Sam Hunt has been announced as one of the performers at this year’s iHeart Radio Music Festival. He’s joined by Florida Georgia Line, U2, Sting, Britney Spears, One Republic, Drake and many more. The two-day concert event will take place September 23rd and 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Josh Turner is scheduled to appear on GAC’s Playlist Tuesday (July 26th) at Noon and 3pm ET. He’ll talk about his new single, “Hometown Girl.”

Keith Urban will perform during Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series August 12th on ABC.

David Nail performed the national anthem and threw the first pitch at last Thursday’s Chicago White Sox game.

The Band Perry were featured on ABC’s Celebrity Family Feud on Sunday (July 24th) against Bill and Giuliana Rancic and their family, and they won some fast money for charity.

In the Fast Money round, Kimberly Perry went first scoring 196 out of 200 points needed and impressed host Steve Harvey. Her brother Reid Perry only had to get four points, which he did, to win the game and win $25,000 for the charity of their choice, Teen Cancer America.

Check it out below.

Keith Urban pulled actor Miles Teller (Divergent, Whiplash) up on stage during his show in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Saturday night (July 24th) to perform a duet of The Temptations’ 1965 hit, “My Girl.” Miles also starred in 2010’s Rabbit Hole with Keith’s wife Nicole Kidman, who handpicked him for the role.

Check out their performance below.

While in Albuquerque, Keith, his band, crew, as well as Brett Eldredge and Maren Morris hit the theater to check out Star Trek: 3D.

.@MarenMorris and @bretteldredge and me with our bands hittin #StarTrek 3D in Albuquerque!!!! – KU pic.twitter.com/5EgNgF0QGL

— Keith Urban (@KeithUrban) July 23, 2016

Hillary Scott & the Scott Family will release their faith-based album, Love Remains, on Friday (July 29th), and the first single from the project, “Thy Will,” has already reached the top of Billboard’s Hot Christian Singles chart.

Hillary wrote “Thy Will” following her miscarriage last fall, while she was kind of asking God why would this happen to her and her family.

“For me, the story is when we were on tour last summer, my husband Chris and I just decided we wanted to expand our family. We got pregnant in July and then miscarried in September,” says Hillary. “And so ‘Thy Will’ is me talking to God and asking him why, like, ‘Okay, I thought this was a go. We prayed about it. We were going to bring Eisele a sibling and for all of it to kind of not happen.’ It was my honest conversation with God about why do bad things happen, but ultimately I trust your will for my life and that it’s all going to be okay. So, to be able to write that song was such a part of my healing process for me in the beginning and now even more so with it being out and having people’s feedback in their own lives and the stories that they are sharing with me in how this song is touching them.”

Hillary and her husband Chris Tyrell, the drummer for Lady Antebellum, have a daughter Eisele who just turned three-years-old today (Friday, July 22nd).

Clare Dunn has always had a dream of performing on stage, even while she was working on her family farm in southeast Colorado. She was always looking for her next gig.

“My parents raised us with this attitude of just do what it takes; however you can make something out of nothing, do it. So, I would go buy karaoke tapes, and I would go sing anywhere I could growing up,” says Clare. “I was heavily involved in a dance studio back home, and so I would sing at the dance recitals, and then I would dance. I would sing at pageants and I would sing the national anthem at ballgames when I was in high school, and I played sports. I was always begging my coaches, like, ‘Can I please sing the National Anthem?’ like before my own game.”

Her very first performance was when she was just six-years-old at the Boise City, Oklahoma Hee Haw. “I sang George Strait’s ‘Heartland.’ My mom just asked me, ‘Do you think you want to do this? ‘Cause I was always singing, and I said, ‘Yeah!’ Since then, that was really the defining moment for me that I knew that I wanted to entertain,” she recalls. “I really remember being a little girl, and people clapped and I was surprised at that. I was like [laughs], ‘They like this? You mean I could like singing as much as this and maybe they would like whatever I’m doing?’ I thought that was amazing, and so that was kind of the start for me.”

You can catch the guitar-slinger performing her latest single, “Tuxedo,” on the Next Women of Country show on CMT August 2^nd and on the road. Go to claredunn.com for more information.

Eric Paslay’s new single, “Angels In This Town,” hit radio this week and was met with an amazing response from early believers. Earlier this year, when Eric first started playing the song at shows he was inspired to deliver the message of the song in a tangible way by making visits to local “angels” in the towns he was playing.  So far he has made visits to the Norfolk, NE fire department, Boys and Girls Club of Austin, TX and Toronto, Habitat for Humanity build in Virginia Beach, VA and the Ronald McDonald House at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC.  Upcoming visits are planned throughout the rest of 2016, but will not be announced ahead of time.

