Jon Pardi lands his first No. 1 radio single on both the Billboard and MediaBase country airplay charts with “Head Over Boots.” Additionally, the smash hit is the No. 1 most-Shazamed country song of the year so far and has tallied more than 100 million streams across all platforms. Written by Pardi and Luke Laird, the RIAA-certified GOLD “Head Over Boots” is the lead single off Pardi’s recently released, critically-acclaimed, No. 1-debuting album, California Sunrise.

As evident in this “Head Over Boots” live video, fans across the country gravitate towards Pardi’s authenticity, working-man relatability, and ready-to-cut-loose spirit.

“We’ve come a long way,” shares Pardi. “To have the support of country radio and everyone at Capitol Records, it’s amazing! I’m thankful and excited for what’s next.”

Leading into the weekend, Pardi headlined “Buck’s Birthday Bash” at the world-renowned Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace in Bakersfield, Calif. Friday night (Aug. 12) where he was presented by the Palace and local country station KUZZ with a Red, White and Blue special limited edition Buck Owens signature guitar. As a fellow Californian, Owens was one of Pardi’s most significant country music influences. The first time Pardi played the Palace was sadly after the passing of Owens, but longtime Palace talent buyer Jerry Hufford affirmed, “I wish Buck were here to see this kid. He’d love him.”

“The Buck Owens’ Crystal Palace is like the Grand Ole Opry of California,” explains Pardi. “People don’t always know how big of a star Buck was, but you get to the Palace and see the pictures on the wall of him with Dean Martin, with Ray Charles, with The Beatles – this guy was huge in his day and his impact on country music was huge. This guitar represents California and I’m proud to help make people aware of Buck’s legacy.”

Pardi stands among impressive company as recipients of these rare guitars include superstars Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley and Garth Brooks.  Fittingly, Pardi named the newest addition to his guitar collection “Buck.” “Buck” joins “Waylon,” “Loretta,” “Hollywood” and “Sunset” as Pardi stamps his name in country music history.

In addition to upcoming shows in Fla.; Ill.; Va. and N.C., Pardi hits the road next month on the Me and My Kind Tour with Kip Moore.

For more information, images, music and tour dates, please visit www.JonPardi.com.

Photo Credit: Mal Hall

Dierks Bentley will release his latest album, Black, on vinyl on Friday (August 12^th). Before the night’s Somewhere on a Beach Tour stop, he’ll visit Vintage Vinyl in St. Louis for an intimate in-store performance to celebrate the release with fans.

“When we created this album, I kept imagining the flow of this record being told with an ‘A’ side and ‘B’ side,” Dierks says in a press release. “We’ve released vinyl before, but I’ve never had the chance to really master it properly and didn’t really put the time in before that it deserved. With Black, every little detail has mattered to me…Sterling Sound in New York really gave the mix a warmth that you don’t hear on MP3 or CD, and I can’t wait for fans to hear the whole album this way.”

In May, Dierks went by New York City’s Sterling Sound as the album began its first pressing. Get a behind-the-scenes look with American Songwriter here: http://bit.ly/2at5iQD

Dierks is currently making his way up the country charts with the second single from Black, “Different for Girls,” featuring Elle King. The album, which bowed at the top of both Billboard’s Album Chart and the Country Album Chart, also features the No. 1 single, “Somewhere on a Beach.”

David Nail recently released his new album, Fighter, and the title was inspired by his wife, Catherine, who has stuck with him through the ups and downs he’s gone through the past several years, struggles with infertility and the birth of their two children. He also was thinking of his grandmother who worked and “fought” hard her entire life.

With the release, David found other “fighters” for an inspirational video series showing how they’ve overcome extreme obstacles and adversity and come out on the other side. You can check out all of the touching videos right here.

With the camera lens so close it was reflected in his signature aviators, Eric Church spoke directly to his fans just minutes before taking the stage for his first of two solo shows at the majestic Red Rocks Amphitheater alerting the thousands watching via Facebook Live as well as the sold-out crowd of his plans to tour in 2017. He revealed that his North American 60+ city run, the aptly titled Holdin’ My Own Tour, will officially launch on January 13th, 2017 at Lincoln, Nebraska’s Pinnacle Bank Arena and include stops in Chicago, Los Angeles, and will conclude with two nights at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena in May.  For the first time ever, there will be no support act on this tour. Eric Church and the ECB will play two full sets with an intermission in between. In an effort to ensure his core fans get great tickets at face value, Church is revamping the pre-sale and on-sale process to eliminate scalpers from the equation.

