Four-time Entertainer of the Year and American Idol judge Luke Bryan will release a deluxe version of his No. 1, RIAA gold certified album BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE (Deluxe Edition) on April 9th adding six NEW songs to the collection. He says the reason he added six new tracks is because of COVID and the songs worked seamlessly side-by-side with the original 10 tracks.

“When I think about when we went to release Born Here Live Here Die Here, we kind of got delayed because of everything associated and involved with COVID. So, we released Born Here Live Here Die Here in August, and through that process even through quarantine, I had written a couple of songs. We knew that we still wanted Born Here Live Here Die Here to be out there living, and so I had these six songs that I found and some of ‘em I had already recorded,” says Luke. “I love these songs. I love what they say. They have a lot of ruralness to ‘em. They have a lot of downhome country feels to ‘em, and I felt like (they) complimented the album very well. I was excited for my fans to hear ‘em as quick as I could get it out to them.”

Luke is poised to hit the top of the country charts with his latest single, “Down to One.”

Catch Luke and his fellow American Idol judges, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, this Sunday as the auditions for the show’s contestants continue, beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC.