Mercury Nashville / Range Music recording artist Luke Grimes today released the song, “Burn,” from his forthcoming eight-song EP, Pain Pills Or Pews, which comes out October 20th.  Written by Grimes, Randy Montana (Luke Combs, Parker McCollum) and Josh Thompson (Morgan Wallen, Blake Shelton), the song was produced by Dave Cobb.

“‘Burn’ came from a simple classic rock style melody and the idea of running headfirst into a heartbreak, almost asking for it,” said Grimes. “The song always had a bit of Tom Petty vibe as he’s always been a big influence for me. Getting in the room with Randy Montana and Josh Thompson showed me what seasoned songwriters can do with a simple idea; I love how this track turned out.”

PRE-SAVE PAIN PILLS OR PEWS | HERE

After the release of his debut EP, Grimes will be heading out on the road to bring fans live performances of his songs this fall. Tickets go on sale today at 10am local time at www.lukegrimesmusic.com. Grimes will also perform for the first time at the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural festival this weekend in Franklin, Tennessee and he will be returning to Stagecoach in Indio, California in April 2024.

Track List Pain Pills Or Pews: 

1. No Horse To Ride (Luke Grimes)
2. Hold On (Foy Vance)
3. Ghost Of Who We Were (Luke Grimes)
4. Where It’s Blue (Colton Venner)
5. Burn (Luke Grimes)
6. Playing On The Tracks (Luke Grimes)
7. Oh Ohio (Luke Grimes)
8. Ain’t Dead Yet (Luke Grimes)

 Upcoming Show Dates: 

Tickets Available HERE

About Luke Grimes:
Grimes’ debut track, “No Horse To Ride,” debuted inside the Top 10 of the Country Songs sales chart at No. 7. In its second week of release, “No Horse To Ride” racked up 95K Shazams, placing it No. 2 on the Shazam Country chart, No. 2 on the Shazam Top 200 USA chart and No. 37 on the Shazam Global chart, a rarity for a country artist. Spotify placed the song on the cover of its Country Hits 2023 playlist, with the song in the No. 1 position, and the song has been on eight Spotify Viral Charts.

Known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the hit television series, “Yellowstone,” Grimes has been making music for years and is prepping his first major label project. When not on set, Grimes can be found spinning his favorite country albums and songwriting at home in Montana or in Nashville writing with some of Music Row’s elite including Jonathan Singleton, Tony Lane, Randy Montana, Brent Cobb, Jamey Johnson, Love Junkies, Josh Osborne, Jon Randall, and Jessie Alexander.

Grimes grew up playing music in the church as the son of a Pentecostal pastor. His father also laid the foundation for the music he loves, introducing him to the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. The Ohio native is now finding his own voice and style as an artist, inspired by the likes of Colter Wall, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, and the late Townes Van Zandt. Grimes continues to tour this summer at fairs and festivals across the country.

Photo ID (L-R): CCMG’s Josh Bailey, David Gutekunst, Brad O’Donnell, Anne Wilson, Hudson Plachy, Karrie Dawley, Kenny Rodgers |
Photo credit: Anna Moos

GRAMMY-nominated artist and songwriter Anne Wilson was rendered speechless as her Capitol Christian Music Group team surprised her with a celebration to announce that her debut single “My Jesus” is now certified PLATINUM by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The “deeply personal breakout ballad” (Billboard) has continued to fuel Wilson’s unstoppable career as it notched over one million units sold and counting, with numerous awards and accolades to its name.

Wilson’s momentous week extended to her debut performance at a Country award show during Monday night’s ACM Honors. She graced the historic Ryman stage alongside Jordan Davis to perform the double-Platinum, ACM Award-nominated No. 1 song, “Buy Dirt.”  Watch the performance here.

