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  • LUKE BRYAN ADDS SAM HUNT AND OTHERS TO THIS YEAR’S FARM TOUR.

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    NASHVILLE – (August 24, 2015) – Three-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan will bring his seventh annual “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” to eight cities this fall.  Joining Luke on the tour will be Sam Hunt, the Peach Pickers, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal, and DJ Rock. See below for more details on dates for the openers. Tickets for the first two concerts in Ft. Wayne, Indiana and Lexington, Kentucky are sold-out!

    A portion of the ticket proceeds are granted for local college scholarships (“Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship”) to students from a farming family within the communities the tour plays. Last year’s tour played before 110,000 fans during the eight city run.

    “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015”

    September 30           Ft. Wayne, Indiana                   M&J Farms                              Peach Pickers, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal,  DJ Rock

    October 1                 Lexington, Kentucky               Talon Farm & Winery               Peach Pickers, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal,  DJ Rock

    October 2                 Knoxville, Tennessee                Maple Lane Farms                   Peach Pickers, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal,  DJ Rock

    October 3                 Columbia, South Carolina        Culler Farms                            Peach Pickers, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal,  DJ Rock

    October 7                 Starkville, Mississippi              Holtcamp Farms                      Sam Hunt, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal, DJ Rock

    October 8                 Tuscaloosa, Alabama               Twin Creeks Farm                   Chris Janson, Chancie Neal, DJ Rock

    October 9                 Macon, Georgia                       Midway at Central City Park    Sam Hunt, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal, DJ Rock

    October 10                Valdosta, Georgia                    MJ Taylor Farms                     Sam Hunt, Chris Janson, Chancie Neal, DJ Rock

    (dates & cities subject to change)

    The “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” is also sponsored by Samsung, Red Gold, Cabela’s, Citi, Miller Lite, and ATG (Alliance Tire Group).  Parking starts at 2pm and gates for the shows will open at 5pm so fans are encouraged to come early and enjoy the “Red Gold Tailgate Party.”

    Special VIP experiences will be available for “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015.”  The “Harvest Time VIP Experience” includes a general admission ticket with access to the exclusive VIP viewing area with early entrance to the concert, a parking pass, access to VIP only restrooms, a limited edition  merchandise item, private cash bar and more.  Find out more information from Luke’s official VIP partner, CID Entertainment at: http://www.cidentertainment.com/events/luke-bryan-farm-tour-2015/ .

    For additional “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2015” information, including where to get tickets, go towww.lukebryan.com/farmtour.

     

  • TOBY KEITH WILL APPEAR DURING THE PREMIERE WEEK OF THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT.

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    THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT premieres with a week full of guests who span the worlds of film, politics, business and music beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8 (11:35 PM-12:37 AM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

    Guests appearing on Sept. 8 are Academy Award winner George Clooney, Republican Presidential candidate and former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush and a musical performance by THE LATE SHOW’s bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human and special guests.

    During THE LATE SHOW’s inaugural week, Colbert will also welcome Scarlett Johansson, Amy Schumer, Stephen King, Tesla Motors and Space X CEO Elon Musk and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.  In addition, the show will feature musical performances by GRAMMY® Award-winning artists Kendrick Lamar and Toby Keith, as well as Troubled Waters.

    Below is the lineup of guests on THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, Tuesday, Sept. 8-Friday, Sept. 11:

    Tuesday, Sept. 8  Actor George Clooney; Republican Presidential candidate Jeb Bush; musical performance by Jon Batiste and Stay Human with special guests (n)

    Wednesday, Sept. 9 Actress Scarlett Johansson; SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk; interview with and musical performance by Kendrick Lamar (n)

    Thursday, Sept. 10   Uber CEO Travis Kalanick; musical performance by Toby Keith (n)

    Friday, Sept. 11       Comedian Amy Schumer; author Stephen King; interview with and musical performance by Troubled Waters (n)

     

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  • LUKE BRYAN’S KILL THE LIGHTS REMAINS AT NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM CHART!

