Outlaw Music Festival Tour Returns May 25

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The Outlaw Music Festival Tour is returning this year with a huge lineup that includes Willie Nelson & Family, Sturgill Simpson, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Alison Krauss, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Head and the Heart, Old Crow Medicine Show, Ryan Bingham, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Wild Feathers, JD McPherson, Delta Rae, and Particle Kid.

The first leg of North America’s biggest touring festival will stop in nine cities, beginning in Raleigh, NC, on May 25 and running through July 1 in The Woodlands, TX (Houston). Each date will feature a unique range of attractions including local cuisine, craft beers, and crafts by local artisans to provide fans in each city with an unforgettable concert experience.

“We had so much fun on the Outlaw Music Festival Tour last year that we decided to do it again! See y’all out on the road this summer,” says Nelson.

More artists and dates will be announced in the coming weeks, and tickets for the general public go on sale March 16. VIP packages including great seats and exclusive merchandise will be available. Citi® is the official pre-sale credit card of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour, and Citi card members will have access to purchase pre-sale tickets beginning today until Thursday, (3/15).

“Family. That’s what this touring group of artists, fans, and friends are when we come together for our annual Outlaw Music Festival Tour. I am thrilled to continue this journey with Willie, this extraordinary group of performers, and Live Nation,” says Keith Wortman, CEO of Blackbird Presents.

OUTLAW MUSIC FESTIVAL TOUR DATES & LINEUPS:
FRIDAY, MAY 25
RALEIGH, NC – COASTAL CREDIT UNION MUSIC PARK AT WALNUT CREEK
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Alison Krauss
Delta Rae
Other Artists To Be Announced

SATURDAY, MAY 26
CHARLOTTE, NC – PNC MUSIC PAVILION
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Brandi Carlile
Old Crow Medicine Show
Other Artists To Be Announced
SUNDAY, MAY 27
BRISTOW, VA – JIFFY LUBE LIVE
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Other Artists To Be Announced

FRIDAY, JUNE 22
CINCINNATI, OH – RIVERBEND MUSIC CENTER
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show
Other Artists To Be Announced

SATURDAY, JUNE 23
NOBLESVILLE, IN – RUOFF HOME MORTGAGE MUSIC CENTER
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show
JD McPherson
Other Artists To Be Announced

SUNDAY, JUNE 24
DETROIT, MI – DTE ENERGY MUSIC THEATRE
Willie Nelson & Family
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
The Head and the Heart
Old Crow Medicine Show
Other Artists To Be Announced

FRIDAY, JUNE 29
LITTLE ROCK, AR – VERIZON ARENA
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Ryan Bingham
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
Other Artists To Be Announced

SATURDAY, JUNE 30
DALLAS, TX – STARPLEX PAVILION
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
Ryan Bingham
The Head and the Heart
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
The Wild Feathers
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
Other Artists To Be Announced

SUNDAY, JULY 1
THE WOODLANDS, TX – CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION
Willie Nelson & Family
Sturgill Simpson
The Head and the Heart
Ryan Bingham
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
The Wild Feathers
Lukas Nelson + Promise of the Real
Particle Kid
Other Artists To Be Announced

 

ACM Announces Radio Award Winners

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The Academy of Country Music has revealed the full list of Radio Award winners for the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards. Though not part of the telecast, the awards will be presented during the annual Radio Winners Reception. This year’s event will be held at Topgolf Las Vegas on Saturday, April 14, the day prior to the broadcast of the 53rd ACM Awards, airing LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8 p.m. ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.

This marks the third ACM National On-Air Personality of the Year win for The Bobby Bones Show. The show previously won the award in 2013 and 2015. This also marks the second win for Steve & Geoff in the Medium Market On-Air Personality of the Year category. This marks the eleventh win for WSIX-FM, seventh win for WUSY-FM, and second win for KTTS-FM in Radio Station of the Year categories.

Below is a complete list of the Radio Award winners for the 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards:

ON-AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR WINNERS:

NATIONAL Bobby Bones, Amy, Lunchbox, Eddie ­­– The Bobby Bones Show
MAJOR MARKET Bud and Broadway ­– WIL-FM ­– St. Louis, MO
LARGE MARKET Dale Carter ­– KFKF-FM­ – Kansas City, MO
MEDIUM MARKET Steve & Geoff ­– KUZZ-AM/FM ­– Bakersfield, CA
SMALL MARKET Dave Daniels ­– KHAY-FM – Ventura, CA
RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR WINNERS:
MAJOR MARKET KMLE-FM ­– Phoenix, AZ
LARGE MARKET WSIX-FM ­– Nashville, TN
MEDIUM MARKET WUSY-FM ­– Chattanooga, TN
SMALL MARKET KTTS-FM ­– Springfield, MO

Kane Brown Sets Guinness World Record

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Pictured (L-R): Sony Music Nashville’s EVP Marketing/New Business John Zarling, EVP/COO Ken Robold and Chairman/CEO Randy Goodman; Kane Brown; EFG Management’s Martha Earls; Sony Music Nashville’s EVP Promotion/Artist Development Steve Hodges, SVP A&R Jim Catino and SVP RCA Promotion Dennis Reese Photo: Alex Alvga

Kane Brown can add Guinness World Records title holder to his growing list of accolades, since he recently made history by joining the ranks of record setters. Brown recently set the record for and became the first act to top five US country charts simultaneously.

Kane was presented with his official record certificate recently at the Sony Music Nashville office. On Oct. 28, 2017, he became the title holder for the first act to top five US country charts simultaneously, including Top Country Albums (Kane Brown Deluxe Edition); Country Digital Song Sales (“Heaven”); and Country Airplay, Hot Country Songs, and Country Streaming Songs (“What Ifs” featuring Lauren Alaina).

“It feels awesome to be a Guinness World Records title holder and to be the first artist to achieve this with Billboard,” said Kane on achieving the record. “I remember being in elementary and middle school and looking at the books for all of the records, and I can’t believe my name gets to be in there now.”

To date, Brown’s album has remained at No.1 on the Billboard Top Country Album chart for eight weeks. Since its December 2016 release, his debut has surpassed all country album debuts with the most weeks at No.1 — no other country album has exceeded more than an eight-week run at the top of the chart.

IBMA Announces 2018 Leadership Bluegrass Graduating Class

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Front row (L-R): Greg Blake, Jessica Grossman, Stacy Chandler, Patricia Ann Eaves, Cathy Fink, Jeff Miller. Second row (L-R): Scott Napier, Mollie Farr, Katie Keller, Landon Elmore.
Third row (L-R): Maria Ivey, Patricia Imbrogno, Emma John, Ivy Sheppard, Jef Walter.
Fourth row (L-R): Adam Kirr, George Jackson, Bil VornDick, Brett Martin, Kara Kundert, Matt Miller. Back row (L-R): Patrick M’Gonigle, Dan Eubanks, Lenny Nichols, Jeffrey Ludin. Photo: Alane Anno

The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the graduating class of Leadership Bluegrass 2018. Leadership Bluegrass is an intensive, three-day program focused on interactive learning and networking experiences which invite participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing the bluegrass music industry, and pursue leadership development. This was the 19th year of Leadership Bluegrass, which now boasts over 400 alumni. Leadership Bluegrass 2018 was hosted at BMI in Nashville, Tennessee March 5-7. Trisha Tubbs served as the course facilitator (her 8th consecutive year), and Jay Armsworthy was assistant facilitator.

Each year, participants are selected through a competitive application process and are a cross-section of current and future leaders from all areas of the industry, coming from various regions of the U.S. and the world. Sponsors for Leadership Bluegrass include BMI, Wintergrass (Acoustic Sound), Bluegrass Heritage Foundation and Williams Mullen.

