CMA Visits Chicago With Brett Eldredge, Tom Douglas, Ross Copperman, And More

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Tom Douglas, Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan, Ross Copperman and Jordan Reynolds at CMA Songwriters Series presented by US Bank at Joe’s on Weed in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

The Country Music Association visited Chicago on Tuesday (July 24) with Illinois native Brett Eldredge and fellow songwriters Ross Copperman, Tom Douglas, Heather Morgan and Jordan Reynolds, joining the CMA Foundation and U.S. Bank to visit students at Chicago’s Notes for Notes studio followed by a sold-out CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank performance at Joe’s on Weed Street.

Chicago’s Notes for Notes studio welcomed attendees with three performances by student musicians Ifeanyi Elswith, Devon Fields and Armoni Taffe. The songwriters then joined students to assemble and paint guitars and ukulele kits as well as create percussion instruments from recycled materials, participate in a songwriting session where students had the chance to ask the songwriters for tips in writing and producing songs, and finally jump into the recording/mixing room where students created a track. Copperman and Douglas also recorded a podcast episode at WN4N Radio with students during the visit.

During the songwriting session, the five songwriters spoke about their inspirations and their writing processes. Douglas revealed that he writes with a special pencil, the same brand and style that author John Steinbeck wrote with. Copperman explained that connecting with the listener and writing about things they do is the best way to write a hit song. Reynolds agreed with students that establishing character and a point of view is essential in songwriting. Eldredge said he cried in the studio a few days prior because a line someone had written was so powerful and reminded him of his family. And Morgan said she used to sing her little sister to sleep, extending the songs she knew or making up new ones before she learned to play guitar and began writing more.

CMA Songwriters Series presented by US Bank visits the newly-opened Notes for Notes Studio at the James R. Jordan Boys and Girls Club in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

In 2017, the CMA Foundation partnered with Notes for Notes to help fund studios across the country and allow the studio spaces to operate freely each year. As part of U.S. Bank’s Community Possible giving platform and its Places to Play partnership along with the CMA Foundation, both entities presented a combined $75,000 in funding to Chicago’s Notes for Notes studio during the visit, which will sustain operational costs for the remainder of 2018. To date, the CMA Foundation has funded nearly $2 million with the Notes for Notes organization in 13 state-of-the-art recording studios nationwide, serving 4,400 total youth around the country.

Following the Notes for Notes studio visit, the five songwriters hit Joe’s on Weed Street for a sold-out CMA Songwriters Series Presented by U.S. Bank show. Eager and excited fans lined up outside the venue early and were treated to performances of songs including “Beat of the Music,” “Tequila,” “Lose My Mind,” “Woman, Amen,” and “The House That Built Me.” The night was special for Eldredge, who explained to the crowd Joe’s on Weed Street was where he got his start back in 2011. After Morgan performed “Haven’t Met You Yet,” Eldredge gushed, calling her an angel. Douglas shared that “The House That Built Me” was a song he had tried to write for seven years, which went on to receive “Song of the Year” at the CMA Awards in 2010. All of the songwriters have written with Eldredge, as Reynolds expressed what an honor it was to write with Eldredge.

Tom Douglas, Brett Eldredge, Heather Morgan, Ross Copperman and Jordan Reynolds perform at CMA Songwriters Series presented by US Bank at Joe’s on Weed in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

CMA Songwriters Series presented by US Bank visits the newly-opened Notes for Notes Studio at the James R. Jordan Boys and Girls Club in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.

2018 Black Music Honors To Celebrate Bobby Brown, Dallas Austin, Bebe And Cece Winans, Faith Evans

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Chicago-based television production company Central City Productions (CCP) announced the 2018 Black Music Honors – the annual two-hour television special that honors artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music. The television special is set to take place on Thursday, Aug. 16 in Nashville.