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    Luke Bryan is spending a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with Kill the Lights. The album sold more than 99,000 copies to land at the top of both the overall and country album charts. It debuted last week at No. 1 with 345,000 copies.

    Kill the Lights is the first country album to debut at No. 1 and spend more than one week there in two years. The feat last occurred with his previous album, Crash My Party in 2013.

    Luke says, especially with his latest album, he’s become a better recording artist. ““I was having a blast singing these songs and always pushing myself vocally to become a better recording artist,” says Luke. “Up until maybe Crash My Party and this album, I’ve always felt like a live singer. Now I feel like I’ve become an even more solid recording artist.”

    Luke is “killing” it on the country charts with his latest single, “Strip It Down.”

    Audio / Luke Bryan says he feels he’s become a better recording artist.

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    “I was having a blast singing these songs and always pushing myself vocally to become a better recording artist. I still, you know up until maybe Crash My Party and this album, I’ve always felt like a live singer. Now I feel like I’ve become an even more solid recording artist.”

  • CANAAN SMITH HAS SOME SUMMER FUN.

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    While summer is nearly over, Canaan Smith, who’s on the road with Dierks Bentley and the Sounds of Summer Tour, recalls hitting the beach during the warm months when he was a teen.

    “I spent most of my summers at Virginia Beach because I’m from Williamsburg, Virginia,” says Canaan. “It has a wide enough boardwalk that we could skateboard and get into some trouble sneaking off smoking cigarettes. That’s what I would do when I was a kid. I’d take off my shirt every chance I get and get out in the sun.”

    Canaan comes by his love of the outdoors naturally. “We used to call my dad Turtle Man ‘cause he’d just be standing in the parking lot, and if it was a sunny day, he’d just put his face to the sky and stand there and forget about what was going on around him,” he laughs. “I guess I kinda got that from him.”

    Canaan just hit the airwaves with his latest single, “Hole in a Bottle,” from his debut album, Bronco. It’s the follow-up to his No. 1 hit, “Love You Like That.”

    Audio / Canaan Smith talks about some of his summers as a child.

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    Canaan Smith (summer fun) OC: …that from him. :28
    “I’m an outdoors guy. I love being outside whether it be the mountains or the beach. I spent most of my summers at Virginia Beach because I’m from Williamsburg, Virginia. It has a wide enough boardwalk that we could skateboard and get into some trouble sneaking off smoking cigarettes. That’s what I would do when I was a kid. I’d take off my shirt every chance I get and get out in the sun. We used to call my dad Turtle Man ‘cause he’d just be standing in the parking lot, and if it was a sunny day, he’d just put his face to the sky and stand there and forget about what was going on around him. [laughs] I guess I kinda got that from him.”

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  • DIERKS BENTLEY’S MILES & MUSIC FOR KIDS SELLS OUT IN 30 MINUTES.

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    Tickets to Dierks Bentley‘s 10th Annual “Miles & Music For Kids” celebrity motorcycle ride and concert sold out in 30 minutes. Kicking off CMA Awards week on November 1st in Nashville, TN, the event will close out the outdoor concert season at the new Ascend Amphitheater with a star-studded concert lineup including Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, Canaan Smith and The Cadillac Three, among others. All proceeds benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

    “I thought we would have a good turnout, but to sell out Ascend in minutes is crazy! It really speaks to the passion that country fans have for causes that are important to their community. I feel honored that ‘Miles & Music’ is one of them,” shares Bentley. “Every year, the biker community has also been there for us, helping raise money for these kids…they are definitely some of the most giving people out there. So, we are holding back a few extra tickets to be sure anyone who wants to ride on Nov. 1 into downtown can jump on their bikes and join us. It’ll be pretty unreal to cruise into a sold-out amphitheater reminiscing about everyone who has helped make the last 10 years so huge – I can’t wait!”

    Over the course of the event’s history, Bentley has raised more than $3 million dollars for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals across the country. Due to their ongoing support, advance purchase tickets have been held for riders and a very limited number will be available for walk up purchase at Harley-Davidson of Columbia on a first come, first served basis the day of the event. You must be a rider planning to participate in the ride, to purchase these tickets. For more information, visitwww.dierks.com.
    Dierks is climbing the country charts with his latest single, “Riser.”

