At an unannounced pop-up show last night at Nashville’s Exit/In, GRAMMY Award winner Keith Urban enlisted his fans to officially announce his “GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR 2018,” and also took the opportunity to reveal that his forthcoming album will be called GRAFFITI U.  During a 2-hour surprise show, in front of a crowd of 350 lucky fans that poured out onto the streets, Urban also took time to introduce and perform with GRAMMY nominee Kelsea Ballerini, who will accompany Urban on the North American leg, as his supporting act.

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It was Urban’s fans who took center stage for the tour announcement – a live streamed event that saw them during the feed, in cities across the country announcing the “GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR 2018” on white poster boards –  http://smarturl.it/KU-FanVideo.

“I’ve been full-on writing, recording, collaborating and creating with some incredibly talented people for GRAFFITI U, a lot of whom I’ve never worked with before,” said Urban.  “I can hear how some of the songs will translate live already, which really makes putting on a new show so exhilarating and I loved having our fans included in the announcement of the tour because it’s their tour too.”

The 58-city tour will kick off on June 15^th at St. Louis’s Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre and will include 10 shows in Canada (supporting act TBA) as well as visits to cities in Nevada, Oregon, Alabama and Arkansas that Urban has yet to headline.  Urban’s shows have become concert events that electrify.  They’re unexpected, if not unpredictable, and have been hailed by media around the world as a “concert experience not to be missed.” The tour will feature many of Urban’s 23 #1 songs, as well as brand new songs that have never been performed live and an all-new concert production that promises to be as spectacular as never before.

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“I remember hearing Keith Urban songs that stopped me in my tracks and made me want to drop everything and chase that kind of lyric and heart filled artistry,” says Ballerini. “He’s the best in the business and I can’t wait to fangirl and learn from him this year. Truly an honor to tour with him.”

THE GRAFFITI U WORLD TOUR 2018

Fri Jun 15              St. Louis, MO                   Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Sat Jun 16             Indianapolis, IN                Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center

Fri Jun 22              Clarkston, MI                  DTE Energy Music Theatre

Sat Jun 23             Pittsburgh, PA                 KeyBank Pavilion

Wed Jun 27            Saratoga Springs, NY       Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Fri Jun 29              Toronto, ON                     Budweiser Stage

Sat Jun 30             Toronto, ON                     Budweiser Stage

Thu Jul 5               Gilford, NH                      Bank of NH Pavilion

Fri Jul 6                 Gilford, NH                      Bank of NH Pavilion

Sun Jul 8               Canandaigua, NY             CMAC

Fri Jul 13               Salt Lake City, UT             USANA Amphitheatre

Sat Jul 14              Denver, CO                      Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

Sun Jul 15             Albuquerque, NM             Isleta Amphitheater

Fri Jul 20               Mountain View, CA           Shoreline Amphitheatre

Sat Jul 21              Lake Tahoe, NV                Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys

Sun Jul 22             Lake Tahoe, NV                Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harveys

Fri Jul 27               Raleigh, NC       Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

Sat Jul 28              Charlotte, NC                  PNC Music Pavilion

Sun Jul 29             Alpharetta, GA                 Verizon Amphitheatre

Fri Aug 3                Philadelphia, PA               BB&T Pavilion

Sat Aug 4               Mansfield, MA                  Xfinity Center

Sun Aug 5              Bangor, ME                      Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion

Fri Aug 10              Cleveland, OH                  Blossom Music Center

Sat Aug 11             Bristow, VA                      Jiffy Lube Live

Sun Aug 12            Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater

Wed Aug 15            Rogers, AR                       Walmart AMP*

Fri Aug 17              Kansas City, MO              Sprint Center

Sat Aug 18             Chicago, IL                       Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Sun Aug 19            Cincinnati, OH                 Riverbend Music Center

