Artist Updates (5/1/12)

• Lee Brice will appear on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno this evening (5/1), where he will perform his No. 1 hit “A Woman Like You.”

• Steve Holy is scheduled to appear on the Grand Ole Opry tonight (5/1). The show starts at 7 pm and tickets are available here.

• Lady Antebellum is scheduled to perform on The View today (5/1) as well as Late Night With Jimmy Fallon tomorrow (5/2). The Capitol Records trio will round out the visit to New York City with two sold out Own The Night tour dates at Radio City Music Hall.

• Thompson Square is slated to visit The Better Show tomorrow (5/2) while in NYC to open for Lady A. The show airs on NBC in Nashville at 1 pm CT. More info here.

• BNA Records’ Tyler Farr made his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday night (4/28) and he performed his current single “Hot Mess.”

• Show Dog-Universal trio Carter’s Chord will appear on The Better Show on Thursday (5/3) to talk about the song “Love A Little Bigger” and sponsoring children in the Dominican Republic through World Vision. Check out the song’s video here. Additionally, congratulations are due to CC’s Becky Robertson, who wed Jeremiah Scott in Franklin on April 21. Sisters (and bandmates) Emily and Joanna served as bridesmaids.

• Streamsound Records flagship artist Jaida Dreyer is releasing her debut single “Guys Girl” to all digital retailers today. The song was written by Dreyer with the Warren Brothers and Lance Miller, and produced by Byron Gallimore.

• Randy Houser will release his new single “How Country Feels”–his first as a Stoney Creek Records artist–to country radio on Monday, May 7. It will be available for fans to download in the iTunes store Tuesday, May 8.

• Brother/sister duo The Roys will serve as hosts of the new show Bluegrass Mountains, which debuts today (5/1) in New Zealand and Australia starting in June. The Roys taped seven episodes of the series at Lee Roy’s recording studio.

• Big Ride Entertainment’s Marlee Scott was the headlining artist at the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox game Friday (4/27) in Chicago. Scott performed the national anthem and a four song acoustic set prior to the game as part of the White Sox “Ladies Night” promotion. Also attending was actress Kathleen Robertson from the Starz series Boss.

• Mark Wayne Glasmire is releasing his new single “I Like You” to country radio, and recently filmed the video in Nashville’s Hillsboro Village. Harold Jarboe directed the clip, which can be seen here.

• Curb Records newcomer Tim Dugger has been added to the lineup for the May 5 Aaron’s Dream Weekend infield concert at Talladega Superspeedway, where he will open for Rodney Atkins. The show begins at 7 pm CT, and the highly anticipated NASCAR series race takes place Sunday, May 6. Additionally, Dugger will sing the national anthem at this year’s “Prelude to the Dream” on June 6 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH.