Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to open Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon

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COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME® AND MUSEUM

ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR BROOKS & DUNN: KINGS OF NEON

Exhibit opens Aug. 9 with artifacts including dozens of awards presented to the duo between 1992 and 2006.


NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 16, 2019 – The Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum will tell the story of the best-selling country duo of all time, Country Music Hall of Fame members-elect Brooks & Dunn, in the exhibition Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon. The exhibit encompasses the duo’s early solo careers, the circumstances that united them as performers and their innovative approach to stage production and touring. Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon opens Aug. 9, 2019, and runs through July 19, 2020.

Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn rocketed to stardom in the 1990s, and for two decades, they remained leaders in country music, with hits including “Neon Moon,” “Boot Scootin’ Boogie,” “Hard Workin’ Man,” “My Maria” and  “Red Dirt Road.”Throughout their career, Brooks & Dunn consistently sold out their arena tours, scored hit after hit (including 20 #1s) and won two Grammys, 19 CMA awards and 24 ACM awards.

“The combined talents of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have left an indelible mark on country music history. For nearly three decades, the duo’s skillful songwriting, dynamic recordings and rowdy performances have made Brooks & Dunn an enduring success with lasting influence on the genre and its contemporary hit-makers,” said Kyle Young, CEO, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. “The museum looks forward to exploring the journey of two struggling solo artists brought together by fate and creative vision to become country music’s best-selling duo of all time.”

On their own, Brooks and Dunn achieved minor success, but their lives changed when Arista Records executive Tim DuBois suggested they form a duo, Brooks & Dunn. Their songwriting skills gave them strong material, and their experience in front of crowds allowed them to create an entertaining and dynamic show. Their 1991 debut album,Brand New Man, updated honky-tonk rhythms with classic rock guitar riffs and dynamic musical arrangements. Four consecutive #1s—“Brand New Man,” “My Next Broken Heart,” “Neon Moon” and “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”—pushed album sales to more than three million copies in the first year.

Brooks & Dunn’s momentum continued as they consistently delivered at least three Top 10 songs every year from 1992 to 1998 and performed to increasingly larger audiences. In the early 2000s, the duo pumped life into their concert tours by creating a carnival atmosphere. Their groundbreaking Neon Circus & Wild West Show (2001 and 2002) included confetti cannons, fireworks, hot air balloons, midway exhibits and sideshow acts.

When Brooks & Dunn announced a hiatus in 2010, their career statistics included 41 Top 10 hits, 26 million records sold and a record-setting number of vocal duo awards. In 2014, the duo reunited and announced a Las Vegas residency with longtime friend and Country Music Hall of Fame member Reba McEntire that continues today.

In 2019, Brooks & Dunn released Reboot, an album that features their collaborations with contemporary country artists on new versions of some of the duo’s hits. This collaboration project debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, marking the first time the duo has topped the album chart since 2009. The album earned the duo their 10th Billboard 200 Top 10 album, the most of any country duo or group in the chart’s history.

On March 18, 2019, the Country Music Association announced that Brooks & Dunn were elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame. The duo will be inducted in October.

“It’s so cool to have an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum,” said Dunn. “When you’re reminded that what you have created is part of history like that, it’s beyond humbling. I’m so, so proud.”

“Ronnie and I are really fired up about having an exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum,” added Brooks. “We’ve shared some of our favorite things with the museum over the years, and it’s going to be really special for us to revisit those moments from our career, especially in a format like the Hall that reaches all generations of fans.”

Items featured in Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon include awards, custom-built instruments and personal artifacts. Some highlights:

  • Dozens of awards presented to Brooks & Dunn between 1992 and 2006, including Grammys, CMA and ACM awards
  • Neon Circus & Wild West Show-themed Les Paul electric guitar, built for Brooks by the Gibson Custom Shop’s Master Luthier, Bruce Kunkel, in 2001. The instrument features rope-shaped binding and ornamentation; a hand-carved and painted cowgirl on the lower bout; carved volume and tone knobs in the shape of horned toads; mother-of-pearl cowgirl inlays on the fingerboard and headstock and a sterling silver pickguard engraved, “Brooks & Dunn, Neon Circus and Wild West Show”
  • Red cowboy boots decorated with steer’s head inlays, worn by Dunn when he was around five years old
  • Hand-tooled leather guitar strap made for Brooks by Hutch’s Custom Saddlery and embellished with oak leaf and acorn imagery and the names of Brooks’ wife, Barb, and their children, Molly and Eric
  • “Neon Moon”-themed archtop electric guitar with custom blue finish and crescent moon inlay, presented to Dunn in 2001 by the Gibson Custom Shop
  • Racing suits with steer’s head logos, worn by Brooks and Dunn when they drove 5/8th-scale Legends race cars in the 1990s
  • Early draft lyrics to “Red Dirt Road,” written by Dunn

In support of the exhibition’s opening, the museum will host a conversation with Brooks & Dunn in August. Details below. 

Proud of the House We Built: A Conversation with Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn and Clarence Spalding – Saturday, Aug. 24, at 2 p.m.

