Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Little Big Town, Josh Turner, Jon Pardi and Lauren Alaina are among the artists featured on the new NOW That’s What I Call Country, Vol. 10 compilation, due June 9th. The latest installment of the popular NOW series will include some of today’s biggest hits, including “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” “Fast,” “Black,” “Kill a Word,” “Better Man,” “Hometown Girl,” “Dirt On My Boots” and “Road Less Traveled,” as well as Jason Aldean’s “Any Ol’ Bar Stool,” Kenny Chesney’s “Bar At the End of the World” and Dustin Lynch’s “Seein’ Red,” among others.

To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the NOW Country brand, there will also be a Deluxe Version, featuring 14 more hits that will be released at the same time. Some of the bonus tracks include Sam Hunt’s “Take Your Time,” Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now,” Darius Rucker’s “Wagon Wheel,” Brad Paisley’s “She’s Everything” and Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus, Take the Wheel.”

NOW That’s What I Call Country, Vol. 10 Track List:

1. Keith Urban- “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
2. Jon Pardi – “Dirt On My Boots”
3. Josh Turner – “Hometown Girl”
4. Jason Aldean – “Any Ol’ Bar stool”
5. Luke Bryan – “Fast”
6. Dierks Bentley  – “Black”
7. Kenny Chesney – “Bar At The End Of The World”
8. Dustin Lynch – “Seein’ Red”
9. Lauren Alaina – “Road Less Traveled”
10. Old Dominion – “Song For Another Time”
11. Eric Church – “Kill A Word”
12. Little Big Town – “Better Man”
13. Chris Young f/ Vince Gill -“Sober Saturday”
14. Brad Paisley – “Today”
15. Michael Ray – “Think A Little Less”
16. Maren Morris – “80s Mercedes”
17. Kelsea Ballerini – “Yea Boy”
18. Miranda Lambert – “Vice”

NOW presents What’s Next
19. Canaan Smith – “Like You That Way”

Deluxe Bonus Tracks:

1. Luke Bryan – “Country Girl”
2. Jason Aldean – “Dirt Road”
3. Sam Hunt – “Take Your Time”
4. Carrie Underwood – “Jesus Take The Wheel”
5. Eric Church – “Like A Wrecking Ball”
6. Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”
7. Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
8. Hunter Hayes – “Wanted”
9. Brad Paisley – “She’s Everything””
10. Kenny Chesney – “Somewhere With You”
11. Josh Turner – “Your Man”
12. Jake Owen – “Barefoot”
13. Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel”
14. Cam – “Burning House”

Lady Antebellum released the video for their latest single, “You Look Good,” over the weekend. Check out the local Puerto Rico nightspot featured alongside the Grammy-winning group.

Pre-order ‘Heart Break’ , featuring the hit single “You Look Good” and more from Lady Antebellum. http://umgn.us/HEARTBREAK

Kip Moore is getting back into the touring groove following trips to Costa Rica, Iceland, Australia and more, announcing today that he will return to the U.K this fall for a stint of headlining shows. The announcement is sure to be welcomed by Moore’s fervent international fanbase, with his previous headlining shows last spring selling out months in advance, prompting the move to bigger venues and inspiring unforgettable, impromptu post-show jams in the streets.

Moore has also invited Drake White and The Big Fire out on the highly-anticipated run, that will stop in Birmingham, UK (10/2), Manchester, UK (10/3), Glasgow, UK (10/4) and culminate in a special show as part of Country Music Week in London, UK at O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on 10/6. Country Music Week is a brand new week-long series of shows, created by the organizers of the hugely successful Country To Country music festival.  Moore first connected with fans during his debut performance as part of the festival two years ago, when he turned heads as he “led the 20,000-capacity through a singalong” (Rolling Stone Country.) Tickets to the shows will go on sale on Friday 19th May at 9am GMT here.

2017 is picking up momentum fast for Moore, as he will also return to Ireland later this summer for Harvest 2017, stopping in Westport, IE (8/26) and Enniskillen, IE (8/27.) Co-written by Moore, his new single “More Girls Like You,” and the lead single from his upcoming third album, is the fastest rising single of his career so far. The track is receiving praise from critics such as Taste Of Country, who notes the track “doubles down on a heavy, thumping formula he relied on to create one of the best country albums of 2015” and Entertainment Weekly declaring he “has made a name for himself weaving vignettes of Southern, blue-collar life and love into rollicking country anthems.” As he “consistently serves up clever roots-rock riffs and rhythms that separate Moore from the rock-meets-rap focus of his Nashville peers” (Associated Press), the release of “More Girls Like You” follows the acclaim that surrounded his sophomore album WILD ONES heralded as “an impressively singular release from Music Row” by The Guardian. Moore first turned heads with his debut album UP ALL NIGHT which was certified GOLD by the RIAA and spawned three No. One hit singles including GOLD certified “Beer Money,” PLATINUM certified “Hey Pretty Girl,” and the DOUBLE PLATINUM breakout hit “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck. Following an extended break, Moore is back out on the road playing some of country music’s biggest festivals this year, most recently at Stagecoach in California.  This follows a recent trip to Australia where he was met by a staggering fan base, as well as a characteristically stacked touring schedule last year as he completed his fiercely successful WILD ONES TOUR, that he also unleashed across the pond for headlining sold-out dates in the UK and Ireland. For more information, visit kipmoore.net.

Kip took an extended break earlier this year, which is spotlighted in an exclusive feature by Conde Nast Traveler.

Luke Bryan announced he’ll kick-off a brand new Huntin’, Fishin’ And Lovin’ Every Day Tour this May, launching with a two-night stand in Music City at Bridgestone Arena on Friday, May 5th and May 6th.

His special guest is Brett Eldredge on all shows, along with Lauren Alaina, Craig Campbell, Adam Craig, Seth Ennis and Granger Smith sharing the opening spot on various dates.

“We’ve got a lot of new acts that we’re rotating throughout the year and watching them handle being on a big stage like that, some of ‘em for the first time,” says Luke. “And I’m just blessed to be able to put them in that type of scenario to where they’re playing in front of potentially more people than they’ve ever played in front of and helping them kickstart their artist career.”
“Huntin’, Fishin’ And Lovin’ Every Day Tour”

5-5       Nashville, TN              Bridgestone Arena

5-6       Nashville, TN              Bridgestone Arena

5-12     Bristow, VA                 Jiffy Lube Live

5-13     Hartford, CT                Xfinity Theatre

5-18     Moline, IL                    iWireless Center

6-1       Cincinnati, OH             Riverbend Music Center

6-2       Cullman, AL                Rock the South*

6-3       St. Louis, MO              Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

6-9       Little Rock, AR           Verizon Arena

6-10     Tulsa, OK                    BOK Center

6-16     Atlanta, GA                 Verizon Amphitheatre

6-17     Atlanta, GA                 Verizon Amphitheatre

6-23     Hershey, PA                Hershey Park

6-24     Mansfield, MA            Xfinity Center

6-25     Columbia, MD             Merriweather Post Pavilion

7-1       Dauphin, MB               Dauphin’s Countryfest*

7-13     Bethel, NY                   Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

7-15     Cleveland, OH             Progressive Field

7-16     Holmdel, NJ                P.N.C. Bank Arts Center

7-21     Kansas City, MO         Sprint Center

7-22      Eau Claire, WI               Country Jam USA*

7-26      Cheyenne, WY              Cheyenne Frontier Days*

7-28     Central Point, OR         Country Crossings Music Festival*

7-29     Mountain Home, ID     Mountain Home Country Music Festival*

8-5       Detroit Lakes, MN       WE Fest*

8-12     Syracuse, NY               Lakeview Amphitheater

8-13     Oro-Medonte ON         Boots and Hearts Music Festival*

8-17     Virginia Beach, VA     Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach

8-18     Charlotte, NC               PNC Music Pavilion

8-19     Raleigh, NC                 Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek

8-25     Darien Center, NY       Darien Lake Performing Arts Center

8-26     Saratoga Springs, NY   Saratoga Performing Arts Center

8-27     Jones Beach, NY         Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

9-1       Lexington, KY             Red, White & Boom*

9-6       Scranton, PA                The Pavilion at Montage Mountain

9-8       Philadelphia, PA          Citizens Bank Park

9-9       Pittsburgh, PA              KeyBank Pavilion

9-15     Indianapolis, IN            Klipsch Music Center

9-16     Chicago, IL                  Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

