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  • PARKER McCOLLUM ADDED TO THE LIST OF PERFORMERS AT THIS YEAR’S ACM AWARDS.

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    Parker McCollum has been added to the list of performers at this year’s ACM Awards. Post Malone, Kelsea Ballerini and Noah Kahan, Nate Smith and Avril Lavigne, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani will also perform.

     

    Previously announced performers include Chris Stapleton, Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, Thomas Rhett, Cody Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Kane Brown and Jason Alean, as well as this year’s host Reba McEntire.

    The 2022 New Male Artist of the Year is nominated for Single of the Year and Visual Media of the Year for “Burn It Down.”

    Parker will also serve as the headliner for the ACM Lifting Lives LIVE, presented by Choctaw Casinos & Resorts, the tentpole fundraising event of ACM Awards Week, which brings together artists, industry members, and fans for an all-star concert. The event will take place on the golfing green at Topgolf The Colony on May 15th, ahead of the 59th ACM Awards® the following evening.

    The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 16th at 8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT on Amazon Prime video. A Prime membership will not be required to watch live, everyone is invited to “attend” the Party of the Year.

    Fans can also tune into the official ACM Red Carpet on Prime Video, the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch, and Amazon Live, starting at 7pm ET/6pm CT/4pm PT.

  • BROTHERS OSBORNE ANNOUNCE JANUARY 2025 TOUR OF THE UK AND IRELAND.

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    Reigning ACM Duo of the Year Brothers Osborne will head across the pond for a tour of the UK and Ireland in January of 2025. The band will perform in cities including Dublin, Manchester, Leeds and London (full dates below) and said of the upcoming tour: “We are super fired up, it has been a long time since we have been over in the UK and Ireland for our own headline tour.  We can’t wait to have the most memorable time.” Tickets for these dates will go on sale here on Friday (May 10th) at 10am BST.

    Members of the band’s The Family Fan Club can unlock exclusive pre-sale access to shows by logging into the official website at www.brothersosborne.com. The fan-club presale will begin on Wednesday (May 8th) at 8am BST, ahead of general on-sale on Friday (May 10th) at 10am BST. Additionally, fan club members will have exclusive access to enter to win meet and greet passes for all shows.

    Brothers Osborne’s Break Mine EP is out now. Shared TJ Osborne of the EP, “This one is for the fans. Every time we release an album, our fans are asking for more music, faster. We heard that, and held some special songs back from our last project so we could release them now. We also wanted to include a couple of the tracks from Brothers Osborne that we thought deserved some more of the spotlight. We can’t wait to play \these songs on the road for you all this spring.” Break Mine EP is available digitally here, and their previously released self-titled fourth studio album is available here.

    Brothers Osborne Break Mine EP
    1. “Break Mine”
    2. “We Ain’t Good At Breaking Up”
    3. “Back Home”
    4. “Get To Movin’ Again”

    Brothers Osborne Might As Well Be Us World Tour Dates
    Jan 17- Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre
    Jan 18- Belfast, UK – Ulster Hall
    Jan 21- Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy
    Jan 23- Newcastle, UK – O2 City Hall
    Jan 25- Manchester, UK – O2 Apollo
    Jan 26- Leeds, UK – O2 Academy
    Jan 28- Birmingham, UK – O2 Academy
    Jan 29- Bristol, UK – O2 Academy
    Jan 30- London, UK – Eventim Apollo

    The guys just released their new single, “Break Mine.”

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, Mickey Guyton, Chris Stapleton

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    Reba McEntire will perform her new song, “I Can’t,” on NBC’s The Voice on Tuesday (May 7th).

     

     

    Tune in for an intimate Apple Music Live performance of Kacey Musgraves‘s new album, Deeper Well, on Wednesday (May 8th) at 7pm PT/9pm CT/10pm ET on Apple Music.

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    Mickey Guyton will perform her new song, “Scary Love,” on ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday (May 8th).

     

    Chris Stapleton has been announced as one of the headliners for this year’s Austin City Limits Festival. Taking place October 4th-6th and October 11th – 13th at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas, the festival will also feature performances from Mickey Guyton, Norah Jones, Dua Lipa, Blink-182, Sturgill Simpson, Pretty Lights, Leon Bridges, Teddy Swims, Orville Peck, Dasha, The Red Clay Strays, Vince Staples and many more.

     

  • JORDAN DAVIS WAS ALMOST TOO LATE TO TULANE INSTEAD OF TUCSON.

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    Jordan Davis is closing in on the top of the country charts with his latest hit, “Tucson Too Late,” which he wrote with his brother Jacob Davis and brothers Josh and Matt Jenkins, the same dream team behind “Buy Dirt.” However, he recently revealed the song could’ve been called “Tulane Too Late,” but thanks to Google, they got “Tucson Too Late.”

