• LITTLE BIG TOWN’S KIMBERLY SCHLAPMAN’S SIMPLY SOUTHERN TV SHOW WILL PREMIERE ON THE COOKING CHANNEL THIS WEEKEND.

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    NASHVILLE TN (WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 2015) – Little Big Town member, Kimberly Schlapman, and her award-winning cooking show Kimberly’s Simply Southern will be coming to Cooking Channel beginning July 18th airing Saturdays at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT. See below for a description of the series and upcoming episode guide.
     
    Schlapman will appear on The Talk on CBS tomorrow, July 16th (2pm ET/1pm PT/CT), and will be featuring dishes from her cookbook and discussing her hit series.
     
    Kimberly’s Simply Southern is a one-of-a-kind cooking show featuring country artist and founding member of the band Little Big Town, Kimberly Schlapman. Her passion for making simple, home cooked recipes with her family and country singing friends back home keeps Kimberly hunting for culinary treasures when on the road. In each episode, Kimberly hops off the tour bus to discover America’s best local foods, ingredients and people who share her love of tasty good vittles.
     
    Premiering Saturday, July 18th at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT – SEASON PREMIERE!
    “Smokin’ Hot BBQ”
    After Kimberly visits a Nashville pitmaster to learn the secrets behind smoking a perfect rack of ribs, she brings her newly learned chops back to the kitchen to cook up some ribs inspired by Tennessee tradition with special guest Kix Brooks.
     
    Premiering Saturday, July 25th at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT
    “The Big Cheese”
    Kimberly visits a little slice of Southern paradise tucked away in the hills of Tennessee where she learns the art of making sheep cheese before joining some friends for another Southern pastime, skeet shooting. She takes some cheese back to the kitchen to whip up a creamy dairy delight. Special Guests include Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet.
     
    Premiering Saturday, August 1st at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT
    “Biscuit Lovin’”
    Nothing says Southern comfort food like fluffy, warm biscuits, and Kimberly visits a Nashville biscuit chef whose food truck serves up decadent, delicious takes on a Southern staple. Back in her home kitchen, she whips up her version of the Southern classic, as well as other biscuit inspired recipes with Executive Chef Rusty Hamlin.
     
    Premiering Saturday, August 8th at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT
    “Deep Sea Fishin’”
    After Kimberly sets sail on the blue waters of Miami to land some of the freshest and most colorful fish around, she scoots back home to whip up a delicious and healthy fish feast with Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott.
     
    Premiering Saturday, August 15th at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT
    “The Scoop (On Ice Cream)”
    Kimberly visits an ice cream parlor in Louisville that’s loved by locals and celebrities alike where she samples the rich and delicious flavors and tackles their famous 15-scoop sundae. Back in the kitchen, she whips up some sweet treats of her own with country artist Brett Eldredge.
     
    Premiering Saturday, August 22nd at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT
    “Big Shrimpin’”
    Deep in the Cajun country of Louisiana, Kimberly visits a couple who have been shrimping in the bayou for decades. After showing her the ropes of shrimping and chowing down on some fresh-from-the-pot gumbo, Kimberly heads back to Nashville where she stews up a traditional Louisiana dish inspired by the bayou with special guest Jewel.
     
    Premiering Saturday, August 29th at 3:30pm ET/12:30pm PT
    “It’s Chicken Hot In Here!”
    Kimberly visits a famous chicken restaurant to learn the secrets behind one of Nashville’s signature dishes, the spicy hot chicken, while also competing in a fiery eat-off. Afflicted with the fever, Kimberly heads back home to make a bird to set your taste buds ablaze with flavor with special guest Billy Currington.
  • LUKE BRYAN WILL ‘CRASH MY PLAYA’ WITH DIERKS BENTLEY, SAM HUNT, CHRIS STAPLETON, COLE SWINDELL, BRETT ELDREDGE AND DUSTIN LYNCH.

