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Nashville, TN – (October 27, 2015) – Seven-time Grammy winner and Pollstar’s three-time top female country touring artist, Carrie Underwood, who just released her fifth studio album, Storyteller , will launch a new arena tour in 2016 to take her new music on the road. The Storyteller Tour - Stories in the Round , in association with award-winning cosmetics brand ALMAY, will kick off on January 30 in Jacksonville, Florida, playing 40 arenas across the U.S. and Canada.   “I can’t wait to play new music from Storyteller for the fans,” shares Underwood. “I am so blessed to have this career and get to do to the things I do, but there is nothing like that moment when I get to step onto the stage to sing and all the fans are singing along with me.”  The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round will be Underwood’s first tour “in the round.”  With the stage in the middle of the arena floor, the 360-degree setting will allow fans on all sides of the arena to get ...

Platinum-selling Artist Teams with America Remembers® to Release Commemorative 25th Anniversary Colt® .45 Pistol Nashville, Tenn. (October 27, 2015) - In celebration of his 25th anniversary in the music business and just in time for the holidays, country singer Aaron Tippin is teaming with  America Remembers®  to release the limited edition  Aaron Tippin Colt ®  .45 Pistol .  The commemorative gun will be available for purchase on Tuesday ,  December 1 ,  2015  exclusively at  americaremembers.com .  Pre-sale purchases are available now. "This year I've celebrated 25 years with great new music and also some really good wine," says Tippin.  "To be chosen to be commemorated by a company that has created guns for Elvis, John Wayne, Conway Twitty and George Jones is a huge honor.  America Remembers has always done beautiful firearm pieces.  I'm so proud to be included in this group." Tip...

Eleven Stadium Shows (w. More Ahead) Are 1 st First 2016 Tour Reveal Miranda Lambert Again Pairs with 8-Time Entertainer of the Year Sam Hunt, Old Dominion Are Also Part of All-Day Stadium Shows NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2015) After breaking nine attendance records – many his own – and selling in excess of 1.3 million tickets on The Big Revival Tour , Kenny Chesney wanted to harness the energy of last year’s audiences. Naming his 2016 tour Spread the Love to reflect the No Shoes Nation’s passion for living life and loving music, he’s announcing the first wave of shows for next year – starting with the already-on-sale April 23 concert at Auburn’s Jordan Hare Stadium. “People always want to know about the stadiums,” Chesney laughed, “because it’s a big show… a lot of music… and the kind of day people come together and celebrate friendship. We know a lot of people travel to these dates from all over, so to give them as much time as possible to get ready, I figure...

2016 Crushin’ It World Tour dates are as follows: January 21                   ASU Convocation Center                    Jonesboro, AR January 22                   Show Me Center                                  Cape Girardeau, MO January 23                   Corbin Arena                               ...

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SOLD-OUT SECOND ANNUAL ROUTE 91 HARVEST IN LAS VEGAS CAPTIVATES “25,000 SCREAMING FANS” Florida Georgia Line, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen And More Led The Destination Festival’s Lineup  Nashville, TN - Oct. 5, 2015 - The infamous Las Vegas Strip played host to the sold-out Route 91 Harvest crowd this past weekend where over 25,000 fans converged for the second annual three-day, two-stage country music festival.  With a superstar lineup including Florida Georgia Line, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Lady Antebellum, Jake Owen and more, festival-goers enjoyed performances across the weekend as well as everything else the festival had to offer.  Fans were able to experience a variety of onsite vendors, Vegas-style hospitality options and the opportunity to discover some of country’s newest talent at the festival’s “Next From Nashville” stage. 

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  (October 3, 2015) - The Grand Ole Opry® presented by Humana® celebrated its 90th birthday this weekend with superstar performances throughout four Opry shows, free Opry Plaza Birthday Parties, and more. Weekend performers rounded out each show by singing “Happy Birthday” alongside a larger-than-life Opry 90th birthday cake accompanied by sold-out audiences. After a surprise on-stage collaboration between The Oak Ridge Boys and Little Big Town on the Oaks’ classic “Elvira” Friday night, both groups were presented Opry member 90th anniversary member gifts by Opry Vice President and General Manager Pete Fisher. “For 90 years, Opry members have been the heart and soul of the show that made country music famous,” Fisher said. “Moments like these connecting generations of great country artists are what the Grand Ole Opry is all about.” The gifts to be presented to all members over the next few months are replicas of new backstage artwork unveiled Friday ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 2, 2015) – Fans were ecstatic when George Strait announced that he would be heading to Sin City for an exclusive concert series at the Las Vegas Arena in 2016 and releasing his new album, Cold Beer Conversation, last week. The demand for new music from Strait translated to an immediate sellout of all six dates of his “Strait to Vegas” run after tickets went on sale today, with more dates to be added. The staggering response from fans already prompted Strait to add two shows to the series, which is currently scheduled for April 22, April 23, September 9, September 10, December 2 and December 3, 2016 . GRAMMY, ACM and CMA Award-winning singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves will join him as support for the full run. With the release of the 13-track Cold Beer Conversation , fans and critics alike have made it known that the “King of Country Music” remains at the top of his game. The Plain Dealer proclaims that “the hardest part about reviewing George Strait...