The Peach Pickers (Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip), who’ve written several Luke Bryan hits, put on a charity concert in Nashville at 3rd & Lindsley to raise money for the Georgia Music Foundation. Check out all the action in the latest episode of LBTV. Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell and Daryle Singletary also performed.

Jennifer Nettles was deeply inspired by poet laureate Maya Angelou, who passed away Wednesday (May 28th). She spoke to syndicated radio personality Blair Garner, host of NASH-FM’s America’s Morning Show, earlier today to chat about meeting the famed poet, author, actress, being interviewed by her and how she was inspired by her, as well.

“She was so iconic, and I so looked up to her as a writer and a poet and a woman, a creative woman,” says Jennifer. “She was lovely. Not only was she talented and brilliant, but also a lovely person for the moments I got to chat with her.”

“All of her stuff was so inspirational to me whenever I read it,” Jennifer adds. “I always felt super-filled and inspired by what she wrote. It was not only emotional, but beautiful.”

Check out the entire interview below. 
[MUST CREDIT: “AMERICA’S MORNING SHOW WITH HOST BLAIR GARNER”]

Kacey Musgraves and Katy Perry are getting ready to premiere their episode of CMT Crossroads on June 13th. Filmed in Los Angeles, the hour-long episode will feature duets of their individual hits like “Firework” and “Follow Your Arrow,” as well as covers of Bonnie Raitt‘s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” and Dolly Parton‘s “Here You Come Again.” 

Watch the duo’s performance of Perry’s huge hit “Roar” below. 

Kicking off the Summer Concert Series on GMA and Fleet Week was a blast! Check out all of the action in the latest Webisode Wednesday below.

Get “Bartender” on iTunes here: http://smarturl.it/xqbv52

Luke Bryan covers the Sexiest Men issue of People Country, which hits hitting newsstands this week.

Kacey Musgraves is featured in the latest issue of Us magazine revealing what she carries around in her purse. Some of those items include a leather notebook to jot down song ideas, Dior lip balm, a workout DVD and snacks such as Blue Diamond Almonds and gummi bears. See the photo below.

Darius Rucker is among the millions mourning the death of poet laureate Maya Angelou on Wednesday. He tweeted, “My heart and soul hurt today because of the passing of a true genius Maya Angelou. Heaven has another wonderful angel walking its golden st.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Capitol recording artist Jon Pardi will be featured on an upcoming episode of The Bachelorette. The episode will feature Jon performing his song “Happens all the Time” at Mohegan Sun’s Mist, during a one-on-one date with one lucky suitor and the newest Bachelorette, Andi Dorfman. The episode is scheduled to air Monday (June 2nd) at 8pm ET on ABC.

Andi Dorfman, 27, a beautiful and successful woman, has it all at first glance — a loving family, great friends and even her dream job. But she realized there was something missing, so she put her busy life on hold last September to try and find love on The Bachelor. She thought she had found her match in Juan Pablo, but in the end it was not meant to be, and Andi walked away. She did not, however, walk away from love or let that experience stop her desire to find her perfect soul mate. Follow Andi’s search for her soul mate in the 10th edition of The Bachelorette Mondays (8:00–10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC.

ABOUT JON PARDI
California native and Capitol Records rising country star Jon Pardi released his debut album, Write You A Song, on Jan. 14, 2014.  The release features the Gold-selling Top 10 hit, “Up All Night,” along with “Happens All The Time,” “Missin’ You Crazy” and his current catchy, relatable tune, “What I Can’t Put Down.”  Pardi has a laid back, fun-loving approach towards life and it comes through in his music and his raucous live show.  His charisma and authenticity strike a chord with county audiences, as he wins over fans one-by-one and show-by-show. He is now selling out venues from the Pacific Northwest to South Georgia and stops all along the way.

Pardi’s sound is undeniably country — paying homage to some of his musical heroes such as Dwight Yoakam, George Strait and Alan Jackson.  Discovering his ability for performance back at the tender age of three when he sang ALABAMA karaoke with his grandmother, Pardi has since shared the stage with Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church and many more of today’s hottest country artists.

For more information on Jon Pardi, visit www.JonPardi.com.

ABOUT THE BACHELORETTE
On ABC’s hit primetime reality series The Bachelorette, one lucky woman is offered the chance to find true love. A single and eligible Bachelorette embarks on a romantic journey, getting to know 25 handsome and intelligent men, gradually narrowing the field as she continues her search for Mr. Right. At the end of her romantic voyage, if she has found Mr. Right, will there be a proposal and from whom — and will she say yes? Hosted by Chris Harrison, The Bachelorette is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television. The tenth season of The Bachelorette airs Mondays (8:00–10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC.

For more information on The Bachelorette, visit http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette.

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Jon Pardi (The Bachelorette) OC: …pretty cool. :34
“It was actually a lot of fun. The people who run the show are really cool; they do a really good job, and we had a blast playing. It was a lot fun. It was at a casino, and it had this really cool backdrop that the guys had scouted out. It was like this big waterfall kind of looking thing, and it looked really cool. Actually, the director said it was the best band performance he had ever taped. They danced along and they danced again, and we played ‘Happens All The Time,’n and that’s like the most countriest song pretty much that’s ever gonna be on The Bachelorette [laughs] I think, so it was pretty cool.”

Little Big Town return next week to host the CMA Music Festival. Fans who can’t make it to Music City can catch the action on the ABC-TV special Country’s Night to Rock on August 5th. The announcement was made on People.com, and you can check out the big reveal in the video below.

The fest is just one of many big events happening for LBT next week. On Tuesday, June 3rd, the group will release their new single “Day Drinking,” off their upcoming, still-untitled sixth album, before performing the song at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday (June 4th). Then the CMA Fest, which promises 424 music acts on 12 stages, kicks off the morning of June 5th (when will these four sleep?!) before wrapping up on Sunday night, June 8th. 

The band will also release their new single, “Day Drinking,” next week.

LBT (CMA Music Fest 2014) OC: (Phillip) …the best, man. :43
KAREN: “To me that the most fun you can ever have…CMA Fest, Stadium shows. It is an energy unlike anything else. It was over the top and I could just come out of my skin at those moments. KIMBERLY: “Me too.” KAREN: “It’s like you just want to float.” PHILLIP: “And it’s like the best country crowd you could ever compile. Every country fan from all over the world wants to be there.  That’s like the crux of country music awesomeness.  [laughs] I’m telling you it is the best fun.” KAREN: “It’s the best feeling out there.” KIMBERLY: “They let them line up and all come across the stage so you have all these people that are so giddy, crazy giddy, because they get to walk up close to the stage.” PHILLIP: “And they’re waving and their arms are about to fall off. They’re just so excited. It’s the best, man.”
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Luke Bryan wins big at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards! He took home the awards for Top Country Artist and Top Country Album for Crash My Party. Check out behind-the-scenes of the country superstar at the show.

(Nashville, Tenn.) – May 27, 2014 – Capitol recording artist Luke Bryan, who recently took home two trophies at the Billboard Music Awards, takes the top spot at country radio with “Play It Again,” making this his tenth career No. 1 single.  The multi-week chart-topper, written by Ashley Gorley and Dallas Davidson, is his fourth consecutive No. 1 single from Crash My Party, which was recently named Top Country Album at the Billboard Awards earlier this month.

Luke also makes 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. 

Additional news out this week finds Luke as the cover subject of People Country’s “Sexiest Men” special issue.  The cover, shot in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in April, will be available on newsstands this week.  This weekend, Luke will resume his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” with shows in Charlotte, N.C., Washington, D.C. and Holmdel, N.J.  This summer, Luke’s tour will include his first-ever headline stadium shows – June 21 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Penn., August 15 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Penn. and on August 31 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill.

For more information on Luke and his “That’s My Kind of Night Tour,” visit www.LukeBryan.com or follow Luke on Twitter @LukeBryanOnline, Instagram and Facebook.

NASHVILLE, TN – MAY 27, 2014 – GRAMMY award winning group Little Big Town preps for the release of the debut single “Day Drinking” off of their upcoming sixth studio album on Capitol Records Nashville. The record will be available for download June 3rd, landing at Country Radio at 6am ET that morning and officially going for adds on June 9th.

“Day Drinking,” written by Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet and co-writers Barry Dean and Troy Verges, was produced by Jay Joyce and features Fairchild on lead vocals.

“We are so excited to finally be putting out our new single ‘Day Drinking,’” says Jimi. “It’s the first song off of our new album which will be coming out in the fall. We wrote this with our buddies Barry Dean and Troy Verges and had such a good time writing that day that it seemed to carry over into the spirit of the song. It makes me think about those summer days when all that’s on the agenda is hanging out, relaxing, and having a good time with friends. So, if that’s your plan, here’s your song! ‘Why don’t we do a little day drinking?’”

Little Big Town returned to Watertown, Tennessee, the location of their award-winning video for No. 1 hit “Tornado,” to film a teaser video for the new single and the forthcoming album. The video can be viewed below or at littlebigtown.com.

CMT recently announced Little Big Town as performers on the 2014 CMT MUSIC AWARDS airing LIVE on CMT Wednesday, June 4th at 8pm ET.  This will be the television debut performance of “Day Drinking.” The foursome is also nominated for Group Video of the Year for “Your Side of the Bed” at the telecast.

LBT (Day Drinking) 1 OC: …record goes. :52
KAREN: “We wrote ‘Day Drinking,’ gosh, how many months ago?” JIMI: “It was probably close to a year ago.” KIMBERLY: “Yeah, close to a year.” KAREN: “We, I don’t know, it’s just like so much fun, and then we thought this is going to lead the record. I mean, we, just right off the bat, we thought this song should lead the record. We were that confident about it. Then when we were making the record with Jay [Joyce], it still felt like it should lead the record. We were trying not to talk about it too much, because we thought we’ve got to see how it all plays out.” JIMI: “We were excited. [laughs]” KAREN: “And the reason why it needs to lead the record is it’s fun; it’s…” (JIMI: “It’s bold.”) “…bold, it’s loud. You should turn this one up loud, and you should turn the whole record up loud and have a good time. It is a good indication of where the whole record goes.”