Buddy Lee Attractions Signs Brooke Hogan

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Brooke Hogan joined by BLA staff, and manager Drew Davis/McGee Entertainment (far right)


Buddy Lee Attractions has signed Brooke Hogan to its roster. Hogan was a regular on Brooke Knows Best and Hogan Knows Best (both on VH1). She made her first foray into the music scene with the help of pop music manager Lou Pearlman (Backstreet Boys, N’Sync), who recorded her first pop-country album.  She released her debut album Undiscovered in 2006, followed by The Redemption in 2009.
BLA also represents Gwen Sebastian, Jason Michael Carrol, The Lacs, Bucky Covington, The Roys, and Outshyne.

Garth Brooks Stages First Comeback Show in Chicago

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Pictured (L-R): The RCA Nashville promo team’s Larry Santiago, David Berry, Elizabeth Sledge, and Keith Gale; Brooks; RCA’s Josh Easler; Yearwood; Overton; and RCA’s Dan Nelson, Matt Galvin, and Parker Fowler. Photo courtesy of RCA Nashville.

Pictured (L-R): The RCA Nashville promo team’s Larry Santiago, David Berry, Elizabeth Sledge, and Keith Gale; Brooks; RCA’s Josh Easler; Yearwood; Overton; and RCA’s Dan Nelson, Matt Galvin, and Parker Fowler. Photo courtesy of RCA Nashville.


Garth Brooks launched a triumphant musical comeback during the first show of his world tour last night (Sept. 4). Brooks performed to a packed house of nearly 20,000 fans at Rosemont, Ill.’s Allstate Arena (near Chicago). He offered a mix that relied heavily on his lengthy list of signature ’90s hits including “The Dance,” “Friends In Low Places,” “The River,” “Ain’t Going Down ‘Til The Sun Comes Up,” “Calling Baton Rouge,” as well as a few newer songs, including “Man Against Machine,” and his current single, “People Loving People.”
Also on the bill was Brooks’ wife and superb vocalist Trisha Yearwood, who emerged halfway through the show for a duet of “In Another’s Eyes,” followed by “XXXs and OOOs (An American Girl),” “How Do I Live,” “Wrong Side of Memphis,” and her latest single, “PrizeFighter.”
Singer-songwriter Karyn Rochelle opened the show. Rochelle penned songs including Kellie Pickler‘s “I Wonder,” “Don’t You Know You’re Beautiful,” “Red High Heels” and Yearwood’s “Georgia Rain” (from 2005’s Jasper County), as well as “Let The Wind Chase You,” “This Is Me You’re Talking To,” and “Cowboys Are My Weakness,” (all from 2007’s Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love). Rochelle’s self-titled album released Sept. 2 on iTunes.
All photos courtesy of Bev Moser/Moments By Moser.





Outshyne Joins Buddy Lee Attractions

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Outshyne


Buddy Lee Attractions has signed Outshyne, the five-member band consisting of Waylon Owings (lead singer/guitar), Josh Coleman (lead guitar/vocals), Casey Joe Kelly (rhythm guitar/vocals), Jason Paxton (bass) and Matthew “Smiley” Norris (drums), to its roster.
This South Carolina-based band released its first singles to radio in 2013, including “Moonlight Crush” and “Dirt Road Romance” (written by Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line). Upcoming single release, entitled “Night With Your Name On It,” is slated for a Sept. 9, 2014 digital release.

Church Plots "The Outsiders World Tour"

