• ERIC CHURCH, LUKE BRYANAND JENNIFER NETTLES WILL PERFORM AT NEXT YEAR’S STAGECOACH MUSIC FESTIVAL.

    Eric Church and Luke Bryan, along with Jason Aldean, will headline next year’s Stagecoach Music Festival. The three-day event, set for April 25th-27th in Indio, California, will also feature performances by Jennifer Nettles, Eric Paslay, Jon Pardi and Kelleigh Bannen, as well as Hunter Hayes, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Tyler Farr, Loretta Lynn, Dustin Lynch and John Prine, among others.

    Tickets go on sale Friday, October 18th.

  • GEORGE STRAIT SET TO RELEASE COWBOY RIDES AWAY DELUXE EDITION. (AUDIO)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Wednesday, October 8, 2014) – Iconic singer/songwriter and reigning CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year George Strait will release THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY: LIVE FROM AT&T STADIUM DELUXE EDITION exclusively with Walmart on November 10th.  The deluxe package includes 28 live tracks on two CDs, eight additional songs and a DVD of the entire 40-song show from the June 7th, 2014 record-breaking The Cowboy Rides Away Tour final show at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas complete with exclusive commentary from Strait.

     

    Joining Strait for this historic night were very special guests Jason Aldean, Ray Benson, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert and Martina McBride, and introduced George “Bubba” Strait, Jr

     

    Strait is nominated for a repeat Entertainer of the Year title at this year’s CMA Awards taking place next month.  With his remarkable 30+ year career, Strait is one of the most prominent figures in music. The undeniable “King of Country Music” performed for over 1 million fans during his two-year, record-breaking final U.S. tour and has influenced countless more.

     

    THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY: LIVE FROM AT&T STADIUM DELUXE EDITION Track List:

    CD Disc 1

    1.  Check Yes Or No

    2.  The Love Bug (with Vince Gill)

    3.  Fool Hearted Memory (with Jason Aldean)

    4.  Arkansas Dave (with Bubba Strait)

    5.  Cowboys Like Us (with Eric Church)

    6.  Easy Come, Easy Go (with Eric Church)*

    7.  That’s What Breaking Hearts Do

    8.  Marina Del Rey

    9.  Here For A Good Time (with Sheryl Crow)

    10. I Can Still Make Cheyenne

    11. Jackson (with Martina McBride)

    12. I Saw God Today*

    13. Drinkin’ Man*

    14. River Of Love*

    15. A Showman’s Life (with Faith Hill)

    16. Amarillo By Morning (with Alan Jackson)*

    * indicates a deluxe track

     

    CD Disc 2

    1.  Murder On Music Row (with Alan Jackson)

    2.  The Chair

    3.  Give It All We Got Tonight

    4.  How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls (with Miranda Lambert)*

    5.  Run (with Miranda Lambert)

    6.  I’ll Always Remember You

    7.  Ocean Front Property (with Kenny Chesney)

    8.  The Fireman (with Kenny Chesney)*

    9.  Troubadour

    10. Unwound*

    11. All My Ex’s Live In Texas (with Jason Aldean, Ray Benson, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride)

    12. The Cowboy Rides Away

    * indicates a deluxe track

     

    Produced by Chuck Ainlay and George Strait for George Strait Productions

     

    DVD

    1.  Check Yes Or No

    2.  A Fire I Can’t Put Out

    3.  The Love Bug (with Vince Gill)

    4.  Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (with Vince Gill)

    5.  River Of Love

    6.  Lead On

    7.  Fool Hearted Memory (with Jason Aldean)

    8.  Nobody In His Right Mind Would’ve Left Her (with Jason Aldean)

    9.  Arkansas Dave (with Bubba Strait)

    10. I Saw God Today

    11. Cowboys Like Us (with Eric Church)

    12. Easy Come, Easy Go (with Eric Church)

    13. That’s What Breaking Hearts Do

    14. Marina Del Rey

    15. Here For A Good Time (with Sheryl Crow)

    16. When Did You Stop Loving Me (with Sheryl Crow)

    17. I Can Still Make Cheyenne

    18. Drinkin’ Man

    19. Jackson (with Martina McBride)

    20. Golden Ring (with Martina McBride)

    21. Give It Away

    22. I Got A Car

    23. A Showman’s Life (with Faith Hill)

    24. Let’s Fall To Pieces Together (with Faith Hill)

    25. I Believe

    26. Blame It On Mexico

    27. Amarillo By Morning (with Alan Jackson)

    28. Murder On Music Row (with Alan Jackson)

    29. The Chair

    30. Give It All We Got Tonight

    31. How ‘Bout Them Cowgirls (with Miranda Lambert)

    32. Run (with Miranda Lambert)

    33. You Look So Good In Love

    34. I’ll Always Remember You

    35. Ocean Front Property (with Kenny Chesney)

    36. The Fireman (with Kenny Chesney)

    37. Troubadour

    38. Unwound

    39. All My Ex’s Live In Texas (with Jason Aldean, Ray Benson, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride)

    40. The Cowboy Rides Away

     