    “Initially it was Tulane Too Late. I was thinking they were talking about the highway, like a two-lane highway,” recalls Jordan. “It turns out they were talking about the University of New Orleans, Tulane. So, then I just said, ‘Alright, this is way too confusing. We’ve got to fix this.’ So, (laughs) we googled T towns (laughs), and the first one that popped up was Tucson. So, there we go—‘Tucson Too Late.’”

    In between dates on his own headlining Damn Good Time Tour, he’s also direct support for Luke Combs on several of his stadium dates, including one this Saturday (May 11th) at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

    Audio / Jordan Davis revealed his latest hit, "Tucson Too Late," was originally "Tulane Too Late."

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    “Initially it was Tulane Too Late. I was thinking they were talking about the highway, like a two-lane highway. It turns out they were talking about the University of New Orleans, Tulane. So, then I just said, ‘Alright, this is way too confusing. We’ve got to fix this.’ So, (laughs) we googled T towns (laughs), and the first one that popped up was Tucson. So, there we go—‘Tucson Too Late.’”

  • MADDIE & TAE CELEBRATE THE FIVE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF “DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART” WITH AN ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE.

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    Maddie & Tae are celebrating the fifth anniversary of their No. 1 song, “Die From a Broken Heart,” with an acoustic version of the song.

    Back when they released the song to country radio, Maddie & Tae talked about writing “Die From a Broken Heart” based on a real-life situation.

    “We wrote ‘Die from a Broken Heart’ two weeks after an actual break up that I had gone through,” said Tae. “But I’m so, I don’t know. It’s hard for me to really dig into my emotions in the midst of my emotions. I’m more of like an after the point, and then I can kind of revisit it and work through everything. But I turned off my emotions for the most part during that writing session just to look at it from a logical and practical standpoint, just so that I wasn’t a mess during writing it. But that was probably the hardest one just because I felt everything that the song says.”

    Maddie added, “I knew she did not want to write a breakup song that day, but I was like ‘there’s something so special here.”

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    The ladies, who are nominated for ACM Duo of the Year, will take their Here’s To Friends Tour to Conroe, Texas on Friday (May 10th).

    Audio / In 2019, Taylor Kerr and Maddie Font talked about writing "Die From a Broken Heart" based on a real life situation.

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    TAE: “We wrote ‘Die from a Broken Heart’ two weeks after an actual break up that I had gone through. But I’m so, I don’t know. It’s hard for me to really dig into my emotions in the midst of my emotions. I’m more of like an after the point, and then I can kind of revisit it and work through everything. But I turned off my emotions for the most part during that writing session just to look at it from a logical and practical standpoint, just so that I wasn’t a mess during writing it. But that was probably the hardest one just because I felt everything that the song says.” MADDIE: “I knew she did not want to write a breakup song that day, but I was like ‘there’s something so special here.”

  • KEITH URBAN ANNOUNCES HIS RETURN TO LAS VEGAS WITH 10 DATES AT SIN CITY’S NEWEST RESORT, FONTAINEBLEAU.

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    Fresh off a surprise pop-up show in Dallas on Friday (May 3rd) and performing at the iHeart Country Festival in Austin on Saturday (May 4th), Keith Urban just announced 10-dates at the new Fontainebleau in Las Vegas. Taking place October 4th-12th (2024) and February 14th-22nd (2025), his fan club pre-sale begins Tuesday (May 7th) at 10am PT with the general on-sale on May 10th at 10am PT

    Keith is sitting inside the Top 30 on the country charts with his latest single, “Messed Up As Me.” He also just released a new song from his upcoming album, “Go Home W U,” featuring Lainey Wilson, this past Friday (May 3rd).

     

  • SAM HUNT’S “OUTSKIRTS” SPENDS THIRD WEEK AT NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD.

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    Sam Hunt‘s “Outskirts” holds steady at the top of the Billboard Country Chart for a third week in a row. The RIAA Gold-certified tune was written by Sam, along with producer Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers and Josh Osborne.

    “Crowds have been singing it louder and louder at the shows, so I’m always happy to hear folks connecting with a song,” says Sam. “So, I appreciate country radio playing it, ‘cause I’ve really been able to measure that on the road.”

    Sam recently announced his headlining summer amphitheater kicking off June 28th in Bend, Oregon. On sale now, the 20-city Locked Up Tour runs through September with dates across the U.S. and Canada, and features support artists Russell Dickerson, George Birge (U.S.), and Dalton Dover (Canada).

    Audio / Sam Hunt appreciates country radio for playing his latest chart-topper.

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    “Crowds have been singing it louder and louder at the shows, so I’m always happy to hear folks connecting with a song. So, I appreciate country radio playing it, ‘cause I’ve really been able to measure that on the road.”

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  • NEWS AND NOTES: Jordan Davis, Carrie Underwood, Josh Turner, Shania Twain

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    Jordan Davis released a live acoustic recording of his song, “Church in a Chevy,” on Friday (May 3rd).

