In less than three weeks, on Sunday, September 13th, seven-time Grammy Award-winner and multi-platinum recording artist Carrie Underwood stars in the debut of the 2020 show open for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, which has been primetime television’s No. 1 program for an unprecedented nine consecutive years.

Working within social-distancing parameters, the 2020 Sunday Night Football show open was uniquely produced without extras in a studio or stadium, while also celebrating the millions who watch the games.

For the first time, the SNF show open will feature user-generated content from fans showcasing their team spirit. In addition, cameos from some of the NFL’s biggest stars, also recorded remotely, will be highlighted.

Headlined by Underwood for the eighth consecutive season, the show open will also feature an inside at look at her new recording of “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night” in a Nashville studio.

“We are excited about this year’s new collaboration with Carrie, including scenes in the recording studio, and look forward to uniquely incorporating the game’s great fans,” said Tripp Dixon, creative director of the SNF show open.

NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL IS PRIMETIME TELEVISION’S NO. 1 SHOW FOR RECORD NINE CONSECUTIVE YEARS: NBC’s Sunday Night Football finished the 2019-20 TV season as primetime’s #1 TV show in all key metrics for an unprecedented ninth consecutive year – adding to its record for the most consecutive years atop the charts (since 1950), based on official live plus same day data provided by Nielsen. Sunday Night Football also ranked as the No. 1 show in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic for the 10th consecutive TV season.

About Carrie Underwood:  Carrie Underwood emerged from the promise of her 2005 American Idol win to become a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, film, and now books, as a New York Times bestselling author.  All seven of her albums, including her Greatest Hits album, have been certified platinum or multi-platinum, and she has sold more than 64 million records worldwide.  She has also recorded 27 #1 singles, 14 of which she co-wrote, and continues to sell out arena tours across North America and the UK.  Carrie starred as Maria von Trapp in NBC’s three-hour 2013 holiday blockbuster, the Emmy®-winning The Sound of Music Live!, whose airings attracted 44 million viewers, and she returns this Fall for her eighth season as the voice of primetime television’s #1 program, NBC’s Sunday Night Football.  This past November, she hosted the CMA Awards for the 12th consecutive year. Apple Music recently announced XO Radio, a monthly radio show hosted and produced by Underwood, which premiered on the newly-launched Apple Music Country. On September 25, Carrie will release her first-ever Christmas album, My Gift.  Underwood has won over 100 major awards including 7 GRAMMY® Awards, 14 ACM Awards including 2 for Entertainer of the Year (the first female in history to win twice), 20 CMT Awards where she holds the record for the most award wins ever for the show, 7 CMA Awards, and 15 American Music Awards with her 7^th win for Favorite Female Artist – Country and 6^th win for Favorite Country Album for Cry Pretty, breaking the AMA record for Most Wins in the Favorite Country Album Category. She is is a proud member of the Grand Ole Opry and founder/lead designer for her fitness and lifestyle brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood.  In March  2020, HarperCollins/Dey Street books published Carrie’s first book, FIND YOUR PATH: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life, a fitness lifestyle book in which she shares her belief that fitness is a lifelong journey, providing a common-sense approach to staying active, eating well, and looking as beautiful as you feel, 52 weeks a year.  That same month, Carrie also launched her new fitness app, fit52, which is a holistic wellness platform designed to encourage and support users on their personal wellness journey, and is available on the App Store and on Google Play.

*Flex Week

** Thanksgiving Night Game

Due to popular demand, country superstar Reba McEntire is set to re-launch another concert special exclusively on YouTube this Friday, August 28.  Marking the first time this special will be available digitally, Reba In Concert features some of the entertainer’s biggest hits including “Fancy,” “You Lie” and “Whoever’s In New England.” The show was filmed in 1990 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and serves as a dedication to Reba’s original band members (included in the special) who were tragically lost in a plane crash the following year.

Featuring 16 iconic performances, Reba In Concert will premiere at 7:30pm CT and Reba will again celebrate with fans through a chat on her YouTube channel HERE.

In anticipation, Reba has released a special teaser trailer for the event which can be viewed HERE.

