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  • BRANDON LAY UNVEILS COVER OF ‘HEADS CAROLINA, TAILS CALIFORNIA.’

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    Newcomer Brandon Lay, who has hit the airwaves with his debut song “Speakers, Bleachers and Preachers,” recently sat down to do a different rendition of one of his favorite songs “Heads Carolina, Tails California.” The song was released by Jo Dee Messina in 1996.

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  • LITTLE BIG TOWN IS INDUCTED INTO THE MUSIC CITY WALK OF FAME.

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    Keith Urban / Little Big Town

    Keith Urban presented Little Big Town with their star on the Music City Walk of Fame on Thursday (September 14th).

    Prior to their ceremony, the members of the band performed during the public memorial service of Montgomery Gentry‘s Troy Gentry at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House. At the request of Troy’s wife Angie, LBT performed The Star-Spangled Banner.”

  • LUKE BRYAN WILL HELP HOUSTON’S FIRST RESPONDERS TAKE THEIR MINDS OFF THE DEVASTATION IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE HARVEY.

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    Luke Bryan

    Luke Bryan recently announced that he will coordinate with the Houston area authorities to make tickets available to members of Hurricane Harvey’s first responder teams to attend his Houston, Texas concert next Friday, September 22nd at Cynthia Woods Pavilion. Luke will donate concert proceeds to benefit the Houston Community Fund. 

    “Houston is a very special area for me,” says Luke. “The fact that we can bring some first responders to the show, take their minds off of what they’ve been going through and what they’ve seen and then you know, bring some fun and bring a good time to an area that’s been dealing with so much.”

    Luke, who is nominated for CMA Entertainer of the Year, is making his way up the country charts with his latest song, “Light It Up.”

    Audio / Luke Bryan talks about helping out Houston's first responders in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

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    Luke Bryan (Houston Hurricane Relief concert) OC: …so much. :31
    “Houston is a very special area for me I mean, every year I had the opportunity to play the rodeo and then I had the opportunity to go back in and play amphitheater I mean it’s such a humbling experience that I get to do both venues. The fact that we can bring some first responders to the show, take their minds off of what they’ve been going through and what they’ve seen and then you know, bring some fun and bring a good time to an area that’s been dealing with so much.”

  • SAM HUNT WILL BE HONORED WITH THE FIRST-EVER ‘SONG OF THE YEAR’ AWARD AT THIS YEAR’S CMT ARTISTS OF THE YEAR SPECIAL.

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    CMT today announced that country superstar Sam Hunt, along with co-writers Zach Crowell, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, will be honored with the first-ever “Song of the Year” Award for mega-hit “Body Like A Back Road” at the 2017 CMT Artists of the Year, the year-end music celebration event premiering Wednesday, October 18th at 8pm ET/PT live from Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center.

    CMT will honor Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” after it shattered records for the most consecutive weeks on top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, the longest No. 1 streak in history by a solo artist. “Body Like A Back Road” is the No. 1 most-downloaded country song of 2017 with 1.6M tracks sold, holding the weekly No. 1 download slot for 31 non-consecutive weeks and the song is the No. 1 most-streamed country song of 2017 with over 325M streams. This is the 31st consecutive week atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and it spent 16 weeks in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.

    “Body Like a Backroad is the clear choice for this inaugural award,” said Frank Tanki, General Manager of CMT and TV Land. “It’s a cross-genre smash that’s bound to become one of Sam Hunt’s signature songs in a growing list of chart-toppers.

    The “Artists of the Year” honorees include Chris Stapleton, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban and Luke Bryan as the five artists who collectively dominated the last 12 months in country music, ruling CMT’s platforms and country radio, scoring chart-topping album and singles, and selling out arenas across the country.

    The 90-minute special will also extend beyond music to honor the unwavering spirit of those impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and champion the many volunteers contributing to the ongoing rescue and recovery efforts. In addition, throughout the event, country’s biggest stars will encourage fans to continue supporting the extensive recovery over the next year.

  • LADY ANTEBELLUM’S HILLARY SCOTT DOES A GENDER REVEAL TIMES TWO ON HER SOCIALS.

