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  • KIP MOORE ENVISAGES “IF I WAS YOUR LOVER” IN BRAND NEW SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO OUT TODAY.

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    Kip Moore is dropping another new track, sharing his yearning new song “If I Was Your Lover” today, available to listen here. Co-written by Moore with Matt Bubel, and the pair co-producing the song with Jaren Johnston (The Cadillac Three), the track sees Moore envision how it would be if the object of his desire was in fact his. Directed by his longtime collaborator, PJ Brown, Moore welcomes co-star and red-hot fellow artist Morgan Wade in the brand new music video. Shot in Charleston, SC the cinematic and sultry video imagines a dream-like world in which Moore and Wade are together.

     

    “A close friend and incredible musician Matt Bubel came over one day during the initial lockdown,” shared Moore. “We started playing music late into the night and that’s when he played the opening keys riff. My melody immediately fell out when I heard it but was unsure of what I wanted to say.  It had such a hypnotic feel about it and I listened to the recording of only that piece for the next few nights. I woke up with the whole lyric in my head one morning and I’ve been waiting to release this song ever since then. Filming the video with Morgan took the song to a whole new place. I’m excited for fans to hear this, along with see this video.”

    Moore recently shared his electrifying new track “Fire On Wheels.” The new track is a volume-up, groove-driven anthem that embodies the energy of Moore’s life out on the road. Moore simultaneously revealed his multi-city FIRE ON WHEELS TOUR will kick off in Salt Lake City, UT on 9/8. Moore has invited special guests Boy Named Banjo to join him this fall, on the trek that will see Moore bring his renowned live show to cities across the country, as well as a stop in Canada. Fans can purchase tickets now at kipmoore.net.

  • MCA NASHVILLE RECORDING ARTIST CATIE OFFERMAN RELEASES NEW TRACK “GET A DOG.”

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    Catie Offerman releases her latest track today, “Get A Dog.” On the heels of Offerman’s debut track “Happyland Trailer Park,” and which has 5.3M streams, and the follow up “Don’t Do It In Texas,” the new song is written by Offerman, Joe Clemmons (Gabby Barrett, Ryan Hurd) and Aaron Eshuis (Cole Swindell, Scotty McCreery) and produced by Dann Huff. The emerging country artist will step into the revered circle at The Grand Ole Opry for her performance debut on Friday, September 2 and she has added new tour dates to her schedule.

    “Get A Dog,” which suggests that man’s best friend might be the only friend to a horrible human, was conceived in a writing session after discussing how all the writers had been in relationships with people who just weren’t worth their time.

    “This song is for anyone who has ever dated someone who was basically unlovable,” says Offerman. “Not calling, staying out late, coming home drunk, acting crazy – guys and girls are both guilty of it. When we find those people in our lives, instead of trying to fix them, we just need to tell them to hit the road and get a dog – cause that’s the only thing on earth that’ll love them!”

    Chorus:

    Maybe you should get a dog

    Have someone to sleep with

    Waits for you at home

    After you been drinking

    Chases you around

    Plays your little games

    Let ’s you be a fool

    And loves you anyway

    If you need someone to run right back to ya

    Every time you call

    Oh, you should get a dog

    Baby, you should get a dog

     

    Listen to the new track available everywhere now. 

    Catie Offerman Tour Dates:

    August 26            Savannah, GA                    Lucas Theatre For The Arts       With Ashley McBride

    September 2         Nashville, TN                    Grand Ole Opry

    September 3         St. Petersburg, FL              Jannus Live                                      With Parker McCollum

    September 4         Pompano Beach, FL           Pompano Beach Amphitheater       With Parker McCollum

    September 17       Nashville, TN                    Ascend Amphitheater                            With Parker McCollum

    October 15           Lubbock, TX                     Panhandle South Plains Fairgrounds With Josh Abbott Band

     

    Tickets available at catieofferman.com.

     

    Audio / Catie Offerman talks about her new song, "Get A Dog."

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    Catie Offerman (Get A Dog) OC: …get a dog. :37
    “So, we wrote this song a couple of years ago now, and I just remember us talking about it in the writing room all the guys and girls out there that just are totally worthless (laughs), that don’t put in the work, that want everything from you but don’t want to give you anything back and they don’t take you on dates and they get drunk and they want to come home and love on ya, and that’s just not going to work. And so, we’re like, man the only thing that’s really capable of loving a person like that that can’t be loved is a dog. So, I’m married now, but if I could tell all those losers back in my past, I’d tell ‘em, ‘Just go get a dog.’”

    Audio / LINER Catie Offerman (Get A Dog)

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  • MICKEY GUYTON RELEASES BRAND-NEW SONG “SOMETHIN’ BOUT YOU” FRIDAY, AUGUST 26th.

