Darius Rucker sat down with NBC’s Willie Geist for Sunday Today (October 8th), and the talked about  dedicating his new album, “Carolyn’s Boy,” to his mother, how an appearance on “The Late Show with David Letterman” changed the trajectory of Hootie & the Blowfish and embarking on a solo country music career.

Loved this conversation with @WillieGeist! Thank you for helping to tell the story of ‘Carolyn’s Boy’ and so much more.

Watch the Sunday Sitdown on #SundayTODAY here: https://t.co/XZaVKancAG https://t.co/s4KNQ3wS7i

— Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) October 8, 2023

Reba McEntire premiered the music video for her new song, “Seven Minutes In Heaven,” on CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown over the weekend. The clip imagines what it would be like to be able to spend seven minutes in the afterlife with a special loved one, and for Reba, that would be her mother Jaqueline, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 93.

Dierks Bentley will issue a 10th anniversary edition of his 2010 album, Up on the Ridge, just in time for Record Store Day on November 24th. The collection, which will be pressed on orange vinyl, features special guests, including Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jamey Johnson, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss and Kris Kristofferson.

Mickey Guyton was announced as the featured performer at Helluva Block Party prior to Georgia Tech’s Family Weekend football game against Boston College on October 21st.

Priscilla Block will perform at Tracy Lawrence‘s 18th Annual Mission: Possible Turkey Fry and Benefit Concert at Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon on November 21st. Lee Brice and Halfway to Hazard will also perform. The Turkey Fry is set to take place at the Nashville Fairgrounds that morning, followed by the concert that evening. Last year, Tracy’s event fried 1200 turkeys to benefit the Nashville Rescue Mission in helping to feed the homeless in Middle Tennessee.

Dalton Dover will perform the National Anthem prior to Monday’s (October 9th) game in Atlanta as the Braves play host to the Phillies in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

Tyler Hubbard will be one of the headliners at next year’s CMC Rocks QLD  at the Willowbank Raceway in Ispwich, Queensland March 15th – 17th. Lainey Wilson and Chris Young will also headline during the three-day festival. Priscilla Block, Chase Rice, Megan Moroney, Jackson Dean, Elvie Shane, Drake Milligan, Morgan Wade and Tyler Braden, among others, will also perform.

See y'all next year, Australia. CMC Rocks QLD 2024 tickets on sale now: https://t.co/PlJYtiCQXR pic.twitter.com/HZK7GHmdHY

— Tyler Hubbard (@tylerhubbard) October 8, 2023

Named a Pandora 2023 Artist to Watch, an Amazon Music 2023 Breakthrough Artist to Watch: Country Class and a member of CMT’s LISTEN UP 2023 Class, Dalton Dover releases his eight-song collection Never Giving Up On That via Mercury Records/UMG Nashville, featuring two new songs including “Dirt Roads and Jesus” and an alluring cover of “If I Ain’t Got You.” Listen to Never Giving Up On That HERE.

“This has been such an exciting time in my life, and it means so much to be able to share it with all of you,” shares Dover. “So many milestones and memories have been made with these songs and what better way to celebrate that than putting them all together and adding some new ones. We can’t wait to bring more new music to you soon.”

Along with “If I Ain’t Got You,” a staple and fan-favorite in his live set, “Dirt Roads and Jesus,” written by Dover with his producer Matt McVaney and Alex Maxwell, is a striking ballad, expressing where he feels closest to God. As he debuted the song during his first performance at the Grand Ole Opry, he explained he’d faced some tough times throughout his life, but his faith has always brought him out the other side to better days.

Today’s release follows barn-burner “Night To Go,” praised by MusicRow as Dover “has already proved himself to be a masterful country balladeer, a story-song teller, a heartache prince and a heart-tugging sentimentalist…He can also spit out a country rocker with the best of ‘em: this kicks hillbilly butt,” asserting the song is “more proof that stardom should knock on his door.”