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    Hillary Scott & The Scott Family / Lady Antebellum

    Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott just revealed she is having twin girls, joining big sister Eisele, in February. She revealed the gender of her two babies on her socials Thursday morning (September 14th). Hillary wrote, “We are overjoyed to be having TWO more girls! Now we wait with great expectation (and many prayers) for them to get here safely!”

     

    Hillary celebrated National Bump Day on Wednesday (September 13th) with a shot of her own baby bump and urging other mothers-to-be to share their photos.

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    In August, Hillary and her husband told fans they were expecting twins, while bandmate Dave Haywood also revealed his wife Kelli was pregnant with a baby girl in December.

  • KIP MOORE’S ROAD TO SLOWHEART IS DOCUMENTED IN PHOTOS.

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    Kip Moore documented his journey to his new album, Slowheart, with music, experiences, a documentary and photos, including those you see on the album.

    It wasn’t his idea to have cameras follow him 24/7, but he soon realized what a special journey he was on and embraced the idea. The video and photos of Kip’s experiences over the last year were the brainchild of his buddy and filmmaker PJ Brown, who also captured Kip in moments and memories, which ended up on the cover of his new album.

    “It’s not me in a room doing a photo shoot for a record. These are actual moments that were taking place that he was able to capture,” says Kip. “So, yeah, they all mean something different to me. You’re gonna see a lot of the pictures. We’re gonna have a whole photo album that’ll be for sale on the [website]. It shows, it’s captured so many moments, a lot of them they haven’t seen. So, I can remember even taking the album cover – you know that’s the best ice-cold coke in Costa Rica at that place, so I was kind of sitting back. I was just hanging out. I didn’t have any plans that day. It was just kinda letting the day come, and PJ was able to capture me in a pretty natural element.”

    Kip is making his way into the Top 5 on the country charts with his latest song, “More Girls Like You.”

    Audio / Kip Moore says the documentation of his experiences over the last year also made the cover of his new album, Slowheart.

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    Kip Moore (album cover photos actual memories) OC: …natural element. :41
    “Actual memories. It’s not me in a room doing a photo shoot for a record. These are actual moments that were taking place that he was able to capture. So, yeah, they all mean something different to me. You’re gonna see a lot of the pictures. We’re gonna have a whole photo album that’ll be for sale on the [website]. It shows, it’s captured so many moments, a lot of them they haven’t seen. So, I can remember even taking the album cover – you know that’s the best ice-cold coke in Costa Rica at that place, so I was kind of sitting back. I was just hanging out. I didn’t have any plans that day. It was just kinda letting the day come, and PJ was able to capture me in a pretty natural element.”

  • LUKE BRYAN PERFORMS DURING A SPECIAL OPRY SHOW FOR COUNTRY CARES FOR ST. JUDE KIDS.

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    The Grand Ole Opry® celebrated Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® during a special show this evening. Among the performers were Randy Owen of Country Music Hall of Fame group Alabama, four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan, and Clare Bowen and Charles Esten of the hit series NASHVILLE.

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    Luke Bryan, Kael and Nashville’s Clare Bowen

    Throughout the show, photos and videos of special moments from Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® were shared during artist performances. St. Jude patient Kael, who is five years old, took the stage as a special guest announcer for the night. After Kael presented Owen with a memento thanking him for 28 years of work with Country Cares for St. Jude Kids,® the Country Music Hall of Famer returned the favor and surprised him and his brother with their own Opry keepsakes.

    The month of September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and supporters are encouraged to help St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® in its efforts to end childhood cancer. St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent when the hospital opened in 1962 to more than 80 percent today.

     

    About Country Cares for St. Jude Kids
    St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® has been actively involved in radio event fundraising for 27 years, raising national awareness and more than $750 million to help St. Jude with childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Every year, approximately 1,000 country music industry leaders gather in Memphis every January for the Country Cares for St. Jude Kids® program to support the lifesaving work of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.