“As we tour around the country, I’m so thrilled to be doing what we’ve decided to call “Angel Visits.” We’re stopping by different organizations where the employees and volunteers are truly creating miracles and impacting other people’s lives in the best way. The least I can do is go and thank them personally.” said Eric. “Good vibes are contagious, and I hope by visiting places like local Fire Departments, Habitat for Humanity Builds, Children’s Hospitals and so many others, we inspire positivity in each community and beyond. It’s a real honor for me to be around folks who are doing such good in the world.”

As a special treat for fans, Eric has begun to put together digital pieces that give a unique and behind-the-scenes look at the making of various songs on the forthcoming album. Fans will get to hear not only from Eric but also the other writers and learn about the process of putting pen-to-paper all the way through finishing a song. A story-behind-the-song video for “Angels in This Town” may be viewed  HERE

“Angels in This Town” is available for download at all digital retail outlets. To stream the song, visit the “Angels In This Town” playlist HERE.

“Angels In This Town,” is written by Paslay, Corey Crowder and Erik Dylan, from his forthcoming sophomore album, DRESSED IN BLACK.

About Eric Paslay

EMI Records Nashville breakout country artist, Eric Paslay, delivers a powerful punch as a renowned, Platinum-selling, hit songwriter and dynamic performer. Paslay has celebrated five No. 1 hits including “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” (Eli Young Band), “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” (Jake Owen), “Angel Eyes” (Love & Theft), “Rewind” (Rascal Flatts) and “Friday Night,” the smash lead single from his critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. The Temple, Texas native earned nominations for GRAMMY Best Country Song, ACM Song of the Year and CMA Song of The Year for “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” in 2013 and earned his first GRAMMY nomination as an artist in 2016 for Best Country Duo/Group Performance for “The Driver”- a collaboration with friends Charles Kelley and Dierks Bentley. Most recently he was honored with an ACM Song of the Year nomination for “She Don’t Love You” at the 2016 ACMs in Las Vegas. A true artist’s artist, USA Today calls Paslay “flat out-brilliant” and American Songwriter names him an influencer of country music.

Paslay has joined friends Chris Young and Brad Paisley on tour this past year and is currently out with Toby Keith this summer as part of “The Interstates and Tailgates Tour, Presented by Ford F-Series.” On the road he has been sharing new songs with fans from his forthcoming sophomore album, DRESSED IN BLACK, including his brand new single “Angels in This Town”- an especially meaningful song for Paslay as it celebrates not only the unexplained miracles in life but also local heroes around the world.

For the latest information on Paslay go to:

www.ericpaslay.com

https://twitter.com/ericpaslay

https://www.facebook.com/ericpaslay

http://instagram.com/ericpaslay

Hillary Scott & The Scott Family gathered with over 200 of their closest friends and family last night (July 20th) at Nashville’s The Bell Tower, as they introduced music from their upcoming album LOVE REMAINS (EMI Nashville), available July 29th.

The intimate evening maximized the group’s harmonies with newly-written originals such as “Safe Haven” and “Beautiful Messes,” while a surprise performance from coveted producer Ricky Skaggs on a number of songs including “We March On” and “Your Unfailing Love.” Before the evening ended, the Lady Antebellum member Hillary Scott mesmerized the crowd with the record’s sonically stunning first single “Thy Will,” which earned the No. One spot this week on Billboard’s Hot Christian Songs chart.

LOVE REMAINS, a 13-track collection of faith-based songs, is a combination of hymns Hillary grew up singing in church, newly-written originals and songs made popular by other artists. With the help of producer Ricky Skaggs, the forthcoming album blurs the lines between gospel, bluegrass, country and pop. At the center of the mix are the rich, entwined voices of the Scotts, who take turns harmonizing and singing lead. These are songs that find the redemption in struggle, the peace in death, the joy in bonding with family members whenever times are tough. The stories behind the songs are personal, it’s music with a message and Hillary has rarely sounded more at home. LOVE REMAINS follows more than 11 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, a full list of upcoming tour dates and more, visit www.hillaryscott.com

Photo Credit: Ashley Mae Wright

Luke Bryan has just released his new single, “Move,” the fifth single from his Kill the Lights album. The song that he wrote with his bandmate, Michael Carter, and Jay Clementi, is the follow-up to his previous four No. 1 hits from Kill the Lights – “Kick the Dust Up,” “Striip It Down,” “Home Alone Tonight” and “Huntin’, Fishin’ and Lovin’ Every Day.”

Luke says “Move” features all of the fun you could have in a song. “It’s what I envision, big ole country dance clubs across the country playing that and it filling up and everybody having a great time,” says Luke. “There’s a little inside story about a girl that moves to the south and she’s kind of shy and then she gets in with these kind of rebel crowd girls and they teach her how to let her hair down and all that, it’s pretty fun. A lot of imagery in that. Kind of a cool picture painted in that, and [I’m] really proud that I got to write that song with Michael Carter and Jay Clementi.”

