Industry Ink: Luke Bryan, Russell Dickerson, Clint Black, Ashley McBryde, Tim Biskup

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Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour Brings Hunger Relief To California’s Central Valley

Pictured (L-R, front row): DJ Rock, Priscilla Block, KP Entertainment’s Jacoby Plyler and Kerri Edwards, Luke Bryan; (L-R, back row): Dallas Davidson and Ben Hayslip. Photo: Zack Dougan

Luke Bryan held his spring Farm Tour concerts in Clovis and Elk Grove, California over the weekend. Tour sponsor Bayer and Bryan supported food security in California’s Central Valley by mobilizing thousands of concert goers to donate to local families. Through on-site collections, generous fans contributed hundreds of pounds of nonperishable food, which will directly provide meals to regional hunger-relief organizations, including Central California Food Bank and Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services. Future Farmers of America chapters from across California also partnered with Bayer and Farm Tour in the 2026 “Spirit of 1776” CAN DO Challenge, creating patriotic displays from canned food donations to mark America’s upcoming 250th anniversary. All donations were given to local food banks, totaling more than 9,000 cans to support communities statewide.

 

Russell Dickerson Celebrates Platinum For “She Likes It” (Feat. Jake Scott) At Greek Theatre

Pictured (L-R): Matt Graham (Managing Partner & Head of Music at Range Media Partners), Stephanie Marks (Range Management), Hope Garrison (Triple Tigers), Russell Dickerson, Laura Hostelley (Triple Tigers) and Dave Collins (Triple Tigers). Photo: Thomas Heney

Russell Dickerson continued his “Russellmania Tour” with a stop at the Greek Theatre on May 20. Dickerson kept fans on their feet all night with hit after hit including “Yours,” “Blue Tacoma,” “Love You Like I Used To,” “Happen To Me” and his latest release “BOOTS” (featuring Fetty Wap.) Adding to the celebration, Dickerson also marked a major career milestone during the special evening as he was presented with a plaque commemorating the triple Platinum certification of his hit “She Likes It” (feat. Jake Scott).

 

Clint Black Talks New Memoir With Lorianne Crook At CMHOFM

Clint Black and Lorianne Crook at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

Clint Black marked the publication of his memoir Killin’ Time: My Life and Music with a conversation led by radio and television host Lorianne Crook at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum last weekend. The two chatted about Black’s journey from a kid with a dream on the outskirts of Houston to country star. From his near-death experiences as a young boy and his decision to drop out of high school to pursue music, to countless years struggling as an unknown young artist, playing at any nightclub or hotel bar that would have him, Black’s path to success had plenty of twists.

The book is filled with vivid, deeply personal stories as he recounts how his steadfast dedication to his beliefs and his passion for music led him to success and through storm after storm. Black is also the subject of a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, “Clint Black: The Hard Way On Purpose.”

 

Ashley McBryde Performs ‘Bottle Tells Me So’ On ‘Later… with Jools Holland’

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Ashley McBryde performed her brutal truth teller “Bottle Tells Me So” from her new album, Wild, on Later… with Jools Holland on Sunday (May 24). McBryde returned to the show alongside musical talents like James Bay, Sekou, Joe Bonamassa, Mandy, Indiana and Jocelyn Brown.

 

Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum Celebrates Opening of Art Exhibit by Tim Biskupx

Tim Biskup and Haley Gallery Director Daniel Lonow at the Haley Gallery. Photo: Courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

The Haley Gallery, a contemporary art gallery at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, recently celebrated the opening of Drifting Agency, an exhibit showcasing graphite drawings by American visual artist and designer Tim Biskup. The exhibit is free and open to the public through July 10, and features 60 of Biskup’s graphite drawings, also known as his “Graphite Memory” pieces. Videos of Biskup’s graphite drawing technique have garnered hundreds of millions of views on social media and culminated in a series of live drawing events, including a session at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles in February of 2025.

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