Friday, March 29, 2019

New George Strait Album Out

GEORGE STRAIT RELEASES 30TH CAREER STUDIO ALBUM 
HONKY TONK TIME MACHINE


Accolades Are Flooding in for the King of Country Music’s New Record

The Celebration Surrounding New Release Continues Saturday at Yet Another Sold-Out Show 
 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Iconic entertainer George Strait continues his reign as the King of Country Music with the release today of his 30th career studio album Honky Tonk Time Machine. The brand new album, which includes Strait’s latest radio single “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar,” is now available for download HERE.

New Jake Owen Album Out

MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING ARTIST JAKE OWEN SENDS GREETINGS FROM...JAKE WORLDWIDE WITH NEW ALBUM OUT NOW
7X Chart-Topping, Singer/Songwriter to Perform ACM-Nominated Song “Down To The Honkytonk” On NBC’s TODAY April 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 29th, 2019) - Multi-Platinum selling artist Jake Owen is releasing his highly-anticipated album Greetings From...Jake today (3/29) via Big Loud Records. Greetings From...Jake has already garnered rave reviews from Billboard, Rolling Stone Country, The Tennessean and Sounds Like Nashville, for an impressive blend of traditional country twang and coastal-flare. To celebrate the release, the 7X chart-topping artist will perform his Top 10, ACM Award-nominated song “Down To The Honkytonk,” in the 9 a.m. hour of NBC’s TODAY on April 1 (check local listings).

New Luke Bryan Single

LUKE BRYAN RELEASES NEW SINGLE

“KNOCKIN’ BOOTS”

 

Nashville – March 29, 2019- - Four-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan, who has two nominations for the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7 as Entertainer of the Year and Song of the Year for “Most People Are Good,” is releasing a new single today with the premiere of “Knockin’ Boots.” The song, written by Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson and Jon Nite, is the first of new music coming from Luke by the end of 2019. “Knockin’ Boots” is available at all digital retailers now and can be found HERE.
 

Monday, March 25, 2019

ACM New Artist Winners

LUKE COMBS, LANCO AND ASHLEY McBRYDE

ANNOUNCED AS NEW ARTIST WINNERS

FOR THE “54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™”


CARRIE UNDERWOOD SURPRISES NEW ARTIST WINNERS WITH THE NEWS


UNDERWOOD AND NEW ARTIST WINNERS ADDED TO PERFORMANCE LINEUP FOR

COUNTRY MUSIC’S PARTY OF THE YEAR®


AWARDS TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA

IN LAS VEGAS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 7 AT 8:00 PM ET/PT ON CBS


CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO OF THE SPECIAL MOMENTS




ENCINO, CA (March 25, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® revealed the winners of the new artist categories for the 54TH ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, Country Music’s Party of the Year®. Luke Combs, LANCO and Ashley McBryde have been named New Male Artist of the Year, New Group of the Year and New Female Artist of the Year, respectively. The winners each received a surprise phone call from 14-time ACM Award® winner, two-time ACM Entertainer of the Year and current ACM Award nominee Carrie Underwood, who won the 2005 New Female Vocalist category at the 2006 ACM Awards.

Keith Whitley Memorial Concert

KEITH WHITLEY 30TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE CMA THEATER AT THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM THURSDAY, MAY 9

 Show hosted by Lorrie Morgan and Whitley’s son Jesse Whitley to include performances by Country Music Hall of Fame member Garth Brooks, Tom Buller, Mark Chestnut, Larry Cordle, Caleb Daugherty, Kevin Denney, Wesley Dennis, Joe Diffie, Corey Farlow, Carl Jackson, Cory and Dustin Keefe, Tracy Lawrence, Jesse Whitley, Mark Wills, Darryl Worley and Trisha Yearwood.

WHAT: On Thursday, May 9, 2019, the 30th anniversary of Keith Whitley’s death, Whitley’s friends, family and fans will remember him at the Keith Whitley 30th Anniversary Memorial Tribute Concert.  The night will honor his memory and pay tribute to Whitley’s artistic contributions to country and bluegrass music. Lorrie Morgan and Whitley’s son Jesse Keith Whitley will host the evening.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Eric Church Extends 2019 Tour

ERIC CHURCH EXTENDS DOUBLE DOWN TOUR
WITH EIGHT ADDITIONAL CITIES, 13 SHOWS


Pre-Sales for 13 Added Shows Begin Tuesday, March 19;
Tickets On Sale to the General Public Friday, March 22
Eric Church performs on the Double Down Tour
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After a rousing start to his Double Down TourEric Church spoke directly to his faithful Church Choir in a video message, announcing 13 added shows across eight cities (with multiple nights in select arenas) to his 2019 trek, Sept. 13 through Nov. 23, to follow the 19 cities previously announced this spring.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Trisha Yearwood Opry 20th