“What a moment for the Lord, for my sweet brother Jacob, for my family, for the writers and producers, for Capitol Christian and for ALL who have walked this unexpected adventure,” shares Wilson. “To see what God has done out of the deepest pain is such a precious gift that He has given to all of us. GOD NEVER wastes our sorrows. He uses them in ways we cannot dream of. I can’t wait to hug my brother again and talk about all the things God has done. Jacob must be beaming in heaven right now sitting with ‘My Jesus.'”

Called to her musical mission in the wake of tragedy, Wilson’s “My Jesus” – an empowering anthem of personal conviction wrapped in uplifting, roots-pop energy – served as her warm introduction to fans in early 2021. After going viral upon release, the single’s music video reached 7M views in its first week and 23M to date. The track hit No.1 on Billboard‘s Christian Airplay chart, making her the first debut female Christian artist in chart history to reach No.1, and was nominated for a Billboard Music Award for Top Christian Song. The single also went on to be named ASCAP’s 2022 Christian Music Awards Song of the Year, reaching Spotify’s Viral 50, the Shazam Top 200 and Rolling Stone’s Top 25 Trending charts. To date, the song has accumulated 360M streams and 180M TikTok views in addition to notching PLATINUM status.

The follow-up to her introductory track was her now GRAMMY-nominated, 15-song debut album, My Jesus, which was released on April 22, 2022. As the biggest debut album by a CCMG artist in over 15 years, the “soul-touching record” (CMT) reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Christian & Gospel Albums and the Top 200 Christian and Gospel charts, topping her total global streams to over 722M.

Wilson’s star continues to rise, she’ll embark on her first-ever headlining My Jesus Tour with special guest Josh Baldwin kicking off next Thursday. The nearly sold-out 20-stop tour begins on Sept. 28 in Houston, Texas and spans across the country with stops in major cities including Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Indianapolis and Chicago.

Earlier this summer, Wilson released “Seventh of June,” a deeply personal and heartfelt tribute to her beloved late brother Jacob. She also secured yet another Dove Award nomination for her 2022 Christmas project, The Manger, recognized in the category of Christmas/Special Event Album of the Year at the upcoming 54th Annual GMA Dove Awards, taking place at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 17 and airs on Friday, Oct. 20 (8:00 pm ET and 10:00 pm ET) on TBN and the TBN app. For dates and more information, visit www.annewilsonofficial.com and keep up with her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Carrie Underwood will release the Deluxe Edition of her 2022 acclaimed album, Denim & Rhinestones, on Friday (September 22nd).

Produced by Carrie and David Garcia, the deluxe features six new tracks including “Out of That Truck,” “Take Me Out,” “Give Her That” and a live version of “She Don’t Know” from her Denim & Rhinestones Tour.

Hey guys – enjoy a sneak peek here of “Drunk And Hungover” before you can hear it in full tomorrow night! 😉 💜💎#DenimAndRhinestones #DeluxeEdition pic.twitter.com/V8NASrbzR6

— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) September 21, 2023

Adding songs to the album to create a deluxe edition, Carrie explains the new tunes fit the collection perfectly. “I like to think of the extra songs that we added for Denim & Rhinestones, for the Deluxe Edition is just an extension of Denim & Rhinestones as a whole,” she says. “I definitely wanted all the songs to fit with the rest of the body of work, but it’s just more. It’s more denim. It’s more rhinestones. I feel like the vibe was so cool and I just enjoyed this era so much that I just wanted to keep it going. So, I definitely feel like the songs fit, and if you liked the OG DNR, you’re gonna like the Deluxe Edition.”

Denim & Rhinestones Deluxe Edition Track List:

1. Denim & Rhinestones
2. Velvet Heartbreak
3. Ghost Story
4. Hate My Heart
5. Burn
6. Crazy Angels
7. Faster
8. Pink Champagne
9. Wanted Woman
10. Poor Everybody Else
11. She Don’t Know
12. Garden
13. Out Of That Truck*
14. Give Her That*
15. Drunk And Hungover*
16. Damage*
17. Take Me Out*
18. She Don’t Know (live from Denim & Rhinestones Tour)*

    *Deluxe Edition tracks

Carrie returns to her REFLECTIONS residency at Resorts World in Las Vegas with a handful of shows beginning tomorrow (September 22nd).

Come visit “The Denim & Rhinestones Experience” in front of the @rwlvtheatre from September 22-30 and have your photo taken in immersive displays themed to songs from #DenimAndRhinestones (Deluxe Edition) such as “Crazy Angels” and “Out Of That Truck!” Hope to see you there!… pic.twitter.com/i7mVjcmltB

— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) September 20, 2023

Toby Keith is getting ready to release a new project, 100% Songwriter, a compilation of 13 self-penned songs on November 3rd. The collection, which is now available for pre-order, features five No. 1 singles — “Should’ve Been a Cowboy,” “Who’s That Man,” “You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This,” “Courtesy of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American)” and “Who’s Your Daddy.”

Toby prides himself on being a songwriter first and foremost…so what better way to celebrate his songwriting accomplishments than to release an album of songs he wrote alone? 100% Songwriter, a compilation of 13 self-penned songs, is now available for pre-order! Available on… pic.twitter.com/fEqdG0LRkI

— Toby Keith (@tobykeith) September 21, 2023

100% Songwriter Track List:

SIDE A

1.Should’ve Been A Cowboy (Album: Toby Keith- reached #1)

2.He Ain’t Worth Missing (Album- Toby Keith- reached #5)

3.Wish I Didn’t Know Now (Album- Toby Keith- reached #2)

4.Who’s That Man (Album-Boomtown- reached #1)

5.Big Ol’ Truck (Album-Boomtown- reached #15)

6.Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You (Album-Blue Moon- reached #2)

SIDE B

1.Country Comes To Town (Album-How Do you Like Me Now?- reached #4)

2.You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This (Album-How Do you Like Me Now?- reached #1)

3.Courtesy Of The Red, White And Blue (The Angry American) (Album-Unleashed- reached #1)

4.Who’s Your Daddy? (Album-Unleashed-reached #1)

5.Stays In Mexico (Album- Greatest Hits 2- reached #3)

6.Honkytonk U (Album-Honkytonk U- reached #8)

7.Crash Here Tonight (Album- White Trash with Money-reached #15)

During Toby’s illustrious career, he has achieved 42 Top 10 hits, 32 No. 1 singles, 40 million albums sold and more than 10 billion streams.

In other news, Toby will be honored with the Country ICON Award at this year’s inaugural People’s Choice Country Awards airing live from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on September 28th (Thursday) at 8pm ET/7pm CT on NBC and streaming on the Peacock Network. Toby will also perform on the show.

Reba McEntire appeared on NBC’s America’s Got Talent on Wednesday night (September 20th). She performed “Can’t Even Get The Blues” with contortionist Sofie Rossi, who was a contestant in Season 11. This wasn’t the first time Reba and Sofie have met. Reba, as a guest AGT judge in 2016, gave Dossi her Golden Buzzer.

https://twitter.com/AGT/status/1704666457882480783

The War And Treaty (Michael and Tanya Trotter) won Duo/Group of the Year for the second consecutive year at the 22nd Annual Americana Honors & Awards at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday night (September 20th). The award came just a couple of days after they slayed the ACM honors by performing “Cold” in tribute to Chris Stapleton. Kacey Musgraves popped up as a surprise presenter.

Thank you Americana Association @AmericanaFest for the continuous support. Winning Duo of the Year is an honor and we are so grateful!

Fans, followers and our amazing community HeartsTown we do this for you. We love you!

Styled by:
Michael: Tiffany Gifford
Tanya: Shanika Touray pic.twitter.com/o64FriXw4d

— The War And Treaty (@warandtreaty) September 21, 2023

It was an honor to perform a very special tribute of “Cold” to our dear friend, the incomparable @ChrisStapleton at last nights #ACMHonors. Thank you country music & thank you @ACMawards for having us!!