I’m releasing my very first ever EP THIS FRIDAY featuring 2 brand new songs “Dirt Roads an Jesus”
and my cover of “If I Aint Got You”! ⚡️ feels like a new chapter for me, & I can’t wait for y’all to hear the new music on there! 💥https://t.co/LjAmL7t2hq#NeverGivingUpOnThatEP pic.twitter.com/Rj0Zyazyf4

— Dalton Dover (@DaltonDover3) September 21, 2023

Dover’s first official single “Giving Up On That” debuted as the most-added song at Country radio and continues to climb the charts. The official music video, filmed near Dover’s hometown in Rome, Georgia, will premiere next Wednesday, Sept. 27 on CMT, CMT Music, CMT.com and Paramount’s Times Square Billboard.

He made his international debut earlier this year at C2C: Country to Country Festival’s CMA Songwriters Series before joining Chase Rice on the Way Down Yonder Tour. This summer, Dover performed across four stages at CMA Fest, including the Nissan Stadium Platform Stage, and played Luke Combs’ Whiskey Jam Bootleggers Tailgate Party at Gillette Stadium in July. He has been on the road with select dates supporting Tyler Hubbard, Parker McCollum, Justin Moore and Priscilla Block among festival performances. For more information and tickets, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com.

Never Giving Up On That Track List:

1. Giving Up On That (Dalton Dover, Adam Craig, Josh Pierce)
2. You Got A Small Town (Adam Craig, Jamie Paulin, John Pierce)
3. Damn Good Life (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Jackson Free)
4. Baby I Am (Jason Gantt, Dan Isbell, Nate Smith)
5. Night To Go (Cole Taylor, Trea Landon, Shane Minor, Michael Carter)
6. Hear About A Girl (Adam Craig, Michael Carter, Jim McCormick)
7. If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
8. Dirt Roads and Jesus (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Matt McVaney)

 Dalton Dover Upcoming Tour Dates:

 Sept. 23           Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (w/ Justin Moore)            Greenwood Village, CO

Sept. 26           CMT Equal Access Showcase                                    Nashville, TN

Sept. 27           Pasadena Rodeo                                                          Pasadena, TX

Oct. 8              WPOC Sunday in the Country                                   Columbia, MD

On the heels of the release of his Never Giving Up On That collection, Dalton Dover premieres the official music video for his latest single “Giving Up On That” on CMT, CMT Music, CMT.com and Paramount’s Times Square Billboard. Directed by Tristan Cusick, the video was filmed near Dover’s hometown in Rome, Georgia.

LISTEN TO NEVER GIVING UP ON THAT | HERE

“Every scene in the video is just somewhere that means something to me, places where I grew up,” Dover shared with CMT.com. “The people in the video are some of the most important people in my life. Growing up, you’re playing all these small venues around here. Little did you know 12 years later, you’d sign a record deal and film your first music video at the same exact place, the same bar that you played one of your first hometown shows in.”

Last week, Dover revealed his eight-song collection Never Giving Up On That via Mercury Records/UMG Nashville, featuring two new songs including “Dirt Roads and Jesus” and an alluring cover of “If I Ain’t Got You,” among fan-favorite hits such as “Baby I Am,” “You Got A Small Town” and “Night To Go,” as well as  “Giving Up On That,” which debuted as the most-added song at Country radio and continues to climb the charts. Listen to Never Giving Up On That HERE.

Dover made his international debut earlier this year at C2C: Country to Country Festival’s CMA Songwriters Series before joining Chase Rice on the Way Down Yonder Tour. This summer, he performed across four stages at CMA Fest, including the Nissan Stadium Platform Stage, and played Luke Combs’ Whiskey Jam Bootleggers Tailgate Party at Gillette Stadium in July. He has been on the road with select dates supporting Tyler Hubbard, Parker McCollum, Justin Moore and Priscilla Block among festival performances. For more information and tickets, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com. 

