Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium has announced a four-night residency featuring GRAMMY Award-winning, Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry Member Vince Gill coming this August, with special guest Wendy Moten, to help celebrate 130 years of the venue’s storied legacy. Gill’s Ryman Residency will mark his first solo performance at the Mother Church since two back-to-back sold out shows in 2007. The residency takes place August 4th-7th, and tickets go on sale this Friday (May 6th) at 10am CT at ryman.com.

“Of all the great concert halls in America and throughout the world, the Ryman is by far my favorite,” says Gill. “I knew it was a unique venue the first time I set foot on the stage over 30 years ago. It was just me and an acoustic guitar and to this day that moment was like nothing I’ve ever experienced.”

Already a fixture on the Ryman stage with his wife Amy Grant and their annual ‘Christmas at the Ryman’ shows and many appearances at the Ryman’s annual Bluegrass Nights series, Gill’s residency adds to the Ryman’s 130th anniversary celebration. The hallowed venue will mark this milestone with more concerts and residencies than ever before, new daytime tour experiences, and community events. Gill joins the growing list of 2022 Ryman Residencies, including Dwight Yoakam (Jan. 19-21); Tedeschi Trucks Band (Feb. 22-23, 25-26); Billy Strings, who kicks off his residency (May 6-8); and more residencies to be announced.

“To have Vince be a part of our 130th-anniversary year with a four-night Ryman Residency is so incredibly fitting and such an honor,” says Chrissy Hall, Director of Concerts for Ryman Auditorium. “He has a deep love for the building and the magic that happens here. We are beyond excited to welcome him back to the Ryman stage for such a historic milestone.”

Since the first concert on May 4, 1892, the Ryman has celebrated an array of entertainment acts and all genres of music on its hallowed stage – from magician Harry Houdini to comic actor Charlie Chaplin and former president Theodore Roosevelt to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., plus music icons from all genres including Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, B.B. King, Sheryl Crow, Garth Brooks, Lizzo and Harry Styles.

For more on the Ryman’s 130th, visit https://ryman.com/ryman-130-celebration/.

Darius Rucker and Sam Hunt are among the celebrities attending Friday’s (May 6th) annual Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala, which is well-know for its musical extravaganza. Janet Jackson, Jason Aldean, Justin Hartley (This Is Us), Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean), Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, New Edition and Taylor Dayne are also expected to attend the gala, which has raised and donated more than $17 million to the Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center at the University of Kentucky.

George Strait is set to headline a two-night stand at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas November 18th and 19th. Tickets for the shows go on sale next Friday (May 13th) through Ticketmaster.

Carrie Underwood performed at Stagecoach in Indio, California on Saturday night (April 30th), and if there was a roof on the stage, it would’ve been blown off! Not only did she perform hit after hit, she also realized a dream of performing with Guns & Roses frontman, Axl Rose. She and Axl surprised the crowd with not only one song, but two — “Sweet Child O Mine” and “Paradise City.”

She posted several photos on her socials and said, “Best. Night. Of. My. Life!!! I am still freaking out!!! Thank you, @axlrose, for making this lifelong dream come true!!! You rocked that @Stagecoach  stage harder than anyone has ever rocked it before!

Best. Night. Of. My. Life!!! I am still freaking out!!! Thank you, @axlrose, for making this lifelong dream come true!!! You rocked that @Stagecoach stage harder than anyone has ever rocked it before! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 #SweetChildOMine #ParadiseCity #AxlRose… https://t.co/Z91QtDQ6OI pic.twitter.com/vQnAJJMFPn

— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) May 1, 2022

Carrie is currently making her way up the country charts with her latest single, “Ghost Story.”

Following No. 1 hit “Beers And Sunshine” and recent single “My Masterpiece,” three-time GRAMMY winner Darius Rucker continues to share new music as he crafts a forthcoming solo album with “Same Beer Different Problem” available on digital and streaming platforms now. Listen HERE.

Anyone thirsty? I've got a new song for y'all! "Same Beer Different Problem" is out now! 🍻 Give it a listen: https://t.co/PQSX7XSVSf pic.twitter.com/yOLUCAa11k

— Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) April 29, 2022

Written by the multi-Platinum star together with Tofer Brown, Sarah Buxton and Old Dominion’s Brad Tursi, the Ross Copperman-produced track offers a lighthearted take on the chaos of today’s world:

        You got your cars without drivers, traffic’s getting worse

        We’re racin’ off to space, just to get away from Earth

        3G, 4G, 5G, getting even further from the OG

        Granny’s eatin’ gummies, Mama’s online

        All I know for sure is we’ve all lost our minds

        A little bit funny, a lotta bit strange

        But at the end of the day

        It’s the same beer, different problem

“The line ‘a little bit funny, a lotta bit strange’ really sums up the message of this song and all of the things that make you shake your head these days,” reflects Rucker. “We had so much fun as songwriters coming up with all of those examples and putting a lighthearted spin on the craziness of the world.”

