Nashville, TN – Canaan Smith began celebrating his first-ever No. 1 single in Bristow, VA on Friday when Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore and Maddie & Tae stormed the stage during Canaan’s “Love You Like That” performance. His Sounds of Summer tourmates dressed in all-white coveralls decorated to deliver the news that Canaan’s hit song, which has already sold over 600,000 tracks, had topped the charts. Bentley later posted video of the prank here: https://goo.gl/tL1unC

“I was so shocked when I saw Dierks, Kip, Maddie, Tae and some of the crew guys come on stage” says Canaan. “This is just so surreal and I’m so excited. I’ll never forget it.”

“Love You Like That” is the lead single off Canaan’s recently released debut album, Bronco, on Mercury Nashville. The Virginia-native co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks featured on Bronco including “Love You Like That” (written with Brett Beavers and Jim Beavers).

Canaan is currently featured in USA Today’s “On The Verge” artist spotlight. In the article, Canaan describes the inspiration behind the Bronco album title, his muse for “Love You Like That” and his familial musical upbringing: http://goo.gl/wgdDnt

Canaan will continue on the Sounds of Summer Tour through September with upcoming dates in Charlotte, NC and Birmingham, AL.

Bronco is available now: http://umgn.us/BRONCO

Additional information can be found at: www.CanaanSmith.com