Luke Bryan, who has played for millions of fans on tour in the last few years including 34 stadiums dates, announced today he will wrap his “Sunset Repeat Tour” for the fourth consecutive year at the home of the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. The tour boasts three previous sold-out concerts at the football stadium and this year’s show will include rising superstar Cole Swindell, EMI/32 Bridge Entertainment recording artist Jon Langston and DJ Rock. Tickets for the October 25^th show will go on sale to the public Friday, May 17th at 10 a.m. at www.ticketmaster.com.

“I love a good family tradition and this has become one!” shared Luke. “Wrapping up my tour for the fourth time at Ford Field is seriously unbelievable.  This crowd brings so much energy and a big party and I can’t wait to get back there.”

The “Sunset Repeat Tour” launches May 31 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the BB&T Pavilion.  Live Nation is the official promoter of the “Sunset Repeat Tour” at Ford Field.

Citi is the official presale credit card of Luke Bryan’s “Sunset Repeat Tour at Ford Field.” As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Monday, May 13th at 10am local time until Thursday, May 16th at 10pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass Program­­­­­­­­. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com

Click HERE for Luke’s “Sunset Repeat Tour” playlist.

“Sunset Repeat Tour” 2019

5/31/19            Philadelphia, PA          BB&T Pavilion

6/1/19              Bristow, VA                 Jiffy Lube Live

6/2/19             Charlotte, NC               PNC Music Pavilion

6/6/19             Hershey, PA                Hersheypark Stadium

6/7/19             Burgettstown, PA         KeyBank Pavilion

6/8/19             Cincinnati, OH             Riverbend Music Center

6/13/19            Phoenix, AZ                Ak-Chin Pavilion

6/14/19            Albuquerque, NM        Isleta Amphitheater

6/21/19            Foxborough, MA          Gillette Stadium

7/11/19            Saratoga Springs, NY   Saratoga Performing Arts Center

7/12/19            Canandaigua, NY         CMAC

7/13/19            Wantagh, NY                Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

7/14/19            Wantagh, NY                Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater

7/19/19            Orange Beach, AL       The Wharf Amphitheater

7/20/19            Orange Beach, AL       The Wharf Amphitheater

7/21/19            Brandon, MS               Brandon Amphitheater

7/25/19            Birmingham, AL          Oak Mountain Amphitheatre

7/26/19            Atlanta, GA                 Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood

8/1/19              Jacksonville, FL           Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena

8/2/19              Tampa, FL                    MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

8/3/19               West Palm Beach, FL   Coral Sky Amphitheatre

8/8/19               Bangor, ME                 Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion

8/10/19            Moncton, NB               Magnetic Hill

8/17/19            St. Louis, MO              Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

8/18/19            Indianapolis, IN           Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

8/22/19            Fresno, CA                  Save Mart Center

8/23/19            Sacramento, CA           Toyota Amphitheatre

8/24/19            Mountain View, CA     Shoreline Amphitheatre

8/25/19            Lake Tahoe, NV          Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys

9/5/19              Toronto, ON                Budweiser Stage

9/7/19               Holmdel, NJ                PNC Bank Arts Center

9/8/19              Virginia Beach, VA     Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

9/12/19            Bethel, NY                   Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

9/14/19            Cleveland, OH             Blossom Music Center

10/12/19           Raleigh, NC              Coastal Credit Union Music Park

10/25/19           Detroit, MI                Ford Field

Kacey Musgraves has released a visual music video for her song “Oh, What a World,” which is featured on her award-winning album, Golden Hour. She posted a message to her fans to give them the first look. She said, “Though we’re all just trying to figure out how best to navigate though this crazy and sometimes mean world – I’m truly stunned & in awe of the beauty of our precious Earth and all the creatures in it. Worked hard on this for a long time with the SUPER talented @trippyogi to make something special for your eyes. XO”

Check it out below:

Kacey is making her way up the country charts with “Rainbow,” and she’s taken her “Oh, What a World: Tour” to the land of Oz. She performs in Brisbane, Australia May 10th, followed by dates in Sydney and Melbourne before traveling to New Zealand and then Japan and China. She’ll return to the States June 1st.

Kacey Musgraves has signed a modeling contract with IMG Models, home to Bella and Gigi Hadid, Amber Valletta (who stars in Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color” video), Gisele, Chrissy Tiegen, Karlie Kloss and Hailey Bieber.

She posted the news on her socials on Tuesday, while attending the 2019 Met Gala in NYC.

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Kacey is making her way up the country charts with “Rainbow,” and she’s taken her “Oh, What a World: Tour” to the land of Oz. She performs in Brisbane, Australia May 10th, followed by dates in Sydney and Melbourne before traveling to New Zealand and then Japan and China. She’ll return to the States June 1st.

