ACM and CMA Award-winning artist Jon Pardi and Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan today released their new collaboration, “Cowboys and Plowboys.” Written by Rhett Akins, Jacob Rice and Cole Taylor, “Cowboys and Plowboys” was initially teased by both Pardi and Bryan online this week, and is out everywhere now. The newest single from Pardi premiered on country radio today, with an official impact date of Monday, October 16th.

“I’ve always looked up to Luke as a songwriter and an artist, and he’s a great friend. We’ve been on tour together and he’s been someone that has inspired me along the way and always had my back. We’ve been excited to put this song out for a long time, and I can’t wait for people to hear it,” said Jon.

“When the writers sent this song I couldn’t stop listening to it and I’m so glad it worked out for Pardi to be the one I got to sing it with,” said Luke. “He is one of the most genuine artists I know. What you see is truly what you get and I respect what he continues to build.”

The single marks the first new music from singer/songwriter/producer Pardi since his latest critically-acclaimed album, Mr. Saturday Night. Pardi recently kicked off the North American leg of the Mr. Saturday Night World Tour in Knoxville, TN, and will next head to Brookings, SD, Omaha, NE, and St. Louis, MO starting October 19th. After being invited by Country legend Alan Jackson in a surprise moment on stage during Stagecoach, Pardi is set to be inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on October 24th as the first native Californian to ever do so ahead of the release of his debut Christmas album, Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi, on October 27th. Named a “hero in the making” (Variety), Pardi has earned six No. 1s on country radio to date and is noted for his “long-lasting mark on the genre” (MusicRow) and his impressive ability to carve out his own path creating “the kind of country music multiple generations came to know, and love can still wok on a mass scale” (Variety).

On November 8th, Luke and NFL superstar Peyton Manning will return to host “The 57th Annual CMA Awards” to be broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) on ABC. And in 2024, Luke, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie will return as celebrity judges for their seventh season on ABC’s American Idol.

REMAINING JON PARDI 2023 MR. SATURDAY NIGHT WORLD TOUR DATES:

Thursday, October 19 – Brookings, SD – Swiftel Center*

Friday, October 20 – Omaha, NE – Baxter Arena*

Saturday, October 21 – St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena*

Thursday, October 26 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena*

Friday, October 27 – Abbotsford, BC – Abbotsford Centre*

Saturday, October 28 – Everett, WA – Angel Of The Winds Arena*

Thursday, November 2 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Arena+

Friday, November 3 – Missoula, MT – Adams Center#

Saturday, November 4 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena at MetraPark#

Thursday, November 16 – London, ON – Budweiser Gardens#

Friday, November 17 – Oshawa, ON – Tribute Communities Centre#

Saturday, November 18 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center+

Thursday, November 30 – Independence, MO – Cable Dahmer Arena+

Friday, December 1 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center+

Saturday, December 2 – Fort Worth, TX – DICKIES ARENA (Support to be announced)

Friday, December 8 – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center at Fresno State#

Saturday, December 9 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena#

* Midland, Ella Langley, DJ Highmax | + Randall King, Ella Langley, DJ Highmax

# Jackson Dean, Ella Langley, DJ Highmax | ~ Ella Langley Only Support

^ Not a Live Nation Date

Reba McEntire appeared on NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers on Wednesday night (October 12th). She talked about The Voice, her mom, her new album and book, Not That Fancy: Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating and Dusting Off Your Boots, her favorite tater tots “recipe,” the corn mazes reflecting her image and her restaurant, Reba’s Place.

This weekend, Eric Church, Jon Pardi, Parker McCollum and Maren Morris are set to headline the 2023 GoldenSky Country Music Festival at Discovery Park In Sacramento, California. Jon and Maren lead the way on Saturday (October 14th), while Eric and Parker will be the closers on Sunday (October 15th). Jordan Davis, Lainey Wilson, Wynonna Judd, Jackson Dean, Megan Moroney and many others will also perform.

Darius Rucker performed “Have A Good Time” from his new album, Carolyn’s Boy, on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Thursday night (October 13th).

Darius Rucker will livestream his last show on his Starting Fires Tour from Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater on Saturday (October 14th). Tickets are available now at veeps.com.

Darius has a few more upcoming media appearances including:

• October 17th: ABC “ABC News Live Prime”
• October 23rd: NBC “The Kelly Clarkson Show” (interview only)
• November 1st: ABC “Nightline”

We have compiled an array of content — a variety of liners and soundbites – from KYLIE MORGAN to equip you with everything you might need to put together your own album radio special; roll-out tracks leading up to –and following — the release of his new album, MAKING IT UP AS I GO, to use in news feeds, specials and much more. Check out all of details below (including audio liners and soundbites, as well as transcriptions) to create your own content surrounding Kylie’s album release.

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Kylie Morgan will release her debut album, Making It Up As I Go, on Friday, October 13th.

She previously said in describing the collection, “This album is for the in-betweeners. The ones who pretend to have it all figured out but are still finding out where they want to go, who they want to be, and how to get there. Whether you’re a child who’s supposed to feel like a teenager, a teenager who’s supposed to feel like a grown up or a grown up that still feels like a child. We’re all just doing our best and I hope this is the soundtrack to your journey. Cause if we’re all being honest… we’re just makin’ it up as we go.”

“I hope my fans take away a lot of things from this album,” says Kylie. “Continuing to release very honest and real songs, I feel like has made me find the group of fans that have, that I just felt so close to, and that’s what I’m continuing to do on this. It’s from perspectives that they haven’t heard. It’s about subject matters that I have talked about, but also from new perspectives AND about subject matters that I even haven’t addressed yet because I just now lived it in my life. So I hope they take away nothing but honesty, transparency, and I hope that they can find a piece of this album that relates to the chapter of the life that they’re in right now.”

Kylie’s debut album follows the success of her bold breakout track “If He Wanted To He Would,” which is included on the project, along with recent releases “A Few Hearts Ago” and “Sugar Daddy.” The 12-song track list features two self-penned songs, plus co-writes alongside Music Row’s most promising songwriters. Kylie’s signature vulnerable storytelling combines with empowering anthems, for a refreshing relatability that meets fans right where they are, in any stage of life.

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF) welcomed six new members into its ranks last night as the Class of 2023 was officially honored at the organization’s 53rd Anniversary Gala.  The musical contributions of the newest inductees were celebrated through star-studded performances of some of their biggest songs for the capacity crowd at Nashville’s Music City Center.

The Class of 2023:  Casey Beathard and David Lee Murphy in the contemporary songwriter category; Rafe Van Hoy in the veteran songwriter category, Keith Urban in the contemporary songwriter/artist category and Kix Brooks in the veteran songwriter/artist category.

The event traditionally features some of music’s most talented artists performing songs from the inductees’ impressive catalogs, and this year’s line-up was no exception.

Inductee Casey Beathard was presented to the audience by Hall of Fame member Buddy Cannon, and superstar Eric Church, along with Joanna Cotten, performed “Like Jesus Does,” a platinum-selling song for the artist.

John Conlee then took the stage to honor inductee Rafe Van Hoy.  Conlee performed his classic “Lady Lay Down,” one of several chart toppers penned for him by Van Hoy, who was presented by Hall of Fame member Bobby Braddock.

Hall of Fame member Bob DiPiero presented inductee Kix Brooks, and award-winning recording artist Cody Johnson performed the Brooks & Dunn smash, “Only In America,” written by Brooks.

Superstar Kenny Chesney performed “Living In Fast Forward,” one of several No. 1 hits written for him by inductee David Lee Murphy, who was presented by Hall of Fame member Craig Wiseman.

Closing the evening’s festivities, Eric Church took the stage once more, this time to salute inductee Keith Urban, with Urban’s self-written #1 “Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me.”  Music icon Dolly Parton, herself a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, presented Urban.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to help the Grand Ole Opry bring awareness to the ongoing fight against the disease, country sensation, Priscilla Block, joined a handful of other great artists, including Carly Pearce, Rhonda Vincent and Riders in the Sky, on Tuesday night (October 10th) to perform at The Opry Goes Pink concert. The appearance marks Priscilla’s 7th appearance on the historic Opry stage.

Priscilla is on the road, performing at festivals, a handful of dates with Justin Moore on his You, Me, And Whiskey Tour, as well as opening for Old Dominion on their No Bad Vibes Tour in December. Check priscillablock.com for more information on tour dates.

With over 400 million global streams, a CMT Music Awards nomination, and a successful headline tour already highlighting 2023, EMI Records Nashville singer-songwriter Kylie Morgan will release her debut album, Making It Up As I Go, on Friday (October 13th).

She previously said in describing the collection, “This album is for the in-betweeners. The ones who pretend to have it all figured out but are still finding out where they want to go, who they want to be, and how to get there. Whether you’re a child who’s supposed to feel like a teenager, a teenager who’s supposed to feel like a grown up or a grown up that still feels like a child. We’re all just doing our best and I hope this is the soundtrack to your journey. Cause if we’re all being honest… we’re just makin’ it up as we go.”

“I hope my fans take away a lot of things from this album,” says Kylie. “Continuing to release very honest and real songs, I feel like has made me find the group of fans that have, that I just felt so close to, and that’s what I’m continuing to do on this. It’s from perspectives that they haven’t heard. It’s about subject matters that I have talked about, but also from new perspectives AND about subject matters that I even haven’t addressed yet because I just now lived it in my life. So I hope they take away nothing but honesty, transparency, and I hope that they can find a piece of this album that relates to the chapter of the life that they’re in right now.”

Kylie’s debut album follows the success of her bold breakout track “If He Wanted To He Would,” which is included on the project, along with recent releases “A Few Hearts Ago” and “Sugar Daddy.” The 12-song track list features two self-penned songs, plus co-writes alongside Music Row’s most promising songwriters. Kylie’s signature vulnerable storytelling combines with empowering anthems, for a refreshing relatability that meets fans right where they are, in any stage of life.

Kylie Morgan’s Making It Up As I Go Track List:

1. “Making It Up As I Go” (Kylie Morgan, KK Johnson, Jordan Minton) ^
2. “Class Rings” (Kylie Morgan, Ben Foster and Jack Newsome) ~
3. “Country Girl” (Kylie Morgan, Gabe Foust, Nate Kenyon and Lance Miller)
4. “Sugar Daddy” (Kylie Morgan, James McNair and Seth Mosley) #
5. “Ladies First” (Kylie Morgan, Ben Goldsmith, Josh Jenkins) >
6. “Happy Ever After Me” (Kylie Morgan)
7. “Bad Girlfriend” (Kylie Morgan, Emily Earle, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram) *
8. “A Few Hearts Ago” (Kylie Morgan, Casey Brown, James McNair) <
9. “Quarter Life Crisis” (Kylie Morgan)
10. “If He Wanted To He Would” (Kylie Morgan, Zandi Holup, Ben Johnson)
11. “Don’t Stay Gone Too Long” (Kylie Morgan, Nelly Joy, Jason Massey) %
12. “Old Me” (Kylie Morgan, Megan Conner, Jeff Garrison) +

 Produced by Shane McAnally and Ben Johnson

*Produced by Shane McAnally, Ben Johnson and The 720

^Produced by KK Johnson

~Produced by Jack Newsome

#Produced by Seth Mosley and Malcolm “X” O’Connor

>Produced by Ben Goldsmith

<Produced by Casey Brown

%Produced by Jason Massey

+Produced by Jeff Garrison

She’s currently on the road with Old Dominion on the band’s No Bad Vibes Tour. Next stop is October 26th in Glendale, Arizona and running through December 15th in Nashville. Before that, she’ll hit the stage of the Grand Ole Opry on October 21st.

For tickets and a full list of tour dates, visit https://www.kyliemorgan.com/tour/.

Ontario native Josh Ross is making his way up the country charts with his song “Trouble,” his first single in the U.S. The reigning CCMA Breakthrough Artist of the Year co-wrote the song with Matt Thornley about by his own life after moving to Music City a few years ago.

Being in the studio to record “Trouble” was a special day for Josh, even though he had to go back and remember how he was feeling when he wrote the song. “Recording ‘Trouble’ was definitely a special day,” he says. “I think in certain ways it was kind of hard, because I had to kinda go back and remember how I felt when I wrote that song and kind of the place I was in in life then, but I think it also translates in the vocal and really feeling emotion in the song.”

Josh recently wrapped up his opening slot on Nickelback’s Get Rollin’ Tour, and he’s slated to perform in Del Mar, California on Thursday (October 12th), followed by a performance on the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday (October 17th). He’s also performing at a few festivals before wrapping it up for the year. Go to joshrossmusic.com for more information.

Carrie Underwood is looking forward to hitting the stage at the fourth annual ATLive later this month. The two-day music festival kicks off on Friday, October 20th with an all Latin lineup, including Grupo Firme, J Balvin, Farruko and Yahritza Y Su Esencia, followed by an all-star country lineup on Saturday, October 21st with George Strait, Carrie, Willie Nelson and Little Big Town.

Carrie says she is “super excited” to perform at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, along with some of country’s biggest stars. “I’m sandwiched between George Strait and Willie Nelson, so that’s not a bad place to be in,” she laughs. “I wish I could tell my childhood self that someday that’s gonna happen, but I’m just super excited. I think it’s going to be an awesome show, and I’m, of course, looking forward to watching all the other acts on stage – Little Big Town, Willie and George. It’s gonna be a good time.”

