Universal Universal Music Group Nashville Pressroom

Catch Luke Bryan and his crew as the Dirt Road Diaries Tour hits Ohio and Pennsylvania. Check it out in the latest episode of LBTV.

Guys, if you’re looking for a simple, yet effective, pickup line, you can’t beat the title of Billy Currington’s latest hit, “Hey Girl.” The song, which is nearing the top of the country charts, is just a natural way to begin a conversation. Just ask the singer himself. “It reminded me of the times that when my friends and I growing up on the beach would see a girl. You know, we were 14 and 15,” says Billy. “It seems like it was always the easiest and best pickup line. [laughs]. It was just naturally what we would always say – ‘Hey girl,’ and it would start a conversation.”

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

Billy Currington (Hey Girl) 2 OC: …definitely real. :20
“‘Hey Girl’ – instantly loved it, and it reminded me of the times that when my friends and I growing up on the beach would see a girl. You know, we were 14 and 15. It seems like it was always the easiest and best pickup line. [laughs]. It was just naturally what we would always say – ‘Hey girl,’ and it would start a conversation. So, it’s definitely real.”

Kacey Musgraves is starting to hit the airwaves with her new single, “Follow Your Arrow,” which has already touched a lot of her fans – and beyond — with its “be who you are” and “live your life” theme. What you may not realize is the song actually began as a poem for a friend. “It started off as a poem, honestly, for this friend who was going off to Paris for four months studying and she was leaving everything she knew behind, going to a foreign country [and] didn’t know the language,” explains Kacey. “I gave her this little arrow necklace and I wrote a little poem and it had ‘follow your arrow’ in it, ‘kiss lots of boys,’ and it kind of started there, but it turned into a bigger idea.”

“Follow Your Arrow” is from Kacey’s debut album, Same Trailer, Different Park, which has been nominated for the CMA Album of the Year Award.

Kacey Musgraves (Follow Your Arrow origins) OC: …bigger idea. :35
“‘Follow Your Arrow’ means so much to me. I could literally get emotional talking about it because it’s so near and dear to my heart. I wrote it with two friends of mine – Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. It started off as a poem, honestly, for this friend who was going off to Paris for four months studying and she was leaving everything she knew behind, going to a foreign country [and] didn’t know the language. I gave her this little arrow necklace and I wrote a little poem and it had ‘follow your arrow’ in it, ‘kiss lots of boys,’ and it kind of started there, but it turned into a bigger idea.”

Keith Urban and the other American Idol judges — Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr., as well as host Ryan Seacrest — were on the Ellen Degeneres Show Thursday (October 3rd) to talk about the new season and how they’re enjoying the show.

Lady Antebellum‘s new single, “Compass,” is hitting the airwaves, and the latest episode of Webisode Wednesday shows just why the trio wanted it for their latest release.

Luke Bryan’s Crash My Party, which was certified platinum this week, moved back up to the top of the country album chart. The collection sold enough to land at No. 1 on the country chart and at No. 6 overall.

Justin Moore’s Off the Beaten Path falls to No. 2, followed by the debut of Alan Jackson’s The Bluegrass Album at No. 3. Keith Urban’s Fuse and Chris Young’s A.M. round out the Top 5.

Alan Jackson is the first artist to be announced for next year’s MerleFest, slated for April 24th -27th. The four-day event will take place in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.  Additional performers for MerleFest 2014 will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets for MerleFest 2014 go on sale November 12th and can be purchased at www.merlefest.org or by calling 1-800-343-7857.

Keith Urban is scheduled to perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday (October 3rd). Check your local listings for time and channel.

ABC Music Lounge’s Nashville-inspired docu-web series, On the Record, is featuring the original song “Gonna Get Even,” which was written by Kacey Musgraves, along with Al Anderson and Pat McLaughlin. The song, performed by Aubrey Peeples as “Layla Grant,” will appear on the ABC series, Nashville, on Wednesday (October 2nd) at 10pm ET.

In the latest episode of DBTV, Dierks Bentley fans explain what they “hold on” to like Dierks does in his latest single, “I Hold On.”

Luke Bryan launches his fifth annual Farm Tour on Wednesday (October 2nd) in Statesboro, Georgia. He says he’s enjoyed watching it grow every year. “I just love being out there on the Farm Tour and watching the fans roll in and getting ready to have fun and be part of a fun night of music in the country,” says Luke. “We’ve been really, really blessed at watching it grow into something really special year in and year out.”

Luke and his special guests Cole Swindell, the Peach Pickers and newcomer Chancie Neal, will also hit such cities as Athens (Georgia), Columbia (SC) and Macon (Georgia), before wrapping up October 12th in Valdosta (Georgia). The trek will benefit agriculture communities with the Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship.

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“With [the] Farm Tour, I just love being out there on the Farm Tour and watching the fans roll in and getting ready to have fun and be part of a fun night of music in the country. And I love watching the Farm Tour grow every year. We’ve been really, really blessed at watching it grow into something really special year in and year out.”