Bandsintown Launches Live Music Charts

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Bandsintown has launched its Live Music Charts today, the first data-driven predictive charts illustrating current interest in artist touring activity.

The 24 Worldwide, US and City charts, powered by Bandsintown’s data insights based on interactions of its 50 million registered fans, weigh a formula that blends tracker growth and fan engagement.

Bandsintown, Bandsintown for Artists, and Hypebot will publish monthly Worldwide and US emerging and established artist charts, as well as weekly buzzing and emerging artist charts for 10 major US cities, including Nashville, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco. International charts will also roll out in coming weeks.

Bandsintown has partnered with Billboard to present the Billboard + Bandsintown Tour Index, four exclusive weekly charts that will showcase the top overall and rising artists both domestically and globally.

“In a fast-growing streaming music world, there is nothing more true than real fans’ interactions and engagement at live music events to build successful and long-term artist careers,” said Fabrice Sergent, Bandsintown Managing Partner. “Bandsintown’s dataset is unique in the marketplace as it highlights national and local rising stars based on fans engagement in the real world. The Bandsintown Live Music Charts furthers Bandsintown’s mission to support developing artists.”

Trisha Yearwood Brings All-Female Lineup To ‘Every Girl On Tour’ Dates

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Trisha Yearwood is welcoming an all-female lineup of opening acts on her upcoming Every Girl On Tour, her first major North American solo tour in five years.

Caylee Hammack, Caroline Jones, Kim Richey and Rachel Wammack will serve as direct support on select dates. The tour will resume on Oct. 13 at Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

“This tour is a very special one, because I haven’t done a proper U.S. run in five years. I know, I know, it was long overdue! Because it’s such an important moment for me, I wanted to showcase and support a really diverse and dynamic group of girls on the bill. These are strong and confident women who have their own voices, styles, and attitudes. I love that. They’re going to make every night stand out and be unforgettable. I had the support of some really great mentors and artists I admired over the years. There’s nothing better than being able to shine a spotlight on someone else now. Make sure you get to Every Girl On Tour early to watch these ladies bring down the house,” Yearwood said.

Yearwood recently released Every Girl, her first full-length project in 12 years and launched her tour with three nights at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center last week, performing with the 70-piece Nashville Symphony conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yanez.

Several of country music’s top female artists have been touring with all-female lineups this year. Carrie Underwood’s current Cry Pretty Tour 360 features Runaway June and Maddie & Tae. Miranda Lambert’s Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour has a rotating lineup including Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, Caylee Hammack, and the Pistol Annies. Earlier this year, Morris led her own headlining GIRL Tour featured artists including Cassadee Pope, Hailey Whitters, Tenille Townes, Kassi Ashton, Ashley McBryde, Pistol Annies and RaeLynn.

Trisha Yearwood Every Girl On Tour Dates:
10/13/19 Atlanta, GA° Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
10/24/19 Carmel, IN° The Center for the Performing Arts – The Palladium
10/25/19 St. Louis, MO° Stifel Treheatre
10/26/19 Cincinnati, OH° Taft Theatre
10/27/19 Cleveland, OH° Playhouse Square – KeyBank State Theatre
11/02/19 Tulsa, OK* Brady Theater
11/03/19 Sugar Land, TX* Smart Financial Centre
11/04/19 Fort Worth, TX Bass Performance Hall
11/07/19 Chicago, IL* The Chicago Theatre
11/08/19 Milwaukee, WIˆ Riverside Theater
11/09/19 Minneapolis, MNˆ Orpheum Theatre
11/21/19 New York, NY+ Town Hall Theatre
11/22/19 Boston, MA+ Wilbur Theatre
11/23/19 Wilkes-Barre, PA+ The F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
11/24/19 Glenside, PA+ Keswick Theatre
12/04/19 Melbourne, FL° Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
12/05/19 Fort Lauderdale, FL° Parker Playhouse
12/06/19 Clearwater, FL° Ruth Eckerd Hall
12/07/19 Jacksonville, FL° Florida Theatre

*Caylee Hammack
ˆCaroline Jones
°Kim Richey
+Rachel Wammack

Keith Urban Announces First Official European Tour In Over A Decade

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Keith Urban is heading overseas for his first official European tour in more than a decade next Spring, titled Keith Urban Live. The tour kicks off May 2 in Amsterdam and will include stops in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway, as well as four stops in the UK.

Urban is celebrating his 40th Top 10 single with his latest hit “We Were.” The song was co-written by Eric Church, Ryan Tyndell and Jeff Hyde.

Keith Urban Live Tour European dates:
May 2:         Amsterdam
May 5:          London
May 8:          Manchester
May 12:        Glasgow
May 14:        Birmingham
May 20:        Munich
May 22:       Frankfurt
May 23:       Cologne
May 25:        Hamburg
May 26:        Berlin
May 29:        Copenhagen
May 30:        Stockholm
May 31:        Oslo

 

Morgan Wallen To Launch Whiskey Glasses Roadshow Tour

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Morgan Wallen has announced a brand-new headlining tour for 2020. The Monster Energy Outbreak Tour Presents: Morgan Wallen’s Whiskey Glasses Roadshow will kick off Jan. 2 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and roll through May 1 in Denver, featuring special guests Jon Langston and Ashland Craft. The tour will hit 19 cities nationwide including Indianapolis, Raleigh, Boston, Atlanta, Houston, and more.

“This year so far, I’ve mostly played shows as the opening act. While I love that, and appreciate everyone who’s made that possible, I’m ready to get into rooms where I know the energy will all be directed towards our music and our production,” shares Wallen. “It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to headline, so I can’t wait to see some of the same faces I’ve gotten to know from before and get to know a bunch of new ones. I know it’s going to be the best one yet. Jon is one of my good buddies and has his own star rising, so I’m super pumped he accepted the offer to come out. Ashland is a new talent, one that most aren’t familiar with yet, but that will change soon. So I ask y’all to show up early and show both of them love. You won’t be disappointed.”

Pre-sales for tickets begin October 14 and will go on-sale to the general public October 18. As 2019 winds down, Wallen’s heartbreaker “Chasin’ You,” is making gains at country radio and he joins Luke Combs’ sold-out Beer Never Broke My Heart tour.

MONSTER ENERGY OUTBREAK TOUR PRESENTS: MORGAN WALLEN’S WHISKEY GLASSES ROADSHOW Tour Dates:
January 2 | Grand Rapids, MI – 20 Monroe Live
January 3 | Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
January 4 | Rosemont, IL – Rosemont Theatre
January 9 | New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
January 10 | Houston, TX – House of Blues
January 11 | Irving, TX – Toyota Music Factory
January 16 | Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park
January 17 | Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room
January 18 | Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre
March 19 | Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
March 20 | Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
March 21 | North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
April 9 | Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
April 11 | Boston, MA – House of Blues
April 17 | Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
April 23 | San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic
April 29 | Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House
April 30 | Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
May 1 | Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium

Dan+Shay Add Second Nashville Show To 2020 Tour

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Dan+Shay. Photo: Catherine Powell

Dan+Shay have added three additional tour dates to next year’s Dan+Shay The (Arena) Tour.

The tour will launch March 6 at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and now includes a second show on March 7. They have also added new dates in Columbus, Ohio (March 8) and a stop on Oct. 8 at Newark, New Jersey’s Prudential Center, following an already-announced Sept. 25 date at Madison Square Garden.

The trek follows their sold-out Dan+Shay The Tour earlier this year. The Grammy-winning duo, known for smash hits including “Tequila” and “Speechless,”  recently concluded a stint on Florida Georgia Line’s Can’t Say I Ain’t Country Tour and will join Shawn Mendes later this month for a tour in Australia.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets for the new Dan+Shay The (Arena) Tour dates before the general public beginning today, Oct. 8 at 12 p.m. ET through Thursday, Oct. 10 at 10 p.m. local. Tickets for the tour, presented by AEG Presents, go on sale to the general public starting Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. local time. For complete presale details and ticket information, visit danandshay.com.

Dan + Shay To Headline First Ever Arena Tour

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Dan + Shay have announced their first-ever headlining arena dates on Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour. The tour will kick off in Music City on March 6 at Bridgestone Arena and run through Oct. 31 at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington. Among the stops on the 35+ date trek are New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden, and shows in Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Las Vegas, and Portland.

American Express card members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning today, Oct. 7 at 12 p.m. ET through Oct. 10. Tickets go on sale to the general public starting this Friday, Oct. 11, with a limited number of VIP packages available for purchase that include an incredible selection of tickets and limited-edition merchandise created exclusively for VIPs.

The tour announcement comes just days after the duo unveiled a new collaboration with Justin Bieber, “10,000 Hours,” as their latest single. In its first 48 hours of availability, “10,000 Hours” has already tallied more than 30 million streams globally. Ranked at No. 5 on Spotify’s Top 200 Global Chart and No. 2 on their Top 200 US Chart, it also appears on 45 global charts as well, arriving at No. 1 on China’s Netease Chart and No. 2 on China’s QQ Music Chart. The track is No. 3 on Apple Music’s Top 100: Global chart and has kept the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Top Songs chart since it was released, with the official music video reaching No. 3 on YouTube’s Trending chart, which includes all videos on YouTube.

Dan + Shay The (Arena) Tour 2020:
*not an AEG Presents date
March 6, 2020 Nashville, TN  – Bridgestone Arena
March 12, 2020 Philadelphia, PA  – Wells Fargo Center
March 13, 2020 Charlottesville, VA  – John Paul Jones Arena
March 14, 2020 Greenville, SC  – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
March 19, 2020 San Antonio, TX  – AT&T Center
March 20, 2020 Tulsa, OK  – BOK Center
March 21, 2020 Dallas, TX  – American Airlines Center
March 26, 2020 Grand Rapids, MI –  Van Andel Arena
March 27, 2020 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
March 28, 2020 Greensboro, NC = Greensboro Coliseum
April 9, 2020 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
April 10, 2020 Minneapolis, MN –  Target Center
April 11, 2020 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
April 16, 2020 Indianapolis, IN – Bankers Life Fieldhouse
April 17, 2020 Chicago, IL – United Center
April 18, 2020 Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center
September 17, 2020 North Little Rock, AR –  Simmons Bank Arena f.k.a. Verizon Arena
September 18, 2020 St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
September 19, 2020 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
September 24, 2020 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
September 25, 2020 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
September 26, 2020 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
October 1, 2020 Orlando, FL – Amway Center
October 2, 2020 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
October 3, 2020 New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
October 9, 2020 Boston, MA – TD Garden
October 10, 2020* Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
October 11, 2020 Hershey, PA – Giant Center
October 15, 2020 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
October 16, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena
October 17, 2020 Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
October 21, 2020 Glendale, AZ – Gila River Arena
October 23, 2020 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
October 24, 2020 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
October 29, 2020 Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena
October 30, 2020 Portland, OR – Moda Center
October 31, 2020 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome

Ingrid Andress Announces U.S. Leg Of The Lady Like Tour

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Following a string of completely sold-out shows in the UK, Ingrid Andress is returning to the road back home for her Lady Like Tour Part II beginning this month through December. Prior to the Lady Like dates, she’ll make her debut on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Oct. 18.

Tickets for the new shows go on sale this Wednesday (Oct. 2), and stops will include major markets such as Boston, San Diego and New York City, where Andress is currently featured on NASDAQ’s Times Square billboard.

The singer/songwriter can also be found in this month’s ‘Women in Music’ issue of ELLE magazine. She recently celebrated the release of her Rosebank Acoustic Sessions, a three-song project that showcases stripped-down versions of “Lady Like,” “Both” and her single “More Hearts Than Mine,” which totals nearly 30 million on-demand streams to date and is rapidly approaching Top 25 at country radio.

Ingrid Andress 2019 Tour Dates:
10/5 – Austin City Limits Music Festival
10/18 – Grand Ole Opry Debut
10/30 – New York City, NY*
11/19 – San Diego, CA*
11/21 – Bakersfield, CA*
12/2 – Boston, MA*
12/3 – Philadelphia, PA*
12/6 – Mount Pleasant, MI^
*The Lady Like Tour Part II
^with Brett Young

Industry Ink: Warner Music Nashville, APA, for King & Country, Curb Records

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Warner Exits Warner

Emilee Warner

Warner Music Nashville’s Sr. Director, Artist Development Emilee Warner has exited the company and the role has been eliminated. She joined the company in 2018; she previously worked for Cracker Barrel and City Winery Nashville. She can be reached at 615-418-4846 or [email protected].

