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  • BROTHERS OSBORNE ANNOUNCE HEADLINING “WE’RE NOT FOR EVERYONE.”

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    Brothers Osborne

    EMI Nashville’s Brothers Osborne announce today plans for their headlining WE’RE NOT FOR EVERYONE TOUR launching this summer. The GRAMMY-nominated duo will hit almost 50 markets including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and more. Known for their “distinctive sound combining classic country and hints of soul” (The Washington Post), Brothers Osborne has earned high praise for their dynamic live show while previously touring with the likes of Chris Stapleton, Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert. Rolling Stone exclaims “The Bros come guns blazing, a guaranteed show-stopper” while The Boston Globe commends the band for “winning listeners over with its spirited live performances.” AXS adds, “the pair acted like old pros as they effortlessly showcased their solid harmonies and impressive instrumentation.”

    On the WE’RE NOT FOR EVERYONE TOUR, fans can expect to hear the band’s six GRAMMY-nominated singles including No. 1 Platinum-Certified hit “Stay A Little Longer,” rowdy Top 10 Platinum-Certified hit “It Ain’t My Fault,” the reminiscent Top 25 hit “21 Summer,”  as well as Top 40 hits “Shoot Me Straight,” “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You),” and “All Night.”

    Travis Denning and Tenille Townes will serve as alternating opening acts. Fresh off his Gold-certified No.1 hit for “After A Few,” Travis has previously served as a CMA KixStart Artist as well as Opry NextStage Artist while Tenille recently won three Canadian Country Music Awards in addition to ACM New Female Artist of the Year last year. Fans can purchase tickets beginning next Friday, April 23 at brothersosborne.com. Special fan club presale tickets will be available to “The Family” starting 10am local time on April 20.

    Nominated for Duo of the Year as well as Album of the Year for their critically acclaimed third studio album, Skeletons, Brothers Osborne will perform their new single “I’m Not For Everyone” as well as “Deadman’s Curve” as part of the ACM Awards this Sunday, April 18 on CBS beginning at 8pm ET. Earlier that morning, John and TJ will be featured on CBS Sunday Morning with correspondent Anthony Mason detailing their upbringing in the blue-collar town of Deale, Maryland and journey to Nashville to pursue their musical ambitions. They also discuss John’s personal battle with mental health and TJ’s experience publicly revealing that he is gay. In addition, the band will be featured on CBS This Morning April 19 for another profile piece featuring extended footage and additional interview content.

    Tomorrow, Brothers Osborne will release a new song titled “Younger Me” written by TJ in response to the overwhelming support he received after sharing his personal story. The track was produced by both John and TJ who will perform a special version as part of Xfinity presents a special ACM Awards bonus performance by Brothers Osborne – the exclusive premiere of “Younger Me” – available on Xfinity’s YouTube channel. Xfinity X1 and Xfinity Flex customers can also say “ACM Awards” into the Voice Remote to enjoy the Brothers Osborne bonus performance on their TV.

     

    WE’RE NOT FOR EVERYONE TOUR Dates:

    Jul. 29                   Philadelphia, PA                               Skyline Stage at the Mann

    Jul. 30                   Boston, MA                                       Leader Bank Pavilion

    Jul. 31                   Westbrook, ME                                Maine Savings Pavilion at Rock Row

    Aug. 1                   Providence, RI                                  Bold Point Park

    Aug. 4                   Toledo, OH                                        Toledo Zoom Amphitheater

    Aug. 5                   Maryland Heights, MO                    Saint Louis Music Park

    Aug. 14                 Council Bluffs, IA                              Stir Concert Cove – Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel***

    Aug. 15                 Dubuque, IA                                      Q Casino Back Waters Stage***

    Aug. 19                 Asbury Park, NJ                                Stone Pony Summer Stage

    Aug. 20                 Bridgeport, CT                                  Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater

    Aug. 21                 Farmingville, NY                               Long Island Community Hospital Amphitheater

