Four-time Grammy Award winner and two-time 2015 Grammy nominee Keith Urban has released the fifth single from his record breaking seventh studio album FUSE.  “Raise ‘Em Up” featuring Eric Church, follows in a line of FUSE #1s including “Little Bit of Everything”, “We Were Us” and Urban’s 17th #1 “Somewhere In My Car”.

“Eric and I have been friends for a couple of years,” said Urban.  “I was hoping we could figure out a song to do at some point and when ‘Raise Em Up’ came my way I knew I’d found the one. I sent it to Eric and he loved it. Nathan Chapman and I created the track, Eric came down and we both sang, and it was all done in half a day!”

“Raise ‘Em Up”, recorded in Nashville, was written by Jaren Johnston, Jeffrey Steele and Tom Douglas.  It was co-produced by Nathan Chapman and Urban.

FUSE is one of the most celebrated albums of Urban’s career.  Besides its #1 debut atop the all-genre charts in the U.S., Canada and Australia, a first for a male Country artist, it has received 20 Award show nominations including two for the 2015 Grammy Awards for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “Raise ‘Em Up” and the other for Best Country Solo Performance for FUSE’s platinum-selling single “Cop Car.”

For more Keith Urban related news go to www.keithurban.net.

Sam Hunt launches his first headlining tour, the Lipstick Graffiti trek, in Los Angeles Thursday (January 29th) at the Troubadour. You may be wondering where the title came from, so we asked him how he came up with the tour name.

“The phrase Lipstick Graffiti comes from a song that I wrote a couple of years ago called ‘Vandalizer.’ The opening line from the song says ‘Lipstick Graffiti on the bathroom mirror,’” says Sam. “I was going through the lyrics of old songs and listening for just little phrases, buzz phrases, that caught my attention, and that was one that I wrote down and continued to look at it, er, look at that list of potential tour names over the next couple of weeks, and it kept standing out. When I look at that phrase, I feel like [it] captures what we’re going to be doing on this tour. It just fit.”

Sam’s latest single, “Take Your Time,” has hit the Top 25 on the country charts.

Eric Church is celebrating his fourth No. 1 hit, “Talladega,” as it tops the country charts this week. The song, which is from his latest album The Outsiders, was a song he knew would strike a chord with fans after he and Luke Laird co-wrote it.

“I knew it was one that would just resonate with people. It did with me, so I knew if it resonated with me, that it would probably resonate with other people,” says Eric. “It’s been neat to watch it continue to grow and to watch people gravitate to it, their stories, and attach their life to the song. That’s what it’s all about is getting them to attach their life to it.”

Eric is nominated for four Grammy Awards, including Country Album of the Year for The Outsiders, Country Song and Country Solo Performance of the Year for “Give Me Back My Hometown” and Country Group/Duo Performance of the Year for “Raise ‘Em Up” withKeith Urban.

“His voice is just incredible…it’s like caramel.”—Adele

“REAL music fans already know. So, mainstream: Chris Stapleton. Remember that name…”—Justin Timberlake

“One of the best singers on the planet. It’s ridiculous…so good. So good”—Little Big Town

“Stapleton’s writing is masterful, but his huge country/blues voice—think Gregg Allman by way of the Kentucky coal mines—is what will really blow your hair back and make you literally feel every word he sings.”—Rolling Stone

“Every once in a while you run into a singer here in Nashville who just blows you away, an artist who can create sound in an effortless manner and transport your soul out of this world. This morning that someone proved to be Chris Stapleton.”—Country Weekly

Nashville, Tenn. – Chris Stapleton’s highly anticipated solo debut album, Traveller, will be released May 5 on Mercury Records Nashville. As a special preview, a behind-the-scenes album trailer can now be viewed here.

Already a world-renowned songwriter, Stapleton has enjoyed five #1 hits including the five-week No. 1 “Never Wanted Nothing More” recorded by Kenny Chesney, George Strait’s “Love’s Gonna Make it Alright” and Luke Bryan’s “Drink A Beer,” which Stapleton recently performed with Lady Antebellum at the recent CMT “Artists of the Year” show (watch the performance here).

