The “Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic” will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, returning to Norman, Oklahoma May 31–June 1 in support of OK Kids Korral—the cost-free home for families of children dealing with critical illnesses.

Eli Young Band, who opened for Keith on tour and was signed to his record label Show Dog Nashville, will headline the denim and diamonds-themed dinner and auction on May 31 at Riverwind Casino with support from local band The Bottom of The Barrel.

Keith’s longtime friends Bob Stoops, University of Oklahoma’s former football Head Coach, and Jim West, business executive and Founder of NCAA golf’s Jim West Challenge,  are set to emcee. Gene McKown will step in as the auctioneer. The shotgun start begins June 1 at Norman’s Belmar Golf Club.

To date, the event has raised a total of nearly $18 million, with the 19th installment raising a record $1.8 million. Late last year, Keith told KWTV News 9’s Robin Marsh, “[OK Kids Korral is] my best gift I’ve ever given to the world. One of the first things I thought of when I got cancer was who’s gonna take care of the Korral? Who will carry that torch?”

“The first ‘Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic’ was held under a tent and people recall the ‘mud pit’ being one of the best parts. Toby and his friends came together that year to raise money for children with cancer and they did it while having fun,” says Juliet Nees-Bright, Executive Director, The Toby Keith Foundation. “Now, 20 years later, we are getting ready to host our first event without Toby acting as the emcee, ribbing us to donate and entertaining us throughout the night. This year will be a balancing act as we remember him, but also honor his wishes to continue throwing one hell of a party. Let’s make Toby proud!”

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Dylan Schneider. Photo: Spidey Smith

Dylan Schneider will hit the road this fall on his headlining “Bad Decisions” tour. MaRynn Taylor will serve as support on the run.

“I’m so excited to announce my ‘Bad Decisions’ Tour and that MaRynn Taylor will be joining me,” shares Schneider. “I’ve been hitting the road harder than ever this year. Starting the year off with Nate Smith, making my Stagecoach debut then going out with Kane Brown, I can’t wait to keep it going. I’m working on even more new music, and I can’t wait to see what you think!”

Schneider dropped his Bad Decisions EP last month to critical acclaim. The title track and namesake of the tour amassed over four million TikTok views and 10 million streams. In his career, he has amassed over 350 million streams and accumulated 1.8 million social media followers. The 24-year-old has toured with Florida Georgia Line, Morgan Wallen, Scotty McCreery and more.

Schneider’s 24-date “Bad Decisions” tour will kick off on Sept. 30 in Vancouver before making stops in Seattle, Houston, Chicago and more. The run will wrap up on Dec. 8 in Indianapolis. Tickets go on sale this Friday (May 24) at 10 a.m. local time.

Tyler Hubbard. Photo: Jimmy Fontaine

Tyler Hubbard has earned his third consecutive solo No. 1 with his latest single “Back Then Right Now.”

“Back Then Right Now” topped the Country Aircheck and Billboard Country Airplay charts after spending two weeks at the No. 1 spot in Canada. The track was written by Hubbard alongside Jessie Jo Dillon, David Garcia and Geoff Warburton and is the first single from Hubbard’s sophomore album Strong, amassing more than 78 million cumulative streams to date.

“I’m so thankful to have my third consecutive No. 1 single on country radio, and it feels surreal to have it happen on the two-year anniversary of starting this journey with the release of ‘5 Foot 9,’” says Hubbard. “The past two years have been amazing, and I’m grateful for all the support from country radio, the fans, and my UMG Nashville/EMI team. I’m excited to keep it going and keep telling my story through my music, songwriting, and live shows, and I’m happy we’re all on this ride together.”

The 22-time No. 1 hitmaker recently announced his headlining “Strong World Tour,” which kicks off in Indianapolis on Sept. 6 and culminates with a hometown show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Nov. 21. He’s also touring with Kane Brown as part of his “In The Air Tour.”

Pictured (clockwise from top left): Kerry Wolfe, Cheryl Broz, Kristen Brust and John Lessard

Galaxy Label Group, the record label launched by country duo LoCash in partnership with Skip Bishop and Butch Waugh’s Studio2Bee Entertainment, has added four new staff members to create its Promotion team.

The group will be led by VP of Promotion Kerry Wolfe, who brings 32 years of experience as Senior VP of Programming for iHeartMedia Milwaukee as well as two years of experience as Director of Promotion Southeast for Stone County Records to the role.

“Kerry comes to Galaxy as one of the brightest of stars,” shares LoCash’s Preston Brust. “His encyclopedic knowledge of media and insight into the new consumer discovery patterns has already made Galaxy vastly more energized and ready to succeed.”

Wolfe will be joined by Cheryl Broz as Head of National Field Promotion. Prior to joining Galaxy, Broz rose through the ranks to become Music Director at KRBE in Houston before going on to serve as an independent radio consultant for Crave Records, Columbia Records, Arista Records, EMI, Island-Def Jam and Curb Records.

“Cheryl’s arrival at Galaxy is punctuated with a lineage of executive experience,” adds the duo’s Chris Lucas. “Both her radio and major-label resume includes leadership in country, pop, Christian and adult contemporary genres as well. Cheryl has always been a forward thinker, and is a pioneer in market research and how digital consumption is utilized for exposure. She is brilliant and tenacious.”

Additionally, Kristen Brust has joined the team to handle National Promotion Strategies. She formerly served as a promotion executive at Big Machine Records, and also worked at multiple major market radio stations including KBEQ (Q-104) in Kansas City, Missouri and WWWW (W4 Country) in Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as the iHeart Podcast Network.

“Kristen’s boundless creativity and innate vision of fans’ discovery habits made her a meteoric rising star during her early radio and label career,” notes Bishop. “Having her at Galaxy and returning to the industry is refreshing news to many!”

Finally, John Lessard has joined the team focused on the label group’s National Promotion and Touring efforts. Currently serving as tour manager for LoCash, Lessard spent 12 years in the same role with Chase Rice and is also a partner at artist development company Two Tone Music Group.

“John is the ultimate bootstrap, DIY master and student of the industry,” says Waugh. “He brings to Galaxy an extensive roadmap of relationships, knowledge and experience with connecting the dots between performance, airplay and consumer engagement. Johnny is a powerful mixture of intelligence and charm, and has a refreshing youthful vision of the current music marketplace.”

Wolfe can be reached at kerry@galaxylabelgroup.net, Broz at cheryl@galaxylabelgroup.net, Brust at kristen@galaxylabelgroup.net and Lessard at john@galaxylabelgroup.net.