Watch the full video here: https://t.co/FreAPkHTwb pic.twitter.com/ccdagGzwIs

— The War And Treaty (@warandtreaty) September 19, 2023

Carrie Underwood will join Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth on NBC’s Football Night in America on Sunday at 7pm ET to talk about performing the show open for 11 consecutive seasons, releasing the deluxe edition of Denim & Rhinestones and her residency, REFLECTION, at The Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. She will also attend the Steelers-Raiders game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. Kickoff is at 8:20pm ET/7:20pm ET on NBC.

.@Raiders host @steelers in a historic rivalry matchup on @SNFonNBC on NBC, @peacock and @NBCUniverso @carrieunderwood, the star of the SNF show open, will be interviewed on "Football Night in America" before the game!

Details:https://t.co/rhxewIVPc9

— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR) September 20, 2023

Tyler Hubbard will head out on the road on Kane Brown‘s In The Air Tour in select cities. Tyler’s dates — with opening act Parmalee — will kick off March 28th in Charlottesville, Virginia and are set to run through June 1st in Tampa, Florida. Jon Pardi, Cole Swindell, Bailey Zimmerman and others are also set to join various dates on Kane’s 2024 tour.

https://twitter.com/tylerhubbard/status/1704505846216946143

Kip Moore has joined forces with Charlie Worsham for a brand-new song and video “Kiss Like You Dance.” The song will be included on Charlie’s upcoming five-song EP, Compadres, which also features his friends Dierks Bentley, Elle King, Luke Combs and Lainey Wilson.

Mercury Nashville / Range Music recording artist Luke Grimes has announced he will be releasing an eight-song EP on October 20th, Pain Pills Or Pews. He wrote six of the songs on the Dave Cobb produced project. Fans can now pre-save Pain Pills Or Pews, and on Friday (September 22nd), they’ll be able to download the next track to be released titled “Burn.”

PRE-SAVE PAIN PILLS OR PEWS | HERE

After the release of his debut EP, Grimes will be heading out on the road to bring fans live performances of his songs this fall. Tickets will be on sale at www.lukegrimesmusic.com on Friday (September 22nd) at 10 am local time. Grimes will also be perform for the first time at the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural festival on September 24th in Franklin, Tennessee and he will be returning to Stagecoach in Indio, California in April 2024.

Fans can see a just-released acoustic performance of the EP’s “No Horse To Ride” exclusively on the Western AF YouTube channel HERE.

Track Listing Pain Pills Or Pews: 

1. No Horse To Ride (Luke Grimes)
2. Hold On (Foy Vance)
3. Ghost Of Who We Were (Luke Grimes)
4. Where It’s Blue (Colton Venner)
5. Burn (Luke Grimes)
6. Playing On The Tracks (Luke Grimes)
7. Oh Ohio (Luke Grimes)
8. Ain’t Dead Yet (Luke Grimes)

Tickets Available HERE on Sept. 22

Darius Rucker recently released the official music video for “Fires Don’t Start Themselves,” and the cinematic video casts him as a detective hot on the trail of a young couple whose passionate love is setting their town ablaze, both literally and figuratively.

Darius says he channeled his inner Stabler for the role, referencing Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni) from Law & Order: SVU and Law & Order: Organized Crime fame.

“When they told me I wasn’t going to do a performance, I was so happy, because that’s so the cliché (for) the video. You have other people acting and then you do the performance,” says Darius. “But when they told me I was going to play a detective, I put on my inner Stabler, because I’m such a Law and Order and CSI fan, so I put on my inner Stabler and went out and did it. And the girl I worked with, she was so fun; she was so funny. And you know that donut scene, when I see it, there’s no words and it still makes me laugh every time I see it.”

The song is featured on his highly anticipated new album, Carolyn’s Boy, set for release on October 6th and named for his late mother as an “homage to the greatest woman I’ve ever known.”

Darius, who is part of ESPN’s College Game Day opening theme with Lainey Wilson and The Cadillac Three, is set to get inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville on October 4th.

