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  • BRANDON LAY RELEASES SMOOTH-DRIVING “BROKE” TODAY.

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    EMI Nashville’s Brandon Lay releases brand new song “Broke” today.  Penned by Lay with legendary songwriter and Country Music Hall of Famer Dean Dillon, “Broke” welds Lay’s gravel-road vocal to a smooth-driving power ballad, comparing a relationship on the rocks to broken-down car – and imagining Lay as the mechanic who can fix it.

    Listen to Brandon Lay’s “Broke” HERE

    With a wide-open country-rock sound and passion, “Broke” is the first song from a new batch of vintage-inspired country rock from the hard-to-tame son of a Tennessee preacher, but it also marks a shift for this gifted singer-songwriter. With the forced recalibration of a global pandemic, Lay found perspective. “I’m just a country boy that likes to rock ‘n roll,” he shares.

    Lay quickly enlisted Jonathan Singleton as his producer. Singleton, the two having met while Lay was opening for Kenny Chesney’s Trip Around the Sun Tour, knows what Lay brings to a live show and recognized that that was what needed to be captured on his records. Lay had already been looking to bridge that gap between studio and live performance, and Singleton’s insight sealed the partnership.

    Lay will roll out eight fresh songs as 2021 becomes 2022, produced by Singleton and hardwired to the fundamentals of Lay’s live show – part rock ‘n’ roll heat and part country heart.

    Audio / Brandon Lay talks about his new song, "Broke."

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    Brandon Lay (Broke) OC: …an old car. :33
    “’Broke’ is a song I got to write with Dean Dillon, who is a major, major songwriter. I was very intimidated walking into his office that morning. I gave him my best idea and ‘Broke’ was it. We started from a little bit, and obviously a lot better than I could, I just feel fortunate to write about a song that kind of incorporates my passion—working on old things, reviving old things. A lot of times in life, it’s those relationships you want to try to revive just like an old car, so I glad to write those parallels with such a monster songwriter like Dean Dillon. It’s basically about trying to revive an old relationship kinda like you would an old car.”

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  • FOURTH OF JULY 2021 AUDIO

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    Adam Hambrick / Alan Jackson / Billy Currington / Brandon Lay / Carrie Underwood / Darius Rucker / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / Jon Langston / Jordan Davis / Josh Turner / Luke Bryan / Maddie & Tae / Parker McCollum / Priscilla Block / Sam Hunt / Travis Denning

    Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776, declaring independence from Great Britain. The holiday is commonly associated with fireworks displays, parades, barbecues and concerts…and with restrictions easing up all across the nation, celebrations are coming back in force, although a few may still be virtual. Some of your favorite country stars take time to remember their Fourth of July traditions, memories and what the holiday really means to them.

    Alan Jackson and Mickey Guyton are set to perform during A Capitol Fourth on the Fourth of July (Sunday) on PBS beginning at 8pm ET. Vanessa Williams, Gladys Knight, Jimmy Buffett, Jimmie Allen and Train are also among the stars performing during the special.

     

    Reba McEntire is set to perform during this year’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. The special, which will also feature performances by the Black Pumas, Coldplay and One Republic, among others, will air Sunday, July 4th from 8-10pm ET with an hour-long encore presentation at 10pm ET.

    Priscilla Block will perform during Nashville’s Fourth of July celebration, Let Freedom Sing!. The free event will take place in downtown Nashville on lower Broadway and will also feature performances by Lilly Hiatt, Regi Wooten and Friends, the Nashville Symphony and headliner Brad Paisley.

    Parker McCollum will perform on the Fourth of July at the WhiteWater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, Texas.

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    Audio / Adam Hambrick has two things that make the Fourth of July spectacular.

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    Adam Hambrick (Fourth of July) OC: …July. :11
    “Fire up the grill and blow something up. Two things that are important for a good time on the Fourth of July – one (is) fire and meat. Those two things make a Happy Fourth of July.”

    Audio / Alan Jackson recalls one of the coolest Fourth of July memories he’s ever enjoyed.

