Dailey & Vincent Announce Christmas Tour

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Pictured: Dailey & Vincent. Photo: Josh Daubin

Award-winning duo Dailey & Vincent have announced their upcoming holiday tour, “It’s a Jolly Christmas with Dailey & Vincent,” will begin in early December.

The Grand Ole Opry members will kick off their tour on Dec. 2 with a performance at Hiawassee, Georgia’s Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. It will wrap on Dec. 17 with a two-night performance at Pines Theater in Lufkin, Texas.

“The Dailey & Vincent Christmas tour is very special, sharing songs we only sing during this season and our time together we always cherish,” says the duo’s Darrin Vincent.

“Christmas is my favorite time of year and has been my whole life,” adds Jamie Dailey. “I’m looking forward to spreading our Jolly of Christmas through song and stage shows!”

Tickets are available at daileyandvincent.com.

Dailey & Vincent are preparing to release their first country album, Let’s Sing Some Country! on Sept. 16 through their new partnership with BMG. The project is produced by lauded producer Paul Worley, and includes songs written by Dailey & Vincent alongside Jimmy Fortune, Vince Gill, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent and more.

“It’s A Jolly Christmas With Dailey & Vincent Tour” Dates:
Dec. 2-3: Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds – Hiawassee, Ga.*
Dec. 7: The Franklin Theatre – Franklin, Tenn.
Dec. 8: Blue Gate Performing Arts Center – Shipshewana, Ind.
Dec. 9: Ohio Star Theater at Dutch Valley – Sugarcreek, Oh.
Dec. 10: Red Barn Convention Center – Winchester, Oh.
Dec. 14: Cactus Theater – Lubbock, Tex.
Dec. 15: The Palace Theater – Corsicana, Tex.
Dec. 16-17: Pines Theater – Lufkin, Tex.
*Part of Dailey & Vincent’s American Made Music Festival circuit

NAB President & CEO, Curtis LeGeyt, To Headline CRS 2023 Keynote Session

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President and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, Curtis LeGeyt, will headline the 2023 CRS keynote session. This gathering will consist of a fireside chat, with CRB Board President Kurt Johnson leading the conversation.

LeGeyt serves as the chief advocate for America’s free, local radio and television broadcasters. He has led many highly successful efforts to advocate for laws that enhance broadcasters’ ability to transform and serve their communities. These efforts include permanent reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Reauthorization (STELAR), the passage of the Music Modernization Act, and the inclusion of $1 billion in Ray Baum’s Act to reimburse stations impacted by the spectrum auction repack.

Prior to assuming his current role, LeGeyt served as the association’s chief operating officer. Before that, he fulfilled the role of executive vice president of Government Relations. LeGeyt sits on the Board of Directors of the NAB Leadership Foundation and the Broadcasters Foundation of America. He is an alumnus of the Nashville-based program Leadership Music, which cultivates community and collaboration among music industry leaders. LeGeyt also serves as a board member for Tracy’s Kids, a nonprofit that supports children with cancer, as well as for Musicians On Call, an organization bringing the healing power of music to the bedsides of healthcare facility patients.

“Curtis LeGeyt is a great champion for country and all radio. At a time of so much evolution in the business, CRS gives you the opportunity to hear from radio’s most influential advocate. And to ask your questions about where things are and where we’re going. This is one session you can’t miss,” says Johnson.

The keynote discussion featuring LeGeyt will take place during CRS 2023 on Tuesday, Mar. 14, at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

CRS has also announced the kick-off to registration opening with a one-day-only early bird rate of $549 on Wednesday, Aug. 25. Effective Thursday, Aug. 26, the rate will increase to $649 per person. Unlike in years past, New Faces of Country Music Showcase tickets will be sold separately for $100 per ticket. New Faces of Country Music Showcase tickets are limited; therefore, purchasing tickets early is encouraged. Registration will be available through countryradioseminar.com.

Country Radio Seminar will take place Monday, Mar. 13 – Wednesday, Mar. 15 at the Omni Nashville Hotel.

Live In The Vineyard Goes Country Announces 2023 Dates

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FF Entertainment has announced the dates for their annual Live In The Vineyard events, presented by tourism destination marketing organization Visit Napa Valley. Taking over California’s Napa Valley, Live In The Vineyard (LITV) will take place Nov. 1-3, while Live In The Vineyard Goes Country (LITVGC) is slated for April 25-27, 2023.

These intimate events give attendees access to recording artists, top-tier winemakers, and world-renowned chefs during a 3-day private experience. Bringing together music supervisors, radio programmers, DSP curators, label executives, VIPs, corporate hospitality groups and more from around the country, these events bring new music by today’s most successful artists as well as the most popular emerging artists in a unique arrangement.

