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JORDAN DAVIS HAS “MADE IT” WITH HIS FIRST APPEARANCE ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA.

Jordan Davis is scheduled to perform on ABC’s Good Morning America for the first time on Wednesday (March 20th). According to him, appearing on GMA is the one thing that would convince his grandmother he’s a successful recording artist, even though he’s scored two No. 1 songs and scored several awards nominations.

“That’s the text message that kind of gives you chill bumps when you look and see you’re getting a chance to do something like Good Morning America,” says the Louisiana native. “To be honest with ya, in the eyes of my grandmother, I’ve officially made it. In her eyes, I’m on GMA, I might as well be in the Musicians Hall of Fame over here, you know?”

Jordan, who was just named Best New Country Artist at the iHeart Radio Music Awards and was recently named Billboard’s Top New Country Artist of 2018 as well as Country Aircheck/Mediabase’s Most Heard New Artist of 2018, is currently on the road with Old Dominion as part of the Make It Sweet Tour with upcoming stops in Madison, Wisconsin, St. Louis, Missouri and Omaha, Nebraska. He’ll join Rascal Flatts in July.

Audio / Jordan Davis talks about performing on ABC's Good Morning American for the first time.

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Jordan Davis (Good Morning America) OC: …here, you know? (laughs) :20
“That’s the text message that kind of gives you chill bumps when you look and see you’re getting a chance to do something like Good Morning America. To be honest with ya, in the eyes of my grandmother, I’ve officially made it. In her eyes, I’m on GMA, I might as well be in the Musicians Hall of Fame over here, you know?” (laughs)

GEORGE STRAIT AND “THE WEIGHT OF THE BADGE.”

George Strait pays tribute to police officers with “The Weight of the Badge,” a song from his upcoming album, Honky Tonk Time Machine. He wrote the song with his son, Bubba, and frequent collaborator Dean Dillon.

 

“The Weight of the Badge” joins Strait’s current song, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar,” as well as “God and Country Music” from the new album, available March 29th.

In addition to a few more shows at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas later this year, he will also play a show at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Atlanta, Georgia, along with Chris Stapleton, Chris Janson and Ashley McBryde.

 

TRAVIS DENNING IS “SORRY,” NOT “SORRY.”

If you’re ever hanging out with your family, and you’ve exhausted other forms of entertainment, turn to board games. It could be Monopoly, Apples to Apples, Candyland, Chutes & Ladders, Scrabble, Battleship, Backgammon, Checkers, Life…or in Travis Denning‘s case, Sorry.

“My favorite board game is Sorry, and I think I love Sorry because it’s low-key savage. I mean, you could be about to win, and your mom or dad just completely ruin it. And I love being the person that ruins it for other people, so I’m going with Sorry.”

Travis, who just returned to the States after performing during the C2C Festival in the U-K, is making his way up the country charts with his latest song, “After a Few.”

Audio / Travis Denning talks about his favorite board game, Sorry.

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Travis Denning (favorite board game) OC: …with Sorry. :16
“My favorite board game is Sorry, and I think I love Sorry because it’s low-key savage. I mean, you could be about to win, and your mom or dad just completely ruin it. And I love being the person that ruins it for other people, so I’m going with Sorry.”

ACM AWARDS 2019: Brothers Osborne

Reigning Duo of the Year and Video of the Year winners, Brothers Osborne earned four nominations in three categories at this year’s ACM Awards, including a nod for Duo of the Year, which they’ve won three consecutive times.

The guys are thrilled just to be in the running with other such talented pairs. They’re nominated alongside Dan + Shay, Maddie & Tae, Florida Georgia Line and Locash.

“One of the things I love about the country music genre is that it’s a family,” says John Osborne. “We’re all really, really close. We’re all a bunch of misfits thrown together. We’re all a little different, but we love one another and respect one another, and I’m just honored for the both of us to be a part of this awesome family.”

TJ agrees. “I will say to add on that, it sounds cliché to say it’s an honor to be nominated, but it really is.”

The guys, who are making their way up the country charts with “I Don’t Remember Me [Before You],” are also nominated for Music Event of the Year for “Burning Man” with Dierks Bentley. Additionally, John and TJ are nominated twice in the Video of the Year category for songs “Shoot Me Straight” and “Burning Man.”

The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 7th at 8pm ET on CBS.

Audio / Brothers Osborne says it's an honor to be nominated at this year's ACM Awards.

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Brothers Osborne (being nominated) OC: (TJ) …but it really is. :26
JOHN: “One of the things I love about the country music genre is “It sounds cliché to say it’s an honor, but it really is that it’s a family. We’re all really, really close. We’re all a bunch of misfits thrown together. We’re all a little different, but we love one another and respect one another, and I’m just honored for the both of us to be a part of this awesome family.” TJ: “I will say to add on that, it sounds cliché to say it’s an honor to be nominated, but it really is.”

DARIUS RUCKER WAS HANGING OUT IN A LONDON STUDIO WITH SUPERSTAR ED SHEERAN.

Darius Rucker has been busy writing songs and spending time in the studio with his Hootie & the Blowfish bandmates. Recently, Darius was hunkered down in a studio in London with a bunch of songwriters, including superstar Ed Sheeran.

The South Carolina native posted a couple of photos on his socials, saying, “Had a blast writing with these boys. Too much fun!!!”

 

 

ADAM HAMBRICK’S ONE MIC ONE TAKE OF “YOUR SIDE OF TOWN” FROM CAPITOL STUDIOS.

Adam Hambrick, who is heating up the airwaves with his song “Rockin’ All Night Long,” went to Capitol Studios in L.A. to record sessions for One Mic One Take. Find the video below of  “Your Side of Town.”

 

Adam heads to your side of town when he plays The Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, Colorado on Thursday (March 14th), followed by a three-night stand at The Novo in Los Angeles beginning March 23rd .

BROTHERS OSBORNE, CHRIS STAPLETON, GEORGE STRAIT AND LITTLE BIG TOWN ARE AMONG THE INITIAL PERFORMERS AT THIS YEAR’S ACM AWARDS.

The initial list of performers for this year’s ACM Awards have been announced and some of your favorite country artists will take to the stage, including Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton, George Strait and Little Big Town. Reba McEntire, Maren Moris, Thomas Rhett, Miranda Lambert and Kane Brown will also perform, as well as previously announced Jason Aldean.

The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards, hosted by Reba, will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas April 7th at 8pm ET/delayed PT on CBS.

 

 

LUKE, CARRIE, KACEY, KEITH, JON, JORDAN AND MORE ARE “NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL COUNTRY” ARTISTS.

The track list has just been announced for the new edition of Now That’s What I Call Country, Volume 12. The collection includes 10 No. 1 songs, as well as several of today’s hottest country hits from some of your favorite country artists, including Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne, Carrie Underwood, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Thomas Rhett, Luke Combs and many more.

The latest installment in the popular NOW series will be available March 29th and can be preordered here.

Now That’s What I Call Country Vol. 12 Track Listing:

  1. Kacey Musgraves                               Space Cowboy
  2. Luke Bryan                                         What Makes You Country
  3. Luke Combs                                        She Got The Best Of Me
  4. Kane Brown                                        Lose It
  5. Keith Urban                                        Never Comin’ Down
  6. Carrie Underwood                              Love Wins
  7. Tim McGraw                                      Neon Church
  8. Pistol Annies                                       Best Years Of My Life
  9. Old Dominion                                     Hotel Key
  10. Dierks Bentley f/Brothers Osborne    Burning Man
  11. Jordan Davis                                       Take It From Me
  12. Russell Dickerson                               Blue Tacoma
  13. Thomas Rhett                                     Sixteen
  14. Chris Young                                       Hangin’ On
  15. Dustin Lynch                                      Good Girl
  16. Jon Pardi                                             Night Shift
  17. Scotty McCreery                                 This Is It
  18. Midland                                              Burn Out

 

NOW That’s What I Call Music is a joint venture from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. The multi-platinum NOW That’s What I Call Music! compilation series is the world’s best-selling multi-artist recorded music brand with sales topping 103 million in the U.S.  Now That’s What I Call Country Vol. 12 is distributed by Universal Music Group.

Audio / Kacey Musgraves, who is making her way up the country charts with "Rainbow," talks about the story behind her song “Space Cowboy.”

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Kacey Musgraves (Space Cowboy inspiration) OC: …include that. 1:20
“The inspiration for ‘Space Cowboy’ was actually triggered by something that my horseback riding teacher, Lori, said to me one day. We were out at the arena and we were watching this stallion go totally crazy in the arena just galloping from one end to the other, just kind of losing its mind and being really reckless and really powerful. I watched it come charging toward me, and I was standing on the other side of the gate, and Lori was screaming at me, ‘Back up, back up! Move out of the way!’ And I really didn’t think anything of it. I said, ‘I’m on the other side of the gate. The gate’s closed. It doesn’t matter.’ She said, ‘Girl-when they wanna go, they’re gonna go. There ain’t no sense in closing the gate.’ That made a big impression on me and I wrote it down, and then ‘Space Cowboy’ came a couple of days later when I wrote it with Shane McAnally and Luke Laird. It just seemed to kind of apply itself in a metaphorical sense to a narrative that I’ve found myself in many times in my life. It’s a narrative that a lot of people I know can relate to. So, this song was very important song for me to include on the album, because though I am in a really happy place now, it’s not always been that way and it was important for me to include that.”

Audio / Luke Bryan describes what makes him country.

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Luke Bryan (what makes him country) OC: …small town. :37
“I think that what makes me country is where I was raised — Leesburg, Georgia — how I was brought up saying ‘Yes sir,’ ‘No sir,’ ‘Yes, ma’am,’ ‘No, ma’am,’ hopefully with manners and raised with a work ethic and raised in the outdoors fishing and hunting and playing sports. But yeah, I would say definitely it starts with my small-town upbringing and how we were raised; church on Sundays as much as we could. But just enjoying life and living life in a small town.”

DIERKS BENTLEY SET TO HOST FOURTH ANNUAL CMA FOUNDATION MUSIC TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS.

The CMA Foundation, a national music education nonprofit and the philanthropic arm of the Country Music Association, will hold its fourth annual Music Teachers of Excellence Awards April 30th in Nashville and will be hosted by three-time CMA Awards winner Dierks Bentley.

The invite-only event will honor 10 music educators from districts across the state of Tennessee, 10 from Metro Nashville Public Schools and 10 from across the United States. Award recipients are selected because of their dedication to bringing a high-quality music program to their students and the impact they’ve had on their school community through music. To date, the CMA Foundation has invested over $575,000 to ensure music educators have the support and funding needed to create a thriving program within their school and community.

“These teachers have gone above and beyond in their classrooms to really bring music to life and their commitment and determination has not gone unnoticed,” said Dierks. “As a parent I have seen first-hand the importance of music in my children’s lives and its importance in school programs. Every child deserves the chance to feel the power of music and it’s not possible without supporting these teachers.”

Dierks co-wrote 10 of the 13 tracks on his current album The Mountain (Capitol Records Nashville), including his poignant new single “Living,” which follows two back-to-back No. 1s: “Woman, Amen” and “Burning Man.” The Mountain earned Bentley the highest debut sales of his career and became his seventh chart-topping album. For more information on the Burning Man Tour, go to dierks.com.

 

2019 Music Teachers of Excellence Tennessee Award Recipients:

  • Bryant Adler, Alcoa Intermediate School, Alcoa City Schools – Alcoa, TN
  • Kathryn Affainie, Granbery Elementary School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Brentwood, TN
  • Josephine Cappelletti, Coulter Grove Intermediate School, Maryville City Schools – Maryville, TN
  • Benjamin Easley, Nolensville High School, Williamson County Schools – Nolensville, TN
  • Carole Smith Grooms, Freedom Middle School, Franklin City Elementary School District – Franklin, TN
  • Sherie Grossman, Mt. Juliet High School, Wilson County School District – Mt. Juliet, TN
  • John Hazlett, McGavock High School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Nashville, TN
  • Michael Holland, Nolensville High School, Williamson County Schools – Nashville, TN
  • Trey Jacobs, Nashville School of the Arts, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Nashville, TN
  • Kevin Jankowski, W.H. Oliver Middle School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Nashville, TN
  • Robbin Johnston, Clarksville High School, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System – Clarksville, TN
  • Spencer Nesvick, Houston Middle School, Germantown Municipal School District – Germantown, TN
  • Denise Rives, Barksdale Elementary School, Clarksville-Montgomery County School System – Clarksville, TN
  • Matthew Taylor, Meigs Academic Magnet Middle School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Nashville, TN
  • Alice Asako Walle, Waverly Belmont Elementary School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Nashville, TN
  • Susan Waters, W.H. Oliver Middle School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Nashville, TN
  • Anna Laura Williams, Siegel Middle School, Rutherford County Schools – Murfreesboro, TN
  • Franklin Willis, Andrew Jackson Elementary School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Old Hickory, TN
  • Frank Zimmerer, Antioch High School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Antioch, TN
  • Ben Zolkower, Hillwood High School, Metro Nashville Public Schools – Nashville, TN

2019 Music Teachers of Excellence National Award Recipients: 

  • Kevin Brawley, Torrence Creek Elementary School, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools – Huntersville, NC
  • Sheldon Frazier, North Cobb High School, Cobb County School District – Kennesaw, GA
  • Robyn Starks Holcomb, Roosevelt High School, Sioux Falls School District – Sioux Falls, SD
  • Jeff Horenstein, Meadowdale High School, Edmonds School District – Lynwood, WA
  • Theresa Kennedy, Jamestown Middle School, Guilford County Schools – Jamestown, NC
  • Chris Maunu, Arvada West High School, Jefferson County R-1 School District – Arvada, CO
  • Henry Miller, Sierra Vista Middle School, Irvine Unified School District – Irvine, CA
  • Amy Rangel, Glendale High School, Glendale Unified School District – Glendale, CA
  • Ashleigh Spatz, Burgess-Peterson Academy, Atlanta Public Schools – Atlanta, GA
  • Brianne Turgeon, Springdale Park Elementary School, Atlanta Public Schools – Atlanta, GA

 

 

KIP MOORE ENAMORS SOLD-OUT CROWDS AS HE HITS THE ROAD FOR SECOND LEG OF HEADLINING ROOM TO SPARE: ACOUSTIC TOUR.

Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore kicked off the second leg of his highly-praised headlining ROOM TO SPARE: ACOUSTIC TOUR, with a weekend of sold-out shows. The opening stint began with sellouts in Chicago, IL and Indianapolis, IN, wrapping with an electric show in Bowling Green, KY on Saturday (3/9.)

Showcasing Moore’s more vulnerable side with an “acoustic show that sees him playing songs across his entire discography albeit in a stripped-down fashion” (Chicago Tribune), fans passionately sang back every lyric each night, as Moore took requests for fan-favorite deep cuts including “Backseat” and “Magic,” as the crowds never missed a beat. Moore was also able to switch gears throughout the weekend, especially ramping up the performance stakes for his “jangly, energetic” (Radio.com)
new single “The Bull.”

Moore will continue to draw in fans this weekend on his headlining tour with stops in Minneapolis, MN, Ottumwa, IA and Springfield, MO, inviting special guest Charlie Worsham along for select shows. For a full list of tour dates and to purchase tickets visit: kipmoore.net.
Moore recently unleashed his “galloping” (NPR) next single “The Bull,” taken from his revered third studio album SLOWHEART, that garnered instant praise from critics as the “sound of an uncompromising, genre-defying artist firing on all cylinders,” (NOISEY), as well as spawning his fourth No. One hit “More Girls Like You.” SLOWHEART also landed on multiple “Best Of” lists including Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, UpRoxx, Bobby Bones Show and many more. SLOWHEART follows the acclaim that surrounded Moore’s sophomore album WILD ONES and his PLATINUM debut album UP ALL NIGHT that spawned three No. One hit singles, including GOLD certified “Beer Money,” PLATINUM certified “Hey Pretty Girl,” and the DOUBLE PLATINUM breakout hit “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck.” Moore is currently on his extended ROOM TO SPARE: ACOUSTIC TOUR following a sold-out run last Fall. The stacked tour has shows scheduled in the U.S., Canada and The U.K. where tickets to all four dates of his upcoming U.K. shows in London, Glasgow, Birmingham, and Manchester sold out within minutes of going on sale. Moore has relentlessly poured his energy into nurturing his international fanbase, with Music Row highlighting “Moore is part of a groundswell of rising country artists with a focus on building their international presence, and with good reason.” For more information, visit kipmoore.net.

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  • Alan Jackson with WUSN/Chicago’s Jeff Kapugi and Marci Braun, as well as UMG Nashville’s Mike Dungan and Steve Hodges.