Little Big Town appeared on NPR’s Tiny Desk Series from home — Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild’s actual home. They performed four songs, including “Nightfall,” the title track from their latest album that came out in January. They also performed their latest hit single, “Wine Beer Whiskey,” as well as “Girl Crush” and “Boondocks.”

Check it out!

Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore is supporting independent record stores with the announcement today that fans can tune in to a special live performance in celebration of Record Store Day this weekend. KIP MOORE: LIVE AT GRIMEY’S NASHVILLE will air this Saturday, October 24 at 4pm CT on Record Store Day’s Facebook, Moore’s Youtube and Facebook platforms and independent stores across the country will be broadcasting the performance in-stores. Performing new takes on tracks from his critically-praised record WILD WORLD, Moore’s set shines the spotlight on Grimey’s Nashville as a much-beloved independent record store, and joins Record Store Day’s campaign to raise awareness and highlight the importance of locally-owned stores around the world. For more information on Record Store Day and Grimey’s Nashville, visit: recordstoreday.com and grimeys.com.

“There is nothing like that feeling of going to your local record store and hand-picking out vinyls for your collection,” shared Moore. “It’s really important that we preserve the local independent record stores in our communities and Record Store Day is a really great way to help continue to raise awareness, even more so during these times. Grimey’s is a Nashville staple and to get to perform some songs from the new record there is something I’m looking forward to sharing.”

KIP MOORE: LIVE AT GRIMEY’S NASHVILLE Set List:

1.    Janie Blu
2.    Sweet Virginia
3.    Wild World
4.    Fire & Flame

Multi-PLATINUM singer/ songwriter Kip Moore has toured the world headlining his own shows, earning acclaim and a rabid fanbase as an all-in performer in each setting and at the top of the year wrapped 40 sold-out headlining shows in The U.S, The U.K. and Canada. Praised by Noisey as “an uncompromising, genre-defying artist firing on all cylinders” Moore has blazed his own trail. Moore just released his revered fourth studio album WILD WORLD spotlighted by Esquire as “especially vital; occasionally, even rare” and spawning his current Top 20 single “She’s Mine.” The current CMA “International Artist Achievement Award” nominee first splashed into the mainstream with the double-PLATINUM “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck” in 2012, then followed up with three more best selling No. Ones (“Hey Pretty Girl,” “Beer Money” and “More Girls Like You”), a trio of ambitious, critically-praised albums and two gritty EPs that landed Moore on multiple “Best Of” lists. For more information visit kipmoore.net.

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EMI Nashville’s Brothers Osborne releases their highly anticipated third album Skeletons today, listen HERE. In support of the album release, John and TJ will perform a special concert experience tonight at 7pm ET/6pm CT featuring a one-of-a-kind LED stage serving as a visual representation of Skeletons. The event is free and open to the public and fans can watch via Umgn.us/SkeletonsEvent.  The event will be simulcast live on SiriusXM’s The Highway as well as Nugs.net.

Skeletons features 12 songs all co-written by Brothers Osborne including “Hatin’ Somebody” which they are set to perform on ABC’s Good Morning America Monday, October 12. Rolling Stone describes “Hatin’ Somebody” as “built around sizzling, woozy electric and acoustic slide guitar that recalls Sticky Fingers-era Rolling Stones.”

Skeletons was produced by Jay Joyce and has already received rave reviews with Esquire naming it one of the most anticipated albums of 2020 while Rolling Stone featured the album on their all-genre Fall Music Preview list. Associated Press adds, “Brothers Osborne can expect more GRAMMY nominations, and maybe even a win, with the release of their third album.”

The singer/songwriter siblings recently released the music video for their fiery current Top 30 single “All Night,” watch HERE. The high-energy video plays on the limited ability to hang out with friends and conduct a normal social life during the pandemic. Featuring a single guy running out of ways to entertain himself at home, John and TJ come to the rescue by sending a surprise box filled with covid-approved guests – puppets. The Maryland natives once again partnered with directors Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver, the same team from the ACM and CMA Award-winning video for their Top 10 hit “It Ain’t My Fault.” The puppets were created by Juan Nunez of SoCo Puppets out of Austin, Texas. The “All Night” video made its broadcast debut last week during ESPN’s Friday Night college football programming and will continue to be featured throughout the season on ESPN/ABC.