    Aug. 26                 Charlotte, NC                                   Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre

    Aug. 27                 Raleigh, NC                                       Red Hat Amphitheater

    Sep. 2                   Cleveland, OH                                   Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

    Sep. 3                   Indianapolis, IN                                TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park

    Sep. 4                   Sterling Heights, MI                         Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill

    Sep. 9                   Cincinnati, OH                                  The Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center

    Sep. 10                 Memphis, TN                                    The Orpheum Theatre

    Sep. 16                 Nashville, TN                                    Ascend Amphitheater

    Sep. 17                 Rogers, AR                                        Walmart AMP

    Sep. 18                 Oklahoma City, OK                          The Criterion

    Sep. 22                 Irving, TX                                           The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

    Sep. 23                 Houston, TX                                      White Oak Music Hall – Lawn

    Sep. 24                 Austin, TX                                          Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater**

    Sep. 25                 Helotes, TX                                        Floore’s Country Store**

    Sep. 30                 Asheville, NC                                     Rabbit Rabbit

    Oct. 1                   Atlanta, GA                                        Fox Theatre

    Oct. 2                   Jacksonville, FL                                 Daily’s Place

    Oct. 8                   Denver, CO                                        Mission Ballroom

    Oct. 10                 Phoenix, AZ                                       Arizona Federal Theatre

    Oct. 12                 Los Angeles, CA                                Greek Theatre

    Oct. 13                 Santa Barbara, CA                            Santa Barbara Bowl

    Oct. 15                 San Diego, CA                                   Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU

    Oct. 16                 Sacramento, CA                               Memorial Auditorium

    Oct. 17                 San Francisco, CA                            The Masonic

    Oct. 20                 Portland, OR                                     Veterans Memorial Coliseum

    Oct. 22                 Seattle, WA                                       WaMu Theater

    Oct. 28                 New York, NY                                   Beacon Theatre

    Oct. 29                 Hampton Beach, NH                       Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom*

    Oct. 30                 Albany, NY                                         Palace Theatre*

    Nov. 11                Kansas City, MO                               Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland

    Nov. 13                Chicago, IL                                        Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom

    Nov. 18                Richmond, VA                                   Altria Theater

    Nov. 19                Washington, D.C.                             The Anthem

    Nov. 20                Moon Twp, PA                                  UPMC Events Center

     

     

    * Tenille Townes Only

    **Travis Denning Only

    *** Opener TBA

     

     

    For more information about Brothers Osborne and the WE’RE NOT FOR EVERYONE TOUR, please visit www.BrothersOsborne.com

  • CHRIS STAPLETON’S MAIN GOAL IN MAKING MUSIC IS TO EXPERIENCE IT AND CONNECT WITH THE AUDIENCE THROUGH THE MUSIC.

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    Chris Stapleton

    Chris Stapleton may have felt a little bit of pressure making his latest album, Starting Over, but the goal for him every time he releases new music is the connection between him and the audience over the music.

    “I had someone ask me about do the expectations by either yourself or what you think the audience (s) expectations are, do those things affect you? And the answer is yes,” he says. “You get to make a first record in relative anonymity and kind of this vacuum you’ve had 15 years to write songs for it and you get to cherry-pick (songs) and do all these things, you now. Now, that being said, I think it’s perfectly human that you become aware of expectations as you go along, but I very much try to ignore them – either my own or someone else’s – of what something should be musically, because I’m not sure that’s a healthy space to be making music in, not in a good way anyway. I want the experience of the music and I want to bring an experience to people listening to music in a way that we can have a connection, and in a way that they can have a connection with other human beings. That’s the ultimate goal for me.”

    The album, Starting Over, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart, as well as the Americana/Folk Albums chart.

    Chris is currently making his way to the top of the country charts with the title track, “Starting Over.”

     

    Audio / Chris Stapleton focuses on the experience and connection of the music he makes rather than the expectations he and others put on him.