“This show is very special to me because it features my friends that we lost in a plane crash 29 years ago,” shares Reba. “Their love for music and incredible talents deserve to be seen again, and I’m so glad that we’re getting the chance to stream this concert for the first time ever. I can’t wait to watch it and I hope they will feel all the love we still have for them.”

Last month, Reba released her 1994 concert special Reba: Live to massive success with over 100,000 fans watching in just the first three days. It was recently announced that the Country Music Hall of Fame member is set to re-release her legendary album, Rumor Has It, in celebration of the 30^th Anniversary. The album includes four Top 10 hits including the title track, “You Lie,” “Fallin’ Out Of Love” as well as “Fancy.” In addition, the anniversary edition vinyl will include a bonus track, a live acoustic version of “Fancy” recorded at The Ryman, while the cd and digital versions will feature that bonus track and a new dance remix of “Fancy.” Special cd, vinyl and autographed bundle packages will be available for fans featuring items such as a commemorative lithograph, limited-edition t-shirt and more. Additional information can be found at: www.reba.com

“One of Nashville’s most promising young singers” (Washington Post) Caylee Hammack is partnering with ORLY Color Labs to celebrate the launch of her already critically-acclaimed and just-released debut album IF IT WASN’T FOR YOU. Hammack customized nail colors inspired by her songs on the record through ORLY Color Labs Mobile. This online platform allows users to choose photo inspirations or upload their favorite photos to create a color palette. Fans are encouraged to create their own custom shades inspired by Hammack’s album at colorlabs.com.

The 12 signature shades Hammack created will be available in trios to be released quarterly. The “If It Wasn’t For You Nail Polish Collection 1” features fiery reddish hues inspired by the tracks “Just Friends,” “Looking for a Lighter,” and “Redhead.” The nail collection retails for $35 and is available for pre-order now at store.cayleehammack.com. The musical package of a physical autographed CD, a digital copy of the album, and the nail collection retails for $55.

“I love being able to express myself through my music, but also through fashion and the colors that I’m wearing,” shared Hammack. “I’m always changing my nail polish color to suit my mood, and so this partnership felt like the perfect fit for my new record. I’m excited for these first colors to be out there in the world and for people to enjoy them like I have enjoyed working on them with Orly.”

IF IT WASN’T FOR YOU takes listeners on an intimate journey, from Hammack growing up in Ellaville, GA, braving a medical scare and coming out the other side of a bad love that was the catalyst for her turning down a scholarship to Belmont University and ultimately arriving in Nashville, TN. The LP has already been praised by critics with PEOPLE declaring the set as a “a lavish feast of autobiographical storytelling, served up with catchy hooks and the singer’s power-packed voice.” Some of country music’s most potent women have also thrown in on Hammack’s debut, with appearances by Reba, Ashley McBryde and Tenille Townes. Hammack also continues to show her reverence for classic country music, just releasing a collaboration with Country music icon Alan Jackson: a special rendition of Don Williams’ “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good.”

Currently nominated for ACM “New Female Artist Of The Year” and “Music Event Of The Year,” Caylee Hammack has been noted as an “Artist To Watch” by outlets including The Bobby Bones Show, Rolling Stone and HITS Magazine for her “voice to move mountains” (Rolling Stone). With her breakout Top 30 single “Family Tree” marking the most-added single at Country radio by a female artist in over three years, Hammack, the Capitol Nashville recording artist has previously brought her unforgettable live set to opening slots for Eric Church, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Trisha Yearwood, Brothers Osborne and some of country music’s biggest festivals. For more information visit www.cayleehammack.com.

Platinum-selling, 2x ACM nominee Jon Pardi surprised fans today (8/14) with RANCHO FIESTA SESSIONS, an eight-song album that features a combination of songs Pardi is both inspired by and loves performing. Produced by Pardi, the project was recorded live during a one-night live jam session with his touring band from his home base in Nashville, “Rancho Fiesta.” The CMA and ACM award-winning artist brings his musical interpretation to a unique range of cover songs, including songs recorded by Dwight Yoakam, George Strait, Tom Petty, Prince and more.