“In this era where growing inequality seems to be the norm, we wanted to do everything within our power to put the advantage back in the hands of true fans rather than those that take advantage of the system, and by extension our people,” said John Peets, Church’s manager. “It was important to us to invest time into evaluating and redesigning the ticket buying process and build the technology to level the playing field.”

Church and his team have developed a new fan club pre-sale system that will allow them to remove scalpers from the pre-sale process before it even happens. Church Choir members will pre-register for the fan club pre-sale prior to it starting. Once verified, fan club members will receive buy links via text message when the pre-sale starts. Scalpers that are found to be gaming the system and posing as real fans won’t receive the buy link at all.

Church has secured a larger allotment of fan club tickets than in the past so Church Choir members will have much better success buying tickets in the pre-sale.  The Church Choir pre-sale will be the ONLY pre-sale. There will be no venue, credit card or radio pre-sales.

As on past tours, Church will continue to cancel any and all orders found to be made by scalpers. New for the Holdin’ My Own Tour, Church commissioned a proprietary technology that scrubs ticket purchases using up to 10 different data points and automatically flags orders made by scalpers.  Orders may be cancelled at any time and without warning.  Church cautions fans to stay away from the secondary market because it’s likely that tickets found there will be invalid by the time the show happens.

Finally, delivery of all ticket orders will be delayed until the days leading up to each show.  Church hopes that this will make it impossible for scalpers to complete their transactions.

By doing this – investing time and energy to create a more efficient and balanced model – the Church team is not only communicating directly to the fans the best source for face value tickets, but also building a model that protects consumers and can be adopted by the industry as a whole.

“The way this album came together mandated we release it as a surprise, straight to our fans, as it was important for me to deliver the music the same way the creativity hit me—directly and swiftly. What I didn’t anticipate is that it left me scratching my head a little as this year was supposed to be spent writing.”  Church continues, “What this year’s open schedule did afford us was time to think through the way the fans experience our music live, and it was important to us that we find a way to stick to these same principles when it came to approaching our shows, down to the way they go on sale.”

Pre-sale registrations for his Holdin’ My Own Tour began tonight, Aug. 9, and will run through 11:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Pre-sale purchase links and unique codes will be sent directly via text message to pre-registered standard and premium fan club members, affording them a three-day window to purchase tickets to the Holdin’ My Own Tour. This fan club pre-sale begins at 11 a.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 9 and ends on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 11:59 p.m. CT.

Church’s announcement comes on the heels of his single, “Record Year,” from his album Mr. Misunderstood, hitting No. 1 August 1st and in the middle of his two-night, sold-out stint at Red Rocks, one of his few 2016 performances.

Church’s 2014-2015’s The Outsiders World Tour topped Billboard‘s Hot Tours consistently after Church set new attendance records in five markets including Chicago’s Allstate Arena on March 20 with 18,626 present. Church also shattered Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena attendance on January 10 with an unprecedented 18,411 fans assembled, surpassingThe Blue Collar Comedy Tour’s record set on Feb. 2006. On April 7, 2015 he also broke the attendance record at Grand Forks, N.D.’s Ralph Engelstad Arena, which was previously set by Sir Elton John’s 2012 show.The Outsiders World Tour saw Church performing to over 800,000 fans in more than 65 cities with nearly 20 stops from September 2014 through September of ‘15 and was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s Must-See Tours.

For further details on the ticketing system plus information on VIP packages, “These Boots by Lucchese” and Church’s custom-designed Gibson Hummingbird Dark on tour, stay tuned to www.ericchurch.com.