Fri Aug 24              Nashville, TN                    Bridgestone Arena

Sat Aug 25             Orange Beach, AL             The Wharf Amphitheater

Sun Aug 26            Tuscaloosa, AL                 Tuscaloosa Amphitheater

Fri Sept 7               Uncasville, CT                  Mohegan Sun Arena

Sat Sept 8              Uncasville, CT                  Mohegan Sun Arena

Fri Sept 14             Ottawa, ON                      Canadian Tire Centre*

Sat Sept 15             London, ON                      Budweiser Gardens*

Wed Sept 19           Winnipeg, MB                  Bell MTS Place*

Fri Sept 21             Saskatoon, SK                 SaskTel Centre*

Sat Sept 22             Edmonton, AB                 Rogers Place*

Sun Sept 23           Calgary, AB                      ScotiaBank Saddledome*

Tue Sept 25            Vancouver, BC                 Rogers Arena*

Thu Sept 27            Eugene, OR                      Matthew Knight Arena

Fri Sept 28             Boise, ID                          Taco Bell Arena

Sat Sept 29             Missoula, MT                   Adams Center

Thu Oct 4               Phoenix, AZ                      Ak-Chin Pavilion

Fri Oct 5                Laughlin, NV                    Laughlin Event Center

Fri Oct 12               Peoria, IL                         Peoria Civic Center

Sat Oct 13              Minneapolis, MN              Target Center

Sun Oct 14             Grand Forks, ND              Ralph Engelstad Arena

Thu Oct 18             Toledo, OH                       Huntington Center

Fri Oct 19               Grand Rapids, MI             Van Andel Arena

Sat Oct 20              Louisville, KY                   KFC Yum! Center

Wed Oct 24             Youngstown, OH              Covelli Centre

Thu Oct 25             Hershey, PA                     Giant Center

Sat Oct 27              Brooklyn, NY                    Barclays Center

Sun Oct 28             Charlottesville, VA            John Paul Jones Arena

Thu Nov 1              Little Rock, AR                 Verizon Arena

Fri Nov 2                New Orleans, LA               Smoothie King Center

Sat Nov 3               Dallas, TX                        American Airlines Center

* Supporting performer to be announced

For more official Keith Urban news and information go to www.keithurban.net.

Dierks Bentley has just released his new single, “Woman, Amen,” the first song from his upcoming album, The Mountain. Dierks co-wrote the song with Josh Kear and producer Ross Copperman while they had a writer’s retreat in Telluride, Colorado where he wrote and recorded much of the new album.

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— Dierks Bentley (@DierksBentley) January 17, 2018

For Dierks, “Woman, Amen” is an important way to kick off his new album. “The song’s about gratitude, and the song is just the cracks in your heart and love and how you really need to have those failures and those cracks to really let love get in, so it’s an inspiring song,” says Dierks. “I think it’s an album that has a lot of gratitude in the album throughout every song. So, it’s a good song to really just get that message out there, and all that gratitude for me starts at home. There’d be nothing without Cass and the way she’s not only made my life, she’s been through the ups and downs and made me a better person. I don’t know where I’d be without her. So, for me to get the message of the album out there, I want to start with this song and this important message about the women in my life, the women in our lives. There’d be nothing without them. For me, it’s just an important way to start the album.”

“I’d lose my way, yeah, I’d lose my mind/If I faced one day on my own/I know I was saved, the night that she gave/This drifter’s heart a home/Every night I should be on my knees/Lord knows how lucky I am/I’ll never say it near enough/Thank God, for this woman, amen.”

Dierks just opened the new Nashville location of Whiskey Row on the corner of Broadway and Fourth Avenue.

MCA Nashville’s promising new artist Jordan Davis announces today his debut album HOME STATE will be released March 23. HOME STATE includes the singer/songwriter’s infectious current Top 20 single “Singles You Up” in addition to the previously-released tracks “Slow Dance In A Parking Lot” and “Take It From Me.” Known for his unique songwriting talent, Jordan co-wrote every track on HOME STATE and teamed up producer Paul DiGiovanni for the entire 12-song collection.

“Making this record has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done,” says Jordan. “I want to thank everyone who was involved in bringing this to life, especially to my producer Paul Digiovanni and the songwriters that helped me create these songs. I can’t wait for y’all to hear it.”

Rolling Stone Country recently premiered the official music video for “Singles You Up” which can be viewed HERE.

