On Wednesday night (Jan. 15), Ty Myers threw a surprise album release party for his upcoming debut album, The Select, at ACL Live at 3TEN in his hometown of Austin, Texas.

Promoted via a social media invite, the free event drew a huge turnout, with a line of fans stretching around the building and the venue filling up fast. The night culminated in a moderated Q&A about the making of The Select, hosted by Country Radio Hall of Famer and Texas Radio Hall of Famer Bob Pickett and featured album producer Brandon Hood.

Throughout the set, Myers performed tracks from The Select, including his Billboard Hot 100 debut “Ends of the Earth,” as well as “Drunk Love,” “Can’t Hold Me Down,” “Worry is a Sickness” and “Drinkin’ Alone,” plus his debut single, “Tie That Binds.” To give his followers an extra treat, Myers also previewed unreleased album cuts like the haunting slow-burner “Firefly” and more.

Additionally, Myers has also added 19 new dates to his “The Select Tour,” which began yesterday (Jan. 16) in Cedar Park, Texas. The newly added stops will add cities such as El Paso, Seattle, Chattanooga and more to the 45-date trek.

Fan pre-sale tickets for the new dates new dates will be available next on Jan. 21 at 10 a.m. local time. Public on-sale will begin on Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. local time. For more information, click here.

Newly added “The Select Tour” Dates:
May 15 – El Paso, TX – Lowbrow Palace
May 16 – Flagstaff, AZ – The Orpheum Theater
May 17 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
May 21 – San Diego, CA – Moonshine Beach
May 22 – Paso Robles, CA – Barrelhouse Brewing Co. Amphitheater
May 23 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim
May 24 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
May 29 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
May 30 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
May 31 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
June 20 – Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
June 21 – Dothan, AL – The Plant
June 26 – Midland, TX – The Tailgate
July 17 – Chattanooga, TN – The Signal
July 18 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
July 25 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Pavilion
July 26 – Helotes, TX – Floore’s Country Store

Jon Pardi adds a new spark to his signature honky tonk sound on his upcoming fifth studio album, Honkytonk Hollywood, slated for release April 11 via Capitol Records Nashville. The title track from the new project, a grits-and-glitz tribute to the dual nature of Pardi’s life and mindset, is out now.

The 17-track collection features both tracks that ring with pristine, pure-country tenderness, and some that embrace fuzzed-out fiddles and soaring tripled guitars or grungy bass lines and bottomless grooves. Pardi worked with Jay Joyce for the first time as producer and stepped away from the traditional Nashville recording system on the new project, spending three solid weeks in the studio, building each track up from nothing, recording them with his own band.

“All my albums have been rock and roll with a country flare—this one keeps on rockin’,” Pardi explains. “It’s also the most grown-up record I’ve ever made, all my soul basically. Honkytonk Hollywood is for the Nashville that’s in my blood and it’s also a nod to my California roots. And right now, more than ever, I hope it’s a way to honor and lift up the people of my home state.”

Kicking off the album off in overdrive, “Boots Off” explodes from the speakers with a roadhouse-rocking stomp, representing the first of many hot-and-heavy love songs. Tracks like the grungy “Rush” fuses alt-rock attitude with howling vocals, capturing the swirling ecstasy of desire, while “Love the Lights Out” is a steamy soul rocker with slide guitar hooks and a throbbing pulse, and “She Gets to Drinking” sways with an intoxicating swing.

On other songs Pardi pushes boundaries even further sonically, with the current single “Friday Night Heartbreaker” pairing a tortured blast of hard rock with a sleek vocal. “Hey California” cruises down a Sunset Strip of ‘70s-style studio-rock sophistication with atmospheric guitars, and the slow-grooving “Don’t You Wanna Know,” highlights Pardi’s twangy vocals pleading for romantic reconnection through a cloud of mellow, new-wave pop.

“He Went to Work” is a tip of the hat to the steadfast fathers of the world, while “She Drives Away” leaves listeners with a lump in your throat. Pardi goes all-in on the moody “Gambling Man,” a busted flat warning to avoid his dice-rolling ways, and the two-stepper “Bar Room Blue” aches with a woozy, San Antonio swing. He closes out the latest set with “Kinda Wanna Keep It That Way,” a tranquil anthem with the easy strut of self-confidence from an artist who has fully bared his soul and done things his way.

“We did what we wanted, and it stands out because of it,” admits Pardi. “Taking the chance paid off, and I kind of want to keep it that way.”

Honkytonk Hollywood Track List:
1. “Boots Off” (Jon Pardi, Luke Laird, Wyatt McCubbin)
2. “Friday Night Heartbreaker” (Jessie Jo Dillon, Ryan Hurd, Josh Miller, Daniel Ross, Chris Tompkins)
3. “She Gets to Drinking” (Jon Pardi, Hillary Lindsey, Hailey Whitters)
4. “Gambling Man” (Josh Kear, Josh Miller, Chris Tompkins)
5. “Hey California” (Ben Johnson, Jordan Minton, Hunter Phelps, John Reno Prentice)
6. “Rush” (Jon Pardi, Ross Copperman, Brice Long)
7. “She Drives Away” (Zach Abend, Jimi Bell, Seth Ennis, Jordan Minton)
8. “He Went to Work” (Dan Alley, Brandon Kinney, Neil Medley)
9. “Last Call Thing” (Jon Pardi, Casey Brown, Luke Laird, Travis Wood)
10. “Honkytonk Hollywood” (Bart Butler, Benjy Davis, Jacob Paul Rice)
11. “Love The Lights Out” (Jon Pardi, Jimi Bell, Matt Dragstrem)
12. “Nice Place to Visit” (Pryor Baird, Billy Lawson, James LeBlanc)
13. “Hard Knocks” (Jackson Dean, Jeff Hyde, Ryan Tyndell)
14. “Don’t You Wanna Know” (Jon Pardi, Luke Laird, Hillardy Lindsey)
15. “Bar Room Blue” (Jon Pardi, Luke Laird, Josh Thompson)
16. “Who I Don’t Wanna Be” (Jon Pardi, Rhett Akins, Will Bundy)
17. “Kinda Wanna Keep It That Way” (Marv Green, Jeff Hyde, Brice Long)

Russell Dickerson has added a round of dates to his “Russellmania Tour 2025,” extending into amphitheaters this summer beginning June 5.

Jake Scott and Niko Moon will support on select dates on the tour, which will visit Asbury, New Jersey, Boston, Indianapolis and more. Tickets for Round 2 are available now at RussellDickerson.com.

Dickerson has earned Platinum or better status on singles including “Yours” (three-times Platinum), “Blue Tacoma” (two-times Platinum), “Every Little Thing” (Platinum), “Love You Like I Used To” (Platinum) and “She Likes It” ft. Jake Scott (two-times Platinum). In 2023, he scored his fifth No. 1 with “God Gave Me A Girl.” His current single, “Bones,” marked the biggest radio debut of his career.

Newly-Added “Russellmania Tour 2025” Dates:
June 5 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
June 6 – Asbury, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage
June 7 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
June 13 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater
June 14 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amp

BMI brought Parmalee and their team together on Wednesday evening (Jan. 15) to celebrate the group’s fifth No. 1 hit “Gonna Love You.”

Industry members, friends and family gathered inside the warm lobby of BMI before receiving an equally warm welcome from BMI’s Josh Tomlinson. Gathered on stage behind him were songwriters Abram Dean, David Fanning and Andy Sheridan alongside Parmalee’s Matt Thomas, Scott Thomas, Barry Knox and Joshua McSwain.

Tomlinson began by congratulating Parmalee’s Thomas, a co-writer on the track, along with manager and producer Fanning on their significant achievement of five No. 1s. He then turned the spotlight to Sheridan and Dean to present them with a custom Taylor guitar for penning their first No. 1 track.

Reservoir’s Greg Gallo was the first to speak, congratulating Parmalee with a commemorative plaque and a special donation in their name to MusiCares. Following Gallo, Concord’s Matt Turner took to the podium to speak about Dean, praising, “Abram is a dream songwriter to work with, he is talented, he sings his butt off and he is just an amazing friend.” Turner then joked, “I told him that after he has multiple No. 1s I am going to change his name to Abraham because he will be the father of many hits.”

To speak on Sheridan, Major Bob’s Andy Friday stepped up, saying, “The thing I look up to Andy the most for is the way he lives his life, it’s Jesus first, then his family and then his job. If you look behind the scenes, and look at his family, that is how you figure out someone’s true character and their work ethic and Andy has both.”

Other speakers included Sony Music Publishing’s Tom Luteran, Studio Bank’s Kari Barnhart, who presented a donation to The Mental Health Initiative in the crew’s honor, and Stoney Creek’s JoJamie Hahr and Adrian Michaels.

Of the songwriters, Sheridan spoke first, “When I was really young and wanted to quit piano lessons, my parents told me, ‘When you make a commitment you don’t quit.’ Thank you to my wife, family and Major Bob for not quitting on me. Most of all, thank you God for this blessing and thank you God that when you make a commitment you don’t quit.”

“I’m just glad I didn’t cry first,” teased Dean. “The word on my mind is thank you – thank you to Matt, David and my wife for keeping me sane as this song slowly worked its way up the chart for 60,000 weeks.”

Fanning spoke next, congratulating the songwriters, “For me, there is no better two people to have a number one with. These are two of the most hard working and talented guys I have ever worked with. I am in awe of y’all’s talent.”

Finally, Matt, Scott, Barry and Joshua closed out by thanking their co-writers, label, video production team and families, “Thank you so much to everyone in here who had a hand in making this song go No. 1 and everyone who stood beside us. We truly appreciate you.”

Songwriters Adam Hambrick and Ava Suppelsa have signed with Red Street Publishing, the company founded by songwriter, producer and Rascal Flatts member Jay DeMarcus.

Hambrick is a pastor’s son who found his voice singing in small country churches throughout Arkansas and Mississippi. While making the rounds playing college bars at the University of Central Arkansas, he caught the attention of Arkansas native and country star Justin Moore, who encouraged him to move to Music City. Hambrick has since penned No. 1s like Dan + Shay’s “How Not To” and Moore’s “Somebody Else Will,” and has had a plethora of cuts by Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans, Walker Hayes, Maddie & Tae, Eli Young Band and more.

Suppelsa, a newcomer on the rise, brought her Chicago roots and Berklee College of Music education to try her hand in Nashville at just 19. Her wide range of musical influence has landed her cuts by artists like John Paul White, Keith Urban and Jamie O’Neal, and most notably tracks like Carly Pearce’s “Things I Don’t Chase,” Max McNown’s “Better Me For You” and Ryan Griffin’s SiriusXM The Highway’s No. 1 hit “Salt, Lime & Tequila.” Just a few years into her career, Suppelsa’s songs have amassed over 120 million streams.

“We could not be more excited to have Adam and Ava joining the Red Street team,” says Red Street Records and Publishing General Manager Alex Valentine. “These two are incredibly gifted songwriters, and Kelly [King], Jay and the entire team can’t wait to watch them continue to hone their craft and establish themselves as some of the best and brightest creatives in town!”

Hambrick and Suppelsa join Red Street’s roster of writers which includes Kelley Lovelace, Brian White, Ryan Griffin and newcomer Daymon Osborn.