9-21     Austin, TX                   Austin360 Amphitheater

9-22     Houston, TX                Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman

9-23     Dallas, TX                   Starplex Pavilion

10-12   Concord, CA               Concord Pavilion

10-13   Wheatland, CA            Toyota Amphitheatre

10-14   Mtn. View, CA            Shoreline Amphitheatre

10-19   Albuquerque, NM        Isleta Amphitheater

10-21   Salt Lake City, UT       USANA Amphitheatre

10-26   Phoenix, AZ                AK-Chin Pavilion

10-27   San Diego, CA             Sleep Train Amphitheatre

10-28   San Bernardino. CA     Glen Helen Amphitheater

*Festival dates, not “Huntin’, Fishin’ And Lovin’ Every Day Tour”

Chris Stapleton’s From A Room, Volume 1 debuted at the top of the Billboard Country Albums Chart. The collection sold 219,000 units (and 202,000 in traditional album sales) to land at No. 1 on the Country chart and at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. This is the highest-selling country debut since Luke Bryan’s Kill the Lights sold 320,000 in its first week in 2015. Stapleton also debuts at No. 1 on the Top Album Sales chart this week (Logic’s Everybody sold 196,000 in album sales, but with over 70 million streams).

Chris not only holds the top spot on the Country album chart, but he is also sitting at No. 2 with his previous album, Traveller, which sold nearly 24,000 copies this week. This marks only the second time a male artist has held the No. 1 and No. 2 spots in the same week since 1993 (when Garth Brooks accomplished that feat December 2016). It’s also the fourth time for any country artist since then (LeAnn Rimes in 2003 and Taylor Swift in 2009). Rounding out the Top 3 this week is Keith Urban’s Ripcord.

Stapleton says he didn’t feel any pressure for his new album even with the double-platinum success of his previous record, Traveller. “I didn’t have any expectations for the last record. I was hoping if we even sold 50,000 records, it’d be a giant victory for me as far as getting to go out and play shows and play live and keep the wheels rolling, but we did a little bit more than that,” says Chris. “So, I kind of feel the same way about this record. It’s a new record and my expectations for this record don’t have much to do with the last record. I want them to be whatever it’s gonna be for this record.

The Kentucky native, who just released his new single “Either Way,” is in the midst of headlining his All-American Road Show. He’s set to play San Diego on Thursday (May 18th), Phoenix on Friday (May 19th) and L.A. on Saturday (May 20th).

Luke Bryan is among the initial performers announced for this year’s CMT Music Awards, along with Blake Shelton, Brett Eldredge, Miranda Lambert and Thomas Rhett. The 2017 CMT Music Awards, hosted by Nashville’s Charles Esten, will be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena June 7th beginning at 8pm ET.

The lineup for the Austin City Limits Festival has been announced and Brothers Osborne are set to perform, along with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Chance the Rapper, The Killers, Ryan Adams, Ice Cube, Asleep at the Wheel and Midland, among many others. The ACL Festival takes place October 6th – 8th and October 13th – 15th at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.

Lauren Alaina will suit up to take part in this year’s City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game in Nashville during the CMA Music Festival. The game will take place June 10th at First Tennessee Park, home of the Nashville Sounds.

from RollingStone Country:

Lady Antebellum launch their You Look Good World Tour with Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young on May 26th in Bakersfield, California, and the musically like-minded artists have already been tossing around song ideas to cover together onstage.

In a new video premiering on Rolling Stone Country, Ballerini and Young join Lady A members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood, on guitar, for a stripped-down take on Shania Twain’s 1998 country chart-topper “You’re Still the One.”

“I’ve always been a big Shania Twain fan. I’ve always thought she made timeless music,” says Kelley, who came up with the idea to cover the ballad. “And, man, ‘Still the One’ is such a timeless song and a timeless melody.”

While Lady A haven’t decided exactly which songs they may interpret on their upcoming trek, “You’re Still the One” is in the running. “If the fans love it, then I think we should try to do it out on tour,” Kelley says.

