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CMA MUSIC FEST 2024

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CMA Music Fest returns to downtown Nashville this summer. The four-day country music event takes place June 6th-9th with a star-studded lineup.

Attendees can catch hundreds of artists across 10 stages, take part in special meet-and-greet opportunities with artists at Fan Fair X inside the Music City Center and experience a bunch of cool activities on Nashville’s Broadway.

The nightly shows at Nissan Stadium will see some of the biggest stars in Country Music, including Brothers Osborne, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis, Parker McCollum, Jon Pardi, The War And Treaty, Kelsea Ballerini, HARDY, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ashley McBryde, Megan Moroney, Carly Pearce, Thomas Rhett, Lainey Wilson and Bailey Zimmerman. Additional collaborations and performances will be announced in the coming weeks.

Taking the Chevy Riverfront Stage, a fan-favorite among attendees, are Priscilla Block, Anne Wilson, The War And Treaty, 49 Winchester, Cooper Alan, Ingrid Andress, Avery Anna, Chayce Beckham, George Birge, BRELAND, Colbie Caillat, Dillon Carmichael, Jackson Dean, Gavin DeGraw, Adam Doleac, Eli Young Band, Larry Fleet, Wyatt Flores, Dylan Gossett, Brian Kelley, Corey Kent, Kidd G, Ella Langley, LOCASH, Kameron Marlowe, Bryan Martin, Chase Matthew, Drake Milligan, Niko Moon, Megan Moroney, Restless Road, Lily Rose, Runaway June, Dylan Scott, Austin Snell, Alana Springsteen, Matt Stell and Warren Zeiders hitting the stage across all four days of the festival.

The Dr Pepper Amp Stage at Ascend Park offers a stellar lineup with artists Mickey Guyton, Catie Offerman, Abby Anderson, Tenille Arts, Drew Baldridge, Craig Campbell, Mackenzie Carpenter, Abbey Cone, Dalton Dover, Emerson Drive, Hannah Ellis, Tyler Farr, Josh Gracin, Andy Griggs, Wade Hayes, Ty Herndon, Home Free, Greylan James, Alexandra Kay, Brett Kissel, Lorrie Morgan, David Nail, Ricochet, Shenandoah, Brittney Spencer, The United States Navy Band Country Current, Thompson Square, Uncle Kracker, Alli Walker, Lauren Watkins and Charlie Worsham.

The Chevy Vibes Stage at Walk of Fame Park is packed with performances that will entertain fans each day with Country artists Kassi Ashton, Chrissy Metz, Kylie Morgan, Coffey Anderson, Keith Anderson, Kaylee Bell, Tyler Braden, Blanco Brown, T. Graham Brown, Hayden Coffman, Kolby Cooper, Spencer Crandall, Jade Eagleson, Carter Faith, HunterGirl, LANCO, Little Texas, Chase McDaniel, William Michael Morgan, Jamie O’Neal, Drew Parker, Puddin (K. Michelle), RaeLynn, Frank Ray, Dylan Schneider, The Castellows, Tigirlily Gold, Zach Top, Lathan Warlick, Mark Wills and Darryl Worley.

Hitting the Good Molecules Reverb Stage at Bridgestone Arena Plaza are artists Bryce Leatherwood, Tanner Adell, Angie K, Graham Barham, Casey Barnes, Laci Kaye Booth, Karley Scott Collins, Canaan Cox, Dasha, David J, Brooke Eden, Kylie Frey, Ben Fuller, Harper Grace, Kelsey Hart, Tayler Holder, Just Jayne, Britnee Kellogg, LECADE, Madeline Merlo, Walker Montgomery, John Morgan, Neon Union, Griffen Palmer, Peytan Porter, Mason Ramsey, Redferrin, Owen Riegling, Emily Ann Roberts, RVSHVD, Shaboozey, Shaylen, Dallas Smith, Payton Smith, Timothy Wayne, Austin Williams, Sam Williams, Jake Worthington, Chase Wright and Zac & George.

The Hard Rock Stage returns for a second straight year, expanding to offer both daytime and nighttime performances, free and open to the public. Don’t miss Palmer Anthony, Sammy Arriaga, Annie Bosko, Brennley Brown, Aidan Canfield, Ben Chapman, Travis Collins, Ashland Craft, Logan Crosby, Taylor Austin Dye, Mae Estes, Flat River Band, Fancy Hagood, Lanie Gardner, Tyler Halverson, Reid Haughton, Anella Herim, Noah Hicks, Jonathan Hutcherson, Alex Lambert, Triston Marez, Clayton Mullen, Harper O’Neill, Reyna Roberts, Sophia Scott, Colin Stough, The Washboard Union, Grace Tyler, Kasey Tyndall, Walker County, Kelsey Waldon, Tucker Wetmore and Angel White taking the Hard Rock Stage during the day. Come back at night to catch even more performances from Ashley Anne, Atlus, Pryor Baird, Tyler Booth, Kashus Culpepper, Drew Green, Alex Hall, John Hollier, Zandi Holup, Hueston, Taylor Hunnicutt, Matt Koziol, Brooke Lee, Trey Lewis, Vincent Mason, Canaan Smith, Dan Spencer, Sean Stemaly, Troubadour Blue, Vwillz and Eli Winders.

This year, Ascend Amphitheater will be back with three nights of electrifying performances at the open-air venue. Lineup and ticket details will be announced in the coming weeks.

All artist lineups are subject to change. Outdoor stages are free and open to the public.

Additional stage lineups, Fan Fair X activities inside Music City Center and more will be announced in the coming weeks.

CMA Fest will once again be filmed for an ABC Television special airing later this summer.

While a limited number of four-night stadium passes are currently on sale, fans can access a variety of ticket options at CMAfest.com/tickets.

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Brothers Osborne (CMA Music Fest-Nissan Stadium) OC: …their shoes. :40
TJ: “When we first came to Nashville, we had dreams of playing, like ‘Oh my God, are we ever gonna play there?’ And it never even crosses your mind – you’re not playing the stadium. It’s just not happening. And now to circle around and to be playing here, it’s wild. The feeling of it is not lost on us, even the slightest. It’s hard to really, honestly put it into words. It’s literally every kid’s dream, even if you don’t become a musician, you still dream about being on that stage. And we used to come, when we would come, it was Fan Fair, and we would see artists performing on these stages and be like, ‘Gah, we’d just give anything to be in their shoes.”

Keith Urban(CMA Music Fest) OC: …love it. :25
“I love it! It’s like summer camp. I mean, it is! It’s a chance to obviously see a lot of people I don’t normally see. I don’t know. It’s just palpable. Since Fan Fair, it’s just been that sort of week-plus of energy; the town just explodes, and what it is we love about this genre and the community aspect of it. I always love it.”

Luke Bryan (CMA Music Fest) OC: …for this week. :33
“It’s a great week. I truly love this week for hundreds of reasons. I always remember my first ones and starting out and doing River Stages and always dreaming of coming over here and performing at LP Field (now Nissan Stadium) and all of the stuff building the fan base early in the week. It’s an amazing week for Nashville, and it’s a great week for me. And then I get to be home and do all this stuff. It’s always been a fun week for me. A lot of my family always comes in for this week.”

Jordan Davis (CMA Fest) OC: …this one. :56
“The role reversal of who’s traveling. Now everybody gets to come to, not just my hometown, but all the artists. We’re all pretty much based in Nashville now, and it really is the best week of the year – from fan club parties to where we can go to and either play new music or just get a chance to say thank you. The fans are why we get to do this, so any chance we get to get one-on-one time with them or take a photo, play a song, say thank you, not just me, but we all love it. And also, to be able to be home, you know Broadway has such a special place in country music, so to bring country music to that street for a week and then end it every night at the stadium with the biggest names in country music. It’s the best music festival out there, and I’m truly blessed that I get to be a part of it. So, I’m grateful for it and looking forward to this one.”

NEWS AND NOTES: Kacey Musgraves, Chris Stapleton, Tyler Hubbard, Carrie Underwood

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Kacey Musgraves will perform her song “The Architect” on NBC’s Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night (March 14th). The song is from her new album, Deeper Well, which will be released on Friday (March 15th).

Chris Stapleton will be the musical guest on NBC’s Saturday Night Live April 13th. Actor Ryan Gosling (Barbie, The Gray Man, The Fall Guy, La La Land, Crazy Stupid Love) will host.

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— Chris Stapleton (@ChrisStapleton) March 13, 2024

Tyler Hubbard, who is climbing towards the country charts with his latest hit “Back Then Right Now,” has a new song coming out on Friday (March 15th). “Vegas” is from his upcoming album, Strong, available April 12th.

“Vegas” out Friday. Pre-Save my new song here: https://t.co/DY0MI8unoi pic.twitter.com/EdcP4fiUPD

— Tyler Hubbard (@tylerhubbard) March 13, 2024

Carrie Underwood is pretty “dicey” lately. Check out this portrait of the superstar made from 6,400 dice. It was inspired by her REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World Las Vegas.

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MICKEY GUYTON PAYS TRIBUTE TO WOMEN EVERYWHERE IN “WOMAN” MUSIC VIDEO.

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Following the release of her powerful new song “Woman” last week, Mickey Guyton continues to celebrate women all over the world with the official music video premiering today with CMT. Directed by Christen Pinkston and Wesley Stebbins-Perry, the video is inspired by and a tribute to women of all shapes and sizes, occupations, and heritages. Guyton shares the spotlight in this video with an array of strong women honoring the power within all.

Billboard says Guyton is “One of country music’s most powerful voices [who] shines on this pop-bending track, one that honors women’s strength, adaptability, resourcefulness, courage and vulnerability.” Guyton wrote this latest release with Victor Franco, Oliver Frid, Kameron Glasper, and Tayla Parx.

This morning, Guyton joined the CBS Mornings team to reveal the nominations for the 2024 CMT Music Awards where she learned of her own two nominations – Collaboration of the Year and Video of the Year – for her song “Nothing Compares to You” with Kane Brown. Tune in to CBS or stream live on Paramount+ Sunday, April 7 at 8pm ET/ 7 CT for the 2024 CMT Music Awards live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.

CMT MUSIC AWARDS 2024:

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Anne Wilson / Brothers Osborne / Carrie Underwood / Chris Stapleton / Darius Rucker / Dierks Bentley / Jon Pardi / Jordan Davis / Kacey Musgraves / Luke Bryan / Mickey Guyton / Priscilla Block / Reba McEntire / The War & Treaty

The nominations for the 2024 CMT Music Awards have been announced, and Universal Music Group Nashville is represented in nearly every category with nods for Anne Wilson, Brothers Osborne, Carrie Underwood, Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Kacey Musgraves, Luke Bryan, Mickey Guyton, Priscilla Block, Reba McEntire and The War And Treaty (check out the complete list of nominees below).

The fan-voted award show, hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, will air live from the Moody Center in Austin, Texas on Sunday, April 7th at 7pm CT on CBS, and will be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+. Performers, presenters and additional details about the show will be announced soon.

2024 CMT Music Awards Nominees:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video of the year; awarded to the artist (male, female, group/duo or collaboration). Top six nominees from the first round of voting, will be announced on April 1. The final three nominees, from the second round of voting, will be announced on show day (April 7). Final voting will be determined via social media and announced as the final category during the live show.
Ashley McBryde – “Light On In The Kitchen”
Brandy Clark feat. Brandi Carlile – “Dear Insecurity”
Brothers Osborne – “Nobody’s Nobody”
Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
Darius Rucker – “Fires Don’t Start Themselves”
Hardy – “Truck Bed”
Jason Aldean – “Let Your Boys Be Country”
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
Jordan Davis – “Next Thing You Know”
Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
Kelsea Ballerini – “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)”
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown – “Nothing Compares To You”
Parmalee – “Gonna Love You”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Zach Bryan – “Nine Ball”

FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a female artist; awarded to the artist.
Ashley McBryde – “Light On In The Kitchen”
Gabby Barrett – “Glory Days”
Kacey Musgraves – “Deeper Well”
Kelsea Ballerini – “Penthouse”
Lainey Wilson – “Watermelon Moonshine”
Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty”
Reba McEntire – “Seven Minutes In Heaven”

MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a male artist; awarded to the artist.
Bailey Zimmerman – “Religiously”
Cody Johnson – “The Painter”
Hardy – “Truck Bed”
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor”
Jordan Davis – “Next Thing You Know”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car (Official Live Video)”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night (One Record At A Time Sessions)”

DUO/GROUP VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video by a duo or group; awarded to the artists.
Brothers Osborne – “Nobody’s Nobody”
Dan + Shay – “Save Me The Trouble”
Old Dominion – “Memory Lane”
Parmalee – “Girl In Mine”
The War And Treaty – “Have You A Heart”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”

COLLABORATIVE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Best video from a collaboration; awarded to the artists.
Carly Pearce feat. Chris Stapleton – “We Don’t Fight Anymore”
Ella Langley feat. Koe Wetzel – “That’s Why We Fight”
Jon Pardi, Luke Bryan – “Cowboys and Plowboys”
Justin Moore & Priscilla Block – “You, Me, And Whiskey”
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real (POTR) feat. Lainey Wilson – “More Than Friends”
Mickey Guyton feat. Kane Brown – “Nothing Compares To You”
Old Dominion & Megan Moroney – “Can’t Break Up Now”

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Best video from a female artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist.
Anne Wilson – “Rain In The Rearview”
Ashley Cooke – “Your Place”
Brittney Spencer – “Bigger Than The Song”
Tigirlily Gold – “Shoot Tequila”

BREAKTHROUGH MALE VIDEO OF THE YEAR, presented by Walt Disney World
Best video from a male artist’s major breakthrough album; awarded to the artist.
Chayce Beckham – “23”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Warren Zeiders – “Pretty Little Poison”
Zach Bryan – “Oklahoma Smokeshow”

CMT PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance on a television show, series or variety special on CMT; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo).
Amber Riley – “R.E.S.P.E.C.T.” (from CMT Smashing Glass)
Bret Michaels & Chris Janson – “Nothing But A Good Time” (from CMT Crossroads)
Carrie Underwood – “Hate My Heart” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Cody Johnson – “Human” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Dierks Bentley – “Drunk On A Plane” (from CMT Storytellers)
Dustin Lynch feat. MacKenzie Porter – “Thinking ‘Bout You” (from CMT Campfire Sessions)
Hozier & Maren Morris – “Take Me To Church” (from CMT Crossroads)
Jelly Roll – “Need A Favor” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
Kelsea Ballerini – “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too)” (from 2023 CMT Music Awards)
The War And Treaty – “On My Own” (from CMT Smashing Glass)

CMT DIGITAL-FIRST PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Musical performance from a production, series or livestream created for CMT digital / social channels; awarded to the artist (individual, group or duo).
Chase Rice – “Goodnight Nancy” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Dylan Scott – “Don’t Close Your Eyes (Keith Whitley Cover)” (from “CMT Digital Campfire Sessions”)
Megan Moroney – “I’m Not Pretty” (from “CMT Digital Campfire Sessions”)
Nate Smith – “Whiskey On You” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
Scotty McCreery – “It Matters To Her” (from CMT Stages)
Stephen Wilson Jr. – “Year to Be Young 1994” (from CMT Studio Sessions)
The Castellows – “I Know It Will Never End” (from CMT Studio Sessions)

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— Darius Rucker (@dariusrucker) March 13, 2024

Let’s go @lukebryan! Cowboys and Plowboys is nominated for Collaborative Video of the Year at the 2024 #CMTawards. You can vote every day at https://t.co/YdLlFrAfUE and see who wins April 7 on @CBS! @CMT pic.twitter.com/hhiusITca3

— Jon Pardi (@JonPardi) March 13, 2024

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Darius Rucker (Fires Don’t Start Themselves video) OC: …happy about that. :46
“I love acting. I love… It’s a lot of fun. And the actors you get to act with are so giving and make it so easy for you and fun and everything. But that video, when they told me I wasn’t going to do any performance, I was so happy, because that’s so the cliché (for) the video. You have other people acting and then you do the performance. But when they told me I was going to play a detective, I put on my inner Stabler, because I’m such a Law and Order and CSI fan, so I put on my inner Stabler and went out and did it. And the girl I worked with, she was so fun; she was so funny. And you know that donut scene, when I see it, there’s no words and it still makes me laugh every time I see it. But yeah, that was a lot of fun and I’d love to do a lot more of that, but, you know, we’ll see if it comes. If it comes, I’ll take it. If not, I’ll keep doing this music thing. I’ll be happy about that.”

Reba McEntire (music video for Seven Minutes In Heaven) OC: …it still hurts. 1:08
“I picked out the lady to play mama, Eleanor. She did a great job. And she was a sweetheart to get to work with. That is exactly what I thought it would look like if I went to heaven and it was, you know, with the smoke coming in and out, made it look really heavenly. And I thought it would be something familiar, something that you’d feel comfortable with. God thinks of everything. And so, to walk up to the booth, and the next time I walk up and mama’s there and I put my arms on her shoulders, Eleanor’s hands were very similar to mama’s when she was young. So that got me to, they kept saying, ‘Okay, let’s do it again. I said, ‘Okay, let’s take a little break here. Get in here to redo my makeup. Because I would, I just bawled. And Eleanor was sitting across from me at the booth, and she’d see me crying. She’d try to reach for a napkin out of the napkin dispenser on the table. And I’d say, ‘Eleanor, that’s okay. It’s part of the video.’ ‘You don’t want to wipe?’ I said, ‘I’m good. I’m good.’ But she was just like a mother, you know, and they’re trying to make sure everything was all right. It was healing. It was healing for me to do that video and kind of like get it out because it still hurts.”

Jordan Davis (writing Next Thing You Know) OC: …song is today. :59
“There’s a saying that says ‘raising kids – the days are long, the years are short,’ and that’s what this song is to me. I kind of came in wanting to write something like that, you know kind of a slow down time song, and Greylan had this idea. The idea initially was about going to a bar or going somewhere and meeting somebody and then just the progression of a relationship. I kind of hijacked the title and said, ‘Hey man. I love that title, but we’re going to write it in the sense of having kids, watching ‘em grow up and hopefully becoming a grandparent, you know? Chase McGill and Josh Osborne both have kiddos, and I think they kind of grabbed on it. Greylan, hats off to him. He’s the single kid of the group, so he was like, ‘Man, I’ll go there. I don’t know how much input I can be able to say in this, but I’ll go there with you.’ I mean, he’s a great writer, and it was fun to kind of see the title that he threw out evolve into what the song is today.”

Anne Wilson (BTS RITR video) 2 OC: …in this video. :37
“So, I love this music video so much. We were working through the idea and concept behind it. It was really about portraying three different versions of myself – the happy version, which is the healed version; the driver, which is kind of plowing through everything and then the one that is sad and kind of looking on the past and reflecting what has come before. And I love the reminder in this music video and getting to work with T.K. McKamy on this treatment of how can we take this song and dive deeper into what it means? And I think in life we all go through different seasons where we’re either fully healed, we’re still looking back and struggling with depression and anxiety from the past or we’re driving in the seat and we’re going ahead for what’s to come. So, I love that we got to portray all three of those in this video.”

ERIC CHURCH: TO BEAT THE DEVIL 19-SHOW CHIEF’S RESIDENCY ANNOUNCED; CHIEF’S GRAND OPENING SET FOR APRIL 5TH, 2024.

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Eric Church, together with Ben Weprin, founder and CEO of Adventurous Journey’s (“AJ”) Capital Partners, intentionally designed his six-story downtown Nashville establishment Chief’s, located at 200 Broadway, to accommodate a two-story live music venue when renovating the 19,350 SF building. Named “The Neon Steeple,” this venue is aimed in part to house intimate pop-up shows from the singer/songwriter/entertainer. On the heels of giving the building to his fans last week, Church shared the details of Chief’s grand opening directly with the Church Choir this morning (March 12th), noting that he’ll kick the celebrations off with a 19-show Eric Church: To Beat The Devil residency run at The Neon Steeple in Chief’s beginning April 5th.

“These shows at Chief’s will be one of a kind, only for Chief’s and with some songs that will only ever be performed during these shows,” says Church. “It’s the most unique show I’ll probably ever do, and I’m excited to enjoy this chapter of what Chief’s will be.”

Having historically taken extra precautions to protect fans from scalpers, Church is approaching this on-sale differently as well. Tickets will be offered initially to premium Church Choir members via a sign-up system beginning today (March 12th). Become a premium Church Choir member here.*

Tickets are non-transferable and will be available for pickup at the venue box office the evening of the show immediately prior to entering the venue. Name changes on orders will not be permitted.

All seats are reserved seating with pricing ranging from $99 to $499 (with no additional ticketing fees) and a portion of proceeds from every ticket benefits Church’s non-profit, Chief Cares.

Key Dates To Know:

Tuesday, March 12 – Presale sign-up opens for premium Church Choir members.
Sunday, March 17 at 11:59 p.m. CT – Sign-up closes.
Wednesday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m. CT – Church Choir presale begins.
Friday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m. CT – Public onsale if tickets remain.

Eric Church: To Beat The Devil Dates:
Friday, April 5 (Grand Opening)
Wednesday, April 17
Thursday, April 18
Monday, April 29
Tuesday, April 30
Wednesday, May 1
Tuesday, May 7
Wednesday, May 8
Friday, May 10
Saturday, May 11
Tuesday, May 14
Wednesday, May 15
Friday, May 17
Tuesday, May 21
Wednesday, May 22
Thursday, June 6
Friday, June 7
Saturday, June 8
Sunday, June 9

*PLEASE NOTE: Signing up for the presale does not guarantee that every premium Church Choir member will get access to the sale. Additionally, getting selected from the sign-ups and getting access to the sale doesn’t guarantee tickets. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Tixr is the official ticketing company of Chief’s on Broadway. For more information, visit ChiefsOnBroadway.com.

NEWS AND NOTES: Kacey Musgraves, Mickey Guyton, Keith Urban

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Kacey Musgraves sat down for an in-depth interview with NBC’s Sunday Today With Willie Geist this past weekend (March 10th). She talked about making her new album, Deeper Well, coming to Nashville, the first song she ever wrote (“Notice Me”) and much more.

Country superstar Kacey Musgraves told Willie Geist about the first song she wrote — including its hilarious and "thirsty" name. https://t.co/Dh0ctvOSkZ

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 10, 2024

The official music video for Mickey Guyton‘s latest song, “Woman,” will premiere Wednesday (March 13th) on CMT.

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Keith Urban gave fellow country star Lainey Wilson a ride to the airport as she kicks off her “Country’s Cool Again Tour” in Australia. In a video posted to both of their socials (see below), Lainey gets some advice from Keith about being Down Under, since he’s obviously from there. When they arrive, Keith unloads her luggage and she says, “I’m so excited to be going to your home,” and Keith says, “Honestly? I wish I could go home with you,” which he then quips could be a good title for a song.

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JOSH ROSS HITS COUNTRY RADIO WITH “SINGLE AGAIN” TODAY.

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Josh Ross hits Country radio airwaves today with “Single Again.” Penned by Ross alongside Joe Fox and Brad Remple, the true-to-life track pairs shoot-your-shot optimism with a sonic edge, as the rising star sings, “make me your first call after your last call with him, and you won’t ever be single again.”

“Single Again” is featured on Ross’ anticipated eight-song EP, Complicated, available March 29. Produced by frequent collaborator Matt Geroux, Complicated represents the last couple years of Ross’ life, showcasing a next generation talent who pairs heart-on-his-sleeve storytelling with a modern country-rock edge. Also featured on the project is Ross’ breakthrough hit “Trouble,” and his latest release, the reflective piano ballad “Matching Tattoos.”

Highlighted as an artist to watch by Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, MusicRow and more, Ross just wrapped his Canadian headlining ‘The Trouble Tour,’ selling out each show. He was recently named a member of the Grand Ole Opry’s coveted Opry NextStage Class of 2024, spotlighting country music’s rising talent. Currently supporting Bailey Zimmerman’s ‘Religiously. The Tour,’ Ross will take the stage this spring at Stagecoach and Country Thunder, and was tapped to join select dates of Luke Bryan’s ‘Mind Of A Country Boy Tour.” For tickets and a full list of tour dates, please visit www.joshrossmusic.com/#tour.

Josh Ross’ Complicated Track List:
1. “Single Again” (Josh Ross, Joe Fox, Brad Rempel)

“Tell Me A Lie” (Cameron Bedell, Lauren McLamb, Johnny Clawson)
“Truck Girl” (Josh Ross, Johnny Gates, Mason Thornley, Jared Griffin)
“Complicated” (Josh Ross, Heath Warren, Mason Thornley, Matt Geroux)
“She Don’t Smoke” (Josh Ross, Joe Fox, Brad Rempel, Mason Thornley)
“Trouble” (Josh Ross, Mason Thornley)
“Burn Back” (Josh Ross, Mason Thornley, Sam Martinez, Benjamin Stoll)
“Matching Tattoos” (Josh Ross, Joe Fox, Brad Rempel, Mason Thornley)

Produced by Matt Geroux

Josh Ross (story behind Single Again) OC: …the idea. :18
“The honest story behind ‘Single Again’ was the title actually came from a night out. I was at a bar probably about four years ago, and I had saw a girl that I always had a crush on growing up, and I went to approach her and give her a drink and I found out she had a boyfriend, but I politely still said hello and then I gave her the drink, and I said, ‘Let me know if you’re ever single again.’ And that’s how we got the idea.”

CARRIE UNDERWOOD CELEBRATES HER BIRTHDAY WEEKEND WITH SPECIAL SURPRISES DURING REFLECTION: THE LAS VEGAS RESIDENCY AT RESORTS WORLD THEATRE, MARCH 9th.

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Over the weekend, Resorts World Theatre headliner and 8-time GRAMMY® Award winner and country music superstar, Carrie Underwood, celebrated her birthday with special on-stage moments during her March 9, 2024, REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency show. During her performance of fan-favorite “All-American Girl,” audience members surprised Underwood as the room became illuminated by (color) light-up wristbands that blinked with the song. Following the conclusion of the song, Underwood beamed as the crowd sang “Happy Birthday” during a special on-stage birthday cake presentation for the star. Underwood’s official birthday was yesterday, March 10, 2024.

Before the show that evening, members of AEG Presents Las Vegas presented Underwood with a custom dice portrait featuring 6,400 dice created by artists Ben Hoblyn and Ross Montgomery.

Throughout the weekend, guests were seen taking part in a multitude of specials, deals, and packages available property-wide throughout March at Resorts World Las Vegas in celebration of Underwood’s birthday, including snapping photos in a roaming photo booth positioned in front of Resorts World Theatre during Saturday night’s performance and sharing birthday messages for the global superstar.

Underwood will return to the Resorts World Theatre stage with three additional shows this month (March 13, 15, 16, 2024) and 18 shows remaining throughout 2024, giving fans additional opportunities to watch her only-in-Vegas production. The remaining March show dates on sale now include:

March 2024: 13, 15-16

Additional 2024 show dates on sale now include:

May 2024: 22, 25, 26, 29, 31
June 2024: 1
August 2024: 14, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24
October 2024: 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 26

Tickets for all performances are available for purchase at AXS.com/carrieinvegas. To learn more about the property activations happening this March around REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency, visit www.rwlasvegas.com/experiences/celebrate-carrie-underwoods-birthday/

BRAD PAISLEY WRAPS TENTH TOUR IN EUROPE.

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Brad Paisley

Global country music superstar Brad Paisley wrapped the European leg of his “Son Of The Mountains World Tour” in Ireland on Saturday night headlining nine shows that included his first-ever concert in Iceland. The run also included five appearances at Europe’s biggest country music festival, Country 2 Country. Brad has made touring in Europe a priority over the last ten years returning year after year to nurture a strong fan base and opening the path for some of country music’s newcomers to tour today.

Media throughout the tour touted Brad was a ‘master of ceremonies’ and gave a ‘guitar masterclass.’ One media outlet reviewing his show at the O2 in London, which featured a surprise appearance by guitar legend Albert Lee, said, ‘Brad Paisley’s headline show exuded professionalism, passion and warmth. It was not a straight-down-the-line country music show – it was a showcase designed to make you think, designed to provoke your feels and designed to make you connect with Paisley and the band as they tease over 25 years of emotion out of you with their music.’

Brad returns to the U.S. to play the Houston Rodeo this Saturday (March 16th). During his appearance at the rodeo in 2023, he was inducted into the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s prestigious Star Trail of Fame and joined an elite group inductees including Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson

Since the beginning of his career, Brad has performed in concert for more than 8 million fans around the globe across his 17 headline tours.

Son Of The Mountains World Tour 2024

Feb 27 Reykjavik, Iceland Harpa Eldborg Hall

Feb 29 Zurich, Switzerland The Hall

Mar 2 Rotterdam, Netherlands* Rotterdam AHOY

Mar 3 Berlin, Germany* Verti Music Hall

Mar 5 Stockholm, Sweden Hovet

Mar 6 Oslo, Norway Spektrum

Mar 8 Glasgow, Scotland* The SSE Hydro

Mar 9 London, England* The O2

Mar 10 Belfast, Northern Ireland* SSE Arena

* = Country To Country Dates

The tour is aptly named after Brad’s upcoming album Son Of The Mountains anticipated for release in the coming months.

TYLER HUBBARD’S NEW ALBUM, STRONG, INSPIRED BY THE FANS AND HIS LIVE SHOWS.

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Tyler Hubbard

Tyler Hubbard is getting ready to release his second solo album, Strong, in one month, and he says he was inspired to write by watching the fans during his live shows last year.

“I think being on tour last year highly influenced the album,” says Tyler. “You know, I wrote 11 of the 13 songs out on the road, out on the tour bus with writer friends of mine that I had taken out, and a lot of weekends I had writers with me. So, it was a lot of fun really getting to pull from the energy of the fans, really getting to pull from the inspiration of the live show and really looking at the set list from a different perspective and seeing what’s working, what’s connecting and resonating with the fans and what’s missing. What else do I want to do? What kind of feels or emotions do I want to put out there and do live? So, it was a lot of fun to really directly, not only me but my songwriting buddies, you know watching the set, watching the fans, seeing how they’re engaged and being able to take that inspiration back and kind of pull from that.”

Co-produced by the Georgia native alongside Jordan Schmidt, Tyler’s 13-track album is a reflection of Hubbard’s unique ability to epitomize his passion for life and love.

The 21x No. 1 hitmaker wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on Strong, which will be released April 12th. Constructed both lyrically and sonically to emote a sense of thrill and fun, the tracks range from previously released “Back Then Right Now” and “Turn” to “Wish You Would.”

Tyler, who just landed in Australia to prepare for his performance at CMC Rocks Queensland on March 16th, is poised to enter the Top 10 on the country charts with his latest hit, “Back Then Right Now.”

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“Yeah, I think being on tour last year highly influenced the album. You know, I wrote 11 of the 13 songs out on the road, out on the tour bus with writer friends of mine that I had taken out, and a lot of weekends I had writers with me. So, it was a lot of fun really getting to pull from the energy of the fans, really getting to pull from the inspiration of the live show and really looking at the set list from a different perspective and seeing what’s working, what’s connecting and resonating with the fans and what’s missing. What else do I want to do? What kind of feels or emotions do I want to put out there and do live? So, it was a lot of fun to really directly, not only me but my songwriting buddies, you know watching the set, watching the fans, seeing how they’re engaged and being able to take that inspiration back and kind of pull from that.”