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  • ERIC CHURCH TO HOST THE OUTSIDERS SHOW ON SIRIUSXM.

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    Eric Church
    NEW YORK–February 27, 2015–SiriusXM announced today in an exclusive story with USAToday.com that CMA and ACM award winner Eric Church will host Outsiders Radio, a monthly radio show on SiriusXM’s The Highway.
    Outsiders Radio will explore the country music singer/songwriter’s personal music influences and play his current favorites. Church will also play exclusive, never before heard music from his own archives. The premiere episode of Outsiders Radio will celebrate the one year anniversary of the release of his groundbreaking album, The Outsiders, and play two exclusive tracks that were not released on the album.
    Outsiders Radio will air on the last Friday of every month starting today, Friday, February 27 at 10:00 pm ET via satellite on The Highway channel 56 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The show will also be rebroadcast on Mondays at 12:00 am ET and Wednesdays at 11:00 pm ET. 
    After the broadcast, Outsiders Radio will be available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM App for smartphones and other mobile devices or online at siriusxm.com. Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more info about SiriusXM On Demand.
    The Highway plays new country music. Listeners will hear music from Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan and Carrie Underwood.
    Church’s current album, The Outsiders, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and the Billboard Country Albums Chart in February 2014 and has since garnered GRAMMY, ACM and CMA top album nominations. The Outsiders features his No. 1 hits “Give Me Back My Hometown” and “Talladega” and is the follow-up to Church’s Platinum-certified Chief, (named the 2012 Album of the Year by both CMA and ACM, and GRAMMY-nominated for Best Country Album) which featured five Top 20 singles: “Homeboy” (certified Platinum for sales in excess of one million singles); the Top 10 “Like Jesus Does” and the Top 5 “Creepin’” (both certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 singles each); and two No. 1 hits “Drink in My Hand” (certified Platinum) and “Springsteen” (certified Double Platinum for sales in excess of two million singles). Church’s 2006 debut album, Sinners Like Me (2006) and his sophomore album Carolina (2009) are both RIAA Gold-certified. Carolina had three hit singles: the Top 10 “Hell on the Heart” as well as Top 20 hit “Smoke A Little Smoke” and Top 10 smash “Love Your Love The Most,” which were both certified Gold. Sinners Like Me spawned three Top 20 singles: “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” and “Guys Like Me.”
     For more information on SiriusXM, please visit www.siriusxm.com.  

     

  • JOSH TURNER JOINS REEBOK’S ‘BE MORE HUMAN’ CAMPAIGN.

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    Josh Turner
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Friday, February 27, 2015) – Yesterday, country star Josh Turner traveled to Boston, Mass. for the opening round of this year’s Reebok CrossFit Games, and to explore what it means to Be More Human. Reebok’s globally integrated Be More Human campaign celebrates ordinary people who use sports and fitness in their quest for personal fulfillment and to serve the greater good.
     
    Like so many, Turner struggles to maintain balance between work, family and personal time. Turner is a multi-platinum selling recording artist and celebrated musician, as well as a husband, a father of four young boys and a long-time health-conscience athlete. In a time when Turner was disillusioned with the fitness world and endless supplements promising unrealistic results, he had a chance encounter with four-time CrossFit Games Champion Rich Froning and discovered a whole new approach to fitness.
     
    “I had heard about CrossFit from several fitness magazines and had just seen Rich on the cover of Muscle & Fitness,” shares Turner.  “The very next day, I actually met him at the Nashville airport. He casually asked if I had ever tried CrossFit and I told him no, so he invited me out to his CrossFit Mayhem [Cookeville, Tenn.] and I took him up on it.” Turner remembers, “The first workout he put me through had me coughing my lungs up for hours, but it didn’t deter me.”
     
    Turner and Froning formed a fast friendship and the country singer’s CrossFit journey began. Two years later, Turner is doing his first CrossFit competition claiming, “I never dreamed I would be competing in a CrossFit Open! I’m looking forward to it, but I’m scared to death because I’m far from being an expert at CrossFit.”
     
    The opening night of the five-week worldwide competition showed Froning topping elite CrossFitter Mat Fraser in a head-to-head matchup for round one. In the crowd, Turner cheered Froning on and gathered inspiration from both of these world-class athletes.  Turner will attempt his first competition workout today at Crossfit ONE at the Reebok headquarters in Boston.
     
