The 13th Annual Billboard Touring Awards were held Wednesday night (Nov. 9) with Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Justin Bieber, and Adele taking home the top awards of the evening, according to billboard.com. Held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, the event was hosted by former American Idol host Brian Dunkleman. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took home the trophy for Top Tour, while Jon Bon Jovi was honored during the night’s festivities as The Legend of Live.
Bon Jovi has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and performed more than 2,800 concerts in 50 countries for more than 35 million fans. The band has also earned $1 billion in ticket sales, and has the distinction of having a No. 1 album in each of the past three decades and could land another No. 1 debut with the new album, This House is Not For Sale.
Billboard‘s Touring Awards honor the industry’s top achievers in categories including Top Festival, Top Arena, Top Manager and Top Comedy Tour. The winners are based on Billboard’s Boxscore chart data, which tracks gate receipts for concerts, comedy shows and other live events.
Billboard Touring Award Winners:
Top Tour: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band The River Tour
Top Draw: Coldplay
Top Package: Justin Bieber Purpose Tour feat. Moxie Raia and Post Malone
Breakthrough: Adele
Top Comedy Tour: Kevin Hart
Top Festival: Coachella
Top Promoter: Live Nation
Top Independent Promoter (U.S.): Another Planet Entertainment
Top Independent Promoter (International): SJM Concerts
Top Agency: Creative Artists Agency
Top Manager: Maverick Management
Top Boxscore: Coldplay @ Wembley
Top Arena: The O2, London
Top Club: HOB Boston
Top Amphitheater: BB&T Pavilion, Camden, N.J.
Top Venue (Under 10,000 seats): Radio City Music Hall
Top Venue (Under 5,000 Seats): Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Concert Marketing & Promotion Award: Chance The Rapper
Golden Circle: Brian Murphy, Goldenvoice/AEG Live
Humanitarian: Scooter Braun
Legend Of Live: Bon Jovi
Artist Updates: George Strait, Ronnie Dunn, T.G. Sheppard
/by Jessica NicholsonGeorge Strait Helps Raise $1.1 Million To Aid Wounded Troops
Pictured (L-R): Jamey Johnson, George Strait, Jordan Spieth, Tom Cusick and auctioneer Kerry Fisher
George Strait and long-time friend Tom Cusick hosted their annual golf invitational at The Resort at Tapatio Springs Hill Country Resort earlier this month. This year’s tournament and auction raised $1.1 million pushing them past the $3 million mark for total funds raised for wounded military service men and women, marking their most successful year to date.
The money raised from the tournament benefits Feherty’s Troops First Foundation founded by Rick Kell and on-course reporter for the PGA Tour and former professional golfer, David Feherty, in 2008 after Kell spent time with patients recovering from serious combat injuries. A known supporter and former member of the U.S. Army himself, Strait teamed up with the foundation as a way to give back in a grand way.
PGA Tour champion Jordan Spieth made a surprise appearance at the four-day invitational and participated in the finale golf “shootout.”
To conclude the tournament, Strait was joined on stage by Jamey Johnson who also appears as a co-writer alongside Strait on the Nov. 18 release of Strait Out of the Box: Part 2. The show followed a largely successful live auction emceed by Strait and Cusick.
Ronnie Dunn To Take A RoadTrip With SiriusXM
SiriusXM announced today that Ronnie Dunn will host a new exclusive show on SiriusXM’s Y2Kountry channel (Channel 61). The first episode will air Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. ET. The show will air on Fridays at 6 p.m. ET from Nov. 11-Dec. 16.
“I’ve said for years I’d choose my friends by who could get in a fast car or jacked up truck and take a cross country road trip with me,” said Dunn. “For six weeks I get to be a mixing-the-fast-ones-with-the-slow-ones, country classics-with-the-rockers, pedal-to-the-metal, high-octane asphalt cowboy. I feel like a kid in the candy store and I cannot believe SiriusXM has turned me loose.”