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    Mickey Guyton releases her brand-new song “Somethin’ Bout You” on Friday (August 26th). “Somethin’ Bout You,” written by Guyton with Tyler Hubbard and David Garcia, serves as the first of three new songs expected this year from the Texas-native.

    “‘Somethin’ Bout You’ is reminiscent of those easy, joy-filled, early days of loving someone, and discovering something new in each other every day,” shares Guyton. “Since having my son Grayson, I’ve been seeing the arc of life from a new perspective, and I love celebrating every bit of it – from heartbreak to finding your person and falling in love, to the newfound love between a parent and a child. This song is the start of that journey.”

    Also on Friday morning, Guyton is set to perform “Somethin’ Bout You” as part of her appearance on TODAY Summer Concert Series. Tune in to NBC at 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26.

    “Somethin’ Bout You” follows Guyton’s groundbreaking, GRAMMY-contending debut album Remember Her Name. The critically acclaimed 16-song project was hailed by the Associated Press as “a powerful and personal debut,” while Guyton earned praise from NPR which noted, “[Guyton] raises the rafters and distills emotion with impeccable clarity. Her high notes thrill, her nuance in storytelling captivates. A star for our times claims her place.”

    Capitol Nashville’s Mickey Guyton “raises the rafters and distills emotion with impeccable clarity. Her high notes thrill, her nuance in storytelling captivates. A star for our times claims her place” (NPR). Guyton’s latest song “Somethin’ Bout You” is the first of three new songs expected this year, following her critically acclaimed debut album Remember Her Name.

     

    Audio / Mickey Guyton talks about the song, "Somethin' Bout You."

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    Mickey Guyton (Somethin’ Bout You) OC: …special someone. :11
    “This song is about being in love and enamored with everything about your partner. I just love love! Everyone needs love, and I hope that when you listen to it, it reminds you of that special someone.”

    Audio / LINER Mickey Guyton (Somethin' Bout You)

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  • JON PARDI IS SET TO RELEASE MR. SATURDAY NIGHT NEXT WEEK.

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    Jon Pardi is getting ready to release his new album, Mr. Saturday Night, next Friday (September 2nd). The title track, written by Benjy Davis, Reid Isbell and Joe Ragosta,  is a neon-tinged, quintessentially country play on words. The slow-rolling track juxtaposes the high-spirited life of the party, with the desolate guy who goes home to face what he’s lost.

    “’Mr. Saturday Night,’ well, it’s a great song. It’s kind of a sad song, but it’s happy. It’s one of the happiest sad songs that I think everybody’s gonna dig, and you can sing along with it and you can dance, and it’s got a really cool sound to it.”

    Mr. Saturday Night follows Pardi’s critically acclaimed, ACM and CMA Album of The Year-nominated Heartache Medication. Tapping some of Nashville’s most esteemed songwriters for the forthcoming project, Pardi has teamed up again with Bart Butler and Ryan Gore to produce Mr. Saturday Night. Including Top 10-and-climbing single “Last Night Lonely,” the album boasts 14 songs steeped in losing, a little loving and what’s in between. The California-born honky-tonker digs beneath the surface in new ways, returning the genre to an era of buckle-polishing dancefloor encounters, yowling bar-room revelers and the occasional strong, silent type ballad.

     

    Jon Pardi’s Mr. Saturday Night Track List:

    1. “Mr. Saturday Night” (Benjy Davis, Reid Isbell, Joe Ragosta)
    2. “Fill ‘Er Up” (Jon Pardi, Ross Copperman, Brice Long)
    3. “Last Night Lonely” (Jimi Bell, Joe Fox, Dylan Marlowe)
    4. “Neon Light Speed” (Andy Albert, Josh Dorr, Paul DiGiovanni)
    5. “New Place To Drink” (Jon Pardi, Jessie Jo Dillon, Luke Laird)
    6. “Your Heart Or Mine” (Bart Butler, Justin Ebach, John Pierce)
    7. “Santa Cruz” (Jon Pardi, Luke Laird)
    8. “Longneck Way To Go” (Midland featuring Jon Pardi) (Rhett Akins, Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Ashley Gorley, Mark Wystrach)
    9. “Raincheck” (Will Bundy, John Edwards, Michael Tyler)
    10. “Workin’ On A New One” (Jon Pardi, Rhett Akins, Luke Laird)
    11. “Hung The Moon” (Will Bundy, John Morgan, Jameson Rodgers)
    12. “The Day I Stop Dancin’” (Bart Butler, Justin Ebach, Josh Thompson)
    13. “Smokin’ A Doobie” (Jon Pardi, Rhett Akins, Luke Laird)
    14. “Reverse Cowgirl” (Zack Dyer, Joe Fox, Jared Scott)

     

    Produced by Bart Butler, Ryan Gore and Jon Pardi

    On the road now for his headlining AIN’T ALWAYS THE COWBOY TOUR. For a full list of dates, and to purchase tickets to the Ain’t Always The Cowboy Tour, visit jonpardi.com/tour.

     

    Audio / Jon Pardi talks about the title track of his new album, Mr. Saturday Night.

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    Jon Pardi (Mr. Saturday Night) OC: …sound to it. :12
    “’Mr. Saturday Night,’ well, it’s a great song. It’s kind of a sad song, but it’s happy. It’s one of the happiest sad songs that I think everybody’s gonna dig, and you can sing along with it and you can dance, and it’s got a really cool sound to it.”

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Mickey Guyton, Jon Pardi, Keith Urban, Vince Gill, Shania Twain

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    Mickey Guyton appears on NBC’s Today Show on Friday (August 26th), the same day she releases her new song “Somethin’ Bout You,” which she co-wrote with Tyler Hubbard and David Garcia.

    Jon Pardi stars in this week’s episode of “CMT Campfire Sessions,” premiering this Friday (August 26th) at 10p ET/9p CT exclusively on CMT. Joined fireside by his longtime band The All-Nighters, Pardi leads a feel-good jam session, swapping stories and acoustic versions of his biggest hits, including “Head Over Boots,” “Tequila Little Time,” “Heartache on The Dance Floor” and “Dirt on My Boots,” plus new music from his upcoming albumin Mr. Saturday Night, including his latest chart-rising single “Last Night Lonely.” Encores of this week’s episode will air Sunday, September 4th at 11a/10c (CMT), Friday, September 16th at 1a/12c (CMT Music) and Saturday, September 17th at 10a/9c and 6p/5c (CMT Music).

     

    Keith Urban and Darius Rucker will be featured on this weekend’s edition of CMT Hot 20 on Saturday (August 27th) at 9a ET and Sunday (August 28th) at 8a ET.

     

    Keith Urban and Vince Gill will appear on actor-singer Rita Wilson’s upcoming duets album, titled Rita Wilson Now and Forever: Duets. The collection, which will also feature Jimmie Allen, Tim McGraw and Willie Nelson, among others, will be released September 27th.

    Shania Twain was honored with the ACM Poet’s Award during Wednesday night’s (August 24th) ACM Honors.

     

  • PRISCILLA BLOCK WELCOMES DALTON DOVER TO TOUR AND FANS CAN NOW EXPERIENCE THE ‘BLOCK PARTY’ UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH WELCOME TO THE BLOCK PARTY TOUR VIP PACKAGE UPGRADES, ON SALE NOW.

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    Priscilla Block, is giving her fans what they want. For the very first time, fans can now look forward to getting a more intimate experience with Block during her Welcome to the Block Party Tour, with VIP upgrades available for purchase here.

    “I’m doing my first VIP Experience! I always love meeting as many people as I can, and for this VIP Experience I’ll be able to share even more stories, some new music that won’t be in the full set, and a few other special surprises we’re working up.  It could be a more intimate hang, or it could be a pre-game for THE BLOCK PARTY… that’s up to y’all, but I’m excited to see you there,” says Block.

    Priscilla Block Meet & Greet Experience Upgrade Includes*:

    • VIP early entry into the venue
    • Meet & Greet with Priscilla Block
    • Personal photograph with Priscilla Block
    • Exclusive two-song pre-show acoustic performance by Priscilla Block
    • Collectible Tour poster, signed by Priscilla Block
    • Official Meet & Greet laminate
    • Merchandise shopping opportunity before general doors
    • Limited availability

    *this does NOT include a ticket to the show. If you do not purchase a concert ticket in addition to this upgrade, you will not be admitted to the event.

    Block also welcomes emerging country artist Dalton Dover, as a supporting act on the remainder of her wildly successful Welcome to the Block Party U.S Tour. The exciting news comes at the heels of Block wrapping up the international leg of her tour, which saw the star sell out in Glasglow (8/22) and London (8/24).

    “When we played in Rome, GA this Spring on my headline tour, Dalton’s hometown, he came up on stage and sang with me and we had such a good time I figured we should make a full tour out of it!  He’s the absolute sweetest, and he can SANG!  I’m so glad to have him out this Fall with us,” says Block.

    Welcome to the Block Party Tour Dates:

    10.13 Lori’s Road House Liberty Township, OH
    10.14 Jergel’s Rhythm Room Warrendale, PA
    10.15 8 Seconds Saloon Indianapolis, IN
    10.20 Wooly’s Des Moines, IA
    10.21 Joe’s on Weed St. Chicago, IL
    10.22 Elevation at the Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
    10.26 Rick’s Cafe Starkville, MS
    10.27 Cotton Eyed Joe’s Knoxville, TN
    10.28 Silverados Black Mountain, NC
    10.29 Rome River Jam Rome, GA
    11.3 Nashville Palace Nashville, TN
    11.11 Bluestone Columbus, OH
    11.12 Boondocks Springfield, IL
    11.17 Blue Room Statesboro, GA
    11.18 Blind Horse Saloon Greenville, SC
    11.19 Music Farm Charleston, SC

    Tickets for the Welcome to the Block Party World Tour can be found here.

    Block has been keeping the Block Party going all summer long and she certainly shows no signs of slowing down with the release of her latest song, “Off The Deep End,” available now. The upbeat track, written by Block, Martin Johnson and Brandon Paddock, is a call for everyone to embrace their wild side and jump “off the deep end” from time to time.

    Priscilla is currently making her way up the country charts with her latest single, “My Bar.”

     

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  • SAM HUNT HELPS TO SAVE “THE RIDLEY” WITH HIS LATEST MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE.”

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    Sam Hunt unknowingly helped to heighten the awareness of the near-extinction of sea turtles and the efforts of people to preserve the marine wildlife with his latest music video for “Water Under The Bridge.” In the clip, he’s wearing a “Save The Ridley” vintage T-shirt by Sea Turtle, Inc., an organization dedicated to rehabilitating and releasing sea turtles as well as offering educational services and conservation efforts.

    Sam wore the shirt because he thought it was “cool,” and didn’t realize the impact it would have on the organization.

    “I didn’t necessarily put that shirt on with that specific cause in mind but when I found that shirt in a little shop, I thought it was really cool,” says Sam. “I definitely have a heart for nature and the preservation of nature and all wildlife, and I know turtles have had a problem over the years, especially they come up and lay their eggs on beaches that people like to frequent, and we all think it’s fun to go down and get an up-close look and it’s such a fragile little eco system. I didn’t necessarily have a connection to that specific place, but I just thought it was a cool T-shirt and a meaningful cause that if I was gonna throw on an old T-shirt, it might as well be that one.”

    Sea Turtle, Inc. has brought back the vintage Tee to purchase for a limited time. Click here to order your own “Save The Ridley” shirt.

    Sam adds, “There are some people who are very passionate about sea turtles and rightly so, and I think they do great work and I hope that the turtles and that magical thing that they do when they come up and have their eggs and cover them up and the little babies know which way to go, most of ‘em anyway. They go back to the ocean. Not all of them survive, but some of ‘em do. It’s a beautiful thing, so hopefully we can preserve that as long as possible.”

    The Georgia native continues to hit the road. His next tour stop is in Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina on September 2nd, followed by shows in Doswell, Virginia, Canton and Cincinnati, Ohio.

     

    Audio / Sam Hunt talks about the excitement surrounding the "Save The Ridley" T-shirt he wore in his "Water Under The Bridge" music video.

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    Sam Hunt (The Ridley) OC: …be that one. :41
    “I didn’t necessarily put that shirt on with that specific cause in mind but when I found that shirt in a little shop, I thought it was really cool. I definitely have a heart for nature and the preservation of nature and all wildlife, and I know turtles have had a problem over the years, especially they come up and lay their eggs on beaches that people like to frequent, and we all think it’s fun to go down and get an up-close look and it’s such a fragile little eco system. I didn’t necessarily have a connection to that specific place, but I just thought it was a cool T-shirt and a meaningful cause that if I was gonna throw on an old T-shirt, it might as well be that one.”

    Audio / Sam Hunt talks about the preservation of sea turtles.

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    Sam Hunt (The Ridley) 2 OC: …as possible. :25
    “There are some people who are very passionate about sea turtles and rightly so, and I think they do great work and I hope that the turtles and that magical thing that they do when they come up and have their eggs and cover them up and the little babies know which way to go, most of ‘em anyway. They go back to the ocean. Not all of them survive, but some of ‘em do. It’s a beautiful thing, so hopefully we can preserve that as long as possible.”

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  • LABOR DAY 2022 AUDIO SOUNDBITES

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    Alan Jackson / Billy Currington / Carrie Underwood / Caylee Hammack / Darius Rucker / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / George Strait / Jon Langston / Jon Pardi / Jordan Davis / Keith Urban / Kip Moore / Kylie Morgan / Luke Bryan / Priscilla Block / Travis Denning / Tyler Hubbard

    For many decades, Labor Day was seen as a day for workers to voice their complaints and discuss better working conditions and pay.