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    AJ (fave 4th of July memory) OC: …very cool. :58
    Well, this one is hard to beat. A couple of years ago, maybe longer than that now, I had an old boat in Florida. It’s like an old antique motor yacht, and it was kind of a cool old boat. I had taken that boat, I’ve always wanted to take it up north like to New York and up in that area, up in the northeast where it’s so pretty. So, we took the boat up there and Denise and the girls, we all went up. They like going to New York City, which I don’t really care about going to the city. So, I got to stay in my boat there at the harbor tied up, which was cool anyway. So they spent time in the city a few days and then that was Fourth of July, and we went out in the Hudson River that night and they shot the fireworks off and we were anchored out in front of the Statue of Liberty and New York City was behind us, and the Statue of Liberty and the fireworks were going off sitting on that boat. That was the coolest thing and my girls still talk about that. I mean, that was the coolest thing on Fourth of July I can ever remember. I can’t top that one probably. It was emotional sitting there watching the Statue of Liberty and thinking about all that. It was very cool.”

    Audio / Billy Currington talks about his favorite Fourth of July memories.

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    Billy Currington (4th of July) OC: …of my life. :16
    “My best memories would be hanging out with my mom, brother and sister on the beach on Tybee Island right off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. We’d go there every year, and we’d light our own fireworks and watch the ones that they had for us. They were the best times, some of the best times of my life.”

    Audio / Brandon Lay talks about what he and family would do over the Fourth of July holiday.

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    Brandon Lay (Fourth of July) OC: …good times. :47
    “I remember everybody hanging out at my grandmother’s and we would drive down the road to a fireworks stand off the side of Highway 45 out there in Jackson [Tennessee]. Just getting the bottle rockets and Black Cats and bringing ‘em back to the house, it felt like it was an eternity before it got dark. We just kept wanting to light ‘em and our parents would tell us it ain’t time, but just how exhilarating it was to see ‘em shoot up. We’re not talking big time fireworks here, but you would’ve thought that it was. It’s funny just how you remember things, but I just remember a screen door at my grandmother’s, running in and out, in and out, in and out and four wild little cousins running around. It was good times.”

    Audio / Carrie Underwood recalls one of her favorite Fourth of July memories.

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    Carrie Underwood (favorite Fourth of July memory) OC: …work out. :51
    “I think my favorite Fourth of July memory would be going to the fireworks stand and picking out which fireworks I wanted to do. I must’ve been like 7 or 8, and I came home and made a list of what order I wanted to do them in, because I wanted to put a show on for Mom and Dad, and of course I couldn’t wait until it was dark outside (laughs). So, I made my Mom and Dad get the lawn chairs and come out to the backyard and watch some not very dramatic fireworks at like six o’clock in the evening, but I was so proud of myself, and I was so proud of the show that I put on. So, I feel like that was a little training for what I do now – putting on shows, figuring out how it’s all going to work out.”

    Audio / Darius Rucker enjoys setting off fireworks.

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    Darius Rucker (fireworks) OC: …off once. :15
    “Oh, I love fireworks. We had the bottle rocket fights and all that good stuff. I was the typical little crazy kid, you know. In South Carolina, it was always legal, so we shot fireworks when it was legal. We did all that sort of stuff. I almost blew my hand off once.”

    Audio / Dierks Bentley says the people of this country are what define America.

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    Dierks (people are America) OC: …all about. :17
    “The definition of America to me, you know, getting a chance to travel across the country on a tour bus, stepping upon stages whether it be county fairs, state fairs, arenas, rock bars, the Opry stage, anywhere across the country and looking out at that crowd and seeing people. The people, to me, are what America’s all about.”

    Audio / Eric Church recalls his family activities on the Fourth of July holiday.

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    Eric Church (4th of July) OC: …freedoms. 1:17
    “The Fourth of July for me, growing up we would always go to the lake, we didn’t live on the lake but we would all go to the lake. Had a buddy who had a pontoon and we would always get on the pontoon and you go out and you’d tie all the pontoons together and just have a big time. This was before, I was younger then, the adults were having more fun than we were, you know it was just to go swim in the water and shoot off fireworks. Basically, water tailgating is what it was. And then as we got older, same thing…we would just, us younger kids had our own boat and we had as much fun as the adults.”

    Audio / Jon Langston talks about what he usually does on the Fourth of July,

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    Jon Langston (Fourth of July) OC: …either way. :17
    “The Fourth of July is usually different every year. We’re usually playing shows, or we’re out on the lake or at the beach, or sometimes I’ve said, ‘I’m staying at home,’ shooting fireworks off the back porch or something. That’s probably not the safest thing, but we have a good time either way.”

    Audio / JORDAN DAVIS TALKS ABOUT SOME OF HIS FAVORITE CHILDHOOD FOURTH OF JULY MEMORIES.