    Luke is currently making his way up the country charts with “Light It Up,” the first song from his forthcoming, as-yet-untitled album.

     

    Audio / Luke Bryan talks about St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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    Luke Bryan (Country Cares for St Jude Opry) OC: …special deal. :46
    “What St. Jude has done for childhood cancer, it’s an amazing organization and when you see St. Jude, whenever you see that name, you trust and you know that it’s just the best of all causes. It’s funny on the big telethon weeks and the big radio weeks when St. Jude has so much of a presence on country radio, it takes on a whole new form riding down the road and listening, when you have kids you find yourself crying along with the radio from the stories. So, it’s certainly something that a lot of parents out there…this organization helps the parents too. I mean from the children to the parents, it’s a special deal.”

     

  • BILLY CURRINGTON RELEASES HIS LATEST SONG, ‘WAKE ME UP.’

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    Billy Currington

    Billy Currington follows up his previous No. 1 hits – “Don’t It,” “It Don’t Hurt Like It Used To” and “Do I Make You Wanna” – with the uptempo “Wake Me Up.” All of the songs are from his 2015 album, Summer Forever.

    Billy says the song, Written by Josh Osborne, Jimmy Robbins and Ashley Gorley, is about what happens after a break up. “‘Wake Me Up’ is a song about someone who’s definitely just lost his love, and he’s heartbroken – or she’s heartbroken – and he’s basically saying to the partner that he just lost, ‘It don’t matter, it don’t matter when you call me, you can wake me up. Just call me, ‘cause I miss ya. I love ya.’”

    The Georgia native is crisscrossing the country on his Stay Up ‘Til the Sun Tour, in addition to working on his next album. Check out his tour dates at his official website, billycurrington.com.

    Audio / Billy Currington describes his new song, “Wake Me Up,” which is featured on his 2015 album, Summer Forever.

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    Billy Currington (Wake Me Up) 2 OC: …a great feel. :24
    “‘Wake Me Up’ is a song about someone who’s definitely just lost his love, and he’s heartbroken – or she’s heartbroken – and he’s basically saying to the partner that he just lost, ‘It don’t matter, it don’t matter when you call me, you can wake me up. Just call me, ‘cause I miss ya. I love ya.’ That’s the gist of the song with a great feel.”

    Audio / LINER Billy Currington (Wake Me Up)

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  • SAM HUNT PREMIERES CONCERT SPECIAL THIS FRIDAY (9/15)

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    Tune in to the AT&T* AUDIENCE Network concert special “Sam Hunt” airing Friday, September 15,at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and on-demand through DIRECTV NOW. Watch and share the trailer for the concert special –featuring an electrifying live performance and interview from the GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum-selling star–(HERE).
    AUDIENCE Network delivers groundbreaking concerts, unique stories and exclusive performances across all genres, plus select programming in ultra high-definition/4K1, to audiences nationwide. New shows premiere via national broadcast Friday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on DIRECTV Ch 239/AT&T U-verse Ch 1114, as well as streaming on-demand at DIRECTV NOW, directv.com, uverse.com and on smartphones and tablets, via the DIRECTV and U-verse apps.2 AUDIENCE Network’s multiple series of original and exclusive performances give music fans an intimate view of music’s most influential artists today. The network collaborates directly with musicians to create a unique show from their perspective.
    Sam Hunt has emerged as one of the most talked about artists in music. His debut album Montevallo debuted at #1 on the Country chart and #3 on the Pop chart and earned him two GRAMMY-nominations, an American Music Award, Triple-Platinum status and featured a record-breaking four #1singles and five Platinum and Multi-Platinum-selling hits including “Leave the Night On,” “House Party,” “Take Your Time,” “Break Up In A Small Town” and “Make You Miss Me.”
    Hunt’s latest single “Body Like A Back Road” is currently nominated for both CMA Single of the Year and CMA Song of the Year. The hit song is now the #1 most-downloaded country song of 2017 with 1.6 million tracks sold, holding the weekly #1 download slot for 30 non-consecutive weeks. “Body Like A Back Road” is the #1 most-streamed country song of 2017 with over 325 million streams. The song has now hit 30 consecutive weeks atop the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and it spent 16 weeks in the Top 5 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart.
    Hunt is currently selling out venues across the country including New York’s Madison Square Garden this Thursday, Sept. 14 and Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on Sept. 22 and 23 on his 15 In A 30 Tour with special guests Maren Morris, Chris Janson and Ryan Follese.
    For more information on Sam Hunt, visit:
    Catch Sam Hunt on tour in the following cities:
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    VENUE
    THU
    9/14
    New York, NY
    Madison Square Garden
    FRI
    9/15
    Camden, NJ
    BB&T Pavilion*
    SAT
    9/16
    Bristow, VA
    Jiffy Lube Live*
    FRI
    9/22
    Nashville, TN
    Ascend Amphitheater*
    SAT
    9/23
    Nashville, TN
    Ascend Amphitheater*
    SAT
    9/30
    Las Vegas, NV
    Route 91 Festival
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    10/7
    Gonzales, LA
    Flambeau Festival
    WED
    10/18
    Honolulu, HI
    Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena
    SUN
    6/10/2018
    Hunter, NY
    Taste of Country
    *w/ Maren Morris, Chris Janson