The lineup for LITV in November will be announced soon.

Since its formation in 2008, LITV has featured performances by Backstreet Boys, Kelsea Ballerini, Natasha Bedingfield, Daughtry, Fergie, Jason Derulo, Jewel, Dean Lewis, Julia Michaels, Maren Morris, Jason Mraz, Alanis Morissette, Matt Nathanson, and more. Similarly, LITVGC, which was formed in 2017, has featured performances by Carrie Underwood, Zac Brown Band, Brad Paisley, Chris Janson, Little Big Town, Brothers Osborne, Cole Swindell, and more.

Brantley Gilbert & Five Finger Death Punch Team Up For Fall Arena Tour

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Brantley Gilbert. Photo: Spidey Smith

Brantley Gilbert is joining forces with Five Finger Death Punch for a massive arena tour with support from newcomer Cory Marks beginning Nov. 9.

The tour will kick off at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and hit 20 more cities before wrapping in Las Vegas on Dec. 17. The trek includes a Nashville date at Bridgestone Arena on Nov. 16, and a Knoxville show at Thompson-Boling Arena on Nov. 17.

Fan club pre-sales for both artists begins today (Aug. 16). All other pre-sales begin Aug. 18, and general on sale starts on Friday (Aug. 19).

The run is not the first time Five Finger Death Punch and Gilbert have joined forces, as the two partnered on their global No. 1 hit “Blue On Black” in 2019. The track also featured Brian May and the song’s original performer Kenny Wayne Shepherd. To date, the collaboration has garnered a staggering 110 million YouTube views and 62 million Spotify streams.

Gilbert recently released “Son Of The Dirty South” featuring Jelly Roll via The Valory Music Co., readying fans for the “Son of The Dirty South Tour,” where the two artists will co-headline a run of tour dates across the southeastern U.S. this summer.

Five Finger Death Punch & Brantley Gilbert U.S. 2022 Tour:
Wed Nov 9 – Grand Rapids, MI | Van Andel Arena
Thu Nov 10 – Fort Wayne, IN | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
Sat Nov 12 – Lexington, KY | Rupp Arena
Mon Nov 14 – Columbus, OH | Schottenstein Center
Wed Nov 16 – Nashville, TN | Bridgestone Arena
Thu Nov 17 – Knoxville, TN | Thompson-Boling Arena
Sat Nov 19 – Charleston, WV | Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center
Sun Nov 20 – Greenville, SC | Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Tue Nov 22 – Tampa, FL | Amalie Arena
Fri Nov 25 – Birmingham, AL | Legacy Arena at The BJCC
Sat Nov 26 – Little Rock, AR | Simmons Bank Arena
Tue Nov 29 – Kansas City, MO | T-Mobile Center
Wed Nov 30 – Omaha, NE | CHI Health Center Omaha
Fri Dec 2 – Madison, WI | Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center
Sat Dec 3 – Green Bay, WI | Resch Center
Mon Dec 5 – Minneapolis, MN | Target Center
Wed Dec 7 – Des Moines, IA | Wells Fargo Arena
Fri Dec 9 – Grand Forks, ND | Alerus Center
Sat Dec 10 – Sioux Falls, SD | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Tue Dec 13 – Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena
Thu Dec 15 – Nampa, ID | Ford Idaho Center Arena
Sat Dec 17 – Las Vegas, NV | Michelob ULTRA Arena

Kane Brown Nabs Eighth Career No. 1 With ‘Like I Love Country Music’

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Multi-Platinum entertainer Kane Brown earned his eighth No. 1 single this week as “Like I Love Country Music” peaks at country radio. Brown, who has garnered nearly 12 billion career streams to date, also marks his fastest rising single with the track.

“Like I Love Country Music” is the follow-up to Brown’s previous No. 1 hit “One Mississippi,” and is the second No. 1 single to come from his upcoming album, Different Man, out Sept. 9. The single also topped the Australian and Canadian radio charts this week, notching Brown’s first 4-week run at the top of the Canadian charts.

Following the release of Different Man, Brown’s “Drunk or Dreaming International Tour” will kick off in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 17 before continuing throughout Australia, New Zealand, Canada, UK, and Europe. The trek will be Brown’s first time touring in Australia and New Zealand, and will see him make his long-awaited return to Canada and Europe.

It was also announced last week that Brown will serve as the first male country artist to perform at the MTV VMA Awards on Aug 28.