    NASHVILLE July 14, 2015 – ACM and CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan is ready for a second installation of Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa set for January 22nd – 26th in Riviera Maya, Mexico. This all-inclusive Caribbean concert vacation will feature Bryan headlining two of the event’s four nightly concerts, with Dierks Bentley and Cole Swindell rounding out top billing on the additional two nights. Other performers now confirmed include Brett Eldredge, Sam Hunt, Dustin Lynch, and Chris Stapleton making Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa one of the hottest country music destination events of 2016.

    Year two of Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa follows up the smashing 2015 inaugural event that set a new standard by Bryan and CID Presents, who partnered for this ultimate fan experience.

    Fans can choose from three tropical resorts and enjoy royal treatment all weekend long – all-inclusive food and drink, 24-hour concierge service, daily onsite activities, offsite excursions like day trips to Tulum or Playa Del Carmen, official Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa merchandise package, and more.

    This unrivaled country music getaway is set for January 22-26, 2016 in Riviera Maya, Mexico. For more information about Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa 2016, how to book four or five night all-inclusive packages, and details on payment plans please visit: www.crashmyplaya.com.

    About Luke Bryan
    Since the debut of his first album in 2007, superstar Luke Bryan has placed 12 singles at No. 1 and sold nearly seven million albums with 27 million digital tracks from his four studio albums.  He has been named Entertainer of the Year by both the Academy of Country Music (twice) and the Country Music Association.  In 2014, Luke achieved the best touring year of his career with 1.7 million fans attending his concerts.  On August 7, Luke will release KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album and the follow up to his most successful project to date, CRASH MY PARTY, which contains six consecutive No. 1 singles, is certified Double Platinum and has currently sold over two million copies with eight million digital downloads. He is currently headlining his “Kick The Dust Up Tour” across the U.S. through October and will also perform eight “Farm Tour” dates that month as well.  He’ll kick off 2016 with the Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa event.

  • CANAAN SMITH SCORES HIS FIRST NO. 1 SONG.

    Canaan Smith topped both of the country charts with his single, “Love You Like That,” the Virginia’s first No. 1 hit. The tune is from his debut album, Bronco.

    “Love You Like That” is not your flowery type of love song. “I just love how the song is about loving your woman long and strong,” says Canaan. “It’s kind of a tough guy’s perspective on how he’s gonna love a woman and treat her.”

    Canaan is performing his No. 1 single on Dierks Bentley’s Sounds of Summer Tour.

    Audio / Canaan Smith talks about his new No. 1 single, “Love You Like That.”

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    Canaan Smith (Love You Like That 02) OC: …do this. :13
    “I just love how the song is about loving your woman long and strong. It’s kind of a tough guy’s perspective on how he’s gonna love a woman and treat her, you know, take you out in the country. ‘I’m a man, you’re my woman, let’s do this.’”

  • CANAAN SMITH PRANKED BY SOUNDS OF SUMMER TOUR MATES.

    Nashville, TN – Canaan Smith began celebrating his first-ever No. 1 single in Bristow, VA on Friday when Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore and Maddie & Tae stormed the stage during Canaan’s “Love You Like That” performance. His Sounds of Summer tourmates dressed in all-white coveralls decorated to deliver the news that Canaan’s hit song, which has already sold over 600,000 tracks, had topped the charts. Bentley later posted video of the prank here: https://goo.gl/tL1unC

    “I was so shocked when I saw Dierks, Kip, Maddie, Tae and some of the crew guys come on stage” says Canaan. “This is just so surreal and I’m so excited. I’ll never forget it.”

    “Love You Like That” is the lead single off Canaan’s recently released debut album, Bronco, on Mercury Nashville. The Virginia-native co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks featured on Bronco including “Love You Like That” (written with Brett Beavers and Jim Beavers).