This year’s honorees for the 2018 Black Music Honors include Bobby Brown, who will receive the R&B Soul Music Icon Award for his 40 years in entertainment and 32 years as a solo artist, Bebe and Cece Winans, who will be co-honorees of the Gospel Music Icon Award, and chart-topping music producer and label executive Dallas Austin, who will be presented with the Music Innovator Icon Award, and multi-platinum, Grammy® Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer Faith Evans, who is set to receive the Urban Music Icon Award.

“The vision of the Black Music Honors is to recognize the trailblazers in African American music who have paved the way for the artists of today. Many of these artists have never received their much-deserved recognition,” said Don Jackson, founder and CEO of Central City Productions.

Television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and Grammy® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett return as co-hosts of the show, which is set to air on broadcast syndication on Sept. 8-30, 2018. This year’s sponsors include AT&T, McDonald’s, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, and Chevrolet with State Farm tapped as the title sponsor.

Ticket proceeds will benefit the 2019 opening of the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville. This event will be held at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show taping at 7 p.m.

ole Song Search Challenge Offers Single Song Contracts To Four NSAI Members

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Four members of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) have been offered single song contracts by music publishing company ole, as part of NSAI’s inaugural “ole Chapter Challenge” song search. In April, every NSAI member throughout the world was able to play a song at their chapter meeting. Local members then voted for their favorite song for further consideration by ole.

“The four songs we selected for contracts were professional caliber and we are excited to pitch them to artists, for film and tv and other uses,” said ole’s Nashville Vice President John Ozier. “It is exciting to find talented songwriters from around the country whose songs deserve a chance for placement. I applaud Bart Herbison and his team at the NSAI for giving both the songwriters and ole this opportunity.”

“This is an unprecedented opportunity for unsigned songwriters to find a partner with ole’s clout to help them get a placement. It is really a chance for dreams to come true,” said NSAI Executive Director Bart Herbison.

Each April NSAI will present the “ole Chapter Challenge” across its 100 plus chapters located around the globe. NSAI members vote at each chapter. The winning song is then forwarded for further consideration by ole for a possible contract. In addition, each local NSAI Regional Chapter Coordinator gets to submit a song for consideration as a reward for their service to the organization.

Songwriters who received single song contract offers from ole and their chapters were:

“Filling Space” by Selda Sahin — NSAI NYC Chapter;
“Good Things” by Josh Cottrell — NSAI Knoxville, TN Chapter;
“Insane” by Aubrey Toone — Salt Lake City, UT NSAI Chapter;
“Keep Talking Like That” by Scott Forman – coordinator, NSAI NYC Chapter

Winners pictured (L-R): Josh Cottrell. Selda Sahin (with Derek Gregor), Aubrey Toone, Scott Forman

Becky Buller, Molly Tuttle Among Top 2018 IBMA Awards Nominees

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Becky Buller and Molly Tuttle were among the top nominees with six nods apiece for the 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards, it was announced this morning at a press conference in Nashville. Special Consensus and The Del McCoury Band/The Travelin’ McCourys also made a strong showing with five nominations each, and Darin & Brooke Aldridge, The Sam Bush Band,Michael Cleveland, The Gibson Brothers, Sierra Hull, The Infamous Stringdusters, Lonesome River Band, Mile Twelve, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Punch Brothers, Missy Raines, Sister Sadie, and Rhonda Vincent also received several noms.

Becky Buller is nominated for Song of the Year, Gospel Performance of the Year, Recorded Event of the Year (with three different nominations), Female Vocalist of the Year, and Fiddle Player of the Year, while an individual nomination goes to band member Ned Luberecki for Banjo Player of the Year. Becky is the first woman to win IBMA’s Fiddle Player of the Year, and the first to win both Female Vocalist and an Instrumentalist of the Year Award.

2017’s first-ever woman Guitar Player of the year, Molly Tuttle, is nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Album of the Year, Recorded Event of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, and Guitar Player of the Year.

“Congratulations as well to the Distinguished Achievement Award recipients and all of the awards nominee finalists,” saids IBMA’s Executive Director Paul Schiminger. “From the established leaders in our music to those who are working tirelessly to become our future leaders, we celebrate your hard-earned achievements.  You inspire all of us.  I look forward to us continuing this celebration on September 27th at the biggest night in our community, the International Bluegrass Music Awards!”

Award winners will be announced at the International Bluegrass Music Awards on September 27, at the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The IBMA Awards Show will be broadcast live on Sirius XM Satellite Radio (Bluegrass Junction) on September 27that 7:30 p.m. EDT, streamed via Facebook Live,and will be made available for rebroadcast by radio stations worldwide.

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Balsam Range
Del McCoury Band
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
The Earls of Leicester
Gibson Brothers

VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Balsam Range
Flatt Lonesome
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Gibson Brothers
I’m With Her

INSTRUMENTAL GROUP OF THE YEAR
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Sam Bush Band
The Travelin’ McCourys
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Punch Brothers

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR (Tie)
Mile Twelve
Molly Tuttle
Po’ Ramblin’ Boys
Billy Strings
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado
Sister Sadie

SONG OF THE YEAR
Calamity Jane – Becky Buller (artist), Becky Buller/Tim Stafford (writers)
If I’d Have Wrote That Song – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers (artist), Larry Cordle/Larry Shell/James Silvers (writers)
Swept Away – Missy Raines (artist), Laurie Lewis (writer)
Way Down the River Road – Special Consensus (artist), John Hartford (writer)
You Didn’t Call My Name – Molly Tuttle (artist), Molly Tuttle (writer)

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Life Is a Story – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artist), Doyle Lawson (producer), Mountain Home Music Company (label)
Mayhayley’s House – Lonesome River Band (artist), Lonesome River Band (producers), Mountain Home Music Company (label)
Rise – Molly Tuttle (artist), Kai Welch (producer), Compass Records (label)
Rivers & Roads – Special Consensus (artist), Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records (label)
The Story We Tell – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers (artist), Joe Mullins (producer), Rebel Records (label)

GOSPEL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
I’m Going Under – Darin & Brooke Aldridge (artist), Karen Taylor-Good/Bill Whyte (writers), single release, Mountain Home Music Company (label)
Little Girl – Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver (artist), Harley Lee Allen (writer), Life Is a Story(album), Doyle Lawson (producer), Mountain Home Music Company (label)
Speakin’ to That Mountain – Becky Buller (artist), Becky Buller/Jeff Hyde (writers), Crepe Paper Heart(album), Stephen Mougin (producer), Dark Shadow Recording (label)
Travelin’ Shoes – Special Consensus (artist), Traditional arranged by Special Consensus (writer), Rivers & Roads(album), Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records (label)
When God’s in It – Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers (artist), Ronnie Bowman/Jerry Salley (writers), TheStory We Tell(album), Joe Mullins (producer), Rebel Records (label)

INSTRUMENTAL RECORDED PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
Lynchburg Chicken Run – The Grascals (artist), Danny Roberts/Adam Haynes (writers), Before Breakfast (album), The Grascals (producer), Mountain Home Music Company (label)
Medley: Sally in the Garden/Big Country/Molly Put the Kettle On – Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn (artists), Sally in the Garden and Molly Put the Kettle On – Traditional arranged by Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn, Big Country – Bela Fleck (writers), Echo in the Valley (album), Bela Fleck (producer), Rounder Records (label)
Sirens – Infamous Stringdusters (artist), Infamous Stringdusters (writers), Laws of Gravity (album), Infamous Stringdusters, Billy Hume (producers), Compass Records (label)
Squirrel Hunters – Special Consensus with John Hartford, Rachel Baiman & Christian Sedelmyer (10 String Symphony), & Alison Brown (artists), Traditional arranged by Alison Brown/Special Consensus (writers), Rivers & Roads(album), Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records (label)
Wickwire – Mile Twelve (artist), Mile Twelve (writers), Onwards (album), Stephen Mougin (producer), Delores the Taurus Records (label)

RECORDED EVENT OF THE YEAR
Calamity Jane – Becky Buller with Rhonda Vincent (artists), Crepe Paper Heart(album), Stephen Mougin (producer), Dark Shadow Recording (label)
I’ll Just Go Away – Dale Ann Bradley & Vince Gill (artists), Dale Ann Bradley(album), Dale Ann Bradley (producer), Pinecastle Records (label)
The Rebel and the Rose – Becky Buller with Sam Bush (artists), Crepe Paper Heart(album), Stephen Mougin (producer), Dark Shadow Recording (label)
She Took the Tennessee River – Special Consensus with Bobby Osborne (artists), Rivers & Roads(album), Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records (label)
Swept Away – Missy Raines with Alison Brown, Becky Buller, Sierra Hull, and Molly Tuttle (artists), single release, Alison Brown (producer), Compass Records (label)

MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR
Shawn Camp
Buddy Melton
Del McCoury
Russell Moore
Tim O’Brien

FEMALE VOCALIST
Brooke Aldridge
Dale Ann Bradley
Becky Buller
Molly Tuttle
Rhonda Vincent

BANJO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kristin Scott Benson
Gina Clowes
Ned Luberecki
Noam Pikelny
Sammy Shelor

BASS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Barry Bales
Mike Bub
Missy Raines
Mark Schatz
Tim Surrett

FIDDLE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Hunter Berry
Becky Buller
Jason Carter
Michael Cleveland
Stuart Duncan

DOBRO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jerry Douglas
Andy Hall
Rob Ickes
Phil Leadbetter
Justin Moses

GUITAR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kenny Smith
Billy Strings
Bryan Sutton
Molly Tuttle
Josh Williams

MANDOLIN PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sam Bush
Jesse Brock
Sierra Hull
Ronnie McCoury
Frank Solivan

Ricky Skaggs, Paul Williams, Tom T. And Dixie Hall Are Newest Inductees Into IBMA Hall Of Fame

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The IBMA is inducting Ricky Skaggs, Paul Williams, and Tom T. Hall and Dixie Hall into the 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association Hall of Fame. All four will be will be officially inducted on Thursday, Sept. 27 in Raleigh, North Carolina at the International Bluegrass Music Awards. The awards show will be broadcast live at 7 p.m./ET on SiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction (Ch. 62).

“Congratulations to Ricky Skaggs, Paul Williams, and Tom T. & Dixie Hall. For the indelible impact each of them has made on bluegrass music, they are receiving our highest honor, induction into the IBMA Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame,” says IBMA’s Executive Director Paul Schiminger.

The International Bluegrass Music Awards Show is the centerpiece of the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass week, which is brought to you by Chiesi USA. Tickets for the 29th Annual International Bluegrass Music Awards Show are available by logging onto worldofbluegrass.org or by calling 1-800-514-3849.

Reba McEntire To Be Among 2018 Kennedy Center Honors Recipients

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Reba McEntire at the 27th Annual Kennedy Center Honors at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 2014. Photo: Kris Connor/Getty Images North America

Reba McEntire has been announced among the distinguished honorees at the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors. Additional honorees include Cher, pianist Philip Glass, jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter, co-creators of Hamilton—writer and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda, director Thomas Kail, choreographer Andy Blankenbuehler, and music director Alex Lacamoire—receiving the unique Kennedy Center Honors as trailblazing creators of a transformative work that defies category.

2018 honorees will be presented at a star-studded celebration on Sun., Dec. 2. at the Washington DC Opera House, broadcast nationwide on CBS on Wed., Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. ET.

“The Kennedy Center Honors recognizes exceptional artists who have made enduring and indelible marks on our culture,” stated Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein.

“The world looks to America for its creative instincts and artistic courage,” said Kennedy Center President Deborah F. Rutter. “This year’s slate of Honorees represents the pinnacle of our nation’s originality and the rich mosaic of diverse perspectives and art forms that has come to define who we are as a people.”

Previous country music honorees include Merle Haggard, George Jones, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and Roy Acuff.

Final Round Of Performers Announced For AmericanaFest

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Pictured (L-R) Top: Birdtalker, Yola Carter, Brandi & the Alexanders, Charley Crockett; Bottom: Fantastic Negrito, The Lone Bellow, Neighbor Lady, Richard Thompson

Rosanne Cash, Amanda Shires, The Lone Bellow, Buddy Miller, and Paul Cauthen are among the final list of the 52 final performers announced for the upcoming annual AMERICANAFEST: The Americana Music Festival & Conference September 11-16 in Nashville. Today’s announcement joins previous performer lists.

For the 19th consecutive year, the six-day festival and conference will once again fill the city with legends, newcomers, award-winners, and buzz-worthy artists, showcasing the breadth of Americana’s influence on a global scale. Over 250 artists and bands will participate in the annual event.

2018 festival wristbands are currently on sale to the public for $75 on the website and in Nashville at Grimey’s New & Preloved Music and The Groove. Festival Wristbands allow admission into all evening showcase venues and select sanctioned parties and events.

Final Round of Artists Confirmed to Play AMERICANAFEST 2018:
Amanda Shires
Arkansas Dave
Birds of Chicago
Birdtalker
Bones Owens
Brandi & the Alexanders
Buddy Miller
Buxton
Charley Crockett
Charlie Faye & The Fayettes
Choir! Choir! Choir!
Chris Gantry
Chris Shiflett
Creamer
DADDY
Dylan Pratt
Elise Davis
Elizabeth Cook
Fantastic Negrito
Hymn For Her
Ian Moore
Janiva Magness
Jason James
Jeremy Pinnell
JP Harris
Kathy Mattea
Lee Roy Parnell
Leslie Stevens
Lilly Hiatt
Mandolin Orange
Max Gomez
Mike & The Moonpies
Neighbor Lady
New Reveille
Oliver Hazard
Paul Cauthen
Peter Bradley Adams
Rev. Sekou
Richard Thompson
Rosanne Cash
Samantha Fish
Sarah Siskind
Taylor Kingman
The Lone Bellow
Thomas Csorba
Tom Freund
Town Mountain
Tyler Childers
Walter Salas-Humara
William Fitzsimmons
Wood & Wire
Yola Carter

Craig Campbell Kicks Off Nationwide ‘See You Try’ Tour In August

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Craig Campbell is hitting the road this August on his headlining See You Try Tour.

Kicking off Aug. 3 in Providence, Kentucky, the tour will crisscross the U.S. from California to Virginia with more than a dozen stops, visiting cities like San Diego, Omaha, Knoxville and more set to be announced soon. He’ll also play a few festivals like the Red, White & Boom in Lexington, Kentucky, and will wrap his summer-long run with a homecoming show in his hometown of Lyons, Georgia on Oct. 11.

New on this tour for fans will be meet-and-greet ticket packages and special, limited-edition See You Try Tour T-shirts, which will be available at each tour stop.

Campbell’s latest single, “See You Try,” is already inside the Top 40 at country radio and rising.

Craig Campbell – See You Try Tour Dates:
August 3 – Providence, KY @ Winghaven Lodge (Tradewater Music Festival)
August 4 – Pocola, OK @ Gilley’s at Choctaw Casino & Resort
August 8 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Empire Fair
August 9 – Des Moines, IA @ Wooly’s
August 10 – Omaha, NE @ Whiskey Tango
August 11 – Watertown, WI @ Riverbend RV Resort
August 17 – New Martinsville, WV @ Town & Country Days
August 18 – Anderson, SC @ Wendell’s Dippin Branch
August 23 – Mount Morris, MI @ Genesee County Fair
August 30 – Columbus, OH @ Country Jam + Campout
September 1 – Middletown, OH @ Land of Illusion
September 2 – Lexington, KY @ Rupp Arena (Red, White & Boom Music Festival)
September 6 – Indianapolis, IN @ 8 Seconds Saloon
September 8 – Clifton, TN @ Horseshoe Riverbend Festival
September 11 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Valley Fair
September 23 – South Bend, IN @ 24th Annual B100 Birthday Party
September 26 – Fort Collins, CO @ Sundance Steakhouse & Saloon
September 27 – San Diego, CA @ Moonshine Flats
September 28 – San Bernardino, CA @ The Brandin’ Iron Saloon
September 29 – Morenci, AZ @ Community Center
October 1 – Doswell, VA @ Meadow Event Park
October 11 – Lyons, GA @ Kerrigan’s Country

TobyMac To Embark On Intimate Theater Experience In November

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With a new track, “Everything,” released today (July 25), TobyMac and his DiverseCity Band have announced a 12-city run in November.