Ronnie Dunn’s Road Trip will feature Dunn playing his favorite music by artists like Aerosmith, Al Green, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Dwight Yoakam and Johnny Rodriguez. SiriusXM listeners will also hear Dunn’s music, including songs from his new album Tattooed Heart, which is available now.
T.G. Sheppard Preps For Party Time Tour
T.G. Sheppard will launch his Party Time Tour, which starts Nov. 12 in Minden, Nevada. The trek will include stops in Iowa, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas and more throughout 2017.
“I’m so amazed now more than ever being on the road looking out into the audiences night after night, and seeing fans sing along to my music,” said Sheppard. “It’s always great to be able to look out and see familiar faces that have followed our music, while also seeing a whole new generation of traditional country music fans.”
Sheppard’s latest album was 2015’s Legendary Friends & Country Duets, which features collaborations with George Jones, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Lorrie Morgan and more.
The Lumineers, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood Added To National Christmas Tree Lighting
/by Jessica NicholsonThe Lumineers, Garth Brooks, and Trisha Yearwood have been added to the lineup for the 94th annual National Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.
Taking place on Thursday, Dec. 1, on the Ellipse at President’s Park (White House), the special event wraps the National Park Service Centennial year and celebrates the launch of a second century of discovery and stewardship.
Through a partnership with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, the National Christmas Tree Lighting will be telecast exclusively on the Hallmark Channel on Monday, Dec. 5, and simulcast on DirecTV 4K Ultra HD.
The Lumineers
Industry Ink: AIMP, 615 Revival, Steven Dale Jones
/by Lorie HollabaughAIMP Discusses Catalog Valuations In 2016
Pictured (L to R): Dale Bobo (Big Deal Music), Kevin Rea, Craig Currier (peermusic), Michael Sukin, Steven White, John Ozier (AIMP Ex. Dir./ole), Brad Peterson, Phil May, Scott Parker, Michael McAnally Baum (SMACKSongs)
The Association of Independent Music Publishers welcomed Phil May (Warner/Chappell Music), Scott Parker (Hearts Bluff Music), Brad Peterson (Regions Bank), Kevin Rea (FTI Consulting), and Steven White (Janover LLC) who spoke at the AIMP “Catalog Valuations in 2016” panel on November 9 at the First Amendment Center.
Moderated by Michael Sukin (Sukin Law Group/Cowan Leibowitz and Latman), the panelists discussed various aspects of music publishing catalog valuations and purchases, using example scenarios and answering audience questions.
615 Revival Supports St. Jude
Steven Dale Jones Celebrates Three Decades
Pictured (L-R):Gene Johnson (Diamond Rio), Hannah Ellis, Ashley Gearing, Janine Appleton (Creative, WordCountry), Marty Roe (Diamond Rio), Steven Dale Jones, Dan Truman (Diamond Rio), Dana Williams (Diamond Rio), Jimmy Olander (Diamond Rio), Justin Ebach, Jason Blaine, Kelleigh Bannen, Brian Prout (Diamond Rio). Not Pictured: Brice Long, Marty Raybon (Shenandoah), Mike Mcguire (Shenandoah)
WordCountry Publishing’s Steven Dale Jones’s 30-year songwriting career was celebrated Tuesday night (11/8) at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville. The evening featured eight performances throughout the night including Marty Raybon & Mike McQuire of Shenandoah playing “Wooden Cross” and Diamond Rio playing the Grammy-nominated “One More Day,” which was a career song for Jones. Other performers during the evening included Brice Long, Kelleigh Bannen, Ashley Gearing, Justin Ebach, Jason Blaine, and Hannah Ellis.
Maren Morris, Meghan Trainor Added to ‘Billboard’ Women In Music Event
/by Jessica NicholsonMaren Morris. Photo: Jason Delkou Photography
Meghan Trainor and Maren Morris have been added to the list of honorees at Billboard‘s upcoming 11th annual Women in Music event on Dec. 9 in New York City.
Trainor will be recognized with the 2016 Women in Music ‘Chart Topper’ award, and both Trainor and Morris will perform live at the gala, which airs on the Lifetime Network on Dec. 12.
