Exterior rendering of Chief’s, set to open in 2023 at 200 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee | Rendering Courtesy of Chief’s / AJ Capital

Eric Church, alongside real estate and hospitality entrepreneur Ben Weprin, announced the entertainer’s flagship bar, restaurant and live music venue, Chief’s, earlier this year. As construction is well underway, the co-owners tease the first detailed renderings of the six-story project set to open at 200 Broadway in 2023.

Designed to celebrate Church’s ever-expanding musical legacy while creating a downtown Nashville gathering place for all, Chief’s will feature a ticketed music venue plus additional live entertainment throughout the building and unique décor elements such as more than 3,000 concert posters from throughout the CMA Entertainer of the Year’s career papering the ground floor. Chief’s will also house a studio for live broadcasting, inclusive of Church’s Outsiders Radio SiriusXM channel, with the capability of hosting broadcasts by various media partners.

The venue also taps into Church’s Carolina roots in partnership with James Beard Award Winning Pitmaster Rodney Scott. His restaurant, Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ, will overlook downtown with its ‘Hell of a Q’ rooftop offering.

“I’ve had a blast working with Ben on the design of Chief’s,” says Church of the establishment’s stage of development. “Like everything we do with our music, the same care and consideration has gone into every detail of this place. It will be unrivaled downtown. I can’t wait to play here..”

Situated at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Broadway in historic downtown Nashville, Chief’s is designed with Church’s direct input to pay homage to chapters in his life. The property boasts character-driven design that revitalizes the former Cotton Eyed Joe building. Between the inspirational interiors and thoughtful focus on unique live performances, Chief’s will offer fans an unparalleled entertainment experience in in Music City.

Parker McCollum, has made a name for himself by being a committed road-warrior that leaves it all on the stage for the fans that made it all possible. Recently, McCollum announced his upcoming 2023 tour dates and has already sold-out his first headlining show at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado on August 10th. The 9,500 seat venue has housed legendary musicians from all genres for a truly one-of-a-kind concert experience.  

“It is such an honor to sell out Red Rocks as my first headline show there the day it went on sale,” says McCollum. “It’s such a bucket list venue and so many greats have performed on that stage. Really looking forward to this one and can’t wait to put our mark on Red Rocks.”

One song Parker will definitely have in his set list on tour is his latest single, “Handle On You.”

Priscilla Block is one of five children, and she says her favorite Christmas gift was one Santa Claus brought to all of the kids.

“My favorite Christmas gift as a kid was the day we got a trampoline. Omigosh. It was so exciting,” says Priscilla. “Santa had it set up outside, and I don’t think we finished unwrapping our presents. We were so excited to get out on that trampoline. We slept on the trampoline that night. We had so many sleepovers growing up on our trampoline, and that was the best Christmas present ever.”

The North Carolina native says her family just hangs out all day on Christmas Day after opening gifts and eating breakfast. “During Christmas, my mom gets all the cereal that we love. We do breakfast bagels. Every single Christmas, we’ll have breakfast bagels. And usually we’ll just have leftovers all day. We eat all day long for Christmas, and it’s great. We stay in our jammies. We don’t do a whole fancy dinner. We just eat whatever’s in the house and watch movies all day. It’s fun.”

Just a reminder to catch ABC’s Superstar: Reba McEntire and a whole slew of famous faces, including Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Darius Rucker, Dolly Parton, Nick Jonas, Wynonna Judd, Lainey Wilson and more paying tribute to the singer, actor, entrepreneur and all-around Superstar on Thursday (December 8th) beginning at 10pm ET on ABC.

It’s the “Queen of Country” like you’ve never seen her before.

Tune in to “Superstar: Reba McEntire” for a glimpse into the experiences, triumphs, and losses that turned Reba into a household name.

The star-studded special airs Dec. 8 at 10pm ET on @ABC and next-day on @hulu. pic.twitter.com/MbVH3QOfNL

— ABC News Studios (@abcnewsstudios) December 2, 2022

Also in Reba McEntire news, a premiere date has been set for her Lifetime TV movie, The Hammer. She stars as a traveling judge who takes over a district in Nevada and helps to solve a murder AND clear her sister’s name. Reba’s boyfriend, Rex Linn, who also stars with her in ABC’s Big Sky: Deadly Trails, is featured in the TV show, as well as one of her best friends, Melissa Peterman. Reba McEntire’s The Hammer will air January 7th at 8pm ET on Lifetime.

Darius Rucker has released the lyric video for his version of “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from his 2014 Christmas album, Home For The Holidays.

