TUNE-IN: JO DEE MESSINA AND A STAR-STUDDED LINEUP HONOR TRISHA YEARWOOD FOR AUSTIN CITY LIMITS 9TH HALL OF FAME

 

Tune in this Saturday night for the ninth annual Austin City Limits Hall of Fame, honoring the remarkable career of country music icon Trisha Yearwood. Catch Jo Dee Messina singing Yearwood's 1991 chart-topping hit "She's in Love with the Boy," alongside tributes from Don Henley, Ronnie Dunn, Brothers Osborne and Brandy Clark. 

The broadcast premieres Saturday, March 2 at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT on PBS (check local listings). 

The special will be available to music fans everywhere to stream online beginning Sunday, March 3 at 10 am ET at pbs.org/austincitylimits.

"ASHLEY MCBRYDE PRESENTS: LINDEVILLE" DEBUTS TO CRITICAL ACCLAIM FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES, STEREOGUM, ESQUIRE AND MORE

Watch the Official Music Video for “Bonfire At Tina’s”

Featuring Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark and Pillbox Patti

“There’s a whole lot of beautiful writerly vision at work on Lindeville,

but it wouldn’t matter if the songs weren’t great. Guess what? The songs are great.”

– Stereogum

 McBryde Returns to Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday, Oct. 5

Visits CBS Mornings on Thursday, Oct. 6

Ashley McBryde and her collaborators officially welcome you to Lindeville. With its honest, specific and morally complicated portrayal of the many characters that can personify small town life, Lindeville will feel like a place that many have visited before. Praised by The New York Times as “a fluorescent carnival of pedal steel and thumping guitar that proves McBryde can be a skilled curator, as well as a performer,” Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville is available now via Warner Music Nashville.

Produced by John Osborne, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville includes performances from McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, Aaron Raitiere, Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack and Benjy Davis, delivering a distilled version of everything that listeners have come to appreciate from the Arkansas native: raw, honest, specific portraits of small-town America, and the many characters that you may encounter in any one of them.

Written during a weeklong exercise in a rural cabin outside Nashville, McBryde set out with a group of her favorite collaborators to work up a project they had no intention of ever recording or releasing. Those individuals included McBryde, Raitiere, Hayford, Clark, Davis and Connie Harrington, each drawing from their own upbringings to give Lindeville an every-town realism blended with familiar characters, moral ambiguity and a healthy enough dose of gallows humor to make this town feel like your town.

With swelling strings prefacing what Arkansas Democrat-Gazette calls “a ribald tale of neighbors,” opening track “Brenda Put Your Bra On” threads the needle, acquainting listeners with its first cast of characters.

“I’d like to think that when you first get to town, you think to yourself, ‘What a cute little neighborhood,’” outlines McBryde. “And then the next thing you see is dishes flying across Main Street. And you’re like, ‘Okay! Good morning, Lindeville!’And that’s when we find out that Tina’s friends are witnessing her catching Marvin cheating.

“So ‘Bonfire at Tina’s’ is about all of those women in that town going, ‘Look, we all hate each other, and we can go back to talking shit about each other, but right now, one of us is hurting, and that gives us permission to drink too much, smoke and set shit on fire,” McBryde imparts.

“I secretly hope that multiple people get together to burn the things that have been holding them back (in a super safe way),” admits McBryde. “But I hope that it becomes an anthem and an outlet, not just for women, but for anybody who’s like, ‘You know what? I’m so tired of struggling with my weight.’ And they go burn their scale. Yes. Do that!”

“An album like Lindeville,” notes Stereogum, “is a writing exercise, and you can look at a work like that from an academic lens if you want. But when those writing exercises really work, they can move you…A lot of people put a lot of work into this record, and they made something that resonates on a deep, emotional level. Give it up for them.”

“This might turn out to be one of the most unique, interesting, and important albums released by a major country music label in years,” sums up Saving Country Music.

Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville Tracklist

All songs written by Ashley McBryde, Aaron Raitiere, Connie Harrington, Brandy Clark, Benjy Davis and Nicolette Hayford unless noted otherwise.

1.) "Brenda Put Your Bra On" - Featuring Caylee Hammack & Pillbox Patti
2.) "Jesus Jenny"- Featuring Aaron Raitiere (Aaron Raitiere and Jon Decious)
3.) "Dandelion Diner"
4.) "The Girl In The Picture" - Featuring Pillbox Patti
5.) "If These Dogs Could Talk"- Featuring Brandy Clark
6.) "Play Ball" - Featuring Brothers Osborne
7.) "Ronnie’s Pawn Shop"
8.) "The Missed Connection Section of the Lindeville Gazette" - Featuring Brandy Clark & Aaron Raitiere
9.) "Gospel Night At The Strip Club" - Featuring Benjy Davis
10) "Forkem Family Funeral Home"
11.) "When Will I Be Loved" - Featuring Brandy Clark, Caylee Hammack & Pillbox Patti (Phil Everly)
12.) "Bonfire At Tina’s" - Featuring Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark & Pillbox Patti
13.) "Lindeville"

#FESTIVALNEWS - TIM MCGRAW, SAM HUNT, CARLY PEARCE, BROTHERS OSBORNE, MIDLAND, MICHAEL RAY, PARMALEE AND MORE ANNOUNCED AS GOLDENSKY COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL LINEUP

Passes On Sale Friday, April 29 At www.GoldenSkyFestival.com

A spectacular lineup of top country music artists has been announced for GoldenSky Country Music Festival on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, 2022 at Discovery Park in Sacramento, CA. Headliners Tim McGraw (Saturday) and Sam Hunt (Sunday) lead the all-star lineup which will also feature Brothers Osborne, Midland, Carly Pearce, Parmalee, Michael Ray, Diamond Rio, Brian Kelley, Lindsay Ell and many more.

Passes for GoldenSky Festival go on sale at 10:00 AM PT on Friday, April 29 at www.GoldenSkyFestival.com. Fans can sign up for the newsletter or opt-in to receive SMS messages to gain exclusive access to the festival pre-sale, which starts on Wednesday, April 27 at 10:00 AM PT.

GoldenSky Country Music Festival is produced by Danny Wimmer Presents in partnership with Visit Sacramento, and will feature top-tier country music artists across two days and three stages, along with unique experiences including a craft beer festival featuring tastings from local and national breweries, “farm-to-fork” dining opportunities from some of Sacramento’s best restaurants, a dance hall saloon, a mechanical bull and much more.

“Besides the amazing lineup, GoldenSky has been curated to create a one-of-a-kind country music festival experience rooted in the capital city,” says Chamie McCurry, Chief Marketing Officer at Danny Wimmer Presents. “Our GoldenSky Beer Festival allows fans to tailgate INSIDE the festival with unlimited sampling over 100 craft beers, The Farmhouse will showcase some of the best farm-to-fork offerings in Sacramento, the El Dorado Market will be THE place to shop for souvenirs, and we can’t wait to see everyone line dancing in the River City Saloon & Dance Hall. It’s been three years in the making and we couldn’t be more excited to finally be here today, announcing it to the world.”