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eric church sliderEric Church will launch The Outsiders World Tour Sept. 11 in Bossier City, LA. The first leg has more than 30 dates running September through December in the U.S. and Canada.
Music legend Dwight Yoakam will join Church as special guest for the entire outing. Rising country music duo Brothers Osborne, critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Brandy Clark, and hard rocking band Halestorm will open on various dates.
The initial leg includes an Oct. 17 stop at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Church will also perform on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Oct. 15.
Fans at the upcoming tour can expect a high tech design and 360° view of the entertainer and his band.
Earlier today, Church received four CMA Award nominations: Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for The Outsiders (produced by Jay Joyce), and both Single and Song of the Year for “Give Me Back My Hometown” (written by Church and Luke Laird and produced by Joyce).
Details on VIP tickets, pre-sale and more at ericchurch.com.
First leg of The Outsiders World Tour
Sept. 11 | Bossier City, LA | CenturyLink Center*
Sept. 12 | Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena*
Sept. 13 | St. Louis, MO | Scottrade Center*
Sept. 16 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center*
Sept. 17 | Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena*
Sept. 18 | Omaha, NE | CenturyLink Center*
Sept. 25 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center*
Sept. 26 | Charleston, WV | Charleston Civic Center*
Sept. 27 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum*
Oct. 9 | Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena*
Oct. 10 | Cleveland, OH | Quicken Loans Arena*
Oct. 11 | Pittsburgh, PA | Consol Energy Center*
Oct. 16 | Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena**
Oct. 17 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden**
Oct. 18 | Philadelphia, PA | Wells Fargo Center**
Oct. 23 | Manchester, NH | Verizon Wireless Arena**
Oct. 24 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun**
Oct. 25 | Uncasville, CT | Mohegan Sun**
Oct. 30 | Knoxville, TN |Thompson-Boling Arena**
Oct. 31 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum**
Nov. 1 | Tulsa, OK | BOK Center**
Nov. 13 | London, ON | Budweiser Gardens**
Nov. 14 | Hamilton, ON | FirstOntario Centre**
Nov. 15 | Ottawa, ON | Canadian Tire Centre**
Nov. 20 | Green Bay, WI | Resch Center
Nov. 21 | Peoria, IL | Peoria Civic Center***
Nov. 22 | Evansville, IN | The Ford Center***
Dec. 4 | Wichita, KS | INTRUST Bank Arena***
Dec. 5 | Kansas City, MO | Sprint Center
Dec. 6 | Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford Premier Center***
Dec. 11 | Atlanta, GA | The Arena at Gwinnett Center***
Dec. 12 | Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Dec. 13 | Birmingham, AL | BJCC Arena***
All dates with special guest Dwight Yoakam
*denotes Brothers Osborne
**denotes Brandy Clark
***denotes Halestorm

Brooks Debuts Single, Announces More Tour Dates

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garth brooks people singleGarth Brooks debuted his first single for RCA Recods Nashville/Pearl Records this morning (Sept. 3). “People Loving People” aired on the syndicated radio program, The Bobby Bones Show, where Brooks called in to discuss the new music before boarding a plane to Chicago for tour rehearsals. “People Loving People” was written by Lee Miller, Chris Wallin and busbee.
Also announced today, Brooks is set to make his first appearance in Florida in 17 years. The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood will stop in Jacksonville on Friday, Oct. 10; Saturday, Oct. 11; and Sunday, Oct. 12. Tickets will go on sale Friday, Sept. 12 at 10:00 AM EST, with an eight ticket limit per purchase at ticketmaster.com/garthbrooks. Utilizing a one-price-house method, all tickets cost $68.00, including fees.
Brooks’ tour launches tomorrow in Chicago, where he will give multiple performances.
Yearwood also debuted a single on RCA Nashville, “PrizeFighter,” which won MusicRow critic Robert K. Oermann’s Disc of the Day honor today.

Luke Bryan Sets Record at Chicago's Soldier Field

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Luke Bryan in Concert

Luke Bryan at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Photo: Lyle Waisman/ Soldier Field


Luke Bryan set a new record this weekend, when he wrapped the last of four stadium concerts at Chicago’s Soldier Field Sunday night (Aug. 31). The entertainer performed for a combined total of 225,000 fans, setting the record for the best-selling Country concert held at the venue.
Live Nation is the tour promoter for Bryan’s current That’s My Kind of Night Tour. Sponsors for the tour include Miller Lite, Texaco, and Cabela’s.
Bryan will launch his sixth Farm Tour on Oct. 1, performing eight concerts in the Southeast through Oct. 11. A portion of the proceeds will be given for local college scholarships to students from a farming family within the communities the tour plays. Bryan will also perform in Riviera Maya, Mexico on Jan. 23-27, 2015.