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    Jordan Davis (Fourth of July) 2 OC: …really cool. :17
    “Probably baseball games, firework shows at baseball games. We’d go to Shreveport Captains games, so yeah, we’d do that or barbecues and fireworks. I can remember being on the lake for a couple of Fourth of Julys. We’d take the boat out and we’d watch the downtown fireworks show from the boat, which was really cool.”

    Audio / Josh Turner talks about the fireworks “wars” his family would have when he was growing up.

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    Josh Turner (fireworks) OC: …of money. [laughs] :20
    “Yeah, we had fireworks around, especially my Daddy’s family. All the individual families had a lot of competition with each other and tried to outdo each other to try to see who had the biggest and baddest fireworks and all that. [laughs] My daddy, I think, was the smartest one. He just went out and bought maybe $25 worth of fireworks and let everybody else put on the big show, so he saved a lot of money.” [laughs]

    Audio / Keith Urban recalls coming over to America for the first time.

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    Keith Urban (coming to America 1st time) OC: …as I could. :39
    “1989 was the first year I came to the States, and it had always been my goal, but I had no plan on how to get here. It was just a case of keep playing, keep getting better at what you do, and then hopefully, somehow, some way I’ll end up over here. The guy who was managing me at the time, we just planned a trip over here – it was actually for the New Music Seminar in New York. And we came over for that, and then we did a trip down to Nashville, and I shopping my little demo around. I think I humored everybody more than anything else [laughs] with my tragic, ill-fitting demo for the time. So, I left there, but I was just so committed to coming back as quick as I could.”

    Audio / Kip Moore says he’s very proud of the U.S. military and can’t imagine having to do what they do to protect the United States.

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    Kip Moore (Fourth of July-soldiers) OC: …every day. :32
    “I’m a very, very patriotic person, proud of the country that I live in, and I’m very proud of what those guys do for us each and every day, and I don’t take it for granted one bit. My grandparents were in the military, fought wars, and I’ve seen the battle that they go through, just the horror of remember things. When I start to think that I’m half-way tough, I realize how I’m not one bit when I talk to soldiers when I’m out and realize the things that they go through. I can’t imagine facing what those guys face every day.”

    Audio / Luke Bryan recalls one of his favorite Fourth of July memories.

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    Luke Bryan (4th of July memories) OC: …we used to. :21
    “Some of my favorite Fourth of July memories were spent on Lake Blackshear down in Georgia with my family. I was always kind of in charge of driving home from Tennessee and picking up all the fireworks and my nieces and nephews always got excited when I rolled in because they knew I had all the fireworks. But, it was always a great memory, and I miss not getting to do that as much as we used to.”

    Audio / MADDIE & TAE TALK ABOUT THEIR FOURTH OF JULY TRADITIONS.

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    Maddie & Tae (Fourth of July) OC: …it’s perfect. :29
    TAE: “One of my favorite Fourth of July traditions – I’d say it’s a tradition ‘cause it happens every year, but I’m not always able to make it – is that we go to my grandparents in Oklahoma, and we all line up lawn chairs right in front of their garage and we just light fireworks. We always do it far away and then we light it, and we always run back and watch the fireworks, but that’s probably one of my favorite memories.” MADDIE: “My birthday is July 7th, so I always get built-in fireworks for my birthday, and sometimes we actually celebrate it on the 4th, because there’s fireworks everywhere, so it’s perfect.”

    Audio / Parker McCollum talks about his favorite Fourth of July memories. NOTE: Do NOT try this at home.

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    Parker McCollum (Fourth of July) OC: …days of my life. :23
    “My favorite Fourth of July memories growing up are actually kind of dangerous now that I think about it, but we used to have fireworks wars where we’d shoot like roman candles and bottle rockets. We’d always go to my grandma’s house, pop fireworks and we’d end up shooting ’em at each other and having wars; no eye protection, no nothing, just shooting bottle rockets at each other’s faces. But it was so fun; some of the best days of my life.”

    Audio / Priscilla Block says the Fourth of July is one of her favorite holidays.

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    Priscilla Block (Fourth of July) OC: …we get crazy. :26
    “I love Fourth of July. I usually always have a Fourth of July party. It is known that there is a slip-n-slide at my house on Fourth of July. You know, it’s such a great holiday to just bring friends together and, I don’t know, we get wild on the Fourth. We get crazy.”

    Audio / Sam Hunt talks about what he and his family did over the Fourth of July holiday when he was growing up in Georgia.