    You can follow Josh’s CrossFit Open journey here.
     
    For more information on Josh Turner and his latest radio single, “Lay Low,” visit www.JoshTurner.com.
    For more information on Reebok’s Be More Human campaign, visit Reebok.com.
    For more information on the 2015 Reebok CrossFit Games Open, visit Games.Crossfit.com.
     
    About the CrossFit Games:
    The CrossFit Games are the world’s premier test to find the Fittest on Earth™. They are world-renowned as a grueling test for the world’s toughest athletes and a thrilling experience for spectators. Since its inception in 2007, the CrossFit Games have become “one of the fastest growing sports in America,” according to Forbes.
    There is no other true test of fitness. The CrossFit Games stand alone as the ULTIMATE test of fitness. No test, regardless of its lofty claims, can grant legitimate title to the best without first providing access to ALL.
    For more information, visit games.crossfit.com.  
     
    About Rich Froning Jr.:
    Rich Froning Jr. is an American professional CrossFit athlete known for his achievements in the 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 CrossFit Games. He became the first person to win the title of “Fittest Man on Earth” four times with his first place in the 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 CrossFit Games.
     

  • LUKE BRYAN HEADS OVERSEAS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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    Luke Bryan

    Luke Bryan is headed overseas to perform his first international performances in the U.K., Germany, Ireland, Sweden and Norway, including four C2C: Country to Country shows. He kicks his European tour Saturday (February 28th) in Stockholm, Sweden and wraps it up March 8th in Dublin, Ireland. Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line are also on the C2C show in Oslo, Norway (March 1st).

    “When we started talking about overseas, I was like, ‘I don’t know.’ As it gets closer, I get more and more excited. I get the most excited at proving yourself to audiences. Just talking to other artist friends that have gone over there, the enthusiasm and the passion and the fans over there, from what I hear, is at a whole different level of enthusiasm and stuff like that,” says Luke. “So, I’m excited to get over there and see these countries and see the beer. The beer’s going to be really good, I bet. Probably come back 20 pounds heavier.”

    Luke will launch a new tour, Kick The Dust Up Tour, on May 8th in Grand Forks, North Dakota to include seven stadium shows. Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch will open the Kick The Dust Up Tour and Florida Georgia Line and Thomas Rhett will also appear as special guests on all the stadium shows.

  • KACEY MUSGRAVES IS PREPARING TO RELEASE HER NEW SINGLE, BISCUITS, MARCH 16TH.

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    Kacey Musgraves

    NASHVILLE TN (THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015) – Texas-native and Nashville-based singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves will be releasing a new single, “Biscuits,” to country radio March 16th.  This will be the debut single from her upcoming Mercury Records Nashville sophomore album which follows up GRAMMY “Best Country Album” and ACM “Album Of The Year” winner, Same Trailer Different Park.

    “Biscuits” was written by Musgraves, Shane McAnally, and Brandy Clark, and will be available at iTunes March 17th.

    “I’m very proud to be kickin’ things off with Biscuits! I think it’s the perfect preview to the record we had SO much fun making,” exclaimed Musgraves.  “The sound of this song represents so many of the things I love about country music. And be warned – it may inspire a square dance.”

    Musgraves is currently on the road headlining her ‘Same Tour Different Trailer’ tour across the US.

  • ALAN JACKSON CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF ‘HERE IN THE REAL WORLD.’

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    Alan Jackson
    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (February 24, 2015) – On February 27, 1990, country superstar Alan Jackson released his landmark debut album Here In The Real World. The album, certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for sales of over two million, spawned four no. 1 hits including his trademark self-penned hit of same name, “Here In The Real World,” as well as his self-penned hits “Wanted,” “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow,” and “I’d Love You All Over Again.”

    Jackson, currently on his 25th Anniversary KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR, will be celebrating the anniversary with his fans at the Nokia Theatre LA LIVE in Los Angeles, CA on the actual anniversary date this week of Friday, February 27, 2015. Fans in attendance will be receiving a special limited edition commemorative poster celebrating Here In The Real World’s 25th anniversary.