Greg Blake, Greg Blake Music, Jeff Scroggins & Colorado, Overland Park, KS
Stacy Chandler, No Depression, Garner, NC
Patricia Ann Eaves, Eastern Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Landon Elmore, Landon Elmore Design & Marketing, Raleigh, NC
Daniel Eubanks, Special Consensus, Nashville, TN
Mollie Farr, Lost Buffalo Artists, Nashville, TN
Cathy Fink, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Silver Spring, MD
Jessica Grossman, Northern Indiana Bluegrass Association, Huntington, IN
Patricia Imbrogno, Artist, Pittsburgh, PA
Maria Ivey, Press House, Nashville, TN
George Jackson, Artist, Booking Agent, Madison, TN
Emma John, The Guardian, London, UK
Katie Keller, International Bluegrass Music Museum, Owensboro, KY
Adam Kirr, Charm City Bluegrass, The Bluegrass Marketer, Baltimore, MD
Kara Kundert, Bluegrass Pride, Oakland, CA
Jeffrey Ludin, Bluegrass Country Foundation, Vienna, VA
Brett Martin, Junior Appalachian Musicians, Inc., Independence, VA
Patrick McGonigle, The Lonely Heartstring Band, Brookline, MA
Matthew Miller, Rounder Records, Nashville, TN
Jeff Miller, Flashpoint Arts, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scott Napier, Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, Bloomington, IN
Lenny Nichols, Central Texas Bluegrass Association, Round Rock, TX
Ivy Sheppard, Born In The Mountain, Mount Airy, NC
Bil VornDick, Mountainside Music, Nashville, TN
Jef Walter, The Carolina PineCones, Durham, NC

Tenille Arts Inks With Reviver Records

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Tenille Arts has signed with Reviver Records. Her debut single is set to launch following a national tour at country radio.

The 23-year-old raised in the small prairie town of Weyburn, Saskatchewan, picked up the guitar and penned her first song at the age of 13, and has been performing across the US and Canada ever since. She made the move to Nashville almost three years ago, and her music has already tallied over two million streams in 2017 and over three million overall. Arts’ Rebel Child album was released in October 2017.

“We are thrilled to have Tenille join our family,” said Reviver Executive VP/GM Gator Michaels. “She is a fantastic singer, writer and player. The Reviver team is honored to introduce country music’s next triple-threat artist!”

In addition to Reviver Entertainment, Tenille’s team includes Dreamcatcher Management, Noble Vision Music Group, Campbell Entertainment Group, with Jay Williams and Alex Luebbert handling bookings at WME.

“I’m so excited to be signing with Reviver Records,” said Tenille. “I’ve been building my team in Nashville for a couple of years now, and when I combine those incredible people – Hal Oven, Adam Wheeler, Matt Rovey, Craig Campbell, Michael Emery, Powell Hedley, Jim Mazza, Debbye Scroggins and CeCe Dawson – with everyone at Reviver Records, it’s my dream team. It’s the best feeling in the world as an artist to feel like every single person involved is passionate, genuinely excited about the music and always thinking about the long-term career. Everyone is already hard at work, and it feels great to be a part of something so special.”

WME Announces Bash At The Beach Lineup For Las Vegas

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The lineup has been announced for WME’s second Bash at the Beach. The two-night concert will take place at the Beach at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14. Concert-goers are invited to bring blankets, sit on the beach, or wade in the surf while enjoying the music from the cool confines of Mandalay Bay’s 1.6-million-gallon wave pool.

Chris Young is set to close out the two-night event with a performance on Saturday night. Chris Janson will headline Friday night’s show. Cam, Dee Jay Silver, Granger Smith, Jordan Davis, LANCO, Lindsay Ell, Morgan Evans, Morgan Wallen, Parmalee, RaeLynn and Scotty McCreery are also set to perform.

Proceeds will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the Academy of Country Music.

This event is the latest to be announced in connection with the 6th Annual ACM Party for a Cause festivities, and it will be the place to be during “The Week Vegas Goes Country.”

Home Free Signs With CAA

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Home Free

A cappella country group Home Free has signed with CAA for booking. The group was previously represented by Paradigm and continues to be managed by Luke Pierce and David Britz at WORKS Entertainment.

The group found an audience following its win on NBC’s The Sing-Off. They later signed with Columbia Records.

The group is currently on their fifth sold-out national theatre tour, to support Timeless, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Albums chart in September 2017.

Dates Announced For UK’s Country Music Week 2018, C2C Festival 2019

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Country music festival C2C will return for a seventh year on March 8-10, 2019. The festival, which this year featured headliners including Little Big Town, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill, and Kacey Musgraves, will offer three days of performances from top country artists as well as rising talent from Nashville, UK and Europe.