The War and Treaty will perform during the ABC special, CMA Country Christmas, Thursday (December 8th) beginning at 9pm ET/8pm CT. The special also features performances by host Carly Pearce,  Maren Morris, Dan + Shay, Old Dominion and Scotty McCreery, among others.

Mickey Guyton is set to perform “I Still Pray” on The Tamron Hall Show on Thursday (December 8th) on ABC (check local listings for time).

Brothers Osborne will perform at the SEC Championship Concert in Atlanta on December 3rd beginning at Noon ET.

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Little Big Town will perform during The 24th Annual A Home For The Holidays at The Grove L.A. television special December 23rd at 8pm ET/7pm CT on CBS.

The holiday season is here ❄️ Join us for a special performance to celebrate families whose lives were changed by adoption during The 24th Annual A Home for the Holidays at @TheGroveLA. See you December 23rd at 8/7c on @CBS. #Home4Holidays pic.twitter.com/gonvG1IHEP

— Little Big Town (@littlebigtown) November 3, 2022

Dierks Bentley and his partner Phil Keoghan, the Emmy-winning host of “The Amazing Race,” were crowned the champions of the first annual pickleball tournament “Pickled,” which aired last Thursday (November 17th) on CBS. They received their trophy — the Colbert Cup — when they appeared later that night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.

Keith Urban and Tim McGraw are among the headliners at next years Boots and Hearts Festival, taking place August 10th-13th at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada. Travis Denning, Hardy and many more will also perform. Tickets are on sale now at bootsandhearts.com.

Parker McCollum, is closing out 2022 with his latest release, “Stoned,” out now. The solemnly reflective track, written by McCollum, Brett James, and Mark Holman, explores the universal emotions of loneliness, uncertainty, and misunderstanding, and how we often find ways to self-medicate our feelings.

“I was going to save this song to be released with the album but, after the fans demanded it be released sooner, I decided to go ahead and give it to them. This song says so much while saying so little, which is exactly how I like it to be. I hope they love it!” – Parker McCollum

In addition to the release of “Stoned,” tickets for all of Parker’s announced 2023 tour dates are available now. Joining the highly-touted road-warrior next year is an impressive group of rising County artists including Corey Kent, Catie Offerman, Larry Fleet, Jackson Dean, Flatland Cavalry, and Texas staple, the Randy Rogers Band. Co-produced by Live Nation and Emporium Presents, the upcoming tour will feature fan-favorite tunes and Parker’s biggest hits – including No. 1 songs “To Be Loved By You” and “Pretty Heart,” plus current chart climbing single “Handle On You” – as he gears up for another explosive year on-stage performing for the fans that make it all possible.

Parker’s current single, “Handle On You” is making its way up the country charts.

Tour Dates:

Recently announced, Parker will be joining Morgan Wallen as support for select dates on his upcoming One Night At A Time World Tour. Parker will join the following performance dates:

Tickets for all of Parker’s upcoming tour dates are available here.
*General on-sale tickets for headlining shows are available on December 2^nd at 10:00am Local Time.

The Mercury Nashville band, Boy Named Banjo, played their 5^th annual Thanksgiving weekend show to a sold-out crowd at Brooklyn Bowl this past Friday (11/25). The Nashville born and raised quintet includes Barton Davies, Ford Garrard, Sam McCullough, Willard Logan and William Reames.

“Thank you so much for all of your support,” yelled Davies from the stage to the standing-room only audience. “We have so much to be thankful for this year – and it’s all because of you in this room. We are so grateful for the fans!”

The band performed crowd favorites including “Circles” and “I Feel For You,” the classic Chicks song “Long Time Gone,” recently released “Heart In Motion” and “Heart Attack,” among others. They were also joined on stage by BMG Nashville singer/songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr., who not only opened for the band, but is also a co-writer on a track on Boy Named Banjo’s upcoming project, to be released in 2023.

Adds Reames, “Playing a sold-out crowd in this venue in our hometown of Nashville, is something so special. Thank you for showing up for us. This is really something we couldn’t have envisioned.”

The band has one final show this year on December 17 at the legendary Billy Bob’s Texas as direct support to Flatland Calvary. Tickets are available here.

Kip Moore announced a string of headlining shows in The U.K. and Europe slated for 2023 today. Moore whose electric live show “draws sold-out audiences around the world” (CMT) will return to major cities across the pond, as well as play some cities for the first time, kicking off in Hamburg, DE on 5/13. Tickets go on sale on Friday, December 9th at 10am GMT at kipmoore.net.

