Little Big Town made stops at NBC’s Today Show and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week in advance of launching their Nightfall Tour at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall on Thursday (January 16th) and dropping their latest album of the same title on Friday (January 17th).

Check out their performance of “Sugar Coat” on Tonight Show:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TmR5No8cms&feature=emb_logo

Also, check out their performance of the song on the Today Show below.

The band is currently making their way up the country charts with “Over Drinking” from Nightfall.

Luke Bryan is ready to head south of the border for his sixth annual CRASH MY PLAYA 2020. The SOLD-OUT destination concert event in the Riviera Cancun region of Mexico is set to begin Wednesday (January 22nd) and will run through Saturday (January 25th). This year’s even will include Luke’s buddy Jason Aldean, as well as performances by Jordan Davis, Caylee Hammack, Jon Langston, Old Dominion, Lee Brice, Scotty McCreery, Granger Smith, Tenille Townes, Kendall Marvel, DJ Rock, and Dustin Lynch, who is the only artist who has appeared all six years of the event.

“Crash My Playa is the most enjoyable things I’ve ever done in my career. To get to go mid-to-late January down in Mexico, get a good suntan on and go sing your music and just have a big onstage party,” says Luke. “The past couple of years, I have called my buddy Jason Aldean, and he, I think he’s been having children. He’s been doing stuff like that, and finally he’s got a window where he’s gonna make it this year, and I’m excited to hang with him down at the beach. The beauty of having Jason is the night he’s on stage, I can crash the stage and vice versa. He and I can play some old songs he and I used to play when we were on tour together there. So, it’ll be real, real organic and authentic up there, and it’s just gonna be fun hanging with Jason in Mexico, and I’m so glad he signed on to be a part of it.”

The Caribbean beach vacation will be the biggest event yet and will feature Luke headlining two nights during the all-inclusive concert vacation. Jason Aldean will be making his debut Crash My Playa appearance headlining one of the four nightly concerts.

CRASH MY PLAYA 2020 will be hosted at just one resort for the first time in 2020 at the Moon Palace Cancún. From sun-up to sun-down, the resort sizzles with energy and is ranked amongst the best in the region on TripAdvisor. This oceanfront sanctuary offers a vibrant spectrum of magnificent rooms, all-inclusive food and drink, 24-hour concierge service, relaxing pools, on-site restaurants, and bars, as well as plenty of activities on both land and sea, including offsite adventures to Isla Mujeres, Rio Secreto, and Chichen Itza.

The Georgia native is currently making his way up the country charts with his latest single, “What She Wants Tonight.” He just announced that he’ll release his seventh studio album Born Here, Live Here, Die Here on April 24^th and will hit the road with his Proud to Be Right Here Tour on May 28th in Cincinnati, Ohio.

PLATINUM-selling duo Maddie & Tae announced details today for their headlining TOURIST IN THIS TOWN TOUR, kicking off on April 15 in Baltimore, MD. “With the stage confidence of a seasoned duo” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel), Maddie & Tae will showcase their “powerful” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and “particularly soulful” (Cleveland Scene) live show, which earned high-praise throughout their 55-city trek on Carrie Underwood’s 2019 The Cry Pretty Tour 360.  Sponsored by Simonton Windows and Doors, the TOURIST IN THIS TOWN TOUR will feature support from Avenue Beat and tickets go on-sale this Friday, Jan. 17 at 10am local time at www.maddieandtae.com. Following their headlining run, Maddie & Tae will hit the road this summer with Lady Antebellum for their 2020 OCEAN TOUR.

“Feels so surreal to be going out on a headlining tour, especially with our new record,” said Dye.  “These songs are our raw unfiltered stories, and we can’t wait to tell them live.”

“We’ve waited five years to go back out on a headlining tour. We are so excited to see our beautiful fans singing all of this new music,” added Marlow.

“We’ve truly enjoyed our partnership with country music and are excited about our Simonton brand’s sponsorship of Maddie & Tae’s upcoming tour,” said Art Steinhafel, President U.S. Windows and Doors, Cornerstone Building Brands.