Never Giving Up On That Track List:

1. Giving Up On That (Dalton Dover, Adam Craig, Josh Pierce)
2. You Got A Small Town (Adam Craig, Jamie Paulin, John Pierce)
3. Damn Good Life (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Jackson Free)
4. Baby I Am (Jason Gantt, Dan Isbell, Nate Smith)
5. Night To Go (Cole Taylor, Trea Landon, Shane Minor, Michael Carter)
6. Hear About A Girl (Adam Craig, Michael Carter, Jim McCormick)
7. If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
8. Dirt Roads and Jesus (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Matt McVaney)

Dalton Dover Upcoming Tour Dates: 

Sept. 27           Pasadena Rodeo                                                          Pasadena, TX

Oct. 5              Capitol Center for the Arts                                         Concord, NH

Oct. 7              Homespun Festival                                                     Rockmart, GA

Oct. 8              WPOC Sunday in the Country                                   Columbia, MD

Oct. 13            WXCY BBQ Fest                                                       Aberdeen, MD

About Dalton Dover
Lauded by MusicRow as a “master country talent,” Dalton Dover’s current chart-climbing single “Giving Up On That” via UMG Nashville/Mercury Records was the most-added track at Country Radio upon its debut with 60 first week adds and can be found on his latest EP Never Giving Up On That, featuring eight tracks including “Night To Go,” “Baby I Am,” “Hear About A Girl,” and more. Named a Pandora 2023 Artist to Watch, an Amazon Music 2023 Breakthrough Artist to Watch: Country Class and a member of CMT’s LISTEN UP 2023 Class, Dover made his Grand Ole Opry debut in December 2022, followed by his international debut in 2023 at C2C: Country to Country Festival’s CMA Songwriters Series before joining Chase Rice on the Way Down Yonder Tour. This summer, Dover performed across four stages at CMA Fest, including the Nissan Stadium Platform stage and played Luke Combs’ Whiskey Jam Bootleggers Tailgate Party at Gillette Stadium in July. Dover is currently on the road with select dates supporting Tyler Hubbard, Parker McCollum, Justin Moore and Priscilla Block among headlining festival performances. By the age of 16, Dover had picked up a guitar and started teaching himself to play, yet it was his grandfather who turned him on to country music and artists such as Keith Whitley, Rhett Akins, Joe Diffie and Steve Wariner. Performances at local bars soon followed along with sharing covers of some of his favorite songs on TikTok. It was there he caught the ear of producer Matt McV and A&R veteran and founder of Droptine, Jim Catino, who quickly signed Dover. His debut track “You Got a Small Town,” produced by McV, quickly garnered critical acclaim from Billboard, MusicRow, Country Now and Wide Open Country. With his debut and his follow-up “Baby I Am” earning notable playlisting, Dover was named a Spotify Hot Country 2022 Artist to Watch along with a spotlight as Billboard’s February Country Rookie of the Month and a nod for MusicRow’s 2022 Discovery Artist of the Year. For more information, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com or follow along on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook.

Named a Pandora 2023 Artist to Watch, an Amazon Music 2023 Breakthrough Artist to Watch: Country Class and a member of CMT’s LISTEN UP 2023 Class, Dalton Dover releases his eight-song collection Never Giving Up On That via Mercury Records/UMG Nashville, featuring two new songs including “Dirt Roads and Jesus” and an alluring cover of “If I Ain’t Got You.” Listen to Never Giving Up On That HERE.

“This has been such an exciting time in my life, and it means so much to be able to share it with all of you,” shares Dover. “So many milestones and memories have been made with these songs and what better way to celebrate that than putting them all together and adding some new ones. We can’t wait to bring more new music to you soon.”

Along with “If I Ain’t Got You,” a staple and fan-favorite in his live set, “Dirt Roads and Jesus,” written by Dover with his producer Matt McVaney and Alex Maxwell, is a striking ballad, expressing where he feels closest to God. As he debuted the song during his first performance at the Grand Ole Opry, he explained he’d faced some tough times throughout his life, but his faith has always brought him out the other side to better days.

Today’s release follows barn-burner “Night To Go,” praised by MusicRow as Dover “has already proved himself to be a masterful country balladeer, a story-song teller, a heartache prince and a heart-tugging sentimentalist…He can also spit out a country rocker with the best of ‘em: this kicks hillbilly butt,” asserting the song is “more proof that stardom should knock on his door.”