Having headlined 18 arenas earlier this year, the rare, intimate TobyMac & DiverseCity Band: The Theatre Tour with special guest Ryan Stevenson is set to traverse the east coast and Midwest including stops in Texas, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and more.

Food for the Hungry is sponsoring the 12-city run, helping to provide life-changing resources such as clean water, medical aid, food, equal educational opportunities to girls and boys, vocational training and empowerment.

The 7X Grammy winner’s tune was penned by TobyMac and will go for radio adds on Aug. 10.

Tickets for TobyMac & DiverseCity Band: The Theatre Tour will go on sale Fri. Jul. 27. For more information, visit www.TobyMac.com.

TobyMac & DiverseCity Band: The Theatre Tour
Thu, Nov 1 — Roanoke, VA Berglund Arts Theatre
Fri, Nov 2 — Charleston, SC Charleston Gaillard Center
Sat, Nov 3 — Augusta, GA Miller Theatre
Sun, Nov 4 — Richmond, KY EKU Center for the Arts
Thu, Nov 8 — Akron, OH Akron Civic Theatre
Fri, Nov 9 — Reading, PA Santander PAC
Sat, Nov 10 — Providence, RI Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Sun, Nov 11 — Erie, PA Warner Theatre
Thu, Nov 15 — Lafayette, LA Heymann Auditorium
Fri, Nov 16 — Beaumont, TX Jefferson Theatre (w/o Ryan Stevenson)
Sat, Nov 17 — Midland, TX Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
Sun, Nov 18 — Shreveport, LA Shreveport Municipal Auditorium

*all dates subject to change

Mandisa Invites ‘Chewbacca Mom’ And More For 16-City ‘Girls Night Live’ Outing

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Mandisa is inviting her friends Blanca, Jasmine Murray and Candace Payne (viral sensation “Chewbacca Mom”) for Girls Night Live, a 16-city run, visiting churches, arenas and theaters for evenings aimed at strengthening female community.

With music, humor, worship and prayer, the nights will be full of women encouraging women about matters that affect women. Each evening will end with Mandisa and her friends joining the audience for a personal, encouraging “Girl Chat” and time of ministry, which will be different every night with the audience shaping the conversation.

“My friends and I hope to create a safe atmosphere where the ladies will feel comfortable getting real, and discussing the topics that affect us as women, and the timely challenges we face,” said Mandisa.

Food for the Hungry is sponsoring the outing, helping to give women the opportunity to help other women around the world.

Tickets for Girls Night Live will go on sale Fri. Jul. 27.

Girls Night Live Tour

27-Sep — Hillvue Heights Church Bowling Green, KY
28-Sep — Family Arena Saint Charles, MO
29-Sep — Upper Arlington PAC Upper Arlington, OH (Columbus)
30-Sep — New York, NY Beacon Theatre
4-Oct — Church at Rock Creek Little Rock, AR
5-Oct — First Baptist Church Jonesboro Jonesboro, GA (Atlanta)
6-Oct — Hobart Arena Troy, OH
7-Oct — Winston Salem First Winston-Salem, NC
11-Oct — Green Acres Baptist Church Tyler, TX
12-Oct — First Baptist Church Lewisville Lewisville, TX (Dallas)
13-Oct — Champion Forest Baptist Church Houston, TX
14-Oct — First Baptist Church Covington Covington, LA (New Orleans)
18-Oct — Victory Church Lakeland, FL
19-Oct — Robarts Arena Sarasota, FL
20-Oct — Countryside Christian Church Clearwater, FL
21-Oct — Grace World Outreach Brooksville, FL

* all dates subject to change