New ‘Elvis On Tour’ Box Set Slated For December

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A new Elvis On Tour box set, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Presley’s monumental 1972 concert trek, is set for release Dec. 2 through RCA/Legacy Recordings. A first taste of the new music–the previously unreleased “Burning Love (Rehearsal 2),” recorded live at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood in March 1972–is available now. 

The seven-disc box set, available both digitally and physically, includes six audio discs premiering previously unreleased Elvis concert performances and studio rehearsals, as well as the MGM Film, Elvis On Tour, which won Best Documentary Film at the 30th Golden Globes Awards in 1973.

The Elvis On Tour box set includes fascinating behind-the-scenes liner notes by Jerry Schilling, a longtime personal friend and member of Presley’s inner circle. The collection also features an essay by rock historian/musician Warren Zanes, founding member of The Del Fuegos and Professor at New York University.

The Elvis On Tour box set arrives in the wake of the release of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Elvis biopic from filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks.

Elvis On Tour Box Set Track List:
See See Rider
I Got A Woman / Amen
Never Been To Spain
You Gave Me A Mountain
Until It’s Time For You To Go
Polk Salad Annie
Love Me
All Shook Up
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear / Don’t Be Cruel
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
I Can’t Stop Loving You
Hound Dog
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Suspicious Minds
For The Good Times
An American Trilogy
Love Me Tender
A Big Hunk O’ Love
How Great Thou Art
Sweet, Sweet Spirit (Performed by The Stamps)
Lawdy, Miss Clawdy
Can’t Help Falling In Love
Proud Mary
Heartbreak Hotel
It’s Over
Funny How Time Slips Away
Burning Love
Release Me (And Let Me Love Again)
Johnny B. Goode
Always On My Mind
Separate Ways
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Help Me Make It Through The Night
Young And Beautiful
I, John
Bosom Of Abraham
You Better Run
Lead Me, Guide Me
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus / Nearer My God To Thee

Muscadine Bloodline Extends ‘Countryband Contraband Tour’ Through December

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Muscadine Bloodline has expanded their 2022 nationwide “Countryband Contraband Tour” through the end of the year, with shows in Denver, Tuscaloosa, St. Louis, Austin, and more.

They’ll wrap the extensive tour in Nashville with a show at Brooklyn Bowl on Dec. 15. Tickets for the new dates go on sale this Friday (Aug. 19).

Earlier this summer the duo, comprised of Charlie Muncaster and Gary Stanton, shared their latest single, “Me On You,” which has already amassed almost 15 million global streams. Upon release, the single peaked at No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales, No. 8 on Billboard’s all-genre Digital Song Sales chart, and landed on Spotify’s Viral 50 USA, New Boots, and Fresh Country playlists.

With more than 375 million cumulative streams, the duo has previously released two Billboard-charting EPs and opened for acts such as Kip Moore, Whiskey Myers, Riley Green, Koe Wetzel and Robert Earl Keen.

Jimmie Allen Caps Sold Out, 2nd Annual Bettie James Fest

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Jimmie Allen. Photo: Peyton Dollar

Jimmie Allen wrapped his successful, sold out, 2nd annual Bettie James Fest last weekend (Aug. 13) at Hudson Fields in his hometown of Milton, Delaware.

Building on the success of the inaugural 2021 event, this year’s multi-genre festival featured even more musical performances from We The Kings, Lainey Wilson, Neon Union, Chayce Beckham, JJ Rupp and Kounty. The festival also featured two opening sets from local acts Derrick Daisley and George Downing.

Pictured (L-R): Alec Vidmar (Agent, UTA), Josh Garrett (Agent, UTA), Vikki Walls (show promoter, Bettie James Festival), Jimmie Allen, Ash Bowers (Manager, Wide Open Music), Lauren Hamrick (Manager, Wide Open Music). Photo: Peyton Dollar

Allen kicked off the hometown weekend by leading Team Allen in the Badges & Basketball Celebrity Game on Friday (Aug. 12) at Cape Henlopen High School. Facing off against former University of Maryland basketball player Andre Collins’s team, the all-star competition included actor Ryan Phillippe, former NBA all-star and fellow Dancing With the Stars contestant Iman Shumpert, former NFL player Cortland Finnegan and Beckham. Proceeds from the event benefited Dre’s Foundation and Pathways to Success, non-profits that serve the community’s at-risk students.

The Grammy-nominated artist established Bettie James Fest in 2021 in honor of his late grandmother Bettie Snead and late father James Allen. A portion of proceeds from event ticket sales went to the Community Matters Foundation, which raises money to help people in Sussex County, Delaware with a focus on children, the elderly, handicapped, and anyone who has experienced an unexpected tragedy.