Reba McEntire will perform on NBC’s America’s Got Talent on Wednesday (September 20th). Tune in beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT on NBC.

I'll be performing on @AGT tomorrow night! Tune in at 8/7c on @nbc! pic.twitter.com/HzAq1Vq6kF

— Reba McEntire (@reba) September 19, 2023

You can also catch Reba next Monday (September 25th) when Season 24 of The Voice premieres on NBC beginning at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

You can also pick up her new book, Not That Fancy, when it goes on sale October 10th with the companion album of the same name dropping October 6th. The album contains stripped down/acoustic versions of some of Reba’s biggest hits and was produced by GRAMMY-winning producer Dave Cobb. It will also include three new classic stripped down/acoustic songs that have never been released, along with a brand-new song, “Seven Minutes in Heaven.”

Chris Stapleton is ready for some football — Monday Night Football, to be exact. He reimagines Phil Collins’ iconic song, “In The Air Tonight,” along with rapper/entertainment mogul Snoop Dogg and world-renowned drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, as the new opening song and music video for ESPN’s Monday Night Football. The new song and video will premiere tonight (September 18th) prior to Monday Night Football’s “Two Games, One Night” special presentation for both games (Saints at Panthers, 7:15pm ET on ESPN) and (Browns at Steelers, 8:15pm on ABC) and will continue to lead into all Monday Night Football games, ESPN’s Week 18 Saturday Doubleheader, Super Wild Card and its first Divisional playoff game.

New Monday Night Football Anthem “In The Air Tonight” premieres tonight on @ESPNNFL. @SnoopDogg @Drumstress pic.twitter.com/eLjmjNwf1d

— Chris Stapleton (@ChrisStapleton) September 18, 2023

Brothers Osborne have released the official music video for their latest Top 25 single, “Nobody’s Nobody.” The song, which they co-wrote with producer Mike Elizondo and Kendell Marvel, is on their new self-titled album.

We are just one week away from the premiere of Season 24 of NBC’s The Voice with Reba McEntire taking over the coach’s red chair from Blake Shelton. A new promo was just released for the new season, featuring all four coaches — Reba, Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Niall Horan. Season 24 has a two-night premiere on Monday (September 25th) and Tuesday (September 26th) at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

Monday, September 25 at 8/7c and Tuesday September 26 at 8/7c

https://twitter.com/NBCTheVoice/status/1703816154773623088

Carrie Underwood‘s Carrie’s Country on SiriusXM (Channel 60) is showcasing a special episode of Carrie’s Countdown to celebrate the release of Denim & Rhinestones Deluxe Edition, which comes out Friday. The episode premiere’s Monday (September 18th) at 3pm ET and will repeat every day this week through Saturday (September 23rd) and include Monday, September 25th).

https://twitter.com/Carries_Country/status/1703839198212460752

After picking up the CCMA Award for Breakthrough Artist or Group of the Year, Josh Ross has announced his first headlining tour, The Trouble Tour, kicking off early next year. He’s still on the road with Nickelback through October 5th.

https://twitter.com/musicjoshross/status/1703832798866313268

In case you missed it, Carrie Underwood took over NBC’s TODAY with live performances on September 14, to celebrate her Denim & Rhinestones (Deluxe Edition) release on September 22.  Carrie thrilled the audience on the Plaza, filled with fans from across the country, with performances of a mix of classic hits and tracks from the new album:

Carrie Underwood TODAY Show performances – WATCH HERE

Carrie and the TODAY anchors also announced a donation to Tunnel To Towers of over $420,000 raised by her fans who her recent 43-city arena tour, THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR. Representing $1 from each ticket sold on the tour, the donation will go directly towards supporting America’s heroes and their families. Born from the tragedy of 9/11, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation carries out its mission to “do good,” by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. Tunnel to Towers is also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America Never Forget September 11, 2001.

She also recently shared a new trailer for the deluxe release, which includes some never-before-seen footage of the creation of Denim & Rhinestones.