Surprise! I recently recorded 8 classic songs from a bunch of my musical heroes. We recorded everything on my ranch out in my shop. Had an awesome time putting this all together and hope y'all love it. The Rancho Fiesta Sessions is here!!! https://t.co/GCvaE5fTWD pic.twitter.com/CmLd0IrXWc

— Jon Pardi (@JonPardi) August 14, 2020

Listen to RANCHO FIESTA SESSIONS HERE

“All these covers are of artists that I admire, and I look up to. There are all kinds of great names and styles of songs on here- from legends. I think the magic and the fun of it is all is in these eight covers of songs that I really like, or grew up singing,” says Pardi.

“It’s all my band on this whole album. We mainly did it to have fun and record, and it sounds like we’re in your backyard, playing for you.” Adding also, “I hope the fans really have fun when they listen to it, and they enjoy it and turn it up. This one was for the fans, to let them hear something different… songs you may have heard before but, haven’t heard them like this. It turned into something special because it’s a year where we are off the road, and we recorded it live in real time, out at my house.”

Of the album, Pardi also explains, “I nicknamed my place out here Rancho Fiesta because it was fun and sounded uplifting. We recorded this at the shop out here and I thought it made sense to reference where the project was recorded.”

RANCHO FIESTA SESSIONS follows Pardi’s critically-acclaimed album, HEARTACHE MEDICATION which debuted among the top albums on Billboard’s Country Albums chart and was named on Rolling Stone’s “Best Albums of the Year” and The Los Angeles Times “Best Albums of the Year” (#4) list as the only country artist/album represented. A “hero in the making” (Variety),  Pardi is noted for his “long-lasting mark on the genre” (Music Row) and his impressive ability to carve out his own path creating “the kind of country music multiple generations came to know, and love can still work on a mass scale” (Variety). Filled with fiddle, twang and steel guitar, Pardi continues to “apply new ideas to country’s old sounds” (Los Angeles Times) and “bring authenticity back into Country music” (People).

RANCHO FIESTA SESSIONS Track listing:

1. “The Bottle Let Me Down” – As performed by Merle Haggard
2. “Honky Tonk Man” – As performed by Dwight Yoakam
3. “Right or Wrong” – As performed by George Strait
4. “Marina Del Rey” – As performed by George Strait
5. “Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)” – As performed by Joe Diffie
6. “Somebody’s Doin’ Me Right” – As performed by Keith Whitley
7. “The Waiting” – As performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
8. “Nothing Compares 2 U” – As performed by Prince

Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will make a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight August 26 at the request of good friend Jason Derulo who is hosting the show while Jimmy is out for the summer.

The friends first met in 2015 when the pair performed on the Smule social singing app with Derulo’s “Want to Want Me.” Luke and Jason then performed together for “CMT Crossroads: Luke Bryan and Jason Derulo” premiering in the summer of 2016 which led them to win a 2017 CMT Music Award for that TV special.

This Friday, Luke’s performance of his new album’s title track, “Born Here Live Here Die Here,” will re-air on Late Night with Seth Meyers.

About Luke Bryan
Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan released his seventh studio album BORN HERE LIVE HERE DIE HERE on August 7. The album already contains three #1 singles, “Knockin’ Boots,” “What She Wants Tonight” and current single “One Margarita,” which also became his 25th career #1 song and has over 100 million global streams.

Luke has more RIAA certified digital singles than any other country artist with 54 million digital singles, 12.5 million albums and Seven billion streams. Luke has four Platinum albums, two 4x-Platinum albums, seven RIAA certified albums, 22 Platinum singles and 12 Multi-Platinum singles and 25 #1 radio hits.

In this past decade Luke has performed for nearly 12 million fans on tour with 11 Farm Tours, seven headline tours, six years of Spring Break shows and six Crash My Playa concert events. He was recognized as a CMT Artist of the Year six consecutive times, was twice named the Entertainer of the Year by BOTH the Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association and was honored as a NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year. In total Luke has won over 40 music awards including six ACM awards, six CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, four American Music Awards, two CMA awards, an iHeart and a Teen Choice award and more.

Visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook

MCA Nashville’s rising star Parker McCollum has released a new track titled “Young Man’s Blues” today. Written by Parker along with frequent collaborator Randy Montana, the nostalgic song finds Parker reminiscing on the pain that comes from growing up and spending less time in your hometown. Parker has also released an official music video for the song which can be viewed HERE.

“When I started this song, it just kind of fell out of me,” shares Parker. “I’ve been on the edge of growing up and wanting to stay a kid for quite some time now. This song was bound to happen at some point. Young man’s blues was the best way I could describe what is constantly on my mind these days. Taking it to Randy Montana to finish it off was just luck on my part. He literally pulled the second verse out of me. He always seems to know exactly where I am going with a song before I do. This is the most honest I’ve been with myself in a song since ‘Pretty Heart’ and I’m so happy with the way it turned out.”

Parker’s debut single, “Pretty Heart,” continues to climb the country airplay charts having recently cracked the Top 20. Billboard says the tune, “showcases McCollum’s ability at writing and releasing unique story songs that leave a lasting mark on the listener” while MusicRow adds, “‘Pretty Heart’ is further evidence of his authentic sound.” “Pretty Heart” is averaging almost 4 Million streams a week adding to Parker’s overall career total of 350 Million streams.

A native of Austin, Texas, Parker has made a strong impression on critics and fans alike. American Songwriter notes, “he teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom, taking cues from rule breakers like Chris Stapleton and Kacey Musgraves.” Earlier this year, Parker released the special track “Like A Cowboy” (co-written by Chris Stapleton and Al Anderson) which marked Parker’s first outside cut. Parker spoke to Billboard about the unique connection he felt to the song as it reminded him of his grandfather and his upbringing.

Parker has been named a SiriusXM Highway Finds Artist and has previously been selected as an Artist to Watch by CMT, Rolling Stone, SiriusXM, MusicRow and Sounds Like Nashville. A singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and dedicated road warrior, Parker began building a following in 2015 with his album The Limestone Kid. The track “Meet You in The Middle” became a hit on Texas’ regional radio chart — no small feat for an independent, 22-year-old musician — but it was the album’s widely-acclaimed follow-up, Probably Wrong, that helped Parker find national success. Compared to John Mayer and Jason Isbell by Rolling Stone, Parker supported the album with a string of sold-out shows, bringing record-breaking crowds to venues like San Angelo’s RiverStage and two sold-out night at Billy Bob’s along the way. Born in Conroe, TX, the 27-year-old entrepreneurially-spirited artist bridges the gap between Texas’ homegrown music scene and Nashville’s country-industry headquarters.

Jon Pardi recently surprised fans by releasing the unannounced album RANCHO FIESTA SESSIONS, which features music that he is inspired by, and also loves performing. Two of the songs on the 8-track project, are from George Strait, “Marina Del Rey” and “Right or Wrong.” Both songs were from George’s albums from the 1980s, and had a Texas Swing style, which Jon enlisted his fiddle player Billy’s help in perfecting that musical sound for the songs. But “Right or Wrong” made the album for a very special reason—it reminds Jon of growing up with his grandmother. While George’s influence, not only on Jon, but all of country music, is quite evident, Jon wanted to make sure he put that song among this group of songs.

“One of my favorites because it reminds me of growing up with my grandmother, and it also reminds me of just that early Strait sound that kind of links me back to a time period, and I know everybody who listens to music has that feeling, that you hear a song and it reminds you of your grandma’s backyard. And I wanted to learn the jazz chords, and stuff. ‘Right or Wrong’ was a Texas swing — lots of jazz, so Billy (his fiddle player), taught me a lot of — here’s how you play Texas swing, and that’s not something everybody can do,” says Jon. “So, it was more of a stretch now in doing something hard and fun in a song you grew up doing and from one of your heroes. George, like all these guys we covered, he wrote a little bit of his stuff, but he also covered all kinds of songs and he also cut outside songs, and he’s just been a guys I always looked up too. I love his music, and he taught me a lot about song selection, you know, I think he’s taught everybody in country music about song selection.”

