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.

For up to date information on Luke, the tour and tickets go to www.lukebryan.com or www.livenation.com.

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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.

Scotty McCreery will join Rascal Flatts on the band’s Riot Tour 2015. The coast-to-coast tour will kick off May 29th in St. Louis, Missouri and will continue throughout the summer. Tickets will be available for fans to purchase beginning Monday, January 26th for select cities at www.Megaticket.com.

Scotty was at Gillette Stadium with his father, Mike, on Sunday to catch the New England Patriots advance to this year’s Super Bowl (Big Game).

RIOT TOUR 2015 Cities:
Cozumel, MX*
Atlanta, GA*
Forest City, IA*
St. Louis, MO
Indianapolis, IN
Hershey, PA
Virginia Beach, VA
Washington, DC
Hartford, CT
Columbus, OH*
Cadott, WI*
Dallas, TX
Pittsburgh, PA
Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC
Holmdel, NJ
Philadelphia, PA
Boston, MA
Detroit, MI*
Brownsville, OR*
Toronto, ON
Cleveland, OH
Darien Center, NY
Jones Beach, NY
Cincinnati, OH
Chicago, IL
Albuquerque, NM
Phoenix, AZ
Irvine, CA
Mtn. View, CA
W. Palm Beach, FL
Tampa, FL
*Denotes Festival

On this episode of Backstage at the Ryman presented by Nissan, Kip Moore talks about making his headlining Ryman debut, his favorite Nashville hangouts and Miranda Lambert!

Eric Church is riding high on the country charts with his latest single, “Talladega.” The song, which uses NASCAR references, isn’t about racing, but about taking you back to a specific period of time that was more carefree.

“I think that’s the most interesting thing about the song is it’s about life, and it’s about freezing life and wishing you could freeze life, and we all wish we could do that,” says Eric. “Really what the best of music is what it does is it transports you back to that time and that place that you wish you could’ve frozen, and in a way you can, because the song does. And it takes you back to when you were that age.”

“Talladega,” which is from Eric’s platinum-selling album The Outsiders, is sitting at No. 2 on the country charts.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Friday, January 16, 2015) – Sam Hunt stops by The Ellen DeGeneres Show for the first time to perform his latest radio single, “Take Your Time” – airing January 22nd, please check local listings for air times.

“Take Your Time” follows Hunt’s No. 1 Platinum-selling hit “Leave the Night On” off his critically-acclaimed No. 1 debuting album MONTEVALLO, released on MCA Nashville.

MONTEVALLO landed on multiple Best of 2014 lists including the Associated Press, Billboard, Country Weekly, NPR, Rolling Stone, SPIN Magazine, Village Voice and The Washington Post, and the debut album from Hunt also helped secure his place as a semi-finalist for this year’s ACM New Artist of the Year Award. The first round of fan voting runs Jan. 27 – Feb. 10 at VoteACM.com.

Hunt kicks off his sold-out headlining Lipstick Graffiti Tour Jan. 29 in Los Angeles, Calif. The first-ever headlining tour for the country newcomer runs through this spring, when Hunt will continue on the Wheels Up 2015 Tour with Lady Antebellum and Hunter Hayes.

For information, music, images, tour dates and more, visit www.SamHunt.com.

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Kip Moore enjoys watching pro football games. With the loss Denver Broncos – and Peyton Manning – suffered at the hands of the Indianapolis Colts in last weekend’s playoffs, Kip’s attention is diverted to just one player – the Seattle Seahawks’ controversial running back Marshawn Lynch (#24).

“I’m a huge fan of Marshawn Lynch. I know that he gets so much flak for how he’s so bad with the media, but there’s no one in the NFL that plays harder than Marshawn Lynch. I respect watching that so, so much,” says Kip. “I have a feeling that Marshawn Lynch might run his way to another Super Bowl.”

Kip is getting ready to release his new single, “I’m to Blame.”

Will Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott keep her bandmates Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood? Or will she replace them with two new members? Check out the band’s appearance on the popular Good Mythical Morning in the video below to find out.

Canaan Smith is so excited about heading out on the Sounds of Summer Tour with Dierks Bentley in June, but he wasn’t as excited to jump into the freezing water during Dierks’ annual Polar Plunge/Tour announcement earlier this week.

“It was so freaking cold. The ride out to the middle of the lake on the Pontoon was miserable enough, and then when we took our clothes off and jumped in subzero water, that was another thing. Then riding back against the wind to the shore was the cherry on top,” laughs Canaan. “It was the worst experience of my life.”

The Virginia native also said it was the “best” moment because he can’t wait to go on tour with Dierks this summer.

The Sounds of Summer Tour will kick off June 5th in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tickets go on sale January 26th.

Canaan is climbing the country charts with his single, “Love You Like That.”

Keith Urban’s new single is “Raise ‘Em Up,” featuring his pal Eric Church. The song, the latest release from Fuse, was sent to Keith with the headline – “Song of the Year.” While that could be construed as a bit overly confident, it also could be the truth seeing the tune’s writers are Jeffrey Steele (“The Cowboy in Me,” “I’m Tryin’,” “What Hurts the Most”), Tom Douglas (“The House That Built Me,” “Little Rock,” “I Run to You,” “Southern Voice”) and Jaren Johnston (“You Gonna Fly,” “Beachin’”).

“I felt this song was such a journey and a deeply American aspect to this song too, particularly in the second verse,” says Keith. “What ‘Raise Em-Up’ can mean, all the various things that that phrase can mean; it’s such a cinematic song, and I’ve always considered Eric as a cinematic artist, and I sent him the song and he was in the studio immediately. I am so glad he wanted to be a part of it because it took the song to a new place.”

The song will begin hitting the airwaves January 26th. In the meantime, you can catch Keith as a judge on FOX-TV’s American Idol on Wednesdays and Thursdays.