This year’s event welcomed more than 50,000 fans who enjoyed performances on numerous stages, including Festival Stages, BBC Radio 2 Stage, Late Night Stage, CMA Screenings, The Bluebird Cafe and the newly introduced C2C Close Up.

2019’s full performer lineup will be announced later this year.

Early bird tickets for 2019’s festival are available from Friday 16 March at 9 a.m. and can be purchased from AXS.com and gigsandtours.com.

Later this year, Country Music Week will return for 2018, taking place Oct. 21-Oct. 28 for a weeklong series of shows at numerous London venues. Darius Rucker, Kacey Musgraves, Drake White and Russell Dickerson are among the performers this year, with more shows to be announced. Along with artist performances, Country Music Week will include a songwriting series, daytime programs, onstage interviews, and meet & greets.

Announced shows:
Oct. 24: Drake White, KOKO, London (on sale Thursday 15 March 10 a.m.)
Oct. 27: Kacey Musgraves, The SSE Arena, Wembley, London (on sale Friday 16 March 10 a.m.)
Oct. 28: Darius Rucker, supported by Russell Dickerson, Royal Albert Hall, London (on sale now)

Weekly Register: Kane Brown Continues Chart-Topping Streak

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Kane Brown again tops this week’s country albums chart, with his self-titled album earning 16K in total consumption, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

Chris Stapleton has two albums in the Top 5 this week, with Traveller remaining at No. 2 (15K) and From A Room Vol. 1 moving up one spot to No. 4 (12K).

Thomas Rhett‘s Life Changes returns to the No. 3 spot this week, with 12.5K, while new American Idol judge Luke Bryan‘s What Makes You Country album drops from No. 3 to No. 5 this week, with 11K.

On the country digital songs chart, Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line also continue their chart domination, with “Meant To Be” moving 34K this week, for 716K to date. Jason Aldean‘s “You Make It Easy” is at No. 2 with 27K, followed by Kane Brown’s “Heaven” at No. 3 with 18K. Thomas Rhett’s “Marry Me” is at No. 4 with 16K, followed by Luke Bryan’s “Most People Are Good” at No. 5 with 16K.

Industry Ink: Music Health Alliance, Riser House, Mary Chapin Carpenter, ACM

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Music Health Alliance Moves Offices

Music Health Alliance, the industry’s non-profit healthcare advocate, has moved its offices to the Berry Hill neighborhood of Nashville. The organization is now located at 2737 Larmon Drive, Nashville, TN 37204. The office phone number remains the same at 615-200-6896. Since 2013, Music Health Alliance has advocated for more than 8,000 members of the U.S. music community, saving over $30 million dollars in lifesaving healthcare and insurance premiums.

 

Rider Exits Riser

April Rider-Helm

April Rider has exited as VP of Promotion at Riser House Entertainment. Rider joined Riser House Feb. 1, 2018 after six years as GM/President of RPM Entertainment Group. Her resume stops also include General Manager at Broken Bow Music Group’s Stoney Creek Records and over a decade at Curb Records rising to VP of Promotion. She can be reached at [email protected] or at (615) 714-1749.

 

Mary Chapin Carpenter To Celebrate New Album With CMA Theater Show

Mary Chapin Carpenter will perform at the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame And Museum with Matt Rollings and Glenn Worf on April 6. The concert celebrates the release of her new album, Sometimes Just The Sky, which goes on sale March 30. The album features new versions of some of Carpenter’s most beloved songs from her acclaimed 30-year recording career. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 16 at 10 a.m. CST. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cmatheater.com.

 

Shawn Parr And Elaina Smith To Announce ACMs

“Nash Nights Live” radio hosts Shawn Parr and Elaina D. Smith will comprise the live voiceover announcing team for the 53rd Academy Of Country Music Awards. The show, produced by dick clark productions, will mark Shawn Parr’s 24th turn as voice of the telecast and Elaina D. Smith’s first year joining him for the televised event. Parr will also serve as host of this year’s ACM Awards® Official After Party featuring all-star performances at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino following the awards ceremony on Sunday, April 15.