NASHVILLE – Seven-time GRAMMY®-winning country trio Lady Antebellum will headline the Jack Daniel’s New Year’s Eve Bash on Broadway, the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp (NCVC) announced today. Music City will once again offer one of the biggest New Year’s Eve celebrations in the country with a free concert and Nashville’s own midnight “Music Note Drop®.”

“In just six years, the event has rapidly grown to be one of the biggest New Year’s Eve productions in the country,” said Ken Levitan, chairman of the NCVC board of directors and president of Vector Management. “It’s a major draw for visitors and locals alike, generating a tremendous amount of revenue for Nashville. The event has grown every year and drawn international attention to Music City. Lady A assures that we continue that upward trajectory.”

“We’re so looking forward to celebrating New Year’s this year in our hometown,” said Lady A’s Hillary Scott. “It’s such a magical time of year, so getting to be home with our friends, family and all of Nashville downtown on Broadway will be such a fun way to ring in 2015!”

The Bash on Broadway has grown exponentially since its inception, with the 2013 event generating $13.6 million in direct visitor spending. City officials estimated a record 85,000 people lined the streets of Broadway to experience the live concert series, Music Note Drop® and fireworks display, up from 55,000 in 2012.

Jack Daniel’s Bash on Broadway is produced by the NCVC for the city of Nashville and presented by Jack Daniel’s. The celebration is sponsored by Advance Financial, Anderson Benson Insurance, Carl Black Chevrolet, McDonald’s, Durango Boot, Korbel, Miller Lite and Coors Light.

Announcement of additional artists will be forthcoming. For the latest details about talent and events, visit www.visitmusiccity.com/newyearseve. 

This Nashville hopeful not only receives a golden ticket, he convinces Jennifer Lopez to slow dance with him with Keith Urban on guitar and Harry Connick, Jr. on piano! He’s got a great voice to boot…not so sure about the dance moves, though.

Jennifer Nettles will release the deluxe edition of her album, That Girl, to all streaming partners and iTunes on Tuesday (August 12th). The deluxe version was originally a Target exclusive, and it’s being released to other retailers next week.

When it was first released, Jennifer said she hoped fans would hear the album and discover she’s a better songwriter and singer than they had thought. “I feel like the work that I’ve done with Sugarland I’m super proud of it and yet there are things that I wanted to prove to myself and to my fans and that I still want to,” she says. “So I hope that they listen to that and they get to hear a side of me that they hadn’t before and it makes them like what I do as a performer that much more.”

That Girl DELUXE Track List:

1. Falling 
2. Me Without You 
3. Moneyball 
4. That Girl 
5. This Angel 
6. Jealousy 
7. This One’s For You 
8. Know You Wanna Know 
9. Thank You 
10. Good Time To Cry 
11. Like A Rock 
12. His Hands (Target Exclusive) 
13. Every Little Thing (Target Exclusive)

Jennifer is set to perform some of these songs, plus many others when she hits the stage Friday night (August 8th) in Cohasset, Massachusetts and Selbyville, Delaware on Saturday (August 9th).

Jennifer Nettles (what she hopes fans take away) OC: …this record. 1:21
“I hope that fans hear this album and from an ego perspective for me, from an artist also perspective I hope that they listen to it and go ‘Wow she’s a way better songwriter and a better singer than I would’ve ever thought!’ I feel like the work that I’ve done with Sugarland I’m super proud of it and yet there are things that I wanted to prove to myself and to my fans and that I still want to. So I hope that they listen to that and they get to hear a side of me that they hadn’t before and it makes them like what I do as a performer that much more. I hope too that they listen to it and they hear the rawness of that emotion and they hear the humanness of that storytelling and that they connect with themselves and either remember something that they’ve been through that makes them feel empowered to have survived it, or that they allow themselves to connect with a vulnerable place for something that they might be experiencing now that they want strength to move through. Or that they are able to connect with a part of themselves that maybe they don’t like so much but they want to have fun with, and that they want to accept and say ‘Okay yeah we’re all human’ and sometimes you just got to laugh it off and go ‘I’m not perfect’ you know, and I think there are moments of all of that on this record.”