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    Chris Stapleton (experience of the music) OC: …goal for me. :56
    “I had someone ask me about do the expectations by either yourself or what you think the audience (s) expectations are, do those things affect you? And the answer is yes. You get to make a first record in relative anonymity and kind of this vacuum you’ve had 15 years to write songs for it and you get to cherry-pick (songs) and do all these things, you now. Now, that being said, I think it’s perfectly human that you become aware of expectations as you go along, but I very much try to ignore them – either my own or someone else’s – of what something should be musically, because I’m not sure that’s a healthy space to be making music in, not in a good way anyway. I want the experience of the music and I want to bring an experience to people listening to music in a way that we can have a connection, and in a way that they can have a connection with other human beings. That’s the ultimate goal for me.”

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  • ERIC CHURCH HEART & SOUL ALBUM AUDIO TOOLKIT.

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    We have compiled an array of content — a variety of liners and soundbites – from ERIC CHURCH to equip you with everything you might need to put together your own album radio special; roll-out tracks leading up to –and following — the release of his triple album project, HEART & SOUL, to use in news feeds, specials and much more. Check out all of details (including select audio liners and soundbites, as well as transcriptions) to create your own content surrounding ERIC’s release.

    Click here to download the Album Audio Toolkit.

     

    Pre-order links:

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    https://strm.to/ECHeart

    Soul:

    https://strm.to/ECSoul

     

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  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD’S MY SAVIOR DEBUTS AT NO. 1.

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    Carrie Underwood

    Carrie Underwood’s My Savior debuts at the top of the Billboard Country Album chart, as well as the Billboard Christian Album chart. In addition, My Savior is named No. 1 Billboard Top Album, as well as Billboard Top Country Album and Billboard Top Christian Album (all pure album sales), not to mention No 1 Current Digital Albums. The collection enters the overall Billboard 200 at No. 4.

    Carrie says she grew up singing these hymns in church and says revisiting them for her new album, My Savior, felt like home.

    “These particular songs for My Savior, you know, I grew up singing these in church and my church that we go to right now they play a lot of very contemporary Christian songs, praise and worship songs, and it’s great. But every once in a while, they’ll kind of throw in like a chorus or something of some hymn that I grew up with and there’s an immediate sense of home when I hear that. And that’s kind of where I was at when we were recording this,” says Carrie. “It should be like a warm hug, and I feel like there’s so many people that are like me that kind of long for that. You think back to that sense of home and your church that you grew up in with the pews. I mean it’s just one of those things that it just feels like home. And after a year like last year, I feel like people are definitely searching. A lot of people were thrown out of their daily routines and trying to figure life out and be more introspective or kind of slow down. We were all forced to slow down.”

    Carrie streamed a live Easter performance of My Savior from Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium, featuring special guests NEEDTOBREATHE’s Bear Rinehart, CeCe Winans, Mac McAnally and Buddy Greene, on Facebook on Sunday. The show is still available for a limited time, and you’re also able to continue to donate to Save the Children.

    Audio / Carrie Underwood grew up singing many of the hymns on her new album, My Savior, in church and revisiting them felt like “home” to her.

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    Carrie Underwood (hymns feel like home) 1:05
    “These particular songs for My Savior, you know, I grew up singing these in church and my church that we go to right now they play a lot of very contemporary Christian songs, praise and worship songs, and it’s great. But every once in a while, they’ll kind of throw in like a chorus or something of some hymn that I grew up with and there’s an immediate sense of home when I hear that. And that’s kind of where I was at when we were recording this. It should be like a warm hug, and I feel like there’s so many people that are like me that kind of long for that. You think back to that sense of home and your church that you grew up in with the pews. I mean it’s just one of those things that it just feels like home. And after a year like last year, I feel like people are definitely searching. A lot of people were thrown out of their daily routines and trying to figure life out and be more introspective or kind of slow down. We were all forced to slow down.”

  • THE ACM AWARDS 2021 ARE THIS SUNDAY, AND MANY OF YOUR FAVORITE COUNTRY STARS ARE READY TO HIT THE STAGE.

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    Brothers Osborne / Chris Stapleton / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / Keith Urban / Lauren Alaina / Little Big Town / Luke Bryan / Maddie & Tae / Mickey Guyton

    With six each, Chris Stapleton and Maren Morris lead the list of nominations going into Sunday night’s (April 18th) ACM Awards.

    Chris earned nods in the categories for Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Song (for “Starting Over”) and Album of the Year (Starting Over) as artist, songwriter and producer.

    Eric Church earned three category nominations for Entertainer, Male Vocalist and Music Event of the Year for Luke Combs’ “Do to Me.”

    Luke Bryan picks up a pair of nominations for Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year for Born Here Live Here Die Here, while Dierks Bentley also is nominated for two including Male Vocalist of the Year and Music Video of the Year for “Gone” (the award went to Kane Brown for “Worldwide Beautiful”).

    Brothers Osborne are nominated for both Duo of the Year (an award they’ve won twice before) and Album of the Year for Skeletons. Keith Urban also picks up two nods…in the same category – Music Event of the Year for both “Be a Light” with Thomas Rhett, Reba McEntire, Hillary Scott and Chris Tomlin, as well as his latest single, “One Too Many” with P!nk.

    Carrie Underwood earned a nod in Music Event of the Year with John Legend for “Hallelujah,” while Lauren Alaina is also nominated in Music Event of the Year for Hardy’s “One Beer,” along with Devin Dawson.

    Little Big Town picks up a nomination for Group of the Year, while Maddie & Tae scored a nomination for Duo of the Year.

    The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton, will air live from Nashville April 18th beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT on CBS. The show will also be available to stream live and on demand on the Paramount+.

     

    Audio / Luke Bryan is up for ACM Entertainer of the Year, as well as Album of the Year for Born Here Live Here Die Here. He says being recognized for Entertainer is always a “dream come true.”

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    Luke Bryan (Nominated for ACM Entertainer) OC: …dream come true. :36
    “Being nominated for ACM Entertainer of the Year is just, it’s just amazing. I mean, I look back over my career and I’ve won a couple of Entertainer awards and every time you see your name a part of that group of people, you’re just honored by it. I’ll tell you what, I go on stage every night trying to be the best entertainer I can be and try to get everybody in the crowd, in the room sing and love one another and have fun So, any time the ACMs recognizes me for that, it’s a dream come true.”

    Audio / Luke Bryan talks about what fans can expect on his new album, BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE.

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    Luke Bryan (fan expectations for BHLHDH) OC: …something for everybody. :37
    “I think fans can expect a little something of everything. They can expect a love song, a dancing song; obviously, ‘One Margarita’ being a big ole fun summer drinking song. And I think we have songs that will make you cry, touch your emotions, and I think, like I said there are songs that you can fall in love to out there. And there are songs that talk about the true meaning of life when you think about a song like ‘For a Boat,’ and you got a father teaching his son about the important things in life. So, I’m just proud of the way the album come together, and I feel like there’s something for everybody.”

    Audio / Eric Church, going into Sunday's ACM Awards as the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, says this nomination means more to him than ever before.

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    Eric Church (ACM Entertainer Nod) OC: …live up to. :51
    “Coming off the CMA Entertainer of the Year – I’ve said this in interviews and I really believe this – I did not know what that award would mean to me because we’d never won that award (laughs) and never thought we would, and I felt a responsibility. I know what that award means to the format; I know what that means historically, and I tried to live up to that. I think with the vaccinations, I think with the touring, I think with the things we’ve tried to do during this, I’ve done more in that regard than I ever would’ve, because I understand the people that came before me, and I understand the people that will come after me. So, that nomination means more to me now than it probably ever has, because we’ve won. I think representing the format that I adore is something that I’m trying to live up to.”

    Audio / Eric Church talks about his ACM Male Artist nomination.