    U.S. Congress declared Labor Day a national holiday in 1894, and on Monday, September 5th, we will once again celebrate the people in every occupation whose work and dedication help the nation keep going.

    Labor Day weekend also signals the unofficial end to summer, and many of the hottest country stars are taking a look back at some of the toughest jobs they had prior to making their mark in music or their dream job now.

     

    Audio / Alan Jackson says that working man values have always been a part of his music.

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    AJ (working people songs) OC: … appreciate that. :28
    “I’ve always written songs and recorded songs, other people’s songs, about workin’ people, and workin’, the workin’ life ’cause I mean, that’s where I’m from. I mean, I worked…I’d already had jobs and worked as a grown person before I ever even thought about bein’ in the music business, so I come from that background, and…although I hadn’t had a job in a long time (laughs), I still remember a lot about it, you know, and I remember what the lifestyle is, and I still appreciate that.”

    Audio / Billy Currington recalls some of the jobs he had before landing his record deal in 2003.

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    Billy Currington (Labor Day) OC: …record deal. :40
    “I started working like at [age] 12, landscaping. This was summer, every summers, and roofing. I started when I was about 16 roofing houses, and that was probably one of my toughest jobs because down there in South Georgia, it gets hot, so doing that every day all summer long. The pawn shop when I moved to Nashville was one of my favorites, even though it was one of my least favorites. The concrete job was my least favorite of all – six years of that, and I couldn’t take it no more. After that job, that was my turning point. Either I’m going to do something else for a living [laughs] or quit and try to really focus on music and get this record deal.”

    Audio / CARRIE UNDERWOOD TALKS ABOUT THE JOBS SHE HAD GROWING UP AND HER BEST JOB -- PERFORMING FOR HER FANS.

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    Carrie Underwood (Labor Day) OC: …born to do. :59
    “I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad job. I’ve had hard jobs. I’ve had jobs that worked random hours. My first job was at a gas station, and that was a lot of fun actually. While I was working at the gas station, I took another job at a hotel down the street. There was nobody else working there. I had one day of training and then the next day I came in, and the lady that had worked there the longest and was training me just didn’t show. So, the second day at work I was now in charge ‘cause I was now the senior member that was working at the hotel. So, I feel like that one was really challenging to figure my way through it, but I did. My best job is definitely what I do now. I really like being on stage. I really like performing for people and just having fun and singing, because that’s what I feel like I was born to do.”

    Audio / Caylee Hammack says her worst job truly smelled bad.

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    Caylee Hammack (Labor Day-worst job) OC: …worst job. (laughs) :38
    “My worst job was working in a nursery, actually. I love kids so I thought I’d be really good at it, but when you’re the new person coming in, you have to change all the diapers first. So, I was changing 45 diapers a day and it got to the point where everything smelled like baby poop. It literally drove me crazy. I would walk my dog and I would have to go to pick up her poop, and it would smell like baby poop, and I just couldn’t handle it, honestly. The smell of poop warded me away. The children were lovely, but the smell of poop lingered, and I couldn’t handle that job. That was my worst job.” (laughs)

    Audio / Darius Rucker recalls one of his worst jobs before turning to music.

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    Darius Rucker (Labor Day) OC: …pizza. :15
    “I was fifteen, and I worked at a pizza place, and the guy decided that at fifteen, that I could not only clean the floors and wash the dishes, but I also had to make pizza. So, for two months, he taught me how to make pizza

    Audio / Dierks Bentley makes a living performing for his fans, and he can’t say enough about them.

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    Dierks Bentley (Labor Day) OC: …generosity. :26
    “Personally, the fans give me amazement. That’s the only word to really sum it up. I look out in the crowd, you know, usually see a lot of faces and fans are cheering. I know each one of these like from the road-the signs are from California…Michelle and Kayla live up in the Ohio area. They’re all, I just see them, and I’m like, ‘Wow!,’ they’re all from different regions. You know when you’re in a different region of the country and you just see certain fans. These people are way more hard core than I am, and I’m just amazed by their generosity.”

    Audio / Eric Church talks about one of his worst job.