One of the songs on the deluxe version is “Your Mama Should’ve Named You Whiskey,” and Luke explains the title says a lot about the song. “We all know how rough whiskey can be on you, and obviously this guy is getting pretty burned by her,” he says. “It’s cool, really cool song. I love the style. It’s kinda got that classic verse, and then when the chorus kicks in, it’s just big ole in your face rock, then it drops down to that cool, loping, kinda chilled out dancing cheek-to-cheek thing. I love it top to bottom.”

Luke will take several songs from Crash My Party, as well as his other hits, to Gillette Stadium in Boston on Sunday for the second of his stadium shows.

Crash My Party DELUXE track listing:

1. That’s My Kind Of Night
2. Beer In The Headlights
3. Crash My Party
4. Roller Coaster
5. We Run This Town
6. Drink A Beer
7. I See You
8. Goodbye Girl
9. Play It Again
10. Blood Brothers
11. Out Like That
12. Shut It Down
13. Dirt Road Diary
14. What Is It With You (Target Exclusive) 
15. Sunburnt Lips (Target Exclusive) 
16. Better Than My Heart (Target Exclusive) 
17. Your Mama Should’ve Named You Whiskey (Target Exclusive)

Luke Bryan (should’ve named you whiskey) OC: …top to bottom. :25
“I think [the title] says a lot about it – ‘Your Mama Should’ve Named You Whiskey.’ I mean, we all know how rough whiskey can be on you, and obviously this guy is getting pretty burned by her. It’s cool, really cool song. I love the style. It’s kinda got that classic verse, and then when the chorus kicks in, it’s just big ole in your face rock, then it drops down to that cool, loping, kinda chilled out dancing cheek-to-cheek thing. I love it top to bottom.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Aug. 7, 2014) — Delivering cool relief for everyone sweating out the long hot summer, EMI Records Nashville recording artist Eric Church will debut the new music video for his current hit single, “Cold One,” in three stages over the next few days.  

On Friday, Aug. 8, the music video will debut exclusively for members of his fan club, The Church Choir, at EricChurch.com. 

On Saturday, Aug. 9 and Sunday, Aug. 10, anyone who visits EricChurch.com and enters their e-mail address or social login will be able to unlock “Cold One” for viewing and be eligible to win a Church-branded Yeti cooler.

On Monday, Aug. 11, “Cold One” will be available on CMT, GAC, VEVO, and all other music video outlets.

“Cold One” features the CMA and ACM Award winner along with his band members Jeff Cease, Lee Hendricks, Jeff Hyde, Driver Williams and Craig Wright in both performance and acting roles. Directed by Peter Zavadil, the music video was shot at a beer warehouse and bar outside Nashville.  “Cold One” was written by Church, Hyde, and Lynn Hutton and is featured on Church’s current album The Outsiders. 

“Cold One” will undoubtedly be an audience favorite when Church launches his highly-anticipated The Outsiders World Tour at the CenturyLink Center in Bossier City, LA on Sept. 11. The first leg of the tour will take place throughout Sept.-Dec. in the U.S. and Canada and is exclusively promoted by Louis Messina of The Messina Group/AEG Live. The dates for the first leg of The Outsiders World Tour with special guest Dwight Yoakam (#TheOutsidersLive) are as follows:  

Sept. 11 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyLink Center*

Sept. 12 | Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena*

Sept. 13 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center*

Sept. 16 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center*

Sept. 17 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena*

Sept. 18 | Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center*

Sept. 25 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center*

Sept. 26 | Charleston, WV | Charleston Civic Center*

Sept. 27 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum*

Oct. 9 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena*

Oct. 10 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena*

Oct. 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | Consol Energy Center*