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    Sam Hunt (Fourth of July) OC: …good time. :39
    “My granddad on the other side of my family, he would always take a lot of pride…fireworks were actually, I’m from Georgia, and most of them were illegal, I’m pretty sure, growing up. But over in Alabama, that’s where all the firework stands were, and we only had to drive 10, 15 minutes to get to the Alabama line, so we could go get a bundle of fireworks pretty easy. But he would always take a lot of pride in going and finding all the good stuff, and coming back with a  big pile. He’d have his torch out there at the end of the driveway and we’d all eat homemade ice cream and put down towels on the driveway and he’d shoot off fireworks for 30-45 minutes. Such a good time.”

    Audio / TRAVIS DENNING TALKS ABOUT THE FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS HIS HOMETOWN OF WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA WOULD THROW EVERY YEAR.

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    Travis Denning (Fourth of July) OC: …will love. :51
    “Fourth of July in Warner Robins, Georgia is an event. It’s something else. In fact, forever they’ve thrown an Independence Day concert, and back in the day, it was huge. It was the biggest thing they did all year. They would actually have the concert in the MAC (McConnell-Talbert Stadium), which was the high school football stadium that Warner Robins and Northside and Houston County shared. I mean, one year they had Wynonna play and then they had Josh Turner one year, Darius Rucker. I mean it was like a big deal, and there’d be 15,000, 20,000 people there, and I think it’s so cool that there’s a little bit of a legacy of people coming together in that town and making something happen, you know? I’ll never forget going to those shows and thinking, I was more proud of what the city had done. I was like, ‘That’s just so cool that they could put together a show like this, an event that everybody will love.”

     

  • DIERKS BENTLEY IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HITTING THE ROAD WITH PARKER McCOLLUM AND RILEY GREEN THIS SUMMER.

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    Dierks Bentley can’t wait to hit the road on his Beers On Me Tour, due in part to his opening acts, Parker McCollum and Riley Green.

    “I’m so thankful, so happy to have Parker McCollum and Riley Green out there on the road with me. I like their music. I just think they both make really compelling music and when you’re out on the road, it’s a chance to be a fan as well as a singer,” says Dierks. “I get to go out there and watch these guys play every night and get inspired by what they’re doing. It helps me walk out on stage with a lot of energy and with a lot of trying to beat them. Not that we’re competitive, but they’ve gone out there and rocked the show. I know they both can ‘cause I’ve seen ‘em before so I have to go out there and try to beat them in some way and that’s great for the crowd when the artists are all playing off of each other and trying to step it up after seeing the other guy take the stage and I just love the music they make. So, it’s gonna be a fun summer for me and my band, getting a chance to watch these guys and learn from these guys side stage and hopefully, give them a great concert and tour experience throughout the summer, and I think the fans are gonna love it.”

    Dierks is closing in on the top of the country charts with his latest song “Gone.”



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  • JORDAN DAVIS ANNOUNCES HEADLINING BUY DIRT TOUR BEGINNING THIS FALL.

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    Jordan Davis announced his headlining Buy Dirt Tour today. Slated to kick off September 9 in Minneapolis, Davis will hit the stage in venues around the country, performing songs from his just-released Buy Dirt EP. Davis will be joined on the 17-city tour by special guests Seaforth and Mackenzie Porter. Tickets are available HERE.

    Davis gave fans a sneak-peak of his upcoming tour during his Buy Dirt Livestream, which aired yesterday on YouTube, Facebook, & Tik Tok.

    “This (Exit/In) is where I played my first Nashville full band show,” says Davis. “This place is super special and super woven into the Nashville music scene. COVID hurt a lot of these small music venues and I wanted to help bring shows back and get us back on the road.”

    The Shreveport native played his brand-new EP front to back from Nashville’s famed Exit/In and held a fan Q&A following the performance. Seaforth and MacKenzie Porter joined him during the performance, and an option to donate was available during the livestream benefitting Music Venue Alliance Nashville. Additionally, Davis will make a very special appearance on NBC’s 3rd hour of TODAY June 1st, performing “Buy Dirt” with country superstar Luke Bryan. Davis’ latest single “Almost Maybes” is currently Top 10 and climbing on the country radio charts.