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A (with additional production at The Castle and Blackbird Studio), Traveller was produced by Dave Cobb (Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell) and recorded by Vance Powell (Jack White). In addition to renditions of Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove’s “Tennessee Whiskey” and Don Sampson’s “Was It 26,” the album features twelve original songs, including fan-favorite “Sometimes I Cry.” Last night, during a special album reveal party, Stapleton returned to RCA Studio A to record a new version of “Sometimes I Cry” live-to-tape in front of an audience—allowing a unique, once-in-a-lifetime glimpse inside the making of the album. The track is currently being mastered and will be added to the final track-listing very shortly.

Of his inspiration behind the record, Stapleton comments, “This record was made standing on the shoulders of friends, family, and heroes. I hope people enjoy listening to it as much as I’ve enjoyed making it.”

Over the course of his acclaimed career, Stapleton has penned over 170 album cuts, including songs recorded by Adele, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley, and has such notable co-writers as Vince Gill, Peter Frampton and Sheryl Crow among others. Additionally, Stapleton has shared the stage with such respected artists as Gill, Alison Krauss, Marty Stuart, Emmylou Harris and more. As lead vocalist for critically acclaimed bluegrass band The SteelDrivers, Stapleton earned three Grammy nominations including “Best Bluegrass Album,” as well as an International Bluegrass Music Association Award for“Emerging Artist of the Year.” He’s also won eight ASCAP Awards and has contributed to the soundtracks of several feature films including “Cars 2” and “Valentine’s Day.”

In celebration of the release, Stapleton will join Little Big Town on their Pain Killer Tour in March followed by a series of The Outsiders World Tour shows with Eric Church in May.

TRAVELLER ALBUM TRACKLIST:

1. Traveller (Chris Stapleton)

2. Fire Away (Chris Stapleton and Danny Green)

3. Tennessee Whiskey (Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove)

4. Parachute (Chris Stapleton and Jim Beavers)

5. Whiskey And You (Chris Stapleton and Lee Thomas Miller)

6. Nobody To Blame (Chris Stapleton, Barry Bales and Ronnie Bowman)

7. More Of You (Chris Stapleton and Ronnie Bowman)

8. When The Stars Come Out (Chris Stapleton and Dan Wilson)

9. Daddy Doesn’t Pray Anymore (Chris Stapleton)

10. Might As Well Get Stoned (Chris Stapleton and Jimmy Stewart)

11. Was It 26 (Don Sampson)

12. The Devil Named Music (Chris Stapleton)

13. Outlaw State Of Mind (Chris Stapleton, Ronnie Bowman and Jerry Salley)

TBD Sometimes I Cry (Chris Stapleton and Clint Ingersoll)

The nominations for this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards will be revealed on Tuesday (January 27th), and one artist who hopes his name will be among those called is the 2013 ACM Entertainer of the Year,Luke Bryan.

“When the nominations come out, they’re always something you’re very excited about. I mean, it’s a huge awards show [with] a lot of implications,” says Luke. “The ACMs have been amazing to me in getting me here and showcasing who I am as an artist. So, I’ll be biting my nails and see what happens.”

The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards will be broadcast live – for the first time — from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas April 19th at 8pm ET on CBS. Luke and Blake Shelton return as co-hosts.

Luke’s latest single, “I See You,” is sitting inside the Top 3 on the country charts.

Sam Hunt’s latest hit, “Take Your Time,” gives guys an inventive and sincere opening line when approaching a lady that they are interested in getting to know.

“I think those interactions between strangers in terms of a guy going up and pursuing a lady or introducing himself or expressing his interest — that can get cliché at times. It can get kind of sleazy and shallow at times when you think about, especially if it’s in a bar or a place that may not necessarily be as romantic as the next,” says Sam.
“Hopefully, the singer in this song and what he’s saying overcomes some of those stereotypes, and you can see past just a surface attraction and you can see that he’s generally interested in this girl who has just completely got his attention.”

Sam, a single guy himself, says it can be tough to stick out from the crowd. “I’ve seen in social settings when there’s a girl there that guys are attracted to, they’re going to pursue her. It’s tough to stand out sometimes, so this is an attempt at that.”

Sam will be kicking off his Lipstick Graffiti Tour, featuring songs from his Montevallo album, January 29th in Los Angeles.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Thursday, January 22, 2015) – International superstar Shania Twain wrapped up her successful two-year residency in Las Vegas, Nev. as her SHANIA: Still the One stage show came to a close in December. The five-time GRAMMY winner entertained concert-goers from all over the world at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace during the course of her 105 performances and now, fans have an opportunity to bring the Vegas production home with the release of Twain’s live CD and DVD SHANIA: Still the One Live from Vegas on Mercury Nashville, hitting exclusively on Wal-Mart shelves March 3, 2015 with physical pre-sale available now HERE. For more information, visit www.ShaniaTwain.com.

