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  • LADY ANTEBELLUM AND DARIUS RUCKER PREP A SHOW YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS ON THEIR SUMMER PLAYS ON TOUR.

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    Darius Rucker / Lady Antebellum

    Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker launch their Summer Plays On Tour Thursday night (July 19th) in Toronto, Ontario, and there will be lots of collaborations between the two superstar acts, especially since they’ve recorded and written together.

    “We have a lot of things together,” says Lady A’s Charles Kelley. “I don’t know if many people know this – we sing on ‘Wagon Wheel.’ We sing the backgrounds on ‘Wagon Wheel’ together, and we just have a really strong relationship together. I actually co-wrote ‘Homegrown Honey’ with him. So, we’ll have a lot of fun, collaborative moments.”

    Those moments and many others you’re not going to want to miss. You might want to take a potty break or invest in adult diapers before either of them hit the stage…just in case.

    “I think more than anything, we just feel like this is gonna be a great ticket together. We really do,” adds Charles. “I mean I think people are looking for a night where they come, and we want them to like have to literally hold their bladder, like they’re afraid to go to the bathroom ‘cause they might miss something, and that’s what it’s gonna be. If you go to the bathroom or you go get a beer, you might miss your favorite song and I love that! I want you to pee your pants when you come to see Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum.”

    The members of Lady Antebellum are currently making their way up the country charts with “Heart Break,” while Darius, along with Charles Kelly, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean, has hit the airwaves with “Straight to Hell.”

    Audio / Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley says the Summer Plays On Tour with them and Darius Rucker will be a show you won’t want to miss.

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    Lady Antebellum (Darius Tour) 2 OC: …and Lady Antebellum. :42
    “We have a lot of things together. I mean, we actually – I don’t know if many people know this – we sing on ‘Wagon Wheel.’ We sing the backgrounds on ‘Wagon Wheel’ together, and we just have a really strong relationship together. I actually co-wrote ‘Homegrown Honey’ with him. So, we’ll have a lot of fun, collaborative moments, but I think more than anything, we just feel like this is gonna be a great ticket together. We really do. I mean I think people are looking for a night where they come, and we want them to like have to literally hold their bladder, like they’re afraid to go to the bathroom ‘cause they might miss something, and that’s what it’s gonna be. If you go to the bathroom or you go get a beer, you might miss your favorite song and I love that! I want you to pee your pants when you come to see Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum.”

  • ERIC CHURCH PREVIEWS NEW SONG “HIGHER WIRE” FROM HIS UPCOMING ALBUM, DESPERATE MAN.

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    Eric Church

    Eric Church has previewed the song “Higher Wire” from his upcoming album, Desperate Man. The North Carolina native previewed the song for his fan club, the Church Choir, on Thursday (September 6th) before releasing the clip on his socials on Friday.

    Desperate Man is available everywhere on October 5th.

    Check out the clip below.

     

  • THE CMA FEST TELEVISION SPECIAL, FEATURING SOME OF THE HOTTEST PERFORMANCES OF THE YEAR, AIRS WEDNESDAY ON ABC.

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    Carrie Underwood / Chris Stapleton / Dierks Bentley / Keith Urban / Luke Bryan / Sam Hunt

    Many of your favorite country stars will be featured on ABC’s three-hour special, CMA Fest on Wednesday (August 8th). The concert special was taped during this year’s CMA Music Festival in downtown Nashville in June. For fans who weren’t able to attend, or if you want to revisit the amazing time you had, you can watch Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Sam Hunt and Chris Stapleton, among others, perform on the stage at Nissan Stadium (home of the Tennessee Titans).

    “I’ve always been the type of artist when I can perform my music for a television audience, it’s the best of both worlds. You get to be in people’s households and they get to always put the face with the song,” says Luke. “I mean, this is like a big, awards-show-type crowd in August and yeah, it’s very important. You don’t want to go out there and lay an egg. You want to go put a great show on, because the fans that are in the room, they’re gonna go watch it again in August. And another thing — it’s gonna make people that may not have been to this festival, they’re gonna want to come be a part of that. So, it’s been fun watching CMA Music Fest grow to where it’s sold out every night, and that’s because we put a cool thing to watch on TV together for the fans.”

    The CMA Fest special, hosted by Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini, airs Wednesday (August 8t) beginning at 8pm ET on ABC.

    Audio / Luke Bryan talks about the CMA Fest television special and how much he enjoys performing on it.

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    Luke Bryan (CMA Music Festival TV) OC: …for the fans. 1:00
    “I’ve always been the type of artist when I can perform my music for a television audience, it’s the best of both worlds. You get to be in people’s households and they get to always put the face with the song. I mean, that used to be a big deal in my career, in my early career, we had to make sure that the people watching at home put it together that this crazy guy was singing in the song. I mean, this is like a big, awards-show-type crowd in August and yeah, it’s very important. You don’t want to go out there and lay an egg. You want to go put a great show on, because the fans that are in the room, they’re gonna go watch it again in August. And another thing — it’s gonna make people that may not have been to this festival, they’re gonna want to come be a part of that. So it’s been fun watching CMA Music Fest grow to where it’s sold out every night, and that’s because we put a cool thing to watch on TV together for the fans.”