Brooks & Dunn, alongside their longtime manager Clarence Spalding, will participate in a public interview in the museum’s CMA Theater. During this conversation, Brooks, Dunn and Spalding will discuss their careers and share personal stories and memories associated with the artifacts included in Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon. Tickets will be available here, beginning Friday, July 19, 2019, at 10 a.m. Central. Tickets include museum admission.

More information about this exhibit can be found at www.CountryMusicHallofFame.org.

“VOICE” ALUM MICHAEL AUSTIN RELEASES NEW BRETT JAMES-PENNED SINGLE

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“VOICE” ALUM MICHAEL AUSTIN RELEASES NEW BRETT JAMES-PENNED SINGLE

Nashville, TN (July 15, 2019)  – Michael Austin, former member of “Team Adam” from Season 4 of NBC’s “The Voice,” has released a brand new single, “The Good Life,” to country radio. In the upbeat new tune, Austin discovers the ‘good life’ isn’t found in the high class, fast-paced, jet-set race, but more the simple, golden, irreplaceable moments spent with his true love on this rollicking track about the realization of how precious things are that money can’t buy. Penned by hitmaker Brett James, rocker Robbie Nevil and Mike Krompass, (former Smash Mouth member and touring guitarist ) the song is the first taste and title track of Austin’s forthcoming sparkling new album. The song highlights the clear-as-a-country-stream vocals that first got Austin chair turns on the NBC hit singing competition “The Voice” in 2013 and brought his talent to a broader nationwide audience. The new Black Sheep Records project, featuring the new single, was produced by Krompass and Rich Redmond of 1225 Entertainment, and is due out later this year.

Following his appearance on “The Voice,” Austin returned to his burgeoning career performing around the country and is gearing up for a 21 day run of select dates in the direct opening spot on Ted Nugent’s “Music Made Me Do It Again!” Tour beginning July 31. Fans will get to hear Austin’s powerhouse vocals first-hand when the tour visits Wichita, Philadelphia, Greensboro, Daytona Beach, Cincinnati, Detroit and more through August 31.

PHOTO BY – Mark Mercury

Thomas Rhett’s New Single “Remember You Young” Impacts Country Radio Today

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THOMAS RHETT’S “AFFECTING” NEW SINGLE “REMEMBER YOU YOUNG” IS AVAILABLE AT COUNTRY RADIO NOW
Critic’s Pick Continues to Tally Scorching Streaming Numbers


Single Art Courtesy of The Valory Music Co.

NASHVILLE, TN (July 15, 2019) – Reigning ACM Awards Male Artist of the Year THOMAS RHETTcontinues to ride the momentum of his history-making album CENTER POINT ROAD (The Valory Music Co.) as his “affecting” (Rolling Stone) new single “Remember You Young” is welcomed to Country radio today. Serving as the second single from his fourth studio album, which remains the only country album to debut atop the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in 2019 and earned the highest streaming debut for a country album ever, the sweeping song of reflection was written by chart-topping collaborators Thomas Rhett, Jesse Frasure and Ashley Gorley.

As “few singers have played a larger role in defining the sound of country music over the past half-dozen years than Thomas Rhett” (Rolling Stone), fans and critics have immediately embraced the “sweet homage to Thomas Rhett’s friends and family” (American Profile) with “Remember You Young” already mounting 12.4 million on-demand streams.

“…an emotional epic that encompasses childhood friends, his marriage, his children and his faith” – Billboard

“A tear-jerking country ballad about the years that fly by and the memories that refuse to dissipate. The second single from Center Point Road, ‘Remember You Young’ was co-written and co-produced by Rhett, whose catalog of wedding-worthy hits just gained another highlight. – Rolling Stone

“‘Remember You Young,’ Rhett’s next country single, and likely his 14th to go to No. 1, with Rhett reminiscing about his wife when they were college kids, and treasuring his own child’s fleeting innocence.” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“Thomas Rhett potentially has another massive hit on his hands.” – All Access

Up next, Thomas Rhett returns to co-host and perform at this year’s “CMA Fest,” airing on Sunday, August 4 at 8:00P ET/7:00P CT on ABC. The in-demand entertainer has also earned two Teen Choice Awards nominations including Choice Country Artist and Choice Country Song for his recent No. One smash “Look What God Gave Her.” Fans can vote online here ahead of the live show on Sunday, August. 11, on FOX at 8:00P ET.

