Nashville – (October 17, 2013) – ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan announced today a new headline tour will launch the first of 2014, “That’s My Kind of Night Tour.” The tour will kick-off its first leg on January 16 in Columbus, Ohio at the Schottenstein Center and will perform eighteen shows through March 8 and will feature Lee Brice and Cole Swindell.

Luke’s current tour, the “Dirt Road Diaries Tour,” began this past January and has sold-out all shows in advance, including the upcoming double plays in Nashville, Tenn. and Tampa, Fla. The “Dirt Road Diaries Tour” wraps on October 26 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Luke is currently nominated for three CMA Awards, Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist and Musical Event for “The Only Way I Know” with Jason Aldean and Eric Church. The show will air live on ABC on Nov.6 from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Luke also has two nominations for the upcoming American Music Awards on ABC on Sunday, Nov. 24- Favorite Male Artist- Country and Favorite Album- Country.

Luke’s career now boasts over four million in album sales with seven #1 singles. His recent album, Crash My Party, sold 527,783 units in its first week of release in mid-August, making it the largest sales debut for a Country male artist since 2004. It also topped both the Billboard 200 and Country sales charts and is the third highest album to debut across all genres this year. Additionally, Luke is one of only two country artists that have sold more than a half-million copies of an album in a single week since 2008. This is Bryan’s second consecutive Top 200 #1 album. Crash My Party has now sold over one million copies and has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

At the close of 2012, Luke was named the #1 Artist of the Year and #1 Male Artist of 2012 by Country Aircheck. Billboard named his last album, tailgates & tanlines, the #2 Country Album and the #3 Country Artist Album of 2012 and claimed Luke as the #3 Top Country Artist of the Year. Also in 2012, Luke took home 11 music awards, including a record nine wins at the American Country Awards as well as his first American Music Award. This past spring, Luke co-hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards with Blake Shelton and received the coveted Entertainer of the Year award as well as the Vocal Event award with Jason Aldean and Eric Church for “The Only Way I Know.”

Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the “That’s My Kind of Night Tour.” Cabela’s, the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is a sponsor of the tour. Go to www.cabelas.com for more.

2014 “That’s My Kind of Night Tour:”
1-16 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
1-17 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
1-18 Knoxville, TN Thompson-Boling Arena
1-23 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
1-25 New York City, NY Madison Square Garden
1-30 Lubbock, TX United Spirit Arena
1-31 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
2-6 Moline, IL iWireless Center
2-7 Cedar Falls, IA UNI-Dome
2-8 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
2-13 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
2-14 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena
2-15 Atlantic City, NJ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
2-28 Fargo, ND Fargodome
3-1 Bismarck, ND Bismarck Civic Center Arena
3-2 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Solutions Arena
3-7 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
3-8 Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center

NASHVILLE TN (THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013) – Singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves recently wrapped up the European leg of ‘SAME TRAILER DIFFERENT TOUR’ to rave reviews and sold-out shows throughout the eight-city run. 

The tour, which kicked-off in Stockholdm, Sweden October 2nd and ended in London October 13th, featured sold-out performances in Norway, Glasgow and Manchester, and for her final show in London she performed at the famed Shepherd’s Bush Empire. While in the UK, Musgraves also appeared on BBC TV’s acclaimed live music show, Later With Jools Holland.

Musgraves’ first full European tour received rave reviews from multiple press outlets including The London Evening Standard who said “Musgraves made it easy to embrace country thanks to sharp lyrics and confident, lilting vocals…the singer’s Southern charm was all her own.”

“Follow Your Arrow” will not only be the singer’s next US single (set for release to country radio this Monday) but will also be her next single in the UK, and has already gone onto the playlist of the UK’s most listened to radio station, BBC Radio 2.

“Finding a country artist who can connect with a British audience in a genuine and authentic way has always been a challenge,” said BBC Radio 2’s Al Booth. “The fact that Kacey Musgraves has done this, not just with the loyal UK country fan base, but also with a mainstream audience is a testimony to her exceptional talents. The maturity and depth of her songwriting has huge cross-generational and international appeal, and her abilities as a performer and vocalist transcend any musical categorization.”

‘SAME TRAILER DIFFERENT TOUR’ continues in the US October 26^th at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC. Tickets are available for purchase at http://www.kaceymusgraves.com/events.

Kacey Musgraves (overseas fans) OC: …come over. :08
“I feel like there’s an appreciation for American music that comes over there. They show their admiration for people that take the time to come over.”

Since hunting season began, Luke Bryan hasn’t had that much time to head out into the woods with his buddies to enjoy one of his hobbies and enjoy the fruits of his labor…especially since he’s been headlining his Dirt Road Diaries Tour, his fifth annual Farm Tour and a few private gigs, as well. However, he did grab himself his first Elk recently. “I went to Colorado, Elk hunting, and I got my first Elk ever, and I had the opportunity to do it with a bow, which was fun,” says Luke. “My hunting season is so busy right now. It’s just kind of whenever I can get out in the woods, I’ll try to get out there.”

We’re sure the reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year would probably want to post his prize inside the house, however, we’re nearly 100-percent certain his lovely wife, Caroline,” put the kibosh on that idea. “The Elk will definitely be [hung] in the barn. It won’t be in the main house, but it’ll be in the barn.”

Luke, who’s set to kick off a two-night stand in Nashville on Friday (October 18th), is poised to take over the top stop on the country singles charts with his latest smash hit, “That’s My Kind of Night.”

Luke Bryan (hunting 2013) OC: …right now. :20
“I went to Colorado, Elk hunting, and I got my first Elk ever, and I had the opportunity to do it with a bow, which was fun. My hunting season is so busy right now. It’s just kind of whenever I can get out in the woods, I’ll try to get out there. It’s pretty busy right now.”

Luke Bryan (hunting 2013-Elk) OC: …the barn. :05
“The Elk will definitely be [hung] in the barn. It won’t be in the main house, but it’ll be in the barn.”

Luke Bryan’s success isn’t going to his head. The reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year has been giving back in a BIG way. Last weekend, he wrapped his fifth annual Farm Tour, performing for 115,000 fans and raising funds for several scholarships that will be awarded to students of farming families in eight cities. That’s not all – on Wednesday night, he headlined a private concert in Augusta, Georgia where a portion of the proceeds will fund a camp program for patients at the Children’s Hospital of Georgia. “I think when you partner a camp and a staff that knows how to deal with each disease, and cater to helping the child with that disease get through, I think that’s what’s special about camps like that,” says Luke.

Bryan says that five years ago, one of his children had to be admitted into the Children’s Hospital of Georgia because of a stomach condition, so when the hospital and The Family Y called him, he said it was a no-brainer to play the show. “My wife and I, we were brand new parents. We didn’t know what we were doing and to be thrust into a situation that was that scary, you learned how special this place is, right off the bat.”

Luke, who will kick off a two-night stand in Nashville on Friday, is poised to take over the top stop on the country singles charts with his latest smash hit, “That’s My Kind of Night.”

Luke Bryan (giving back) OC: …little bit back. :27
“I’m lucky and blessed to have fans and just the health to get out on the road to do this day in and day out. You always hear the saying, ‘Bad things happen to good people,’ and that happens too much and too often. I think it’s easy to do charity. I think it’s easy for me, and I know life is pretty dang fragile and you gotta give back. You can’t just take all the time. You can’t keep taking and expect that to keep working for you, so you’ve got to do what you can to give a little bit back.”

It has been exactly one year since Darius Rucker was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Today, he’s thanking everyone for their support, as well as those who’ve been inducted after him.

Darius is currently scaling the country charts with his latest single, “Radio.”

Nashville, TN- October 16, 2013- CMA New Artist of the Year nominee Kip Moore locked in headlining dates for his BURN THE WHOLE WORLD DOWN Tour kicking off Nov. 15 in Jacksonville, FL and going through Dec. 14 with Drake White and Joey Hyde opening on select dates.  The first round of tickets go on sale this Fri., Oct. 18.  For more information, visit www.kipmoore.net. 

“‘Burn The Whole World Down’ is actually one of the new songs I’ve been working on for the next album.  It just seemed to fit and was something fun we could call this last run of dates…we’re going to go down in flames here at the end of the year,” joked Moore.  “The best way to test out new songs is always to play them live for the fans, so I’m excited to get some feedback direct from them.”

BURN THE WHOLE WORLD DOWN Tour
11/15/13    Jacksonville, FL    Mavericks Rock N’ Honky Tonk
11/16/13    Tampa, FL             The Dallas Bull
11/21/13    New Orleans, LA    Civic Theater
11/22/13    Baton Rouge, LA    Texas Club
11/23/13    Mobile, AL              Soul Kitchen Music Hall
12/4/13      Oxford, OH               Brick Street Bar
12/6/13     Sioux Falls, SD        The District
12/7/13     Madison, WI             Orpheum Theatre
12/12/13    Indianapolis, IN       Egyptian Room
12/13/13    Detroit, MI              The Fillmore
12/14/13    Cleveland, OH        House of Blues

Up next for Moore is the 47th Annual CMA Awards airing live Wed., Nov. 6 at 8:00P CT on ABC where he is nominated for “New Artist of the Year.”  Last year, Moore shot out of the gate with the best selling debut country album of 2012, UP ALL NIGHT, which spawned the PLATINUM, two week chart-topping hit “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck,” followed by two more No. one singles, “Beer Money” and “Hey Pretty Girl.”  Moore has relentlessly toured the country coast to coast this year with Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert and Toby Keith amid selling out his own headlining shows, often in just minutes.   In January, Moore will join Lady Antebellum for their TAKE ME DOWNTOWN TOUR.  For a full list of tour dates and more information, visit www.kipmoore.net. 

Dierks Bentley is set to perform during the Pearl Jam tribute week on NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon October 23rd. He’ll be joined by Soundgarden‘s Chris Cornell, The Avett Brothers and Fleet Foxes‘ Robin Pecknold to celebrate the release of the band’s new album Lightning Bolt.

Little Big Town will perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Wednesday (October 16th) while The Robertson Family is set to make an appearance on NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

Shania Twain made her triumphant return to the stage at Caesar’s Palace as her new Vegas run began Tuesday night (October 15th) for a run of 22 shows through December. A new string of dates has also been announced for January and February of 2014.

Eric Church is getting ready to release new music, and we have a cool preview below.

Scotty McCreery celebrated the release of his new album, See You Tonight, with fans at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City on Tuesday (October 15th), and they celebrated his recent 20th birthday by singing “Happy Birthday.” Check out the quick clip below.

Billy Currington’s “Hey Girl” climbs to the top of the Mediabase country chart, following his reign at No. 1 on Billboard’s country chart last week. As we’ve mentioned before, the song’s title is the perfect pickup line. We’d use that line over and over on the beach, ‘cause we went every weekend during the summer,” recalls Billy. “And I would go, ‘Man, you say something to her.’ And my buddy would go, ‘No, you say something.’ ‘Alright – Hey girl!’ And it always started a conversation.”

“Hey Girl” is the first release from Billy’s new album, We Are Tonight.

Billy Currington (Hey Girl pickup line) OC: …a conversation. :18
“Man, the ‘Hey Girl’ pickup line, it worked every time. [laughs] We’d use that line over and over on the beach, ‘cause we went every weekend during the summer. And I would go, ‘Man, you say something to her.’ And my buddy would go, ‘No, you say something.’ ‘Alright – Hey girl!’ And it always started a conversation.”