Center
    Aug 23
    Fresno, CA
    Save Mart Center
     
    * Festival date with The Doobie Brothers also performing
     
     
    ABOUT AEG LIVE:
    AEG Live, the live-entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performance.  AEG Live is comprised of touring, festival and special event divisions, seventeen regional offices and owns, operates or exclusively books thirty-five state-of-the-art venues.  The current and recent concert tour roster includes artists such as Alicia Keys, Bruno Mars, Bon Jovi, Carrie Underwood, Cher, Ed Sheeran, Enrique Iglesias, George Strait, Hunter Hayes, J Cole, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Kenny Chesney, Leonard Cohen, Paul McCartney, Pitbull, Rod Stewart, The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, The WHO, Trey Songz and Juanes.   The company operates The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and produces residency shows there including Celine Dion, Jerry Seinfeld, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey (opening May 6), and Reba, Brooks & Dunn (opening June 17); is the exclusive promoter at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas; and produces limited-engagement performances at The Venetian Theatre including Diana Ross  in April. AEG Live is also the largest producer of music festivals in North America from the critically acclaimed Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival to Stagecoach Country Music Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. www.aeglive.com

  • MOTHER’S DAY AUDIO: AJ, Darius, Dierks, Church, Paslay, Jon, Keith, Lady A, LBT, Shania and more!

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    Alan Jackson / Darius Rucker / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / Eric Paslay / Jon Pardi / Keith Urban / Lady Antebellum / Little Big Town / Shania Twain

    Some of your favorite country stars will be celebrating Mother’s Day on Sunday (May 10th). Check out Mother’s Day memories and moments from our artists, including Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Eric Paslay, Jon Pardi, Keith Urban, Lady A, Little Big Town and Shania Twain, among many others.

    Audio / Alan Jackson’s wife Denise wrote a book, It’s All About Him: Finding The Love Of My Life, that chronicled the couple’s relationship and marriage. It was a huge success, debuting at number-one on The New York Times Best-Sellers List when it was released several years ago. Alan believes her accomplishment set a really good example for their three daughters, showing that a mom can do things outside of the household, too.

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    AJ (Mday) OC: …to see that. :30
    “I think it’s been great for them to see her do something out there that’s, again, not typical for a parent at all. But she’s a great role model for them anyway and always has been, whether she did anything professionally or not. I could see it in their eyes, you know, that they were surprised — very surprised, and also, I could see them with interest looking at her thinking it was special for her to do that. So, I think it was a very good thing for the kids to see that.”

    Audio / Darius Rucker talks about not disappointing his beloved mother, who passed away a few years ago.

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    Darius Rucker (Mother’s Day) OC: …killed me. :17

    “I think that’s the main reason I am how I am…an innate fear of disappointing my mom.  My mom’s not even alive, and I have a fear of her looking down from heaven and going, ‘Man I’m just disappointed in my son.’ She could have said anything in the world to me, but if she would have said, ‘Son, you just disappointed me,’ That would have killed me. It would have killed me.”

    Audio / Darius Rucker says the best thing he can give his wife on Mother’s Day is his time…and to take the kids off her hands for a little while.

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    Darius Rucker (wife on Mother’s Day) OC: …try to do. :20

    “I think the best Mother’s Day gift my wife would say I’ve given her is to let her not have to deal with her kids. [laughs] But, I’m not really a good gift-giver. I’m not gonna lie. And my wife and I have a deal that if you want it, just get it, so when it’s time to buy gifts, it’s hard to do. But, I think my time is the best thing I can give to my family, because I’m on the road so much. So, that’s what I try to do.”

    Audio / Dierks Bentley talks about Mother’s Day in regards to his wife, Cassidy.

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    Dierks (Mother’s Day) OC: …something great. :23
    “When it’s your actual mom, you know, there’s some slack there, but when with your wife – any touring husband, anyone who tours who has kids and a wife back home, it’s tough man. It’s a lot of work. So, I definitely need to step up to think of something great to do this Sunday, for sure. But nothing yet. As usual, I’ll probably get something last minute and hopefully, it’ll be great, though. She deserves something great.”

    Audio / Eric Church says he’s learned quite a bit from his mom.

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    Eric Church (Mother’s Day) OC: …as a man. :57
    “My mom, even though my dad won’t like this, my mom is by far the toughest person that I’ve met. She’s tough. One of those people that’s been through a lot in her life, adversity wise and never complains, always really resilient with anything that’s happened to her. And it’s just that attitude, the positive attitude, regardless of what has happened that I think is the one thing that I got from her. With career, she’s always been a person that’s been really positive through times that I couldn’t find a positive streak, [laughs] and she was always really positive, and very much believes in tough it out, keep working hard, and that’s her motto with stuff like that. I’ve always been impressed with that stuff. Then musically, she’s where I get my talent from, musically. She sings great, always has, her mom sang great. I owe my musical chops to her. And she still sings some. So, career-wise, I owe her everything. And just in life-wise she’s given me a lot of the qualities that it has taken for me to get me where I am. Not only as a musician, but as a man.”

    Audio / Eric Paslay talks about his mother, Donna.

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    Eric Paslay (Mother’s Day) OC: …it’s good. :21
    “I wanna thank my mom for giving me faith, laughter and pride in the family I came from. She’d be the fun Mom, just goofing off in the sprinklers outside or we’d go out and play in the rain and all that stuff growing up. She’s always good to be around; always happy, and it’s good.”

    Audio / Jon Pardi says his mother, Shelly, is an angel.

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    Jon Pardi (Mother’s Day 2015) OC: …worrying about me. :29
    “My mom’s always been there for me. First of all, she’s a great mom. She’s an angel. She takes care of people that aren’t even in the family. She’s always been like that, and she’s a great mother. She’s always proud, and she’s always there supporting and being a great mom. She’s just a good human being. There’s not one mean bone in her body. And she cries about every time I talk to her. She always worries about me. I have to tell her, ‘Stop worrying about me.’”

    Audio / Keith Urban explains why his wife Nicole Kidman is an extraordinary mother to their two children, Sunday and Faith.

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    Keith Urban (Nicole is extraordinary mother) OC: …to see. :45
    “She’s an extraordinary mum, she really, really is. Those girls are very, very lucky, and I feel very lucky that the children I should have in this world happen to be with Nic. I don’t know anything about raising kids and Nic does, and that comes in extremely, um, it’s really made for an experience I wouldn’t have had without that. Her patience, her recognizing them as people and not just little kids is really extraordinary. Her attention to honoring their feelings and listening to them right from day one – really being attentive to that is not how I was raised at all, so it’s really beautiful to see.”

    Audio / With Mother’s Day on Sunday, Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley explains he and his brothers – Josh and John -- owe their mother a lot for all of their childhood antics.

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    Lady Antebellum (Charles Kelley-Mother) OC: …playing music. :23
    “We were honestly, at times, pretty hard to handle, both of us. We used to play our music loud up above on the second floor [of the house], bang on the drums and the guitar. And my mom’s just one of those people, she’ll do anything for her family and she sacrificed a lot for us boys. Anytime we needed something, she made it happen. And so, we owe her a lot. She’s definitely the reason we’re playing music.”

    Audio / Little Big Town’s Kimberly Schlapman says she always dreamed of being a mother…and her dream came true nearly eight years ago when she gave birth to daughter, Daisy (July 27, 2007).

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    LBT (Mother’s Day) OC: …for my mother. :34
    “Being a mother is a life-long dream for me. When I was a kid, that’s what I wanted to be is a mama. It took a long time. I wasn’t ever sure that I would be, but I am now, and it’s the greatest gift of my life. And as I’m a mother now, I see what my mother gave up and her sacrifices and her love and how she made us the most important thing in her life, and that’s what I strive to do for my little girl. It’s the most important job I have, and it’s the most responsibility that I have, and I try to live up to a great example that I had for my mother.”

    Audio / Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild says being a mother to Elijah Dylan Westbrook is the best feeling in the world.

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    LBT (Mother’s Day-Karen) OC: …every day. :23
    “There isn’t anything that means more to me than sitting on the bench and eating a grilled cheese sandwich with this little guy who calls me Mama. There isn’t anything better than that. He’s just a little miracle. I went from dreaming about him to eating grilled cheese sandwiches and ketchup with him, and I could never have dreamed this up – how good it could be, and it just gets better every day.”

    Audio / Shania Twain says it’s such a joy to be a parent.

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    Shania Twain (joy to be a parent) OC: …means everything. :14
    “It’s such a joy to be a parent. So, I relate to all the mums out there who are getting all their love and appreciation from their kids, and I hope, when you’re a kid, a child of somebody, show your mum you love her, because it means everything.”