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    Eric Church (ACM Male Artist 2021) OC: …category. :12
    “I’ve not been in that category in a while. I think it’s a great honor. I mean, I’ve said this a thousand times – I’ve always thought of myself as more of a stylist than a vocalist, but it’s an honor to be with the guys that are in the category.”

    Audio / Eric Church talks about being nominated for ACM Music Event of the Year with Luke Combs on “Does To Me.”

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    Eric Church (ACM Music Event of the Year 2021) OC: …hopefully it wins. :34
    “Luke Combs is somebody that we went to the same college, we’re from North Carolina both of us, I’ve got to know him, not only as an artist, but on a personal level. We’ve hung out together in North Carolina, here in Tennessee. I’m so proud of him and what he’s done. I’m proud that I was able to influence him and that he was able to do his own thing. And this song was, it was great to record it with him. I love the song. I love the writing of the song. I had nothing to do with that. They wrote it to the wall, and it was an honor to join him, and hopefully it wins.”

    Audio / Chris Stapleton, who is nominated for Entertainer, Male Artist, Album and Song of the Year at this year’s ACM Awards, talks about the theme of his latest album, Starting Over.

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    Chris Stapleton (theme of Starting Over album) OC: …as humans. :54
    “I’ve never really looked at records necessarily as having a theme.  I’ve never made a record in that kind of a constraint necessarily. And there are a lot of great records that have this theme and this overlying thread that kind of runs through them.  Maybe the thread for me is just I’m singing. I wrote a bulk of the songs. It’s the same guys playing all the songs. If there’s a theme – if there’s a theme it’s hopefully there’s a theme of truth somewhere in it. And what I mean by that is hopefully we’re conveying in the songs some experiences that feel real and hopefully people can find themselves in those songs and in the album. And for me if I’m looking for a theme it’s that kind of, I don’t know, that thing that binds us all together as humans.”

    Audio / Chris Stapleton will perform “Maggie’s Song” on the ACM Awards on Sunday Night (April 18th). He felt like Maggie, a dog he and Morgan rescued and had for 14 years, deserved a song of her own – that song appears on his ACM-nominated album, Starting Over.

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    Chris Stapleton (Maggie’s Song) OC: …of our family. :33
    “She deserved a tribute of a song. Now, whether or not I did her justice in the song, I don’t know, but she was a dog that deserved a song so I wrote a song about her the day after she died. That song happened to carry through to me being allowed to play it live, and we wound up in the studio and we recorded it. And now it lives in the world to make people more sad than they deserve to be (laughs) in a year that we don’t need much of that. But I loved that dog very much, and she was a great member of our family.”

    Audio / Brothers Osborne, who are nominated for two ACM Awards including Duo of the Year and Album of the Year, talk about why they made their ACM-nominated album, Skeletons.

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    Brothers Osborne (how Skeletons came about) OC: …came about. 1:02
    “Skeletons is a record that was essentially brought on because we wanted to play more new songs live. So, going into this record T.J. and I decided let’s make a record that no matter what song we just cherry pick out of the record we can do it during our show. And that is how we decided the songs that we ended up on the record. And we started with just like every other artist, 30, 40 plus songs. We started whittling them down, ‘well we might be able to play that. I don’t know if we would be able to play that.’ And that’s how we ended up with Skeletons. And it was really birthed from just playing live shows. One of the cool things about this record is that this is the first record where our entire band is playing on it. Previous records our drummer Adam and our bass player Pete they were playing, but this one has our other guitar player Jason and our keys player Billy Justin now. And it made a huge difference because for the first time we all got in the studio after playing hundreds of shows together, we put the headphones on and started playing and it was like oh it’s just the guys. We’re jamming with the dudes. And that’s how the record came about.”

    Audio / Keith Urban has two ACM nominations in the same category of Music Event of the Year. Here he talks about the ACM-nominated duet with superstar P!nk on “One Too Many.”