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  • GEORGE STRAIT, CHRIS STAPLETON, DARIUS RUCKER, LUKE BRYAN AND KIP MOORE JOIN TOGETHER TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR HURRICANE RELIEF.

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    Tuesday Night’s Hand in Hand telethon for Hurricane Relief was a star-studded affair with broadcasts from four cities, including San Antonio, New York, Nashville and Los Angeles. The hour-long special was closed out with a performance by Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait, along with Chris Stapleton, Lyle Lovett, Miranda Lambert and Robert Earl Keen. Strait went on to perform with appearances by his special guests for an additional two hours after the live telecast ended.

    SAN ANTONIO, TX - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) In this handout photo provided by Hand in Hand, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Lyle Lovett and Robert Early Keen perform onstage during George Strait's Hand in Hand Texas benefit concert at the Majestic Theatre on September 12, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Hand in Hand/Getty Images)

    SAN ANTONIO, TX – SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) In this handout photo provided by Hand in Hand, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, George Strait, Lyle Lovett and Robert Early Keen perform onstage during George Strait’s Hand in Hand Texas benefit concert at the Majestic Theatre on September 12, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Hand in Hand/Getty Images)

    SAN ANTONIO, TX - SEPTEMBER 12: In this handout photo provided by Hand in Hand, George Strait performs onstage during George Strait's Hand in Hand Texas benefit concert; Strait and special guests Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Lyle Lovett and Robert Early Keen perform in concert at the Majestic Theatre on September 12, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Hand in Hand/Getty Images)

    SAN ANTONIO, TX – SEPTEMBER 12: In this handout photo provided by Hand in Hand, George Strait performs onstage during George Strait’s Hand in Hand Texas benefit concert; Strait and special guests Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Lyle Lovett and Robert Early Keen perform in concert at the Majestic Theatre on September 12, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Hand in Hand/Getty Images)

    George Strait also revealed they’re selling a special T-shirt with proceeds going to help Hurricane victims. He’s working with the Rebuild Texas Fund, created by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and the OneStar Foundation, to rebuild Texas after Hurricane Harvey. All donations will be matched by the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation up to $10 million.

     

    Additional performers at the Grand Ole Opry House included Darius Rucker with Demi Lovato, Brad Paisley and CeCe Winans, as well as Blake Shelton with Usher.

     

    Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Kip Moore and other country stars showed their support by answering phones and taking donations (Luke and Dierks were in Nashville, along with Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, Angie Harmon, Nashville Predators PK Subban, while Kip was in the Big Apple, answering phones near the likes of Julia Roberts, George Clooney and many others.

     

    Luke appeared with Amy Grant to ask folks to donate whatever they could. “In too many places for too many people, it’s going to take years for the effects of these storms to pass. So, let’s help these folks,” he said.

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    At the end of the telecast, more than $14 million had been raised in the course of the one-hour show.

     

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