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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: ATLANTA IS THE FIRST SOUTHERN STOP ON THE GARTH BROOKS WORLD TOUR with TRISHA YEARWOOD AFTER 18 YEARS, GARTH RETURNS TO ATLANTA!!! CONCERT WILL BE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19th, 6:30 PM AT THE PHILIPS ARENA IN ATLANTA, GA LOS ANGELES- JULY 30, 2014- The first southern stop on The Garth Brooks World Tour is Atlanta. It will be the first time Garth has played Atlanta in 18 years. The concert will be Friday, September 19th, 6:30 PM at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. Tickets will be on sale Friday, August 8th at 10:00 AM EST. There will be a six ticket limit per purchase. They can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster Express 1-866-448-7849. Please note there will be no sales at the venue box office or Ticketmaster outlets on August 8th. Tickets will cost $56.94 plus $4.56 tax, a $4.00 facility fee and a $6.00 service charge, totaling $71.50. About Garth Brooks Certified by the RIAA in 2000 as the #1-selling solo artist in U.S

GARTH BROOKS SHATTERS HIS PREVIOUS RECORD FOR TICKET SALES IN CHICAGO AND IS STILL SELLING LOS ANGELES- JULY 25, 2014- One show was planned but more were added, Garth Brooks has shattered his previous ticket sales for Chicago. Not bad for the first stop on his world tour. It will be the first time Garth has played Chicago in 17 years. "On October 21-26 and December 18-19, 1997, Garth set a personal record in Chicago when he sold 141,717 paid admissions. Today, for the first city on his world tour he has already exceeded his personal record and continues to sell," said Ben Farrell. The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood will begin September 4 at 7:30pm. Subsequent dates in Chicago are September 5 at 6:00pm, September 6 at 6:00pm and 10:30pm, September 11 at 7:30pm, September 12 at 6:00pm and 10:30pm, September 13 at 6:00pm and 10:30pm and September 14 at 7:30pm at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL.

DIERKS BENTLEY WRAPS THE WEEKEND WITH SELL OUTS ACROSS THE WEST COAST ON THE 2014 RISER TOUR Smash Hit Of The Summer "Drunk On A Plane" Soars Up the Top Five At Country Radio This Week Nashville, TN – July 28, 2014 – Country Music Star Dierks Bentley made an unforgettable run of 2014 RISER TOUR dates across the west coast this weekend, beginning with a capacity crowd at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater on 7/23. The tour’s biggest weekend yet also included full houses at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre and San Diego's Sleep Train Amphitheatre. The highlight for the weekend, however, was the Grammy nominated singer's return to his hometown of Phoenix to perform for more than 17,000 fans at the Ak-Chin Pavilion. In total disbelief, Bentley told the enthusiastic hometown crowd, "For those of you who don't know me, you're participating in the best night of my life right now." Bentley went on to humbly dedicate both of his GOLD certified No. one hit

LUKE BRYAN ANNOUNCES SIXTH ANNUAL FARM TOUR “5-hour ENERGY® Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2014” October 1 – October 11, 2014 NASHVILLE - (July 28, 2014) – For the sixth consecutive year country superstar Luke Bryan will launch a series of fall concerts this October known as the Farm Tour. This year’s Farm Tour adds stops in Knoxville, Tennessee and Gainesville, Florida and is scheduled to begin on October 1 in Knoxville, Tennessee and will continue through October 11 in Macon, Georgia. Last year Luke performed for over 115,000 fans in eight Farm Tour towns breaking the previous year’s record. A portion of the proceeds are granted for local college scholarships (“Luke Bryan Farm Tour Scholarship”) to students from a farming family within the communities the tour plays. Farm Tour 2014 October 1 Knoxville, Tennessee Maple Lane Farms October 2 Auburn, Alabama Ingram Farms October 3 Tallahassee, Florida