2017 Holdin’ My Own Tour Dates are as follows:
Friday, January 13: Lincoln, Neb. Pinnacle Bank Arena
Saturday, January 14: Sioux Falls, S.D. Denny Sanford Premier Center
Sunday, January 15: Grand Forks, N.D. Ralph Engelstad Arena
Thursday, January 19: Des Moines, Iowa. Wells Fargo Center
Friday, January 20: Minneapolis, Minn. Target Center
Saturday, January 21: Green Bay, Wis. Resch Center
Wednesday, January 25: Philadelphia, Pa. Wells Fargo Arena
Friday, January 27: Brooklyn, N.Y. Barclays Center
Saturday, January 28: Boston, Mass. TD Garden
Tuesday, January 31: Kansas City Mo. Sprint Center
Thursday, February 2: Tulsa, Okla. BOK Center
Friday, February 3: Dallas, Texas. American Airlines Center
Thursday, February 16: Duluth, Ga. Infinite Energy Center
Friday, February 17:  Birmingham, Ala. Legacy Arena at BJCC
Thursday, February 23: Indianapolis, Ind. Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Friday, February 24: Cleveland, Ohio. Quicken Loans Arena
Saturday, February 25: Auburn Hills, Mich. The Palace at Auburn Hills
Tuesday, February 28: London, ONT Budweiser Gardens
Thursday, March 2: Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
Friday, March 3: Ottawa, ONT Canadian Tire Centre
Saturday, March 4: Montreal, QUE Bell Centre
Tuesday, March 7: Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
Thursday, March 9: Saskatoon, SK SaskTel Centre
Friday, March 10: Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
Saturday, March 11: Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
Tuesday, March 14: Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
Thursday, March 16: Portland, Ore. Moda Center
Friday, March 17: Spokane, Wash. Spokane Arena
Saturday, March 18: Tacoma, Wash. Tacoma Dome
Wednesday, March 22: Bozeman, Mont. Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
Friday, March 24: Boise, Idaho. Taco Bell Arena
Saturday, March 25: Salt Lake City, Utah. Vivint Smart Home Arena
Tuesday, March 28: Phoenix, Ariz. Talking Sticks Resort Arena
Thursday, March 30: Sacramento, Calif. Golden 1 Center
Friday, March 31: Los Angeles, Calif. STAPLES Center
Tuesday, April 4: Casper, Wyo. Casper Events Center
Wednesday, April 5: Denver, Colo. Pepsi Center
Friday, April 7: Wichita, Kan. INTRUST Bank Arena
Saturday, April 8: Omaha, Neb. CenturyLink Center Omaha
Wednesday, April 12: Moline, Ill. iWireless Center
Thursday, April 13: Chicago, Ill. Allstate Arena
Friday, April 14: Milwaukee, Wis. BMO Harris Bradley Center
Thursday, April 20: Buffalo, N.Y. First Niagara Center
Friday, April 21: Pittsburgh, Pa. CONSOL Energy Center
Saturday, April 22: Cincinnati, Ohio. US Bank Arena
Thursday, April 27: Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun Arena
Friday, April 28: Uncasville, Conn. Mohegan Sun Arena
Saturday, April 29: Manchester, N.H. Verizon Wireless Arena
Thursday, May 4: Tampa, Fla. Amalie Arena
Friday, May 5: Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Thursday, May 11: Grand Rapids, Mich. Van Andel Arena
Friday, May 12: Peoria, Ill. Peoria Civic Center
Saturday, May 13: St. Louis, Mo. Scottrade Center
Thursday, May 18: Reading, Pa. Santander Arena
Friday, May 19: Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
Saturday, May 20: Greensboro, N.C. Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Friday, May 26: Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Arena
Saturday, May 27: Nashville, Tenn. Bridgestone Arena

The Band Perry’s Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry are already in Rio for this year’s Olympics. The family trio caught some of the events, including women’s gymnastics and some of the swimming competitions on Tuesday night (August 9th). In fact, they were hoping that gold medalist Michael Phelps (who has the most gold medals of any Olympic athlete) was listening to their music, especially the Team USA theme song “Live Forever,” in his headphones.

“I’m pretty sure that Michael Phelps is going to be listening to Jay-Z, but I want to pretend that he is listening to ‘Live Forever’ on those headphones,” says The Band Perry’s Kimberly Perry.

“We used to grow up, obviously like most everyone in America, watching the Olympics and we’re not really that athletic, so anything that we could do to be associated with real athletes, we’re like all in,” says Reid Perry.

The band will perform Wednesday night (August 10th) at the Team USA House on Ipanema Beach, followed by a performance of “Live Forever” and their new single “Comeback Kid” the next morning on NBC’s Today Show on Thursday (August 11th).

.@MichaelPhelps = #GOLD – a true honor to see him swim for his 20th gold medal. #goUSA #icandienow

— Kimberly Perry (@kimberlyperry) August 10, 2016

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NBC’s national broadcast of the 2016 Summer Olympics just announced multi-Platinum entertainer Dierks Bentley will celebrate the start of the NFL season and the Denver Broncos Super Bowl championship, with a special live performance during the first 2016 NFL KICK OFF PRESENTED BY HYUNDAI (NBC & NFL Network at 7:30P ET on 9/8). Developing “a rapport with his fans as a live performer that artists possessing 10 times as much headlining experience can’t boast,” (Charlotte Observer) Bentley will be featured throughout the 60-minute pre game show along with One Republic from Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, as he helps launch the season opener between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos, in a rematch of Super Bowl 50.

