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Today, eight-time GRAMMY® Award-winning superstar Carrie Underwood announced the extension of her hit production, REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World Theatre (SEE HERE). Due to high demand, fans can now enjoy REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency on three additional dates this December, including December 13th, 15th – 16th, 2023. Tickets for the new performances go on sale this Friday (April 28th) at 10am PT.

Exclusively designed for the state-of-the-art venue, REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency quickly became a must-see show in Las Vegas garnering rave reviews by critics and fans alike and selling out all runs in 2022 – a total of 18 shows. On the heels of her highly-successful, 43-city U.S. arena tour, THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR, Underwood will make her return to the Resorts World Theatre stage this summer beginning June 21st, 2023.

“We had a blast on the road with THE DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR,” says Underwood, “but it’s always nice to come back ‘home’ to Resorts World Las Vegas to continue REFLECTION.  This show is truly a celebration of all my music, and I love having the chance to welcome fans from all over the world who come to see us in Vegas.”

The three new REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency show dates going on sale Friday are:

• December 2023: 13, 15, 16

American Express® Card holders can purchase tickets to the new shows before the general public beginning Tuesday (April 25th) at 10am PT through Thursday (April 27th) at 10 p.m. PT.

Tickets and a limited number of VIP packages for all previously announced 2023 performances of  REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency are available for purchase now at AXS.com/carrieinvegas. Show dates include:

• June 2023: 21, 23, 24, 28, 30
• July 2023: 1
• September 2023: 20, 22, 23, 27, 29, 30●
• November 2023: 29
• December 2023: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9●

REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency was conceived by Underwood to celebrate many of the highlights of her stellar recording and touring career and greatest hits from over 15 years as an award-winning international superstar.  The production brings beloved fan favorites to life in a whole new way, utilizing spectacular special effects, pyrotechnics and state-of-the-art visual and audio technology, with Underwood joined onstage by her band, dancers, aerialists and a special virtual orchestra. The show is directed by Barry Lather, with Creative Production & Show design by Nick Whitehouse, and Costume Design/Wardrobe Styling by Emma Trask.

As part of her ongoing partnership, $1 from each ticket sold for REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residencyis donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation of America (https://wish.org), which grants life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Carrie has been involved with the organization for more than 15 years, granting wishes since the beginning of her recording career.

For more information on these performances or to purchase tickets, visit AXS.com/carrieinvegas.

Carrie is making her way up the country charts with her latest single, “Hate My Heart.”

Catie Offerman releases her newest track today, “I Just Killed A Man.” The song is written by Offerman, Ryan Beaver (Blake Shelton, HARDY), Joe Clemmons (Gabby Barrett, Ryan Hurd), Jessie Jo Dillon (George Strait, Jon Pardi) and Benjy Davis (Chris Young, Jake Owen), and is produced by Dann Huff. The track will go to country radio next month and will be featured on Offerman’s upcoming debut project.

LISTEN TO “I JUST KILLED A MAN” | HERE

The heartbreak song was the idea of Clemmons and Beaver, who came up with the title and suggested they try to write something called “I Just Killed A Man.”

“No one’s ever said it like that before. It’s a different and brutally honest way of saying ‘I just broke this dude’s heart,’” says Offerman. “It’s about a guy I loved who I wasn’t meant to be with.”

Adds Offerman, “I love the line in the bridge that says, ‘just because it ain’t a crime, don’t mean I won’t be doing time.’ Even if you’re the one doing the breaking up, it still kills you like nothing else. I knew from the first second this song was spoken into existence that it was something special. My hope is that others feel that when they hear it.”

Lyrics for “I Just Killed A Man”