JASON ALDEAN TURNED UP THE HEAT WITH BACK TO BACK SOLD OUT BURN IT DOWN TOUR STADIUM SHOWS THIS WEEKEND Nashville, TN - July 21, 2014 - Two time ACM “Male Vocalist of the Year” Jason Aldean left the midwest smoking this weekend after headlining his BURN IT DOWN TOUR, which sold out back to back stadium shows at Progressive Field (Cleveland, OH on 7/18) and Great American Ballpark (Cincinnati, OH on 7/19). Critics echoed fan enthusiasm, claiming “at times it appeared as though the stadium was ablaze” (Cincinnati Enquirer) and confirming the tour was “worthy of stadium status” (Cleveland Plain Dealer). The shows marked the first of a string of MLB stadium stops on Aldean's BURN IT DOWN TOUR that will also see him play Nationals Park (Washington, DC on 7/25); PNC Park (Pittsburgh, PA on 7/26) and Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia, PA on 8/1) over the next two weeks in addition to two upcoming sold out nights at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre. For a full list of upcoming tour dat

Gold Certified Single Becomes His 6th # 1 NASHVILLE, TN – Chris Young is having fun! His single, “Who I Am With You,” sits atop the Mediabase Country Singles Chart, it has been certified Gold, and he’s spending the summer doing what he loves most, on the road performing for the fans. “Yeah, I’m pretty happy right now,” said the singer-songwriter who has 6 #1 singles to his credit. “Everybody is looking for that one person who lets them be themselves and, whether we want to admit it or not, pushes us to be a better person,” said Chris. “This song couldn’t say it any better and I’m glad I got to be the person to sing it.” “Who I Am With You” was written by Marv Green, Jason Sellers and Paul Jenkins. In addition to topping the charts, Chris Young’s “Who I Am With You” claimed the #1 spot in Rolling Stone’s poll of Best Country Songs of 2014. The 29-year old singer is also earning rave reviews for his live show, with The Times Tribune declaring “headliner status is just around th

London, UK – Dolly Parton earns, yet, another sales award as her 42nd studio album, Blue Smoke – The Best Of, has been certified Gold by the BPI and remains #3 on the official UK chart in its sixth week of release. “Dolly could not be any happier,” says Dolly’s manager Danny Nozell, CEO CTK Management. “She has worked very hard over the past several years to create the momentum that we have going. Everyone at Dolly Records and Sony Music has done an outstanding job with making Dolly’s new music available and the sales prove it.” Blue Smoke – The Best Of, includes her latest studio album Blue Smoke featuring "Home", "Blue Smoke" and new duet with long- time collaborator and friend Kenny Rogers and even a Bon Jovi cover! Alongside her greatest hits on disc 2 featuring the classics such as "Jolene", "9 to 5", "Islands in the Stream", "Little Sparrow", "Here You Come Again" and "I Will Always Love You"

NASHVILLE - July 21, 2014 - GRAMMY nominated country superstar, Blake Shelton, celebrated a sold-out stadium show at Chicago's Wrigley Field this weekend, topping out capacity with over 40,000 fans in attendance. Joining the short list of artists who have performed at the iconic setting, Shelton is only the fourth country artist to have ever appeared at the 100 year-old ballpark. Currently on the road for his "Ten Times Crazier Tour 2014," which also includes sold-out shows August 1st at NYC's Madison Square Garden and October 4th at Los Angeles' Hollywood Bowl, Shelton was quick to thank his fans. "This proves once again that country music has the best and most-dedicated fans around. I love each and every person for joining me at Wrigley Field last night and just hope everybody had as much fun as I did," Shelton said. "I'm really proud to represent country music everywhere, but especially excited to have shared this occasion with all the

BRAD PAISLEY MAKES GOOD ON HIS OFFER TO SARAH DARLING; PAIR PERFORMS “WHISKEY LULLABY” TOGETHER ON GRAND OLE OPRY NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 19, 2014) Last night on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, country superstar and Opry member Brad Paisley and former Rising Star contestant Sarah Darling performed Paisley’s hit “Whiskey Lullaby.” This was the fulfillment of the invitation he extended to Darling last week during the live broadcast of ABC’s new hit singing competition Rising Star after she was eliminated from the show by just a fraction of a percentage in the votes. Paisley introduced Darling before the performance, saying “Welcome home – back to the place you belong, Nashville, Tenn.” Darling responded, “There’s no place like home.” Tune in for Rising Star on ABC, Sunday evenings through August 24, 9:00pm ET.