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    Keith Urban (P!NK duet) OC: …it together. :29
    “This song was written as a duet, and I sent the song to her and luckily she loved it. I loved the song and I was really hoping she would love it, because she’s truly one of the great singers of our generation. So, to hear her voice on this song was phenomenal. We had such a great time getting to do that. I wish we could’ve done it in the same space, but you know with the situation we’re in, of course, we couldn’t do that. So, she recorded her vocal at her house and I did mine at my house, and we put it together.”

    Audio / Little Big Town talks about being nominated for ACM Group of the Year.

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    LBT (Group nomination) OC: …yeah. :12
    “That’s the coolest thing. Yeah. We’re all friends and we all root for each other and cheer each other on, and we love the music they’re making. And we just celebrate, man. We’re, we’re fans. Yeah.”

    Audio / Maddie & Tae feel like awards nominations show them they're making music people are enjoying.

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    Maddie & Tae (Duo nomination) OC: …super fun. :24
    “Having that nomination was like, oh wow, our peers do still feel like we’re doing something special and do still believe in us and that was a really nice spirit-lifter where we were like, ‘Oh my gosh. We are doing something right and we’re making music that people are enjoying,’ and that was just a huge, huge compliment. And we’re nominated with some of favorite people in the industry, so super fun.”

    Audio / LINER Keith Urban (ACM promo)

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    Audio / LINER Mickey Guyton (ACM Promo)

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    Audio / LINER Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton (ACM Promo)

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  • TUNE IN ALERT: LUKE BRYAN TO MAKE APPEARANCES ON JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, GOOD MORNING AMERICA AND GMA3 THIS WEEK.

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    Four-time Entertainer of the Year and American Idol judge Luke Bryan is set to release a deluxe version of his #1 debuting, RIAA gold certified, and ACM nominated album BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE (Deluxe Edition) THIS Friday (April 9th). The deluxe album adds six new songs to its original 10 tracks. This week Luke will be performing a few of the songs from the project for his fans on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (April 7th) and Good Morning America and GMA3: What You Need To Know on April 9th. More appearances are planned for May.

    American Idol’s fourth season on ABC continues through May 23 with Luke, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie as celebrity judges. Idol is back in the studio again tonight for more All Star Duets and Solo Rounds with a LIVE studio audience of Idol super-fans who will be seated in pods with their immediate household, masked and ready for an incredible night of music. And for the first time this season, voting began with last night’s show and continues following tonight’s duet episode. Four contestants will be eliminated from each duet group. Top 16 results will be revealed next week during the April 11th episode.

    Announced earlier today, Luke will perform on the 56th Annual ACM Awards set for April 18. He is nominated as Entertainer of the Year and for Album of the Year for BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE.

    BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE (Deluxe Edition) is available NOW for PRE-ORDER and limited edition t-shirt and boxsets are also available for pre-order exclusively in Luke’s official store. The album currently contains four #1: “Knockin’ Boots,” “What She Wants Tonight,” “One Margarita,” and “Down To One,” which became Luke’s 26th #1 career single.

    BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE (Deluxe Edition)
    1.  Knockin’ Boots (Hillary Lindsey, Jon Nite, Gordie Sampson)
    2.  What She Wants Tonight (Luke Bryan, Ross Copperman, Hillary Lindsey, Jon Nite)
    3.  Born Here Live Here Die Here (Jake Mitchell, Jameson Rodgers, Josh Thompson)
    4.  One Margarita (Michael Carter, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thompson)
    5.  Too Drunk To Drive (Luke Bryan, Michael Carter, Brandon Kinney)
    6.  Build Me A Daddy (Jake Mitchell, Josh Thompson, Brett Tyler)
    7.  Little Less Broken (Michael Carter, Lindsay Rimes, Matt Rogers)
    8.  For A Boat (Randy Montana, Josh Thompson, Mike Walker)
    9.  Where Are We Goin’ (Luke Bryan, Brent Cobb)
    10. Down To One (Dallas Davidson, Justin Ebach, Kyle Fishman)

