The Black Keys made history on May 13 with their latest song “Lo/Hi,” as the song tops Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs, Adult Alternative Songs, Rock Airplay, and Alternative Songs charts, marking the first time any song has reached No. 1 in all four formats at once.

The song is off the band’s upcoming ninth studio album, Let’s Rock, due out June 28.“Let’s Rock” is a return to the straightforward rock of the singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney’s early days as a band. The album was written, tracked live, and produced by Auerbach and Carney at Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville. The second song from the record, “Eagle Birds,” debuted along with the album announce.

“When we’re together we are The Black Keys, that’s where that real magic is, and always has been since we were sixteen,” said Auerbach.

A 31-city North American tour begins Sept. 23. The “Let’s Rock” Tour will hit cities including Chicago, Nashville, New York, Los Angeles, and Austin. Special guests Modest Mouse will provide support on all dates, and Shannon & The Clams, Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, *repeat repeat, and Jessy Wilson will each open select shows on the tour. The band also headlines the 2019’s Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas on Saturday, September 21.

Several of Nashville’s rising country artists will perform concerts in Europe and the U.K. later this year, as part of the Country Music Association’s Introducing Nashville tour this fall.

Danielle Bradbery, Devin Dawson, Travis Denning, Chris Lane, and Rachel Wammack will take part, as the tour runs from Oct. 10-21 with stops in Oslo, Stockholm, Hamburg, Berlin, Amsterdam, Manchester, Gateshead, Glasgow, Brighton and London.

Dawson will be joining Bradbery, Denning and Wammack on the European leg of the tour, and Lane will be playing the tour’s U.K. dates alongside Bradbery, Denning and Wammack. Tickets for all show dates will go on sale May 17 at 10 a.m. GMT, with the exception of the Oslo show, which will go on sale May 16 at 9 a.m. GMT.  With its recent launch in March, Introducing Nashville has brought the Nashville-style songwriters round across the globe, with artists taking the stage together in an acoustic lineup to share the stories behind their songs with international audiences.

“We are thrilled to be introducing this lineup of incredibly talented artists to international audiences and to revisit cities that we have toured before,” says Milly Olykan, CMA Vice President, International Relations and Development. “These artists are a great representation of what is current in Nashville right now – and a perfect way to showcase to new audiences how broad a genre country is.”

Earlier this year, the tour welcomed performances from Brandy Clark, Dawson, Lindsay Ell, Lauren Jenkins, Logan Mize and Tenille Townes.

Introducing Nashville European Tour Dates: 
Featuring Danielle Bradbery, Devin Dawson, Travis Denning and Rachel Wammack 
Oct. 10 – Oslo, Norway – Konserthus
Oct. 11 – Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen
Oct. 12 – Hamburg, Germany – Gruenspan
Oct. 13 – Berlin, Germany – Columbia Theatre
Oct. 14 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Zonnehuis

Introducing Nashville U.K. Tour Dates: 
Featuring Danielle Bradbery, Travis Denning, Chris Lane and Rachel Wammack
Oct. 16 – Manchester, England – RNCM
Oct. 17 – Gateshead, England – Sage 2
Oct. 18 – Glasgow, Scotland – St. Luke’s
Oct. 20 – Brighton, England – Old Market
Oct. 21 – London, England – Cadogan Hall

Riley Clemmons was honored by SoundExchange as a 2018 Year End Top 20 Breakout Artist while in her hometown of Nashville this week. The distinction comes as Clemmons’ self-titled debut album tallies more than 35 million global career streams. Clemmons’ company on the list spans genres including names such as Mitchell Tenpenny, Bazzi, Kim Petras and more alongside past recipients Billie Eilish and Imagine Dragons. The plaque was presented in front of Clemmons’ family and team including Capitol Christian Music Group and Maximum Artist Management during the annual Music Biz Conference.

The inaugural “Morris Higham Presents at The Bluebird Cafe” was held on Tuesday, May 7. The first show featured Warner Bros. recording artists Michael Ray, Ryan Griffin and Walker County as well as Arista recording artist Carlton Anderson playing to a sold out house. Over $2,000 was raised with proceeds benefiting The CMA Foundation.

“Our industry partners do such an incredible job of not only sharing country music far and wide but also by giving back within in our community and supporting its future through many wonderful initiatives,” shared Morris Higham’s Robert Filhart. “We wanted to find a way to contribute to those causes and that lead to the creation of ‘Morris Higham Presents at The Bluebird Cafe!'”  

“We’re so grateful to the country music community for continuing to show their commitment to music education,” said Tiffany Kerns, executive director, CMA Foundation. “Events like this allow us to advance our mission — providing high-quality music programs to kids across the country, and leverage more opportunities to strengthen the music education ecosystem.”

Additional shows are scheduled for Aug. 6, to benefit MusiCares Foundation and Nov. 19, benefitting ACM Lifting Lives. The shows will feature clients of Morris Higham Management performing in the round at the Bluebird Cafe. Stay tuned for line up details.