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    Eric Church (Labor Day-odd jobs) OC: …bought at 2am. 1:27
    “I had an awful job. I’ve had a lot of awful jobs…my worst one was when I first came to Nashville. I got a job at the Shop at Home Network. I worked midnight, graveyard, midnight to eight. That was bad enough but then I would work all night, go home, shower and then I had writing appointments all day because I was trying to get a career started. I’d go write songs and get meetings just trying to get signed. And end up getting done at 3 of 4 with all of that, I’d go home, take a shower or sleep for a little bit and then I had to be at work again at midnight. So the schedule was bad enough, however, what I had to do at the job…I sold knives from midnight to 7 or 8am. And, anytime somebody calls you at 3 or 4am and needs 200 knives for $19.95, it’s automatically an alarming situation. And I just, I was young and I’d been in a lot of these people’s shoes, I had done this…I knew they were drunk. I knew what they had done. They’d just come home from the bar, flipped on Shop at Home and said, ‘You know what? I need that.’ So the reason the job didn’t last long for me is that I was maybe the worst salesmen in history because I ended up talking a lot of these people out of it, I’d say, ‘I’ll tell you what man, go to bed, call me, I’ll be here in the morning. If you get up in the morning and want these knives you call me back.’ Because I knew what was going to happen, you know. They bought 200 knives for $19.95…first of all some of these people you didn’t know whether you should call the cops. What do you need 200 knives for? Even though I’m selling them…what do you need them for? So, it was awful doing that job. And then they got rid of me because, they were like, ‘You’re the worst. I can’t believe you’re talking people out of it.’ I was like, ‘Man I know…I’ve been there.’ [laughs] I’d want some to talk me out of buying some of the stuff I’ve bought at 2am.”

    Audio / GEORGE STRAIT’S CAREER HAS SPANNED DECADES AND 60 NO. 1 HITS, BUT HE CAN RECALL HEARING ONE OF HIS SONGS ON THE RADIO AND HOW COUNTRY RADIO HAS SUPPORTED HIM.

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    George Strait (first time on radio) OC: …records I’ve put out. :26
    “I took it to a radio station in San Antonio KKYX, and a guy named Jerry King put it on and played it while I ran out to the car to listen to it on the radio. So, it’s just been relationships like that through the years that I’ve had with different people. I don’t know, they’ve just supported me so much and have been very open to the records I’ve put out.”

     

    Audio / Jon Langston talks about his jobs prior to making a career in music.

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    Jon Langston (Labor Day) OC: …is the bomb. :45
    “The worst job – it wasn’t bad – I could just say growing up and stuff and in high school, I was working for my dad. It was a great job, working at the shop. One day I got tired of working for my dad. I thought it’d be smart to go work for somebody else and so I went to work at Chik-fil-a for a family friend, and I’m just not made for cooking chicken. But, I told my dad, ‘Hey, can I come back to work?’ (laughs) So, yeah, I mean, Chik-fil-a a great place to work if you’re into that kind of thing, but not me. But Chik-fil-a is my favorite fast food restaurant of all time. I mean, I will go to war for Chik-fil-a. I eat there probably three or four times a week. Chik-fil-a is the bomb.”

    Audio / Jon Pardi talks about his worst job, which was at a grocery store.

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    Jon Pardi (Labor Day) OC: …so bored! :17
    “The worst job I ever had was at Hometown Grocery Store. I didn’t want to work, I was 15, and I did not want to work at the grocery store. Bagging was fun, but they sent me down the aisles to pull up cans and turn ‘em around and face ‘em, and I would just get so bored!”

    Audio / Jordan Davis talks about one of his worst jobs.

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    Jordan Davis (Labor Day) OC: …worst job. :41
    “[My] worst job was probably whenever I got out of school I started working for an environmental group in Baton Rouge, and I was doing actual environmental work at first. I went to my boss probably about four months in and told him that I was going to move to Nashville and write songs. Luckily enough, he let me stay on, but I became the weedeater guy for the landscaping side of the business. I seriously weedeated eight hours a day. The only break I would get would be in-between yard to yard. So, like we would be in the car and I would try to doze off for like 10 minutes. I was covered in grass in the middle of the summer in Baton Rouge. It was awful. That was definitely the worst job.”

    Audio / Keith Urban talks about one of the worst jobs he had while working on doing music full-time.