     

    Jordan Davis Buy Dirt Tour Dates:

    9/9/2021          Minneapolis, MN         The Filmore*

    9/10/2021         Rosemont, IL               Joes*

    9/11/2021         Grand Rapids, MI         Intersection*

    9/17/2021         Indianapolis, IN            The Egyptian*

    9/23/2021         Sayreville, NJ               Starland Ballroom*

    10/5/2021         Seattle, WA                  The Showbox*

    10/7/2021         Eugene, OR                  McDonald Theater*

    10/28/2021       Pittsburgh, PA              Stage AE*

    10/29/2021       Norfolk, VA                 The Norva*

    10/30/2021       Columbia, SC               The Senate*

    11/7/2021         Verona, NY                 Turning Stone Resort Casino

    12/10/2021       Newport, KY               PromoWest Pavilion at OVATION*

    12/11/2021       St. Louis, MO               The Factory*

    12/16/2021       New York, NY             Webster Hall*

    12/17/2021       Baltimore, MD             Rams Head Live*

    12/18/2021       Buffalo, NY                 Town Ballroom*

    12/19/2021       Boston, MA                 HOB Boston*

    * Support from Seaforth and MacKenzie Porter

     

    About Jordan Davis
    MCA Nashville’s Jordan Davis has been named an “Artist to Watch” by Billboard, Rolling Stone, CMT, Pandora, Shazam, Amazon Music, Sounds Like Nashville, The Tennessean, SiriusXM, Whiskey Riff, and more. A Native of Shreveport, Louisiana, Davis graduated from LSU and briefly pursued the path of his degree working as an environmental consultant; however, his passion for music and songwriting eventually compelled him to move to Nashville in the summer of 2012. In 2018, Davis released his Gold-certified debut album, Home State, which features his three consecutive No. 1 hits: Platinum-Certified “Slow Dance In A Parking Lot,” the Double Platinum-Certified “Singles You Up” and Platinum-Certified “Take It From Me.” In 2019 Davis won Best New Country Artist at the iHeart Radio Music Awards and was a two-time nominee for ACM New Male Artist of the Year. He was also named Billboard’s Top New Country Artist of 2018 as well as Country Aircheck/Mediabase’s Most Heard New Artist of 2018. Davis has since accumulated over 2 billion streams worldwide. The hitmaker released a six-song, self-titled EP featuring a collaboration with pop superstar Julia Michaels titled, “Cool Anymore.” Davis has made appearances on Good Morning America, Late Night with Seth Meyers, TODAY Show, and has previously toured with the likes of Rascal Flatts, Jake Owen, Kip Moore, Brett Young and Old Dominion.

    For additional information, visit www.jordandavisofficial.com.

  • SUPERSTAR DIERKS BENTLEY’S PASSION FOR BLUEGRASS MUSIC SHINES ON SURPRISE LIVE FROM TELLURIDE EP OUT NOW.

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    Following multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley‘s set last month at the 48th annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, he is releasing LIVE FROM TELLURIDE, available now. Known to “expose his many Country fans to the joys of bluegrass” (Bluegrass Today), he tapped The War And Treaty for their powerhouse vocals throughout, had multi-​instrumentalist sisters Larkin Poe join the band for the entire set and enlisted legendary grasser Sam Bush. The LIVE FROM TELLURIDE EP recorded during Bentley’s performance is now available at all digital platforms here.  See a backstage clip of “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” here: https://youtu.be/jAkFktejD_s

    “This really was a once in a lifetime show for me. Getting to play at my favorite festival…with some of my favorite musicians and performers…in one of my favorite places in the world…felt like a dream,” Bentley said. “Luckily this dream was captured on tape and I can go back and relive the way it felt that night whenever I want.”

    LIVE FROM TELLURIDE TRACK LIST:
    1.) “Woman, Amen” – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. The War And Treaty
    2.) “Travelin’ Light” – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. Larkin Poe
    3.) “Bad Angel” – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. The War And Treaty
    4.) “Wish You Were Here” by Pink Floyd – Live – Dierks Bentley
    5.) “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” by U2 – Live – Dierks Bentley feat. The War And Treaty, Sam Bush

    Dubbed one of “Country music’s most adventurous artists (Billboard),” in 2010 Bentley formally shared his love of Bluegrass with the release of the critically acclaimed album UP ON THE RIDGE. He has continued to help fans experience his love of the West, capturing “the natural beauty of the Colorado mountains” (USA Today) with his most recent chart-topper THE MOUNTAIN, where it was written and recorded.

    Bentley will headline many of this summer’s biggest festivals across the country before venturing on his 2021 BEERS ON ME TOUR with specials guests Riley Green and Parker McCollum, launching Aug. 13th at Salt Lake City, UT’s USANA Amphitheatre. Bentley continues to be a dominant voice for the genre with over 6.4 billion streams and 20 No. One singles at Country radio. Reaching a new creative high while “making music designed to challenge” (New York Times), Bentley co-wrote 10 of 13 tracks on THE MOUNTAIN, which earned him the highest debut sales of his career and became his seventh chart-topping release. Bentley has amassed countless nominations from the ACM‘s, CMA‘s, Billboard Music Awards and more while also earning 14 GRAMMY nominations. He just recently celebrated his 15 year anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry and has also 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 five locations. For more information visit Dierks.com.

  • GARY ALLAN BUYS A COUNTRY LEGEND’S HOME.

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    Gary Allan recently moved into a new house right next to his previous house, and it just so happens his new home used to belong to a country legend, the late Conway Twitty. He recently renovated the inside of the house, but kept some original parts of the house.

    “I’ve lived next to this house since 2003 and I was renovating my house and I asked if I could tear some trees down in between our property, and they said ‘yeah, we’re moving to Florida, so we don’t care.’ I was like, ‘Wow! Are you going to sell it?’ And they said, yeah, and I think I bought it within like three or four texts,” says Gary. “It was kinda cool – I bought AND sold my house without a realtor. And then I just finished renovating it. We did a lot to the inside. I left some things that were Conway’s originally. I left the patio just like it was, and his widow that came over gave me a tour book that was shot in there. He used to have fan club parties at his house, and he would go in the back and flip burgers for everybody.”

    “The house has a really cool vibe. It’s on the point of a peninsula,” he says. “It’s almost got a 360 (degree) view of water, really beautiful and couldn’t be happier. I just finished the renovation, and I renovated the last house I was in, so I feel like I’ve been under construction for five years and it feels so good not to have someone with a hammer in their hand at my house every morning.”

    Gary just released his first album in eight years, Ruthless.

    Audio / Gary Allan talks about buying Conway Twitty’s old home.

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    Gary Allan (buying Conway Twitty’s old home) OC: …for everybody. :45
    “I’ve lived next to this house since 2003 and I was renovating my house and I asked if I could tear some trees down in between our property, and they said yeah, we’re moving to Florida, so we don’t care. I was like, ‘Wow! Are you going to sell it?’ And they said, yeah, and I think I bought it within like three or four texts. It was kinda cool – I bought AND sold my house without a realtor. And then I just finished renovating it. We did a lot to the inside. I left some things that were Conway’s originally. I left the patio just like it was, and his widow that came over gave me a tour book that was shot in there. He used to have fan club parties at his house and he would go in the back and flip burgers for everybody.”

    Audio / Gary Allan talks about his new house, which he recently renovated.

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    Gary Allan (Conway Twitty house) 2 OC: …every morning. :21
    “The house has a really cool vibe. It’s on the point of a peninsula. It’s almost got a 360 (degree) view of water, really beautiful and couldn’t be happier. I just finished the renovation, and I renovated the last house I was in, so I feel like I’ve been under construction for five years and it feels so good not to have someone with a hammer in their hand at my house every morning.”

  • DIERKS BENTLEY AND LIVE NATION’S SEVEN PEAKS MUSIC FESTIVAL RETURNS THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND – SEPTEMBER 3-5.

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    Dierks Bentley and the world’s leading live entertainment company Live Nation revealed today that Seven Peaks Music Festival returns this Labor Day Weekend, September 3rd-5th, to its stunning mountainous location of Buena Vista, Colorado. In two short years the festival has made an indisputable mark on the festival landscape, becoming known for “an eclectic mix of contemporary country artists and Bentley’s bluegrass heroes,” (Rolling Stone) and a reputation as a festival that “does it all” (Esquire).

    Bentley announced the news during his livestream concert tonight on Twitch, available to watch here: https://www.twitch.tv/ctrl_music_.

    More details including lineup information will be revealed in the coming weeks and fans can follow along on Facebook: Seven Peaks Festival, Twitter: @sevenpeaksfest and Instagram: @sevenpeaksfest.

    About Dierks Bentley: 
    Bentley continues to be a dominant voice for the genre with over 6.4 billion streams and 19 No. One singles. Reaching a new creative high while “making music designed to challenge” (New York Times), Bentley co-wrote 10 of 13 tracks on his last album THE MOUNTAIN, which earned him the highest debut sales of his career and became his seventh chart-topping release. Bentley has amassed countless nominations from the ACM’s, CMA’s, Billboard Music Awards and more while also earning 14 GRAMMY  nominations. He just recently celebrated his 15 year anniversary as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. As “he is dedicated to giving fans the best performance possible” (The Tennessean) as a headliner for national festivals and during his own headlining run, Bentley has also 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 five locations. This summer, Bentley will launch his 2021 BEERS ON ME TOUR with special guests Riley Green and Parker McCollum on Aug. 13th at Salt Lake City, UT’s USANA Amphitheatre. For tickets and more information visit Dierks.com.