    High Resolution Art Available Upon Request

     

    About George Strait:

    George Strait is the undeniable “King of Country Music.”  His music career spans more than 30 years; includes 60 No. 1 singles, more than any other artist in any genre; and boasts 33 platinum or multi-platinum-selling albums, more than any country artist and third across all genres behind only The Beatles and Elvis Presley.  Strait is the only act in history to have a Top 10 hit every single year for over three decades.  Strait has sold more than 68.5 million albums and has earned more than 60 major entertainment industry awards including his most recent Entertainer of the Year sweep at both the Country Music Association Awards (Nov. 2013) and the Academy of Country Music Awards (Apr. 2014). 

     

    Strait, whose name has become synonymous with “real country” since his 1981 debut, was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006.  He has since released four more albums, including the GRAMMY Award-winning Troubadour.  In 2013, Strait set out on The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, selling over 1,000,000 tickets to the record-breaking, two-year, cross-country concert tour. Strait shattered the North American indoor concert attendance record by drawing 104,793 concert-goers to his June 7, 2014 tour finale at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas.

     Strait continues to record new music for longtime label home, MCA Records Nashville.

    For more information, visit www.GeorgeStrait.com.

    Audio / George Strait (fan appreciation)

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    AUDIO: George Strait talks about his music helping others.

    George Strait (fan appreciation) OC: …those things. :59
    “Well, it’s always great to hear that one of your songs has helped somebody get through something, and it’s kind of where the line, ‘You’ve pulled me through some hard times/hope I’ve pulled you through a few’ came from, just because I’ve been through a lot of sad times in my life, and certainly I’ve had a lot of support from the fans during those times. And then I receive letters from people saying, ‘My child was in a coma, and we played nothing but your music and that’s all they would respond to.’ And I’m going like, ‘Wow! That’s incredible.’ And also, ‘I just got married, and we played ‘I Cross My Heart’ at [laughs] our wedding. That was our song.’ I’m going like, ‘Well, that’s great.’ [laughs] I’m just happy to be a part of those things.”

     

  • THOMAS RHETT AND HUNTER HAYES ARE THRILLED TO BE INCLUDED ON THE FILM SOUNDTRACK TO THE BEST OF ME. (AUDIO)

    Thomas Rhett and Hunter Hayes are among the artists featured on The Best of Me soundtrack, along with Lady Antebellum, Eric Paslay, Kacey Musgraves, Kip Moore, David Nail, Thompson Square and Colbie Caillat, among others. The two are thrilled to be featured in the film.

    Having a song in The Best of Me soundtrack is really cool for me,” says Thomas. “Me and my wife have been huge fans of Nicholas Sparks for a long time. I thinkt hat most girls were since they saw The Notebook. For me, I actually got to read the book, The Best of Me, which was awesome. This is the first song I’ve ever had in a movie before. So, it’s a really cool thing,”

    Hunter agrees, and says it’s a dream come true for him to have a song in the movie. “One of the coolest things as a songwriter is being anywhere at any point in time and being caught off guard by hearing your song,” says Hunter. “And one of the coolest, I’ve always thought, one of the biggest dreams is sitting in a movie theater watching a movie [and having your song come on].”

    The soundtrack to the film was released this week, while the film adaptation of Nicholas Sparks‘ film hits theaters nationwide October 17th.

    Audio / Thomas Rhett (Best of Me soundtrack)

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    AUDIO: Thomas Rhett has a song on the soundtrack for The Best of Me titled “The Way Things Go,” and he says he’s a huge fan of Nicholas Sparks, who wrote the story and is a producer on the film.

    Thomas Rhett (Best of Me soundtrack) OC: …cool feeling. :29
    “Having a song in The Best of Me soundtrack is really cool for me. Me and my wife have been huge fans of Nicholas Sparks for a long time. I thinkt hat most girls were since they saw The Notebook. For me, I actually got to read the book, The Best of Me, which was awesome. This is the first song I’ve ever had in a movie before. So, it’s a really cool thing, and I’m super pumped about seeing the screening of the movie, and getting to meet Nicholas Sparks in person and getting to tell him how big a fan I am of his. It’s just a really cool feeling.”