Carnival Music's Logan Brill, Rob Baird To Tour in October

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logan brill rob bairdCarnival Music artist-writers Logan Brill and Rob Baird have teamed for a co-headlining tour this fall.
Knoxville, Tenn. native Brill performed alongside The Band Perry in Virginia Beach, Va., this summer. She was recently invited to join the Country Music Hall of Fame’s artist membership program, performed on NPR’s Mountain Stage, and had televised appearances on WGN News.
Baird’s last release, I Swear It’s The Truth, was named one of the Top 20 albums of the year by SPIN Magazine, and the single “Dreams and Gasoline” was featured on ABC’s Nashville. He has toured with Eli Young Band and Don Williams, as well as headlining his own tour dates. He has collaborated with Mark Nesler, Scooter Carusoe, Marla Cannon and Billy Montana as he preps for his next release in 2015.
Owned by producer Frank Liddell, Carnival’s rosters includes songwriters Stoney LaRue, Troy Jones, Carusoe, and David Nail.
Tour Dates:
Oct. 3 | Port Clinton, Ohio | The Listening Room
Oct. 4 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Taft Theatre Room
Oct. 8 | Annapolis, Md. | Rams Head
Oct. 9 | Rocky Mount, Va. | Harvester Performance Center
Oct. 10 | Knoxville, Tenn. | The Square Room
Oct. 11 | Charlotte, N.C. | Puckett’s

Martina McBride Adds 'Everlasting Tour' Dates

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martina mcbride111Martina McBride has added 40 dates to her Everlasting Tour. Backed by an 11-piece band, McBride is touring in support of her chart-topping Everlasting project, which finds the powerful vocalist putting her own artistic spin on classic soul records such as “Wild Night” (Van Morrison), “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” (Otis Redding) and others.
“We’ve worked hard to put together a show that is visually entertaining as well as very rich musically,” shares McBride. “There’s so much for the audience to see and experience. I feel like this show really takes the audience on a musical journey. The songs from Everlasting and my hits blend seamlessly together throughout the night.”
Seven dates on the fall leg have already sold-out, including Meridian, Miss; Forrest City, Ark.; Lake Charles, La.; two dates in Nashville; Midland, TX; and Dayton, OH.
*8/28         Meridian, MS         MSU Riley Center for The Performing Arts
*8/29         Forrest City, AR         East Arkansas Community College Fine Arts Center
*8/30         Lake Charles, LA         L’Auberge Casino and Hotel
*8/31         Nashville, TN         3rd and Lindsley
9/5         Carmel, IN         The Palladium
9/6         Wabash, IN         Honeywell Center
9/11         Deadwood, SD         Deadwood Mountain Grand Event Center
9/12         Mahnomen, MN         Shooting Star Casino
9/13         Waukegan, IL         Genesee Theater
9/18         Saratoga, CA         The Mountain Winery
9/19         Lincoln, CA         Thunder Valley Casino Resort
9/20         Pomona, CA         Los Angeles County Fair
9/22         San Diego, CA         House of Blues
*9/25         Midland, TX         Wagner Noel PAC
9/26         Durant, OK         Choctaw Event Center
9/27         San Antonio, TX         Majestic Theatre
10/2         Dartmouth, NS         Dartmouth Sportsplex
10/3         Moncton, NB         The Center at Casino New Brunswick
10/4         St Johns, NL Canada         Mile One Centre
10/9         Westbury, NY         Theatre at Westbury
10/10         Albany, NY         Palace Theatre
10/11         Waterbury, CT         Palace Theatre
10/16         Sarasota, FL         Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
10/17         Melbourne, FL         King Center for the Performing Arts
10/18         Niceville, FL         Mullett Festival
10/24         Athens, GA         Classic Center Theater
*11/1         Nashville, TN         Ryman Auditorium
11/7         Dearborn, MI         Ford Community & Performing Arts Center
*11/8         Dayton, OH         Schuster Center
11/13         Jim Thorpe, PA         Penn’s Peak
11/14         Utica, NY         The Stanley
11/15         Lynn, MA         Lynn Auditorium
11/21         Brookings, SD         Swiftel Center
11/29         Kansas City, MO         Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
12/3         Glenside, PA         Keswick Theatre
12/4         Northfield, OH         Hard Rock Live
12/5         Red Bank, NJ         Count Basie Theatre
12/11         Milwaukee, WI         Northern Lights Theatre
12/12         Milwaukee, WI         Northern Lights Theatre
12/13         Omaha, NE         Orpheum Theatre
*Indicates sold out

Little Big Town Reveals Tour Dates, Album Cover

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Cover art for LBT’s new album.