Produced by Twain, Live from Vegas captures the full SHANIA: Still the One stage performance plus over an hour of never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage tracking the conception, training, rehearsals, costumes and all decisions in between that go into creating a one-of-a-kind experience for the audience. The show features a 13-piece live band, dancers, trained horses, a flying motorcycle and plenty of Vegas flash.

“This show has been my labor of love for over three years,” shares Twain. “It has meant so much to me and was such a privilege to live out my visions on that stage, and it is so exciting to now get to share the whole experience with the fans all over the world!”

With more than 75 million albums sold worldwide and U.S. sales topping 34.5 million, Twain remains the top-selling female country artist of all time. Her 1997 release Come On Over has sold in excess of 15.6 million making it the top-selling country album and places it in the Top 10 all genre best sellers of all time.

SHANIA: Still the One Live from Vegas Track List:

CD:

1. I’m Gonna Getcha Good!
2. You Win My Love
3. Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
4. Up!
5. I Ain’t No Quitter
6. No One Needs To Know
7. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
8. Any Man of Mine
9. That Don’t Impress Me Much
10. Honey, I’m Home
11. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here
12. Come On Over  (Acoustic)
13. Love Gets Me Every Time  (Acoustic)
14. Rock This Country!  (Acoustic)
15. Today Is Your Day  (Acoustic)
16. You’re Still The One
17. From This Moment On
18. Red Storm
19. Man! I Feel Like A Woman!

DVD:

1. Opening
2. I’m Gonna Getcha Good!
3. You Win My Love
4. Don’t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
5. Up!
6. Good, Bad And Sexy (Interlude)
7. I Ain’t No Quitter
8. No One Needs To Know
9. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?
10. Any Man of Mine
11. Shania Style (Interlude)
12. That Don’t Impress Me Much
13. Honey, I’m Home
14. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here
15. Carrie Anne
16. Come On Over
17. Love Gets Me Every Time
18. Rock This Country!
19. Today Is Your Day
20. Black Horse, White Horse (Interlude)
21. You’re Still The One
22. From This Moment On
23. Red Storm (Interlude)
24. Man! I Feel Like A Woman!
25. Rock This Country!  (Live From Calgary) – Credits

High Resolution Art Available Upon Request

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Nashville, TN – January 21, 2015 – Vince Gill will share the stage and sing along with Ashley Monroe, Charlie Worsham and daughter Jenny Gill on the four-date mini-tour, “Vince Gill & Friends,” March 19-22. The intimate musical experience is a thematic extension of his January round of shows with fellow musician Lyle Lovett.

Singer-songwriter Ashley Monroe is preparing the follow-up to her critically acclaimed debut album, Like A Rose, working again with producer Vince Gill. She’s currently enjoying Top 10 success with “Lonely Tonight,” her duet with Blake Shelton. Charlie Worsham demonstrated his showmanship opening for Taylor Swift, and sharing stages with the likes of Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves, while going on to distinguish himself as a solo artist with Rubberband, his debut album for Warner Bros. Records.

An ardent believer that musicians exist to serve the song, Vince Gill says all three guest performers will be on stage with him and his band for the duration of each show.  “This won’t be a ‘guitar pull,’” he explains, “where one person sings while the others listen and wait for their turn.  We’ll all be pitching in, picking and singing harmony for each other and doing each other’s songs.  It will be a musical collaboration—not a headliner with opening acts.”

Gill is one of the most active and awarded performers in modern-day music.  In addition to the nearly two dozen albums he has recorded as a solo artist, he has been a guest artist on nearly 1,000 albums by other singers in virtually all genres of popular music.   A 20-time Grammy-winner, he is also a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.  He has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was recently declared a BMI Icon, an honor reserved for the most influential songwriters.  He is also a member of the Grammy-nominated Nashville supergroup, The Time Jumpers.

