Country Duo Dan + Shay Debut at No. 1 on Billboard Country Albums Chart
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 09, 2014
Breakout country duo Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) impressively debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Country Albums Chart today with their highly anticipated album, Where It All Began, making them the only duo in SoundScan reported history to debut at No. 1 with their first album on the Country Albums Chart and the highest charting debut artists of 2014.
Released April 1st on Warner Bros. Records, the top honor follows a stellar release week including performances on Good Morning America and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, showcasing their hit single "19 You + Me" which has already sold almost 500,000 tracks and is nearly Top 10. While the debut single was recently featured as a "Hot Music Download" in the new issue of People Country and called out to "equal success" in their USA Today "On The Verge" feature, the pair also celebrated the release of Where It All Began with features on CNN, Access Hollywood, GAC, People, Billboard and more.
The ACM Award Nominees recently joined Hunter Hayes on tour through May, stopping last week to perform as the only new artist on the sold-out iHeart Radio festival in Austin, continuing on the road in June with Blake Shelton.
Named an "act that will help define 2014" by Billboard, Dan + Shay wrote every song on their album, as well, the album was produced by Smyers and co-produced by Scott Hendricks and Danny Orton.
| Dan + Shay Tour Dates w/ Hunter Hayes on the "We're Not Invisible Tour" | ||||
| April 10 | Southaven, MS | Landers Center | ||
| April 11 | Cape Girardeau, MO | Show Me Center | ||
| April 12 | Springfield, MO | JQH Arena | ||
| April 17 | Huntsville, AL | Von Braun Center | ||
| April 18 | Roanoke, VA | Roanoke Civic Center | ||
| April 19 | Asheville, NC | U.S. Cellular Center | ||
| April 23 | Colorado Springs, CO | CO Springs World Arena | ||
| April 24 | Salt Lake City, UT | UCCU Center | ||
| May 1 | Bangor, ME | Cross Insurance Center | ||
| May 2 | Boston, MA | Tsongas Center at UMASS Lowell | ||
| May 3 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun | ||
| May 29 | Augusta, GA | James Brown Arena | ||
| May 30 | Pensacola, FL | Pensacola Bay Center | ||
| May 31 | Estero, FL | Germain Arena | ||
| Dan + Shay Tour Dates w/ Blake Shelton's "Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014" | ||||
| June 20 | Austin, TX | austin360 Amphitheatre | ||
| June 21 | Dallas, TX | Gexa Energy Pavilion | ||
| June 22 | Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena | ||
| July 19 | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | ||
| August 1 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden | ||
| August 2 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center | ||
| August 29 | Charlotte, NC | PNC Music Pavilion | ||
| August 30 | Orlando, FL | Amway Center | ||
| September 4 | Albuquerque, NM | Isleta Amphitheatre | ||
| September 5 | Phoenix, AZ | Ak-Chin Amphitheatre | ||
| September 6 | San Diego, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | ||
| September 11 | Fresno, CA | Save Mart Center at Fresno State | ||
| September 12 | Sacramento, CA | Sleep Train Amphitheatre | ||
| September 13 | Mtn. View, CA | Shoreline Amphitheatre | ||
| September 18 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena | ||
| September 19 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome | ||
| September 20 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena | ||
| September 25 | Boise, ID | Taco Bell Arena | ||
| September 26 | Salt Lake City, UT | USANA Amphitheatre | ||
| September 27 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Arena | ||
| October 4 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl | ||
| October 5 | San Bernardino, CA | San Manuel Amphitheatre | ||
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