• BROTHERS OSBORNE PRESENT THEIR MOTHER WITH HER OWN HOUSE IN NASHVILLE.

    Brothers Osborne‘s John and TJ Osborne, along with their brother and two sisters, surprised their mom Trish with a brand new house located in Nashville where her boys are living the country music dream.

    TJ and John were doing an interview with her with CMT’s Katie Cook when they asked her where she was and who’s house they were doing the interview. Trish, who just made a full recovery from heart surgery a couple of months ago, had no clue they were about to present her with keys to her new house, which John, TJ and the rest of their family purchased. Trish joked, not joked, that she had to sell her single-wide trailer in Delaware, which she’s lived in all these years.

    Check out the surprise and the house in the video below.

    The duo is currently making their way up the country charts with their latest single, “Shoot Me Straight.” They’re also featured on Dierks Bentley’s latest song, “Burning Man,” which was the Most Added song at country radio this week.

  • KEITH URBAN IS ALWAYS WORKING TO PERFECT HIS STAGE SHOW.

    Keith Urban launched his Graffiti U World Tour a couple of weeks ago (June 15th), and he’s probably still trying to smooth out a few of what he perceives to be rough edges. He says it’d probably take a month to get everything solidified.

    “There’s nothing like just starting the tour, because the audience, the reaction will be pretty clear of what’s working, what’s not working, what’s kind of working, what works but not there in the set,” says Keith. “It’s usually a moving, flowing set-list until maybe a month, a month and a bit into the tour, and then it starts to solidify a little bit.”

    Keith just played Toronto over the weekend, and the word he used to describe the crowd was “alive.”

    Keith, who is closing in on the top of the country charts with “Coming Home,” will take his Graffiti U World Tour to Gilford, New Hampshire for a two-night stand beginning Thursday (July 5th).

    Audio / During rehearsals for his Graffiti U World Tour, Keith Urban and his band were reworking the set lists for his concert trek, but said there’s nothing like just kicking off the tour to let him know what songs work where…and what songs don’t.

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    Keith Urban (nothing like starting a tour) OC: …shows too. :29
    “There’s nothing like just starting the tour, because the audience, the reaction will be pretty clear of what’s working, what’s not working, what’s kind of working, what works but not there in the set. It’s usually a moving, flowing set-list until maybe a month, a month and a bit into the tour, and then it starts to solidify a little bit. But I have a feeling on this tour I might have several different sets that we rotate in and out, which is a way to cover a lot more material for the people that come to multiple shows too.”

  • ERIC PASLAY SPENDS THE WEEK PLAYING SHOWS OVERSEAS, INCLUDING A STOP TO PERFORM FOR U.S. TROOPS STATIONED IN ABU DHABI.

    EMI Records Nashville artist Eric Paslay will spend this week playing shows overseas with headline dates in Glasgow and Liverpool, performing for U.S. troops stationed at Al Dhafra Air Base in Abu Dhabi on July 4 and then back to the UK for a sold-out concert in London on July 8.

    “I love the adventure of playing for new fans,” Eric shared. “It’s great to be back in the UK and I can’t wait to see the soldiers in Abu Dhabi for my first experience there!”

    Eric and wife Natalie post photo with passports ready to leave for UK

    This is Eric’s second trip to perform in the UK since last fall’s CMA Songwriters Series concerts. His London appearance at the sold-out British Summer Time Hyde Park has him on the same bill with one of his music heroes Eric Clapton.
    Eric’s new single “Young Forever,” written by Eric, Chris Destefano and Morgan Evans and produced by Eric and Ilya Toshinksky, is at radio now. The song is the first single from a forth coming sophomore album and is available at all digital retailers now and can be found HERE or watch HERE.
  • NEWS AND NOTES: Lady A, Dierks, Kacey

    Lady Antebellum will headline NBC’s Today Show Citi Concert Series this Friday (July 6th).