    Audio / As a father of three, Dierks Bentley says his Miles & Music for Kids motorcycle ride and concert that benefits the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has taken on a bigger meaning now that he has children.

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    “When it first started, it was important to me because country music is so involved with children’s hospitals. You go to a lot of children’s hospitals and see what’s going on there, and it just hits you on any level. But then once you have kids and you’re in Labor and Delivery and you’re just praying for a healthy kid – I’ve done that three times now – and I’m lucky enough to have a healthy kid, I feel very fortunate and want to give back to those families that are struggling right now and could use a little lift. So, yeah, it takes on a lot of meaning, for sure.”

  • DIERKS BENTLEY FAN’S ‘RISER’ STORY GOES VIRAL.

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    Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley’s epic anthem “Riser” has an everyman quality and powerful message that continues to resonates with fans. Night after night on the road, fans share their personal stories on what being a “Riser” means, but this week, it was a letter from a fan named Gihee Chang that caught Bentley’s attention.  
     
    “I cried the first time I heard your song ‘Riser.’ I’ve never had that reaction from a song,’” wrote Chang.  “The lyrics reminded me so much of my dad. My dad brought us to America from South Korea, so his family could have a better life. When we arrived to this country, no-one in my family could speak, read or understand English…my dad never let us know how scared he was, having to provide for his family of five. He never gave up…his hard work paid off. Ten years later he was offered a great job as an Engineer at Boeing. His three daughters all graduated from college…he achieved his American dream. My dad has Alzheimer’s now. He can barely speak and his once strong body is now frail. But in my eyes, he is still a Riser.”
     
    Chang’s colleagues at CBS2/KCAL9 noticed Bentley posted her letter on social media this week and surprised her with an opportunity to meet Bentley at his SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR stop at Save Mart Center at Fresno last night (8/20). To watch Chang share her inspiring story with Bentley, click here:http://cbsloc.al/1LocyLx 
     
    “Riser” serves as the new single and exclamation point to Bentley’s CMA, ACM and GRAMMY nominated album by the same name, which has already spawned three consecutive No. one’s at country radio. Bentley is set to continue on his headlining 2015 SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR this weekend in Mountain View, CA (8/21), Sacramento, CA (8/22) and Stateline, NV (8/23). For a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.dierks.com.

    Video / Viral Letter From CBS2's Gihee Chang Prompts Meeting With Dierks Bentley

  • CLARE DUNN ANNOUNCES HEARTLAND TOUR TO ASSIST FARMING COMMUNITIES.

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 21, 2015) – Clare Dunn announces her inaugural Heartland Tour, an initiative to benefit and highlight small farming communities. Raised on a farm in Southeast Colorado with a population of approximately 30, Clare hopes to shine a light on deserving communities similar to her own. Clare established the Heartland Tour as an annual event providing exposure to a select number of struggling farming communities in the Heartland of America.

    The debut Heartland Tour will be held near Clare’s hometown of Two Buttes, where her family still resides, on September 19 at The Sand and Sage Rodeo Pavilion in Lamar, CO. Tickets are available now for $15 and can be purchased here:http://claredunn.com/heartland-tour/. All net proceeds go directly back into the surrounding farming communities.

    “I couldn’t be more excited to go back to Colorado and perform for the deserving farm communities near my hometown” says Clare. “My farming upbringing has been integral in shaping who I am as an artist and I am passionate on giving back to the great, hard-working people that make up these communities.”

    The Heartland Tour is the first initiative of Clare’s “My Love Gives Back Fund” of The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) and will be produced by Big Hearted Babes. The “My Love Gives Back Fund” will focus on Clare’s many philanthropic interests including farming families and communities.

    Clare’s debut single “Move On” continues to climb the country airplay charts and will be featured on her self-titled EP out September 18. Fans can catch the singer/songwriter this fall as part of Miranda Lambert’s Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour as well as Chris Young’s I’m Comin’ Over Tour.

