DIERKS BENTLEY -- AND JAKE -- WILL CO-HOST ABC'S 'THE VIEW' ON FRIDAY. HE'LL ALSO REVEAL HIS NEW SINGLE. (PRESS RELEASE)

Nashville, TN – July 24, 2013 – Dierks Bentley will make a pit stop in New York this week in the middle of an 18-day run to co-host Friday’s episode of The View. His best four-legged friend, Jake, will also be there to co-host the show for The View’s 5th Annual “Mutts” show.

Dierks will also reveal his new single to fans with a first-time television performance of the new song off his forthcoming album, RISER.

From New York, Bentley will pick back up on the Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley Locked & Reloaded Tour this weekend in Philadelphia, PA (7/26), Holmdel, NJ (7/27) and Washington, DC (7/28). For a full listing of upcoming tour dates and appearances, visit www.dierks.com.