Watch the GoldenSky announcement video here: https://youtu.be/LRPcQEKCKUU

The current music lineup for GoldenSky Country Music Festival is as follows:

Saturday, October 15

Tim McGraw

Brothers Osborne

Carly Pearce

Diamond Rio

Brian Kelley (of Florida Georgia Line)

Lindsay Ell

Matt Stell

Chase Matthew

Madeline Edwards

Bailey Zimmerman

Willie D McClung (Local Artist)

Mabilene (Local Artist)

Sunday, October 16

Sam Hunt

Midland

Michael Ray

Parmalee

Breland

Elvie Shane

Ernest

Brittney Spencer

Lily Rose

Alexandra Kay

In addition to two full days of incredible music performances, GoldenSky will also feature an array of onsite experiences, including:

The GoldenSky Beer Festival

Kick off your day at the GoldenSky Beer Festival. Open daily from 11:45 AM - 2:45 PM to patrons 21+, the festival within the festival showcases the best of local, regional and national craft beers. All beer fest attendees will get unlimited complimentary tastings with more than 100 different selections of beer, hard seltzer and ciders, and a commemorative festival cup to boot! The GoldenSky Beer Festival is free with your festival admission IF you purchase your passes before May 6. After that, you can add it on to your festival purchase for only $10 per person, per day or $15 for the weekend, at time of purchase. Arrive early and pre-party at The GoldenSky Beer Festival!

River City Saloon & Dance Hall

Boot-scoot into the River City Saloon & Dance Hall for a little dancin’, a little drinkin’ and a whole lotta fun! Daily activities include line dancing, partner two-stepping and lessons. Coordination not your thing? We’ve still got you covered with a house DJ to freestyle your heart out with when the sun goes down. And don’t miss Billy, our house bull that’s sure to be a buckin’ and broncin’ all weekend long!

El Dorado Market

Visit the El Dorado Market to shop the best of the Central Valley. Need a new cowboy hat? Look no further! Want a one-of-a-kind bandana? Coming right up! Shop small and support local at the El Dorado Market.

The Farmhouse (presented by the California Farm Bureau)

The Farmhouse promises to deliver a food experience that will leave your taste buds craving more! We invite you to take a load off and pick your pleasure amongst the various locally curated food booths to taste for yourself what makes Sacramento the Farm-To-Fork Capital of America.

Fieldhouse Sports Bar

Watch your favorite NCAA and NFL games at the Fieldhouse, featuring the top college games on Saturday and NFL on Sunday. Grab a drink and pony up to the bar to stay up-to-date on all the pigskin action.

Loud Lounge

Go beyond the music and experience the cannabis community in our very own Loud Lounge! We believe in the power of cannabis to enhance the communal and artistic experience, so let's have a gathering place for our friends to network and celebrate. We are excited to offer everything from live music to live art and live performers all weekend long while you get educated on cannabis culture. Must be 21+ to enter the Loud Lounge.

The following GoldenSky pass options are available:

● Single Day General Admission starting at $59.99 plus fees

● Weekend General Admission starting at $89.99 plus fees

● Single Day VIP starting at $129.99 plus fees

● Weekend VIP starting at $199.99 plus fees

Four Pack Weekend General Admission packages are also available. Layaway options are available for only $25.00 down through May 15, with payments equally amortized in June, July and August. Festival goers are encouraged to buy early and save as prices will increase throughout the campaign.

GoldenSky VIP passes offer access to all General Admission areas, an exclusive viewing area in front of the main stage, dedicated festival entry lanes, a commemorative laminate and access to the dedicated VIP area, which includes:

● VIP-only front of Main Stage viewing area

● A shaded lounge with comfortable seating and live audio and video streams of the Main Stage, as well as dedicated bars with full beverage options (for additional purchase)

● Tree-shaded outdoor lounge area with all performances broadcast on a big screen, premium food offerings (for additional purchase), a dedicated free water filling station, air-conditioned flushable restrooms, festival merch stand, and dedicated locker rentals with charging capabilities

For more information on GoldenSky, including pass details and exclusive presale access, sign up for the festival newsletter at www.goldenskyfestival.com and follow GoldenSky on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

In its inaugural year, GoldenSky is proud to welcome Coors Light, Jack Daniel’s, KOLAS, TickPick, California Bountiful, Living the Dream and the US Army as festival partners. More partners and experiences will be announced soon.

GoldenSky will be held at the same location and just a week after DWP’s hugely successful event Aftershock--the highest grossing rock festival in the United States.

GoldenSky marks DWP’s second country festival, following the success of Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival in Louisville, KY which debuted in 2019 with a sold-out crowd of 70,000 and performances from over 30 top artists, including Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Little Big Town, Dwight Yoakam, Trace Adkins and many more.

Danny Wimmer Presents is one of the largest independent producers of destination music festivals in America. DWP events include Aftershock, Bourbon & Beyond, Epicenter, GoldenSky Country Music Festival, Hometown Rising, Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival, Louder Than Life, Sonic Temple Art + Music Festival, and Welcome To Rockville.

Discovery Park is conveniently located near downtown Sacramento at 1600 Garden Highway, where the American and Sacramento Rivers meet.

For more information on GoldenSky please visit:

Website: www.GoldenSkyFestival.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/goldenskyfest/

Twitter: www.twitter.com/goldenskyfest

Instagram: www.instagram.com/goldenskyfest/

Hashtag: #GoldenSkyFest

DARIUS RUCKER BRINGS NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL TO HIS CHARLESTON, S.C. HOMETOWN THIS FALL

Riverfront Revival Set for October 8 and 9 at Riverfront Park

Multi-Platinum entertainer Darius Rucker has partnered with one of the Southeast’s leading entertainment agencies, SRE Entertainment, to fulfill his longtime dream of bringing a unique music festival to his beloved hometown of Charleston, S.C. Set to take place Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 at North Charleston’s beautiful Riverfront Park, the family-friendly Riverfront Revival music festival presented by Discover South Carolina will feature curated offerings of the Lowcountry’s best food, libations, art and culture along with music performances mixing the best of country and rock.

In addition to a headlining performance from Rucker himself, the two days of entertainment will also include performances by Brothers Osborne, Trampled By Turtles, Jimmie Allen, Charley Crockett, SUSTO and more across two stages from 1-11 p.m. daily.

“Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Charleston,” shares Rucker. “For years now, I’ve had this bucket list dream of bringing together a bunch of friends to perform in a way that also showcases this incredible city and all it has to offer. I can’t wait to see it become a reality this fall – and I hope the fans are as excited as we are!”

“Riverfront Revival will be the perfect culmination of feel-good music across genres set against the beautiful backdrop of the Cooper River,” adds SRE Entertainment Partner Rob Lamble. “We’re thrilled to bring a new fall music tradition to the Holy City, and are honored to be doing so with Darius Rucker and his team.”

“Darius is a home-grown star with a genuine love for his state, making him an incredible ambassador for South Carolina,” notes Duane Parrish, Director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism. “We are all looking forward to celebrating South Carolina’s Lowcountry and welcoming thousands of visitors to this one-of-kind music festival in October.”

General admission tickets start at $124.50 per person (plus fees), with payment plans starting at just $25 down. VIP tickets start at $399.50 per person (plus fees), with payment plans starting at $50 down. VIP ticket holders will have access to a dedicated entrance lane, priority viewing areas at both stages, VIP lounge areas, premium restrooms, a dedicated bar and more.

Part of Rucker’s passion for his hometown includes an innate desire to give back to the community, instilled by his late mother who was a nurse at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). He has raised millions of dollars for the hospital throughout his career and will continue to do so via Riverfront Revival, with $1 of each ticket sold supporting the MUSC Arts in Healing program. MUSC’s board-certified and registered Arts in Healing therapists work with children and adults to identify, explore and transform emotional, psychological, physical and spiritual difficulties through Clinical Art and Music Therapy.

“There is a national children’s mental health crisis and South Carolina is no exception,” shares Mark Scheurer, M.D., Chief, Children’s & Women's Integrated Center of Clinical Excellence at MUSC. “The MUSC Arts in Healing program provides a safe and tangible method for our patients and families to address underlying fears, anxieties and concerns in the clinical environment. The joy and healing the therapy team helps create is possible because of our community and philanthropic-minded people like Mr. Rucker.”

Tickets will be available in three phases, each starting at 10 a.m. ET via RiverfrontRevival.com:
Darius Rucker exclusive fan pre-sale starting Monday, May 2.
Riverfront Revival pre-sale starting Tuesday, May 3.
General admission on-sale starting Wednesday, May 4.

For more details, visit RiverfrontRevival.com and follow @riverfrontrevival on Facebook and Instagram.

#TOURINGNEWS - ERIC CHURCH PLOTS ONE-OF-A-KIND STADIUM SHOW AT MILWAUKEE’S AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD

Brothers Osborne & Parker McCollum Join as Support

Memorial Day Weekend; May 28, 2022

Tickets On Sale February 18 at 10 a.m. CT via EricChurch.com

As The Gather Again Tour continues to consistently rank as a top tour each week, Eric Church has even bigger plans for 2022. With the Entertainer of the Year’s “Heart On Fire” climbing the Top 10 at Country radio, the man celebrated by Stereogum as “one of the biggest touring musicians on earth” has no intentions of taking his foot off the gas; proven by today’s announcement of a one-of-a-kind headlining show at Milwaukee’s American Family Field set for May 28, 2022, Memorial Day Weekend.

“Back in 2006, I think I was first-of-six booked at Country Thunder, but it was the big stage,” says the North Carolinian. “Sinners had just been released… and the next year I remember playing Kelly’s Bleachers and half the room was there to see us play, the other half had no idea who we were. The next time we played, those 378 people brought friends… and that never really stopped. This time I’m bringing friends with me, too. See you on May 28, Milwaukee.”

Joining the Chief for the newly announced Milwaukee show are nine-time GRAMMY nominees and reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Brothers Osborne plus MusicRow Breakout Artist of the Year Parker McCollum.

Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, Feb. 18 at 10 a.m. CT via EricChurch.com. Members of the Church Choir will have early access to tickets beginning Friday, Feb. 11.

Church Choir members will also have the exclusive opportunity to gather together for a pre-show hang by adding the “Church Choir Pre-Show Gathering” during the Church Choir pre-sale to receive early entry to the show and access to the pre-show gathering hang, food, two drink tickets, a special gift, giveaways and more. Also at the stadium and open to the general public will be a pop-up store with tailgate games, These Boots by Lucchese (Church’s exclusive signature boot line) and additional on-site activities.

For more information, visit www.ericchurch.com and follow on Facebook and Twitter @ericchurch and Instagram @ericchurchmusic. Fans can also download the Eric Church Official App for exclusive offers only available on tour – including seat upgrades, contests and special merchandise – all while connecting with fellow fans from around the world.

Upcoming Eric Church Tour Dates
February 11 Omaha, Neb. || CHI Health Center
February 12 Des Moines, Iowa || Wells Fargo Arena
February 18 Kansas City, Mo. || T-Mobile Center
February 19 Tulsa, Okla. || BOK Center
February 25 Hampton, Va. || Hampton Coliseum
February 26 Charlotte, N.C. || Spectrum Center
March 4 Orlando, Fla. || Amway Center
March 5 Tampa, Fla. || Amalie Arena
March 11 Chicago, Ill. || United Center
March 12 St. Louis, Mo. || Enterprise Center
March 18 Green Bay, Wis. || Resch Center
March 19 Green Bay, Wis. || Resch Center
March 25 Birmingham, Ala. || Legacy Arena at the BJCC
March 26 Little Rock, Ark. || Simmons Bank Arena
April 1 Fort Worth, Texas || Dickies Arena
April 2 San Antonio, Texas || AT&T Center
April 9 New Orleans, La. || Smoothie King Center
April 15 Portland, Ore. || Moda Center
April 16 Spokane, Wash. || Spokane Arena
April 29 Boise, Idaho || ExtraMile Arena
April 30 Salt Lake City, Utah || Vivint Arena
May 6 San Diego, Calif. || Pechanga Arena
May 7 Los Angeles, Calif. || Crypto.com Arena
May 11 Sacramento, Calif. || Golden 1 Center
May 13 Las Vegas, Nev. || T-Mobile Arena
May 14 Glendale, Ariz. || Gila River Arena
May 20 New York, N.Y. || Madison Square Garden
May 28 Milwaukee, Wis. || American Family Field
June 17 Wildwood, N.J. || Barefoot Country Music Fest
June 23 Mack, Colo. || Country Jam 2022
July 1 Ottawa, Ontario || Canadian Tire Centre
July 2 Toronto, Ontario || Scotiabank Arena
July 9 Pendleton, Ore. || Pendleton Whisky Music Festival
July 30 Camrose, Alberta || Big Valley Jamboree
August 27 Stateline, Nev. || Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s
August 28 Stateline, Nev. || Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena at Harvey’s

BROOKS & DUNN TAKE REBOOT COAST TO COAST FOR NATIONAL TV APPEARANCES CELEBRATING RELEASE OF COLLABORATION PROJECT - OUT TODAY

Best-Selling Duo Will Debut Reignited Collaborations Live On the Academy Of Country Music Awards with Luke Combs and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with Midland

Brooks & Dunn Will Also Once Again Act As Guests Advisors On "The Voice" This Week

The best-selling duo of all time, Brooks & Dunn’s eagerly-awaited collaboration project REBOOT is available today. To celebrate the release, the duo's street week is stacked with a string of national TV appearances. Fans will be able to tune in to the live debut of tracks taken from REBOOT when the duo performs in Las Vegas with Luke Combs on Academy of Country Music Awards for a high-energy version of “Brand New Man” on Sunday (4/7) at 7pm CT on CBS. They will then head to New York City with Midland for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon  for a special performance of “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” on Tuesday (4/9) at 11:35pm CT on NBC.  The duo will also continue their roles as guest advisors to Blake Shelton on The Voice this week, offering their expertise to contestants on April 8, 9 on NBC at 8p ET/PT.

Leading up to the release of REBOOT, Brooks & Dunn, who were just announced as the next inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame, have garnered praise for the project’s appreciation for today's country music as well as the duo’s legacy of an “incredible run of hits” (Rolling Stone).  Associated Press highlighted the collection declaring it "shows the timelessness of the duo’s catalog of more than 20 No. 1 country hits, which has continued to influence a new generation of country singers,” as CMT remarks “REBOOT remembers and respects the music we grew up with.”

REBOOT - Track List:

1. Brand New Man (with Luke Combs)

2. Ain't Nothing 'Bout You (with Brett Young)

3. My Next Broken Heart (with Jon Pardi)

4. Neon Moon (with Kacey Musgraves)*

5. Lost and Found (with Tyler Booth)

6. Hard Workin' Man (with Brothers Osborne)

7. You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone (with Ashley McBryde)

8. My Maria (with Thomas Rhett)

9. Red Dirt Road (with Cody Johnson)

10. Boot Scootin' Boogie (with Midland)

11. Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothing (with LANCO)

12. Believe (with Kane Brown)

Produced by Dann Huff
*Produced by Dann Huff and Kacey Musgraves

With 20 No. One hits stretching back to 1991, two Grammy awards, dozens of ACM and CMA honors and a discography counting more album sales than any country duo in history – regardless of genre – Brooks & Dunn’s influence on today’s country has never been in question. Hits like “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “My Maria,” “Only in America,” and “Believe” have propelled the duo to more than 30 million albums sold, with the New York Times  heralding “together they helped drive the power-country era of the early-to-mid 1990s and continued to benefit from the sea change in the genre they helped initiate right through their most recent albums.” Their original “Merle Haggard meets The Rolling Stones” vibe made them progressive stars in their own right. In 2014, the duo announced their reunion along with long-time friend, Reba McEntire, for a residency called “Together in Vegas” at The Colosseum at Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, which received rave reviews and continues to be extended including more shows throughout this year.

For more information visit:  www.brooks-dunn.com.

BROTHERS OSBORNE, KELLY ARCHER, MAC DAVIS AND NATALIE HEMBY HEADLINE SOLD-OUT "THE FIRST AND THE WORST" BENEFITTING MUSIC HEALTH ALLIANCE

One-of-a-kind musical event raises over $127,000 for non-profit

 Left to right: K.S. Rhoads, Natalie Hemby and Brothers Osborne's John and TJ

Reigning ACM and CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Brothers Osborne, prolific hit-maker Kelly Archer, all-around entertainer Mac Davis and ACM, NSAI Song of the Year winner Natalie Hemby took the stage to a sold-out crowd at City Winery Nashville last week to perform the very first and worst songs they have ever written as they divulged the stories and the songs that led to their biggest hits, all to benefit Music Health Alliance. The fourth annual “The First And The Worst” event raised more than $127,000 for the non-profit, which provides access to invaluable healthcare support and services, at no cost to members of the music industry. Since 2013, Music Health Alliance has saved over $30 million dollars in lifesaving healthcare and insurance premiums and served over 8,000 people in the music community. Learn more at musichealthalliance.com.

Songwriter Sandy Knox (“Does He Love You?,” “Why Haven’t I Heard From You?”) was the first to take the stage, sharing the inspiration behind “The First And the Worst” before humbly performing her not-so-memorable  song “Mr. Flirt.”

Highlights from the evening of first and worst songs from Nashville’s most esteemed talents included Kelly Archer’s “Da-dang,” Brothers Osborne’s “Tampon Song,” Mac Davis’s ode to Putin and gluten, and the Crappy award-winning song of the night, Natalie Hemby’s “In-Breeding.”  And the night wouldn’t be complete without a performance of the writer’s biggest hit songs.

Natalie Hemby, winner of the 4th annual "The First And The Worst" tongue-in-cheek Crappy Award

"Music Health Alliance can continue to provide life-saving services at no cost because so many people bought tickets, bid on auction items and made donations at our event last week,” shared Music Health Alliance Founder and CEO, Tatum Hauck Allsep. “There is nowhere else to see legendary songwriters fighting over who penned the absolute worst song. It's hysterical and a great reminder that we all have to start somewhere."

Pictured left to right: Peter Cooper, John Schneider, TJ Osborne (Brothers Osborne), Mac Davis, Tatum Hauck Allsep, John Osborne (Brothers Osborne), Shelia Shipley Biddy, Natalie Hemby, K.S. Rhoads and Kelly Archer

Brothers Osborne's John Osborne and TJ Osborne

Mac Davis

Kelly Archer

“The First And The Worst” – an evening of really bad songs by really good writers – showcased songwriters Archer, Brothers Osborne, Davis, Hemby, and Archer as they divulged the stories and the songs that led to their biggest hits. Hosted by music historian and musician Peter Cooper, this unique event allowed the audience to peek inside the brilliant minds of hit songwriters long before they had ever written a chart-topper or had songs recorded by superstar artists, all for a worthy cause. Proceeds from “The First And The Worst” benefit Music Health Alliance, the music industry’s non-profit healthcare advocate. Funds raised help Music Health Alliance Protect, Direct & Connect music industry professionals with medical and financial solutions.

ACM CHAMPS JASON ALDEAN, THOMAS RHETT AND BROTHERS OSBORNE LEAD JAMBOREE IN THE HILLS LINEUP

Reigning Entertainer Of The Year, Male Vocalist Of The Year And Vocal Duo Of The Year Make 2017’s Must-See Roster 

41st Annual Festival Returns To Belmont County, Ohio, July 13 – 16

Three of the top winners from Sunday night’s (4/2) 52nd ACM Awards are headed to Belmont County, Ohio, as JASON ALDEAN, THOMAS RHETT and BROTHERS OSBORNE lead a stellar group of country stars to this year’s JAMBOREE IN THE HILLS July 13 - 16.

Aldean, who walked away with his second ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR trophy, will headline the long-running and much-loved event alongside Rhett, who won MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR and SONG OF THE YEAR for “Die a Happy Man” (which nabbed him two trophies as artist and songwriter and made him the night’s most decorated artist).

Double winners Brothers Osborne (NEW VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR and VOCAL DUO OR GROUP OF THE YEAR) will also deliver a spirited Jambo set, making the 41st annual festival one of this summer’s most anticipated country music parties.

Rhett will headline Jamboree In the Hills’ first full night on Thursday (7/13), followed by Aldean on Friday (7/14) and Lady Antebellum on Saturday (7/15). Other performers include Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Young, RaeLynn, The Cadillac Three, Kane Brown, Brett Young, High Valley, Waterloo Revival, Davisson Brothers Band, and DJ Silver, plus Shane Owens, Aaron Tippin, Sawyer Brown, Sammy Kershaw and Lee Greenwood.

The festival kicks off with a FREE show Wednesday night (7/12) by Neal McCoy and local favorites Township Road – courtesy of Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration.

Along with four days of incredible country music and camping, Jamboree In The Hills retains all of the traditions diehard fans have come to love, including the famed Redneck Run, festival-capping fireworks and up close and personal photo opportunities with artists on the main stage. Fans are once again welcome to bring in their own coolers and beverages, with the same rules of entry applying as in the past (no liquor or glass containers).

Ticket sales for Jamboree In The Hills – including four-day camping and upgraded “glamping” passes – are available now via www.jamboreeinthehills.com, onsite at the Belmont venue or charge by phone at 1-800-594-TIXX.

Jamboree In The Hills is co-presented by WTOV9, WOVK-Wheeling, WPGB-Pittsburgh, WCOL-Columbus and iHeart Country. To purchase tickets and find out more about the festival, please visit www.jamboreeinthehills.com and Facebook.

BROTHERS OSBORNE, THE CADILLAC THREE, AND RAELYNN JOIN GIANT JAMBOREE IN THE HILLS LINEUP

Ten More World-Class Performers Announced

41st Jamboree In The Hills Runs July 13 - 16 In Belmont County, Ohio

Ten more artists have been added to the action-packed 2017 JAMBOREE IN THE HILLS festival lineup, bringing some of the biggest names in country music to Belmont County, Ohio, from July 13 – 16.

Representing a huge range of modern country styles, the new additions are led by rowdy hitmakers BROTHERS OSBORNE and THE CADILLAC THREE, plus rising star RAELYNN. Also included in the still-growing show bill are newcomers KANE BROWN, BRETT YOUNG and the duo HIGH VALLEY, plus ‘90s legend AARON TIPPIN, WATERLOO REVIVAL, DAVISSON BROTHERS BAND and DEE JAY SILVER.