Springsteen, Adele, Jon Bon Jovi Take Home ‘Billboard’ Touring Honors
/by Lorie HollabaughThe 13th Annual Billboard Touring Awards were held Wednesday night (Nov. 9) with Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Justin Bieber, and Adele taking home the top awards of the evening, according to billboard.com. Held at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, the event was hosted by former American Idol host Brian Dunkleman. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band took home the trophy for Top Tour, while Jon Bon Jovi was honored during the night’s festivities as The Legend of Live.
Bon Jovi has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and performed more than 2,800 concerts in 50 countries for more than 35 million fans. The band has also earned $1 billion in ticket sales, and has the distinction of having a No. 1 album in each of the past three decades and could land another No. 1 debut with the new album, This House is Not For Sale.
Billboard‘s Touring Awards honor the industry’s top achievers in categories including Top Festival, Top Arena, Top Manager and Top Comedy Tour. The winners are based on Billboard’s Boxscore chart data, which tracks gate receipts for concerts, comedy shows and other live events.
Billboard Touring Award Winners:
Top Tour: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band The River Tour
Top Draw: Coldplay
Top Package: Justin Bieber Purpose Tour feat. Moxie Raia and Post Malone
Breakthrough: Adele
Top Comedy Tour: Kevin Hart
Top Festival: Coachella
Top Promoter: Live Nation
Top Independent Promoter (U.S.): Another Planet Entertainment
Top Independent Promoter (International): SJM Concerts
Top Agency: Creative Artists Agency
Top Manager: Maverick Management
Top Boxscore: Coldplay @ Wembley
Top Arena: The O2, London
Top Club: HOB Boston
Top Amphitheater: BB&T Pavilion, Camden, N.J.
Top Venue (Under 10,000 seats): Radio City Music Hall
Top Venue (Under 5,000 Seats): Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
Concert Marketing & Promotion Award: Chance The Rapper
Golden Circle: Brian Murphy, Goldenvoice/AEG Live
Humanitarian: Scooter Braun
Legend Of Live: Bon Jovi
Warner Deal With City May Triple Job Relocation Number
/by Lorie HollabaughChris Tomlin to Launch Worship Night Tour in April
/by Lorie HollabaughChris Tomlin will kick off his Worship Night In America tour next Spring, hitting arenas in 23 cities across the U.S. The tour, which follows a series of Worship Night In America events over the last two years including Madison Square Garden, Red Rocks and other venues, will also feature Big Daddy Weave, Phil Wickham, Zach Williams, Mosaic MSC and Jason Barton.
The tour will be presented by K-LOVE and Air1 and sponsored by Food for the Hungry. Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 18.
“It is powerful when all streams of the church come together in an act of unity to worship and pray…that’s the heart behind Worship Night In America,” Tomlin said. “I pray these nights are filled with revival and restoration as we all join together proclaiming one name.”
Tomlin’s 11th studio album Never Lose Sight was recently released and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Christian Albums Chart, and includes his RIAA Gold-certified single “Good Good Father.” Last month, Tomlin was honored as the fourth recipient of the SoundExchange Digital Radio Award, recognizing more than 1 billion digital radio plays.