TOURIST IN THIS TOWN TOUR DATES:
4/15 – Baltimore Soundstage – Baltimore, MD
4/16 – The Bluestone – Columbus, OH
4/17 – Manchester Music Hall – Lexington, KY
4/29 – Buckhead Theatre – Atlanta, GA
5/1 – Music Farm – Charleston, SC
5/2 – Von Braun Center – Mars Music Hall – Huntsville, AL
5/15 – Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA
7/11 – Temple Live – Wichita, KS

Award-winning duo Maddie & Tae are drawing praise for their new music “anchored around their stellar vocal pairings and some of the tightest harmonies on Music Row” (Rolling Stone) with a “sound that’s identifiable while still representing a distinct step forward” (Billboard). Maddie & Tae first broke out in 2013 with their brilliant “Girl In A Country Song,” which took Country radio by storm, skyrocketing to the top of the charts and quickly going PLATINUM. The duo became only the third female duo in 70 years to top the Country Airplay charts, also earning trophies from the Country Music Academy and Radio Disney Music Awards along with multiple ACM, CMA and CMT Award nominations. Receiving widespread praise from NPR, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, Glamour and others, Country music’s hottest stars including Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Lee Brice and Brad Paisley have welcomed Maddie & Tae on the road, with the pair set to support Lady Antebellum’s 2020 OCEAN TOUR following their headlining TOURIST IN THIS TOWN TOUR. For additional information, visit www.maddieandtae.com.

Brash. Bright. Fresh. Wildly melodic. Avenue Beat are three girls from Quincy, Illinois, who grew up ingesting social media platforms and theater groups – and turned into the notes of a chord that lands somewhere between Taylor Swift ascending and Billie Eilish at her most real. The genzennial collective of Sami Bearden, Savana Santos and Sam Backoff are strong, smart, fun – in love with life, each other and getting on with it …fresh face of new feminism, while blowing off being told who girls are supposed to be. Avenue Beat’s debut self-titled EP is available now via The Valory Music Co./Tape Room Records and was co-produced by lead singer Savana, David Garcia and Ashley Gorley. With the stretched staccato vowels of the hilarious self-empowering “Delight,” sisters-sticking-together euphoria of “Be A Bro,” angst-rejecting post-breakup “Ruin That For Me” or their self-induced euphoria of “Broke,” Avenue Beat beckons listeners with pillows of narcotic harmony, glistening melody and lyrical truths. Named an Named an “Artist to Watch” by Sounds Like Nashville, Taste of Country, NYCountry Swag and more – the trio was selected as a MusicRow 2020 “Next Big Thing,” Music Choice “Country Rising 20” and joined CMT’s Next Women of Country Class of 2020. For the latest information and more, visit AvenueBeat.com and follow along on Instagram.

Simonton Windows & Doors is the leader in the US vinyl replacement window market.  Superior product selection, industry leading service and best in class after sales support are the hallmarks of the Simonton brand. Simonton is part of the Cornerstone Building Brands family, the largest manufacturer of exterior building products in North America. Headquartered in Cary, NC, the organization serves residential and commercial customers across new construction and repair & remodel markets.

Since wrapping up the last ten years as the “Most Heard Artist of the Decade,” as named by Country Aircheck, Luke Bryan looks ahead into 2020 and announces plans for a new studio album and a 2020 tour. Toda, he announced the news to his fans first on all his socials platforms. Watch it HERE.

https://www.facebook.com/lukebryan/videos/753222438518241/

Luke will release his seventh studio album BORN HERE, LIVE HERE, DIE HERE on April 24th. It’s the follow up to 2017’s WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY album which became his third consecutive release to debut at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 and his fifth #1 debut on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart.

Luke will kick off his “PROUD TO BE RIGHT HERE TOUR” on May 28th in Cincinnati, Ohio at Riverbend Music Center and will play nearly 40 shows before wrapping in the fall. Morgan Wallen is the special guest on the tour with openers Caylee Hammack, on first half, and Runaway June, the last half of tour. Select dates on sale to the Nut House, Luke’s fan club, Tuesday, January 28th and select dates on sale to the public Friday, January 31st.

“‘Proud to be right here’ is a phrase from my new album’s title track, BORN HERE, LIVE HERE, DIE HERE (written by Jameson Rodgers, Josh Thompson, Jake Mitchell),” said Luke. “From the moment I first heard it, I loved that this song related so closely to how I grew up and how I still have so many ties to my hometown. It’s a connection I feel is so important in country music. I am truly so thankful to have the opportunity to make music for my fans and to look out into the crowds each night from stage and be proud of what we’ve created. And I’m excited to get on the road with these guest artists too. I’ve been watching what Morgan is building with his fans and it has been so fun to watch! I know with him, Caylee and Runaway June on this tour it’s going to be such a high energy night for everyone.”