You can catch Luke “moving” on stage when his Kill the Lights Tour makes a stop in Scranton on Thursday (July 21st) and Pittsburgh on Friday (July 22nd) and Saturday (July 23rd).

To help tell the story of Fighter, the most personal album David Nail has written, the GRAMMY-nominated singer/songwriter has unveiled an emotional and poignant Fighter video series encompassing six episodes total. Fighter is an ode to David’s wife Catherine given her “fight” through David’s battle with depression as well as their struggle as a couple with infertility which was recently highlighted in, The Tennessean.

Other featured fighters in the video series include former NFL linebacker Tim Shaw who was diagnosed with ALS, widowed Army wife Crissie Carpenter, and former addict Brenda Wilson.

The goal of the series is to allow others to share their Fighter story alongside David and Catherine’s as well as amplify the message of success against seemingly unfamiliar odds. Fans can view all six videos and submit their own personal Fighter story HERE. Additional information on the fighters and their corresponding charities is below.

FIGHTER SERIES episodes include:

David and Catherine Nail – tell their heartbreaking and emotional struggle of overcoming infertility
People.com exclusively premiered their Fighter story on Friday, July 15, the day the album was released. David discusses the meaning behind the title track, “Fighter,” and how it relates to the difficult struggle he faced with his wife Catherine in overcoming infertility. 

Crissie Carpenter (Folds of Honor)
Folds Of Honor provides scholarships and assistance to the spouses and children of those killed or disabled in service to America. To support more families like Crissie’s, please visit https://www.foldsofhonor.org

Brenda’s Survivor Story (Thistle Farms)
Thistle Farms (originally named Magdalene) is a powerful community of women who are healing from prostitution, trafficking and addiction. They employ more than 45 survivors through their social enterprises which include Thistle Farms Home & Body, Thistle Stop Cafe, artisan studio, and Thistle Farms Global. Thistle Farms stands for the truth that, in the end, love is the most powerful force for change in the world. To support Brenda and other survivors like her, go to http://thistlefarms.org/ for more information and to order handmade, healing products.

Patrick and Holly Wright (Payton Wright Foundation)
The Payton Wright Foundation (PWF) exists to help financially support families who are caring for a child with brain cancer, so that they can give full concentration to their child’s care and treatment. To help a family in need, visit http://www.paytonwright.org/

The Eddington’s (Limbs Matter)
Every day in the United States, a child will lose a limb to a lawnmower accident. To help spread the word about lawn more safety, visit http://www.limbsmatter.com/

Tim Shaw (ALS Therapy Development Institute)
Tim Shaw is a former NFL linebacker who played in the league for seven years across four different teams including the Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears and Tennessee Titans. Diagnosed with ALS in 2014, Tim has made it his mission to use his sports background to bring as much awareness to the disease as possible in hopes of one day finding a cure. To donate and learn more visit www.als.net

MCA Nashville’s David Nail successfully launched his fourth studio album, Fighter, this week with a performance of his Top 15 single “Night’s On Fire” on NBC’s TODAY and a live interview on MLB Network’s popular MLB Central. He will be a guest on CMT’s Hot 20 on Friday, July 22 and sits down with host Suzanne Alexander on GAC TOP 20 Friday, July 22 at 6 PM, EST. In addition, he is set to appear on Los Angeles’ KTLA Morning News Wednesday, July 27 at 9am PST.

Fighter is available now: http://umgn.us/fighter

About David Nail
MCA Nashville and Grammy-nominated recording artist David Nail, considered to have one of the most distinct and powerful voices in country music today, released his fourth and his most vulnerable and personal album to date, Fighter, on July 15. Nail toasts to the passion of youth with the upbeat first single “Night’s On Fire” which is already in the Top 15 on the country singles chart and climbing. Fighter includes big-name collaborations including Vince Gill, Brothers Osborne, Lori McKenna and Logan Brill, as well as Bear and Bo Rinehart of NEEDTOBREATE.

Fighter comes on the heels of his massively acclaimed album I’m A Fire which landed on many BEST OF lists including Rolling Stone Country, NPR, iTunes and Billboard and produced one of his now signature hits “Whatever She’s Got,” which became a No. 1 certified PLATINUM hit and was named one of the Top 3 country songs of 2014 by Billboard.

The Missouri native’ first No. 1 hit, “Let It Rain” (featuring Sarah Buxton), from his second album The Sound of a Million Dreams, was nominated for ACM Vocal Event of the Year in 2013 and for Breakthrough Video of the Year at the 2014 CMT Video Music Awards.

No stranger to the road, Nail’s own headlining tour I’M A FIRE TOUR was named one of the Must See Concert Tours by Rolling Stone Country. He has toured with Taylor Swift, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland, Gavin DeGraw and Kenny Chesney. For all tour dates go to http://www.davidnail.com

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