    Since the release of Here In The Real World, Jackson has released 22 albums including two Christmas albums, two gospel albums and three Greatest Hits collections. The man from rural Newnan, GA, who claims he is just a “singer of simple songs,” has gone on to sell nearly 60 million albums worldwide and ranks as one of the 10 best-selling vocalists of all-time in all genres. He has released more than 60 singles—registering 50 Top Ten hits and 35 #1s (including 26 Billboard #1s).  He has earned more than 150 music industry awards—including 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 16 Country Music Association Awards, a pair of Grammys and ASCAP’s Founders and Golden Note Awards. Jackson received the first-ever ASCAP Heritage Award in 2014 having earned the title of most performed country music songwriter-artist of ASCAP’s first 100 years.  He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.

    Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music.  He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters who’ve written more than 20 songs that they’ve recorded and taken to the top of the charts.  Jackson is one of the best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan, ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica.

    Alan Jackson’s 25th Anniversary KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR, sponsored by Kubota Tractor Corporation, continues to be a memorable celebration for his longtime fans as well as legions of new fans who are discovering his music through the many songs that have withstood the test of time and influenced many new artists of today like the tour’s special guests Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark. Fans will hear the songs they love from the man who wrote them and made them famous – from his massive debut hit, “Here In The Real World” to “Chattahoochee,” “Drive,” “Gone Country,” the summertime party-anthems “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” and “Good Time,” and many, many more.

    Alan Jackson’s 25th Anniversary KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR:

    FEB 27             Los Angeles, CA                              Nokia Theatre LA LIVE
    FEB 28             Phoenix, AZ                                      Ak-Chin Pavilion
    **MAR 06       Dallas (Grand Prairie), TX              Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie**
    ^MAR 07           Houston, TX                                    Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo
    MAR 27           Augusta, GA                                      James Brown Arena
    MAR 28           Greenville, SC                                  Bon Secours Wellness Arena
    APR 09            Wilmington, NC                                North Carolina Azalea Festival
    APR 11            Nashville, TN                                    Bridgestone Arena
    APR 17           Kansas City (Independence), MO Independence Events Center
    APR 18           Enid, OK                                             Enid Event Center
    APR 24           St. Augustine, FL                               Augustine Amphitheatre
    APR 25           Roanoke, VA                                     Berglund Center Coliseum
    MAY 01           Sioux City, IA                                     Tyson Events Center
    MAY 02           Brookings, SD                                   Swiftel Center
    MAY 08           Green Bay, WI                                   Resch Center
    MAY 09           Bloomington, IL                                US Cellular Coliseum
    MAY 16           Salt Lake City (West Valley City), UT   USANA Amphitheatre
    MAY 17           Denver (Morrison), CO                     Red Rocks Amphitheatre
    ^JUNE 20        Cullman, AL                                      Rock The South Festival
    ^JULY 7           Calgary, AB, CANADA                    Cowboys Stampede
    ^JULY 28         Paso Robles, CA                             California Mid-State Fair
    ^AUG 30         St. Paul , MN                                      Minnesota State Fair
    ^SEPT 26         Panama City Beach, FL                 Chasin’ The Sun Music Festival

    **Jon Pardi and Ashley Monroe opening
    ^ Alan Jackson only (Jon Pardi and Brandy Clark not on bill)

    Jackson’s tour is an extension of the already year-long 25th anniversary celebration which kicked off last summer with the opening of his exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum, Alan Jackson: 25 Years of Keepin’ It Country, which has been extended through June 21, 2015. The multi-platinum selling Grammy winner played two record-breaking sold out shows last October at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s CMA Theater making him the first simultaneous artist-in-residence and major museum exhibit subject.

    Tickets and information for all KEEPIN’ IT COUNTRY TOUR dates will be available via local outlets and by visitingwww.alanjackson.com, where you can find information about Alan, his tour schedule, music and more

  • SHANIA TWAIN HAD FAMILIAL SUPPORT IN VEGAS.

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    Shania Twain

    When Shania Twain agreed to do her residency at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, she had to know she’d have some special support on stage. Her sister Carrie Ann had to agree to be one of her backup singers.

    “The idea of going back on the stage again scared me at the beginning. It was intimidating, and I had to build up a lot of courage to take the plunge, because I knew that once I made the commitment, there was no turning back,” said Shania. “So, right at that moment, I realized that to take the plunge I needed to know that I was going to have some support there. And so my sister Carrie, being a beautiful singer herself and we’re very close…I said to her I’ll do this because she was encouraging me. ‘Oh yeah, come on. You can do it. You can do it.’ And so I said ‘Well, listen, how about if you do it, I’ll do it? We’ll do it together.’ And that was just really a turning point for me knowing that she was into the idea of participating and not just being there behind the scenes, but taking that plunge as well. And I felt like I was sharing some of that weight, and really [it] just helps like logically.”

    You can see Carrie Ann when Shania’s Still the One Live From Las Vegas CD & DVD collection arrives in stores on Tuesday, March 3rd.

    Audio / Shania Twain says her comfort level on stage increased when her sister, Carrie Ann, agreed to join her for her Vegas show.

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    “The idea of going back on the stage again scared me at the beginning. It was intimidating, and I had to build up a lot of courage to take the plunge because I knew that once I made the commitment there was no turning back. So, that was a big moment. So, right at that moment, I realized that to take the plunge I needed to know that I was going to have some support there. And so my sister Carrie, being a beautiful singer herself and we’re very close, she said well – well actually I said to her I’ll do this because she was encouraging me. ‘Oh yeah, come on. You can do it. You can do it.’ And so I said ‘Well, listen, how about if you do it, I’ll do it? We’ll do it together.’ And that was just really a turning point for me knowing that she was into the idea of participating and not just being there behind the scenes, but taking that plunge as well. And I felt like I was sharing some of that weight, and really [it] just helps like logically. Even though I’m still up there – I mean, I know in my mind, of course, I’m still out there up front by myself in my own moments and all eyes are on me, but the people that share the stage with you really do make a big difference in your just moral support in general.”

     

  • SCOTTY McCREERY PERFORMS WITH R&B SUPERSTAR CHARLIE WILSON.

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Feb. 20, 2015) – Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope recording artist Scotty McCreery was invited by R&B superstar Charlie Wilson to join him on stage last Wednesday night (Feb. 18) during the soul singer’s show at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. As the surprised crowd screamed with delight, McCreery sang a personalized chorus of Wilson’s hit “Charlie, Last Name Wilson”…although perhaps the song should be renamed “Scotty, Last Name McCreery” for that one performance.  
    McCreery has been a fan of Wilson’s since the young singer/songwriter was in 8th grade and heard the song “Charlie, Last Name Wilson” on the radio. The North Carolina-native took a group of family and friends to see the show and was surprised himself when Wilson sent word that he wanted McCreery to join him on stage. The two singers spent some time after the show getting to know each other. 

    “That was a night I’ll never forget,” said McCreery. “Charlie is an amazing performer and such a gentleman. I never expected to meet him, let alone be asked to join him on stage – that was a huge honor.”   
    In other McCreery news, the life-long sports fan will make a return appearance on Sports Illustrated’s live online show “SI Now” this Monday, Feb. 23 at 1:00 PM/ET (12:00 PM/CT) broadcast on SI.com.  He recently appeared on the show last week when “SI Now” was broadcasting live from Nashville. 

    To see up-close video of McCreery and Wilson onstage via YouTube, click here.  (CHECK IT OUT BELOW( 

    To see video of the performance with better audio that was shot further away from stage, click here. 

    The Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope Records recording artist is currently writing songs and preparing to work on his upcoming third album. McCreery scored two consecutive Top 10 hits (“See You Tonight” and “Feelin’ It”) from his sophomore album See You Tonight, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. That album’s title song, co-written by the singer, was one of three singles from the “American Idol” champion that were certified Platinum by the RIAA in the same week (the other two being “The Trouble with Girls” and “I Love You This Big” from his Platinum-certified first album Clear as Day, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart). The ACM, CMT Music, ACA, and ICM Award winner will be performing at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, Florida on Feb. 27 and the Sunrise Theater in Ft. Pierce, Florida on Feb. 28. He will join Rascal Flatts on the road this summer beginning in May. For more information and additional tour dates, visit www.scottymccreery.com.

    Video / During his Forever Charlie Tour stop at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC on 2/18/15 Charlie Wilson brings country singer and American Idol Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery on stage to sing "Charlie, Last Name, Wilson" with him.