Thomas Rhett’s fourth studio album CENTER POINT ROAD debuted atop the Billboard Top 200 and made history earning the biggest streaming debut for a country album ever. The album connects fans to Thomas Rhett’s past, weaving together autobiographical stories with familiar sounds that have propelled his meteoric career. The follow up to his GRAMMY®-nominated, PLATINUM-selling No. one album LIFE CHANGES that has surpassed one billion streams, CENTER POINT ROAD is a return to Thomas Rhett’s roots. All those moments and more are revealed through a series of deeply-personal twists and turns – but this project isn’t about pining for glory days. It’s about knowing where you came from and who you really are, regardless of how much has changed. It’s about pushing forward, chasing crazy dreams and raising a family, and staying true to yourself in the process. The album’s lead single “Look What God Gave Her” recently soared to No. 1 and is RIAA-certified GOLD, following a slew of RIAA-certified PLATINUM and GOLD chart-toppers, bringing Thomas Rhett’s No. 1 tally to 13. Thomas Rhett was named country radio’s most played artist of 2018, following a CMA Triple Play award for penning three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period, adding to his collection of trophies from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Billboard Music Awards, CMT Music Awards and more. Thomas Rhett’s headlining VERY HOT SUMMER TOUR will continue to “sizzle” (The Spokesman-Review) with special guests Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson and Rhett Akins in Columbia, MD on (7/18) and Darien Center, NY (7/19). For more information on new music and upcoming tour dates, visit ThomasRhett.com.

Country Music Hall of Fame(R) and Museum Announces All For the Hall Los Angeles Lineup

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VINCE GILL, EMMYLOU HARRIS, LUKE COMBS AND SHERYL CROW TO COME TOGETHER FOR ALL FOR THE HALL LOS ANGELES SEPT. 17

Country Music Hall of Fame members and friends to offer “guitar pull” performance to raise funds in support of the museum’s education programs.


NASHVILLE, Tenn., and LOS ANGELES, July 15, 2019 – Country Music Hall of Fame members Vince Gill andEmmylou Harris, along with Luke Combs and Sheryl Crow, are set to take the stage at this year’s All for the Hallbenefit in Los Angeles. This star-studded event, which directly supports the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Museum’s education programs, will take place Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, at The Novo in the L.A. Live complex.

Gill has hosted or co-hosted every All for the Hall concert since he founded the campaign in 2005. Now in his 18th term as president of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s Board of Officers and Trustees, Gill launched the All for the Hall initiative by encouraging country artists to contribute the proceeds from a performance to benefit the museum. A gifted songwriter and guitarist with a warm, soaring tenor and quick wit, Gill has been an engaging and amiable host and first-class recruiter of talent for All for the Hall. Gill, who was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007, is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and has won 21 Grammys and 18 CMA awards. His four Song of the Year trophies make him the most-awarded artist in that category in CMA history.

Hailed as “a national treasure” by Bruce Springsteen, Harris has captivated music fans and industry peers for more than 40 years. She released her first major-label album in 1975, and in the years since, her heartfelt, boundary-breaking artistry has attracted millions of listeners to country music. The winner of 13 Grammys, three CMA awards and two Americana awards, Harris was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2008 and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2018.

Combs is a multi-platinum, award-winning artist from Asheville, North Carolina, who stormed onto the music scene with the release of his critically acclaimed, double-platinum, #1 debut album, This One’s For You, in 2017. Combs recently released his EP, The Prequel, featuring five new songs, including the lead single “Beer Never Broke My Heart,” which set the record for the best first week of streaming for a country singer. Combs was named New Artist of the Year at the 2018 CMA Awards and New Male Artist of the Year at the 2019 ACM Awards.

Crow is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and musician whose career has spanned more than 25 years. Her hits include “All I Wanna Do,” “Soak Up the Sun” and “The First Cut Is the Deepest.” Her nine studio albums embrace country, rock and pop influences and have sold 35 million copies worldwide.

The All for the Hall concerts are modeled after a Nashville tradition known as a “guitar pull,” a casual affair in which songwriters take turns performing while their fellow artists listen or add accompaniment. The one-of-a-kind evening unfolds with no setlist, and Gill, Harris, Combs and Crow will decide what to sing in the spur of the moment while swapping stories, jokes and music.

Tickets for this year’s All for the Hall Los Angeles benefit concert go on sale this Friday, July 19, 2019, at 10 a.m. Pacific/12 p.m. Central, and can be purchased via www.TheNovoDTLA.com.

About All for the Hall

The All for the Hall series launched in 2005 and began traveling to Los Angeles in 2009. The 2019 event is produced by museum board members Rod Essig, Ken Levitan, Gary Overton and Jody Williams, with Gill and his longtime manager Larry Fitzgerald. The series has alternated between Los Angeles and New York, with Gill and Harris serving as hosts in an acoustic format. With Keith Urban, Gill also co-hosts an All for the Hall concert in Nashville at Bridgestone Arena. To date, All for the Hall concerts have netted more than $4.3 million in support of the museum’s educational initiatives, which directly serve more than 100,000 people annually.

More information about this All for the Hall show and the All for the Hall benefit concert series can be found at www.CountryMusicHallofFame.org

Chase Rice is Most Added with “Lonely If You Are.”

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CHASE RICE’S “LONELY IF YOU ARE” IS MOST-ADDED SONG AT COUNTRY RADIO

“Lonely If You Are” Single Art | Courtesy of BBR Music Group

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – “Lonely If You Are,” the latest single from multi-Platinum artist Chase Rice, is the most-added song at Country radio this week and follows two-week chart-topper “Eyes On You,” which became Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist earlier this year.

