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Final Nominees for CMA AWARDS to be Announced on GMA and Billboard
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 26, 2019 Final nominees for a?oeThe 53rd Annual CMA Awardsa?? will be revealed Wednesday, Aug. 28, with select categories announced live on ABC's a?oeGood Morning Americaa?? by Jimmie Allen and Ashley McBryde in the 8:00 AM hour (local time), followed by a performance of a?oeIf I Know Mea?? by Morgan Wallen...
Diplo Premieres 'Heartless'
by Abigail Charpentier - August 20, 2019 Diplo unveils a second track, “Heartless” featuring Platinum artist, songwriter Morgan Wallen, under his country moniker Thomas Wesley today—listen to the song here, out now on Columbia Records. “Heartless” follows “So Long” featuring Cam and is the second of several forthcoming collaborations due t...
Luke Combs to Release New Album on November 8
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 08, 2019 Luke Combs will release his highly anticipated new full-length album November 8 on River House Artists/Columbia Nashville. Additional details to be announced soon....
Luke Combs Extends Run of 'Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour'
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 06, 2019 Luke Combs' historic success continues this week with his latest single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart” reaching #1 on both Billboard's Country Airplay chart and theMediabase/Country Aircheck chart. This is Combs' sixth consecutive #1—a first on theBillboard Country Airplay chart—and his fastest rising...
Luke Combs Adds Second Show at LA's Greek Theatre Due to Demand
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 12, 2019 Adding to his already massive “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour,” Luke Combs has confirmed a second show at Los Angeles' Greek Theatre on October 23 due to overwhelming demand following yesterday's announcement of his first Greek Theatre stop this fall. ...
Luke Combs Extends 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' Fall Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 11, 2019 ACM, CMA and CMT Award-winning artist Luke Combs will extend his massive sold out “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” with five new dates including a second show added atNashville's Bridgestone Arena on December 12 due to popular demand after the first show sold out in just six minutes....
Florida Georgia Line Hosts Surprise Performance at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 18, 2019 On Saturday, June 15, Florida Georgia Line along with Dan + Shay, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, and Canaan Smith made a special visit to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital® in Memphis, Tennessee, to play for the patients and their families ahead of the duo's 2019 CAN'T SAY I AIN'T COUNTRY tour stop that ...
Luke Combs Is First Artist With 5 Tracks In Billboard's Hot Country Songs Top 25 Since Johnny Cash In 1959
by Tori Hartshorn - June 18, 2019 Luke Combs continues to break records this week following the release of his new EP, The Prequel—out now via River House ArtistsColumbia Nashville (streampurchase here).All five tracks from the EP are currently in Billboard's Hot Country Songs Top 25—a feat not accomplished by any artist in 60 years...
CMA Fest Delivers Epic Surprise Performances And Sold Out Crowds
by BWW Staff - June 10, 2019 Four straight days of sold-out shows and capacity crowds, as well as surprise performances and collaborations, made the 48th annual CMA Fest one for the record books. At Nissan Stadium, Lil Nas X created one of the festival's most talked-about moments Saturday night, joined by Billy Ray Cyrus and re...
Carrie Underwood Leads CMT AWARDS Winners - See Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 06, 2019 Carrie Underwood emerged as the night's biggest winner with two trophies at tonight's “2019 CMT Music Awards,” continuing her streak as the most awarded artist in CMT history. Winning two awards tonight for “Female Video” for “Love Wins” and “Video of the Year” for “Cry Pretty,” her overall CMT Musi...
Bandsintown and CMT Extend Partnership To Drive Artist Discovery In Nashville
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 03, 2019 Bandsintown, the most trusted source for concert discovery, has partnered with CMT once again to help music fans discover the most exciting rising country artists leading into the CMT Music Awards on June 5th in Nashville, TN....
Luke Combs' New EP THE PREQUEL Out 6/7
by Tori Hartshorn - May 21, 2019 CMA and ACM-award winner Luke Combs will release his highly anticipated new EP, The Prequel, June 7 via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville. Pre-save/pre-add HERE....
Luke Combs' BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART Sets Record For Most Adds At Mediabase
by Tori Hartshorn - May 14, 2019 Luke Combs' new single “Beer Never Broke My Heart” has set the record for most adds on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart with 149 adds this week—breaking the record set by Carrie Underwood's “Smoke Break” in 2015. “Beer Never Broke My Heart” also marks Combs' highest debut on Billboard's Country ...
CJ Solar Nominated for MusicRow Award
by Tori Hartshorn - May 13, 2019 Three short months ago, Sea Gayle Music's CJ Solar was named “Independent Artist of the Year” at the 17th Annual MusicRow CountryBreakout Awards ceremony. Today, CJ received news he is nominated for “Breakthrough Artist-Writer of the Year” at the 31st Annual MusicRowAwards. Voting begins tomorrow, T...
Luke Combs' New Single BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART Out Today
by Tori Hartshorn - May 08, 2019 Luke Combs' new single “Beer Never Broke My Heart” premiered this morning worldwide at country radio. Stream/purchase HERE. The song's official music video will also debut today at 12:15pm ET. Combs will be chatting with fans ahead of the video launch on YouTube Music starting at 12:00pm ET. In cele...
Brothers Osborne, Maren Morris, Miranda Lambert and Zac Brown Band Lead Nominations for 2019 CMT MUSIC AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 07, 2019 CMT today announced the nominations for the “2019 CMT Music Awards,” airing LIVE on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00pm ET / 7:00pm CT. Nashville's biggest party returns to kick off the summer with a grand celebration recognizing the most beloved names in country music. Each winner is selected by the fans, ...
ABC Radio Announces Memorial Day Programming
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 06, 2019 ABC Radio will provide three specials to affiliates for use over Memorial Day weekend: “Country Summer Road Trip,” “A Decade of Rock Hits” and “America Remembers 2019.”...
Luke Combs' BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Remains #1 On Billboard's Country Airplay Chart For Seventh Consecutive Week
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2019 CMA and ACM Award-winning musician Luke Combs' 2x Platinum single, “Beautiful Crazy,” remains #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart for the seventh-straight week—tyingthe second longest run atop the chart since its launch in 1990 and a feat not achieved since Tim McGraw's “Live Like You Were Dying...
Luke Combs Announces 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' Fall Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 28, 2019 CMA and ACM Award-winning musician Luke Combs will extend his sold-out “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” through this fall. The newly confirmed dates commence September 26 at Rogers, AR's Walmart AMP and span through the end of the year culminating at Nashville, TN's Bridgestone Arena on December 13....
Maggie Baugh Releases FIRE ME UP Single
by Tori Hartshorn - March 26, 2019 Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Maggie Baugh has been one of the most promising emerging artists in Country music, and her new single, “Fire Me Up,” is adding fuel to the fire! The Apple Music Country Hot Tracks Playlist has already added the single, which can be heard here. ...
Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban Among Performers for 2019 CMA Fest
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 05, 2019 The Country Music Association has revealed the initial artist lineup for this year's CMA Fest, which features hundreds of Country Music artists performing on multiple stages throughout downtown Nashville Thursday through Sunday, June 6-9. CMA Fest is a one-of-a-kind festival with artists donating th...
Country Music Association Celebrates Recipients Of 10th Annual Triple Play Awards
by Tori Hartshorn - February 20, 2019 The Country Music Association honored the songwriters behind Country Music's biggest hits at the 10th annual CMA Triple Play Awards Tuesday, Feb. 19 during an intimate, industry luncheon at Marathon Music Works in Nashville. CMA Triple Play Awards recipients were honored for having penned three No. ...
CJ Solar Receives the MusicRow 'Independent Artist of the Year' Award
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 14, 2019 Hundreds of Country radio, music industry executives and fellow artists were on hand at this morning's 17th Annual MusicRow Country Radio Meet & Greet And CountryBreakout Awards ceremony, where CJ Solar was presented with the “Independent Artist of the Year” honor. Solar hit #15 on the MusicRow Cou...
Jimmie Allen, The Cadillac Three, and Resurrection to Take the Stage at Cotton Eyed Joe
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019 East Tennessee's most legendary nightclub, Cotton Eyed Joe, is excited to announce their January and February 2019 live concert lineup, which brings Jimmie Allen, The Cadillac Three, Resurrection and The ChillBillies to the stage....
SiriusXM Reveals 'Future Five' for 2019 and Welcomes 'Class of 2018' in Music
by Tori Hartshorn - December 10, 2018 The music discovery and curation team at SiriusXM announced today its 'Future Five' artists for 2019 and the 'Class of 2018.'... |