The group is also excited at the creative options that arise from bringing a horn section on the road. Brass is a big part of current single “You Look Good,” and the trio have been re-crafting some of their past hits, like “Downtown,” with horns.

“We are going to get really creative,” Kelley says of the tour’s setlist. “We’ve learned we’ve got to do something to make it fresh for somebody who has come to our show every time we are in their town. We always mix up the set list a lot, but now adding a horn section is going to take it to the next level.”

Lady Antebellum will release their new album Heart Break on June 9th.

Reigning ACM and CMA “Vocal Duo of the Year,” Brothers Osborne, debuts the music video for their raucous new single “It Ain’t My Fault” with VEVO today, watch HERE. John and TJ Osborne partnered with directors Wes Edwards and Ryan Silver for the eccentric video that originated as a comedic spoof on the action film Point Break. Brothers Osborne portray pawn shop owners who are robbed at gunpoint by four masked men disguised as former presidents. Hijinks ensue as the video chronicles the consequential police chase. Check out all the news at brothersnewsnetwork.com.

For an inside look at the making of the “It Ain’t My Fault” video, People.com has premiered an exclusive behind-the-scenes piece which can be viewed HERE.

“The media these days is flooded with all things presidential and politics,” John notes. “No matter what happens, politicians all seem to pin the blame on something else as opposed to being accountable for their own actions. We felt the connection with the song title was perfect.”

TJ adds, “John and I always like song titles that aren’t immediately obvious but are common everyday sayings. We’re all guilty of saying ‘It Ain’t My Fault’ more so than it actually being true. When our co-writer, Lee Thomas Miller, brought up the idea we loved it. We wanted a video that was as exciting as the music.”

Climbing country radio’s Top 25, “It Ain’t My Fault” is Brothers Osborne’s current single off their critically-acclaimed debut album, Pawn Shop. The infectious track is quickly winning over both critics and fans alike with Rolling Stone Country praising, “‘It Ain’t My Fault’ rejuvenates the tired country-rock vibe overrunning the airwaves…it’s unique in the sonic landscape.” The song has already cracked the Top 20 on Shazam’s country charts and continues to increase in sales rankings each week.

“It Ain’t My Fault” follows the duo’s GRAMMY-nominated single “21 Summer” as well as the GRAMMY-nominated, Platinum-certified, No.1 smash hit “Stay A Little Longer.” The singer/songwriter siblings recently swept both duo categories at the 52^nd Academy of Country Music Awards joining Brooks & Dunn as the only country music duos to win both “New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year” as well as “Vocal Duo of the Year” in the same night. They also stand as the reigning CMA “Vocal Duo of the Year.”

Brothers Osborne will next join Chris Stapleton as part of his All American Road Show starting May 5th in Atlanta. For a full list of tour dates, news, images and more, visit www.BrothersOsborne.com

Fans can listen to Brothers Osborne’s “It Ain’t My Fault” playlist HERE

Dierks Bentley played a special role in reuniting one local military family during his 2017 WHAT THE HELL WORLD TOUR stop in Fresno, CA, on Saturday (4/29). During a meet & greet with Sgt. Steven Mendez’ family backstage before the concert, Bentley helped Mendez surprise his two sons after being overseas for nearly a year. Following the emotional reunion, the “consummate entertainer” (The Boot) invited the family on stage during his performance of “Home,” where the capacity crowd’s “U-S-A” chants lifted the show even higher.

“I can’t begin to imagine the sacrifice of being away from your family for sometimes years,” said Bentley. “‘I love the fact that Country music fans hold our military and their families in such high regard and always jump at the chance to say thank you. It was a really cool moment in the show, and a really special thing for me to be part of.”

Bentley will continue to throw the party of the summer with “ferocious live performances” (Fresno Bee) when he launches the next leg of his 2017 WHAT THE HELL WORLD TOUR, with special guests Cole Swindell and Jon Pardi, on May 19th in Columbia, MD. With “lyrics that are compassionate and purposeful” (The Post-Standard) he has “had the audience singing along at top volume” while “working the crowd with the charismatic brand of showmanship that’s made him one of Country music’s most exciting entertainers,” (Arizona Republic). For more information and a full list of tour dates, visit www.dierks.com.

Photo Credit: Zachary Belcher