There ain’t nobody calling the cops

There ain’t no body circled in chalk

It was over and he knew it

Yeah, somebody had to do it

I just killed a man

Left him in his drive

Watch the light go out of his loving eyes

I got in my car

Made my get away

Couldn’t stop the tears

Running down my face

Yeah, he begged me not to let him go

But goodbye don’t give a damn

They won’t lock me up for this one, no

But his heartbreak’s on my hands

I just killed a man

Tonight it’s just whiskey and guilt on the rocks

Word gets around, this towns gonna talk

It ain’t like I never loved him

Wish that mattered, but it doesn’t

I just killed a man

Left him in his drive

Watch the light go out of his loving eyes

I got in my car

Made my get away

Couldn’t stop the tears

Running down my face

Yeah, he begged me not to let him go

But goodbye don’t give a damn

They won’t lock me up for this one, no

But his heartbreak’s on my hands

I just killed a man

Just because it ain’t a crime

Don’t mean I won’t be doing time

I just killed a man

I just killed a man

Left him in his drive

Watch the light go out of his loving eyes

I got in my car

Made my get away

Neither one of us will be the same

Yeah, he begged me not to let him go

But goodbye don’t give a damn

They won’t lock me up for this one, no

But his heartbreak’s on my hands

I just killed a man I just killed a man

About Catie Offerman
Catie Offerman may be a new name to country music fans, but she’s already gaining a reputation as one of the genre’s most skilled players and promising modern traditionalists and Nashville’s music community is responding. Originally from New Braunfels, Texas, Offerman grew up on a horse ranch. Home schooled by her father in the tack room of their barn, she gravitated towards music at a young age. Offerman started playing piano at the age of four which eventually led her to pursue other instruments such as violin, accordion and more. When she was 11, Offerman’s accordion teacher asked her to join their polka band where they traveled across Texas performing.  Offerman graduated from Berklee College of Music at the age of 19 and signed her publishing deal with Universal Music Group Publishing about five years later. Offerman was featured in The Highwomen’s “Redesigning Women” video and inked her record deal with Universal Music Group in 2020.  She was named Pandora Country’s Artists to Watch for 2023, as well as one of CMT’s Next Women of Country and a CMT Listen Up artist for 2023.  Offerman released four songs in 2022 – “Happyland Trailer Park,” “Don’t Do It In Texas,” “Get A Dog,” and “‘Til I See You Again.” Offerman is in the studio working on her upcoming debut project.

Mercury Nashville / Range Music recording artist Luke Grimes today released a new track, “Hold On.” Written by Foy Vance and Ilsey Juber, the song is produced by Dave Cobb.

When Grimes began having discussions with his management team about his musical inspirations, Foy Vance, a singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland, was on that list. After a writing session with Vance in Scotland fell through, “Hold On,”, was pitched to the team and it was immediately put on hold for Grimes. He recorded it with Cobb, and it is one of only two songs that Grimes didn’t write for his forthcoming album.

LISTEN TO “HOLD ON” | HERE

“‘Hold On’ has become one of my favorite songs on the (upcoming) album,” said Grimes. “Foy Vance is one of my favorite current songwriters and although he and I couldn’t get together in person, I knew I wanted him to be a part of this album. He had this song that had not been cut and I immediately fell in love with the words; I felt so connected to it. It’s a familiar feeling, the fear of falling too deeply for someone because you could ultimately get hurt. I think it’s a universal feeling for anyone who has had their heart broken.”

Grimes is making his debut Stagecoach Festival debut on Sunday, April 30. His performance will be included in the Stagecoach livestream which will be available to stream on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and Prime Video at 2:35 p.m. PT.

About Luke Grimes

Grimes’ debut track, “No Horse To Ride,” debuted inside the Top 10 of the Country Songs sales chart at No. 7. In its second week of release, “No Horse To Ride” racked up 95K Shazams, placing it No. 2 on the Shazam Country chart, No. 2 on the Shazam Top 200 USA chart and No. 37 on the Shazam Global chart, a rarity for a country artist. Spotify placed the song on the cover of its Country Hits 2023 playlist, with the song in the No. 1 position, and the song has been on eight Spotify Viral Charts.

Known for his role as Kayce Dutton on the hit television series, “Yellowstone,” Grimes has been making music for years and is prepping his first major label project. When not on set, Grimes can be found spinning his favorite country albums and songwriting at home in Montana or in Nashville writing with some of Music Row’s elite including Jonathan Singleton, Tony Lane, Randy Montana, Brent Cobb, Jamey Johnson, Love Junkies, Josh Osborne, Jon Randall, and Jessie Alexander.

Grimes grew up playing music in the church as the son of a Pentecostal pastor. His father also laid the foundation for the music he loves, introducing him to the works of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. The Ohio native is now finding his own voice and style as an artist, inspired by the likes of Colter Wall, Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, and the late Townes Van Zandt.

Tyler Hubbard is giving fans a glimpse into the creative process of how his current hit, “Dancin’ In The Country,” came together. The song is currently in the Top 10 at Country radio and has over 115M global streams. It has already hit No. 1 on the Canadian Country Radio Chart, SXM’s The Highway, and the MusicRow chart. The upbeat anthem was written by Hubbard, Keith Urban, Ross Copperman and Jon Nite, and today Hubbard is releasing the demo from the day they wrote the song, “Dancin’ In The Country (Demo – feat. Keith Urban).”

I wanted to do something a little different for “Dancin’ In The Country” and thought I’d let y’all experience the original demo we recorded the day we wrote it. So go check it out now, I hope you dig it. https://t.co/2WEb3fxuuY pic.twitter.com/0aJCqHTJIn

— Tyler Hubbard (@tylerhubbard) April 21, 2023

https://twitter.com/KeithUrban/status/1649406644269326337

LISTEN TO “DANCIN’ IN THE COUNTRY (DEMO – FEAT. KEITH URBAN)” | HERE

Urban brings his musical versatility and virtuosity to the demo, not only on guitar, but on bass, ganjo and vocals.  Originally written and recorded in October 2021, the demo of “Dancin’ In The Country” also features Ross Copperman on keys and programming.

“I’ve always admired Keith Urban as a writer, but never had the chance to actually write a song with him.  Keith came into the writing session so engaged and ready to go where the ideas took us.  Ross and Jon are two of the finest writers in town, and by the end of the day we had a song we all felt was special,” said Hubbard. “It’s exciting to share a behind the scenes look at how a song comes together.”