They’ll join previously announced superstar headliners Thomas Rhett, Jason Aldean and Lady Antebellum, plus featured performers Kelsea Ballerini, Chris Young and more.

Back this summer for the 41st time, this year’s Jamboree In The Hills festival will kick off in welcoming style, with Jambo veteran Neal McCoy and local favorites Township Road performing a FREE Wednesday evening (July 12) concert, sponsored by Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration.

The rest of the 2017 lineup will be revealed soon.

One of the longest-running and best-loved country festivals in the world, more than 100,000 diehard fans are expected to soak in four days of incredible music at Jamboree In The Hills, along with all the camaraderie and traditions they have come to know and enjoy – the famed “Redneck Run” each morning, opportunities for up close and personal photos and weekend-capping fireworks included. As always, fans are welcome to bring in their own coolers and beverages, with the same rules of entry applying as in the past (no liquor or glass containers).

Multi-day camping, VIP passes and single-day tickets are still available via www.jamboreeinthehills.com, onsite at the Belmont venue or by phone at 1-800-594-TIXX.



Jamboree In The Hills is co-presented by WTOV9, WOVK-Wheeling, WPGB-Pittsburgh, WCOL-Columbus and iHeart Country. To find out more, please visit www.jamboreeinthehills.com

LANco BRINGS CROWD PLEASING STYLE TO BROTHERS OSBORNE TOUR

Pictured here at LANco’s recent performance at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, left to right,  are: Eric Steadly, Tripp Howell, Brandon Lancaster and Chandler Baldwin 

(Jared Hampton is off camera). 

Photo credit: Devon Lancaster

Arista Nashville five-man band LANco just completed three back-to-back performances as special guests on Brothers Osborne The Dirt Rich Tour. As their debut single, “Long Live Tonight,” advances to #36* on country airplay charts and nearly 17 Million cumulative on-demand streams, the group impressed audiences with their melodic country rock sound at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ; Anthology, Rochester, NY; and, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.

Upon seeing the group perform at The Stone Pony, Mike Ryan, VP of Programing Press Communications at WKMK in the Asbury Park area, enthused, “LANco is a high energy crowd pleasing band that you NEED to see live!”

Heading midwest next, LANco will join Brothers Osborne for their next four-back-to back concerts. A complete tour schedule is below
(* indicates LANco headline shows not a part of The Dirt Rich Tour).

Oct. 19 — Madison, WI, Orpheum Theatre
Oct. 20 — Minneapolis, MN, Cabooze 
Oct. 21 — Milwaukee, WI, Rave 
Oct. 22 — Detroit, MI, St. Andrews Hall 
Oct. 26 — Columbia, MO, Blue Note 
Oct. 27 — Kansas City, MO, Uptown Theater 
Oct. 28 — Indianapolis, IN, Deluxe 
Nov. 4 — New York, NY, Irving Plaza
Nov. 5 –   Houston, TX, Country at the Ball Park*
Nov. 10 — Philadelphia, PA, Theatre of Living Arts 
Nov. 11 — Cleveland, OH, House of Blues 
Nov. 12 — Louisville, KY, Mercury Ballroom 
Nov. 17 — Atlanta, GA, Variety Playhouse 
Nov. 18 — Greensboro, NC, Cone Denim Entertainment Center 
Nov. 19 — North Myrtle Beach, SC, House of Blues 
Jan. 5 – New Orleans, LA, House of Blues
Jan. 6 – Houston, TX, House of Blues
Jan. 7 — Dallas, TX, House of Blues
Jan. 11 – Athens, GA, Georgia Theatre*
Jan. 12 – Raleigh, NC, The Ritz
Jan. 13 – Greenville, SC, Blind Horse Saloon*
Jan. 14 — Lake Buena Vista, FL, House of Blues
Jan. 19 – St. Louis, MO, The Pagent
Jan. 29 – Cincinnati, OH, Bogart’s

The well-prepared group started The Dirt Rich Tour after a spring and summer packed with multiple festival appearances, including Spotify House as part of SXSW 2016; Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale; Windy City Lake Shake, Chicago, IL and Faster Horses, Brooklyn, MI. Most recently, they made two appearances at Watershed Festival, Quincy, WA; Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL; Williamette Country Music Festival, Brownsville, OR and Austin City Limits, Austin, TX.
LANco’s four-song self-tilted EP is available now. Produced by Jay Joyce (Eric Church, Little Big Town, Zac Brown Band, and others), featured tracks include the lead single and “We Do,” “American Love Story” and “Trouble Maker.”  Download their EP here and stream it on Spotify here.
LANco is Brandon Lancaster (lead vocals), Chandler Baldwin (bass), Jared Hampton (keyboards, banjo), Tripp Howell (drums), and Eric Steedly (lead guitar).  Meet the band in the online video at http://smarturl.it/MeetLANco, and check out their “Long Live Tonight” music video online at http://smarturl.it/LLTmusicvideo and the group’s most-recent video series, LANco: The Lives We Lead, at http://smarturl.it/TheLivesWeLead.

DARIUS RUCKER REVEALS SOUTHERN STYLE ALBUM AND TOUR ON “THE TONGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON”

Fourth Studio Country Album, Southern Style, Due in Stores March 31, 2015

Tour Includes Special Guest CMA New Artist of the Year Brett Eldredge

PRESS RELEASE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Jan. 13, 2015) – Darius Rucker always gives his fans more, so when he returned to NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” last night, the three-time GRAMMY winner once again surprised fans by officially teasing his arena headlining spring tour and revealing the much anticipated March 31 release date and album title for his upcoming fourth studio album, Southern Style.

Rucker’s Southern Style Tour will launch in on May 14, 2015 in Holmdel, N. J., with over 30 dates initially announced. Rucker has selected special guest and CMA New Artist of the Year Brett Eldredge, as well as rising country music duo Brothers Osborne and Southern rockers A Thousand Horses.

The cities for the first leg of Darius Rucker’s Southern Style Tour are as follows:

Holmdel, N. J.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Alpharetta, Ga. +
Tampa, Fla.
West Palm Beach, Fla.
Scranton, Pa.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Detroit, Mich. +
Toronto, Ontario +
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
St. Louis, Mo.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Gilford, N.H. *+
Mansfield, Mass. +
Wantaugh, N.Y.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Denver, Colo. +
Albuquerque, N.M.
Mountain View, Calif.
Irvine, Calif.  +
Chula Vista, Calif.  +
Cleveland, Ohio
Darien Lake, N.Y.
Columbia, Md.  +
Raleigh, N.C.
Charlotte, N.C.
Virginia Beach, Va.

*A Thousand Horses will not be performing on this date
 + Dates not included on Live Nation’s Country Megaticket

Fans can purchase tickets beginning the week of Jan. 26 in select cities as part of tour promoter Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.megaticket.com. Additional ticketing information will be available in the coming weeks at DariusRucker.com and LiveNation.com.

EVENT (RALEIGH, NC): SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 - QDR HOWL-O-WEEN BASH AT CITY LIMITS WITH DYLAN SCOTT, CANAAN SMITH, JOHN KING AND BROTHERS OSBORNE

94.7 QDR invites you to an unforgettable Saturday night Halloween blowout!

The 13th Annual QDR Howl-O-Ween Harvest Ball at City Limits powered by Got To Be NC Agriculture—when you want the best, it’s got to be NC!

Dig into a freaky fun night with your Q Crew Saturday October 25th at the Halloween Harvest Ball hotspot…City Limits Saloon!

Onstage this year: Dylan Scott, John King, Canaan Smith, and the raucous Brothers Osborne.

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS total in the Costume Contest split between 3 winners.  Doors open at 7...you must be in the house by 10 to have a shot at the Costume Contest.

Four full bands, just 10 bucks in advance thru e-tix.com all to help our homeless animals find forever homes.  The QDR Howl-o-ween Harvest Ball!

TICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE - INDIVIDUAL: $10.00

TICKET SALE DATES - Tickets on sale through October 25, 2014 7:00P 

Purchase Tickets in Advance HERE

ERIC CHURCH “THE OUTSIDERS WORLD TOUR” TO KICK OFF SEPTEMBER 11

Church to perform “Cold One” on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on October 15, 2014

Announced Earlier Today, Church Received Four CMA Nominations

PRESS RELEASE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (Sept. 03, 2014) – EMI Nashville recording artist Eric Church, who recently appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone and whose current album The Outsiders is currently the No. 3 best-selling album of 2014, is poised to return to the road in full force when “The Outsiders World Tour” launches its first leg on Sept. 11 in Bossier City, LA. The initial 30+ cities on the tour have been announced and will include a stop in New York City at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 17. Church will also perform on NBC’s "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" on Wednesday, October 15.

Earlier today, CMA announced that Church received four CMA Award nominations: Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for The Outsiders (produced by Jay Joyce), and both Single and Song of the Year for "Give Me Back My Hometown" (written by Church and Luke Laird and produced by Joyce).

This is Church’s return to headlining since “The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour,” which was named a Pollstar Top Tour of 2012 and one of the “Best Concerts of 2012” by the New York Times. While that tour employed a succession of backdrops as the focus of the show, the new “The Outsiders World Tour” will use a much more high tech design and will offer fans a 360° view of the entertainer and his band.

“Eric Church is working on a level that few other country artists of his generation can touch,” said Ken Tucker at NPR Music, with The New Yorker recently stating that “Church has more complex narrative material…his version of country [has] a broader social gaze than many expect.” Rolling Stone named him among their list of “50 Greatest Live Acts Right Now.”

Music legend Dwight Yoakam will join Church as special guest for the entire duration of the tour while rising country music duo Brothers Osborne, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Brandy Clark, and the hard rocking band Halestorm will open on various dates throughout the tour.

The first leg of the tour will take place throughout Sept.-Dec. in the U.S. and Canada. The dates for the first leg of “The Outsiders World Tour” (#TheOutsidersLive) are as follows:

Sept. 11 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyLink Center*

Sept. 12 | Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena*

Sept. 13 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center*

Sept. 16 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center*

Sept. 17 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena*

Sept. 18 | Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center*

Sept. 25 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center*

Sept. 26 | Charleston, WV | Charleston Civic Center*

Sept. 27 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum*

Oct. 9 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena*

Oct. 10 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena*

Oct. 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | Consol Energy Center*

Oct. 16 | Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena**

Oct. 17 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden**

Oct. 18 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center**

Oct. 23 | Manchester, NH | Verizon Wireless Arena**

Oct. 24 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun**

Oct. 25 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun**

Oct. 30 | Knoxville, TN |Thompson-Boling Arena**

Oct. 31 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum**

Nov. 1 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center**

Nov. 13 | London, ON | Budweiser Gardens**

Nov. 14 | Hamilton, ON | FirstOntario Centre**

Nov. 15 | Ottawa, ON | Canadian Tire Centre**

Nov. 20 | Green Bay, WI | Resch Center

Nov. 21 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center***

Nov. 22 | Evansville, IN | The Ford Center***

Dec. 4 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena***

Dec. 5 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center

Dec. 6 | Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford Premier Center***

Dec. 11 | Atlanta, GA | The Arena at Gwinnett Center***

Dec. 12 | Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Dec. 13 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena***

All dates with special guest Dwight Yoakam

*denotes Brothers Osborne

**denotes Brandy Clark

***denotes Halestorm

Visit EricChurch.com for ticket information.

A limited number of VIP tickets for each show are available for purchase. Each VIP ticket includes a premium ticket in the first 15 rows or in the general admission pit, an invitation to a pre-show party at The Outsiders Joint, a two song acoustic pre-show performance by Eric Church, a limited edition show poster, and a dedicated VIP concert concierge.

Fans have the chance to gain access to pre-sale tickets for each show by becoming a Standard or Premium member of the Church Choir. Being part of the Church Choir also allows fans to take part in private fan club parties and opportunities to meet Eric, and they are the first to get the news on his activities before the rest of the world. Join the Church Choir on Eric's website: http://smarturl.it/churchchoir.

In addition, two front row tickets and two VIP lounge passes will be given away for each show on the tour to Church Choir members. Members can apply for these tickets by connecting their Facebook through Eric's site: http://smarturl.it/TheOutsidersAreIn.

Church’s current album, The Outsiders, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and the Billboard Country Albums Chart earlier this year, and his current hit single “Cold One” is rising up the charts. The Outsiders is the follow-up to Church’s Platinum-certified album Chief, (named the 2012 Album of the Year by both CMA and ACM, and GRAMMY-nominated for Best Country Album) which featured five Top 20 singles: “Homeboy” (certified Platinum for sales in excess of one million singles); the Top 10 “Like Jesus Does” and the Top 5 “Creepin’” (both certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 singles each); and two No. 1 hits “Drink in My Hand” (certified Platinum) and “Springsteen” (certified Double Platinum for sales in excess of two million singles). Church’s 2006 debut album, Sinners Like Me (2006) and his sophomore album Carolina (2009) are both RIAA Gold-certified. Carolina had three hit singles: the Top 10 “Hell on the Heart” as well as Top 20 hit “Smoke A Little Smoke” and Top 10 smash “Love Your Love The Most,” which were both certified Gold. Sinners Like Me spawned three Top 20 singles: “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” and “Guys Like Me.” Visit www.ericchurch.com for more information. Follow Church on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ericchurch and on Twitter at twitter.com/ericchurch. #TheOutsidersLive

Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, placing him in an elite group of global superstars. He has 12 Gold albums and nine Platinum or multi-Platinum albums, including the triple platinum This Time. Five of those albums have topped Billboard’s Country Albums chart, with another 14 landing in the Top 10. Nearly 40 of Yoakam’s singles have charted, with 14 peaking in the Top 10, including the hits “Honky Tonk Man,” “Please, Please Baby,” “Little Ways,” “I Sang Dixie,” “It Only Hurts When I Cry,” and “Fast as You.” He is a 21-time nominated, 2-time GRAMMY Award winner. In celebration of his latest critically-acclaimed album, 3 Pears, he received the Artist of the Year award at the 2013 Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony, the most prestigious award offered by the organization. In 2014, Yoakam will appear as a recurring guest star in multiple episodes of the thrilling CBS series, “Under the Dome,” based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel of the same name. The role is another example of Yoakam’s formidable presence as a film and television actor, capable of seamlessly melting into his roles, and impressively standing toe-to-toe with some of the world’s top thespians over the course of his storied and successful acting career, including Jodie Foster, Tommy Lee Jones, Forest Whitaker, and Nicolas Cage. For more information, visit http://www.dwightyoakam.com.

For John and TJ Osborne, getting into music was unavoidable. Growing up in the water town of Deale, Maryland, their close-nit-family of seven spent most nights not in front of the television, but writing and playing songs. The Brothers’ father had a shed behind their home that he used for small performances for friends and family. John and TJ could be caught listening in on their father’s playing or fetching beers for pocket change. Later their father would convert that shed into a home studio where their parents would write and record songs. As the brothers aged, they formed a band with their ever eclectic father named “Deuce & a Quarter.” The band played cover songs from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Dwight Yoakam to Merle Haggard to Bob Seger. They performed at local venues in the town, before John (guitar) moved to Nashville first to play in other bands. Two years later, TJ (vocals/guitar) moved to Nashville. It was then they formed Brothers Osborne and began playing as many writer rounds as they could. In April 2011, Warner Chappell/King Pen Music offered them a publishing deal. A year later, Capitol Records offered them a record deal. The Brothers Osborne are currently in the studio finishing their debut album, an album they describe as “aggressive, bold and fragile at times.” Their current single is “Rum.” For more information, visit http://www.brothersosborne.com.

Brandy Clark’s debut album, 12 Stories, was released in October 2013 and has received tremendous critical acclaim. When reviewing 12 Stories, Randy Lewis of The Los Angeles Times wrote, “This is the country debut of the year.” Rolling Stone’s Will Hermes noted, “Her debut is all airtight craftsmanship, sly wit and precise detailing that treats mainstream style like artisanal fast food.” New York Magazine’s Jody Rosen named 12 Stories his favorite album of 2013 remarking, “She’s a brisk, vivid, witty storyteller; her tunes unfold in old-fashioned weepers and chugging honkytonk, with fiddles, pedal steel, and vocal harmonies driving home the punch lines and pathos.” Hitfix’s Melinda Newman wrote that Clark was “the best new artist country radio isn’t playing” and that 12 Stories “made almost every music critics’ best of 2013 list for its heart, wit, smart wordplay, and Clark’s expressive vocals.” The Tennessean’s Peter Cooper observed in a cover story last November, “She is about expression, not impression. Which is why she’s impressive” before noting an already remarkable feat: “As voiced through others, her songs have moved two or three million other people. Now, Clark’s songs may be heard in her own rich voice.” Clark was nominated for her first GRAMMY Award earlier this year for Best Country Song for “Mama’s Broken Heart,” which she co-wrote with Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert took to No. 1. That song also earned Clark her first CMA and ACM nominations, both for Song of the Year. Clark also wrote The Band Perry’s No. 1 hit “Better Dig Two” with McAnally and Trevor Rosen. Other artists to record her songs include Sheryl Crow, Reba McEntire, Kacey Musgraves, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, Keith Urban, Gretchen Wilson, and more. For more information visit www.brandyclarkmusic.com.

Frontwoman Lizzy Hale and her brother and drummer Arejay started Halestorm more than a decade ago when she was 13 and he was just 10, growing up in Pennsylvania. From the very beginning they were in it to win it even though they paid their dues along the way. Back in the day, the members lost a talent show to a tap-dancing cowgirl, played Friendly’s for free ice cream, piled the stage with homemade explosives that sometimes went off right in front of their faces, and even played at a funeral. Halestorm’s determination paid off. Before long, they were playing local bars even though they were underage. They secured guitarist Joe Hottinger in 2003 and bassist Josh Smith in 2004, and in 2005, Halestorm signed a deal with Atlantic Records and released the live EP, One and Done, which included an early version of fan favorite “It’s Not You.” The band continued to write, tour and record and in 2009 released their self-titled first full-length album, which spawned two top 10 singles (“I Get Off” and “It’s Not You”). In-between touring steadily for the next few years with acts as diverse as Shinedown, Stone Sour, Disturbed, Megadeth, Papa Roach, Godsmack and countless others, Halestorm released a live album (Live in Philly), two EPs of cover songs (ReAniMate: The CoVeRs and ReAniMate 2: The CoVeRs), and Hello, It’s Mz. Hyde, an EP that gave fans a preview of four songs from their second full-length album, The Strange Case of…, which came out in 2013. Musically diverse and emotionally revealing, the album resonates with a newfound poignancy that takes Halestorm to a new level of creative achievement. For more information, visit www.HalestormRocks.com.

SINGLE REVIEW: "RUM" - BROTHERS OSBORNE

Single: "Rum"

Artist: Brothers Osborne

Reviewer: Alyse Smith

Twitter: @ASmith1300

I don’t know how I haven’t heard of Brothers Osborne until now, but their new single “Rum” is definitely making me wonder how that’s possible. Starting out with an understandably island theme, it’s definitely making me feel like I should be beach side somewhere. Although the island theme may immediately make someone dismiss it as another Kenny Chesney-like or Zac Brown’s Toes song, everything about this song is brightly refreshing. Light like a summer drink, this song goes down easy and leaves you wanting more. It conjures up memories of sitting on the Causeway hanging out and drinking with friends and family.

The lyrics paint a story heard before, but one you find yourself wanting to live again and again. Though the story is one told before, the way they are telling it is definitely new in every sense. I have yet to hear “Staring at the prettiest part of this powder-keg world” anywhere nor are the rhythmic without being overpowering instrumentals common in today’s music. So many times you long to hear a song with all or most of the decorations stripped away, because they take away from the music. More rarely do they perfectly amplify the song itself. This single definitely proves a case for the latter. Though I can see this being a great summer song, I’m more curious to see what Brothers Osborne has in store for us next. Fair warning though: This song will make you crave impromptu summertime adventures, ache for them even.

Connect with Brothers Osborne online:

Website: www.brothersosborne.com

Twitter: @brothersosborne

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrothersOsborne

Youtube: www.youtube.com/brothersosborne

Instagram: instagram.com/brothersosborne

Purchase "Rum" on iTunes and Amazon. Be sure to leave a review if you download online!

ERIC CHURCH WILL LAUNCH THE OUTSIDERS WORLD TOUR IN SEPTEMBER

Tour Includes Special Guest Dwight Yoakam And Alternating Opening Acts: Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, and Halestorm

PRESS RELEASE

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (April 9, 2014) –Eric Church’s The Outsiders World Tour will launch in North America on September 11, 2014 with 31 arena dates being announced today. Tickets for the tour, which beings in Bossier City, Louisiana, will go on sale April 18 in select markets with additional information made available on EricChurch.com. Members of the Church Choir will have access to a pre-sale starting on April 15. Church selected Dwight Yoakam as the special guest for the entire tour. Opening the tour on different dates throughout the first leg will be rising country music duo Brothers Osborne, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Brandy Clark, or the hard rocking band Halestorm.

Hailed as a top entertainer by The New York Times, Rolling Stone, SPIN Magazine, and more, Church will bring his rip-roaring attitude when he performs at venues such as Madison Square Garden, Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Sprint Center in Kansas City, the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Atlanta, Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, and FedExForum in Memphis, among others. Church will also return to the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. where he sold more than 15,000 tickets in 2012 as part of his headlining arena tour, The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour—which Pollstar named a Top Tour of 2012.

While The Blood, Sweat & Beers Tour employed a succession of backdrops as the focus of the show, Church's The Outsiders World Tour will use a much more high tech design and will offer fans a 360° view of the entertainer and his band.

On sale dates and ticket information for each market will be announced on EricChurch.com. The best seats on The Outsiders World Tour will once again be paperless so fans get them instead of scalpers.

A limited number of VIP tickets for each show will also be available for purchase. Each VIP ticket includes a premium ticket in the first 15 rows or in the general admission pit, an invitation to a pre-show party at The Outsiders Joint, a two song acoustic pre-show performance by Eric, a limited edition show poster, and a dedicated VIP concert concierge.

Fans have the chance to gain access to pre-sale tickets for each show by becoming a Standard or Premium member of the Church Choir. Join the Church Choir by visiting http://smarturl.it/churchchoir.

Church’s current album, The Outsiders, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and the Billboard Country Albums Chart earlier this year, and his current hit single “Give Me Back My Hometown,” is Top 5-and-rising. “Eric Church is working on a level that few other country artists of his generation can touch,” said Ken Tucker at NPR Music in his review of the album, continuing, “Shrewd, defiant, sly and funny, Eric Church has succeeded in what he set out to do: He’s using the power he’s accrued from making hit records to make exactly the kind of album he wants, heedless of industry approval. And this is how good he is: Now he’ll go out and — through the singles he’ll release, the touring he’ll do and the videos he’ll make — probably turn this personal project into a big commercial deal. The Outsiders deserves nothing less.”

The Outsiders is the follow-up to Church’s Platinum-certified album Chief, (named the 2012 Album of the Year by both CMA and ACM, and GRAMMY-nominated for Best Country Album) which featured five Top 20 singles: “Homeboy” (certified Platinum for sales in excess of one million singles); the Top 10 “Like Jesus Does” and the Top 5 “Creepin’” (both certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 singles each); and two No. 1 hits “Drink in My Hand” (certified Platinum) and “Springsteen” (certified Double Platinum for sales in excess of two million singles). Church’s debut album, Sinners Like Me (2006) and his sophomore album Carolina (2009) are both RIAA Gold-certified. Carolina had three hit singles: the Top 10 “Hell on the Heart” as well as Top 20 hit “Smoke A Little Smoke” and Top 10 smash “Love Your Love The Most,” which were both certified Gold. Sinners Like Me spawned three Top 20 singles: “How ‘Bout You,” “Two Pink Lines,” and “Guys Like Me.”

Dwight Yoakam has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide, placing him in an elite group of global superstars. Nearly 40 of Yoakam’s singles have charted, with 14 peaking in the Top 10, including the hits “Honky Tonk Man,” “Please, Please Baby,” “Little Ways,” “I Sang Dixie,” “It Only Hurts When I Cry,” and “Fast as You.” He is a 21-time nominated, 2-time GRAMMY Award winner. In celebration of his latest critically acclaimed album, 3 Pears, he received the Artist of the Year award at the 2013 Americana Music Honors & Awards ceremony, the most prestigious award offered by the organization. In 2014, Yoakam will appear as a recurring guest star in multiple episodes of the thrilling CBS series, “Under the Dome,” based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel of the same name. For more information, visit www.dwightyoakam.com.

For John (guitar) and TJ (vocals/guitar) Osborne, getting into music was unavoidable. Growing up in the water town of Deale, Maryland, their close-nit-family of seven spent most nights not in front of the television, but writing and playing songs. In April 2011, Warner Chappell/King Pen Music offered them a publishing deal. A year later, Capitol Records offered them a record deal. The Brothers Osborne are currently in the studio finishing their debut album, an album they describe as “aggressive, bold and fragile at times.” Their current single is “Rum.” For more information, visit www.brothersosborne.com.

Brandy Clark’s debut album, 12 Stories, was released in October 2013 and has received tremendous critical acclaim. When reviewing 12 Stories, Randy Lewis of The Los Angeles Times wrote, “This is the country debut of the year.” Clark was nominated for her first GRAMMY Award earlier this year for Best Country Song for “Mama’s Broken Heart,” which she co-wrote with Shane McAnally and Kacey Musgraves and Miranda Lambert took to No. 1. That song also earned Clark her first CMA and ACM nominations, both for Song of the Year. Clark as been on tour with Jennifer Nettles. For more information visit www.brandyclarkmusic.com.

Upon its release, The Strange Case Of…, the second album from Atlantic Records artist Halestorm, shot to the No. 1 slot on Billboard’s Hard Rock Albums chart. The first single, “Love Bites (So Do I),” marked the first song by a female fronted group to top the active rock chart, and earned the band a GRAMMY award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance. The song was also the No. 1 song of 2012 on SiriusXM’s Octane. The band’s second single “Freak Like Me” also hit No. 1 on the Active Rock chart and their third single “Here’s To Us” saw incredible chart success as well. Halestorm also released their second covers EP last fall, ReAniMate 2.0: The CoVeRs eP, which saw the band putting their distinctive brand another eclectic collection of classic songs. In addition to releasing her own clothing and accessory line this past fall, “Scissor Happy,” frontwoman Lizzy Hale has also garnered national media attention appearing on the cover of Revolver’s “Hottest Chicks in Hard Rock” issue twice. The band has also performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Halestorm is currently on a sold-out European tour and working on their third studio album. For more information, visit www.HalestormRocks.com.

The first leg of the tour will take place throughout Sept.-Dec. in the U.S. and Canada and is exclusively promoted by Louis Messina of The Messina Group/AEG Live. The dates for the first leg of The Outsiders World Tour with special guest Dwight Yoakum (#TheOutsidersLive) are as follows:

Sept. 11 | Bossier City, La. | CenturyLink Center*

Sept. 13 | St. Louis, Mo. | Scottrade Center*

Sept. 16 | Minneapolis, Minn. | Target Center*

Sept. 17 | Des Moines, Iowa | Wells Fargo Arena*

Sept. 18 | Omaha, Neb. | CenturyLink Center*

Sept. 25 | Louisville, Ky. | KFC Yum! Center*

Sept. 26 | Charleston, W.Va. | Charleston Civic Center*

Sept. 27 | Greensboro, N.C. | Greensboro Coliseum*

Oct. 9 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Van Andel Arena*

Oct. 10 | Cleveland, Ohio | Quicken Loans Arena*

Oct. 11 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Consol Energy Center*

Oct. 16 | Charlottesville, Va. | John Paul Jones Arena**

Oct. 17 | New York, N.Y. | Madison Square Garden**

Oct. 18 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Wells Fargo Center**

Oct. 23 | Manchester, N.H. | Verizon Wireless Arena**

Oct. 24 | Uncasville, Conn. | Mohegan Sun**

Oct. 25 | Uncasville, Conn. | Mohegan Sun**

Oct. 30 | Knoxville, Tenn. |Thompson-Boling Arena**

Oct. 31 | Memphis, Tenn.| FedExForum**

Nov. 1 | Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center**

Nov. 13 | London, Ont. | Budweiser Gardens**

Nov. 14 | Hamilton, Ont. | FirstOntario Centre**

Nov. 15 | Ottawa, Ont. | Canadian Tire Centre**

Nov. 20 | Green Bay, Wis. | Resch Center

Nov. 21 | Peoria, Ill. | Peoria Civic Center***

Nov. 22 | Evansville, Ind. | The Ford Center***

Dec. 5 | Kansas City, Mo. | Sprint Center

Dec. 6 | Sioux Falls, S.D. | Denny Sanford Premier Center***

Dec. 11 | Atlanta, Ga. | The Arena at Gwinnett Center***

Dec. 12 | Lexington, Ky. | Rupp Arena***

Dec. 13 | Birmingham, Ala. | BJCC Arena***

All dates with special guest Dwight Yoakum

*denotes Brothers Osborne

**denotes Brandy Clark

***denotes Halestorm