    NEW TRACKS
    11. Country Does (Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne)
    12. Drink A Little Whiskey Down (Luke Bryan, Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thompson)
    13. Waves (Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd, Chase McGill)
    14. Bill Dance (Luke Bryan, Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, Ben Hayslip)
    15. Up (Jeremy Bussey, Taylor Phillips, Bobby Pinson)
    16. Floatin’ This Creek (Luke Bryan, Chase McGill, Jeff Stevens, Jody Stevens)

  • MICKEY GUYTON APPEARS ON CBS THIS MORNING WITH GAYLE KING.

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    Mickey Guyton

    Mickey Guyton is getting ready to co-host this year’s ACM Awards on Sunday (April 18th). This morning she chatted with Gayle King on CBS This Morning. Check out their conversation here.

  • DIERKS BENTLEY, BROTHERS OSBORNE, LUKE BRYAN, ERIC CHURCH, MICKEY GUYTON, ALAN JACKSON, LITTLE BIG TOWN, CHRIS STAPLETON, KEITH URBAN AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD ARE AMONG THE ANNOUNCED PERFORMERS AT THIS YEAR’S ACM AWARDS.

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    Alan Jackson / Brothers Osborne / Carrie Underwood / Chris Stapleton / Dierks Bentley / Eric Church / Keith Urban / Little Big Town / Luke Bryan / Mickey Guyton

    Dierks Bentley, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Mickey Guyton, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood are among the performers at this year’s ACM Awards. They’re joined by Kelsea Ballerini, Lee Brice, Kane Brown, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Dan + Shay, Ryan Hurd, Jack Ingram,  Elle King, Miranda Lambert, Ashley McBryde, Maren Morris, Carly Pearce, Jon Randall, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, The War and Treaty, CeCe Winans and Chris Young.

    Over 25 artists will perform more than 30 songs from three iconic Country Music venues: the Grand Ole Opry House, Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe. Additional details on the exciting performances including unprecedented collaborations and surprising moments will be announced in the coming weeks. First-time ACM Awards performances from many of the legendary artists in the lineup can be found HERE.

    The health and safety of the artists, fans, industry, staff and partners involved in the ACM Awards is the number one priority. All guidelines set forth by national, state and local health officials will be closely followed and implemented during the production along with additional safety measures to be instated by dick clark productions and the Academy of Country Music.

     

    For more information, visit ACMcountry.com. You can also like Academy of Country Music on Facebook, follow on Twitter at @ACMawards, follow on Instagram at @ACMawards and sign up for the FREE ACM A-List for more immediate updates.

    The 56th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton, will air Sunday, April 18th beginning at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.

  • NEWS AND NOTES: Keith Urban, Jon Pardi and more

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    Jon Pardi / Keith Urban

    Keith Urban is making the media rounds this week to chat about hosting the ACM Awards and his latest single, “One Too Many.” On Wednesday (April 14th), he will appear on The Late Late Show With James Corden. On Thursday (April 15th), he’ll chat with Ellen DeGeneres (check local listings).

    Jon Pardi is set to appear on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday (April 16th).

  • LUKE BRYAN HAS “THE RIGHT STUFF” ON AMERICAN IDOL.

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    Sometimes to pass the time, Luke Bryan and his fellow American Idol judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have a little fun on set. In-between performances that would determine the Top 24 on Idol, Luke kicked it old school singing and showing off some of his boy band moves to New Kids on the Block’s “The Right Stuff.”

     

     

    Luke asked “why you gotta go and air this?” To which NKOTB’s Donnie Wahlberg tweeted, “Because it was awe-some. 100% … (except for the hip thrust).”

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    American Idol returns Sunday night (April 4th) at 8pm ET on ABC. Watch for the celebrity duets which include such famous faces as Jason Aldean, Jimmie Allen, Jewel, Brian McKnight, Josh Groban and many more.