    Canaan is currently featured in USA Today’s “On The Verge” artist spotlight. In the article, Canaan describes the inspiration behind the Bronco album title, his muse for “Love You Like That” and his familial musical upbringing: http://goo.gl/wgdDnt

    Canaan will continue on the Sounds of Summer Tour through September with upcoming dates in Charlotte, NC and Birmingham, AL.

    Bronco is available now: http://umgn.us/BRONCO

    Additional information can be found at: www.CanaanSmith.com

    Video / Canaan Smith pranked by Sounds of Summer tour mates.

    Some surprises last night in #DC... #SoundsOfSummer

    Posted by Dierks Bentley on Saturday, July 11, 2015
  • KACEY MUSGRAVES ANNOUNCES HOMECOMING BENEFIT SHOW.

    NASHVILLE, TN (July 13, 2015) – GRAMMY-award winning artist, Kacey Musgraves, has announced a special homecoming show this fall in Mineola, Texas, on September 26 at the Mineola Nature Preserve. The announcement comes in the midst of an already-busy second half of 2015 for Musgraves, whose latest tour, The Kacey Musgraves Country & Western Rhinestone Revue, kicks off in August.
    The country star plans to donate all proceeds from the event, which will include local food vendors and a live auction, to the art and music programs in the Wood County school system. Up-and-coming country acts John & Jacob and Wade Bowen will serve as the show’s openers, and Wood County students will provide additional entertainment.

    “I’m so excited to be coming back to my hometown to play and help in keeping music and art programs alive in schools! I was lucky to have a solid support system as a kid and I can only hope that a fun event like this will be a small step for someone else,” said Musgraves.
    Tickets for the show will go on sale Friday, July 17, and will be available on www.kaceymusgraves.com and at the Mineola Town Hall.
       
    For more information on Kacey Musgraves visit www.kaceymusgraves.com
  • LUKE BRYAN IS THE ONLY COUNTRY ARTIST TO SELL OUT VANDERBILT STADIUM.

    Nashville – (July 13, 2015) – On Saturday night, Luke Bryan sold-out his Vanderbilt Stadium show on the campus of Vanderbilt University in Nashville and now joins an elite list of musicians who have also sold-out the field- the Dave Matthews Band, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and U2.  Thus making Luke the only country act to sell out a concert at this stadium and marking his seventh consecutive stadium concert sell out to date.
    See the highlights of the show here: http://youtu.be/g0m_M4uGdlo .
    Luke’s “Kick The Dust Up Tour” continues this weekend with a double night performance in St. Louis, MO and then onto Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH.  The tour will run through October, taking only a short break in August for the release of KILL THE LIGHTS, his fifth studio album in stores Friday, August 7.
    2015 “Kick The Dust Up Tour”:
    7-16        St. Louis, MO                       Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
    7-17        St. Louis, MO                       Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
    7-18        Cincinnati, OH                    Paul Brown Stadium
    7-20        Gilford, NH                           Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook
    7-21        Gilford, NH                           Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook
    7-22        Gilford, NH                           Bank of NH Pavilion at Meadowbrook
    7-24        Indianapolis, IN                   Klipsch Music Center
    7-25        Indianapolis, IN                   Klipsch Music Center
    7-26        *Twin Lakes, WI                  Country Thunder Festival
    7-30        Scranton, PA                        The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
    7-31        Pittsburgh, PA                       First Niagara Pavilion
    8-1          Pittsburgh, PA                       First Niagara Pavilion
    8-15        *Brownsville, OR                 Bi-Mart Willamette Country Music Festival
    8-21        Atlanta, GA                          Philips Arena
    8-22        Atlanta, GA                          Philips Arena
    8-26        Salt Lake City, UT              USANA Amphitheatre
    8-27        Salt Lake City, UT              USANA Amphitheatre
    8-29        San Francisco, CA             Levi’s Stadium
    9-3          Darien Center, NY               Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
    9-4          Darien Center, NY               Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
    9-5          Cleveland, OH                    FirstEnergy Stadium
    9-11        Philadelphia, PA                  Susquehanna Bank Center
    9-12        Philadelphia, PA                  Susquehanna Bank Center
    9-17        Jacksonville, FL                   Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
    9-18        Tampa, FL                            MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
    9-19        West Palm Beach, FL         Coral Sky Amphitheatre
    9-20        West Palm Beach, FL         Coral Sky Amphitheatre
    9-24        Charlotte, NC                       PNC Music Pavilion
    9-25        Raleigh, NC                          Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
    9-26        Raleigh, NC                          Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
    9-30        Fort Wayne, IN                   M & J Farms                                        Farm Tour
    10-1        Lexington, KY                    Talon Farm & Winery                       Farm Tour
    10-2        Knoxville, TN                     Maple Lane Farms                              Farm Tour
    10-3        Columbia, MO                    Culler Farms                                       Farm Tour
    10-7        Starkville, MS                     Holtcamp Farms                                Farm Tour
    10-8        Tuscaloosa, AL                   Twin Creeks Farms                           Farm Tour
    10-9        Macon, GA                         Midway at Central City Park         Farm Tour
    10-10     Valdosta, GA                       MJ Taylor Farms                              Farm Tour
    10-15     Sacramento, CA                  Toyota Amphitheatre
    10-16     San Diego, CA                      Sleep Train Amphitheatre
    10-17     Irvine, CA                             Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
    10-18     Irvine, CA                             Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre
    10-22     San Antonio, TX                  Alamodome
    10-23     Dallas, TX                             Gexa Energy Pavilion
    10-24     Dallas, TX                             Gexa Energy Pavilion
    10-28     Chicago, IL                           United Center
    10-29     Chicago, IL                           United Center
    10-30     Detroit, MI                           Ford Field
    *Festival / event dates (not “Kick The Dust Up Tour” date / line up)
    For up to date information on Luke, the tour and tickets go to www.lukebryan.com or www.livenation.com.
  • CHECK OUT ALAN JACKSON’S APPEARANCE ON CBS SUNDAY MORNING.