 

Kaleb Lee Inks APA Deal

Pictured (L-R): Seth Meganck, Kaleb Lee, Steve Lassiter.

Kaleb Lee has signed with APA for booking representation. Lee was a participant on Season 14 of The Voice and both Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson turned their chair during the blind audition. He had a brief stint on Blake’s team before moving to Kelly’s team and finishing in the Top 6. Clarkson is executive producing Lee’s debut EP, slated for release in 2020.

 

for King & Country Celebrate Nashville Homecoming Show

Photo: Mitchell Schleper

CCM duo for King & Country recently celebrated a near sold-out show at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, as part of the second leg of their burn the ships/World Tour 2019: North America.

for King & Country also weathered some transportation troubles en route to Nashville from their previous tour stop in Illinois. Their bus broke down, so they loaded their gear into a U-Haul, and made it to Nashville just two-and-a-half hours before the concert. Prior to the performance, they joined with members of their label home Curb Records.

The duo recently collaborated with Dolly Parton for a new version of their hit single, “God Only Knows.”

Pictured (L-R): Joel Smallbone, Mike Curb (Chairman of Curb Records), Linda Curb, Luke Smallbone.

for King & Country with Curb Records staffers prior to their concert at Ascend.

 

 

Brett Young, Maddie & Tae Head To CAA

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Brett Young and duo Maddie & Tae have signed deals with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) for booking representation, joining from WME.

Maddie & Tae are currently on the road opening for fellow CAA artist Carrie Underwood‘s Cry Pretty Tour 360, which hits Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday evening (Sept. 27).

Young recently released his The Acoustic Sessions EP on Sept. 13 via BMLG Records, and celebrated his smash hit “In Case You Didn’t Know” reaching 5x Platinum status.

Touring Career Workshop Coming In November

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The eighth annual Touring Career Workshop (TCW) is set for Nov. 6, 2019 at the Soundcheck Annex Building in Nashville.

The workshop aims to educate road crew members who are rising through the ranks on various issues to help them in making smart career decisions. Last year’s event welcomed more than 350 attendees.

Chris Lisle, owner of Chris Lisle Lighting Design (CLLD), co-founded the workshop alongside CLLD production designer Erik Parker. Chris Lisle’s company has worked on concerts, events, and tours for Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Robert Plant, the NFL draft, and more.

“We organized this to give back to our industry with the hope that people will walk away from the workshop with the tools needed to enjoy the best career possible,” said Lisle.

Although free, registration is required to attend TCW. Registration opens Tuesday, Oct. 1 at touringcareerworkshop.com. The Soundcheck Annex is located at 740 Cowan Street, Nashville, TN 37207.

This year’s sessions will look at healthcare, workplace safety, investments, mental health, and more. A networking session will also follow the workshops.

The Vendor Side of Touring
Health Insurance Options
Taxes: Freelance vs. Employee
Situational Awareness/Work Safety

The Staff Side of Touring
Personal Investments: Planning for the Future
All Access: Mental Health Panel
It’s Your Life: You Got This—a motivational session with Erik Parker

Venue Side of Touring
Navigating the Touring Life
Real Estate: Purchasing, Renting, Investing

In addition to the free workshop, Lisle and Parker created the All Access Program which offers—at no cost—four counseling sessions from one of several pre-approved therapists and life coaches. It’s handled in a completely confidential way with individual names known only by that person’s therapist.

“We firmly believe that seeking the advice of a professional can help get you through difficult times and do not want one’s ability to pay to keep them from getting help,” said Parker.

Gold sponsors for the 2019 TCW include 4Wall Lighting, ACT Lighting, Bandit Lites, Chauvet Lighting, Clair Brothers Audio, Crew One, DCR, Elation Lighting, GLP Lighting, JBL by Harman, Martin by Harman, and Master Tour by Even.