The nominations for the 2019 CMT Music Awards have been announced, and Brothers Osborne are among the leaders with three nods. The two are up for overall Video of the Year (“Burning Man” with Dierks Bentley), Duo Video of the Year (“I Don’t Remember me (Before You)”) and Collaborative Video of the Year (“Burning Man” with Dierks Bentley),

Carrie Underwood pulls down two nods, including Video of the Year for “Cry Pretty” and Female Video of the Year for “Love Wins.” Dierks Bentley earns a pair of nods for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year for “Burning Man” with Brothers Osborne.

Eric Church is nominated for overall Video of the Year and Male Video for “Desperate Man,” while Kacey Musgraves is also nominated for Video of the Year for “Rainbow,” as well as Female Video of the Year for “Space Cowboy.”

Keith Urban earns a pair of nominations for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year for “Coming Home” featuring Julia Michaels.

Luke Bryan is nominated for Male Video of the Year for “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” as well as Collaborative Video of the Year for “Straight to Hell” with pals Darius Rucker, Jason Aldean and Charles Kelley.

Little Big Town earns a nod for Group Video of the Year for “Summer Fever,” while LBT members Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman earned a nod with Gladys Knight for CMT Performance of the Year from the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year.

Jordan Davis picks up a nomination for Breakthrough Video of the Year for his No. 1 hit, “Take It From Me,” while Maddie & Tae are nominated for Duo Video of the Year for “Friends Don’t.”

Little Big Town will host the 2019 CMT Music Awards, which will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena June 5th at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

2019 CMT Music Awards Nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“Cry Pretty,” Carrie Underwood
“Drunk Girl,” Chris Janson
“Break Up in the End,” Cole Swindell
“Speechless,” Dan + Shay
“Burning Man,” Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne
“Desperate Man,” Eric Church
“Simple,” Florida Georgia Line
“Rainbow,” Kacey Musgraves
“Good as You,” Kane Brown
“Coming Home,” Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels
“Miss Me More,” Kelsea Ballerini
“She Got the Best of Me,” Luke Combs
“Girl,” Maren Morris
“Someone I Used to Know,” Zac Brown Band

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“The Joke,” Brandi Carlile
“Love Wins,” Carrie Underwood
“Space Cowboy,” Kacey Musgraves
“Miss Me More,” Kelsea Ballerini
“Girl,” Maren Morris
“Keeper of the Flame,” Miranda Lambert
“Closer to You,” Carly Pearce

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

“Break Up in the End,” Cole Swindell
“Desperate Man,” Eric Church
“Drowns the Whiskey,” Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert
“Lose It,” Kane Brown
“Get Along,” Kenny Chesney
“Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset,” Luke Bryan
“Life Changes,” Thomas Rhett

DUO VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Brothers Osborne – “I Don’t Remember Me (Before You)”
Dan + Shay – “Speechless”
Florida Georgia Line – “Simple”
Locash – “Feels Like A Party”
Maddie & Tae – “Friends Don’t”
Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift – “Babe”

GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Eli Young Band – “Love Ain’t”
Lanco – “Born to Love You”
Little Big Town – “Summer Fever”
Midland – “Burn Out”
Old Dominion – “Hotel Key”
Zac Brown Band – “Someone I Used To Know”

BREAKTHROUGH VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Ashley McBryde – “Girl Goin’ Nowhere (At Marathon Music Works)”
Jimmie Allen – “Best Shot”
Jordan Davis – “Take It From Me”
Mitchell Tenpenny – “Drunk Me”
Morgan Wallen – “Whiskey Glasses”
Runaway June – “Buy My Own Drinks”
Tenille Townes – “Somebody’s Daughter”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Brantley Gilbert and Lindsay Ell – “What Happens In A Small Town”
Darius Rucker feat. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Charles Kelley – “Straight To Hell”
Dierks Bentley feat. Brothers Osborne – “Burning Man”
Jason Aldean feat. Miranda Lambert – “Drowns The Whiskey”
Keith Urban feat. Julia Michaels – “Coming Home”
Sugarland feat. Taylor Swift – “Babe”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

Boyz II Men and Brett Young – “Motownphilly (From CMT Crossroads)”
Luke Combs and Leon Bridges – “Beautiful Crazy (From CMT Crossroads)”
Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile – “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)”
Brett Eldredge and Meghan Trainor – “Let You Be Right (From CMT Crossroads)”
Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman and Gladys Knight – “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and “Help Me Make It Through the Night” (From 2018 CMT Artists of the Year)
Zac Brown Band and Shawn Mendes – “Keep Me In Mind (From CMT Crossroads)”

George Strait may have retired from traditional touring, however it hasn’t stopped him from playing to sold-out crowds in Las Vegas at T-Mobile Arena or revisiting select cities to take music from his new album Honky Tonk Time Machine to the fans for one-off exclusive shows. Strait heads to the heartland in 2020 with performances at INTRUST Bank Arena on Friday, January 24th for Visit Wichita Presents Strait to Oz and in Kansas City for Strait to the Heartland at Sprint Center on Saturday, January 25th. Tickets for both shows go on sale Friday, May 17th.