Oct. 16 | Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena**

Oct. 17 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden**         

Oct. 18 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center**

Oct. 23 | Manchester, NH | Verizon Wireless Arena**

Oct. 24 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun**

Oct. 25 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun**

Oct. 30 | Knoxville, TN |Thompson-Boling Arena**

Oct. 31 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum**   

Nov. 1 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center**  

Nov. 13 | London, ON | Budweiser Gardens**

Nov. 14 | Hamilton, ON | FirstOntario Centre**

Nov. 15 | Ottawa, ON | Canadian Tire Centre**

Nov. 20 | Green Bay, WI | Resch Center

Nov. 21 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center***

Nov. 22 | Evansville, IN | The Ford Center***

Dec. 4 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena***

Dec. 5 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center

Dec. 6 | Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford Premier Center***

Dec. 11 | Atlanta, GA | The Arena at Gwinnett Center***

Dec. 12 | Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Dec. 13 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena***

All dates with special guest Dwight Yoakam

*denotes Brothers Osborne

**denotes Brandy Clark

***denotes Halestorm

For more information, visit www.ericchurch.com. 

Eric Church (Cold One) 2 OC: …it’s fun. :22
“It’s light-hearted, and I feel like when you hear ‘[The] Outsiders’ and ‘A Man That’s Gonna Die Young’ [from the album], it can come across as, ‘This guy’s taking himself really seriously.’ And I think you need ‘Cold One’ to kind of have a chuckle and go, ‘Oh, it’s okay. This is music. We’re having a good time. Let’s laugh.’ It’s not so focused on the art part that you lose having a good time, and that’s what that song to me sets up is it’s fun.”

Friends of Georgia Music Festival, Inc. proudly announces the

36th Annual Georgia Music Hall of FameSM Awards Inductees!

Awards show scheduled for October 11, 2014 at the Georgia World Congress Center.

2014 Inductees include Danny Beard, Jeff Foxworthy, Lady Antebellum,

Francine Reed, Ed Roland, Wet Willie among others.

Atlanta, GA . . . . . An illustrious line-up of celebrated music VIPs and luminaries will be honored in to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 11, 2014 in the Georgia Ballroom at the Georgia World Congress Center, downtown Atlanta.

The awards telecast will be televised live by GPB (Georgia Public Broadcasting) and will showcase Georgia’s broad spectrum of talent all in one magical evening. The evening will begin with a VIP Red Carpet and Governor’s Reception, a seated Gala Dinner, followed by the main event filled with tributes, salutes and exclusive performances, and the highly anticipated GEORGY™ Awards Show. Posthumous inductees honored this year include: Sean Costello, Wally Fowler, Eddie Horst, Bobby Byrd and Frank Fenter.

Dr. Bobbie Bailey, President of Friends of Georgia Music Festival, Inc. went on record to say “This year’s show promises to be a great success. Multi GRAMMY® Award Winning” Lady Antebellum will be presented the Performer Award along with multi-platinum Collective Soul’s Ed Roland (Songwriter Award recipient), legendary blues songstress Francine Reed (Pioneer Award recipient), southern rock chart toppers Wet Willie (Group Award recipient) along with other inductees including multi-talented celebrity funny man Jeff Foxworthy (Spoken Word Award recipient) and important music industry game-changer Danny Beard (non-performer). We are excited to continue recognizing Georgia’s outstanding contributions to the music industry as we have done for 36 years”.

Performers, Presenters, Honorees, and Entertainment VIPs will walk the Red Carpet beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 11.  For early arrivals, a cash bar will open at 6:00 p.m.  The Dinner will begin at 6:45 p.m. followed by the live Georgy Awards Telecast at 8:00 p.m. The event is ON SALE NOW!  For ticket/table sales, advertising and/or sponsorship information call 770-491-9494 Ext 15 or gamusicawards@ers.us.com.

Non-Performer Award – Danny Beard Founder of Atlanta, GA based independent music record label DB Recs, has been a major player in the music scene in Georgia.  In 1978, he took it upon himself to help out his friends from Athens, GA.  He recorded their single “Rock Lobster”, and thus the B-52s were born on record, one could also say that DB Recs was born because of the B-52s. Other groups appearing on his label included Pylon, the Jody Grind, Fetchin’ Bones, Swimming Pool Q’s and Guadalcanal Diary. Through the ‘80s, DB Recs became known as a source of great southern regional music.  DB Recs headquarters still reside in the Wax N Facts record store in Little Five Points.

Spoken Word Award – Jeff Foxworthy One of the most respected and successful comedians in the country.  He is the largest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a multiple GRAMMY Award nominee, and the bestselling author of more than 26 books.  Jeff has starred in numerous television shows, most recently hosting The American Bible Challenge.  He was the creator of the wildly successful Blue Collar Comedy Tour and the three concert films and a television show of the same name.  Widely known for his redneck jokes, his act goes well beyond that to explore the humor in everyday family interactions and human nature, a style that has been compared to Mark Twain’s. 

Performer Award – Lady Antebellum  Seven-time GRAMMY award-winning group Lady Antebellum is currently out on the road as part of their headlining 2014 TAKE ME DOWNTOWN TOUR, which will hit almost 80 cities in the US and Canada across the course of the year. The trio recently dropped their sultry new single “Bartender” that is climbing the charts, off their upcoming album, 747, out Sept. 30.  The new album follows over 11 million albums worldwide, eight trips to No. one on the country radio charts, five Platinum singles and Lady A has won the “Vocal Group of the Year” honor from both the CMA and from the ACM’s three years in a row.  In 2011, the city of Augusta opened the Lady Antebellum Pavilion in honor of the trio and its Georgia natives Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley. For more information, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.

Pioneer Award – Francine Reed Known to most of the world as Lyle Lovett’s duet and back-up vocalist, Reed, has been singing professionally since she was a child. Reed’s two albums for Atlanta-based label, Ichiban, include I Want You to Love Me (1995) and Can’t Make It on My Own (1996). In 1999, on the Intersound label, she released Shades of Blue. In 2001, Reed recorded some of her best material live in the studio and released as I Got a Right!…To Some of My Best.  Reed has appeared on recordings with Delbert McClinton, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, and others.  Still residing in Atlanta, she frequently performs at Blind Willie’s in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood.

Songwriter Award – Ed Roland For the past two decades, Atlanta native Ed Roland has been the front man and heart of the platinum-selling rock band Collective Soul. He has written seven #1 radio hits and sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.   Ed’s newest musical endeavor, Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project released their debut album, Devils n’ Darlins in 2013. In 2014 Collective Soul is performing around the globe on an extensive world tour celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary and forthcoming 9th studio album, See What You Started by Continuing, due to release in spring of 2015. Roland studied guitar and songwriting at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is the recipient of several good will accolades including Usher’s 2013 New Look Foundation Youth Catalyst Award. He currently lives in Sandy Springs, GA with his wife and youngest of two sons and enjoys golf and contributing to local charitable organizations.

Group Award – Wet Willie Formed in Mobile, Alabama in 1969, but relocated to Macon, Georgia and signed with Capricorn Records in 1970. Their self-titled debut LP introduced listeners to vocalist Jimmy Hall’s brand of R&B-infused rock and roll swagger, and became a regional hit. The group’s national breakthrough came with 1974’s “Keep On Smilin’,” which reached the Top 10 on the Billboard singles chart. After five albums with Capricorn, they moved to Epic Records in 1977, carrying the singles “Street Corner Serenade” and “Weekend” to the Top 40. After a hiatus in the 1980s, Wet Willie regrouped, and continues to perform today.

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

A mega-selling country band, a Stockbridge-born rocker and a comedian who found a gold mine with redneck jokes are among those being inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

The 2014 ceremony, slated for Oct. 11 at the Georgia World Congress Center, will honor Lady Antebellum, whose members Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley hail from Augusta; Jeff Foxworthy; Ed Roland of Collective Soul; Francine Reed; Wet Willie; and Danny Beard, founder of Atlanta-based DB Records.

“I don’t think we’ve ever had an honor like this before,” said Lady Antebellum’s Haywood. “I’ve never heard Lady Antebellum and hall of fame in the same sentence. It’s a unique feeling. What an honor.”

The much-lauded country band (seven Grammys, numerous Country Music Association Awards) is based in Nashville, Tenn. But Haywood said he and Kelley, friends since attending middle and high school in Augusta and college at the University of Georgia, feel that “so much of our group and sound has been formed” in Georgia.

The guys, whose families still reside in Augusta, have also christened bandmate Hillary Scott an “honorary Georgian.”

“She’s spent a lot of time there, in Atlanta and Athens. We’ve shown her the Georgia Theatre and Eddie’s Attic,” Haywood said.

Lady Antebellum will likely perform a couple of songs at the 36th annual ceremony.

The inductees are chosen each year by members of the nonprofit Friends of Georgia Music Festival organization, which celebrates individuals who have made a significant contribution to Georgia’s musical traditions.

Here is a look at the honorees:

Danny Beard, Non-Performer Award: Beard is the founder of the Atlanta-based independent record label DB Records. In 1978, he helped out some friends in Athens and recorded their single, “Rock Lobster,” and the B-52s were born. Other groups on his label included the Jody Grind, Fetchin’ Bones and Swimming Pool Q’s. DB Records is headquartered in the Wax ‘n’ Facts record store in Little Five Points.

Jeff Foxworthy, Spoken Word Award: The Atlanta native is the largest-selling comedy recording artist in history and is the best-selling author of more than 26 books. Foxworthy created the successful “Blue Collar Comedy” tour — with its penchant for Southern humor — and hosts “The American Bible Challenge” on the Game Show Network.

Lady Antebellum, Performer Award: Though the band is based in Nashville, members Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley are Augusta born. The Grammy-winning trio also includes Hillary Scott. Lady A has sold more than 11 million albums and will release its latest, “747,” on Sept. 30.

Francine Reed, Pioneer Award: Her stunning blues vocals are a thing of legend in Atlanta, where Reed resides (she frequently performs at Blind Willie’s in the Virginia-Highland neighborhood). She’s best known for her work with Lyle Lovett, but some of Reed’s own work (“I Want You to Love Me,” “Can’t Make It on My Own”) arrived via the Atlanta-based record label Ichiban.

Ed Roland, Songwriter Award: A native of Stockbridge, Roland is renowned for his passionate vocals as the frontman of Collective Soul. The band is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and plans to release its ninth studio album, “See What You Started by Continuing,” in the spring. Though known as the voice behind hits “Shine,” “December” and “The World I Know,” Roland also stays busy with his rootsier side band, Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project.

Wet Willie, Group Award: The band formed in Mobile, Ala., in 1969, but moved to Macon and signed with Capricorn Records in 1970. Their breakthrough came with 1974’s “Keep on Smilin’,” which showcased the R&B vocals of Jimmy Hall. Wet Willie went on hiatus in the ‘80s, but has regrouped and continues to perform regularly.

Posthumous Inductees are Sean Costello, Wally Fowler, Eddie Horst, Bobby Byrd and Frank Fenter.

Lady Antebellum is lending a hand as the Grand Ole Opry kick off their Birthday Bash Weekend October 10th. Trace Adkins and Craig Morgan will also perform.

Easton Corbin is set to perform at the Chicago White Sox’s “Country Music Night” August 15^th as they feature the Grand Ole Opry. The acoustic performance takes place prior to Chicago’s home game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

TUBE CHECK: Luke Bryan performs during Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series Friday (August 8th).