Jimmie Allen. Photo: Peyton Dollar

“The second year of Bettie James Fest was a success; as an artist, I had so much fun, thankful to every person that came out, the crowd was amazing,” Allen notes. “It’s great to see the legacy of my dad and my grandma continue through music in the same place that they raised me. To be able to come back to the place that raised me, after having a little bit of success, just means so much ‘cause these are the people that made me who I am. This is the town that made me who I am.”

Allen will hit the road as a special guest on all 43 arena dates of Carrie Underwood’s “Denim & Rhinestones Tour,” which launches Oct. 15 and continues through spring 2023.

Lauren Alaina To Play At Tenth Annual CMHOF Nightfall At The Hall

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Country songstress Lauren Alaina will take the stage at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s tenth annual Nightfall at the Hall concert.

Slated for Wednesday, Sept. 7, at 6 p.m. CT, the after-hours celebration will be held exclusively for the museum’s Troubadour members. This community of young leaders, ages 21 to 45, collaborate with other like-minded professionals to support their community as well as the museum.

A Grand Ole Opry member and multi-Platinum entertainer, Alaina has had multiple hit singles, including “Road Less Traveled,” “What Ifs” with fellow country artist Kane Brown, and “One Beer” with Hardy and Devin Dawson. The newly-signed Big Loud artist’s most recent album, Sitting Pretty on Top of the World, includes her singles “Getting Over Him” featuring Jon Pardi, as well as the Gold-certified “Getting Good.”

Prior to Alaina’s performance, student artist Ella Choi will perform “Blueberry Love,” a song she wrote with guidance from museum staff as part of the museum’s flagship educational program, Words & Music. Choi, an 11th-grader from Cleveland, Ohio, has participated in a variety of the museum’s songwriting programs since 2020.

Young professionals can become a Troubadour member between now and Sept. 12 at a discounted rate. For more information on how to become a Troubadour member, click here.

Sun Records Celebrates 70th Anniversary With Specially Curated Album Compilation

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Sun Records is issuing a new special collection, Sun Records’ 70th Anniversary Compilation Volume 2: Curated By Music Supervisors, featuring contributions from ten of the industry’s top music supervisors, on Aug. 19.

Available digitally and on vinyl, the new project will include evergreens and rare gems by artists from the Sun catalog, including James Cotton, Linda Martell, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, The Dixie Cups, The Imperial Wonders, Rufus Thomas Jr., and Barbara Pittman.

An all-star team of music experts selected the compilation tracks for the album, which will also feature liner notes written by the contributors filled with insightful contextual commentary.

Music supervisors who curated the project include Gary Calamar (The Three-Body Problem, True Blood), George Drakoulias (The Batman, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent), Kerri Drootin (Vice President, Music Supervision and Licensing, Universal Studio Group), Thomas Golubić (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul), Eric David Johnson aka DJ Bunny Ears (Music Supervisor/Music Producer, DJ Bunny Ears LLC), Mike Ladman (Droga5), Mary Ramos (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Jen Ross (Bel-Air, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist), Amani “Burt Blackarach” Smith (The Wonder Years), and Tony Von Pervieux (Ted Lasso).

“To me, Linda Martell’s ‘Color Him Father’ perfectly captures a unique and beautiful American spirit. The song is a country adaptation of an R&B hit (A-side to ‘Amen Brother’ by the Winstons-all you hip hop heads),” Golubic explains. “It was recorded with a tight Nashville band, every player right in the pocket, on her one and only album. Linda’s voice soars above, singing sincere and true, a girl expressing her love for her stepfather, a man of decency and kindness, taking her in as his own. It moves me with every listen.”

Sun is celebrating the label’s 70th anniversary this year with a variety of re-releases and compilations,  leading up to an event in Nashville this October.

Sun Records’ 70th Anniversary Compilation Volume 2: Curated By Music Supervisors Track List:
1. James Cotton – “My Baby” Chosen by Eric David Johnson Aka Dj Bunny Ears
2. Linda Martell – “Color Him Father” Chosen by Thomas Golubic
3. Roy Orbison – “Ooby Dooby” Chosen by George Drakoulias
4. Johnny Cash – “Guess Things Happen That Way” Chosen by Jen Ross
5. The Dixie Cups – “Iko Iko” Chosen by Tony Von Pervieux
6. The Imperial Wonders – “Trying to Get to You” Chosen by Mike Ladman
7. Rufus Thomas Jr. – “Bear Cat” Chosen by Amani Smith
8. Johnny Cash – “Wide Open Road” Chosen by Gary Calamar
9. Barbara Pittman – “I Need a Man” Chosen by Kerri Drootin
10. Roy Orbison – “Sweet and Easy to Love” Chosen by Mary Ramos