    Carrie Underwood and Josh Turner will perform at the Grand Ole Opry during CMA Fest week this year. Also performing throughout the week are Terri Clark, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Pam Tillis, Warren Zeiders, Lorrie Morgan and many more. Carrie is set to perform on Tuesday, June 4th, while Josh performs on Saturday, June 8th. For a full schedule, go to opry.com.

     

    Shania Twain makes a guest appearance in the new Netflix series, A Man In Full, starring Jeff Daniels, Diane Lane, Tom Pelphrey and Lucy Liu. Shania appears in the opening minutes of the show, which follows Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Daniels) as he fights to save his business empire from bankruptcy.

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  • LUKE BRYAN ANNOUNCES FARM TOUR 2024.

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    Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will headline his 15th FARM TOUR this September setting up stages in the fields of local farms September 21st-28th, 2024. Four of the six concerts were announced today, including two stops at brand new farms included in the schedule this year. Special guests include Conner Smith, Tucker Wetmore, the Peach Pickers (songwriters Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip), and DJ Rock. The additional two concerts will be released soon.

     

     

    Tickets for FARM TOUR are on sale May 9th at 10AM local time at LukeBryan.com.

    Presale tickets for Luke’s Fan Club (the Nut House) and fan App are available beginning May 6 at 10AM Local time at LukeBryan.com/all-access-pass.

    Citi is the official card of FARM TOUR. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning May 6th at 10AM local time through the Citi Entertainment® program. For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com.

     

    9-21     Marshville, NC            Huggins Store*

    9-26     Shelbyville, KY            Mulberry Orchard

    9-27     Millersport, OH           Miller Family Farm

    9-28     Smithton, PA               Cunningham Family Farm*

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    Thousands and thousands of fans have attended the tour each year since its inception in 2009. Luke continues to give back to the farmers by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the local college or university near the tour stops. To date, 83 college scholarships have been granted.

    Continuing a partnership that began in 2015, Bayer will remain presenting sponsor this year and will team up with Luke for its annual Here’s to the Farmer initiative benefitting Feeding America®. The campaign celebrates America’s hard-working farmers for helping provide people in the U.S. and around the world access to critical nutrition. To support the initiative, fans should share #HeresToTheFarmer on their social media channels now through October 31, 2024. Through this program, more than eight million meals have been provided to people experiencing hunger through the Feeding America® network of food banks.*

    Over the past two years, Luke joined Fendt, a Farm Tour sponsor, to create Luke Bryan’s Boldy Grown Popcorn and Luke Bryan’s Boldy Grown Peanuts. Each year when the limited-edition snacks sold out, Fendt donated to the National FFA Organization, the premier youth organization that prepares members for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture. Fendt donated $75,000 throughout the partnership.

     FARM TOUR 2024 is sponsored by Bayer, Fendt, and Citi.

     

    Audio / Luke Bryan explains why he continues to do his Farm Tour year after year.

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    “The beauty of Farm Tour is we’re out there on the farm. We’re helping people feed Americans. We’re giving out scholarships. You’ve got 20,000 people piling into an alfalfa field, corn field, hay field, it doesn’t matter. It’s a field. But when you put that many people out there in the Fall where the temps are kinda getting a little cool at night, nothing is more special than Farm Tour and that’s why I keep doing it year after year.”

  • KEITH URBAN RELEASES NEW SONG “GO HOME W U” WITH LAINEY WILSON.

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    Keith Urban has released “GO HOME W U” with Lainey Wilson, the third song released from his forthcoming album, out this fall. The up-tempo, ‘fuzzy good feeling towards all friends and strangers’ song, was “not meant to be a duet,” says Urban. So, when the CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson signed on, the song took shape.  “GO HOME W U,” follows the release of Urban’s current single “Messed Up As Me” as well as the song “Straight Line,” released earlier this year.

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    “I wrote “GO HOME W U” in 2020 with BRELAND, Sam (Sumser) and Sean (Small),” said Urban. “We had a blast writing it. It started out as a late-night drum loop, I grabbed a bass guitar and started playing a simple recurring bass line. Before we knew it, we were writing a chorus that could be sung by any drunk person in any bar anywhere in the world.”

    He adds, “A friend of mine suggested the idea of making the song a duet and I immediately thought of Lainey. Besides the fact that I love her voice, she’s got the swagger and attitude that fit so well with the song.”

    “Keith has been someone in the industry I’ve taken notes from for a while now,” said Wilson. “From watching him at CMA Fest every year growing up to hearing the way he treats people up and down music row, he has taught me a lot. He’s a genuine supporter of mine and I am honored I get to continue to learn from one of the best. Getting to do a song with Keith is a notch on my belt I am very proud of.”

    Keith is celebrating the release of the song by “going home” to a club setting for a special pop-up show at Dada in Dallas.

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