Dover’s first official single “Giving Up On That” debuted as the most-added song at Country radio and continues to climb the charts. The official music video, filmed near Dover’s hometown in Rome, Georgia, will premiere next Wednesday, Sept. 27 on CMT, CMT Music, CMT.com and Paramount’s Times Square Billboard.

He made his international debut earlier this year at C2C: Country to Country Festival’s CMA Songwriters Series before joining Chase Rice on the Way Down Yonder Tour. This summer, Dover performed across four stages at CMA Fest, including the Nissan Stadium Platform Stage, and played Luke Combs’ Whiskey Jam Bootleggers Tailgate Party at Gillette Stadium in July. He has been on the road with select dates supporting Tyler Hubbard, Parker McCollum, Justin Moore and Priscilla Block among festival performances. For more information and tickets, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com.

Never Giving Up On That Track List: 

1. Giving Up On That (Dalton Dover, Adam Craig, Josh Pierce)
2. You Got A Small Town (Adam Craig, Jamie Paulin, John Pierce)
3. Damn Good Life (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Jackson Free)
4. Baby I Am (Jason Gantt, Dan Isbell, Nate Smith)
5. Night To Go (Cole Taylor, Trea Landon, Shane Minor, Michael Carter)
6. Hear About A Girl (Adam Craig, Michael Carter, Jim McCormick)
7. If I Ain’t Got You (Alicia Keys)
8. Dirt Roads and Jesus (Dalton Dover, Alex Maxwell, Matt McVaney)

Dalton Dover Upcoming Tour Dates: 

Sept. 23           Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre (w/ Justin Moore)            Greenwood Village, CO

Sept. 26           CMT Equal Access Showcase                                    Nashville, TN

Sept. 27           Pasadena Rodeo                                                          Pasadena, TX

Oct. 8              WPOC Sunday in the Country                                   Columbia, MD

As current single “Giving Up On That” continues climbing the charts, MusicRow-dubbed “master country talent,” Dalton Dover releases a new Friday night anthem with “Night To Go” via UMG Nashville/Mercury Records.

“When I heard this song for the first time, it took me back to being a kid. This is the kind of music I grew up listening to,” shares Dover. “I wanted to do something that would make my ‘90s Country heroes proud.”

Written by Cole Taylor, Trea Landon, Shane Minor and Michael Carter, “Night To Go” is a nostalgic ‘90s barn burner with copious steel guitar, as Dover showcases his powerful voice and delivers the perfect night in the country:

It ain’t parking with your buddies at the same ol’ bar

Drinking all the same ol’ drinks

It ain’t hangin’ at the house all by yourself

Staring at a football game

Well there’s a million different ways to burn some moonlight

But if you asked me there ain’t nothing like

Pick her up at seven, she climbs on in

Ride around a little to a country song

Pull into that county line and go

And go and get our cold beer on

Lean in for a kiss underneath the stars

Til the sun shows up, just hold her close

That’s about as good as a good ol’ boy

Would ever want a night to go

Dover’s first official single “Giving Up On That” debuted as the most-added song at Country radio, with MusicRow calling it “a solid winner,” boasting, “this power ballad of regret and yearning gives him a super showcase for his dynamic, whisper-to-a-scream vocal ability,” and of Dover, “make this man a star.”

Ahead of Mother’s Day, the Georgia native paid tribute to his mother with “I Wouldn’t Be Here” and delivered a preview of the song as he shared his mom’s reaction to hearing it for the first time on his Instagram.

Named a Pandora 2023 Artist to Watch, an Amazon Music 2023 Breakthrough Artist to Watch: Country Class and a member of CMT’s LISTEN UP 2023 Class, Dover made his international debut earlier this year at C2C: Country to Country Festival’s CMA Songwriters Series before joining Chase Rice on the Way Down Yonder Tour. This summer, the Georgia native performed across four stages at CMA Fest, including the Nissan Stadium Platform Stage, and played Luke Combs’ Whiskey Jam Bootleggers Tailgate Party at Gillette Stadium in July. Dover is currently on the road with select dates supporting Tyler Hubbard, Parker McCollum and Priscilla Block among festival performances. For more information and tickets, visit DaltonDoverOfficial.com/Tour.