    If you missed it the first time and didn’t DVR his appearance, you can catch Dierks Bentley on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in a re-broadcast of the show Tuesday night (July 3rd).

    Kacey Musgraves appears on the July/August issue of American Songwriter. It hits newsstands July 10th.

     

  • SHANIA TWAIN TAKES FANS BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF HER NOW TOUR.

    Shania Twain is taking fans behind-the-curtain to her NOW World Tour to show them just how the whole stage show was arranged and choreographed. Check it out below.

    The trek resumes Tuesday (July 3rd) in London, Canada and Friday (July 6th) in Toronto.

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  • LADY ANTEBELLUM PREPPING FOR THEIR UPCOMING SUMMER PLAYS ON TOUR WITH PAL DARIUS RUCKER.

    Lady Antebellum and Darius Rucker have been in rehearsals and production meetings for their upcoming Summer Plays On Tour, and they feel that the fans will definitely get their money’s worth when they come to see them on the road.

    “The one thing that I love about Darius is, not only is he a great guy, he’s a seasoned entertainer and we finally feel like too as a band, and we’ve been at this for almost ten years now, we feel we know how to hold a crowd and put on a really fun and entertaining show,” says Lady A’s Charles Kelley. “I just feel like when the crowds come, they’re gonna get over three hours-worth of music that is just straight singalongs, constantly, and that’s what we want. Darius is just such a great entertainer and we’re friends and we’re gonna have a lot of collaborative moments on it too, and obviously I’ll have my golf buddy there with me during the day.”

    The Summer Plays On Tour will launch July 19th in Toronto, Ontario, but first Lady A will headline Nashville’s Let Freedom Sing Fourth of July celebration, which features one of the largest fireworks displays in the nation.

    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, just released “Straight to Hell.”

    Audio / Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley can’t wait to go on tour with his pal Darius Rucker.

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    Lady A (Darius Tour) 1 OC: …during the day. :53
    “One of the biggest reasons that we, kind of together with Darius, approached this concept of touring again together was because we had so much fun last time. When was the last time we toured together, Dave? (Dave): 2012. 2012 and still to this day it’s the biggest tour we’ve ever had and it was just so much fun and the one thing that I love about Darius is, not only is he a great guy, he’s a seasoned entertainer and we finally feel like too as a band, and we’ve been at this for almost ten years now, we feel we know how to hold a crowd and put on a really fun and entertaining show. And I just feel like when the crowds come they’re gonna get over three hours-worth of music that is just straight singalongs, constantly, and that’s what we want. Darius is just such a great entertainer and we’re friends and we’re gonna have a lot of collaborative moments on it too, and obviously I’ll have my golf buddy there with me during the day.”

    Audio / LINER Lady A (SPO tour liner)

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  • BRANDON LAY EXPERIENCES A FEW FIRSTS, INCLUDING IMPENDING FATHERHOOD AND A STADIUM TOUR WITH KENNY CHESNEY.

    Brandon Lay is making huge strides by opening for one of country music’s superstars, Kenny Chesney. It’s his first time graduating to the big stage of a stadium tour, but the firsts don’t stop there. Brandon’s wife (Nicole) is due in October, and a stadium tour with fatherhood on the horizon is making life both a blessing and a Summer he’ll never forget.

    “God’s timing is perfect because she’s due in October and the tour actually winds down in September. And I’m sure, although we have several club dates here and there, it’ll be a great time to just kinda kick back and enjoy that whole process because just like the big stadium tours, being a dad is a first too,” says Brandon. “So, I’m kinda just winging it as I go. It’s a good season though. I’ve been in Nashville just a decade and I’ve been working for this moment so I’ve been trying to prepare myself as much as I can for these kinds of opportunities and so it does feel like I’m getting an opportunity that a lot of guys don’t get so I’m just trying to soak up every minute.”

    “We started a thing the first week we kicked the tour off, the fortunate thing is she’s been able to come and travel, but we take a picture at soundcheck every week and I mean the baby bump is getting bigger and bigger,” he adds.” Life is happening fast right now and I just couldn’t be more blessed. It’s a summer to remember no doubt.”