Luke fans can bundle their tour tickets with an album. Each pair of online tickets purchased for Luke’s “PROUD TO BE RIGHT HERE TOUR” includes one (1) CD copy of his new album BORN HERE, LIVE HERE, DIE HERE through 11/30/2020.

Liption is the official sponsor of the “PROUD TO BE HERE TOUR.” CITI is the official presale credit card and as such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi Entertainment^SM  beginning Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 10am through Thursday, Jan. 30 at 10pm. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. Additionally, Live Nation is the official tour promoter and fans can first purchase tickets beginning Jan. 24th for select cities as part of Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com

Luke is currently climbing the country charts with his latest hit, “What She Wants Tonight.”

“PROUD TO BE RIGHT HERE TOUR”

5/28/2020                Cincinnati, OH                       Riverbend Music Center

5/29/2020                St. Louis, MO                         Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

5/30/2020                Brandon, MS                          Brandon Amphitheater

6/5/2020                  Orange Beach, AL                  The Wharf Amphitheater

6/18/2020                Darien Center, NY                 Darien Lake Amphitheater

6/19/2020                Hartford, CT                           Xfinity Theatre

6/20/2020                Columbia, MD                        Merriweather Post Pavilion

6/25/2020                Milwaukee, WI                       Summerfest at American Family Insurance Amphitheater*

7/16/2020                San Diego, CA                        North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre**

7/17/2020                Mtn View, CA                        Shoreline Amphitheatre

7/18/2020                Sacramento, CA                     Toyota Amphitheatre

7/23/2020                Bend, OR                                Les Schwab Amphitheater

7/24/2020                Bend, OR                                Les Schwab Amphitheater

7/25/2020                Portland, OR                           Sunlight Supply Amphitheater

7/30/2020                Nashville, TN                         Bridgestone Arena

7/31/2020                Little Rock, AR                      Simmons Bank Arena

8/4/2020                  New York, NY                       Madison Square Garden

8/5/2020                  Gilford, NH                            Bank of NH Pavilion

8/6/2020                  Gilford, NH                            Bank of NH Pavilion

8/14/2020                Bangor, ME                            Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion

8/21/2020                Virginia Beach, VA                Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

8/23/2020                Bristow, VA                           Jiffy Lube Live

8/28/2020                Charlotte, NC                         PNC Music Pavilion

8/29/2020                Raleigh, NC                            Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

8/30/2020                Charleston, SC                        to be announced….

9/24/2020                Des Moines, IA                      Wells Fargo Arena

9/25/2020                St. Paul, MN                           Xcel Energy Center

9/26/2020                Green Bay, WI                        Resch Center

10/1/2020                Bossier City, LA                     CenturyLink Center

10/2/2020                Lafayette, LA                          Cajundome

10/8/2020                Fresno, CA                             Save Mart Center

10/9/2020                Los Angeles, CA                    Staples Center**

10/10/2020              San Bernardino, CA               Glen Helen Amphitheater**

Morgan Wallen on all dates except **

Morgan only*

Caylee Hammack May 28- July 31

Runaway June August 4- October 10

Listen to Luke’s PROUD TO BE RIGHT HERE TOUR playlist.

About Luke Bryan
In 2019, Luke was named as the first-ever recipient of the ACM’s Album of the Decade Award for Crash My Party as presented to him during a Grand Ole Opry appearance. The ACM Album of the Decade Award recognizes an album that has impacted country music over the decade. The factors considered include the success of singles at radio, album concept, commercial media, sales and streaming, artistic merit and ACM Award recognition. Billboard said, “it wasn’t just his star power that made Crash My Party special, as most of the album’s singles — like the poignant “Drink a Beer” and nostalgic “Roller Coaster” — were more focused on Bryan’s heartfelt croon as opposed to the party anthems that “bro country” made popular at that time.”

22 of Bryan’s 23 #1 hits have been in the last decade including his breakthrough hit ““Country Girl Shake It For Me” which was included in Billboard Magazine’s “100 Songs that Defined a Decade” list out last month. Other #1 hits include “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Everyday,” “Play It Again” and poignant songs like “Fast,” “Drink A Beer” and “Most People Are Good,” which Music Row named Song of the Year in 2018 and Rolling Stone at its peak touted “it’s message – coming from a star on the level of Luke Bryan – is important in the country music world.”

Luke’s headline concert tours have played for over one million fans every year for the last six years with four of those reaching 1.5 million. In total Luke has performed for nearly 12 million fans in the last ten years. His 2019 “Sunset Repeat Tour” wrapped this fall with his 36^th career headline stadium concert at Ford Field in Detroit and during the show Luke was presented with a new music plaque signifying his continued domination in the format with 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.

In this past decade Luke has presented ten Farm Tours (11 years career total), 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.

This March Luke will continue his role as a celebrity judge on ABC’s American Idol.

Back Row: River House Artists Director of Creative/A&R Zebb Luster, UMG Nashville Chairman & CEO Mike Dungan, UMG Nashville President Cindy Mabe, UMG Nashville EVP A&R Brian Wright, UMG Nashville EVP & COO Mike Harris

Front Row: UMG Nashville EVP Promotion Royce Risser, Chrissy Metz, River House Artists Founder/Owner Lynn Oliver-Cline

Universal Music Group Nashville has signed Chrissy Metz, star of 20th Century Fox’s BREAKTHROUGH and the award-winning NBC series “This Is Us.” UMG Nashville first worked with Metz on the Breakthrough movie soundtrack which featured her performance of the Oscar-nominated, Diane Warren penned track, “I’m Standing With You.” Chrissy made her Academy of Country Music Awards debut in April when she performed “I’m Standing With You” alongside now label mates Carrie Underwood, Lauren Alaina, Maddie & Tae & Mickey Guyton. The incredibly moving performance can be viewed HERE.

“To say I am excited to fulfill a lifelong dream is an understatement,” shares Metz.  “Music has always been my first love and to be working alongside Cindy and the incomparable team at UMG is truly a gift!”

“Chrissy Metz is simply tapped into America’s emotional conscience,” explains Cindy Mabe, President, Universal Music Group Nashville. “Music was her first love and no matter if she’s singing, acting, writing or just being, she’s always real, powerful and fully connected with her audience.  I can’t wait to put her musical story into the world and I’m so inspired to bring her into the Universal Music Group Nashville family.”

An Emmy and two-time Golden Globe nominee, Metz is currently working on her debut Country album to be released later this year.  She is also set to produce the upcoming Inspirational Mountaineer Movie ‘Gorge’ in the works with Amazon.  Her memoir, THIS IS ME, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List.

ABOUT UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP NASHVILLE:
Universal Music Group Nashville consists of Capitol Records Nashville, EMI Records Nashville, MCA Nashville and Mercury Nashville. Reading like a “who’s who” of Music Row, the combined rosters include Adam Hambrick, Alan Jackson, Billy Currington, Brandon Lay, Brothers Osborne, Carrie Underwood, Caylee Hammack, CB30, Chris Stapleton, Clare Dunn, Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Gary Allan, George Strait, Hootie & The Blowfish, Jon Langston, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Josh Turner, Kacey Musgraves, Kassi Ashton, Keith Urban, Kip Moore, Kylie Morgan, Lauren Alaina, Little Big Town, Luke Bryan, Maddie & Tae, Mickey Guyton, Parker McCollum, Sam Hunt, Shania Twain, Travis Denning and Vince Gill. For additional information, visit www.umgnashville.com.

Hootie and the Blowfish are climbing the country charts with their single, “Hold On,” which was written by Chris Stapleton and Jim Beavers, is the from the band’s album, Imperfect Circle.

“The one thing we figured out through the years is that the Hootie and the Blowfish sound is just what it is. We can take any song and it’s gonna sound like us, no matter what we try and do to it. I think it turns out to be a great thing for us ‘cause it doesn’t limit us to a certain category of song or genre. It just allows us to kind of pick the songs that are the best songs and not worry about anything else.”

The band has sold over 25 million records worldwide after they hit the airwaves in 1994 with such smash hits as “Hold My Hand,” “Let Her Cry” and “Only Wanna Be With You.”

Little Big Town release their new album, Nightfall, on Friday (January 17th). The collection, which includes their Grammy-nominated song “The Daughters,” their single “Over Drinking” and “Sugar Coat,” is the band’s ninth studio album.

LBT’s Karen Fairchild says the group wants to send out positive vibes with their new album. “The record Nightfall, hopefully you’ll get the sentiment that we were intending you to get which is romantic, nostalgic, it’s got all these like it feels like important things to say. It was important to us because of all that’s going on in the world, and we really want to be a positive force in the world and not be part of the negative dialogue. We want to leave a lasting impression that really means something.”