Promoters for Kenny Chesney's August concert at Flora-Bama have issued an apology for the confusion surrounding ticket distribution. The Facebook post reads as follows: "When we said come to kennychesney.com/florabamajama at 7 am, we thought people would show up, but we never anticipated 140,000 hits in less than five minutes! It collapsed the system, sent us scrambling and -- proud of the power of the No Shoes Nation on the move -- we got the site back up in thirty minutes. Unfortunately, fans received conflicting responses. Too many RSVP messages went out. Suddenly people who thought they had wristbands were told they were on the waiting list. What could be more disappointing? And we get it. Anyone who received the confirmation of their wristbands on the RSVP page will receive an email tomorrow with the details of the show and where to pick up their credentials As Kenny said: “I never want to let my fans down. When I heard what happened, I told my team: there’s got

Nashville, TN – July 18, 2014 – Seven-time GRAMMY winning trio Lady Antebellum announced today that their fifth studio album 747 will land in stores on Sept. 30. The album’s sultry lead single “Bartender” is already soaring up the country charts to become one of their fastest rising singles. Nathan Chapman co-produced the 11-song disc with Lady A for the Capitol Records Nashville release. “We unanimously knew that our album title had to be 747,” said Lady A’s Hillary Scott. “The track itself has this pushing, driving spirit about it that sums up our attitude right now. We are pushing ourselves as a band and as songwriters…taking ourselves out of our comfort zone and not taking ourselves too seriously. There's an urgency and an energy to it that we've never released before." “We are so ready to get this music out,” continued Charles Kelley. “To get the reaction we’ve gotten from ‘Bartender’ has only made us more fired up about the rest of these songs!” “We had the

statement from Garth Brooks regarding the Croke Park concerts: "I have always been advised to NEVER send a message in “the moment.” It is said it is best to take a walk, wait awhile, and think about it. With that said, I just received the news the Dublin City Council cannot change their earlier ruling to not allow the licenses for all five shows. To say I am crushed is an understatement. All I see is my mother’s face and I hear her voice. She always said things happen for a reason and for the right reason. As hard as I try, I cannot see the light on this one. So it is with a broken heart, I announce the ticket refunds for the event will go as posted by TicketMaster. I want to thank the Irish authorities for going the distance for all of us who wanted to share songs and dance together. I really want to thank all the people around the world that continued to think good thoughts that this would actually happen. Most of all, to Peter Aiken and those 400,000 people who belie

Nashville, TN July 8, 2014 -- John Anderson, Paul Craft, Tom Douglas and Gretchen Peters will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in October, according to an announcement made today by Pat Alger, chair of the organization’s Board of Directors. The four new inductees will join the 192 existing members of the elite organization when they are officially inducted during the 44th Anniversary Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Dinner & Induction Ceremony on Sunday, October 5th at the Music City Center. "Here in Nashville where the music industry has always been built on a foundation of great songs written by legendary songwriters, each year only a few are elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame," said Alger. "This year we are very pleased to welcome the class of 2014: Tom Douglas and Gretchen Peters in the songwriter category; Paul Craft in the veteran songwriter category and John Anderson as ou

The cancellation of the five Garth Brooks concerts in Croke Park will see the Dublin publicans lose out on up to €15m in revenue, according to the Vintners Association. A decision will be made by Tuesday as to whether any of the planned concerts concerts will go ahead. The Licensed Vintners Association (LVA) has urged Dublin City Manager Eoin Keegan to reverse his decision not to allow two of the proposed five gigs to go ahead. Brooks, meanwhile, has given an "all five concerts or nothing" ultimatum. The LVA has said that Dublin “simply cannot afford” for the sell-out gigs not to go ahead. “This is still a very difficult economy for every business in the city and the Garth Brooks concerts promised a hugely significant financial boost for pubs and for the wider hospitality industry,” O’Keeffe, Chief Executive of the LVA said. “It is simply unbelievable that the City Manager who oversees a penal Commercial Rates and Water Charge regime for businesses in the City took