Friday, June 25 will be a big day for hit songwriter and rising artist Ray Fulcher, who is set to release three new songs that day and make his debut on the Grand Ole Opry.

“I grew up on old country and watching YouTube videos of the Opry dreaming of one day standing there in the circle,” said Fulcher. “To have it actually happening is both surreal and the highest honor. In my opinion, there’s not a more special place in all of music.”

Fulcher teased his new music on Instagram earlier this week. The songs “Girl In It,” “Way Out” and “Bucket List Beers” will be his first tracks as an artist on Black River and are available to pre-save. He tapped talented songwriter Jonathan Singleton to produce the tracks, resulting in a Memphis-meets-’90s country sound.

Fulcher has 30-plus million artist streams and three billion streams as a songwriter, including the Luke Combs’ No. 1s ”When It Rains It Pours,” “Even Though I’m Leaving,” “Lovin’ on You” and “Does to Me.”

This fall, Fulcher will join Combs’ What You See Is What You Get tour and also support Ashley McBryde on select dates.

On June 23, Fulcher, Singleton, Devin Dawson, and Faren Rachels will perform at the Listening Room in Nashville for a charity show benefitting the Pretty Good Ball Fund in partnership with the Music Health Alliance.

2021 Tour Dates
09/02/21 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
09/21/21 – Billings, MT – MetraPark Arena
09/22/21 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma
09/23/21 – Spokane, WA – Fox Theatre
09/25/21 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
09/26/21 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
09/28/21 – Eugene, OR – Matthew Knight Arena
09/29/21 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
10/01/21 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
10/02/21 – Bakersfield, CA – Rabobank Arena
10/13/21 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
11/04/21 – Chicago, IL – United Center
11/05/21 – Chicago, IL – United Center
11/06/21 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
11/16/21 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
11/18/21 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
11/19/21 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
11/20/21 – Memphis, TN – FedEx Forum
11/29/21 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
11/30/21 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
12/02/21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Arena
12/03/21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Arena
12/15/21 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
12/16/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Smart Home Arena

Lindsay Ell discusses the historic Ryman Auditorium on the new show Landmarks. Photo courtesy of Circle Network.

Circle Network will debut the series Landmarks: The Stages of Country Music on Wednesday, June 9 at 8 p.m. ET. The new primetime show celebrates some of the most famed country music stages in the U.S. and artists’ relationships with those venues. Each half-hour episode highlights a new location, and shares its unique story.

Fans will get an inside look at The Station Inn, Tootsie’s, The Tennessee Theatre, The Grand Ole Opry, The Ryman, Billy Bob’s, Stubb’s BBQ and Gruene Hall, and other renowned venues.

Country stars also share why these are some of their favorite places to play, with special guest appearances by Sara Evans, Brothers Osborne, Lindsay Ell, Charlie Worsham, Emmylou Harris, Carly Pearce, Robert Earl Keen, Jon Randall, and more.

Charlie Worsham enters The Station Inn. Photo courtesy of Circle Network.

Landmarks hopes to shed light on the thousands of hometown music venues across the country and highlight where bands get their start, players become artists, and patrons become lifelong fans. The series, produced by Z Media Ventures, will also draw attention to the Save Our Stages movement that aims to preserve and support the ecosystem of independent live music venues and promoters.

For more information on how to watch Circle, click here.

ACM Lifting Lives is partnering with Cameo, the marketplace connecting fans with pop culture personalities through customized video messages, live video calls and direct messages for the “Cameo Goes Country” campaign to benefit the ACM Lifting Lives COVID-19 Response Fund and music therapy programs for health related issues.

The “Cameo Goes Country” charitable campaign is live now through June 30, and fans can view participating talent, book personalized messages, and purchase virtual meet-and-greet tickets in support of the initiative by visiting cameo.com/tags/acm-lifting-lives. Over 25 of country’s biggest names are kicking off the event with a variety of exclusive, first-come, first-served, and limited-time offers, and all artists are donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the cause.

“Cameo Goes Country” participants include Adam Hambrick, Boy Named Banjo, Brandon Lay, Carrie Underwood, Catie Offerman, Caylee Hammack, CB30, Chrissy Metz, Deana Carter, Dillon James, Jon Pardi, Jordan Davis, Josh Turner, Kassi Ashton, Kip Moore, Kylie Morgan, Lauren Alaina, Levi Hummon, Maddie & Tae, Mickey Guyton, Pebe Sebert, Priscilla Block, Runaway June, Trace Adkins, Travis Denning, Tyler Hubbard, and Walker Hayes.

The charitable campaign will continue adding exclusive offers from artists, celebrities and supporters throughout June to help raise more funds for ACM Lifting Lives.

Created in April 2020, the COVID-19 Response Fund has distributed over $3.5 million to assist individuals working in the industry who have suffered financial crisis as a result of the pandemic.

Photo credit: @barbaraFGphoto

Ray Wylie Hubbard is returning to the road for a 22-date headlining run that kicks off in his home state Friday (June 4) in Buda, Texas. The new tour runs through August 28 and will visit Lubbock, Salt Lake City, Tulsa, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and more, with 11 shows scheduled in the Lone Star state alone.

The Shakin’ The Rust Off Tour will feature the ‘70s cosmic-country legend performing some of the signature tracks and music from his latest album Co-Starring, which brought together the likes of Ringo Starr, Don Was, Joe Walsh, Chris Robinson, Aaron Lee Tasjan, The Cadillac Three, Paula Nelson, Elizabeth Cook, Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, Ashley McBryde, Larkin Poe, Peter Rowan, Ronnie Dunn and Pam Tillis.

Hubbard said he is excited to be “Shaking off the rust, kickin’ up the dust, roarin’ down the road to be with you again and make some rock!”

Shakin’ The Rust Off Tour Dates:
6/4: Buda, TX | Buda Ampitheater
6/5: McKinney, TX | KHYI Texas Music Revolution
6/11: Crockett, TX | Lightnin’ Hopkins Summer Series
6/18: Roswell, TX | The Liberty
6/19: Lubbock, TX | Cactus Theater
6/24: Filer, ID | Gordy’s Hwy 30 Music Fest
6/25: Salt Lake City, UT | Soundwell
7/3: Red River, NM | The Motherlode
7/9: The Woodlands, TX | Dosey Doe
7/10: Waco, TX | The Backyard
7/16: Galveston, TX | The Old Quarter
7/17: Galveston, TX | The Old Quarter
7/24: Hawkins, TX | The Red Rooster Icehouse
7/25: Plano, TX | Love & War
8/12: Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom
8/13: Oklahoma City, OK | The Tower Theater
8/14: Durant, OK | Gilley’s Choctaw Casino
8/19: Chattanooga, TN | The Signal
8/20: Athens, GA | The Georgia Theater
8/21: Atlanta, GA | Variety Theater
8/27: Ft. Smith, AR | The Majestic
8/28: Fayetteville, AR | Fayetteville Roots Fest