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    Keith Urban (Labor Day-job) OC: …to sell things. 1:56
    “I’ve had a lot of crappy jobs. Wow! I don’t know about the worst job, oh, telemarketing. (laughs) I hated it! By all accounts, I was actually pretty good at it, and my boss was really upset that I wanted to quit, ‘cause he said you’d actually be pretty good at it, other than I was just too brutally honest. I was working for a company that at the time sold Franking Machines, which was a thing where – back then – you would put postal impressions on an envelope and send them out, instead of buying a whole stack of stamps. So, you had this thing called a Franking Machine and you’d pre-load it with a whole bunch of pre-paid for stamps. And you just put the envelope(s) in and (sound efx). So, if you’re putting out a whole bunch of mail from a business, it’s much better to get a Franking Machine, then have someone go to the post office all the time. I would have this whole long pitch about, ‘Hi, I’m Keith, blah, blah, blah, what volume of mail would you say you do every week?’ I was talking to this lady from a florist, and she was so sweet, and she goes, ‘Oh, I’d say I send out about three letters a week, love.’ And then I’m supposed to say, ‘Well, then you need a Franking Machine…’ (laughs) ‘cause it’s on the script, you know? I’m going, ‘I’m so sorry, you don’t need what we’re selling. I’m sorry to bother you.’ And she goes, ‘No, no, tell me about this. What are you selling?’ She was the perfect customer, and I went, ‘I promise you. You don’t need this thing. It costs a fortune. You don’t need it. You don’t need it.’ She goes, ‘No, but tell me about it.’ I said, ‘Honestly, I’m not even going to waste your time. You’re so lovely, but thank you so much. Have a great day,’ and I hung up. My boss was standing behind me (laughs), and he goes, ‘They all need Franking Machines. They all need…’ I was like, ‘She didn’t. I hate this job. I quit.’ And that was it. I wasn’t cut out to sell things.”

    Audio / Kip Moore recalls his worst job...ever.

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    Kip Moore (Labor Day-worst job) OC: …than that. :21
    “I’d have to say my worst job ever was laying sod in the south Georgia heat. There’s nothing than that, especially when somebody would think that you’re waiting for the next sod patch to be thrown to you and you got your back turned, and all of a sudden, that big ole piece of sod hits you right on the back. You got nowhere to clean up, and you’re just stuck with dirt on your back for the rest of the day. It doesn’t get any worse than that.”

    Audio / KYLIE MORGAN SAYS BEING ON THE ROAD PERFORMING FOR PEOPLE IS HER “HAPPY PLACE.”

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    Kylie Morgan (the road is her happy place) OC: …that’s me. :48
    “The road is truly my happy place. I love going to sleep and not knowing where I’m going to be the next day. I love hotel beds. I literally just eat and breathe the road. It is truly an adventure all the time, and I knew even when I was little that I had to do something where I traveled because I love the feeling of it. I love experiencing new things, and the fact that I truly feel like what I do is not a job. And the fact that I get to see the world, meet so many amazing people, have a one-on-one connection through my music, I never have to work a day in my life because I would do this for free. It is one of the most liberating feelings to finish a song and see someone turn to someone and go, ‘Omigod, that’s me.’”

    Audio / Luke Bryan talks about the different jobs he worked in and around Leesburg, Georgia, before heading to Nashville to pursue a career in music.

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    Luke Bryan (Labor Day-jobs) OC: …Nashville… 1:07
    “At age 12 thru 13, I worked at Rubos IGA Supermarket in Leesburg, GA. I worked during the summers on Monday and Tuesday. I stocked and cleaned up the produce.  They paid me under the table…I peeled off all of the brown lettuce. Let’s see, when I was 15, I was a cashier at K-Mart for two months. I worked at K-Mart for two months, and then I reverted back to Rubos because it didn’t really make sense for me to drive all the way into Albany and work for K-Mart. The benefits were great though-you’d get an hour-long on the blue light special. So I started back at Rubos, and then I quit Rubos and worked for my Dad-just awful just driving tractors through cotton all day, and spraying pesticides that eventually would turn your hair green. And then at some point, I started playing guitar. And well, after college I went back and worked for my dad and continued to spray and haul fertilizer around. And then I moved to Nashville…”

    Audio / RISCILLA BLOCK HAD A LOT OF SIDE JOBS WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, INCLUDING CLEANING AIRBNBS.

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    Priscilla Block (Labor Day) OC: …didn’t care. :34
    “Cleaning Airbnbs, and that was really interesting ‘cause you’d find some crazy things in those Airbnbs. Those bachelorette parties, all I’m saying is I want to be invited next time. I was kind of sad that I had to be the house cleaner and I wasn’t at the bachelorette party. It was great! You’d go in and sometimes there’d be extra food, alcohol. When I walked in and I would see White Claws in the fridge, I’m, ‘Bingo, baby! Let’s go!’ I don’t know if I was supposed to be taking the alcohol, but I didn’t care.”

    Audio / TRAVIS DENNING HAS NEVER HAD ANOTHER JOB OTHER THAN PLAYING MUSIC.

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    Travis Denning (Labor Day) OC: …right for it. :13
    “I’ve always played music. I mean, my first gig was when I was 16-years-old. That was what I did. And as soon as I found out I could make money doing it, I thought I’d much rather make money doing this than anything else, so I went right for it.”