    Audio / Hunter Hayes (Best of Me)

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    AUDIO: Hunter Hayes says having his song, “Dream Girl,” in the film The Best of Me, is a dream come true.

    Hunter Hayes (Best of Me) OC: …milestone for me. :56
    “So, one of the coolest things as a songwriter is being anywhere at any point in time and being caught off guard by hearing your song. And one of the coolest, I’ve always thought, one of the biggest dreams is sitting in a movie theater watching a movie. When the song was introduced to everyone that was a part of The Best of Me movie and it was considered, that was a pretty big moment. It felt good, and they were passionate about it. The song really hadn’t been cut, so we didn’t have a whole lot of time. so I brought the band in and I literally just said, ‘We’ve got a day. Let’s do this. Let’s figure this out. Let’s just have fun with it. Here’s the kind of setting that I know so far…what I know is it’s like a pool party or maybe it’s just like a hangout, like everybody’s just kind of hanging out. It’s toward the beginning of the movie, so we’re kind of just establishing things, so it’s gotta be fun; it’s gotta be lighthearted, which kind of works. It’s a pretty cool feeling as a songwriter. It’s a massive milestone for me.”

  • ALAN JACKSON PERFORMED FIRST OF TWO SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCES AS THE 2014 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME. (PRESS RELEASE)

    Nashville, Tenn., October 9, 2014 – Alan Jackson mixed rarities, hits, and a new song that his band had not yet learned during a two-and-a-half-hour concert on the opening night of two special performances as the 2014 artist-in-residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

    Expanding his set to twenty-nine songs, Jackson spotlighted well-known radio hits from his twenty-five-year career, ranging from early gems like “Here in the Real World,” “Home,” and “Chattahoochee” to more recent songs like “Good Time,” his Grammy-winning Zac Brown duet “As She’s Walking Away,” and the Grammy-nominated “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore.”

    But the unexpected songs drew reactions just as loud from the audience. “Tonight I’m doing some songs I don’t always do,” Jackson said early in the program. “I’m going to try and do all that I can do. So we may be here awhile.” 

    After the concert, band members said they couldn’t remember any Jackson concert lasting more than two hours in all their years with him. A crew member clocked the evening at two hours and twenty-two minutes.

    Among the surprises the singer presented was a new, unrecorded song, “Angels and Alcohol.” Jackson expressed surprise, and delight, when the performance drew a standing ovation—one of many throughout the evening. He thanked the crowd after saying he had been concerned that the subject matter might be too sad. 

    “But those are the kinds of songs I like best,” he added. “I don’t know why, but those sad ones are easier to write. I love listening to them, I love singing them, and I love writing them.” 

    The concert, in the museum’s new 800-seat CMA Theater, coincided with the new exhibition Alan Jackson: 25 Years of Keepin’ It Country, making the star the first artist-in-residence to be the subject of a major museum exhibit simultaneously. 

    Jackson spoke to the crowd much more than he typically does in his concerts, taking time to explain song ideas, talk about his pre-stardom days, about his mother and father and sisters, about struggling through his early years in Nashville, and about the importance of his wife, Denise, in his life. During many love songs, Jackson pointed to Denise, sitting in a lower balcony, and at one point had the spotlight turned on her. 

    Throughout, Jackson cited his love of true country music, getting cheers from the crowd and inspiring fans to shout out their appreciation of Jackson “keeping it country,” as the title of his exhibition underscores.

    “When Alan Jackson started out, he was considered a traditional singer of old-school country songs,” Kyle Young, director of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, said in his introduction. “Twenty-five years later, he is still a traditional singer of old-school country songs—many of which we know by heart.”

    Young later added, “Alan Jackson is who he is, and that is why we love him.”

    After performing his opening number, “Gone Country,” Jackson thanked Young for the introduction. “He made me tired back there, listening to all the stuff I’d done,” Jackson joked with the crowd. “But I tell you, it’s all been really special. Denise and I sit down sometimes and think about where we came from, and it’s hard to imagine all this has happened.”

    The singer also told many funny stories, including one about how a brother-in-law kept suggesting that he should write a song called “I’m in Love with You Baby, and I Don’t Even Know Your Name.” Jackson eventually wrote the song—“just to shut him up,” he said—and was surprised when it became a #1 hit in 1995, under the shortened title “I Don’t Even Know Your Name.” 

    Another story found Jackson revealing that he wrote two of his #1 hits, “Wanted” and “I’d Love You All Over Again” (written for his wife for their tenth anniversary), on the same night. They came to him on a rainy evening in 1987, while sitting in a lonely hotel room in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as he and his band waited to play a five-hour gig in a small honky-tonk. 

    Other songs Jackson added to his set included a cover of Rodney Crowell’s “Song for the Life,” a #6 hit for him in 1995, which he noted has always been one of his favorites. He performed it sitting on a stool as his band found parts to add to the impromptu performance. 

    Jackson regularly highlighted his exemplary band, the Strayhorns, many of whom have been with him for decades. Two members, steel guitarist Robbie Flint and bassist Roger Wills, joined the band a couple of years before Jackson signed with Arista Records. The group’s newest member, fiddler Ryan Joseph Ogrodny (a former employee of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum), also was featured with solos on several numbers.

    But all the instrumentalists—including Monty Allen on acoustic guitar and harmony vocals, Scott Coney on acoustic guitar, Danny Groah on electric guitar, Bruce Rutherford on drums, and Joey Schmidt on keyboards—turned in tight performances, even when thrown tunes they hadn’t rehearsed or played in years. 

    “It’s such an honor to be here in the Hall of Fame tonight at all,” Jackson said. “But it’s so cool of them to make a big deal about my twenty-five years, and to have all these things of mine here on display, and to be an artist-in-residence … This has been such a good town for me and my family.”

    Established in 2003, the museum’s artist-in-residence program annually honors a musical master who can be credited with contributing a large and significant body of work to the canon of American popular music.  Honorees are given the stage as a blank canvas and are encouraged to lend their own creative brushstrokes to an up-close-and-personal musical experience. Previous artist-in-residence honorees include Cowboy Jack Clement, Earl Scruggs, Tom T. Hall, Guy Clark, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Douglas, Vince Gill, Buddy Miller, Connie Smith, Kenny Rogers, and Ricky Skaggs.

    Jackson has earned his place in such stellar company. Since signing his record deal in June 1989, he has sold nearly sixty million albums worldwide and ranks as one of the ten best-selling country artists of all-time. He has registered fifty Top Ten hits and won eighteen Academy of Country Music awards, sixteen Country Music Association awards, a pair of Grammys, and ASCAP’s Founders and Golden Note Awards.  He is a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry.

    Jackson returns October 22 for a second, sold-out artist-in-residence performance, which promises even more surprises.

    Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is operated by the Country Music Foundation, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization chartered by the state of Tennessee in 1964. The museum’s mission is the preservation of the history of country and related vernacular music rooted in southern culture.  With the same educational mission, the foundation also operates CMF Records, the museum’s Frist Library and Archive, CMF Press, Historic RCA Studio B and Hatch Show Print®.

    More information about the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum is available at www.countrymusichalloffame.org  or by calling (615) 416 2001.

  • SCOTTY McCREERY IS SURPRISED ON STAGE BY RETIRED NFL SEATTLE SEAHAWKS WITH A BIRTHDAY CAKE. (PRESS RELEASE)

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Oct. 9, 2014 – Country music singer/songwriter Scotty McCreery turns 21 today.

    While performing last night at the KMPS Presents: The Sunset Chevrolet 12 Man Jam in Seattle, the Mercury Nashville / 19 / Interscope recording artist was surprised on stage by retired NFL Seattle Seahawks players Joe Tafoya and Norm Johnson with a birthday cake to celebrate the occasion. The cake was brought out at 9:00 PM/PT, which was midnight on the East Coast and thus ensuring the young North Carolina native was officially 21.

    As part of the event, KMPS also played a brief video from NFL Seattle Seahawks players, Steven Hauschka and J.R. Sweezy, sending their birthday greetings. Before joining the Seahawks, both Hauschka and Sweezy played football at North Carolina State, where McCreery is currently enrolled. That video greeting can be downloaded here.

    McCreery will spend his birthday weekend with family and friends in North Carolina, before returning to the road next week  on his “See You Tonight Tour” with upcoming dates in Fayetteville, NC (Oct. 17), Toms River, NJ (Oct. 18), Bethlehem, PA (Oct. 19) and many more. McCreery is currently touring in support of his sophomore album, See You Tonight, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts and features both his Gold-certified, Top 10 hit “See You Tonight” and his current Top 20 and climbing single, “Feelin’ It.” His record-breaking, Platinum-certified first album, Clear As Day, debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts, making him the first country artist, as well as the youngest artist, to do so with their debut studio album. Clear As Day, which features fan-favorite songs such as “Trouble with Girls,” “Water Tower Town” and “I Love You This Big,” reached No. 1 on five separate Billboard charts – Billboard Top 200, Top Current Albums, Digital Albums, Internet Albums and Top Country Albums. McCreery, who won the tenth season of “American Idol” in 2011, was named the Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist at the 2013 American Country Awards. For tour dates and more information, visit  www.ScottyMcCreery.com

     

  • THE MEMBERS OF LADY ANTEBELLUM ARE JOINED BY ACTOR JAMES MARSDEN. (VIDEO)

    Lady Antebellum stopped by Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show, along with two of the stars of the new Nicholas Sparks film The Best of Me — James Marsden and Michelle Monoghan. Knowing James had a set of pipes, Seacrest called him out to sing with Lady A. They decided to sing Garth Brooks‘ “Friends in Low Places.”

    The soundtrack for The Best of Me is now in stores, while the film opens nationwide October 17th.

    Check out the videos below. 

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  • THE BEST OF ME SOUNDTRACK IS HOLDING ON TO SOME NEW STARS. (AUDIO)

    The soundtrack for The Best of Me is available now, and it features a pair of relative newcomers – Gareth Dunlop and SHEL. Gareth and SHEL lead singer Eva Holbrook wrote “Hold On” a while ago and felt it was a pretty special song.

    “When Eva [Holbrook] and I sat down and finished this song, I think we both felt that we’d landed on something very, very special,” says Gareth. “Like a lot of songwriters, I’ve written and co-written a lot of songs that have not seen the light of day. So, for this song to find its home in this movie is very encouraging and very, very exciting, indeed.”

    “Gareth and I got together downtown and we were grabbing some ice cream, and we were talking about the fact that we had never really written together before and as well as lamenting over the fact that that week had been rather unproductive writing on our own,” recalls Eva. “So, we decided to go back to the house and do something about it, and I brought up this little melody to him, and was like, ‘Well, what do you think of this?’ He picked it up and ran with it, and before we knew it, we both had this song that we loved and were really excited about it. So, we finished it up and brought it to the girls and they put this heavenly music behind it.”

    Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, David Nail, Kip Moore, Kacey Musgraves, Thompson Square and Colbie Caillat are also featured on the soundtrack. The film, starring Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden, opens in theaters nationwide October 17th.

    Audio / Gareth Dunlop (Best of Me)

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    AUDIO: Gareth Dunlop talks about having his song, “Hold On,” featured in the film, The Best of Me.

    Gareth Dunlop (Best of Me) OC: …exciting, indeed. :28
    “Hey there! This is Gareth Dunlop, and I just want to talk a little bit about how great it is to have ‘Hold On’ featured in The Best of Me. When Eva [Holbrook] and I sat down and finished this song, I think we both felt that we’d landed on something very, very special. Like a lot of songwriters, I’ve written and co-written a lot of songs that have not seen the light of day. So, for this song to find its home in this movie is very encouraging and very, very exciting, indeed.”

    Audio / SHEL (Best of Me song)

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    AUDIO: SHEL’s Eva Holbrook talks about writing “Hold On” for The Best of Me soundtrack with Gareth Dunlop.

    SHEL (Best of Me song) OC: …in some way. :47
    “It began with a melody that I woke up with in my head some time ago now actually. I just sort of croaked it into my phone early in the morning, so I wouldn’t forget it. Gareth and I got together downtown and we were grabbing some ice cream, and we were talking about the fact that we had never really written together before and as well as lamenting over the fact that that week had been rather unproductive writing on our own. So, we decided to go back to the house and do something about it, and I brought up this little melody to him, and was like, ‘Well, what do you think of this?’ He picked it up and ran with it, and before we knew it, we both had this song that we loved and were really excited about it. So, we finished it up and brought it to the girls and they put this heavenly music behind it. I listen to it now, and I think, ‘Well, I’m really glad I was a part of that in some way.’”

     

  • LUKE BRYAN IS THE ONLY COUNTRY ARTIST TO HAVE THREE NO. 1 SONGS THIS YEAR. (PRESS RELEASE)

    (Nashville, Tenn.) – October 8, 2014 – Capitol recording artist Luke Bryan is on the ride of his life as his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” is one of the top selling tours on the road this year and his latest single, “Roller Coaster,” just hit the No. 1 spot.  The song becomes Luke’s eleventh career No. 1 song and was written by two long-time friends Michael Carter and Cole Swindell. 

    “Roller Coaster” is the fifth consecutive No. 1 single from Luke’s Double-Platinum selling Crash My Party album.  The additional No. 1 songs are “That’s My Kind of Night,” “Crash My Party,” “Drink A Beer,” and “Play It Again.”  Luke’s Crash My Party album is currently nominated for “Album of the Year” at the upcoming CMA Awards.

    Since the debut of his first album in 2007, Luke has sold nearly 6.4 million albums and 24.9 million digital tracks from his four studio albums.  Earlier this year, Luke made Billboard chart history by reaching the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart with “Play It Again” and “This Is How We Roll” with Florida Georgia Line claiming the No. 2 spot.  Luke becomes the first artist to ever hold the two top positions since the chart began in 1990.

    Luke’s “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” is currently playing across the US and Canada, selling out all concerts to date including four sold-out stadiums shows this summer playing to 225,000 fans.  

    Luke is scheduled to perform on the “48th Annual CMA Awards” on Nov. 5 and is also nominated for two additional CMA Awards- “Entertainer of the Year” and “Male Vocalist.”  

    Visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook

     

  • SCOTTY McCREERY WILL CELEBRATE HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY WITH GIVING BACK AND HITTING THE LINKS. (AUDIO)

    Scotty McCreery will celebrate his 21st birthday on Thursday (October 9th), and he’s asking fans who are thinking of sending him a gift, to instead make a donation to the 12.14 Foundation.

    Scotty serves as a National Goodwill Ambassador for the Newtown, Connecticut-based foundation that plans to build a multi-purpose performing arts and education center as a beacon of hope and positive change for use by and to benefit people everywhere. McCreery has made multiple visits to Newtown to meet with families there since the 2012 shooting tragedy which shocked the nation.

    “I’ve got such wonderful, generous fans, and they have been e-mailing my fan club asking what they could send me to celebrate my birthday,” says Scotty.  “They’ve already given me far more than I could ever have imagined by letting me live out my dreams, so I would like to encourage the fans to donate to the 12.14 Foundation. Together we can support a great organization doing positive things in a town that is still recovering. Let’s help them reach their goal of building a state-of-the art performing arts and education center. That would be the best birthday gift I could receive.” 

    Donations can be made by visiting the organization’s website at http://www.1214foundation.org/donate/. For those mailing checks, donations can be sent to 12.14 Foundation, P.O. Box 90, Newtown, CT, 06470.  

    Scotty will continue to support the organization when he bring his “See You Tonight Tour” with special guest Danielle Bradbery to the Toyota Oakdale in Wallingford, CT on Thursday, Dec. 4th for a 12.14 Foundation Benefit Concert.

    Scotty is planning on a low-key birthday celebration with his buddies. “We’re gonna go to the beach and kind of hang out for the 21st party, and then we’re gonna head out from there and go to Pinehurst and we’re gonna go play a little golf,” says Scotty. “It’ll be a big time. Me and the guys are sure to enjoy that.”

    After celebrating his birthday, McCreery will return to the road with upcoming dates in Fayetteville, North Carolina on October 17th, Toms River, New Jersey October 18th and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania October 19th. 

    For tour dates and more information, visit www.ScottyMcCreery.com.

    The now-legal adult has grown up before the nation’s eyes since winning the 10th season of American Idol at age 17.

    Audio / Scotty McCreery (21st birthday)

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    AUDIO: Scotty McCreery reveals his plans for a low-key 21st birthday celebration on October 9th.

    Scotty McCreery (21st birthday) OC: …enjoy that. :15
    “I think me and the friends, we’re just gonna, it’s not beach-beach season, but we’re gonna go to the beach and kind of hang out for the 21st party, and then we’re gonna head out from there and go to Pinehurst and we’re gonna go play a little golf. It’ll be a big time. Me and the guys are sure to enjoy that.”

     

  • DIERKS BENTLEY TAKES YOU BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF THIS YEAR’S MILES AND MUSIC. (VIDEO)

    Dierks Bentley had an amazing weekend with his 9th Annual Miles & Music For Kids event, which raised $335,479 for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, notching the event’s biggest donation to date! Folks like Kip Moore, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Randy Houser, Chip Esten (Deacon on ABC’s Nashville) and Mike Wolfe from American Pickers showed up to lend their support.

    Check out all the fun in the latest episode of DBTV below.

    Video / DBTV: Episode 133 - Miles & Music 2014

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