Universal Universal Music Group Nashville Pressroom

Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan performed a free concert for 30,000 fans in the heart of downtown Nashville tonight for the grand opening celebration of his new bar, LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK.

On Monday (September 10th), Luke and his wife Caroline cut a camouflage ribbon to christen the opening of the bar followed by a press conference for media where Luke talked about his excitement for the venue opening and playing for the fans tonight. Luke kicked off the press event with an acoustic performance of his 21st career No. 1, “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset,” that landed at the top of the country singles charts this week.

After openers DJ Rock, Chelsea Field and Jon Langston performed, Luke took the stage and played a 90 minute set. Luke’s show included many of his #1 hits as well as a guest appearance by Ryan Hurd on “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset,” who wrote the current #1 single with Zach Crowell and Chase McGill. Multi-Platinum selling singer/songwriter Cole Swindell made a surprise appearance and performed his #1 hit “Ain’t Worth The Whiskey” with Luke and the pair covered Tim McGraw’s “Where The Green Grass Grows.”

This year, Luke’s “What Makes You Country Tour,” named Billboard Music Awards Top Country Tour, will run through the end of October with 40+ concerts and boasting 13 stadiums shows. In 2019,  Luke, along with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, will return to the judges table for a second season on ABC’s American Idol.

In a salute to the women of country music, Carrie Underwood, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman will be honored at this year’s CMT’s annual Artists of the Year special, along with Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris and Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott.

“This year, we’re evolving the special to reflect what’s happening right now in culture and in the lives of our fans,” says Leslie Fram, Senior Vice President of Music & Talent at CMT, in a press release. “In this monumental year for women, dedicating one of the biggest nights in the genre to applaud female country artists not only solidifies our commitment, but we hope will spark a much-needed change in the industry,” says Leslie Fram, Senior Vice President of Music & Talent at CMT.

CMT will fully turn its focus to supporting the Artists of the Year showcase by dedicating a full day of airtime to a “Woman of Country” takeover across the network’s various broadcast and digital platforms.

The list of performers for the show will be announced soon.

Carrie Underwood will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next week, becoming the 2,646th star. The ceremony will take place at 1750 North Vine Street in front of Capitol Records on September 20th.

Carrie will be honored by Simon Cowell, who was a judge on American Idol when she won during Season 4, as well as Brad Paisley, with whom she will co-host the CMA Awards for an 11th time this year.

The ceremony will be webcast live at http://www.walkoffame.com and on Variety.

Carrie, who has won seven Grammy Awards, six CMAs, 14 ACMs and 12 American Music Awards, will release her new studio album, Cry Pretty, on Friday (September 14th). The collection includes her new single, “Love Wins,” which was released today (September 11th).

Coming off an unforgettable high from his inaugural Seven Peaks Music Festival, current three-time CMA nominee Dierks Bentley hosted a sold-out crowd on Saturday (9/8) at his first-ever stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden with his 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR. While darting from the main stage to an intimate side-stage, connection with as many fans along the way, Bentley performed his biggest hits and new music off his No. One selling and CMA nominated album THE MOUNTAIN. The night included collaborations of his “multidimensional” (Rolling Stone) current Top 25 “Burning Man” with Brothers Osborne and a throwback nod to his love of 90’s Country Music with LANCO’s Brandon Lancaster for John Michael Montgomery’s “Sold.”

Bentley continues to trek through the most “prestigious spots around the country” (Dallas Observer) on his 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR, drawing critics’ stamp of approval nationwide as his live show appeal “fuses modern Country and bluegrass” (The Morning Call).

“This was the best show I’ve seen all summer and I recommend taking a road trip to experience this.” – Times-Union

“This is not a man who meanders or moseys on stage; Bentley races from back to front to side and back again. The crowd held on, too, as he dived into his catalog of music new and old.”  – St. Louis Dispatch

“An ultimate showman, Bentley is as good live as he is on studio recordings. He interacts with the crowd and has a storyteller’s style to his lyrics.” – Baltimore Post-Examiner

“Among the most original artists to hit Nashville in the past 15 years, Dierks Bentley blends a bluegrass ethos with traditional country sentiments.” – News & Observer

“Bentley and his tight five-piece band came out steaming, flowing the set’s first nine songs one into another in breathless but precision fashion whose transitions were even tighter.” – Daily Tribune

The multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter “has one of Country music’s most enviable brands, equal parts affability and authenticity” (Forbes). Reaching a new creative high, he co-wrote 10 of THE MOUNTAIN’s (Capitol Records Nashville) 13 tracks, which earned him the highest debut sales  of his career and became his seventh chart-topping album and has been touted for its “quality music with depth and sincerity” (NPR) ranging in style from textured rock to acoustic folk. Bentley has amassed billions of digital streams, countless nominations from the  ACMs, Billboard Music Awards  while earning 13  GRAMMY  nominations – including at least one stemming from each of his last six albums. He continues to host capacity  crowds throughout the summer on his 2018 MOUNTAIN HIGH TOUR with stops this weekend in Jacksonville, FL (9/13), West Palm Beach, FL (9/14) and Tampa, FL (9/15). For more information and tour dates visit www.Dierks.com.

Luke Bryan is set to host a huge party on Broadway in downtown Nashville tonight with a free concert to celebrate the grand opening of his new bar LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE FOOD + DRINK, and he now has a second reason to celebrate as his current single “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” becomes his 21st career No. 1 single.

“Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” was written by Zach Crowell, Ryan Hurd and Chase McGill. Luke shares, “These guys knocked it out of the park. You hear that title and so much of it just sticks with you. They painted so many wonderful pictures of youth and young love. This is one of my most favorite songs I’ve ever recorded!” “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” is the third consecutive No. 1 single from Luke’s What Makes You Country album.

“LUKE’S 32 BRIDGE PARTY ON BROADWAY” begins at 6:30pm tonight just outside the bar at 301 Broadway. Special guests include Jon Langston, Chelsea Field and DJ Rock.

As part of tonight’s show Luke has partnered with Lyft, the on-demand transportation company, to create a Luke Mode that will offer a promo code valid for 15% off two Lyft rides to or from the concert. Simply enter promo code: 32BRIDGE into the Lyft app to claim the discount.

Click HERE for Luke’s playlist and HERE to watch the “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” video.

This year, Luke’s “What Makes You Country Tour,” named Billboard Music Awards Top Country Tour, will run through the end of October with 40+ concerts and boasting 13 stadiums shows. In 2019, announced, Luke, along with Katy Perry and Lionel Richie, will return to the judges table for a second season on ABC’s American Idol.

Carrie Underwood is preparing to release her new studio album, Cry Pretty, on Friday (September 14th). Her most personal collection to date, Cry Pretty, features 9 songs co-written by Carrie, including the title track and the bonus song, “The Champion,” which was used for 2018’s Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics.

In her first official role as co-producer, alongside David Garcia, Carrie says it was truly a collaborative effort between them.

“I have ideas in my head, but I’m trying to explain to him, ‘I’m picturing it like this. What if we added more this, took this away and changed the song up and half this chorus and made this happen,’” says Carrie. “He was always so great to listen to my ideas, of course, collaborate with me, bounce ideas off each other, and then he was good at executing technically what I was trying to say, because I knew how I wanted it to sound and I feel like he respected me as an artist. So, it was just really great working with him and truly collaborate.”

In Spring 2019, Underwood will launch a new arena tour, The Cry Pretty Tour 360. Sponsored by CALIA, the new tour will kick off on May 1 in Greensboro, NC, and will play 55 arenas across the U.S. and Canada and be promoted by AEG Presents.  She will be joined on tour by special guests Maddie & Tae and Runaway June.

Cry Pretty Track List:

1. Cry Pretty (Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose)
2. Ghosts On The Stereo (Hillary Lindsey, Tom Douglas, Andrew Dorff)
3. Low (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
4. Backsliding (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
5. Southbound (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Josh Miller)
6. That Song That We Used To Make Love To (Hillary Lindsey, Jason Evigan)
7. Drinking Alone (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Brett James)
8. The Bullet (Marc Beeson, Andy Albert, Allen Shamblin)
9. Spinning Bottles (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Hillary Lindsey)
10. Love Wins (Carrie Underwood, David Garcia, Brett James)
11. End Up With You (Hillary Lindsey, Brett McLaughlin, Will Weatherly)
12. Kingdom (Carrie Underwood, Chris DeStefano, Dave Barnes)
13. The Champion ((Carrie Underwood, Brett James, Chris DeStefano, Christopher Bridges PKA Ludacris) Produced by Jim Jonsin)

Produced by David Garcia and Carrie Underwood

Eric Church has previewed the song “Higher Wire” from his upcoming album, Desperate Man. The North Carolina native previewed the song for his fan club, the Church Choir, on Thursday (September 6^th) before releasing the clip on his socials on Friday.

Desperate Man is available everywhere on October 5th.

Check out the clip below.

This week’s preview from the upcoming album Desperate Man is “Higher Wire” The new album will be available everywhere October 5.
Pre-order at https://t.co/ccGLkyyZMp pic.twitter.com/WwSyhIqT21

— Eric Church (@ericchurch) September 7, 2018

Travis Denning has released an acoustic version of his debut single, “David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs.”

Acoustic version buy link: http://strm.to/DAPFPSAcoustic

For information on tour dates and more, go to travisdenning.com.

Clare Dunn has released an acoustic version of her latest song, “More.” She recently recorded this live version at the House of Blues studio in Nashville. Keep checking back for more on Clare.

Link to stream and purchase: http://strm.to/MoreAcoustic

Carrie Underwood is back in the “game” for her sixth season of performing the theme song for Sunday Night Football. The international superstar co-wrote the new opening tune, “Game On,” with frequent collaborators, Brett James and Chris DeStefano.

“We wrote a new song for it, because I feel like they’re always open to that, and they’re always looking for ways to freshen things up,” says Carrie. “So, they always just say, ‘Hey! If you’ve got anything else back there, whatever you’re working on, bring it. We’ll see how we feel about it.’ This year we wrote a song called ‘Game On’ for the opening, and it was just a lot of fun. It’s a lot of fun getting to be a part of football. I grew up watching football, of course, and watching Sunday Night Football, and to just to have kind of a little part to the whole thing is pretty cool and pretty special.”

You can watch the new opening Sunday night (September 9th) as the Green Bay Packers play host to the Chicago Bears beginning at 8pm ET on NBC. Check out the promo and the behind-the-scenes videos below.

The 10 players that will be featured on the Sunday Night Football opening theme with Carrie this year include star players from the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Giants, Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings and the Seattle Seahawks.

Here are the list of players:

• Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott
• Los Angeles Rams QB Jared Goff
• Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins
• New York Giants RB Saquon Barkley
• Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz
• Philadelphia Eagles OT Lane Johnson
• Philadelphia Eagles TE  Zach Ertz
• Philadelphia Eagles DT Fletcher Cox
• Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown
• Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson

New @SNFonNBC Open featuring #GameOn performed & co-written by Carrie along with @destefanomusic & @BrettJamesMusic. Take a look behind the scenes now!
More Info: https://t.co/tQY4ZPYfQc -TeamCU pic.twitter.com/4VJKKXhXxL

— Carrie Underwood (@carrieunderwood) August 30, 2018

Carrie is currently preparing to release her new album, Cry Pretty, on September 14th.