As “one of the strongest contenders for song of the summer“ (The Guardian) “Somewhere On A Beach” has been certified PLATINUM by the RIAA. The multi-week No. one lead single from BLACK (Capitol Records Nashville) is followed by the already Top 10 “Different For Girls,” featuring 2x Grammy nominated friend Elle King. This week, the disc receives vinyl treatment on Friday (8/12). To celebrate the release, Bentley will visit St. Louis’ Vintage Vinyl for an intimate in-store performance before the night’s 2016 SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH Tour stop at Hollywood  Casino Amphitheatre.

As “he sells out enormous tours, is a perennial favorite of format radio stations, and earns critical acclaim without compromising his artistic vision” (Entertainment Weekly), the multi-PLATINUM entertainer’s 2016 SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH TOUR has extended the run with additional arena dates through the end of October with Randy Houser. For more information and a full list of tour dates, visit www.dierks.com.

Hillary Scott & The Scott Family top the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart and secure the No. 2 postion on the Billboard Top Country Album’s chart this week with the critically acclaimed debut album LOVE REMAINS (EMI Nashville), after moving over 31,000 units in its first week. Its “heart-stopping” (Rolling Stone) lead single “Thy Will” also claims the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs for the second week while dominating Billboard’s Christian Digital Songs for its eight consecutive week.

The 13-track collection LOVE REMAINS offers “impressively tight harmonies and emotional performances” (Billboard) from Hillary, mother Linda Davis, father Lang Scott and younger sister Rylee. Mainstream music critics continue to praise the “stirring new album” (Nashville Lifestyles).

“It’s striking — a collection of hymns and contemporary Christian music delivered with extreme polish.” – New York Times

“The music includes contemporary Christian pop and country, along with distinct nods to bluegrass, Southern spirituals and traditional gospel music.” – Associated Press

“A sweet, powerful celebration of faith and family harmony, LOVE REMAINS is grounded in love.” – Rolling Stone

“Fans find their own sense of peace while listening to the new music.” – CMT

“A tenderhearted family collaboration…they are simple songs of faith, both old and new, all affirming that no low valley is without some high hill. Ricky Skaggs’ production gently blends bluegrass and gospel.” – People

“The stories behind the songs are personal, but were created to share a message of joy and hope through difficult times.” – Southern Living

LOVE REMAINS follows more than 18 million album sales worldwide for Hillary Scott as one-third of the one of the world’s most popular groups, Lady Antebellum. The trio has earned six PLATINUM singles and dubbed ACM and CMA “Vocal Group of the Year” three years in a row. For more information on new music and more, visit www.hillaryscott.com

Brothers Osborne announces today its first headlining THE DIRT RICH TOUR launching this fall.  The GRAMMY-nominated duo kicks off the tour in Rosemont, IL on September 22nd and will hit almost 30 additional markets including New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Vancouver. Fans can purchase tickets beginning this Friday, August 12 at dirtrichtour.brothersosborne.com.

Known for their “distinctive sound combining classic country and hints of soul” (The Washington Post), Brothers Osborne has earned high praise for their dynamic live show while previously touring with the likes of Eric Church, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert. Rolling Stone exclaims “The Bros come guns blazing, a guaranteed show-stopper” while The Boston Globe commends the band for “winning listeners over with its spirited live performances.” AXS adds, “the pair acted like old pros as they effortlessly showcased their solid harmonies and impressive instrumentation.”

On THE DIRT RICH TOUR, fans can expect to hear favorites from Brothers Osborne’s highly-acclaimed debut album Pawn Shop including the Gold-Certified, GRAMMY-nominated No.1 hit “Stay A Little Longer,” their current Top 30 single “21 Summer,” “Rum” and more.

“‘Dirt Rich’ is a song on the record that makes a statement about who we are and where we come from,” says John. “We felt it was an appropriate title for the tour because it really defines who we are.””
TJ adds, “We have been fortunate to be a part of some really great tours but this one is especially exciting because we’ve been building towards this for a while. We can’t wait to perform more of our material in an intimate setting with the fans out there. It’s going to be a blast.”

Brothers Osborne’s rural blue-collar upbringing infiltrates the music they make as a twang-and-crunch duo that blends equal parts country and rock into one of the freshest, most identifiable sounds to come out of Nashville in recent years. As The Village Voice states, “the duo marries their grittier sound with a more accessible, catchy melody that has taken off with country radio and critics alike.”