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  • LUKE BRYAN TV TAKES YOU BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE COUNTRY SUPERSTAR’S FIRST WEEKEND OF HIS 2015 TOUR.

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    Luke Bryan hits the road again with new tour mates Randy Houser and Dustin Lynch. Check out how the first weekend went below.

    Video / Luke Bryan hits the road in 2015

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  • NEWS AND NOTES: Lady A, Keith, LBT, Billy, Kacey, Dierks and more

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    Billy Currington / Dierks Bentley / Kacey Musgraves / Keith Urban / Lady Antebellum / Little Big Town

    Lady Antebellum surprised an elementary school in Ontario, Canada this week with new music instruments. The band donated more than 35 instruments to staffers of Fitch Street Eleentary School backstage at their concert in Niagara Falls. It’s part of their Lady A 7FOR7 campaign, which started last fall granting wishes to fans.

    Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban and Little Big Town are set to perform during the ACM Lifting Lives One Night, Two Cities, All Music benefit gala in Dallas and Forth Worth April 17th. The thing is they’ll be performing at different venues simultaneously. The event, hosted by Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, will feature performances by Lady A and Hunter Hayes at the Omni Dallas Hotel, while Keith and LBT will perform from the Fort Worth Zoo. Proceeds from the event will go to Garth Brooks’ Teammates for Kids and the Child Life Zones in Children’s Health of Dallas and Cook Children’s of Fort Worth. It precedes this year’s ACM Awards, which will broadcast live from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas April 19th at 8pm ET on CBS.

    Little Big Town will perform their hit “Girl Crush” on the Ellen DeGeneres Show Tuesday (February 24th).

    Billy Currington is set to tour with Tim McGraw on his Shotgun Rider Tour 2015, kicking off June 5th in Little Rock, Arkansas.

    Billy Currington and Kacey Musgraves are among the artists who have been added to the lineup for the 24th Annual Country Jam in Grand Junction, Colorado. They’re joined by Eli Young Band, Thompson Square, Parmalee, Frankie Ballard, as well as the previously announced headliners Keith Urban, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw and The Band Perry. The four-day festival takes place June 18th through June 21st.

    Dierks Bentley and his wife Cassidy led the Krewe of Orpheus parade in New Orleans on Monday (February 16th). He happened to run into and hang out with Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Vanderpump.

    Dierks posted a photo with her, along with the caption: “y’all…today at #mardigras. thanks NO country fans. made a new friend on our #orpheus float @LisaVanderpump”

    Ms. Vanderpump also joined Dierks on stage during his performance at the annual Lundi Gras Celebration in NOLA. She tweeted: “Had so much fun playing with you tonight on stage @DierksBentley,” along with a photo. She also admits, she might fancy the country singer. “Bow down my loyal subject have to say it might be wrong,but I’ve a bit of a crush. ”
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  • SAM HUNT IS AMONG THE FINAL NOMINEES FOR THIS YEAR’S ACM NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR AWARD.

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    Encino, CA (February 18, 2015) – The Academy of Country Music and Kohl’s Department Stores announced today that Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett and Cole Swindell have been named nominees for this year’s ACM New Artist of the Year Award Presented By Kohl’s. The winner will be announced during the LIVE broadcast of the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, co-hosted by Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan, from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM – 11:30PM ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

    Hunt, Rhett and Swindell were determined as the final three (3) nominees for the ACM New Artist of the Year Award via first round fan voting with partner CMT.com, combined with the ACM professional membership vote. The final round of fan voting for the New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s begins on Wednesday, April 8 at 3:00 PM ET/12:00 PM PT with voting partner CBS.com at VoteACM.com, and will close at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT on Sunday, April 19 when the LIVE telecast begins. In selecting the winner, professional member votes will again be combined with fan votes to obtain the winner of the category.

    Leading up to the show, CMT will premiere a special ACM-themed episode of its weekly series CMT Hot 20 Countdown featuring this year’s three nominees for New Artist of the Year, scheduled to air in conjunction with the second round of fan-voting beginning April 8th.

    About the Academy of Country Music Awards
    The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry.  The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark and Barry Adelman are executive producers.  Bob Romeo is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.