Garth Brooks Has #1 Album

GARTH BROOKS IS THE TOP SELLING ARTIST OF THE WEEK GARTH BROOKS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, Exclusive to Target, Debuts at No. One On BuzzAngle Music While CHRISTMAS TOGETHER Debuts At No. One on Billboard’s Top Country Albums Chart Nashville, TN - Nov. 21, 2016 - CMA “Entertainer Of The Year” Garth Brooks’ 10 disc boxed-set, GARTH BROOKS: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, debuted today as the No. one best-selling album of the week with over 134,000 physical copies sold solely through Target, as reported by BuzzAngle Music.  Brooks is also the top-selling artist of the week.  The coveted collection includes Brooks’ highly-anticipated upcoming studio album GUNSLINGER (Pearl Records, Inc), that will be released nationwide this Friday Nov. 25 along with nine discs of curated music including 18 previously unreleased tracks, including a special 25th anniversary edition of “Friends in Low Places” with special guests George Strait, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Keith Urban on guitar.  Additionally, the duets album with Brooks and Trisha Yearwood, CHRISTMAS TOGETHER is No. one this week on Billboard's Top Country albums chart.

Crystal Gayle To Join Opry

CRYSTAL GAYLE INVITED TO JOIN GRAND OLE OPRY


(Photo by Chris Hollo for The Grand Ole Opry.)


Pictured L-R: Steve Buchanan, President, Opry Entertainment, Bill Gatzimos, Manager, Crystal Gayle, Carrie Underwood, Pete Fisher, VP/GM Grand Ole Opry. (Photo by Chris Hollo for The Grand Ole Opry.)

Formal Opry Induction to Take Place January 21, 2017

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 15, 2016) – Grammy-winning songstress Crystal Gayle was surprised during her Grand Ole Opry performance this evening by Opry member Carrie Underwood with an invitation to become an official Opry member. Gayle will be formally inducted into the Opry on Jan. 21, 2017 by her sister, Opry legend Loretta Lynn. Gayle made her Opry debut nearly 50 years ago on the Ryman Auditorium stage, singing the country classic “Ribbon of Darkness” at age 16.

Dan & Shay 2017 Tour

DAN + SHAY ANNOUNCE ADDITIONAL 2017 DATES ON THEIR OBSESSED TOUR

Platinum-selling Duo to Play Nashville’s Historic Ryman Auditorium February 21
 

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Having already sold out shows the first week of their Obsessed Tour, “velvet-voiced duo” (Rolling Stone Country), Dan + Shay decided to keep the good times going by adding 24 more dates across the U.S. and Canada through spring of 2017. The Platinum-selling pair, who Billboard says puts, “tight harmonies on top of pop-flecked melodies with positive messages,” has already sold out shows in Denver, Salt Lake City, Flagstaff, Ariz., and Los Angeles.
 

George Strait Live Webcast 11-16

GEORGE STRAIT BACK HOME IN TEXAS FOR A VERY SPECIAL PERFORMANCE WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16

Live-Stream on Strait.WranglerNetwork.com
 
Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 Available this Friday, Nov. 18

 
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The King of Country Music returns to Texas for an exclusive Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 album release show this Wednesday, Nov. 16. The impressive three-disc, 56-track collection is available this Friday, Nov. 18 exclusively at Walmart and Walmart.com. Featuring 36 of Strait’s hit singles including 26 No. 1s, Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 also offers fans two new songs with “Kicked Outta Country” and “You Gotta Go Through Hell.” Strait is a co-writer on both tracks.

Kane Brown Debut Album 12-2

RCA NASHVILLE/ZONE 4’S KANE BROWN PREVIEWS DEBUT ALBUM

                       

Nashville, TN —Last night industry guests gathered in Nashville for an intimate listening event with RCA Nashville/Zone 4’s Kane Brown to preview his upcoming self-titled debut album. The evening featured playing tracks from the new album as well as live performances by Kane which included a cover of Randy Travis’ “Three Wooden Crosses”--a nod to singer/songwriter Brown’s rise in the industry from posting cover songs online, as well as Brown’s surprise meeting with the legendary Travis earlier this month.  The pre-order for Kane Brown, out December 2^nd, is available here.

Maren Morris 2017 Tour

MAREN MORRIS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL DATES FOR

FIRST HEADLINE TOUR

The HERO Tour 2017

 

SUPPORT FOR EACH SHOW ON

The HERO Tour 2017

ANNOUNCED

 

 

Nashville, TN – Columbia Nashville singer/songwriter Maren Morris announced The HERO Tour 2017 on October 19 and today she shares more details surrounding her first-ever headlining tour including support acts for each show as well as the addition of two more shows; Chicago (March 2) and Nashville (April 5).

 

Dierks Bentley's Nashville Concert

DIERKS BENTLEY THROWS BACK WITH SURPRISE SET FROM NASHVILLE HONKY-TONK, LEGENDS CORNER Fans Flood Infamous Dive As Bentley Rehashes Conway Twitty, George Jones, Merle Haggard and More Ahead of First Headlining Show at Bridgestone Arena, Jan. 21 NASHVILLE, TN - Nov. 14, 2016 - Before his first-ever headlining show at Bridgestone Arena on Jan. 21, multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley paid homage to Nashville’s music history by crashing Legends Corner tonight (11/14) for an impromptu set. After Bentley shared his plans on social media, fans lined the streets of Broadway for hours hoping to get into the legendary honky-tonk. With walls plastered in classic Country album covers, those who made it in were welcomed by the renowned radio broadcaster and voice of the Grand Ole Opry Eddie Stubbs, who invited Bentley to the stage.