  • JOSH TURNER SITS DOWN WITH CHRIS STAPLETON TO TALK ABOUT THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF “YOUR MAN.”

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    Josh Turner said he’d never forget listening to the work tape of his first No. 1 single, “Your Man.” “It was just Chris Stapleton and a guitar and at first, I could not hear how it would be for my record,” says Josh. “My producer said take it home, put it in a different key, play around with it… and here we are 15 years later. 🤠 It was great to catch up with Chris Stapleton here about my first #1 single and his first #1 as a songwriter.”

    “Your Man” was written by, Chris Stapleton, Chris DuBois and Jace Everett. Listen to the Deluxe Edition of ‘Your Man’ by Josh Turner here: https://strm.to/JTYourManDeluxeEdition

    Check out the interview below.

    Josh is celebrating the release of the deluxe edition of his iconic Double Platinum-selling Your Man album. It features all 11 original tracks including collaborations with country icons John Anderson, Dr. Ralph Stanley, and Diamond Rio’s Marty Roe, Gene Johnson, and Dana Williams, plus live versions of the title track “Your Man,” fan favorite and often celebrated “Me and God,” and multi-week No. 1 hit “Would You Go With Me.”

  • CAYLEE HAMMACK WILL BE FEATURED IN A NEW VERSION OF THE GAME THE SIMS.

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    Caylee Hammack

    Caylee Hammack is thrilled her song, “Small Town Hyprocrite,” will be featured in a new Game Pack version of The Sims game titled Dream Home Decorator, because she has played the game since her childhood. She went so far as to re-record her song in The Sims language, Simlish. Check out the behind-the-scenes of her recording the song below.

    https://twitter.com/Cayleehammack/status/1397288471786569730

    The new installment of the life simulation video game by EA (Electronic Arts)  will launch June 1st.

  • ERIC CHURCH IS MOST ADDED WITH NEW SINGLE “HEART ON FIRE.”

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    Eric Church

    On the heels of his recent 11th career No. 1 at Country radio, Eric Church earns most added distinction today with his latest single, “Heart On Fire,” the greasy, rock-infused anthem which serves as the lead track on his Jay Joyce-produced Heart & Soul trilogy, already named among the year’s best projects by Rolling Stone and Billboard on their respective mid-year lists.

    Written solo by the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, “Heart On Fire” offers nostalgic musical references to everything from Elvis’s “All Shook Up” to Guns N’ Roses “Paradise City” over a driving guitar and piano melody.

    “A turned up radio but the static was heavy / Couldn’t make out any words but ‘take me to the levee’ / That look on your face was full of wild desire / Soakin’ my soul in gas and settin’ my heart on fire,” Church belts in the chorus of the song praised by Entertainment Weekly as a “fan favorite in waiting” and “some of the most liberating and freewheeling work of the 44-year-old Country star’s career… [which] reflects the lightning-in-a-bottle energy of the sessions that made it.”

    The single arrives at Country radio today having already earned a well-received spot in the set list at recent live shows as Church gears up for The Gather Again Tour this fall. Making the most of the long-awaited opportunity to “gather again,” for the first time in his career Church will adopt an in-the-round set up, with the stage at the center of each arena floor in order to accommodate as many fans as possible. The tour kicks off September 17 in Lexington, Ky. and visits 55 cities across the U.S. and Canada before a grand finale at the iconic Madison Square Garden in the spring of 2022. Tickets are on sale now at www.EricChurch.com.

    Church will also make a headlining appearance alongside George Strait on November 5 for a special “The King & The Chief” show as part of the newly announced ATLive festival at Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. He has passionately taken a leadership role in the industry’s return to touring, appearing on the cover of Billboard getting his own second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine after consulting with epidemiologists and industry experts. A full list of all upcoming concert dates is available HERE.

    For more information, visit www.ericchurch.com and follow on Facebook and Twitter @ericchurch and Instagram @ericchurchmusic.