In addition to actively working on a new album, his first solo project since 2017’s critically acclaimed When Was the Last Time, Rucker also recently announced a summer run of U.S. and Canada tour dates, continuing the Darius Rucker Live tour that began earlier this year as a theater tour visiting iconic venues across the country.

The man celebrated by Billboard as “one of the most distinctive voices of country’s modern era” also recently announced the 13th annual “Darius And Friends” benefit concert set for June 6 in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, which will unofficially kick off the week of CMA Fest – where Rucker will also headline Nissan Stadium on June 9 – as well as his the inaugural year of his personally curated Riverfront Revival music festival in his hometown of Charleston, S.C. this October.

For more information and to purchase tickets to all upcoming dates, visit DariusRucker.com and follow on social media @DariusRucker.

About Darius Rucker
Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, who have sold more than 25 million albums worldwide including their Diamond-certified debut Cracked Rear View, which remains among the Top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. Since releasing his first Country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums on the Billboard Country chart, including RIAA Platinum-certified Learn to Live and True Believers, plus 10 No. 1 singles at Country radio and 11 Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum certified hits. Rucker was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2012 and in 2014 he won his third career GRAMMY Award for Best Solo Country Performance with his 9x Platinum version of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” one of the top five best-selling Country songs of all time. He co-hosted the 54th annual CMA Awards in 2020 and topped the charts at Country radio once again with “Beers And Sunshine” in 2021. Follow up single “My Masterpiece” is available everywhere now as Rucker puts the finishing touches on a forthcoming album.

As a lifelong philanthropist, Rucker co-chaired the capital campaign that generated $150 million to help build the new MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital in his hometown of Charleston, S.C. and has also raised millions of dollars for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital through his annual Darius & Friends benefit concert and golf tournament. Rucker has also advocated for over 200 charitable causes supporting public education and junior golf programs in South Carolina through the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation and serves as a National Chair for the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tenn.

On the eve of her exciting return to headline the legendary Stagecoach Festival, 8-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood debuts the World Premiere of the cinematic official music video for her new single “Ghost Story,” available now on all platforms.

Underwood has also teamed up with YouTube for an exclusive Stagecoach Pre-Party on April 30 at 9:50pm PT, only available to YouTube Premium members here, which will take place just prior to her livestreamed headline performance from Stagecoach beginning 10:00pm PT (Watch Here).

Released March 18th, “Ghost Story” is currently climbing the charts and is the lead single from Underwood’s just-announced album Denim & Rhinestones, out June 10th.

The music video was directed by Underwood’s longtime collaborator, acclaimed director and photographer, Randee St. Nicholas, who has shot numerous videos with Underwood throughout her career, including “Cry Pretty,” “Drinking Alone,” “Blown Away,” “Smoke Break,” and 2020’s “Hallelujah” with John Legend, all of which have been honored as CMT’s fan-voted Video of the Year, as well as now-iconic artwork for many of Underwood’s albums such as Blown Away,  Storyteller, Cry Pretty, and now, Denim & Rhinestones.

“Ghost Story” was written by Josh Kear, Hillary Lindsey and David Garcia and co-produced by David Garcia and Underwood. The hot new single was performed by the superstar on the recent 64^th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, and also for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, in a show-stopping, high-flying version from the stage of the Resorts World Theatre, home of her REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency.

The music video was filmed in downtown L.A. at famed 1931 movie palace, the Los Angeles Theatre.  With its crystal chandeliers, marble, gold leaf, silk damask wall coverings, and an extraordinary fountain of marble and crystal in the upper lobby, the beautiful and historic location set the tone for the haunting story of a past love affair, where one person has moved on and is living her life while the other is haunted by her memory everywhere he turns and in everything he does.  The ambience is sensual and moody, with a tip of the hat to the glamour of “Moulin Rouge.”

Underwood, who also performs on a trapeze in the video, says, “Randee St. Nicholas has an incredible eye and always knows how to film everything in the most unique and beautiful way.  I am very visually-oriented and from the first time I heard ‘Ghost Story,’ I had a vision for how I wanted to bring this song to life in performance and Randee always takes everything to a whole other artistic level beyond my own imagination.”

The Denim & Rhinestones album is Underwood’s latest collaboration with David Garcia, having co-produced her critically-acclaimed 2018 release, Cry Pretty, which marked the first time she produced her own album.  Garcia and Underwood also co-produced her 2021 GRAMMY® Award-winning album of gospel hymns, My Savior.

The Denim & Rhinestones Signed CD Box Set and Vinyl Box Sets are available for preorder now, which include an exclusive t-shirt, rhinestone pack, denim tote bag, and album slip mat in limited quantities here. Fans can order from physical retailers here. The vinyl edition will be available in July and a cassette version on August 5.

Underwood recently won her 8^th GRAMMY® Award for Best Roots Gospel Album for My Savior, where she and Jason Aldean were also nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for their smash hit #1 duet, “If I Didn’t Love You.”  The duo won ACM Single of the Year as well as two 2022 CMT Music Awards for “If I Didn’t Love You” – Collaborative Video of the Year and Video of the Year, continuing Underwood’s reign as the most awarded artist in CMT history with 25 total wins.  The multi-week #1 “If I Didn’t Love You” has spent a record-setting 26 weeks in the Top 10 of Billboard Country Airplay so far, with more than 364 million global streams RTD.

She continues her ongoing, REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at the Resorts World Theatre in May, having opened the new 5,000-capacity, world-class theatre, the first artist to grace the largest and tallest stage in Las Vegas, with sold-out shows in December 2021 and March 2022.

Click here for audio of Carrie talking about her single, “Ghost Story.”

Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will headline his thirteenth FARM TOUR this September during a two-week break from his “Raised Up Right Tour” launching in June. The Georgia native will set up stages in the fields of local farmers across six states September 15th-24th; two of the farms have never-been-played before. Riley Green, Jameson Rodgers, the Peach Pickers, and DJ Rock will be the special guests.

Tickets for FARM TOUR are on sale May 5th at 10AM local time at LukeBryan.com. Presale tickets for Luke’s Fan Club (the Nut House) and fan App are available beginning May 2 at LukeBryan.com/allaccesspass.

#FarmTour is back! All year long, I look forward to playing small towns while lifting up the American farmer. This year I’m bringing along my buddies @RileyGreenMusic @jamesonrodgers @ThePeachPickers and @djrockd11. Tickets for #FarmTour2022 presented by @BayerUS go on sale 5/5! pic.twitter.com/mjl9BXOPMv

— Luke Bryan (@lukebryan) April 29, 2022

“I look forward to these shows every year mainly because of the meaning behind them and why it was important to me to start the Farm Tour thirteen years ago,” said Luke. “It has allowed communities who don’t normally get a concert in their areas to experience a fun night in their backyard all while lifting up the American farmer.  Small town and farming pretty much sum up my childhood.  It is my way of life and I know it is a way of life for so many. It is truly the highlight of my year for me and my whole team.”

Continuing a partnership that began in 2015, Bayer is once again joining the tour as presenting sponsor and teaming up with Luke Bryan to help celebrate America’s farmers and fight hunger through its #HerestotheFarmer campaign. The campaign supports Bayer’s vision of Health for All, Hunger for None and asks fans across the United States to share the hashtag #HerestotheFarmer on their social media channels to show their gratitude to America’s farmers. From June 1 through October 31, 2022, for every share, Bayer will provide one meal^± to a person in need through Feeding America® with the goal of helping to provide 1 million meals. Since the partnership’s inception, nearly 5 million meals have been donated and more than $180,000 has gone to Feeding America member food banks and local farmers at each of the tour cities.

FARM TOUR 2022:

9/15     Monroeville, IN                       Highland Farms*

9/16     Mechanicsburg, OH                SpringFork Farms

9/17     Fowlerville, MI                       Kubiak Family Farms*

9/22     Murdock, NE                          Stock Hay & Grain Farm*

9/23     Boone, IA                                Ziel Farm

9/24     Eyota, MN                              Gar-Lin Dairy*

openers on ALL dates / *Riley Green on these dates

Citi is the official card of FARM TOUR. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning May 2 at 10AM local time until May 5 at 10AM local time through the Citi Entertainment® program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Over 100,000 fans have attended the tour each year since its inception in 2009. Luke will continue giving back to the farmers by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the local college or university near the tour stops. To date, more than 60 scholarships have been granted.

Over 100,000 fans have attended the tour each year since its inception in 2009. Luke will continue giving back to the farmers by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the local college or university near the tour stops. To date, more than 60 scholarships have been granted.

To listen to Luke’s Farm Tour playlist HERE.

About Luke Bryan
Since his debut, Luke has garnered 29 No. 1 hits and has more RIAA certified digital singles than any other Country artist with 68.5 million. His worldwide global streams are 17.2 billion and he has sold nearly 13 million albums. His headline concert tours have played sold-out shows for 12 million fans inclusive of 36 stadium concerts, Farm Tours, Spring Break shows, and seven sold-out ‘Crash My Playa’ destination concert events and he will launch the “Raised Up Right Tour” this summer. Bryan has won over 50 major music awards including five wins as Entertainer of the Year. His third and most recent Entertainer win was awarded by the Academy of Country Music in 2021. Additional awards include six recognitions as a CMT Artist of the Year, NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for Crash My Party, seven CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards—as well as being named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s, the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck, and the Artist Humanitarian Recipient by the Country Radio Broadcasters last year. Also in 2021, IMDbTV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, began airing his original five-part docuseries “Luke Bryan: My Dirt Road Diary.”