Both prior performances at INTRUST Bank Arena in April 2014 and Sprint Center in January 2014 were part of Strait’s final two-year tour, The Cowboy Rides Away Tour. The sold-out concerts respectively held single event attendance records for nearly five years.

Showing no signs of slowing on the new music front either, Strait recently released Honky Tonk Time Machine on MCA Nashville March 29th, debuting as his record-extending 27th No. 1 Billboard Country album. Comprised of 12 original titles plus Strait’s version of the Johnny Paycheck classic “Old Violin,” Honky Tonk Time Machine marks an incredible 30th career studio album for Strait.

Strait, who produced the album alongside Chuck Ainlay, wrote eight of the 13 tracks including “Sing One with Willie” featuring Willie Nelson that the pair happily debuted at a recent Nashville show marking the first time the two country icons have ever shared the stage.

Honky Tonk Time Machine’s lead single, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar,” is currently Top 20-and-climbing with the music video for the single available now.

The Country Music Hall of Famer recently played his 21^st and 22^nd sold-out shows at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The “Strait to Vegas” series began with six shows in 2016 and extended with 10 more in 2017. In 2018, Strait headlined Bayou Country Superfest to a sold-out Mercedes-Benz Superdome crowd in New Orleans, Louisiana, two nights in Tulsa, Oklahoma and one night in Austin, Texas. This year, fans can catch Strait at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on June 8; at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. on Aug. 17; at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Nov. 22 and 23; and four additional “Strait to Vegas” shows at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Aug. 23 and 24, and Dec. 6 and 7. For more information,  visit www.GeorgeStrait.com.

With sold-out weekends of back-to-back shows the norm thus far on the critically-acclaimed Double Down Tour, multi-Platinum superstar Eric Church lands at the top of both Pollstar’s LIVE75 and Global Concert Pulse Charts this week.

According to Pollstar’s data, “Eric Church makes his stand at No. 1 [on the LIVE75 chart] with a ticket sales average of 13,987 from two-night engagements at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. on March 29-30, American Airlines Center in Dallas on April 12-13 and Cleveland’s Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse (formerly Quicken Loans Arena) the following weekend.” This marks the second consecutive week Church has led the LIVE75.

On both charts, Church sits ahead of blockbuster tours by artists including Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Metallica, Michael Bublé, Bob Seger, Cher and KISS, among others – all of which boast higher average ticket prices than the Double Down Tour. Church also stands as the only Country artist in the Top 15 of the Global Concert Pulse chart.

The loyal ticket-buying Church Choir fans aren’t the only ones loving the Double Down Tour concept boasting back-to-back nights in each city sans-opening act; critics have also praised Church at each stop for the success of unique approach. With newly-added fall dates, the booming success of the tour is poised to continue through the rest of the year.

“…playing three-hour sets with no opener and changing up his setlist from night to night…he’s raising the bar even further” — Rolling Stone

“Not only is he one of the most electric artists in all of music, but one worthy of a title such as ‘Entertainer of the Year.’” — People

“Church took the stage like a poker player who just filled an inside straight: oozing confidence.” — St. Louis Dispatch

“… the two-set, three-plus-hour show at TD Garden proved that this was a smart move, showing off the depth of Church’s catalog and the breadth of his band’s ability while also letting devotees appreciate the deeper cuts.” — The Boston Globe 

“Sweating, shouting, dancing and smiling until each fan leaves the room exhausted just from following his lead…It’s a show where paying tribute to Merle Haggard in the first set and Queen in the second set feels natural.” — Forbes

Remaining Double Down Tour Dates:
May 10 & 11               Denver, Colo. || Pepsi Center
May 17 & 18               Los Angeles, Calif. || STAPLES Center
May 25                        Nashville, Tenn. || Nissan Stadium
June 28 & 29               George, Wash. || The Gorge Amphitheatre
Sept. 13 & 14              Green Bay, Wis. || Resch Center
Sept. 20 & 21              Calgary, Alberta || Scotiabank Saddledome
Sept. 28                       San Francisco, Calif. || Chase Center
Oct. 4 & 5                   Grand Rapids, Mich. || Van Andel Arena
Oct. 11 & 12               Philadelphia, Pa. || Wells Fargo Center
Oct. 25                        Little Rock, Ark. || Verizon Arena
Oct. 26                        Birmingham, Ala. || BJCC Arena
Nov. 1                         Manchester, N.H. || SNHU Arena
Nov. 2                         Hartford, Conn. || XL Center
Nov. 15 & 16              Washington, D.C. || The Anthem
Nov. 22 & 23              Sacramento, Calif. || Golden 1 Center

For more information visit www.ericchurch.com, download the new Eric Church app and follow on Facebook and Twitter @ericchurch and on Instagram @ericchurchmusic.