While you’re checking out RANCHO FIESTA SESSIONS, you can also check out Jon’s other song “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” which is climbing the charts as a top 20 hit!

Maddie & Tae are poised to score a No. 1 song with “Die From A Broken Heart.” The pair co-wrote the song with Jonathan Singleton, Deric Ruttan just two weeks after the duo’s Taylor Dye went through a breakup. Now happily married to hit songwriter Josh Kerr, Tae and her partner Maddie Marlow are excited about the reaction to the song.

“The reaction to ‘Die From A Broken Heart’ was completely unexpected. We didn’t even realize that song was gonna have the life that it is having,” says Maddie. “It excites me. I can’t even tell you how much it excites me to hear our fans relate to this because it’s so our story and so real and true of what we’ve been through. Like for example, there was a mom that said, ‘My daughter’s going through her first heartbreak, and he wasn’t good for her anyways. She doesn’t realize that now, but that song is getting her through it.’ And that just gives us so much purpose and just like keeps us going just knowing that we’re doing something for people. Just being a Mom and listening to that song, you are right there with your kid, and that’s what the goal is with writing. You want to put people right in that song and make them feel like they’re there.”

First released in April 2019, “Die From A Broken Heart” has scorched the country charts in recent weeks. It will be the pair’s first chart-topper since their debut single “Girl In A Country Song” reached No. 1 in 2014.

This year has been an “interesting” year for everyone, but for artists like Jordan Davis, who make a living from not being at home much, quarantine has been a nice stay-at-home moment. While he’s anxious to get back out on tour performing shows, Jordan has taken this time to really appreciate the things he normally doesn’t get to do. He admits that he’s never spent this much time at home at one time since he got married, or since he and his wife Kristen welcomed their daughter Eloise into the world, so spending time with them has been a blessing. Jordan has also had time to reconnect with activities from his past…like fishing. Jordan shares that both of his grandparents lived by water, and he spent a lot of his childhood fishing with his grandfathers, so having time to now go out on his own boat on the lake near his house in Nashville helps brings back those great childhood memories.

“Being home for this amount of time is something that hasn’t been there for my entire marriage with Kristen. So, we’ve been able to reconnect and spend time with Eloise,” says Jordan. “But also for me, growing up fishing was a passion on mine, both of my grandparents live by water and that was a special time for me to be out in a boat with my grandpas and catching fish. To where now, I recently just got a boat, and I’ve been spending a lot of mornings out on a lake here in Nashville going after the elusive carp. I have not been able to find them yet. But, it really is awesome to make a thermos of coffee and go out there by myself and get a line in the water and chase perch for a little bit and then try and go catch some bass. It really is bringing me back to those summers on Toledo Bend with my grandfather. It’s a special time, and I’m really enjoying reconnecting with that.”

While he’s out fishing, the Louisiana’s latest hit, “Almost Maybes,” is making its way up the country charts

And if you miss seeing Jordan perform live, you can check out him out playing a very special acoustic version of his song “Detours” to an audience of one…his daughter Eloise, right HERE.

Country State of Mind from Josh Turner arrives tomorrow! The 12 tracks on the album features music that is near and dear to Josh, and includes appearances from country legends, plus some of today’s hottest stars.

The idea for the album first started last summer, and was inspired by the old Vern Gosdin song “I Can Tell By The Way You Dance”—a song that Josh Turner loves, but feels doesn’t get its proper recognition these days. Country State of Mind was not only a chance for Josh to record songs from artists on his own personal “Mount Rushmore of Country Music” but he sees it as a chance to introduce his fans to songs and artists that perhaps they aren’t too familiar with. Of course, he had the opportunity to test that theory early on after finishing the album with a very specific audience…his kids! Turns out they love the collection, and each have their own personal favorite, which is something that Josh thinks will translate to his fans as well.

When looking for songs for the album, Josh combed through tracks that were very important to him personally and professionally, so one song he knew he had to include was Keith Whitley’s “I’m No Stranger To The Rain.” The track, which kicks off the album, is one that Josh says “I’ve always felt like this was one of those perfectly written country songs”, and still to this day as a writer inspires him when creating his own songs.