Bryan kicked off his headline residency at Resorts World Las Vegas in February with more shows added this summer. Go to axs.com for more details and tickets. Luke, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have returned as the celebrity judges on ABC’s American Idol as the show celebrates its 20^th year. Season finale airs Sunday, May 22.

On June 9th, Luke will kick off his “Raised Up Right Tour” scheduled to run through October with opening guests Riley Green, Mitchell Tenpenny and DJ Rock. LukeBryan.com  Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube

Keith Urban began his tour across the pond on Thursday (April 28th) in Birmingham, UK, and he brought an enthusiastic fan named Paul on stage to sing a portion of the star’s 2003 No. 1 hit, “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me” — and he did a great job!

from Birmingham to Tennessee….. Paul, you killed it mate ! Way to set the bar high for Newcastle on Sunday 💪💪💪

limited tickets still available for select UK dates:https://t.co/E4PaHvw0JT pic.twitter.com/YuAh5pBrRL

— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) April 29, 2022

Keith’s next stop is Sunday (May 1st) in Newcastle, followed by shows in Manchester, Bournemouth, London (2x) and Edinburgh before returning to the States. He’s currently making his way to the top of the country charts with his latest song, “Wild Hearts.”

Keith Urban dedicated his latest Top 10 single, “Wild Hearts,” to the drifters, dreamers and born to be rock stars. The tune, which he wrote with Brad Tursi of Old Dominion, Eric Paslay and Jennifer Wayne, is quintessential Keith is so many ways, and which finds him singing about some of the people who tried to dash his dreams of being a musician and the first concert his dad took him to, which was the legendary Johnny Cash (aka Man in Black), and that moment changed his life forever.

Saw the man in black
Spotlight in the air
Heard a thousand screams
Saw my daddy stare
Feel like I’ve been runnin’
Since the day that I was born
Eagle on my back
Phoenix on my arm

“The first concert that my dad took my brother and I to was Johnny Cash, and that’s probably the most powerful first image that I have of watching someone perform,” says Keith. “I remember ‘cause it was very rowdy, you know, and I remember it was so noisy and at a certain point the spotlight hit the stage and Johnny walked out to the microphone, had a little chat, got his guitar on and then the entire place went dead silent. And I just remember this big white beam coming across the top of my head up to the stage, and from this roar – massive roar – to dead silence where you could hear a pin drop and this man and his guitar singing, I was just mesmerized.”

Keith is currently across the pond in the U-K playing shows through May 9th.

Priscilla Block is one of country music’s most exciting young stars with her undeniable voice, candid lyrics, self-made status, and loyal following. Priscilla recently wrapped her first ever headlining tour with 11 sold out shows. Priscilla’s WELCOME TO THE BLOCK PARTY TOUR had fans singing every word in packed venues from Huntsville, Atlanta, Oxford, and Knoxville to Columbia (Mo.), Peoria, Houston, and Dallas. Hitting 15 markets overall, Priscilla performed all of her music from her debut album Welcome to the Block Party (Mercury Nashville) released in February including the RIAA Gold-certified “Just About Over You,” the body positive anthem “Thick Thighs,” and current radio single, “My Bar.”

“This tour has honestly been the highlight of the past couple years. It’s realizing in person, in real time, this is working,” says Priscilla, who has dreamt of and worked towards this moment since high school. “The fans are unreal! They show up singing every single song, drinks in hand, with their hoops on and hair up high. I’m over the moon! This is what I want to do forever, and I want to keep building that hard ticket to get to stadiums one day, baby!”

Bringing a lyrically driven blend of Country-Pop and Southern Rock – a.k.a. the “Block Party” sound – to Nashville’s evolving musical landscape, Pricilla earned a New Female Artist of the Year nod at this year’s ACM Awards and she recently performed at the CMT Music Awards where she was nominated for Breakthrough Video of the Year for “Just About Over You.”

“It was a real pleasure having Priscilla Block at Coyote Joes on April 8th! First of all, she did massive numbers, then it was followed by a kick ass concert with all of her fans singing every word to every song! It truly was an amazing night enjoyed by everyone, and we can’t wait to have her back! Priscilla is on fire!”
– Alan Presley (Owner, Charlotte’s Coyote Joe’s)

Priscilla continues her busy tour schedule through the summer including her first time performing at Nashville’s famed CMA Music Fest and upcoming tour dates with Jon Pardi.

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