Earlier this year, Brothers Osborne received their sixth GRAMMY nomination in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category for their nostalgic Top 40 hit “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You).” This nomination joins their previously nominated performances for their No.1 Platinum smash hit “Stay A Little Longer,” Top 10 Platinum hit “It Ain’t My Fault” and the Top 25 hit “21 Summer.” All three tracks are featured on their Gold Certified debut album Pawn Shop. In addition, they received GRAMMY nominations for their sophomore album, Port Saint Joe, and the rowdy Top 40 hit “Shoot Me Straight.” Last fall, Brothers Osborne received the ASCAP Vanguard Award recognizing artists whose innovative work is helping to shape the future of music.

Fans can pre-order vinyl copies of Skeletons, which will be available on October 30th, HERE

Skeletons Track Listing:

1. “Lighten Up” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk)
2. “All Night” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Andrew DeRoberts)
3. “All The Good Ones Are” (TJ Osborne, Lee Miller and Craig Wiseman)
4. “I’m Not For Everyone” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby)
5. “Skeletons” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Andrew DeRoberts)
6. “Back On The Bottle” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Hayes Carll)
7. “High Note” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Casey Beathard and Dustin Christensen)
8. “Muskrat Greene” (John Osborne)
9. “Dead Man’s Curve” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Lee Miller)
10. “Make It A Good One” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Stephen Wilson Jr.)
11. “Hatin’ Somebody” (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Casey Beathard)
12. “Old Man’s Boots” (John Osborne)

CMA Album of the Year nominee Jon Pardi was surprised with an RIAA Platinum certification plaque for his hit single, “Heartache Medication” while working on an excavator on his property, on Tuesday (10/6). Pardi’s Manager Melanie Wetherbee was tasked with delivering the plaque on behalf of UMG Nashville, Pardi’s label home. In a special video, Pardi thanked the songwriters, co-producers, his managers, the label and his fans. Watch the video, here: https://youtu.be/dW8tirxdJvU.

“Heartache Medication” topped both the Billboard and Country Aircheck/Mediabase charts and garnered millions of on-demand streams, marking Pardi’s fourth #1, joining previous chart-topping hits “Dirt On My Boots,” “Head Over Boots” and “Heartache On The Dance Floor.” “Heartache Medication” is the title track off Pardi’s critically-acclaimed album Heartache Medication. His current single “Ain’t Always The Cowboy,” off that same album, is currently Top 15-and-climbing on the Billboard Country Airplay charts. For more information, visit www.jonpardi.com.

“One of Country music’s most adventurous artists” (Billboard), Dierks Bentley is back with the release of his new single “Gone” (Capitol Records Nashville) today.  Grounded by the unmistakable grit in his vocal and driven by an aching groove that builds into an infectious chorus, it’s a heartbreak story with big effect. Bentley will perform “Gone” for the first time during the 2020 iHeartCountry Festival tomorrow (10/23 at 7:00P CT on LiveXLive) and the new single is now available at Country Radio and all digital partners.

“Country music is the best genre for storytelling, and I feel like we are realizing it probably now more than ever since we can’t congregate together at concerts, high five each other, sing and shout at the top of our lungs. A good country show is just about the greatest communion there is out there,” Bentley added. “We are all relying on lyrics and melodies at home and trying however we can to find different ways to connect with our fans, so that they know how important they still are to us. I hope this song resonates with mine, and I’m counting the days until we can all be back together again, beers in the air.”

Written by Nicolle Galyon, Ben Johnson and Niko Moon and produced by David Garcia, Bentley again finds himself pushing new sonic territory.  This time by layering dobro, piano and guitar sounds with the same fearlessness that has won him both critical acclaim and commercial viability over the last nine albums and 19 No. One  hits.

Bentley continues to be a dominant voice for the genre with over 6.4 billion streams. 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 ACMs, CMAs, 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. For more information visit www.dierks.com.

Last Night’s CMT Music Awards included several performances from many locations around Nashville and around the world.

Luke Bryan, who picked up the award for Male Video of the Year (“One Margarita”), performed his No. 1 hit, “What She Wants Tonight.”

.@LukeBryanOnline gave us all we wanted tonight with his 2020 #CMTAwards performance 👏 pic.twitter.com/RMAnlgLtKL

— CMT (@CMT) October 22, 2020

Little Big Town turned in a fiery performance of their latest single, “Wine Beer Whiskey,” and the song ended up at #1 on the iTunes sales chart this morning.

Bottoms up! Let’s raise a glass to @littlebigtown for their incredible performance of "Wine, Beer And Whiskey" at the 2020 #CMTAwards 🍷 pic.twitter.com/JFlmLUdoRR

— CMT (@CMT) October 22, 2020

Sam Hunt performed his recent chart-topping smash, “Hard to Forget.”

It's going to be hard to forget the performance @SamHuntMusic just graced us with 🤠 #CMTawards pic.twitter.com/hlyUaLK1gW

— CMT (@CMT) October 22, 2020

Shania Twain performed all the way from Switzerland with a rousing performance of “Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qUM77-x84U&feature=youtu.be

So happy I could be a part of the #CMTAwards even though I'm in Switzerland! Thanks @CMT for having me and for spotlighting so many exceptional women, the 50/50 pledge is a step in the right direction and I hope it will help make a difference elsewhere ✊ https://t.co/MNwPGJ94CO pic.twitter.com/2XjrCBhQze

— Shania Twain 💎💎💎 (@ShaniaTwain) October 22, 2020

Travis Denning performed his recent No. 1 hit, “After a Few,” on his first-ever awards show appearance.

.@Travis_Denning crushin' it on the #CMTawards 🙌 #AfterAFew pic.twitter.com/IU2iUa0XcA

— Universal Nashville (@UMGNashville) October 22, 2020

Caylee Hammack performed her new single, “Just Friends.” Prior to the awards show, she answered a few fan questions.

We found @Cayleehammack backstage at the #CMTawards 💋 ✨ and she answered a few of your questions on #CMTFanCam https://t.co/ILiS3N9HM1

— CMT (@CMT) October 22, 2020

Mickey Guyton delivered a beautiful performance of her single, “Heaven Down Here,” which is featured on her new EP, Bridges.

Very grateful for another full circle moment…thank you @cmt for having me and for your commitment to women in Country music. #CMTawards

📸 John Shearer pic.twitter.com/lM1mhFQVH1

— Mickey Guyton (@MickeyGuyton) October 22, 2020

Travis Denning is building upon the momentum of a breakthrough year, releasing more new music as he drops fan-favorite track “Goodyears” today, available to listen here. Co-written by Denning with Tony Martin and Cole Taylor, as well as produced by Jeremy Stover, the cruising nature of “Goodyears” and its clever double entendre has captured fans’ attention since Denning began performing the song during his live set. With a relatable message of appreciating the simple things in life more timely than ever, Denning is officially sharing the track as a direct response to fan requests to release the song.

Denning was just nominated for CMT “Breakthrough Video Of The Year” for his first No. One and GOLD-certified single with the “shadowy” (Rolling Stone) “After A Few.” Denning will perform the track on the upcoming 2020 CMT Music Awards airing on CMT on 10/21 at 7pm CT. Accelerating his ascend from a chart-topping single, Denning also just released his “upbeat, raucous” (American Songwriter) official new single “Where That Beer’s Been,” available at country radio now. Both tracks are taken from his recently-released debut EP BEER’S BETTER COLD that debuted in the Top 20 of Billboard’s Country Albums chart.

“This song has always been somewhat of a creed for me,” shared Denning. “I was raised by two parents who believed the good in life isn’t given, it’s earned. I grew up surrounded by people who knew that, and knew that sometimes the things we work for don’t come easy. There’s no denying the bad times make the good even better. But when they do come, we sure know how to stop and take it all in. I think that’s something we can all relate to right now.”

