Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Carrie Underwood Tour Midpoint

Carrie Underwood Wraps Spring Leg Of The Biggest Tour of Career “The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round” 

Underwood Plays To Nearly 600,000 People 
Since Tour Launched In January 

“….from a pure standpoint of vocals and showmanship,
no other female vocalist comes close!” – Sounds Like Nashville

Lasers and swaying spotlights and fireworks and explosions
all added to the spectacle. But make no mistake,
Underwood was the star of the show.” - Florida Times-Union

“The most stunning part of the production however, remains
Underwood’s voice, strong and nuanced.” -
The Boston Globe

Blake Shelton Has #1 Album

BLAKE SHELTONS HONESTY EARNS HIM THE NUMBER ONE SELLING ALBUM IN AMERICA WITH IF I'M HONEST
 
"Came Here To Forget" Earns Shelton His 17th Consecutive #1 Single
 
Nashville, TN – (May 31, 2016) – It honestly doesn’t get much better than this: country music superstar Blake Shelton’s new album If I’m Honest is the number one selling album in America this week, topping the Billboard Top Albums Sales Chart and becoming his third consecutive album to hit number one on the Billboard Country Albums Chart. Simultaneously, the album’s first single “Came Here To Forget” reached the top spot on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart and the Country Aircheck Chart, making it his 17th consecutive number one single and 22nd overall.
 

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Miranda Lambert's Pink Pistol

MIRANDA LAMBERT RETURNS TO HER ROOTS AND BRINGS THE PINK PISTOL BACK HOME, BIGGER AND BETTER TEXAS STYLE

The Pink Pistol in her hometown of Lindale, TX finds a new larger home

Miranda Lambert will be putting her eclectic lifestyle boutique, The Pink Pistol all under one roof in her hometown of Lindale, Texas. The flagship store will be moving to a newer and bigger location beginning of August. The new location will have a larger inventory, more “Miranda’ize" merchandise, and unique shopping opportunities for her fans.  The Pink Pistol in Tishomingo, Oklahoma will close. 

50th Annual CMA Awards

BRAD PAISLEY AND CARRIE UNDERWOOD HOST “THE 50th ANNUAL CMA AWARDS” LIVE FROM NASHVILLE ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2



NASHVILLE – Country superstars Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will be returning to host Country Music’s Biggest Night™ in 2016. “The 50th Annual CMA Awards” airs live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville Wednesday, Nov. 2 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Dierks Bentley Lauch Week

DIERKS BENTLEY "IS BACK IN BLACK”
(NOISEY) WITH NATIONAL TELEVISION STOPS
AND FAN-FILLED EVENTS LEADING INTO
BLACK FRIDAY, MAY 27

Street Week Performances Include TODAY’s Summer Concert Series, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Last Call Ball: Songs from the Album BLACK, CMT Takeover Featuring Instant Jam Concert Special,
Plus "Somewhere On A Beach Bash" on SiriusXM

Apple Music Presents Dierks Bentley's "Journey Into
Black” Continues With First-Listen of "All The Way To
Me" Today (5/24)


NASHVILLE, TN – May 24, 2016 - “Dierks Bentley, King of the breakup song, is back in BLACK” (Noisey), releasing details today of release week plans surrounding his eight studio album BLACK (Capitol Records Nashville), out this Friday May 27, with multiple national television performances and fan events.

Little Big Town Album 6/10

LITTLE BIG TOWN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM
WANDERLUST ON CAPITOL RECORDS NASHVILLE
PRODUCED BY PHARRELL WILLIAMS
Group to Debut New Song, “One Of Those Days,”
Tonight on the Season Finale of “The Voice;”
Song Available on iTunes, Spotify and All Digital Service Providers Now
 
NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 23, 2016 – Grammy Award-winning group Little Big Town will perform the new song, “One Of Those Days,” tonight on the season finale of NBC’s “The Voice,” with the song available on iTunes, Spotify and all digital service providers now. 
Written by Little Big Town and Pharrell Williams, “One Of Those Days” will be the first song from the group’s new album, Wanderlust, produced by Pharrell, available Friday, June 10. From Capitol Records Nashville, Wanderlust will feature eight brand new songs from the group and the mega producer. 

Monday, May 23, 2016

Chris Young's New Single

CHRIS YOUNG SHIPS “SOBER SATURDAY NIGHT” FEATURING VINCE GILL

TO COUNTRY RADIO TODAY

 
New Single Follows Young's Back-To-Back No. 1 Hits
"I'm Comin' Over" and "Think Of You" with Cassadee Pope 

 
Nashville, TN - May 23, 2016 - RCA Nashville’s Chris Young ships his new single, “Sober Saturday Night,” to Country radio today. The song, penned by Young as well as Brad Warren and Brett Warren, features Country Music superstar Vince Gill adding background vocals and his ever-precise guitar talent.
 