Here are the “Vince Gill & Friends” tour dates and locations:

March 19, El Dorado Municipal Auditorium, El Dorado, Arkansas

March 20, River City Casino, St. Louis, Missouri

March 21, Taft Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio

March 22, Milwaukee Theatre, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Nashville – (January 21, 2015) – The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and co-host of the 50^th ACM Awards Luke Bryan announced his plans for 2015 during a press conference hosted this morning in Nashville at the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum.  The press conference was streamed live at www.lukebryanlive.comand can still be viewed online.

Luke will launch a new tour, “Kick The Dust Up Tour,” on May 8 in Grand Forks, North Dakota.  Last year Luke played before 1.7 million fans and due to the highly successful “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” and it’s all sell-out run including four stadium dates, this year’s tour will include seven stadium concerts- June 6 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver; June 20 at TFC Bank Stadium in St. Paul; Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville on July 11; Cincinnati’s Paul Brown Stadium on July 18; Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco on August 29; the FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland on September 5; and wrapping the tour at Ford Field in Detroit on October 30.  Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch will open the “Kick The Dust Up Tour” and Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett will be added as special guests on all the stadium shows.

Fans can purchase tickets beginning Jan. 30 for select cities as part of Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com and can check www.lukebryanlive.com for opportunities to enter to win fly away promotions to the stadium shows or further information about additional on sales.  Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the “Kick The Dust Up Tour” and Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is a sponsor.  Cabela’s CLUB Visa Members will have access to presale tickets and preferred seats in select markets. Complete details are available at www.cabelas.com/lukebryan. Citi is the official credit card of Luke Bryan’s “Kick The Dust Up Tour.”  Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program beginning today. For complete presale details visitwww.citiprivatepass.com.

• Luke will release his seventh Spring Break album on March 10, “Spring Break…Checkin’ Out.”  This will be the final project of Luke’s Spring Break series and it will be available in stores as well as digitally.  The collection of Spring Break releases combined have over 1.1 million sales to date.  Luke will return to Panama City Beach for two free shows on March 11 & 12 at Spinnaker Beach Club where last year’s concerts brought in a combined 230,000 fans.
• This May, the Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum will unveil a new exhibit highlighting special treasures from Luke’s career giving fans an inside look to one of country music’s hottest entertainers.  The exhibit will run through November 2015.
• During February and March, Luke will head overseas for his first international performances in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Sweden and Norway, including four C2C: Country to Country shows.

2015 International Shows:

2-28        Stockholm, Sweden              C2C: Country to Country at Ericsson Globe

3-1          Oslo, Norway                        C2C: Country to Country at Spektrum

3-3          Glasgow, UK                        Clyde Auditorium

3-4          Munich, Germany                 Theaterfabrik

3-6          Berlin, Germany                    C-Club

3-7          London, UK                           C2C: Country to Country at O2 Arena

3-8          Dublin, Ireland                       C2C: Country to Country at Dublin Arena

2015 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” remaining shows:

2-10        Grand Rapids, MI               Van Andel Arena

2-11        Evansville, IN                       Ford Center

2-12        Louisville, KY                       KFC Yum! Center

2-18        Estero, FL                              Germain Arena

2-19        Orlando, FL                          Amway Center

2-21        Orlando, FL                          Amway Center

5-1          Hamilton, ON                       FirstOntario Centre

5-2          Ottawa, ON                           Canadian Tire Centre

5-3          London, ON                          Budweiser Gardens

5-6          Winnipeg, MB                      MTS Centre

5-7          Winnipeg, MB                      MTS Centre

2015 “Kick The Dust Up Tour”:

1-23-26  *Cancun, Mexico                  Crash My Playa                  

2-14        *New Orleans, LA               Endymion Extravaganza/Mardi Gras Parade

3-22        *Houston, TX                       Houston Rodeo

4-12        *Florence, AZ                      Country Thunder USA

5-8          Grand Forks, ND                  Alerus Center

5-9          Sioux Falls, SD                     Denny Sanford Premier Center

5-14        Boise, ID                               Taco Bell Pavilion

5-15        Spokane, WA                       Spokane Arena

5-16        Tacoma, WA                        Tacoma Dome

6-4          Albuquerque, NM                Isleta Amphitheater

6-6          Denver, CO                          Sports Authority Field at Mile High

6-18        Tulsa, OK                              BOK Center

6-19        Bonner Springs, KS             Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre

6-20        St Paul, MN                          TFC Bank Stadium

6-25        Virginia Beach, VA             Farm Bureau Live

6-26        Washington, DC                  Jiffy Lube Live

6-27        Washington, DC                  Jiffy Lube Live

6-28        *New York, NY                     FarmBorough Festival

7-9          *Durant, OK                         Choctaw Events Center

7-11        Nashville, TN                      Vanderbilt Stadium

7-16        St. Louis, MO                       Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

7-17        St. Louis, MO                       Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

7-18        Cincinnati, OH                    Paul Brown Stadium

7-24        Indianapolis, IN                   Klipsch Music Center

7-25        Indianapolis, IN                   Klipsch Music Center

7-26        *Twin Lakes, WI                  Country Thunder Festival

7-30        Scranton, PA                        The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

7-31        Pittsburgh, PA                       First Niagara Pavilion

8-1          Pittsburgh, PA                       First Niagara Pavilion

8-15        *Brownsville, OR                 Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival

8-21        Atlanta, GA                          Philips Arena

8-22        Atlanta, GA                          Philips Arena

8-26        Salt Lake City, UT              USANA Amphitheatre

8-27        Salt Lake City, UT              USANA Amphitheatre

8-29        San Francisco, CA             Levi’s Stadium

9-3          Darien Center, NY               Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

9-4          Darien Center, NY               Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

9-5          Cleveland, OH                    FirstEnergy Stadium

9-11        Philadelphia, PA                  Susquehanna Bank Center

9-12        Philadelphia, PA                  Susquehanna Bank Center

9-18        Tampa, FL                            MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

9-19        West Palm Beach, FL         Cruzan Amphitheatre

9-20        West Palm Beach, FL         Cruzan Amphitheatre

9-24        Charlotte, NC                       PNC Music Pavilion

9-25        Raleigh, NC                          Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

9-26        Raleigh, NC                          Walnut Creek Amphitheatre

10-15     Sacramento, CA                  Sleep Train Arena

10-16     San Diego, CA                      Sleep Train Amphitheatre

10-17     Irvine, CA                             Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

10-18     Irvine, CA                             Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

10-22     San Antonio, TX                  Alamodome

10-23     Dallas, TX                             Gexa Energy Pavilion

10-24     Dallas, TX                             Gexa Energy Pavilion

10-28     Chicago, IL                           United Center

10-29     Chicago, IL                           United Center

10-30     Detroit, MI                           Ford Field

*Festival / event dates (not “Kick The Dust Up Tour” date / line up)

Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke Bryan has placed 11 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 for both the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association.  Luke’s latest 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 five consecutive No. 1 hit singles- “That’s My Kind of Night,” “Crash My Party,” “Drink A Beer,” Play It Again” and “Roller Coaster.”  Luke made Billboard chart history last year by reaching the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Play It Again” and “This Is How We Roll” with Florida Georgia Line claiming the No. 2 spot.  Luke became the first artist to ever hold the two top positions since the chart began in 1990.

Luke Bryan achieved the best touring year of his career in 2014 with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts.  Highlights from his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” included four sold-out stadium shows where a combined 225,000 people attended; setting an all-time country record for sold tickets at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh and at Soldier Field in Chicago; selling out two shows in New York City’s Madison Square Garden and becoming the first country artist to play Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.  The tour also had sold-out double plays in eleven cities and broke numerous venue attendance records along the way.

Luke is the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year and will co-host the 50^th Academy of Country Music Awards with Blake Shelton for a third consecutive year on April 19, 2015.

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Sam Hunt appears on the Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday (January 22nd) to perform his latest hit, “Take Your Time.” He’s really looking forward to meeting the talk show host.

“I respect her a ton, and I respect her appreciation for music. You see her doing so much for new artists,” says Sam. “I’ve seen segments where she’ll find artists on the internet and have them on and really give them exposure and help them out in a really cool way. I have, right off the bat, a ton of respect for anybody who appreciates music and especially new artists in music in the way that she does.”

Ellen routinely gives her male guests “Ellen” underwear, but just in case she isn’t forthcoming with the boxers for Sam, he’s prepared.

“Actually, my aunt found out I was gonna be on the show, and for Christmas, she got me some Ellen underwear,” he laughs. “I have some already that I may have to tell her that, or I may wear ‘em, actually.”

Sam is also prepping to launch his first headlining tour, Lipstick Graffiti Tour, January 29th at the Troubadour in West Hollywood.