    Audio / Keith Urban says he tries to show up and perform on CMA Music Fest every year because of the fans.

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    Keith Urban (CMA Fest TV) OC: …it’s my tribe. :15
    “Well, number one, for the fans, who come from all over the world to be here, and it’s an amazing week for them. But for me personally too, I love the work that all of the CMA Board and all of the Foundation do. You know, they’ve been very good to me over the years, and it’s my tribe.”

    Audio / Carrie Underwood talks about CMA Music Fest.

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    Carrie Underwood (CMA Music Festival) OC: …when they’re here. 1:05
    “CMA Music Festival is so much fun, and every year they do a TV special, which is really cool. We kind of get to give the rest of the world that didn’t get to come to the Music Fest a little taste of what it’s like and hopefully they’ll see it and want to come next year. But CMA Music Fest is so much fun. No other genre of music does what country music does for their fans like this, which is so cool. There are literally like hundreds of thousands of people that like descend on Nashville, and there’s not a hotel to be found. Everywhere you go there’s people looking for music and looking to see artists and fan club parties and charity events and the CMT Music Awards are that week. It’s a lot of fun, and it’s kind of a way to get to interact and give back and meet the people that have been coming to see you on tour and get to say thank you. It’s just a blast. I came as a kid growing up a couple of times, and it’s cool to be on that side of things and now to be on this side of things, but I think everybody just has a lot of fun when they’re here.”

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  • TRAVIS DENNING RELEASES ACOUSTIC VERSION OF “DAVID ASHLEY PARKER FROM POWDER SPRINGS.”

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    Travis Denning

    Travis Denning has released an acoustic version of his debut single, “David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs.”

    Acoustic version buy link: http://strm.to/DAPFPSAcoustic

    For information on tour dates and more, go to travisdenning.com.

     

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  • THE VIDEO FOR ERIC CHURCH’S ‘DESPERATE MAN’ IS AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE.

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    Eric Church

    Following a 48-hour exclusive with Amazon Music, the video for Eric Church’s new song, “Desperate Man,” is now available across the board.

    This is the first release from his forthcoming album Desperate Man due October 5th.

    The cinematic and high-flying video directed by Reid Long and John Peets captures Church executing his mission to fight for what’s right. Ray Wylie Hubbard, who co-wrote “Desperate Man” with Church, guests in the video.

    Video / Official Desperate Man video

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  • CLARE DUNN RELEASES AN ACOUSTIC VERSION OF HER CURRENT SONG, “MORE.”

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    Clare Dunn

    Clare Dunn has released an acoustic version of her latest song, “More.” She recently recorded this live version at the House of Blues studio in Nashville. Keep checking back for more on Clare.

    Link to stream and purchase: http://strm.to/MoreAcoustic

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  • DIERKS BENTLEY REVEALS “WHISKEY ROW” LINEUP AT HIS UPCOMING INAUGURAL SEVEN PEAKS MUSIC FESTIVAL.

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    Dierks Bentley announced another round of artists slated to play the upcoming inaugural Seven Peaks Music Festival, taking place this Labor Day Weekend in Buena Vista, CO, today.  The festival’s newly-revealed Whiskey Row Stage will serve as the festival’s second stage, and will offer performances from up and coming country and bluegrass artists across the weekend. PEOPLE exclusively broke the news this morning that Abby Anderson, Boy Named Banjo, Brown & Gray, Cody Canada, Dillon Carmichael, Travis Denning, Walker McGuire, Mipso and Rapidgrass will perform. Passes for the Labor Day weekend (8/31-9/2) destination experience are available now at sevenpeaksfestival.com.

    The eclectic lineup will take the festival’s second stage in addition to previously announced main stage artists Miranda Lambert, Brothers Osborne, Sam Bush, Dan + Shay, Elle King, LANCO, Del McCoury, Lucie Silvas, The Cadillac Three and Kiefer Sutherland. The carefully-curated, three-day festival will also set the pace for the weekend on Friday, Aug. 31 with a highly-anticipated Hot Country Night featuring performances by Clint Black, Sawyer Brown, Terri Clark, David Lee Murphy and special guests Bentley’s own Hot Country Knights.

    Like his current studio album THE MOUNTAIN, Seven Peaks Music Festival was inspired from Bentley’s love of The West and is set to be an unforgettable experience, where fans will be able to enjoy the unique vibe from the artist-friends stacked lineup, to the atmosphere of comradery, while the breathtaking backdrop of the collegiate peaks mountain range provides the perfect homegrown feel for camping under the stars. A weekend-long Somewhere On A Beach Party will also be in full swing beginning Saturday, where campers will be able to bask in the Colorado sunshine while floating with their friends, as well as enjoying daily drink specials and beach games with DJ AYDAMN keeping the festivities going all-day long.