Worship Night In America Tour:
April 4: San Antonio, Texas; Freeman Coliseum
April 6: Tulsa, Okla.; BOK Center
April 7: Omaha, Neb. Baxter Arena
April 8: Kansas City, Mo.; Sprint Center
April 9: Milwaukee, Wis.; The UWM Panther Arena
April 11: Moline, Ill.;The iWireless Center
April 13: Charlotte, N.C.; Spectrum Center
April 20: Oklahoma City, Okla.; Cox Convention Center
April 21: Grand Prairie, Texas; Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
April 22: Grand Prairie, Texas; Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
April 23: Cedar Park, Texas; H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
April 25: Lubbock, Texas; United Supermarkets Arena
April 26: El Paso, Texas; Don Haskins Center
April 28: Fresno, Calif.; Save Mart Center at Fresno State
April 29: Reno, Calif.;Reno Events Center
April 30: Boise, Idaho; Taco Bell Arena
May 4: Seattle, Wa.; KeyArena
May 5: Portland, Ore.; Moda Center
May 6: Eugene, Ore.; Matthew Knight Arena
May 7: Sacramento, Calif.; Golden 1 Center
May 9: San Diego, Calif.; Viejas Arena at SDSU
May 12: Phoenix, Ariz.; Talking Stick Resort Arena
May 13; Rio Rancho, N.M.; Santa Ana Star Center
Weekly Chart Report (11/11/16)
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Faith Hill To Release Final Warner Bros. Records Album
/by Jessica NicholsonFaith Hill will release her final album for Warner Bros. Records on Nov. 18. Titled Deep Tracks, the album includes non-single tracks from Hill’s previous albums, including Faith, Breathe, Cry, and Fireflies. The project also includes three previously unreleased tracks.
“Deep Tracks contains songs from previous albums that were not singles but remain some of my favorites,” Hill says. “There have been some amazing songs that I’ve been fortunate enough to record, some that didn’t make it onto albums, and I thought it would be nice to include a few of those on this album as well.”
During a surprise performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium in October, Hill and her husband Tim McGraw announced the launch of Soul2Soul The World Tour 2017, which kicks off in New Orleans on April 7, 2017. The 65-city tour celebrates the 10th anniversary of the record-breaking Soul2Soul II tour, and marks the first time Hill has toured since 2007.
Deep Tracks Song Listing:
Better Days (Faith)
Somebody Stand By Me (Faith)
If I Should Fall Behind (Breathe)
Free (Cry)
If This Is The End (Cry)
Back To You (Cry)
Unsaveable (Cry)
If You Ask (Fireflies)
You Stay With Me (Fireflies)
Wish For You (Fireflies)
Boy (previously unreleased)
Why (previously unreleased)
Come To Jesus (unreleased)
Artist Updates: Garth Brooks, Kellie Pickler, Sara Evans, Crowder
/by Jessica NicholsonGarth Brooks/Yankee Stadium/Live To Air Tonight
CMA Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks sold out two nights at Yankee Stadium in New York City earlier this year, and his appearance will air as Garth Brooks/Yankee Stadium/Live is presented by AT&T’s Audience Network tonight (Nov. 10) beginning at 8 p.m. ET. The event can be streamed online.
Brooks’ shows mark his return to New York City since his historic Central Park performance nearly 20 years ago.
Watch a preview of the event here:
Kellie Pickler To Headline Rare Country Event
Kellie Pickler
Kellie Pickler will headline the Rare Country VIP Pre-Jam concert on Wednesday, Nov. 30 inside Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Rehearsal Hall, from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. The Pre-Jam acoustic concert will honor invited veterans and feature performances by Pickler and other special guests. A limited number of passes will be available on Rare Country’s Facebook and Twitter pages and are not available for purchase.
The Rare Country VIP Pre-Jam serves as a warm-up to “Charlie Daniels 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam,” which features Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Kid Rock, Larry The Cable Guy, Travis Tritt, 3 Doors Down and Charlie Daniels. A separate ticket from the Rare Country event is required for the Volunteer Jam, which can be purchased here.
Sara Evans Plans Christmas Tour
Sara Evans will embark on a 11-city Christmas tour kicking off Dec. 1 in Englewood, Florida. The holiday tour will make stops in cities including Jacksonville, Florida; Birmingham, Alabama; Montgomery, Alabama; St. Louis, Missouri; Huntsville, Alabama; and Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Evans will perform songs from her catalog of hits as well as music from her 2014 album At Christmas.
Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased at: saraevans.com/tour
Crowder Returns To Grand Ole Opry
Crowder. Photo: Hollo Photographics Inc. © 2016 Grand Ole Opry
Crowder recently wrapped his headlining American Prodigal Tour and returned to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. The two-time Grammy nominee performed songs including “Run Devil Run” and “All We Sinners,” both from his latest project, American Prodigal. The performance took place at the Ryman Auditorium.