    Audio / Tyler Hubbard learned his work ethic from working manual labor jobs when he was growing up, and it shows now in how hard he works at his music career.

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    Tyler Hubbard (Labor Day) OC: …where I’m at. :43
    “One of the worst jobs – I don’t know if it was the worst job, definitely the most physical, was probably pouring concrete. I did that for a year with a friend that had a concrete business, and we poured a lot of concrete that year, and I just remember really early mornings and really late nights. It was, if the sun was up, we were working, and that was pretty influential in creating the work ethic that I have. It was either that or my dad had a tree service that I grew up working with him doing that, as well, which was again, very manual labor, very long days and taught me a lot about working hard. And so, those were special times and as hard as it was, I’m thankful for those years. I love working hard, and I’m grateful for the struggle that got me where I’m at.”

  • MICKEY GUYTON RELEASES BRAND-NEW SONG “SOMETHIN’ BOUT YOU” FRIDAY, AUGUST 26TH.

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    Mickey Guyton releases brand-new song “Somethin’ Bout You” this Friday, August 26th. “Somethin’ Bout You,” written by Guyton with Tyler Hubbard and David Garcia, serves as the first of three new songs expected this year from the Texas-native.

    “‘Somethin’ Bout You’ is reminiscent of those easy, joy-filled, early days of loving someone, and discovering something new in each other every day,” shares Guyton. “Since having my son Grayson, I’ve been seeing the arc of life from a new perspective, and I love celebrating every bit of it – from heartbreak to finding your person and falling in love, to the newfound love between a parent and a child. This song is the start of that journey.”

     

    Also on Friday morning, Guyton is set to perform “Somethin’ Bout You” as part of her appearance on TODAY Summer Concert Series. Tune in to NBC at 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26.

     

    Pre-Save Mickey Guyton’s “Somethin’ Bout You” HERE

     

    “Somethin’ Bout You” follows Guyton’s groundbreaking, GRAMMY-contending debut album Remember Her Name. The critically acclaimed 16-song project was hailed by the Associated Press as “a powerful and personal debut,” while Guyton earned praise from NPR which noted, “[Guyton] raises the rafters and distills emotion with impeccable clarity. Her high notes thrill, her nuance in storytelling captivates. A star for our times claims her place.”

     

  • LUKE BRYAN AND AGCO’S FENDT® COLLABORATE TO HARVEST LIMITED-EDITION POPCORN AND SUPPORT THE NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION.

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    Country music superstar Luke Bryan poses with bags of Fendt & Luke Bryan’s Boldly Grown Popcorn early this summer while on his Tennessee farm. The limited supply of bags will be available for $5 at 12 p.m.Eastern, Thursday, Aug. 25 on BoldlyGrownGoods.com. Once supplies are sold, Fendt will donate $25,000 to Future Farmers of America.

    Luke Bryan and AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, will introduce on August 25 Fendt & Luke Bryan’s Boldly Grown Popcorn, a limited-edition packaged snack made with the help of a few farmer friends from Merritt Pop Co.

    When he isn’t performing sold-out concert tours, recording chart-topping anthems, or judging the longest-running music talent show on television, Luke Bryan can be found in the cab of his Fendt® 724 Vario® tractor on his Tennessee farm. As the summer winds down and autumn harvest nears, Fendt and Bryan are dropping this surprise collaboration that promises to be a major hit in its own right.

    Available in Bold Butter and Chart Toppin’ Churro flavors, Boldly Grown Popcorn will be available for sale exclusively on BoldlyGrownGoods.com for $5.00 per bag (plus shipping) while supplies last. Fans can purchase popcorn beginning at 12pm ET August 25th.

    “I’ve sung about farming my entire career, so having the chance to work with Fendt to grow my favorite snack for my fans is pretty special,” Bryan said. “The strength, agility, precision, reliability, function, and comfort of my Fendt 724 Vario gives me the same confidence in the cab that I feel when I’m performing on the biggest stages. Hands down, it’s the perfect tractor for the job.”

    Once the limited supply of Boldly Grown Popcorn sells out, Fendt will donate $25,000 to the National FFA Organization, the premier youth organization that prepares members for leadership and careers in the science, business, and technology of agriculture.

    Fendt is an official sponsor of Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour, an annual outdoor concert series staged on actual farms throughout the country. In 2021, Fendt and Bryan produced “Rise Before Sunrise,” a digital video series featuring more than 20 mini-episodes on Fendt’s YouTube account that provided a glimpse into Bryan’s mind while he plowed his Tennessee farm field using his Fendt 724 Vario tractor.

    Luke is currently making his way up the charts with his latest single, “Country On.”