    Alan Jackson appeared on CBS Sunday Morning this past weekend, prior to releasing his album, Angels and Alcohol, this Friday (July 17th).

    Video / Alan Jackson CBS Sunday Morning

  • ALAN JACKSON SET TO RELEASE ANGELS AND ALCOHOL ON FRIDAY.

    Alan Jackson is set to release his new album, Angels and Alcohol, his first studio album of all new music in three years. The album is titled after one of the songs on the album, which was the perfect heading describing the entire collection.

    “It sounded like a good title to me,” says Alan. “This song is about such a wide expanse of your life. It’s about life and love and crying and dying and heartache and drinking and having a good time and Friday nights – all things, to me, that have always been a part of country music…Country music is always about so many things. I felt like this title – Angels and Alcohol – kind of is [from] one end to the other.”

    Angels and Alcohol, which includes the lead track “Jim and Jack and Hank,” is available Friday (July 17th).

    Catch Alan on NBC’s Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday (July 15th) and Today show on Friday.

    Audio / Alan Jackson talks about the title of his new album, Angels and Alcohol.

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    Alan Jackson (Angels and Alcohol) OC: …the other. :42
    “It sounded like a good title to me, first of all. I don’t know. People always ask me about country music, and I even say this on stage a lot when I say hello at the beginning of my shows, you know, about how I’m gonna do country music for ya. This song is about such a wide expanse of your life. It’s about life and love and crying and dying and heartache and drinking and having a good time and Friday nights – all things, to me, that have always been a part of country music. It’s not just, a lot of music’s just about love or lost love, typically. Country music is always about so many things. I felt like this title – Angels and Alcohol – kind of is [from] one end to the other.”

  • LITTLE BIG TOWN’S ‘GIRL CRUSH’ MAKES HISTORY.