Today (Aug. 25) Little Big Town announced an upcoming tour and revealed the cover of their new album, due out Oct. 21.
The Pain Killer Tour, with special guests Brett Eldredge and Brothers Osborne, will launch Nov. 8, 2014 in Youngstown, OH. The journey will wrap Dec. 13 in Rockford, IL, with all dates except Mt. Pleasant, MI being produced by AEG LIVE/The Messina Group. For the first time, the band is offering a VIP experience including meet and greets, pre-show soundcheck, exclusive merchandise, and more. For details on VIP packages and pre-sale tickets visit www.littlebigtown.com.
The foursome also unveiled the cover of their sixth studio album Pain Killer on their Instagram page. Pain Killer includes current hit single, “Day Drinking.”
The Pain Killer Tour
11/8               Youngstown, OH, Covelli Centre
11/9               Cincinnati, OH, Bank of Kentucky Center
11/13             Roanoke, VA, Salem Civic Center
11/14             Knoxville, TN, Knoxville Civic Coliseum
11/15             Atlanta, GA, Fox Theatre
11/20             Denver, CO, 1st Bank Center
11/21             Wichita, KS, Hartman Arena
11/22             Dallas, TX, Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
12/4               Detroit, MI, Masonic Temple Detroit
12/5               Chicago, IL, Rosemont Theatre
12/6               Mt. Pleasant, MI, Soaring Eagle (Brett Eldredge Only)
12/12             Rochester, MN, Mayo Civic Center Arena
12/13             Rockford, IL, BMO Harris Bank Center

Hunter Hayes To Launch Tour with Dan+Shay, The Railers

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Hunter Hayes. Photo: Kristin Barlowe

Hunter Hayes. Photo: Kristin Barlowe


Hunter Hayes will take to the road this October with his Tattoo (Your Name) Tour, which launches at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Penn. on Oct. 30. The multi-talented singer, songwriter and musician revealed the tour plans after a performance on Today Show‘s Toyota Concert Series. During the performance, Hayes showed off a new henna tattoo sleeve that included emblems from each city on the Tattoo (Your Name) Tour, while three henna tattoo artists inked fans with the Hunter Hayes tour logo.
Warner Music Nashville labelmates Dan + Shay and The Railers will join Hayes as supporting acts for the tour, which will be produced by AEG Live/The Messina Group.
“This tour is definitely going to be different than anything we’ve ever done before…and maybe anyone has ever done. It’s a lot of firsts not only for us, but even for the fans who have seen our show before,” said Hayes. “Every tour is all about the fans, but this one proves it. Not only are they going to be part of the show, they are the show…you’ll see what I mean!”
Dates for the Tattoo (Your Name) Tour are as follows:
Oct. 30, 2014 Bryce Jordan Center | University Park, Penn.
Oct. 31, 2014 Times Union Center | Albany, N.Y.
Nov. 1, 2014 Thomas M. Ryan Center | Providence, R.I.
Nov. 13, 2014 BMO Harris Bradley Center | Milwaukee, Wisc.
Nov. 14, 2014 iWireless Center | Moline, Ill.
Nov. 15, 2014 Sprint Center | Kansas City, Mo.
Nov. 20, 2014 Chaifetz Arena | St. Louis, Mo.
Nov. 21, 2014 Sears Centre Arena | Chicago, Ill.
Nov. 22, 2014 The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit, Mich.
Dec. 4, 2014 Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, La.
Dec. 5, 2014 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | Jacksonville, Fla.
Dec. 6, 2014 Arena at Gwinnett Center | Atlanta, Ga.
Dec. 11, 2014 Wolstein Center | Cleveland, Ohio
Dec. 12, 2014 Rogers K-Rock Centre | Kingston, ONT Canada
Dec. 13, 2014 Budweiser Gardens | London, ONT Canada