About Eric Church
The three-time Country Music Association and six-time Academy of Country Music Award winner released his highly-anticipated album Desperate Man atop the Billboard Country Albums chart on October 5. The album also debuted at No. 5 on the all-genre Billboard 200. Rolling Stone describes the album as “classic Church: expertly crafted and country-radio-friendly, while also pushing boundaries in a way that sounds natural and unforced” and American Songwriter notes that it “sublimates the pain of a tumultuous year into his most adventuresome album yet.” Church has returned to the road for his 2019 Double Down Tour visiting 30 markets, primarily focused on back-to-back nights with two unique shows sans-opening act to give fans 6+ hours of his iconic music in each city. The tour also includes a massive stop at Nissan Stadium in Nashville where Church will more than double the attendance record set at Bridgestone Arena in 2017.

Jon Pardi has been singing and playing music since probably before he can remember, and country music was always his love. His grandmother played a huge role in his love of all things country music and would drag out her karaoke machine every time he visited. “My grandmother loved to sing, and she would sing anywhere she could, ‘cause it made her happy,” recalls Jon. “And so, when my parents would leave me with her while they went to work, most of the time we were in the little room with George Strait tapes and Garth Brooks and Randy Travis, George Jones. I mean, all just traditional country singin’ and having a good time recording ourselves.”

He says she also helped him develop his performing skills, as well. “My grandma was a great performer, I mean that’s really all. She didn’t have the great voice, but she could definitely entertain a room, and I got some of that too I think from her.”

Jon is poised to enter the top of the country charts with his latest hit, “Night Shift.”

As Carrie Underwood hit the road with The Cry Pretty Tour 360 earlier this week, she also had two little boys in tow. Her four-year-old son Isaiah was only a baby when she was headlining her Storyteller trek, but now she’s also bringing along three-month old Jacob. She doesn’t know exactly what to expect, but she’s ready.

“It’s going to be interesting having both of them on the road,” she says. “The last time we were out on tour, Isaiah was 11 months old and perfectly content hanging out on the bus and this time, I feel like he’s going to be, I don’t know. He’ll either love it or be a holy terror to everyone [laughs], everyone else. You just figure out life and make up rules as you go along. That’s what we’re gonna keep doing.”

Carrie just released her new song, “Southbound,” which was the most added at country radio this week. The song is featured on her new Cry Pretty Tour 360. The trek is in Birmingham on Friday (May 3rd), followed by a show on Saturday (May 4th)  in Little Rock, Arkansas.

ABC’s Good Morning America just announced the lineup for their Summer Concert Series, and reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban is set to perform August 9th. Also on the line up throughout the summer is boy band BTS (May 15th), Hozier (May 24th) and Ciara (May 31st), as well as Adam Lambert, Blink 182, Pitbull, Chance the Rapper and Kane Brown with Marshmello among others later this summer.

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In the meantime, you can catch Keith performing at a bunch of festivals, including the Sunfest in West Palm Beach, Florida on May 5th and the Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga on May 31st. For more tour dates, go to keithurban.net.

George Strait is feeling “The Weight of the Badge” as fans and members of law enforcement give the superstar feedback on the song that has affected them.

“It’s gonna be a long one another graveyard shift
As he says goodbye to his wife and kids
He spends his life just like his dad’s
Driving away under the weight of the badge

He’s seen it all in his fifteen years
Watching our backs, facing our fears
Lord knows it ain’t no easy task
Keeping us safe under the weight of the badge

He swore that oath to protect and serve
Pours his heart and soul into both those words
Lays his life on the line
The line he walks is razor fine
Tempered strength is always tough
But he ain’t gonna buckle
Under the weight of the badge”

He wrote the song with his son, Bubba, and frequent collaborator Dean Dillon, after an encounter with an officer and his grandson Harvey during the ceremony honoring him with the Texan of the Year Award.

“I get a lot of feedback from ‘[The] Weight of the Badge’ from people. I’ve gotten mail, I’ve seen, you know someone was doing a documentary, I think it was, and it was actually called ‘Weight of the Badge,’ which was really coincidental, but I got a note from the folks saying that after seeing the lyrics, reading the lyrics of the song it related so much to the documentary that they were doing,” says George. “But I get all kinds of feedback. I actually heard from the officer that I was talking to because when Harvey was playing with his badge, and I picked it up, I said ‘Weight of the Badge.’ I said, ‘I’m gonna write that,’ I told him and he remembered it, so that was pretty cool.”

George is closing in on the Top 15 with his latest song, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar.” Catch him live when he performs at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio on June 8th.