As part of the international trek Moore will also headline the inaugural Country and Americana festival, Highways, taking place at London’s historic and iconic Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, May 20. The evening’s stacked lineup also includes Morgan Wade who Moore recently collaborated with on his track “If I Was Your Lover,” as well as Jackson Dean and Stephen Wilson Jr.. Tickets go on sale 10am GMT on Friday, December 9 at LiveNation.co.uk and RoyalAlbertHall.com.

“We’ve made it a big priority of ours to keep coming back to The U.K. and Europe over the years. We feel a very genuine connection with the fans there and I’m looking forward to playing some new cities for the first time too,” shared Moore. “To get to headline Royal Albert Hall and launch Highways festival is a true bucket list moment for me. Royal Albert Hall is so legendary, I feel very grateful to get to play there.”

KIP MOORE LIVE: OFFICIAL 2023 UK AND EUROPEAN DATES:

5/13            Hamburg, DE – Grosse Freiheit 36
5/14            Cologne, DE – Die Kantine
5/17            Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg/ The Max
5/19            Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute Birmingham
5/20            London, UK – Royal Albert Hall
5/21            Leeds, UK – O2 Leeds Academy
5/24            Gateshead, UK – Sage-Gateshead
5/25            Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester
5/26            Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
5/27            Belfast, UK – Botanic Gardens

Known as “one of country’s more thoughtful artists” (Billboard), Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore has toured the world earning acclaim and a rabid fanbase as an all-in performer in each setting, consistently selling out headlining shows internationally with huge followings in The U.S, The U.K, Europe, Australia and Canada. Praised by Noisey as “an uncompromising, genre-defying artist firing on all cylinders” Moore has blazed his own trail, with “a bit more Southern rock than traditional country… to be a Kip Moore fan suddenly became a marker of your having a certain refinement in your country-music taste” (Chicago Tribune). Moore first splashed into the mainstream with the double-PLATINUM “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” in 2012, then followed up with three more best selling No. Ones (“Hey Pretty Girl,” “Beer Money” and “More Girls Like You”), a trio of ambitious, critically-praised albums and two gritty EPs that landed Moore on multiple “Best Of” lists. Moore recently garnered resounding acclaim for his fourth studio album, WILD WORLD. The set, co-written and co-produced by Moore, was spotlighted by critics as “especially vital; occasionally, even rare,” (Esquire). For more information visit kipmoore.net, and follow Moore on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

Multi-Platinum and Award Winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley has always encompassed the values and sounds that have defined his authentic two-decade career. Those many strains of Country music he’s mastered and cultivated span the arena shaker to the barroom weeper to the bluegrass fireballer. Today, he releases “High Note” featuring Billy Strings, a witty track about weed that taps Bentley’s passion for and experience with bluegrass that finishes in a super-jam featuring legends Jerry Douglas on dobro, Sam Bush on mandolin and guest guitar stars Billy Strings and Bryan Sutton. “High Note” helps set the stage for Bentley’s tenth LP, arriving early next year. To listen, click here or watch the music video here.

“Bryan Sutton first tipped me off to Billy Strings about seven years ago mentioning that the future of bluegrass was in good hands,” said Bentley. “I was totally blown away the first time I saw him. I’ve cut songs like these since my first record, and I knew I wanted to have him on this one, I’m such a huge fan. It was a lot of fun to have him, Jerry, Sam and Bryan all passing licks around – having them all on this record means a lot to me personally.”

Produced by Bentley alongside Ross Copperman, Jon Randall and F. Reid Shippen, the new track follows the lead single from his 10th studio album “Gold,” where he “cranks up the energy and learns to enjoy the ride” (Rolling Stone). Last night, Bentley performed “Gold” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert here, after he sat down with the host to discuss wining the first-ever Colbert Cup during Pickled, the CBS special celebrity pickleball tournament to benefit Comic Relief US featuring other celebrities like Will Ferrell, Sugar Ray Leonard, Emma Watson and Tig Notaro. Fans can watch the interview portion here.

That 10th album landmark speaks to how time has flown in Bentley’s unique, 21st-century career. He landed his first publishing deal in 2001 and released his debut album in 2003, producing an instant No. One single. The years since have revealed a rare consistency that’s fueled longevity – eight more albums that reached the top of the Country sales charts, resulting in 21 No. One songs, 6.4 billion streams, three CMA Awards, 14 GRAMMY® nominations and membership into the Grand Ole Opry. Trendy sounds have ebbed and flowed around him over these two decades, but fans have relied on Bentley for something more nourishing and individual. He also has created professional endeavors outside of the music with his Flag & Anthem lifestyle collection Desert Son, along with his “Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row” franchise hosting four locations. For more information, visit www.Dierks.com.