“Spending a day with Tyler, Ross and Jon in the studio writing this song was a total blast,” said Urban. “Especially creating the track with Ross – I love working fast, ideas flowing really quickly- a bass part, a ganjo part, a very intentionally 80s country super compressed electric guitar riff.”

Jordan Davis couldn’t have predicted his nomination for ACM Male Artist of the Year, since it has been four years since he was first nominated for the ACM New Artist of the Year. He’s been nominated for a few different awards in the last few years, including winning the CMA Song of the Year in 2022 for “Buy Dirt,” and he finally picks up a nod for Male Artist.

“I haven’t been that shocked in a long time. Definitely the most shocked I’ve been since I started doing music,” says Jordan. “It was definitely shocked to see that I was in that category. I knew I made it through to the last round, but, honestly, I was, y’all see the other nominees in there, some heavy hitters. So, to hear my name first, it was pure shock. But now too, in 2019, I was up for New Artist, so I think it goes to show that I’ve got a great team and great fans, and two, we made some great music that is connecting with people. The awards are amazing, but to be nominated with those guys is a huge win for me.”

Jordan is up against Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and Kane Brown.

The 58th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will stream live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Amazon Prime Video May 11th at 8pm ET/7pm CT/5pm PT.

Jordan is currently scaling the country charts with his latest single, “Next Thing You Know.”

Luke Bryan appeared on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night (April 18th) to talk about the new season of American Idol, his tour and AI.

The very first A.I. generated @LukeBryan song! pic.twitter.com/XfmEJAfhn7

— Jimmy Kimmel Live (@JimmyKimmelLive) April 19, 2023

Travis Denning has released the official lyric video for his song, “Strawberry Wine And A Cheap Six Pack.”

https://twitter.com/Travis_Denning/status/1648708726176591872

Tyler Hubbard has a passion for a lot of things, first and foremost, his family of five, not to mention writing songs, producing records and performing on stage. He also has a passion for his many hobbies, including skiing and riding dirt bikes. He even created a track at his house for him, his buddies and his children (as they grow). Even his three-year-old son, Luca, has an electric bike that he rides around on, showing the same passion for bikes as his dad.

“I’ve always loved a place to ride, especially close to home, so it’s basically a big playground for dirt bikes and any other toy you can imagine,” says Tyler. “And watching my kids grow up, they’re almost to the age where they can start playing (around) with me. So, to have a spot where they can grow up playing on and I can continue growing up playing on is a lot of fun.

Tyler is closing in on Top 5 on the country charts with his latest smash, “Dancin’ In The Country,” which he co-wrote with Keith Urban, Ross Copperman and Jon Nite.

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Kip Moore has released his new single, “Damn Love,” the title track from his upcoming album out next week. He says the song, which was written by Jason Gantt, Jaren Johnston and James McNair — and the only track on the album Kip didn’t write – is about all the different feelings about love.

“’Damn Love’ is a song about the reasons why you hate love, why you love love and why you’re confused by it,” says Kip. “It’s everything encompassing that word and all the complexities that lie within it.”

*“Damn Love” goes for adds May 1st.

Kip co-produced the 13-track collection, Damn Love, with his friend, Jaren Johnston of The Cadillac Three.

After taking his DAMN LOVE WORLD TOUR to sold-out shows in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Kip will continue his trek with headlining shows in Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. He’ll take The Cadillac Three with him when he launches his U.S. leg in Saginaw, Michigan on August 24th.

Darius Rucker returns to the historic Ryman Auditorium on Monday, June 5 for his 14th Annual Darius and Friends concert benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. The event, which unofficially kicks off the week of CMA Fest in downtown Nashville and has raised more than $3 million to date, will feature an all-star roster of friends to be announced in the coming months.

“This is one of my favorite nights every year,” shares the three-time GRAMMY Award winner. “The work St. Jude does for children and their families, and the medical advances they are constantly making – it all continues to amaze me. It’s a huge honor to bring together some of my best friends in Nashville each summer to do what we can to support them through this event.”

Rucker, who has always prioritized philanthropic work throughout his career, made a commitment to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 15 years ago after taking an inspiring tour of the hospital. Through this meaningful experience, Rucker learned how St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Reflecting on his 2008 visit to the hospital to the Tennessean, Rucker noted, “You see these kids who are sick, and they’re so happy to be there, because their caregivers are so loving and giving to them. And then you find out that nobody ever gets a bill. That blew me away. I was just like, ‘We’ll figure out some way to help you guys as much as I can.’”

Now, a decade and a half later, that effort has become an annual tradition. Friends performing with Rucker in past years have included Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Charles Kelley of Lady A, Ashley McBryde, A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys, Brad Paisley, Kenny Rogers and Tommy Thayer of KISS, among many others. The lineup for this year’s event will be announced soon.

Tickets to the 14th Annual Darius & Friends benefit concert start at $69 with VIP package options up to $249, available via AXS.com. Pre-sale access begins tomorrow, April 18 at 10 a.m. CT, with tickets on sale to the general public this Friday, April 21 at 10 a.m. CT.

Darius recently hit the airwaves with his latest single, “Fires Don’t Start Themselves.”

For more information, please visit www.DariusRucker.com and follow on social media @DariusRucker.