    Brandon, who recently released his new song, “Yada Yada Yada,” will hit the stage with Kenny again on the superstar’s Trip Around the Sun Tour Saturday (July 7th) at Centurylink Field in Seattle, Washington.

    Audio / Brandon Lay is soaking up every minute of impending fatherhood and opening for Kenny Chesney on his stadium tour.

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    Brandon Lay (expectations of becoming a father) OC: …up every minute. :44
    “Everybody talks about how it changes your life for the better. To be honest, it wasn’t a real planned thing for it to be this soon, but God’s timing is perfect because she’s due in October and the tour actually winds down in September. And I’m sure, although we have several club dates here and there, it’ll be a great time to just kinda kick back and enjoy that whole process because just like the big stadium tours, being a dad is a first too. So, I’m kinda just winging it as I go! It’s a good season though. I’ve been in Nashville just a decade and I’ve been working for this moment, so I’ve been trying to prepare myself as much as I can for these kinds of opportunities and so it does feel like I’m getting an opportunity that a lot of guys don’t get so I’m just trying to soak up every minute.

    Audio / Brandon Lay is enjoying having his pregnant wife on the road with him so he can soak up every moment with her.

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    Brandon Lay (wife expecting) OC: …no doubt. :26
    “You know, Nicole, my wife, she’s, I guess it’s half-time as far as the pregnancy goes and she’s due in October, and we started a thing the first week the tour kicked off. Another fortunate thing about having a bus is she’s been able to come and travel, but we take a picture at soundcheck every week and I mean the baby bump is getting bigger and bigger. Life is happening fast right now, and I just couldn’t be more blessed. It’s a summer to remember, no doubt.”

  • ARTISTS BAND TOGETHER IN FIGHT AGAINST IMPOSTERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

    There’s a big issue with fake accounts on social media asking fans for money and personal information. Artists like  Keith Urban, Kip Moore, Jon Pardi, Travis Denning, Blake Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Jake Own, Cole Swindell, Maren Morris and many more talk about how to know if an account is real or not. To learn more about fake accounts and how to report them, head to Socialmediasafetynashville.com.

    Alan Jackson tweeted against the predators, as well.

     

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  • MADDIE & TAE REVEAL THEIR FAVORITE FAIR AND FESTIVAL FOODS.

    Some of your favorite artists are hitting the fair and festival circuit, in addition to their own tours. Many of them are tempted by the food that is synonymous with fairs and festivals. When Maddie & Tae hit the road, they’re usually looking for certain things they can only find at those specific venues.

    “Any time we are at a fair or a festival, I hunt down those dipping dots. Every time,” says Tae Dye. Her partner Maddie Marlow has her own fair must-have. “I think mine is corn, like the big corn thing, corn dogs and funnel cakes. Corn everything and funnel cakes.”

    The duo’s new single, “Friends Don’t,” is currently making their way up the country charts. For information on tour dates, music and more, go to maddieandtae.com.

    Audio / Maddie & Tae reveal their favorite fair and festival must-haves.

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    Maddie & Tae (favorite fair festival food) OC: …funnel cakes. :14
    TAE: “
    Any time we are at a fair or a festival I hunt down those dipping dots. Every time.” MADDIE: “I think mine is corn, like the big corn thing, corn dogs and funnel cakes. Corn everything and funnel cakes.”

  • DIERKS BENTLEY RELEASES A LYRIC VIDEO FOR “BURNING MAN.”

    Dierks Bentley just released the official lyric video for his latest song, “Burning Man,” which features Brothers Osborne. The song is the follow-up to his recent No. 1 hit, “Woman, Amen,” from his latest album, The Mountain. Check out the lyric video below.

    Dierks and Brothers Osborne are on the road together on the Mountain High Tour. John and TJ are making their way up the country charts with “Shoot Me Straight.”

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