    For information, music, tour dates and more on Clare Dunn, please visit,www.ClareDunn.com.

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  • KIP MOORE’S NEW ALBUM, WILD ONES, IS NOW AVAILABLE.

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    Nashville, TN – Aug 21, 2015 – MULTI PLATINUM Singer/ Songwriter Kip Moore’s highly anticipated sophomore album WILD ONES is available today (8/21.) Moore will kick off next week with a live performance on ABC’s Good Morning America on Tuesday, August 25th.
    Ahead of its release today, WILD ONES is already an established critic’s pick for 2015.
    “The album consistently serves up clever roots-rock riffs and rhythms that separate Moore from the rock-meets-rap focus of his Nashville peers” – Associated Press
    “Tip[s] his signature ball cap to traditional country, but as a whole it’s bigger and blessedly, Wild Ones is louder.”– Entertainment Weekly 
     “One heck of an album… set to produce hit after hit after hit” – Huffington Post 
    “With raspy, echoing vocals and songs … Moore pays homage to the troublemaking days that built him” – Paste
    “A record that’s inspired as much by Bruce Springsteen and Ray Charles as Willie Nelson, and showcases loud whirls of guitar and distinct, boogie baselines” – Rolling Stone
    “Kip Moore’s Wild Ones is a commanding album“ – Taste Of Country 
    “Moore avoids the mold of the Nashville machine” – Village Voice 
    Moore will continue the week proceeding with his “Comeback Kid Skatepark Project” visiting skateparks in Annapolis, MD (8/26) and San Marcos, TX (8/28) as part of the charitable initiative overseeing the construction of a series of skateparks to benefit communities and “comeback kids.”
    The highly anticipated WILD ONES follows Moore’s debut album “UP ALL NIGHT” which spawned three No. One hits including “Hey Pretty Girl,” “Beer Money” and “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck.” With Chicago Sun Times heralding Moore’s live show as “carving his own niche in country music…that sets him apart from the flock of country music rockers,” Moore also recently announced his headlining 2015 WILD ONES TOUR kicking off 10/8.  For a full list of tour dates and more information visit www.kipmoore.net.

    Audio / Kip Moore talks about the differences in making his previous album, Up All Night, and his new project, Wild Ones.

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    “The first record, my only record, Up All Night, was a very, most all of those songs were written before I had a record deal. It was every day I’d go in at 9 o’clock in the morning, I’d write two songs a day, and I’d leave at six. It was a very regimented process. I was a machine. I’m gonna write something – it was that kind of thing. Wild Ones, which is the title of the new record, is one of the most difficult and elating things all in one. It was painful, for many reasons, for some of the things that I touched on in the record that I was going through, and for the simple fact of how long it’s been between this record about to come out and the first one. The songs were written in such a different manner for this record than the first. They were sporadically all over the place where in the last two years mainly when I started focusing on this record because I thought the record was going to be released a year ago. So, a year before that, I was focusing on it, and it kinda morphed into one thing the first time around, because that’s where I was at that time in my life, and it’s morphed into a whole ‘nother thing for this, you know, what it actually has become. So, I would say it’s been a two year span of agony for me trying to get this thing finished.”

    Audio / Kip Moore talks about his hopes for the new album, Wild Ones.

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    Kip Moore (hopes for new album) OC: …can do. :34
    “I’m truly hoping that people just simply love the project that I’ve worked so hard on. I hope that people take the time to actually listen to this record as a whole, as a whole body of work and appreciate what we’ve done as a band. And I hope that it puts us to the next level. We want to continue growing as a band, and I hope this record achieves what I have in my mind. I like to keep those things in my mind. I don’t like to say them out loud, but I hope this record does what I have in my mind thinking that it can do.”

  • LITTLE BIG TOWN PREMIERE THE VIDEO FOR ‘PAIN KILLER’ THIS WEEKEND.