They will experience a once-in-a-lifetime performance at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York City on Thursday (January 16th). This is the first mainstream country performance featured at Carnegie Hall since Alan Jackson in 2013. The Nightfall Tour will roll to the Apollo Theater for two nights January 17th and 18th.

NIGHTFALL TRACK LIST:

1. Next To You (Hillary Reynolds, Michael Jade, Trevor Jarvis)
2. Nightfall (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Fancy Hagood)
3. Forever And A Night (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Foy Vance)
4. Throw Your Love Away (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, Lori McKenna)
5. Over Drinking (Carey Barlowe, Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley, Steph Jones, Hillary Lindsey)
6. Wine, Beer, Whiskey (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
7. Questions (Karen Fairchild, Jon Green, Sara Haze)
8. The Daughters (Karen Fairchild, Sean McConnell, Ashley Ray)
9. River Of Stars (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
10. Sugar Coat (Josh Kerr, Jordyn Shellhart, Lori McKenna)
11. Problem Child (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Sean McConnell, Tofer Brown)
12. Bluebird (Karen Fairchild, Daniel Tashian, Ian Fitchuk)
13. Trouble With Forever (Jason Saenz, Marc Beeson, Sara Haze)

The members of Little Big Town are getting ready for a once-in-a-lifetime performance at the historic Carnegie Hall in New York City on Thursday (January 16th). This is the first mainstream country performance featured at Carnegie Hall since Alan Jackson in 2013.

“I think it’s incredible that we’re starting this tour at Carnegie Hall in New York City, and then two nights at the Apollo Theater and these places we’ve never played before. We’ve dreamed about playing them,” says LBT’s Phillip Sweet. ” I think it’s really just a beautiful way to set up this tour and just set the tone for what this album and what we’ve created is all about. I’m just so, so thrilled, I can’t even believe it’s gonna be happening.”

Karen Fairchild says their show at Carnegie Hall will be different from the rest of their Nightfall Tour. “Carnegie Hall will be different than any other night, because we’re gonna sing the record top to bottom in sequence, and because Carnegie Hall is so, well, there’s only one, and it’ll have a little bit different of a production feeling than the rest of the tour. So, I know a lot of fans are trying to make it to Carnegie ‘cause that’s a one-night only deal, and then The Apollo starts off the normal production of shows.”

The tour will continue the following two nights at The Apollo and will proceed all spring in over 30 of the most prestigious theaters in the country, closing with two nights at Denver’s art deco gem, The Paramount. Every show excluding Carnegie Hall will feature critically acclaimed singer-songwriter Caitlyn Smith.

The band will release their new album, also titled Nightfall, on Friday (January 17th). The beautiful collection features their latest single, “Over Drinking.”

Jon Langston is putting his stamp on country music with his latest song, “Now You Know,” as well as having fans sing every word to every song he plays during his shows – it’s quite amazing. So, with his song “Now You Know,” we’re illuminating different aspects of Jon in order for you to get to know him a little bit better.

The Georgia native played football in high school and college, and with the NFL playoffs taking place right now and the Super Bowl right around the corner, Jon reveals his favorite NFL team is, of course, the Atlanta Falcons. Unfortunately, the birds are not in the running, but he won’t count them out for next year.

“(My) favorite team in the NFL is the Falcons,” says Jon. “You know, growing up an hour from Atlanta, I just always loved the Falcons, I guess, and going to games and stuff. Going to the Georgia Dome is a pretty big deal, and we got to play there in high school and stuff.”

“Now You Know” more about Jon Langston. We’ll be back with more tidbits in the coming weeks.

Jon is on the road with pal Morgan Wallen on the Whiskey Glasses Roadshow Tour, which makes its next stop in Northfield, Ohio on Thursday (January 16th), followed by shows in Indianapolis and Cincinnati this weekend.

Little Big Town will perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday (January 15th).

Carrie Underwood has been announced as one of the main headliners during the Barefoot Country Music Fest in Wildwood, New Jersey this summer. The three-day festival will take place June 19th – 21st. Tickets are on sale now.

Jon Pardi’s “Heartache on the Dance Floor” has been certified double-platinum by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), while Dierks Bentley’s “Say You Do” has been certified platinum.

This year’s RodeoHouston lineup has been announced and will include headliners Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Chris Stapleton and Jon Pardi, as well as Willie Nelson, Maren Morris, Kane Brown, Chris Young, Brad Paisley, Gwen Stefani, Khalid and many others. The 2020 RodeoHouston will take place March 3rd – March 22nd, with tickets going on sale this Thursday (January 16th).