A native of Warner Robins, Georgia, singer/songwriter Travis Denning first made waves showcasing his “future star power” (Billboard) with the release of his Top 40 debut single “David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs.” Denning kicked off 2020 as direct support on Dustin Lynch’s STAY COUNTRY TOUR and has previously opened shows for Cole Swindell, Alan Jackson, LANCO, Riley Green and his first headlining “Heartbeat Of A Small Town Tour.” With over 340 million streams worldwide, Denning has been spotlighted for his head-turning sound and was selected this past year as an Opry NextStage recipient and CMA KixStart Artist, as he makes his mark within the industry. Inspired at a young age, Denning developed a love for country, pop, rock and heavy metal and started playing local bars from the age of 16, as he built a strong following from his distinctive songs and raucous guitar solos. A prolific writer with an unquestionable stage presence, Denning moved to Nashville and secured outside cuts by Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Michael Ray and more. Denning’s newest songwriting cut includes Michael Ray’s Top 20 single “Her World Or Mine.” For more information, visit travisdenning.com.

Brothers Osborne re getting ready to release their third studio album, Skeletons, tomorrow (October 9th). John and TJ Osborne teamed up with longtime producer Jay Joyce for Skeletons and co-wrote every track on the project along with frequent collaborators Lee Miller, Craig Wiseman, Natalie Hemby, Casey Beathard and more.

The guys crafted the album with songs that would play very well during their live show, which is unfortunately a little ironic since touring was put on hold for 2020. However, fans are gravitating towards the album’s songs as something they’ve needed during this uncertain time.

“Skeletons is a record that was essentially brought on because we wanted to play more new songs live,” says John. “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.”

Skeletons Track Listing:

1. “Lighten Up”
   (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk)
2. “All Night”
   (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Andrew DeRoberts)
3. “All The Good Ones Are”
   (TJ Osborne, Lee Miller and Craig Wiseman)
4. “I’m Not For Everyone”
   (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby)
5. “Skeletons”
   (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Andrew DeRoberts)
6. “Back On The Bottle”
   (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Hayes Carll)
7. “High Note”
   (John Osborne, TJ Osborne, Casey Beathard and Dustin Christensen)
8. “Muskrat Greene”
   (John Osborne)
9. “Dead Man’s Curve”
   (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Lee Miller)
10. “Make It A Good One”
    (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Stephen Wilson Jr.)
11. “Hatin’ Somebody”
    (John Osborne, TJ Osborne and Casey Beathard)
12. “Old Man’s Boots”
    (John Osborne)

Check out the guys unwrapping their album for the first time right here. 
John and TJ are throwing a virtual album release party. Click HERE to tune-in at 7pm ET/6pm CT.

Maddie and Tae are set to release their first-ever holiday collection, We Need Christmas, available Friday, October 23rd. The six-track project features two originals, “Merry Married Christmas” and title track “We Need Christmas,” plus beloved holiday favorites including “This Christmas,” “Holly Jolly Christmas,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” and “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”

“I hope that fans can expect a spark of joy from this Christmas project,” says Maddie & Tae’s Taylor Kerr. “We really wanted to make each song special and unique and just joyful. Something that we all need this year is Christmas and the love it has, so we hope that this makes you smile.”

“I think right now more than ever as we say in ‘We Need Christmas,’ we really, really need Christmas and all the joy and hope and love that the holiday season brings,” says the duo’s Madison Font. “It’s just something about Christmas that silences all the chaos for a couple of days where you just get to quiet down and be with your loved ones. We’re just so excited to be able to celebrate Christmas this year and really, really cherish that quality time that we didn’t get as much this year with quarantining and everything, so, AND the fact that we’re gonna get to blast our own Christmas songs for our families.”

We Need Christmas Track List:

1. This Christmas (Donny Hathaway, Nadine McKinnor)
2. Holly Jolly Christmas (Johnny Marks)
3. O Come All Ye Faithful (Traditional)
4. Merry Married Christmas (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Josh Kerr)
5. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector)
6. We Need Christmas (Maddie Font, Taylor Kerr, Matthew West, AJ Pruis)