    The Gather Again Tour
    Sept. 17, 2021                   Rupp Arena                                          Lexington, Ky.
    Sept. 18, 2021                   Nationwide Arena                                Columbus, Ohio
    Sept. 24, 2021                   Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse               Cleveland, Ohio
    Sept. 25, 2021                   KeyBank Center                                   Buffalo, N.Y.
    Oct. 1, 2021                      Alerus Center                                       Grand Forks, N.D.
    Oct. 2, 2021                      Canadian Life Centre                           Winnipeg, Manitoba
    Oct. 8, 2021                      PPG Paints Arena                                 Pittsburgh, Pa.
    Oct. 9, 2021                      Wells Fargo Center                               Philadelphia, Pa.
    Oct. 15, 2021                    Ball Arena                                            Denver, Colo.
    Oct. 22, 2021                    Scotiabank Saddledome                       Calgary, Alberta
    Oct. 23, 2021                    SaskTel Centre                                     Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
    Oct. 29, 2021                    Rogers Arena                                       Vancouver, British Columbia
    Oct. 30, 2021                    Climate Pledge Arena                          Seattle, Wash.
    Nov. 12, 2021                   Thompson-Boling Arena                     Knoxville, Tenn.
    Nov. 13, 2021                   Ford Center                                          Evansville, Ind.
    Dec. 3, 2021                     SNHU Arena                                        Manchester, N.H.
    Dec. 4, 2021                     UBS Arena                                           Belmont Park, N.Y.
    Dec. 10, 2021                   The Anthem                                         Washington, D.C.
    Dec. 11, 2021                   The Anthem                                         Washington, D.C.
    Dec. 17, 2021                   Bon Secours Wellness Arena               Greenville, S.C.
    Dec. 18, 2021                   Greensboro Coliseum                          Greensboro, N.C.
    Jan. 7, 2022                      Pinnacle Bank Arena                            Lincoln, Neb.
    Jan. 8, 2022                      Denny Sanford PREMIER Center       Sioux Falls, S.D.
    Jan. 14, 2022                    Scotiabank Arena                                 Toronto, Ontario
    Jan. 15, 2022                    Canadian Tire Centre                           Ottawa, Ontario
    Jan. 21, 2022                    Van Andel Arena                                  Grand Rapids, Mich.
    Jan. 22, 2022                    Little Caesars Arena                             Detroit, Mich.
    Feb. 4, 2022                     KFC Yum! Center                                 Louisville, Ky.
    Feb. 5, 2022                     Bankers Life Fieldhouse                       Indianapolis, Ind.
    Feb. 11, 2022                   CHI Health Center Omaha                   Omaha, Neb.
    Feb. 12, 2022                   Wells Fargo Arena                                Des Moines, Iowa
    Feb. 18, 2022                   T-Mobile Center                                    Kansas City, Mo.
    Feb 19, 2022                    BOK Center                                          Tulsa, Okla.
    Feb. 25, 2022                   Hampton Coliseum                               Hampton, Va.
    Feb. 26, 2022                   Spectrum Center                                   Charlotte, N.C.
    March 4, 2022                 Amway Center                                      Orlando, Fla.
    March 5, 2022                 Amalie Arena                                        Tampa, Fla.
    March 11, 2022               United Center                                        Chicago, Ill.
    March 12, 2022               Enterprise Center                                  St. Louis, Mo.
    March 18, 2022               Resch Center                                        Green Bay, Wis.
    March 19, 2022               Resch Center                                        Green Bay, Wis.
    March 25, 2022               Legacy Arena at the BJCC                   Birmingham, Ala.
    March 26, 2022               Simmons Bank Arena                           Little Rock, Ark.
    April 1, 2022                   Dickies Arena                                       Fort Worth, Texas
    April 2, 2022                   AT&T Center                                        San Antonio, Texas
    April 8, 2022                   Toyota Center                                       Houston, Texas
    April 9, 2022                   Smoothie King Center                          New Orleans, La.
    April 15, 2022                 Moda Center                                         Portland, Ore.
    April 16, 2022                 Spokane Arena                                      Spokane, Wash.
    April 29, 2022                 ExtraMile Arena                                   Boise, Idaho
    April 30, 2022                 Vivint Arena                                         Salt Lake City, Utah
    May 6, 2022                    Pechanga Arena                                    San Diego, Calif.
    May 7, 2022                    STAPLES Center                                  Los Angeles, Calif.
    May 11, 2022                  Golden 1 Center                                    Sacramento, Calif.
    May 13, 2022                  T-Mobile Arena                                     Las Vegas, Nev.
    May 14, 2022                  Gila River Arena                                   Glendale, Ariz.
    May 20, 2022                  Madison Square Garden                       New York, N.Y.

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