    About Dierks Bentley: 
    Reaching a new creative high, Bentley co-wrote 10 of the album’s 13 tracks off his seventh chart-topping No. One album THE MOUNTAIN (Capitol Records Nashville), which earned him the highest debut sales of his career. Its “quality music with depth and sincerity” (NPR) is unified by themes of presence and positivity while ranging in style from textured rock to acoustic folk. The Arizona native has amassed nearly five billion digital streams, countless additional nominations from the ACM, CMA and Billboard Music Awards while earning 13 GRAMMY nominations – including at least one stemming from each of his last six albums. Continuing endeavors outside of the music industry Bentley has partnered with Flag & Anthem to create an exclusive lifestyle collection, Desert Son, available now. He continues to host capacity crowds throughout the summer on his 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR sponsored by PepsiCo and 5-hour ENERGY®. Tickets for the MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR and Seven Peaks Festival are on sale now at Dierks.com.

  • CARRIE UNDERWOOD IS BACK FOR THE OPENING OF NBC’S SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.

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    Carrie Underwood

    Carrie Underwood is back in the “game” for her sixth season of performing the theme song for Sunday Night Football. The international superstar co-wrote the new opening tune, “Game On,” with frequent collaborators, Brett James and Chris DeStefano.

    “We wrote a new song for it, because I feel like they’re always open to that, and they’re always looking for ways to freshen things up,” says Carrie. “So, they always just say, ‘Hey! If you’ve got anything else back there, whatever you’re working on, bring it. We’ll see how we feel about it.’ This year we wrote a song called ‘Game On’ for the opening, and it was just a lot of fun. It’s a lot of fun getting to be a part of football. I grew up watching football, of course, and watching Sunday Night Football, and to just to have kind of a little part to the whole thing is pretty cool and pretty special.”

    You can watch the new opening Sunday night (September 9th) as the Green Bay Packers play host to the Chicago Bears beginning at 8pm ET on NBC. Check out the promo and the behind-the-scenes videos below.

    The 10 players that will be featured on the Sunday Night Football opening theme with Carrie this year include star players from the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks.

    Here are the list of players:

     

    Carrie is currently preparing to release her new album, Cry Pretty, on September 14th.

    Audio / Carrie Underwood talks about the new opening theme song "Game On" for Sunday Night Football.

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    Carrie Underwood (Sunday Night Football theme-6th year) OC: …pretty special. :41
    “I was so excited to be asked back to sing the opening for Sunday Night Football. This is the sixth year that I’ve been lucky enough to do it. We wrote a new song for it, because I feel like they’re always open to that and they’re always looking for ways to freshen things up. So, they always just say, ‘Hey! If you’ve got anything else back there, whatever you’re working on, bring it. We’ll see how we feel about it.’ This year we wrote a song called ‘Game On’ for the opening, and it was just a lot of fun. It’s a lot of fun getting to be a part of football. I grew up watching football, of course, and watching Sunday Night Football, and to just to have kind of a little part to the whole thing is pretty cool and pretty special.”

    Video / SNF 2018 promo

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  • ERIC PASLAY IS GOING TO BE A FATHER!

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    Eric Paslay

    Eric Paslay and his wife Natalie recently announced on social media that they’re expecting their first child. The two, who met through his publishing company several years ago, were married in 2015.

    Eric, which just returned from a series of shows overseas, is currently making his way up the country charts with “Young Forever.”

  • LITTLE BIG TOWN WILL STAND UP TO CANCER.

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    Keith Urban / Little Big Town

    Little Big Town joins an all-star cast for the 10th Anniversary of Stand Up to Cancer, a telethon first airing in 2008 by media and entertainment leaders to help raise money and awareness for cancer research and assist in funding innovative treatments. The organization has already raised more than $480 million.

     

    Academy Award-nominated actor Bradley Cooper will serve as executive producer for the special, while others participating in the telecast include Keith Urban, Reese Witherspoon, Kathy Bates, co-founder Katie Couric, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Mahershala Ali, David Spade, Tony Hale, Marlee Matlin, Ken Jeong, Jillian Michaels and many others.

     

    Stand Up to Cancer will air commercial-free Friday (September 7th) at 8pm ET/PT on numerous networks, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, Bravo, Freeform, FXM, HBO, ION, REELZ, Showtime, STARZ, Encore, TNT and WGN America, among others.

    The members of Little Big Town are up for two People’s Choice Awards, including The Country Artist of 2018 and The Group of 2018. Watch E!’s People’s Choice Awards Sunday, November 11th at 9pm ET on E!