Jordan Davis continues to draw critical acclaim with Rolling Stone commending Jordan for “melding the song craft of artists like John Prine and Jim Croce with the genre’s pop progressiveness.” The Tennessean notes, “in the vein of Sam Hunt, Davis pairs syncopated melodies and ultra-progressive production with smooth vocals and contemporary vernacular.”

HOME STATE Track Listing:

1. Take It From Me

(Jordan Davis, Jason Gantt, Jacob Davis)

1. Going ‘Round

(Jordan Davis, Ben Daniel, Pavel Dovgalyuk)

1. More Than I Know

(Jordan Davis, Paul DiGiovanni, Blair Daly)

1. Slow Dance In A Parking Lot

(Jordan Davis, Lonnie Fowler)

1. Singles You Up

(Jordan Davis, Justin Ebach, Steven Dale Jones)

1. Sundowners

(Jordan Davis, Josh Jenkins, Matt Jenkins)

1. Tough To Tie Down

(Jordan Davis, Jeff Middleton, Seth Ennis)

1. Made That Way

(Jordan Davis, Paul DiGiovanni, Scooter Carusoe)

1. So Do I

(Jordan Davis, Paul DiGiovanni, Jamie Paulin)

1. Selfish

(Jordan Davis, Jason Gantt, Joshua Wade Door)

1. Dreamed You Did

(Jordan Davis, Shane Minor, Jonathan Singleton)

1. Leaving New Orleans

(Jordan Davis, Lonnie Fowler, David Frasier)

To pre-order an exclusive HOME STATE album package, visit: https://store.jordandavisofficial.com/

Jordan has previously opened shows for Kip Moore, Chase Rice, David Nail and more. He is set to embark on his first headlining WHITE WINE AND WHISKEY TOUR with special guest Jillian Jacqueline next month. With almost 15 cross-country dates, notable stops on the WHITE WINE AND WHISKEY TOUR include Atlanta, Dallas, Austin and Nashville.

For a full list of tour dates, news, images and more, visit www.jordandavisofficial.com 

Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row Nashville from multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley and Riot Hospitality Group (RHG) is now open in one of the most historic buildings on Lower Broadway. To break in the new restaurant and bar, Bentley with friends and family in tow descended on downtown Nashville last night with a raucous country cover-filled set packed with unscripted surprise performances by Lauren Alaina, Kelsea Ballerini, Bobby Bones, Brothers Osborne, Ryan Hurd, LANCO, Maddie & Tae, Maren Morris, Jon Pardi, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell and more. Mayor Megan Barry and the Nashville Predators were among the list of friends and family who helped celebrate.

“It’s really a full-circle moment for me to be opening Whiskey Row on this street. When I first moved to Nashville, Broadway was my second home…I was the first artist to be hired and fired from The Stage,” Bentley told the elbow room only crowd. “It’s surreal to think that now I can just jump in my truck and run over here anytime, and that it might possibly be a place where new artists could get their start.”

Bentley set the tone for the night, kicking off with his favorite 90’s Country cover songs before calling out artists friends in the crowd to join. Dozens of artists spontaneously took the stage including Thomas Rhett who performed his father Rhett Akins’ “That Ain’t My Truck,” Maren Morris had the crowd singing along as she sang Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine” and Brothers Osborne kept the energy high with their rendition of Alan Jackson’s “Chattahoochee.”  Another highlight saw Bentley collaborate with Lauren Alaina, Bobby Bones and LANCO’s Brandon Lancaster for Brooks & Dunn’s “Brand New Man.” Jon Pardi continued the fun on the second floor, while Bentley surprised fans on the ground level hopping on stage with the house band. Guests danced long into the night as the DJ’s, Diesel and Tilow played hours after the live sets ended.

Formerly the long-time home of Gruhn’s Guitars, the historic building is nestled between the very institutions where Bentley cut his teeth, sharing an alley with the Ryman Auditorium where he often finds himself onstage as a Grand Ole Opry member and across the street from the Bridgestone Arena where Bentley sold out his tour stop just a year ago and where he cheered on the Nashville Predators through the Stanley Cup Finals. The new location includes three floors and a rooftop patio, which is also the highest rooftop bar on Broadway, and that intertwined with Bentley’s love for live music and sports delivers an authentic Nashville experience.

Nashville’s Newest Downtown Destination
Sitting on the corner of Broadway and 4th Ave N, Whiskey Row Nashville features three floors and a rooftop patio, each with its own unique personality and an emphasis on great music of all genres. The first floor will feature live music daily with a stage, full bar and a full dining menu. The second floor will also serve a full dining menu and will progress throughout the evening with a DJ booth, dancefloor and VIP table service late into the night. The rooftop patio will be open all night and day, but will be THE destination for brunch, with its view of Lower Broadway and the historic Ryman Auditorium. Whiskey Row Nashville is the fourth location to open and marks the concept’s debut outside Bentley’s home state of Arizona.

Premium Ingredients Take The Stage 
Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row serves American gastropub cuisine made-from-scratch using only premium and local ingredients. The selection of starters, sliders, burgers, sandwiches and larger entrees include the Chicken & Waffles, Steak Salad and menu favorite Alabama Chicken. For brunch, Country Maple French Toast, a Cheddar Bacon Omelet and a Breakfast Burger are among the fresh and filling dishes that diners can anticipate. In addition to the incredible food, Whiskey Row has a craft cocktail program that includes a variety of classics and Whiskey Row originals.

A Musical Legacy Lives On
Constructed in ca. 1878, the historic building at 400 Broadway was one of the earliest properties to be preserved and stabilized by the Metro Development & Housing Agency through their redevelopment efforts more than 30 years ago, earning an ABC Excellence in Development Award. Most recognized as the longtime home of Gruhn’s Guitars, the building’s revered musical history is now continued as Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row.

About Dierks Bentley
For PLATINUM singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley, there was something entirely captivating about performing this past summer at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Surrounded by his musical heroes, deep in the box canyon of the Colorado mountain town, the course was set for the creative process of Bentley’s ninth studio album, THE MOUNTAIN (Capitol Records Nashville), which will be released in early 2018. “He pursues themes of questing and self-actualization across a wide-open terrain of arid deserts and rugged ridgelines, cactus flowers and tumbleweeds” (NPR) as the writing process came together quickly when Bentley returned to Telluride a short time later for a retreat with fellow Nashville songwriters. Guitars, banjos, mandolins, and fiddles are given room to shine, and integrated into modern drum and bass sounds that will fuel the arenas and amphitheaters of Bentley’s 2018 tour. While earning 17 career No. Ones, he has garnered nominations from the ACM, CMA, GRAMMY and Billboard Music Awards while serving as a Grand Ole Opry member for over a decade. For more information, visit www.Dierks.com.

About Riot Hospitality Group
Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Riot Hospitality Group is a premier hospitality management company responsible for some of the most successful food and beverage concepts, including: El Hefe, Farm & Craft, Hand Cut Burgers & Chophouse and Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row. Riot Hospitality Group was founded in 2010 by like-minded individuals looking to transform the typical restaurant landscape into memorable cultural experiences by giving local residents an opportunity to feel connected to something special through a superior food and drink experience. Every Riot Hospitality Group concept has its own unique identity, however, each sources only the most sustainable and locally grown products which are elevated through design and experience. Riot Hospitality Group has plans for strategic nationwide restaurant expansion. For more information, visit www.riothg.com.

It was announced on Friday (January 12th) Carrie Underwood will be a part of this year’s Super Bowl (Big Game). She’s set to open NBC’s Super Bowl LII (the Big Game) on February 4th with a video filmed last year for her anthemic song, “The Champion,” which was released globally on Friday.

A huge football fan, Carrie has been the face and voice of NBC’s Sunday Night Football show open for the last five seasons and loves being a part of it.

“I love being the voice of Sunday Night Football because I grew up watching football…from birth. I’m from Oklahoma – we’re a football state. It’s just a part of the country that everybody has their teams and there’s such an energy about it,” says Carrie. “We would drive down to Dallas and watch the Cowboys play whenever we could. There’s just something about being at a live sporting event or watching it on TV. You have your favorites. They have their rivals. There’s an excitement to it that really, it’s unlike anything else, so being a small part of that is absolutely amazing. Being a part of the Super Bowl is especially amazing because that’s just the biggest of the big. It’s been so wonderful working with everybody at SNF, and I count myself very lucky and very blessed that I get to be a small part of something that I’ve loved my whole life.”

Carrie co-wrote “The Champion” last year with fellow songwriters Brett James, Chris DeStefano, and Christopher Bridges PKA Ludacris, who she asked to collaborate on the event song. NBC Sports will also incorporate “The Champion” into its coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.

Keith Urban has two powerful women supporting him on his new song “Female.” When Keith heard the song, he knew right away that one of the song’s co-writers, Nicolle Gaylon, who was singing on the demo, needed to be a part of the finalized track. So along with the songwriting Nicole, Keith added another Nicole…his award-winning multi-talented wife Nicole Kidman.

“Well, Nicolle Galyon, who’s one of the writers on the song, she did the part originally and you hear her on the record,” says Keith. “But when I was working at my studio at the house, Nic was home…my Nic was home, and I went upstairs and said ‘Would you come down and sing these parts as well? ‘Cause it’d be great to have on this record. Of all songs this is the right one to have you on.’ So, she came down and sang along with Nicolle Galyon. So, there’s Nic and Nic on the track”

Shane McAnally and Ross Copperman co-wrote “Female,” which Keith debuted at the 2017 CMA Awards, with Nicolle Galyon.

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Dierks Bentley experienced a level of inspiration he hasn’t really experienced before when he performed last summer during the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. During the middle of his tour, he suddenly wanted to play guitar and write songs. So, he decided a writing retreat in Telluride, Colorado would be the perfect place for a writing retreat.

“Usually when I’m vacation, I don’t really reach for my guitar. I’m there to recharge in a way,” says Dierks. “Here I am out in the middle of the tour – the heavy part of the tour – playing my guitar and singing and my voice is hoarse, and I just found myself like wanting to hold my guitar and play songs, which is a really weird thing for me on an off-day on the tour. There’s just something here, which I can’t put into words, but I feel like this could be a good starting place in some way. What I’m looking for is here somehow.”

The writing retreat, with songwriters Natalie Hemby, Luke Dick, Jon Randall, Jon Nite, Ashley Gorley and writer/producer Ross Copperman, proved to be hugely successful and led to recording the new album in the small former mining town located within the San Juan Mountains.

“I just had this crazy idea to bring some songwriters out there and let them go for hikes and walk around town and just hang and see if they can sense that same intangible vibe that I was sensing, and they did,” says the Arizona native. “We jumped right into it and it was really, really special. And everyone immediately starts talking about how can we start getting back out here again, because it’s one of those places you just like never want to leave. Ross said, ‘We should come back out here to make the record,’ and we all kinda laughed about it, but it planted the seed. So, I came back a few months later with a different set of guys and girls, musicians, and we recorded the album out there.”

Fans who pre-order the album now on Dierks.com will receive a Key to THE MOUNTAIN that will unlock extra tracks, bonus videos, special merchandise and VIP experiences with Bentley on his 2018 tour.

The Mountain is set for release early this year.

Billy Currington was drawn to the acoustic guitar part in his latest single, “Wake Me Up.”

“The song ‘Wake Me Up’ [is] the third song on the album. When we recorded the song, I remember the acoustic [guitar] player playing a certain part in the very beginning, and it was so beautiful is the word,” says Billy. “I just wanted to hear it over and over and over, and I was like, ‘Wow! This guy is so good, and I can’t believe this is gonna be on this song on my album, just something as simple as that one little acoustic part.’ So, now when I play the album, I crank that part up. I just love it, and it’s such a happy song. So much fun. I could go on and on about it.”

The track, written by Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins and Ashley Gorley, is from Billy’s current album, Summer Forever and follows up his previous No. 1 hits – “Don’t It,” “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To” and “Do I Make You Wanna.”