The song, praised by Sounds Like Nashville for its “steamy romantic groove,” begins simply with a memorable acoustic riff and leads into Rice speaking directly to his potential love-interest. As The Boot describes it, “While Rice and the object of his affections may not be official just yet, the song’s lyrics assure her to take her time, and that he’ll be around any time she decides she’s ready to take the next step toward romance.”

Produced by Chris DeStefano and co-written by Rice with Lindsay Rimes and Hunter Phelps, “Lonely If You Are” is the first taste of new music from Rice and as he explains, “it’s been the front-runner to follow ‘Eyes On You’ since the day we wrote it.”

Rice used his headlining slot at Ascend Amphitheater during CMA Fest to announce the single last month as he performed it live for the first time, much to the delight of fans who had been treated to acoustic teasers on Rice’s Instagram leading up to its announcement.

The trend of exciting moments continued recently at Rice’s headlining show in Bay City, Mich., where two of his “die-hard fans” got engaged during his performance of “Eyes On You.” As “Good Morning America” reported, Rice didn’t miss a beat as he captured a cell-phone video of the couple’s proposal from his perspective and then invited them backstage after the show.

Giving his loyal fans such memorable live shows has been a priority for Rice throughout his rollercoaster journey to success. As he recently explained to PEOPLE, “the fans kept showing up and kept singing the songs. At the end of the day, that’s what matters most. The most important part of it was there and we knew that.”

Currently on the road with his Eyes On You Tour all summer, he is also set to embark on his recently-announced headlining AM/PM Tour this August and will perform across the country before hitting Europe in January 2020 with his The Pint of Anything Tour.

About Chase Rice
Country music maverick Chase Rice has become one of country music’s most exciting figures since arriving in Nashville, building a loyal fan base across the country through his energetic live shows and gaining the attention of music critics and industry professionals alike with his edgy, eclectic sound. The Tar Heel State native recently released his first taste of new music with “Lonely If You Are,” now available on all digital platforms and climbing the charts at Country radio. The song follows his sophomore album, Lambs & Lions, released with Broken Bow Records in November 2017 and featuring two-week chart-topper “Eyes On You” – Rice’s first No. 1 as an artist and the most-streamed song of his career with more than 130 million streams and counting – as well as Top 20 lead single “Three Chords & the Truth.” Lambs & Lions followed Ignite the Night, which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart, producing a pair of Top 5 hits; the Platinum-certified “Ready Set Roll” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight.” After supporting Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour, Rice has consistently sold out 2,500-3,000 seat venues on his own headlining tours. He also recently served as direct support on the Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2018 and headlined a U.K. run in advance of his highly-anticipated Eyes On You Tour, currently underway.

Kenny Chesney’s 7/12 Wake-Up Call; “Tip of My Tongue” Lands 5 a.m. CDT

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Kenny Chesney Returns 5 a.m. CDT July 12 with “Tip of My Tongue”

First Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville Single Turns Up The Heat Early

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After the decidedly introspective Songs for the Saints, Kenny Chesney gears up for his first true Blue Chair/Warner Music Nashville project with the release of “Tip of My Tongue,” a decidedly grown up song from the man who Variety called “country music’s only long-term stadium act.” With its sweeping groove and an almost humid melody lift, “Tip of My Tongue” merges desire and connection over a figure of speech in a classic songwriting technique.

Having spent the first half of the year taking the music to the people, focusing on the markets that have not been part of his massive stadium tours, his Songs for the Saints Tour reconnected him to a whole other segment of his audience. With a short break to recalibrate his focus, the man hailed by The New York Times for music that “gives him heroic, wide-open spaces” and USA Today has cited “its whirl of dizzy romance, of love in its intoxicating inception” is at work with longtime co-producer Buddy Cannon recording what will be his first real album for his new home.

“It’s funny how a figure of speech can lead you to all kinds of places,” Chesney marvels. “You start talking, and words fall out, and anything can happen. When you go in and write on any given day, the chemistry is what it is. When the idea fell out, we all just laughed and went, ‘Well, what can we do with that?’

“I’ve written so much with Ross (Copperman), that’s always easy. He brought Ed (Sheeran) in, and he is such a great writer… The way creativity works in creative people is so different, but it’s always exciting. As a co-write with a new writer, it’s one of the most fun sessions I’ve done in a long time. I get why people love working with him.”

For Chesney, signed to a publishing deal with Acuff Rose before Phil Walden put him on the relaunched Capricorn, songs have always been his strongest currency. Whether “The Tin Man,” an early hit from his very first album, the surging “Beer In Mexico,” “Out Last Night” and “Keg In The Closet” which musically time-stamps moments of pure joy, the explosive protest “Noise,” reflective “I Go Back” or Rascal Flatt’s No. 1 “Take Me There,” as well as the female-empowering “Wild Child,” his writing maintains a standard and presses what a country song can be.

“With all the great songs that have been written in this town, I think you always want to do something a little different,” Chesney explains. “I think there’s this moment when you look at someone and you know they contain everything. You want to know everything, consume everything about them. It’s why we say ‘It’s a long way down,’ because you want to know it all. And the best part: we got a melody that feels like what’s going on lyrically. The music matches the words, and you can just drift in it.”

From a quiet, almost watery open, “Tip of My Tongue” builds to a full-bodied chorus with layered vocals, muted bass, keyboards and a rhythm track that balances the tension of the quiet vocal-forward verses. Like tides rising and falling, a consuming back and forth to the track, which turns on the tumbling profession “It’s a long way down,” before finding the contrasting attraction of “I love you salt and sugar…”

“Tip of My Tongue” arrives July 12, 5 a.m. CDT. For a man who’s broken ground with “American Kids,” “Setting The World On Fire,” “Noise,” “Save It For A Rainy Day” and “Get Along,” look for a whole new dimension from the man with a record-setting 30 Billboard Country No. 1s.

Tune-In Alert: Sammy Hagar And AXS TV Take Viewers On A ‘Rock & Roll Road Trip’ June 30, Featuring His Legendary High Tide Beach Party & Car Show

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Tune-In Alert: Sammy Hagar And AXS TV Take Viewers On A ‘Rock & Roll Road Trip’ Sunday, June 30 at 8/7c, Featuring His Legendary High Tide Beach Party & Car Show

Sammy Hagar's High Tide Beach Party & Car Show

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Sammy Hagar swings into southern CA to headline his world-famous High Tide Beach Party & Car Show in an all-new episode of Rock & Roll Road Trip—airing Sunday, June 30 at 8/7c on AXS TV. [ Where To Watch ]

In this exclusive first look, Sammy takes viewers behind the scenes of the legendary first-year festival, and celebrates the “21st Birthday” of REO Speedwagon icon Kevin Cronin. Shedding some light on the creative process behind the star-packed beach bash, Hagar says, “The idea was just to try to put my stamp on it. See, this isn’t a concert. This isn’t a typical festival. This is a party with some really good music.” It’s also a perfect reflection of the Red Rocker, himself. Hagar continues, “It’s basically everything I live and love in life.” Explaining the elements that make High Tide so special, Hagar succinctly sums it up: “The food, the music, the hula girls, and some cool cars, on the beach. Come on!” Check it out here.

Tune-in Sunday night to re-live last year’s party with those who were there, and see what you missed for those who weren’t. This year, you have another chance to go to the party — with double the music, food, drinks, and cars. Watch Sammy Hagar’s Rock & Roll Road Trip on AXS TV, a sneak peak to this year’s expanded, two-day High Tide Beach Party & Car Show, September 28 & 29, 2019 in Huntington Beach, California. For more details, visit www.HighTideBeachParty.com.

DETAILS:
WHAT: Sammy Hagar’s High Tide Beach Party & Car Show
WHEN: September 28 & 29, 2019
WHERE: Huntington State Beach 21601 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA 92646
ONLINE: HighTideBeachParty.com, RedRocker.com and follow social media to stay in the loop Facebook || Instagram || Twitter
ARTWORK: Download high-res art and assets here
TICKETS: On-sale now at www.HighTideBeachParty.com.

FOLLOWING A FIRST YEAR SELL-OUT, THE PARTY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO TWO DAYS — SEPTEMBER 28 AND 29

Tickets On-sale Now at HighTideBeachParty.com
Sammy Hagar's High Tide Beach Party & Car Show

Dierks Bentley & Live Nation Announce Seven Peaks Festival Whiskey Row Stage Lineup

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DIERKS BENTLEY AND LIVE NATION’S SEVEN PEAKS MUSIC FESTIVAL PLANS ECLECTIC SECOND STAGE LINEUP SHOWCASING THE BEST IN EMERGING TALENT IN COUNTRY, BLUEGRASS AND AMERICANA MUSIC

Previously Announced Main Stage Sets Include Bentley, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Jon Pardi And More
Passes For “Can’t-Miss” (Esquire) Three-Day Labor Day Weekend Campout in Buena Vista, CO On-Sale Now

Nashville, TN – June 27, 2019 – Multi-PLATINUM entertainer Dierks Bentley and the world’s leading live entertainment company Live Nation revealed the Whiskey Row Stage lineup today, offering a stacked list of hand-curated artists ahead of the second-annual Seven Peaks Music Festival. The stage, which has already grown a reputation for providing “an eclectic mix of contemporary country artists and Bentley’s bluegrass heroes,” (Rolling Stone) will host artists Clare Dunn, HARDY, Lauren Jenkins, Larkin Poe, Kendell Marvel, Rapidgrass, Teddy Robb, Seaforth, Chris Shiflett and Rita Wilson.

Recently spotlighted by Esquire as one of ten “Can’t-Miss” all-genre festivals, Seven Peaks Music Festival “does it all: offers a stunning location for shows, pairs it with a killer lineup… and slathers on the extracurriculars” with passes for the Labor Day weekend event (Aug 30-Sep 1) taking place in Buena Vista, CO on sale now at sevenpeaksfestival.com.

In addition to the Whiskey Row stage, the previously announced main stage lineup is made up of some of country music’s hottest and most diverse, including Bentley, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Jon Pardi and Mitchell Tenpenny, along with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Ryan Hurd, Steep Canyon Rangers, The War and Treaty, Tenille Townes and Caylee Hammack. Additionally, last year’s highlight, Friday’s HOT COUNTRY NIGHT, is set to return this year with Travis Tritt, Tracy Lawrence, Diamond Rio and Deana Carter, and will feature a special performance by Bentley’s own Hot Country Knights.

Fans can also expect multiple fringe activities across the weekend including the return of the Somewhere On A Beach Party and Late Night At Whiskey Row, with AYDAMN spinning all the fan-favorites. ATV Tours, inflatable kayaking, whitewater rafting and more will also be available.

About Dierks Bentley:
Pegged as “one of Country music’s most enviable brands, equal parts affability and authenticity” (Forbes), Bentley continues to be a dominant voice for the genre with over 8.6 billion overall digital streams. The “ultra-personal material” (Rolling Stone) behind his current single “Living” follows Bentley’s 18th career No. One and ACM award-winning hit “Burning Man,” as he continues to reveal ambitious, complex sounds with lyrics inspired by his own personal journey through the writing and the recording of THE MOUNTAIN. Reaching a new creative high while “making music designed to challenge” (New York Times), Bentley co-wrote 10 of 13 tracks on THE MOUNTAIN, which earned him the highest debut sales of his career and became his seventh chart-topping album. Known to deliver “the most thoughtful, complete collections in Country music” (USA Today), Bentley has amassed countless nominations from the ACMs, CMAs, Billboard Music Awards and more while also earning 14 GRAMMY  nominations. “Fans get an all-night sing-along party” (Fresno Bee) on Bentley’s current 2019 BURNING MAN TOUR featuring special guests Jon Pardi, Tenille Townes and the Hot Country Knights. For more information visit www.dierks.com.

About Seven Peaks Music Festival:
Seven Peaks Music Festival is the latest addition to Live Nation’s family of country festivals spread across the country including Watershed in George, WA; Faster Horses in Brooklyn, MI; Country LakeShake in Chicago, IL and Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale. FL. Launched in 2018, the three-day, two-stage camping experience festival offers an eclectic and comradery-filled lineup with fans enjoying the unexpected with late-night jams and surprise guests, as well as activity-filled excursions during the day. PEOPLE heralded the festival’s “authenticity in every component” with Rolling Stone praising the “community-first, play-every-set take on a country festival.” The natural beauty of the site’s sprawling grounds provides the perfect homegrown vibe for a Labor Day weekend camp out under the stars, where festival-goers will have multiple camping options from tents to full-sized RV accommodations. For more information visit sevenpeaksfestival.com.

PRESS RELEASE: America’s Got Talent Finalist, Chase Goehring, Set To Release New Single “So Gone”

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AMERICA’S GOT TALENT FINALIST
CHASE GOEHRING
SET TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE — “SO GONE” — DUE JULY 19, 2019

Au Revoir Track Launches 2019 Single Release Series
As Introduction To Goehring Debut EP Due In September

Click to listen to “So Gone”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Indie Pop recording artist, Chase Goehring (Chase Goehring Music) is set to release his fourth studio recording titled “So Gone.”* The new single, co-written by Goehring and Kyle Rife (Spirit Music Publishing), is the first in a series scheduled to be released throughout 2019 and serves as an introduction to his forthcoming five-song EP (titled CRIMSON) anticipated in mid-September. Produced by Erik Belz and recorded at House of Blues Studios, the track meets with “fan demand” and represents his second digital resurgence since his appearance on America’s Got Talent (Season 12 Finalist-2016); “So Gone” will be available via all digital and streaming outlets (Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Rhapsody, etc.) on Friday, July 19, 2019.

Composed and produced to cater to listeners with an appreciation for multiple genres, “So Gone” is a universal, musical composition created to satisfy both the sophisticated and simplistic palates. Blending pop synths with acoustic tones and hip-hop swagger and complemented by sensitive lyrics to offer a raw ebb and flow texture throughout, the Goehring original bids adieu to an unworthy lover and holds steady with the exit of emotion and point of no return.

My skies are raining even when the sun is shining
Far from the days when you and I used to be something
But I realize that I got it good
Said you’d never leave me but I knew you would
Cheers to us I’m only gonna say it once

“The song explores the common aspects of a failed relationship–rejection, replacement and acceptance,” Chase Goehring said. “I’m always trying to create meaningful music that people can relate to and I believe ‘So Gone’ will resonate with those who have experienced the heartbreak that comes with a break-up, and the emotional upheaval, turmoil and ultimate resolve to close the door and just move on.”

You know how that story goes
When the one you love most
Doesn’t feel close anymore
And all that you can do is paint yourself blue

The single will be available via major digital retail and streaming outlets (Amazon/Apple Music/Pandora/ Rhapsody/Spotify) on Friday, July 19, 2019. Digital retail distribution services will be provided by TuneCore

ABOUT CHASE GOEHRING:

In what seems like overnight, Chase Goehring graduated from being a local “street performer” to becoming “the contestant to watch” on national television. He quickly became a social media success….and now…Chase Goehring is a sought-after entertainer, in-demand by fans (known the “Chasers”), with an adoration that spans all ages over the world.

While Chase spent his early childhood in Long Beach, CA (his birthplace), he calls Tennessee “home.”

His profound creative spirit led him to become a proficient instrumentalist and vocalist. The self-taught singer, songwriter, musician (guitar/ukulele) and professionally-trained pianist interestingly enough spent more time on the soccer field than placing concentration to focus on the talents of award-winning entertainers as an influence. With a gift seemingly natural-born, Chase created an independent model and sound of his own.

His extraordinary talents captured the attention of national television producers; as a “must-see” contender, Chase performed his original song, “Hurt,” on The X Factor (Season 3/2013) and with a unanimous “YES!” from all four judges, the fiery redhead scored as a Top 10 finalist on America’s Got Talent (Season 12/2017). Chase’s determination and destiny to pursue a professional music career was affirmed when the young performer was applauded with the “Golden Buzzer” by DJ Khaled.

Chase has released three independent singles [“Mirror” (2018) • “What Is Love” (2016) • “A Capella” (2015)] and an EP, titled JADED (2016).  He is currently in the studio putting the finishing touches on his sophomore EP anticipated in September 2019.

Luke Combs is first artist with 5 tracks in Billboard’s Hot Country Songs Top 25 since Johnny Cash in 1959

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LUKE COMBS IS FIRST ARTIST WITH 5 TRACKS IN BILLBOARD’S HOT COUNTRY SONGS TOP 25 SINCE JOHNNY CASH IN 1959
CONTINUES TO BREAK RECORDS WITH NEW EP
THE PREQUEL
ACHIEVES LARGEST STREAMING WEEK EVER FOR A COUNTRY ARTIST
HOLDS #1 AND #2 SPOTS ON BILLBOARD’S TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS CHART

EP artwork; photo credit: David Bergman
 
Luke Combs continues to break records this week following the release of his new EP, The Prequel—out now via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville (stream/purchase 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 since Johnny Cash in 1959—and are also in theTop 10 of Billboard’s Country Songs Sales chart. Additionally, Combs has achieved the largest streaming week ever for a country artist and currently holds the top two spots onBillboard’s Top Country Albums chart with The Prequel (#1) and his debut album, This One’s For You (#2). The Prequel also debuted at #4 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.Adding to a monumental few weeks, Combs was recently invited to be the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Produced by Scott Moffatt, The Prequel features five new songs co-written by Combs including lead single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart.” The song debuted at #2 onBillboard’s Country Streaming Songs chart with 11 million streams—setting the record for the best first week of streaming ever for a country song. It also recently set the record for most adds on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart with 149 adds and debuted at #15 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart—the top entrance by any artist since September 2012 and Combs’ highest debut to date. In celebration of the new music, Combs recently performed the track on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Watch/share HERE. Additionally, watch the song’s official music video HERE.
Recent critical acclaim for Combs:
“Luke Combs has one of the most emotionally tactile voices in contemporary
country music.”—The New York Times
“…a bona fide country music superstar.”—Rolling Stone
“With five No. 1 singles under his belt…Combs proved his naysayers wrong.”—Billboard
 “No one in country music is hotter than Luke Combs right now.”—Taste of Country
“…a full-blown superstar… Luke Combs is here to stay and we’re all
better for it.”—Wide Open Country
“…it’s not hard to see why his music has caught on; Combs has tapped
into the classic country themes of heartbreak and drinking, while also adding
something fresh to them, too.”—AXS
“…the genre’s brightest new star.”—Idolator
“…arena filling country-rock sound with chugging electric guitars, thundering drums
and Combs’ muscular vocal rasp…”—Sounds Like Nashville
 “The unstoppable, runaway freight train, rocket to the moon, cruise missile of
country music momentum known as Luke Combs continues to rip country music
a new one.”—Whiskey Riff
“There might not be a bigger male country star right now than
Luke Combs.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“One of the best things to happen to country music…Combs is the genuine article—a brilliant songwriter with the booming voice to match.”—Green Bay Press Gazette
“…Combs has the goods. He is blessed with a voice that hits a sweet spot with country music fans and he gives off a vibe that he is genuine as you can get.”—Tulsa World
The release of The Prequel celebrates a breakthrough year for Combs, who recently won CMT Performance of the Year at the 2019 CMT Music Awards for his performance of “Beautiful Crazy” from CMT Crossroads with Leon Bridges. Additionally, Combs was awarded Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist and Top Country Album at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, New Male Artist of the Year at the 2019 ACM Awards, Country Artist of the Year at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, New Artist of the Year at the 52nd Annual CMA Awards, was nominated for Best New Artist at the 61st GRAMMY Awards and was the recipient of a CMA Triple Play Award for writing three #1 songs in a 12 month period.
Combs also recently made history as the first artist to simultaneously top all five Billboardcountry charts for multiple weeks: Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales (dated March 9, March 30 and April 6). Moreover, Combs’ previous 2x platinum single, “Beautiful Crazy,” spent seven-straight weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart—tying the second longest run atop the chart since its launch in 1990. “Beautiful Crazy” is also the first country single shipped to radio already platinum-certified since Taylor Swift’s “Red” in 2013, has more than 400 million on-demand streams and makes Combs the first artist ever to send his first five singles to the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.
Continuing his landmark year, Combs sold out venues in 25 of the 29 cities on his newly confirmed “Beer Never Broke My Heart” fall tour in the first weekend tickets were on-sale. He broke records at Bozeman’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, Bloomington’s Grossinger Motors Arena and Bossier City’s CenturyLink Center for the fastest sell out times in venue history. Additional sold-out shows include Kansas City’s Sprint Center, Portland’s Moda Center, Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, Phoenix’s Talking Stick Resort Arena, Philadelphia’sWells Fargo Center and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena among several others. Special guests throughout the tour include Morgan Wallen, The Cadillac Three and Jameson Rodgers. See below for complete tour details.
The Prequel is Combs’ first release following his double platinum certified debut album,This One’s For You, which was released June 2, 2017 and has spent a total of 37 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart—the longest reign for a solo male artist in over 25 years. The album also spent 16 weeks at #1 in 2018—making it the highest selling country album last year with 1.1 million equivalent album units sold and the only country album to surpass 1 million album units. It’s also the most-streamed country album of 2019 so far.
THE PREQUEL TRACK LIST
1. Beer Never Broke My Heart (written by Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton)
2. Refrigerator Door (written by Luke Combs, Jordan Brooker)
3. Even Though I’m Leaving (written by Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Ray Fulcher)
4. Lovin’ On You (written by Luke Combs, Thomas Archer, Ray Fulcher, James McNair)
5. Moon Over Mexico (written by Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell, Jonathan Singleton)
LUKE COMBS’ “BEER NEVER BROKE MY HEART TOUR”
July 11—Charleston, SC—Volvo Cars Stadium* (SOLD OUT)
July 12—Alpharetta, GA—Ameris Bank Amphitheatre* (SOLD OUT)
July 13—Charlotte, NC—PNC Music Pavilion* (SOLD OUT)
September 26—Rogers, AR—Walmart AMP‡ (SOLD OUT)
September 27—Bloomington, IL—Grossinger Motors Arena‡ (SOLD OUT)
September 28—St. Paul, MN—Xcel Energy Center‡ (SOLD OUT)
October 3—Cape Girardeau, MO—Show Me Center# (SOLD OUT)
October 4—Kansas City, MO—Sprint Center# (SOLD OUT)
October 5—Des Moines, IA—Wells Fargo Arena# (SOLD OUT)
October 8—Winnipeg, MB—Bell MTS Place#
October 10—Saskatoon, SK—SaskTel Center# (SOLD OUT)
October 11—Edmonton, AB—Rogers Place# (SOLD OUT)
October 12—Calgary, AB—The Scotiabank Saddledome# (SOLD OUT)
October 15—Missoula, MT—Adams Center# (SOLD OUT)
October 16—Bozeman, MT—Brick Breeden Fieldhouse# (SOLD OUT)
October 18—Portland, OR—Moda Center# (SOLD OUT)
October 19—Vancouver, BC—Rogers Arena# (SOLD OUT)
October 25—Fresno, CA—Save Mart Center# (SOLD OUT)
October 26—Sacramento, CA—Golden 1 Center# (SOLD OUT)
October 31—Nampa, ID—Ford Idaho Center# (SOLD OUT)
November 1—Spokane, WA—Spokane Arena# (SOLD OUT)
November 2—Tacoma, WA—Tacoma Dome# (SOLD OUT)
November 6—San Jose, CA—SAP Center at San Jose#
November 8—Phoenix, AZ—Talking Stick Resort Arena# (SOLD OUT)
November 15—Indianapolis, IN—Bankers Life Fieldhouse# (SOLD OUT)
November 16—Cleveland, OH—Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse# (SOLD OUT)
November 21—Philadelphia, PA—Wells Fargo Center# (SOLD OUT)
November 22—Uncasville, CT—Mohegan Sun Arena# (SOLD OUT)
November 23—Pittsburgh, PA—PPG Paints Arena# (SOLD OUT)
December 5—Bossier City, LA—CenturyLink Center# (SOLD OUT)
December 6—Lubbock, TX—United Supermarkets Arena# (SOLD OUT)
December 13—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena# (SOLD OUT)
*with Cody Johnson and Ray Fulcher
‡with The Cadillac Three and Jameson Rodgers
#with Morgan Wallen and Jameson Rodgers
LUKE COMBS’ ADDITIONAL 2019 TOUR DATES
June 22—Rome, GA—Rome River Jam
July 4—Austin, TX—Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic
July 19—Valparaiso, IN—Porter County Fair
July 20—Twin Lakes, WI—Country Thunder Wisconsin
July 26—Yerington, NV—A Night In The Country
July 27—Tooele, UT—Country Fan Fest
August 31—Snowmass Village, CO—JAS Aspen Snowmass
September 22—Cincinnati, OH—Outlaw Music Festival