Friday, May 20, 2016

Jake Owen Album Out 7/29

JAKE OWEN TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM AMERICAN LOVE ON JULY 29
 
 
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Nashville, TN – The highly anticipated new album from RCA recording artist Jake Owen entitled American Love will be released on July 29, 2016. Today, Jake announced the release date and revealed the title and album cover for his fifth studio album via Facebook Live.
 
“It turns out Jake Owen enjoys singing about love on tour,” says Entertainment Weekly. “The subject is all over the album’s 11 tracks – new love, young love, breaking up, and sticking it out.

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Blake Shelton Album Out Today

BLAKE SHELTON'S PERSONAL ALBUM IF I'M HONEST OUT TOMORROW
Appearances set for Live! with KellyEllenToday and the 2016 CMT AwardsIf I’m Honest due Friday, available for preorder now
NASHVILLE, TN – (May 19, 2016) – Country superstar Blake Shelton is sharing a special and personal message about his new Warner Bros. Records/Warner Music Nashville album If I’m Honest, out Friday, May 20, and available now for preorder. 
“I have never recorded a more personal or reflective album in my career,” Shelton writes in a note in the album. “If I’m Honest touches both the highs and lows of the past year of my life. I hope you’ll enjoy this journey.”

Miranda Lambert Summer Tour

MIRANDA LAMBERT BRINGS THE HEAT ON OPENING WEEKEND OF “KEEPER OF THE FLAME TOUR”
 
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Monday, May 16, 2016) -- “The reigning queen of country music demonstrated why she wears the crown,” Amanda S. Amand of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch raved of Miranda Lambert’s Keeper of the Flame Tour opening set on Friday, May 13 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, Mo. with openers Kip Moore and Brothers Osborne. Perhaps that’s why a storm rolled in just an hour into Lambert’s set, mother nature’s way of offsetting the heat radiating from the seven-time Female Vocalist of the Year’s first tour stop of the season.

Chris Janson Summer Tour

CHRIS JANSON ANNOUNCES BUY ME A BOAT SUMMER TOUR
CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year nominee kicks off 100-plus date run
NASHVILLE, TN – (May 18, 2016) – Singer-songwriter and electrifying live performer Chris Janson is excited to announce his new Buy Me a Boat Tour with more than 100 stops through the summer.
Riding the wave of success from his 2015 platinum megahit “Buy Me a Boat” and the breakthrough success of the Warner Bros. Records/Warner Music Nashville album of the same name, the CMT Music Awards and Music Row Awards nominee is taking it to the people this summer with a coast to coast headlining tour.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Ripcord Debuts at #1

Keith Urban’s eighth studio album RIPCORD has debuted at No. 1 in the United States, Canada and Australia, marking the second consecutive time that the four-time Grammy Award winner has achieved that historic milestone, something that no other male Country artist has done. It is also Urban’s fifth No. 1 album.

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Kenny Chesney Rocks NJ

Kenny Chesney Rocks Asbury Park
 

SiriusXM No Shoes Radio Launch at Stone Pony is a Sweaty, Joyous Night
 
Asbury Park, N. J. (Thursday, May 12, 2016) – By the time Kenny Chesney leaned into his set’s last song almost two hours after taking the stage at the legendary Stone Pony, it was clear that the aptly titled “Don’t Happen Twice” captured the feeling of the chilly New Jersey night. Inside the belly-to-belly club, it was so hot the 8-time Entertainer of the Year was covered in sweat from the second song – and outside, the several hundred hopefuls who couldn’t get a ticket were bathed in the music rolling out of the open doors and onto Ocean Avenue.

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Frankie Ballard Album Preview



People Exclusive:
Frankie Ballard's New Album Can't Get More Country Than This: 'It's That Retreat Mentality'

(NEW YORK) - After his breakthrough Sunshine & Whiskey, Frankie Ballard has gone and done something crazy for a country artist. He's recorded his next album in the actual country. As in nowhere-near-Nashville, cruddy-cell-service, see-the-stars-at-night country. 

Dierks Bentley's Black Bus

DIERKS BENTLEY OFFERS FANS FIRST PREVIEW OF NEW ALBUM ON THE
BLACK LISTENING BUS ON UPCOMING SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH TOUR DATES 

NASHVILLE, TN - May 10, 2016 - This summer's "top must-see" (The Plain Dealer) 2016 SOMEWHERE ON A BEACH TOUR launches Thursday (5/12) in Holmdel, NJ, and multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley is revealing details behind the BLACK Listening Bus, presented by BEATS, that will be parked at seven upcoming dates in advance of the May 27 release of BLACK (Capitol Records Nashville). All BLACK Card Members will have immediate access to the interactive bus and be entered to win other contests and merchandise. Fans can become BLACK Card Members now by pre-ordering the collection on Dierks.com or onsite for exclusive access to extra tracks, bonus videos and special items for purchase. 
 