Joining the Maryland natives for select dates is new group LANco, comprised of five best friends Brandon Lancaster, Tripp Howell, Eric Steedly, Jared Hampton and Chandler Baldwin. LANco recently impacted country radio with their debut single “Love Live Tonight” which is featured on their four-song, self-titled EP produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Little Big Town). Just wrapping up an extensive festival appearance schedule this spring and summer, the five man band has previously toured with Dwight Yoakam, The Band Perry, Eli Young Band and more.

In addition, British-born singer/songwriter Lucie Silvas will join Brothers Osborne for the remaining tour dates. Silvas has sold over a million albums in Europe and toured with acts such as Little Big Town, Elton John, Chris Stapleton, James Bay, Macy Gray and Jamiroquai. She recently released the critically- acclaimed album, Letters to Ghosts, on her own imprint label through Caroline Records. Lucie co-wrote and co-produced the entire album.

THE DIRT RICH TOUR Dates:

Sep. 22                  Rosemont, IL                                       Joe’s Live

Oct. 13                  Asbury Park, NJ                                   The Stone Pony*

Oct. 14                  Rochester, NY                                     Anthology*

Oct. 15                  Buffalo, NY                                           University of Buffalo*

Oct. 19                  Madison, WI                                        Orpheum Theatre*

Oct. 20                  Minneapolis, MN                                Cabooze*

Oct. 21                  Milwaukee, WI                                    The Rave*

Oct. 22                  Detroit, MI                                           St. Andrews Hall*

Oct. 26                  Columbia, MO                                     The Blue Note*

Oct. 27                  Kansas City, MO                                 Uptown Theater*

Oct. 28                  Indianapolis, IN                                   Deluxe*

Nov. 4                    New York, NY                                      Irving Plaza*

Nov. 10                  Philadelphia, PA                                  TLA*

Nov. 11                  Cleveland, OH                                     House of Blues*

Nov. 12                  Louisville, KY                                        Mercury Ballroom*

Nov. 17                  Atlanta, GA                                          Terminal West*

Nov. 18                  Greensboro, NC                                  Cone Denim Entertainment Center*

Nov. 19                  N. Myrtle Beach, SC                          House of Blues*

Nov. 25                  Denver, CO                                          Summit Music Hall**

Nov. 26                  Lewiston, ID                                        Clearwater River Casino**

Nov. 27                  Boise, ID                                               Egyptian Theatre**

Nov. 30                  Vancouver, BC                                    Commodore Ballroom**

Dec. 2                    Portland, OR                                        Roseland Theater**

Dec. 3                    Chico, CA                                              Senator Theater**

Dec. 7                    San Francisco, CA                               The Fillmore**

Dec. 9                    Sacramento, CA                                  Ace of Spades**

Dec. 10                  Riverside, CA                                       Riverside Municipal Auditorium**

Dec. 15                  Los Angeles, CA                                  Belasco**

Dec. 16                  San Diego, CA                                      House of Blues**

Dec. 17                  Las Vegas, NV                                     House of Blues**

Jan. 7                     Dallas, TX                                             House of Blues*

Jan. 14                   Orlando, FL                                           House of Blues*

*Featuring LANco

**Featuring Lucie Silvas

For more information about Brothers Osborne and THE DIRT RICH TOUR, please visit www.BrothersOsborne.com

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The Dirt Rich Tour. Bring yo butts. pic.twitter.com/nKg98vBsXb

— Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) August 8, 2016

Jon Pardi is on the brink of having his first No. 1 song with “Head Over Boots.” It’s the California native’s first true love song, and fans are using it to celebrate one of their biggest life moments.

“People love love songs. They’re easy to write. They’re fun. It makes everybody feel good,” says Jon. “I meet a lot of people who have ‘Head Over Boots’ as their wedding song, or they walk down to the aisle to it or ‘That was the song after I got married after we were leaving the aisle together we played ‘Head Over Boots.’’ It’s like that’s really cool.”

“Head Over Boots,” which has sold more than 560,000 copies, is from Jon’s new album, California Sunrise, which was just named one of the best country albums of the year from Rolling Stone and one of the best albums from Nashville by the Tennessean.

Jon will hit the road with Kip Moore on the Me and My Kind Tour September 30th in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Canaan Smith stopped by to perform his recent hit, “Hole in a Bottle,” on the popular Spike-TV show, Bar Rescue. Host Jon Taffer helped the owners of the Gallopin’ Goose bar in Coolidge, Arizona update their historic club, while bringing in a modern flair and his “favorite country star” to christen the re-opening.  Check out a snippet of his performance below.