Dalton Dover Upcoming Tour Dates:

Aug. 12           Voices of America Country Music Festival 2023    West Chester, OH

Aug. 16           KTOM Summer Concerts at the Winery                        Carmel, CA

Aug. 18           KATM Country in the Grove                                      Stockton, CA

Aug. 24           Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium                        Chattanooga, TN

w/ Parker McCollum

Aug. 25           Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre                              Charlotte, NC

w/ Parker McCollum

Aug. 26           CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park                        Simpsonville, SC

w/ Parker McCollum

Sept. 1             Georgia Country Music Fest                                      Marietta, GA

Sept. 2             Taste of Madison                                                        Madison, WI

w/ Priscilla Block

Sept. 9             KNCI Country in the Park                                          Sacramento, CA

Sept. 23           Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre                                    Greenwood Village, CO

Sept. 27           Pasadena Rodeo                                                          Pasadena, Texas

Jan. 29-Feb. 1 Boots on the Beach                                                     Punta Cana, Dominican                                                                                                                      Republic

“Night To Go” Lyrics Available for Download HERE

Dalton Dover  started singing in church, but his love of performing didn’t kick in until his fifth grade talent show.

“I guess I discovered I could sing whenever I’d done my first talent show at school, and I started singing around school because all my friends were like, ‘Man, you could really sing.’ And I guess then I was just like, ‘Well, okay, I think I got something here.’”

The Rome, Georgia native was dared by his friends to perform a Justin Bieber song, which he did. He chose the pop star’s 2010 smash “Baby,” and he hasn’t stopped performing since.

“A couple of my buddies dared us to do a Justin Bieber song at my fifth-grade talent show, and we did and we crushed it. We won the talent show, and I think after that, I fell in love with performing and I never stopped doing it.”

Dalton is currently making his voice heard on the airwaves with his single, “Giving Up On That.”

Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain and tyranny.

The Declaration of Independence, which is on public display in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., was primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson, however, he worked with Benjamin Franklin and John Adams to come up with the final document. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776, but the actual signing of the document took place August 2nd, 1776. Now, the Fourth of July holiday is commonly associated with fireworks displays, parades, barbecues and concerts.

Some of your favorite country stars take time to remember their Fourth of July traditions, memories and what the holiday really means to them.

Brad Paisley is set to headline “Let Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th” celebration. The downtown event in Nashville will present one of the country’s largest July 4^th fireworks show, which will be synchronized to live music from the Nashville Symphony. Brad, who is headlining the show for the second time (his last appearance was in 2021), will be joined on the bill by The War And Treaty, Ben Rector, Tiera Kennedy and singer-songwriter Langhorne Slim. The event is partnering with The Store, a free referral-based grocery store founded by Brad and his wife, Kimberly Williams Paisley. One dollar from the sale of each event T-shirt will benefit The Store.

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Darius Rucker has been tapped to perform on CNN’s The Fourth In America on July 4th for the 247th anniversary of the United States’ independence. Other musical performances include Alanis Morrisette, The All-American Rejects, Demi Lovato, Duran Duran, Flo Rida, Leon Bridges, Post Malone, Sheryl Crow, Smash Mouth, Zac Brown Band, The Plain White T’s, and more. The special, which will feature performances and firework shows from around the country (including Nashville, New Orleans, Boston, Chicago, Houston, New York City and more), will air live from 7pm ET to 1am ET on CNN.

Maddie & Tae will celebrate Independence Day by performing “This Land Is Your Land” as part of the PBS TV special, A Capitol Fourth. Boyz II Men, Belinda Carlisle, Chicago, Babyface, Renee Fleming, Charles Esten and the Broadway cast of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, among others, will also perform. The live broadcast will air beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT on Tuesday (July 4th) on PBS.

We're thrilled to share the all-star lineup for A Capitol Fourth! Don't miss the live broadcast on PBS at 8/7c, Tuesday, July 4th.

— A Capitol Fourth (@July4thPBS) June 25, 2023