Brad Paisley Summer Tour

 
 
BRAD PAISLEY ANNOUNCES 2016 TOUR
LIFE AMPLIFIED WORLD TOUR
 
Launches May 19
Special Guests include Tyler Farr and Maddie & Tae
 
 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 11, 2016) Country music superstar Brad Paisley has announced his 2016 tour, Life Amplified World Tour, which kicks off May 19 in Sacramento, CA.  The tour will travel across the country during the summer and fall with more dates to be added. Special guests will be power vocalist Tyler Farr and CMA Award winning-duo Maddie & Tae.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Jason Aldean 2nd Fenway Show


JASON ALDEAN AND KID ROCK DROP
SECOND FENWAY PARK SHOW ON SEPT. 10
AFTER FIRST DATE’S INSTANT SELLOUT

The Multi-Platinum Entertainers Will Be Joined By Thomas Rhett,
A Thousand Horses and Dee Jay Silver on
Both SIX STRING CIRCUS TOUR Stadium Stops

NASHVILLE, TN - May 9, 2016 - Due to overwhelming demand, this year’s ACM "Entertainer of the Year" Jason Aldean and multi-Platinum award winner Kid Rock have announced a second stop at Boston's Fenway Park, scheduled for Sept 10th. After fans snatched every ticket in under 90 minutes to the first show (9/9), Aldean and Kid Rock will reconvene at the home of the Red Sox with Thomas Rhett, A Thousand Horses and Dee Jay Silver. Tickets for the new date will be available this Friday, May 13th at 10:00A ET on JasonAldean.com and LiveNation.com

Friday, May 6, 2016

Cole Swindell Album Out Now

COLE SWINDELL RELEASES BRAND NEW ALBUM YOU SHOULD BE HERE, AVAILABLE NOW IN STORES AND DIGITALLY
Rising superstar celebrates album launch with special pop-up performance tonight in Nashville, national TV appearances next week
Second single “Middle of a Memory” to impact radio immediately
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Photo ID (L to R): Justin Luffman (VP Brand Management, WMN), Peter Strickland (EVP & GM, WMN), Kerri Edwards (Manager, KP Entertainment), Cole Swindell, John Esposito (President & CEO, WMN), Cris Lacy (VP A&R, WMN), Michael Carter (Producer)
Cole Swindell received a plaque for Platinum sales of his debut album as well as a plaque celebrating the Gold certification of his fifth consecutive multi-week No. 1 hit, the first off his album You Should Be Here, out today. Both were presented on the eve of the release at his launch party hosted in Nashville.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Cole Swindell TV Appearances

COLE SWINDELL CELEBRATES BRAND NEW ALBUM YOU SHOULD BE HERE WITH PERFORMANCES ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA, FOX & FRIENDS, TODAY AND JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (May 3, 2016) – Platinum-selling country star Cole Swindell is celebrating the highly anticipated release of his brand new album You Should Be Here with performances and appearances on Good Morning America May 9th and Fox & Friends May 10th, as well as TODAY and Jimmy Kimmel Live! May 11th.

LoCash Album Out June 17

LOCASH ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM COMING JUNE 2016

LOCASH: The Fighters

The Fighters In Stores June 17
 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 3, 2016) – LOCASH fans are eagerly looking forward to June 17, 2016. It’s on that date that the fast-rising duo of Chris Lucas and Preston Brust will release their first full-length album for Reviver Records, entitled The Fighters.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Dixie Chicks 2016 Tour

DIXIE CHICKS ADD DATES TO HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR
 
DCX MMXVI TOUR SET TO KICK OFF IN
JUNE 2016 WITH 50+ DATES
  
 
PH-Dixie_Chicks-O2--6204-Photo Credit Oliver Halfin
 
NEW YORK (May 2, 2016) –  In the midst of their sold-out European tour, multi-platinum selling act DIXIE CHICKS have announced additional North American dates to their highly-anticipated, hugely-selling DCX MMXVI Tour. November’s announcement of the DCX MMXVI Tour created a fan frenzy for tickets, quickly becoming one of Live Nation’s highest-selling tours of the summer and prompting the band to add additional dates to the already massive 40-city run. The long-awaited DCX MMXVI Tour, produced by Live Nation, will now visit over 50 cities throughout the U.S. and Canada, concluding at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA on October 10th

Chris Young Extends 2016 Tour

CHRIS YOUNG EXTENDS HEADLINING “I’M COMIN’ OVER TOUR”
 
Sponsored by CASE Construction Equipment, Tour Spans 25 Dates
with Special Guests Dan + Shay, Dustin Lynch and Cassadee Pope
 
Tickets on-sale Friday, May 6 at 10am

 
May 2, 2016…Nashville, TN…With an impressive string of sold-out shows running coast-to-coast, Billboard Music Awards nominee Chris Young is revealing the Fall run of his 2016 “I’m Comin’ Over Tour,” with 25 shows running September through the end of the year. CASE Construction Equipment will join the tour as an official sponsor.