GRAND OLE OPRY CELEBRATES TRISHA YEARWOOD’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY AS OPRY MEMBER

Trisha Yearwood celebrates her 20th Anniversary as an Opry member 
Opry members and Country Music Hall of Famers Ricky Skaggs
and Emmylou Harris present Trisha Yearwood with a 20th Anniversary
Hatch Print
Ricky Skaggs joins Trisha Yearwood on "Two Highways" on her 20th Anniversary Opry celebration
Garth Brooks joins Trisha Yearwood onstage for her 20th Anniversary celebration to perform "Whiskey to Wine" 
Some of the Women of the Opry came backstage after the show to congratulate Trisha Yearwood on her 20th Anniversary as an Opry member
(L to R: Sharon White, Terri Clark, Emmylou Harris, Yearwood, Opry's Sally Williams)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 12, 2019) –The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Trisha Yearwood’s 20th Opry anniversary tonight with great music and momentous surprises. 

Jake Owen Album Details

JAKE OWEN REVEALS “GREETINGS FROM…JAKE” TRACK LIST DIRECTLY TO FANS
MULTI-PLATINUM CHART-TOPPING SINGER/SONGWRITER PREVIEWS ALBUM FOR NASHVILLE MUSIC COMMUNITY
Jake Owen performs at the "Greetings from...Jake" album listening event.
Photo Credit: Nick Swift / Big Loud
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (March 13, 2019) - Chart-topping singer/songwriter and Big Loud Records recording artist Jake Owen revealed the track listing to his hotly-anticipated fourth studio album, GREETINGS FROM…JAKE, directly to his fans via Instagram last night (3/12). Releasing March 29, GREETINGS FROM...JAKE features the PLATINUM-selling #1 smash “I Was Jack (You Were Diane)” and current Top 10-and-climbing single “Down To The Honkytonk,” which garnered a nomination for Single of the Year at the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards. 

Saturday, March 9, 2019

ACM Party For A Cause

ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC®
ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL PERFORMERS FOR
7TH ANNUAL ACM PARTY FOR A CAUSE®

FESTIVITIES BENEFITTING ACM LIFTING LIVES® TO TAKE PLACE APRIL 5-7, 2019
SURROUNDING THE 54TH ACM AWARDS® IN LAS VEGAS

ENCINO, CA (March 8, 2019) – The Academy of Country Music® announced more than a dozen of country music’s biggest stars and hottest new talents have been added to the 7th Annual ACM Party for a Cause® performance lineup, including Jimmie Allen, Carlton Anderson, Big Kenny, Jordan Davis, Brantley Gilbert, Ashley Gorley, Adam Hambrick, Caylee Hammack, Tracy Lawrence, Scotty McCreery, Chase McGill, AJ McLean, Jamie O’Neal, Josh Osborne, Carly Pearce and Cassadee Pope. Additionally, it was announced that Shawn Parr and Big Kenny will host the ACM Awards Official After Party presented by Security Benefit. This year’s ACM Party for a Cause will take place as part of “The Week Vegas Goes Country” on Friday, April 5 – Sunday, April 7, 2019 in Las Vegas.  

Luke Combs Double Platinum

LUKE COMBS’ THIS ONE’S FOR YOU CERTIFIED DOUBLE PLATINUM

LEADS ALL FIVE BILLBOARD COUNTRY CHARTS THIS WEEK, SECOND ARTIST TO ACHIEVE HISTORIC FEAT​

NOMINATED FOR TWO ACM AWARDS

2019 BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART TOUR SOLD OUT 
Download hi-res HERE.
Courtesy of Columbia Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Luke Combs’ breakthrough debut album This One’s For You is now certified RIAA Double Platinum. Since it’s release June 2, 2017, the album has spent a total of 27 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, including 16 weeks in 2018—making it the highest selling country album last year with 1.1 million equivalent album units sold and the only country album to surpass 1 million album units. It’s also the most-streamed country album of 2019 so far. 

Friday, March 8, 2019

Dustin Lynch EP Out Now


DUSTIN LYNCH GOES FULL THROTTLE FOR RIDIN’ ROADS EP, OUT TODAY (3/8)


NEW SINGLE PREMIERES ON BILLBOARD AS THREE-SONG SET FEATURES THRILLING SONICS AND SMALL-TOWN THEMES

 KICKING OFF THOMAS RHETT'S VERY HOT SUMMER TOUR MAY 17 IN SPOKANE, WASH.



NASHVILLE, TENN. (March 8, 2019) — Broken Bow Records Country star DUSTIN LYNCH is heading into the Spring of 2019 at full throttle, releasing the hotly anticipated RIDIN’ ROADS EP today (3/8).