Brad Paisley will release Life Amplified World Tour: Live at WVU, a live concert DVD and CD on Friday, Dec. 23. PBS will air the concert as an hour-long show, titled Brad Paisley – Landmarks Live In Concert: A Great Performances Special, on Friday, Jan. 27 at 9 p.m. ET.

Paisley’s return to his homestate at West Virginia University’s outdoor stage took place on Sept. 9 in front of over 15,000 people. Paisley played for two hours that included many of his 23 number one singles, including “I’m Still A Guy,” featuring a performance with Chris Young. The show also includes a special version of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” which has become an anthem for WVU and part of the Country Music Association’s 50th annual video tribute.

The concert special was produced by award-winning director, CEO of City Drive Films and WVU alumnus, Daniel E Catullo III.
 

 
“I am so pleased to be partnering with Brad on the WVU show,” said Catullo III. “Being an alumnus of WVU this show is very special for me. To be able to bring WVU to the world stage is something I am proud to do and I couldn’t think of a better artist to do it with than Brad, who has similar feelings of WVU, having grown up not too far from the campus. It has been a dream of mine to go back to WVU and put on a huge show, free for the students.”

Songs included in the show are: “Crushin’ It,” “American Saturday Night,” “Water,” “Online,” “Perfect Storm,” “Letter to Me,” “This is Country Music,” “I’m Still a Guy” (feat. Chris Young), “She’s Everything,” “Ticks,” “Country Nation,” “Old Alabama,” “Then,” “Beat This Summer,” “I’m Gonna Miss Her,” “River Bank,” “Take Me Home,” “Country Roads,” “Southern Comfort Zone,” “Mud on the Tires” and “Alcohol.”

Both the DVD and the CD/DVD can be ordered online.

Brantley Gilbert will release his third project for BMLG’s The Valory Music Co., The Devil Don’t Sleep, on Jan. 27.

“A lot has happened,” Brantley says. “And anyone who knows me knows that every album is another chapter of my life. Even though it’s my life, even though some of what I write about is very specific to what happens to me, I think the challenges, the places where we figure things out are all the same – no matter what we’re facing, realizations all mean the same things.”

Gilbert says despite the celebratory tone of the album’s first single, “The Weekend,” The Devil Don’t Sleep explores an admonitory theme, as the title suggests temptation is a constant reality for many.

“By now, everyone knows the story turned out okay for me,” Brantley says. “But the truth is there’s always temptation, there’s always something – whether it’s work or substances or gambling or whatever – that can pull you off the path. For me, thankfully, I got through it, got the girl back, got to keep my career moving.”

The album features 16 tracks on the regular disc, with 10 more tracks on the deluxe version. The deluxe version captures the roots of his songwriting and live shows.

“Trying to get the whole story on the album was a little more than we’d bargained for,” Brantley says. “We tried every which way, but in the end, it seemed like we needed to do the straight-up record. But then for the folks who really go deep, I wanted to give them a piece of the last year on the road. We recorded live at Red Rocks at the end of the tour, and you can feel how hard they rocked. And I wanted that on this record.”

Brantley’s penchant for honest, transparent songwriting has proved a successful move. He has earned consecutive platinum albums with Halfway To Heaven and Just As I Am, and six No. 1 singles, including “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” and “Bottoms Up,” as well as songs he has penned for other artists such as Jason Aldean’s “Dirt Road Anthem” and “My Kind of Party.”

“Life isn’t just chapters,” explains the songwriter/rocker. “What happens before influences what happens next. Not always the way you’d expect. Sometimes you don’t even see it ‘til later. But with these CDs, I feel like it’s the story and then more of the story. You know, depending on how deep you want to go, it’s a way to understand the journey to The Devil Don’t Sleep.”