Carrie is currently making her way up the country charts with her latest single, “Out Of That Truck.”

Reba McEntire‘s new lifestyle book, NOT THAT FANCY: LESSONS ON LIVING, LOVING, EATING AND DUSTING OFF YOUR BOOTS, is available now. The book contains personal stories, photos, lifestyle tips, recipes and so much more.

My new book, #NotThatFancy, is officially here! Grab your copy to learn about my years growing up on the ranch in Oklahoma, important life lessons, my favorite recipes, and SO much more. I can't wait to hear what y'all think!

Order your copy here: https://t.co/vstuHgZIOw pic.twitter.com/Z3687C7Iop

— Reba McEntire (@reba) October 10, 2023

The Oklahoma native was first signed to a solo record deal with PolyGram/Mercury Records in Nashville in 1975. With a series of single and album releases, it wasn’t until her fifth album did she have her first chart-topper, “Can’t Even Get the Blues.” Up until that moment — and even after — she performed anywhere she could.

“From hearing that first song on the radio, I spent the next seven years traveling around playing anywhere I could living on greasy burgers and corn dogs at truck stops and county fairs from Los Angeles to Boston, seven years of performing at fairs, rodeos and honkytonks, singing over bar brawls and tractor pull competitions and even bull sales; seven years of patience before I had a real hit, ‘Can’t Even Get the Blues,'” Reba recalls in her new book. “That was in January of 1983. Even with that hit, the first time I headlined my own show in 1984, only 800 people showed up. I actually lost money. I had to write a check to get out of town, because I didn’t sell enough tickets. I thought, ‘Welcome to the big time, little girl.’ I sure did appreciate the few who did show up, though. Thank God for that McEntire determination.”

Women in the music business in the music business in the ’70s and ’80s and earlier didn’t really have a say in their career or what songs they would record. However, Reba really started taking control when she heard the song “Can’t Even Get The Blues,” which her producer played for her, but he was going to have her male labelmate, Jacky Ward (“Fools Fall in Love”), record. Reba persevered and the song became her first No. 1 hit.

“I knew the boys in the business were all picking their own songs and producers and running their tours they way they wanted to, why couldn’t I? Then one day my producer Jerry Kennedy played me a song called ‘Can’t Even Get the Blues.’ It was uptempo, sassy and strong, a real departure from the waltzes I’d been recording,” she recalls. “I loved it from the first moment I heard it, but he intended it for Jacky Ward, my fellow labelmate. ‘Why wouldn’t you pitch me a song like that,’ I asked him. ‘You’d record that?’ I said, ‘Heck yeah, I would.’ So, we did. It became the second single on Unlimited, my fifth album, and it went to number-one. It was great to feel like I had a seat at the table for what I wanted my career to be.”

Reba recently spoke to PEOPLE magazine and gave them the recipe for her chocolate chip cookies, which just so happens to be a favorite of her boyfriend, actor Rex Linn. Click here for the article and recipe.

The Country Music Hall of Famer previously co-wrote a 1994 memoir titled Reba: My Story with Tom Carter and also authored a second biography, Comfort From a Country Quilt, in 1999.

You can catch Reba every week as a coach on NBC’s The Voice.

Multi-Platinum country duo Maddie & Tae are sparking the holiday spirit with We Need Christmas (Extended Version), out October 27th and available to pre-order/pre-save now. Three additional Christmas classics – “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas,” “The Christmas Song” and “White Christmas” – round out the track list for the nine-song project, that features both holiday favorites and festive original songs.

“We had so much fun making and releasing We Need Christmas, we decided to extend it! We hope y’all feel the joy and spirit,” shared Maddie & Tae.

Maddie & Tae’s We Need Christmas (Extended Version) Track List:
1. “This Christmas”

2. “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas”
3. “Holly Jolly Christmas”
4. “O Come All Ye Faithful”
5. “The Christmas Song”
6. “Merry Married Christmas”
7. “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)”
8. “White Christmas”
9. “We Need Christmas”

Maddie & Tae recently released their new single, “Heart They Didn’t Break,” available on all platforms and playing on country radio now. The song’s lyrics tell a story of true friendship in times of heartbreak, as the pair take turns on lead vocals. American Songwriter praises, “The release continues Maddie & Tae’s symbiotic harmonies and endlessly catchy melodies,” while Taste Of Country calls it “a best friend ballad that’s sure to stick to the hearts of country music fans.”

Maddie & Tae are currently nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year at the upcoming 57^th Annual CMA Awards. For more information and to keep up with Maddie & Tae, visit www.maddieandtae.com.