    NASHVILLE, TN (Thursday, July 9, 2015) – GRAMMY award-winning country group, Little Big Town, makes Billboard history as their reign continues atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for the 11th consecutive week with their smash hit, “Girl Crush.”

    Little Big Town’s 11th week in the #1 spot sets a new record as the longest run by a group (of at least three members) in the chart’s history ousting the previous record set by The Browns with “The Three Bells” in 1959.

    “Crush” additionally logs its third consecutive week and 11th week overall as the #1 country download on the Nielsen SoundScan Digital Country Songs Chart; making it the most downloaded song in country music for 2015 with sales totaling nearly 1.4 million.  The hit single is also currently sitting in the #5 position on the country radio charts and is heading towards a #1 record in the coming weeks.

     

  • ALAN JACKSON LAUNCHES MEDIA BLITZ PRIOR TO RELEASING HIS NEW ALBUM, ANGELS AND ALCOHOL.

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 9, 2015) – Country superstar Alan Jackson will launch Angels and Alcohol, his first studio album of all new music in three years, with a major media blitz that kicks off today, Thursday, July 9 at NPR and on NPR mobile applications for an NPR FIRST LISTEN where fans have the opportunity to stream the album in its entirety before it is available on July 17. On Sunday, July 12, Jackson will be featured on CBS SUNDAY MORNING. The multi-platinum selling Grammy winner will perform on the TONIGHT SHOW starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday, July 15, and will celebrate album release day with a performance on the Toyota Summer Concert Series on TODAY live from Rockefeller Plaza (Friday, July 17).

    Click HERE to go to the NPR FIRST LISTEN of Jackson’s new album Angels and Alcohol.

    Angels and Alcohol, Jackson’s first studio album of all new music in three years, includes seven self-penned songs including the title track and the album’s first single “Jim and Jack and Hank” released this week to country radio.Angels and Alcohol, his 15th studio album, comes 25 years after his debut landmark album Here In The Real World. Since the release of Here In The Real World, Jackson has released 22 albums including two Christmas albums, two gospel albums, three Greatest Hits collections and a Bluegrass album which included standards and eight original songs written by Jackson.

    The new album was produced by Jackson’s long-time collaborator and friend Keith Stegall who has produced every one of Jackson’s 23 albums over the past 25 years with the exception of one album – Like Red On A Rose (Alison Krauss).

    Angels and Alcohol 
    is available for preorder by clicking HERE.

    Angels and Alcohol Track Listing:

    1) “You Can Always Come Home”             (Alan Jackson)

    2) “You Never Know”                                (Alan Jackson)

    3) “Angels and Alcohol”                            (Alan Jackson)

    4) “Gone Before You Met Me”                   (Michael White, Michael Heeney)

    5) “The One You’re Waiting On”                 (Adam Wright, Shannon Wright)

    6) “Jim and Jack and Hank”                       (Alan Jackson)

    7) “I Leave A Light On”                              (Alan Jackson)

    8) “Flaws”                                                 (Alan Jackson)

    9) “When God Paints”                                (Troy Jones, Greg Becker)

    10) “Mexico, Tequila and Me”                     (Alan Jackson)


    About Alan Jackson

    The man from rural Newnan, GA, who claims he is just a “singer of simple songs,” has sold nearly 60 million albums worldwide and ranks as one of the 10 best-selling vocalists of all-time in all genres. He has released more than 60 singles—registering 50 Top Ten hits and 35 #1s (including 26 Billboard #1s).  He has earned more than 150 music industry awards—including 18 Academy of Country Music Awards, 16 Country Music Association Awards, a pair of Grammys and ASCAP’s Founders and Golden Note Awards. Jackson received the first-ever ASCAP Heritage Award in 2014 having earned the title of most performed country music songwriter-artist of ASCAP’s first 100 years.  He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.

    Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music.  He is in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters who’ve written more than 20 songs that they’ve recorded and taken to the top of the charts.  Jackson is one of the best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan, ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica.