WALMART SPONSORS “THE CMA AWARDS: ALL ACCESS” OFFICIAL RED CARPET AND BACKSTAGE LIVE STREAMS ON TWITTER AND SPECIAL IN-SHOW PERFORMANCE DURING “THE 51ST ANNUAL CMA AWARDS”

CMA Nominees Dan + Shay and Lauren Alaina Set to Perform “Get Together,” Supporting Walmart’s Platform Promoting Inclusiveness And Kindness

“The CMA Awards: All Access” To Be Hosted by Kellie Pickler and Ben Aaron Alongside Kelly Sutton and Clayton Anderson: To Stream Exclusively on Twitter

Internet Sensation Rudy Mancuso To Create Original Social Content

Walmart will bring together a special group of Country Music fans at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville to enjoy a special rendition of “Get Together” performed by Vocal Duo of the Year nominee Dan + Shay, in collaboration with New Artist of The Year nominee Lauren Alaina. The song is featured in one of Walmart’s recent advertising spots, which promotes the importance of people from all walks of life coming together in the spirit of inclusiveness and kindness. Viewers are encouraged to share their reaction to the song and their thoughts on how music brings people together using #GetTogether. “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” broadcasts live Wednesday, Nov. 8 (8-11 PM ET) from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on the ABC Television Network.

Walmart is also sponsoring “The CMA Awards: All Access,” which offers viewers exclusive access to Country Music's Biggest Night™. Country Music artist and previous two-time CMA Awards nominee Kellie Pickler and television personality Ben Aaron (“Pickler & Ben”), “Today In Nashville’s” Kelly Sutton and Country Music artist Clayton Anderson are hosting this year’s show, which will stream globally, exclusively on live.twitter.com/CMAawards beginning with the red carpet stream at 6 PM ET (5 PM CT) Wednesday, Nov 8. Much loved by fans, Pickler, Anderson and Sutton are returning to the show, Pickler and Anderson for the second time and Sutton for the fifth. Aaron is making his “The CMA Awards: All Access” debut.

“The CMA Awards: All Access” will livestream from 10 cameras strategically positioned throughout the red carpet at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, offering unique viewpoints of the red carpet and backstage areas. Twitter users can watch throughout the night at @CountryMusic. Using the hashtag #CMAawards, they can tweet their comments and questions that may then be answered live on the red carpet and backstage. All four hosts will stream from the red carpet with Anderson also talking to fans in attendance. Sutton and Anderson will then continue the show backstage during the Awards telecast, interviewing winners, presenters and performers live from exclusive backstage cameras.

Pickler and Aaron together host the nationally syndicated talk show “Pickler & Ben,” which tapes out of Nashville, Tennessee. The show is the #1 freshman talk show to launch this fall. Pickler can also be seen on “I Love Kellie Pickler” on CMT, which co-stars her husband, songwriter/producer Kyle Jacobs.

Aaron is a four-time Emmy-winning features reporter who is also starring in DIY Network’s “Renovation Realities: Ben and Ginger” with his wife Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist for “Good Morning America.”

Emmy-winning TV Anchor and Radio Personality Kelly Sutton is the “go-to” for all things Nashville. She is a triple threat hosting TV (“Today in Nashville” on NBC Ch. 4), Radio (“Country Roads” on TuneIn) and Internet (OneCountry.com).

Indiana native Clayton Anderson first broke onto the Country Music scene four years ago with his debut album Torn Jeans & Tailgates. Since then, he’s released Right Where I Belong (February 2014) and Only to Borrow (November 2016).

Additionally, through the Disney Digital Network, internet superstar Rudy Mancuso, who is best known for his musical comedy sketches, will be at the Dan + Shay and Lauren Alaina performance at the CMA Awards creating a wide variety of innovative social media content, including a collaboration with American Country Music group Love and Theft, performing their own unique take of “Get Together.”

Winners of “The 51st Annual CMA Awards” are determined by eligible voting CMA members. Ballots are tabulated by the professional services organization Deloitte & Touche LLP.

“The 51st Annual CMA Awards” is a production of the Country Music Association. Robert Deaton serves as the Executive Producer for the 11th year, Gary Halvorson as the Director for the first time and writer David Wild for his 16th year.

DAN + SHAY TO PERFORM ON THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW FRIDAY, JUNE 17

Duo to Perform “From The Ground Up” From Their New Album Obsessed Which Is Available Now

                                                   

Platinum-selling country duo Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) are continuing the celebration of the release of their new album, Obsessed, with a performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Friday, June 17.

The breakout stars will perform “From the Ground Up,” the lead single from Obsessed. Written by Dan + Shay alongside Chris DeStefano and co-produced by Smyers and Scott Hendricks, the song is currently Top 20 and climbing the Country charts, has remained in the top ten Country Songs on iTunes since it’s release, and has been Top 10 on the Shazam country chart for nine consecutive weeks.
 


Known for their social media engagement, Dan + Shay have also released special companion videos for many of the 10 tracks from Obsessed. Beginning with the reveal of “Already Ready” as part of their Facebook “Artist of the Day Feature,” the duo subsequently released videos for “Road Trippin’,” and “How Not To” as well as the title track, “Obsessed.” The name for the song and ultimately the album was directly inspired by fans, who posted the hashtag “#obsessed” all over social media upon the release of “From the Ground Up.”
 


Dan + Shay are currently touring on Darius Rucker’s Good for a Good Time Tour. For more information and tour dates, please visit DanAndShay.com and follow @DanandShay on Twitter and Instagram.



DAN + SHAY BRING “FROM THE GROUND UP” TO LIFE ON ABC'S DANCING WITH THE STARS’ LIVE FINALE

In March when chart-topping duo Dan + Shay (Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney) debuted their new single, “From The Ground Up” on ABC’s Good Morning America, Ginger Zee had just announced her addition to the season's cast. The duo joked with talent off screen about how their single lent itself for Dancing With The Stars. Fast-forward two months and Dan + Shay are performing the single on the series' season finale tomorrow night, Tuesday, May 24. The song, a heartfelt ode to long-lasting marriages, is the debut single from their upcoming Warner Bros. / Warner Music Nashville album Obsessed, which is available for pre-order on iTunes now and released everywhere June 3.

The breakout duo will join Darius Rucker on his Good for a Good Time Tour the same day as the album is released.

"The reaction to the pre-ordered tracks from Obsessed--'From The Ground Up' to 'Already Ready'--has been incredible, and we cannot wait to get the full album out to all our fans," shares Smyers. "Performing the single 'From The Ground Up,' on Dancing With The Stars and having the song come to life with this type of production and choreography is exciting."

OBSESSED TRACK LISTING

1. "All Nighter" (Nicolle Galyon, Jimmy Robbins, David Hodges)
2. "Road Trippin’" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Martin Johnson)*
3. "From The Ground Up" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Chris DeStefano)
4. "Already Ready" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Shane McAnally, Jimmy Robbins)
5. "How Not To" (Adam Hambrick, Paul DiGiovanni, Kevin Bard)
6. "Lipstick" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Nicolle Galyon)
7. "Round The Clock" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Jesse Frasure, David Hodges)**
8. "Lately" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Martin Johnson)*
9. "Sway" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Liz Rose, busbee)
10. "Obsessed" (Dan Smyers, Shay Mooney, Nolan Lambroza, Breyan Isaac)
The album was produced by Dan Smyers and Scott Hendricks.
*Produced by Dan Smyers and Martin Johnson
**Produced by Dan Smyers and Jesse Frasure
For tour dates and more information, visit www.DanandShay.com

SINGLE REVIEW: "NOTHIN' LIKE YOU" - DAN + SHAY

SINGLE REVIEW: "Nothin' Like You"
ARTIST: Dan + Shay
REVIEWER: Maria Talamo 
Follow Maria on Twitter at @Maria_Talamo

I haven't met Dan + Shay yet but I have talked to a few people who have worked with them. They all say that Dan + Shay are the "real deal." Their new single "Nothing Like You" proves that. This song fits their unique sound perfectly. From the vocals to the music and everything in between you can tell this song belongs to Dan + Shay. I don't know what it is about these guys but there is definitely something about them that pulls you in and doesn't let go. This song is about a guy who has fallen head over heels for a girl. Everything she does has him mesmerized and he claims "Ain't nobody ever seen nothing like you." You should definitely keep an eye on the charts because this song is going to climb fast!

Connect with Dan + Shay online:
 www.danandshay.com
 Twitter - @DanandShay
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HUNTER HAYES ADDS TWO “WILD CARD” DATES TO UPCOMING TATTOO (YOUR NAME) TOUR

Tickets on sale now for October 28 stop in New York; tickets to go on sale October 10 for additional stop in Dallas

Photo Credit: Kristin Barlowe

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 29, 2014) – Four-time GRAMMY nominee and multi-instrumentalist Hunter Hayes is announcing today the addition of two dates to his upcoming Tattoo (Your Name) Tour. Dubbed “Wild Card” shows after the same-titled song on Hayes’ chart-topping album Storyline, the additional shows are set for October 28 at New York City’s Best Buy Theatre and November 29 at the Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie in Dallas, Texas. Tickets for the New York date are currently on sale and tickets for the Dallas show will go on sale to the public Friday, Oct. 10 at 10:00 a.m. CST.

Each ticket purchased for Hayes’ Tattoo (Your Name) Tour also comes with a customized LED wristband by Glow Motion Technologies that will allow fans to be an integral part of the live show. The wristbands, featuring technology that has never been taken on a full tour before, will officially debut at the Oct. 28 show in New York.

Joining Hayes as a supporting act for that show will be up-and-coming country group The Railers, with hot new duo Dan + Shay joining Hayes as supporting acts for the “Wild Card” show in Dallas. Both Warner Music labelmates will appear on previously announced U.S. dates for the Tattoo (Your Name) Tour.

Dates for the Tattoo (Your Name) Tour are as follows:
Oct. 28, 2014 Best Buy Theatre | New York, N.Y.
Oct. 30, 2014 Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, Penn.
Oct. 31, 2014 Times Union Center | Albany, N.Y.
Nov. 1, 2014 Thomas M. Ryan Center | Providence, R.I.
Nov. 13, 2014 BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisc.
Nov. 14, 2014 iWireless Center | Moline, Ill.
Nov. 15, 2014 Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo.
Nov. 20, 2014 Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Mo.
Nov. 21, 2014 Sears Centre Arena | Chicago, Ill.
Nov. 22, 2014 The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit, Mich.
Nov. 29, 2014 Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie | Dallas, Texas
Dec. 4, 2014 Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, La.
Dec. 5, 2014 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Fla.
Dec. 6, 2014 Arena at Gwinnett Center | Atlanta, Ga.
Dec. 11, 2014 Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio
Dec. 12, 2014 Rogers K-Rock Centre | Kingston, ONT Canada
Dec. 13, 2014 Budweiser Gardens | London, ONT Canada

CMA CLOSEUP: NEW ARTIST SPOTLIGHT - DAN + SHAY

Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay.

Photo credit: Williams + Hirakawa

By Bob Doerschuk

© 2014 CMA Close Up® News Service / Country Music Association®, Inc.

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Early in 2013, Dan Smyers threw a party at his place. Among the folks who showed up was Shay Mooney. They’d never met, though both had been drawn to Nashville to take their chances in Country Music. (Smyers grew up in Pittsburgh, while Mooney came from Natural Dam, Ark.) After playing a few tunes together, they decided to try a little co-writing.

Flash forward to 2014. In those few months, they formalized their musical relationship as Dan + Shay; recorded a debut album (produced by Smyers, with Scott Hendricks and Danny Orton co-producing, released by Warner Bros. Records on April 1); surpassed a quarter of a million sales by March for their first single, “19 You + Me”; cut a video for the song, which quickly reached No. 1 on MTV, VH1 and CMT; and, on March 20, hit the road on Hunter Hayes’ “We’re Not Invisible Tour.”

How did they achieve full speed so fast? The secret is their sound. That debut album, Where It All Began, crackles with upbeat young energy. Their vocals suggest a Rascal Flatts influence: emotional, expressive twists on the melody and powerful harmonies over hard rockin’ riffs.

“19 You + Me” reflects their aesthetic perfectly. Written by the duo with Danny Orton, the lyrics outline nostalgic images of a summer romance. Yes, it is commercial, but it’s also impeccably done, with the passion and flair for drama that Country stardom demands. Undoubtedly, they’ll cover even more ground in the year to come.

For more on Dan + Shay, visit www.CMACloseUp.com.

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

MUSICAL HERO

DAN: “Dave Grohl.  I can't wait to hear the music he makes with Zac Brown Band.”

DREAM DUET PARTNER

SHAY: “Shania Twain.”

PET PEEVE

DAN: “iPhone Red Eye Correction.”

FAVORITE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION

SHAY: “Tour bus.”

FAVORITE FOOD ON THE ROAD

DAN: “Trail mix.”

FIRST GIG

SHAY: “Church … I was 3 and I got a kiss on the cheek from a girl I liked.”

GREATEST LONG-TERM CHALLENGE

DAN: “Winning a CMA Award!”

On the Web: www.DanAndShay.com

On Twitter: @DanAndShay