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    Little Big Town premiere the video for their new single, “Pain Killer,” this weekend. The group had such a great time filming the clip in the Virgin Islands.

    “We truly did have a good time, and I think you really see it,” says LBT’s Phillip Sweet. “You see just our natural energy and interaction. Who couldn’t have fun in that location, first of all?”

    As you can see in the sneak preview below, the quartet spent time “singing” underwater, which was a first for them. “We’ve done so much over the years, it’s hard to find something new that we’ve never done before, and this we’ve never done before. We’ve never sang all glammed up under water,” says the band’s Kimberly Schlapman. “It is a little more difficult. The hardest part is staying underwater instead of poppin’ up and floatin’. That was the biggest challenge.”

    The video will premiere Saturday (August 22nd) on CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown beginning at 9am ET.

    Audio / Little Big Town talk about the new video for “Pain Killer.”

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    PHILLIP: “The video’s so fun. We truly did have a good time, and I think you really see it. You see just our natural energy and interaction. Who couldn’t have fun in that location, first of all?” KIMBERLY: “We’ve done so much over the years, it’s hard to find something new that we’ve never done before, and this we’ve never done before. We’ve never sang all glammed up under water.” JIMI: “Who knew you could sing underwater? It is challenging.” KIMBERLY: “It is a little more difficult. The hardest part is staying underwater instead of poppin’ up and floatin’. That was the biggest challenge.” KAREN: “Especially when you have on full gowns in the water. You might not be able to tell that, but…Kimberly and I had on like full gowns and then we got into the water. Roger Pistole did such a great job. He’s a great, creative director.”

    Video / Pain Killer video clip

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  • SAM HUNT IS A ‘MAN OF STYLE.’

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    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (August 20, 2015) – Breakout country star Sam Hunt is this week’s Billboard cover artist for Music’s Men of Style issue out today. This week also found Hunt performing his latest hit, “House Party,” on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” with an exclusive online performance of “Break Up In A Small Town.” Additionally, news came that Hunt’s second No. 1 single, “Take Your Time,” is officially RIAA-certified Double Platinum with sales topping 2 million.

    One year and one week ago, this up-and-coming Georgia-native released a four-song album preview while his debut single, “Leave the Night On,” was just making its way up the country charts. Since then, Hunt has had a near meteoric rise to the country music forefront. The Platinum-selling “Leave the Night On” quickly topped sales and airplay charts, and Hunt delivered country music’s best-selling debut album since 2011 with MONTEVALLO (MCA Nashville). He became the fastest debut country artist to earn a Gold album since 2012 when MONTEVALLO reached the 500,000 unit sales benchmark in April. MONTEVALLO remains one of the top-selling albums and is currently the all-genre No. 10 Best-Selling Digital Album year-to-date. Per Billboard, “Hunt, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith and Taylor Swift are the only artists who have remained in the top 30 of the Billboard 200 since the start of 2015.”

    Since making his TV debut on NBC’s “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Hunt has since performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” ABC’s “Good Morning America,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and “Live! with Kelly & Michael,” CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”

    Early on, Hunt proved his universal appeal when named the Cycle 5 winner of Spotify’s Emerge program – a first for a country artist in the all-genre competition. Hunt joins Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Atlas Genius and Bastille in the ranks of former winners. Hunt is consistently one of Spotify’s top-played artists in the U.S. across all genres. Following that lead, the newly-dubbed Double Platinum-selling “Take Your Time” is currently making waves at Top 40 radio standing in the Top 15 of both the AC and Hot AC charts.

    Another impressive feat for a newcomer, Hunt’s first-ever headlining tour sold out within minutes of going on sale. Also taking notice of Hunt, Taylor Swift recently surprised her Soldier Field fans with a guest appearance by the Billboard cover artist, calling him “the coolest thing country music has going on.”

    Hunt is currently out on tour with Lady Antebellum on the Wheels Up 2015 Tour with upcoming stops in Omaha, Neb., Bonner Springs, Kan. and Chicago, Ill.

    For more information, touring news and updates on Sam Hunt, please visit www.SamHunt.com.

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