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Jon Pardi has announced his first-ever holiday album, the 12-track collection Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi, was produced by Pardi, Bart Butler and Ryan Gore. Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi is due out October 27th – which is the same week Pardi is set to become the first California native inducted into the Grand Ole Opry.  Pardi wrote on social media: “Excited to announce my Christmas album is coming out on 10/27! We’re also having a big ole Christmas party in NYC on 12/16! Join my email + text list at http://jonpardi.com for presale info. All tickets on sale 10/6 at 10am”

Pardi will also be headlining a special holiday show at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on December 16th, with tickets available for purchase starting Tuesday, October 3rd. General on-sale begins Friday, October 6th at 10 am via Ticketmaster. Pardi will also perform live at Nashville’s favorite holiday tradition, the Opry Country Christmas shows, on November 26th, returning to the Grand Ole Opry House for the third year.

Pardi’s highly anticipated Mr. Saturday Night Tour kicked off the North American leg in Knoxville, TN over the weekend before heading to Pikeville, KY, and Savannah, GA.  It will next stops in Hollywood, Florida on October 5th.

To pre-save/pre-add ‘Merry Christmas From Jon Pardi’, head here.  For tour and ticket information, head to http://jonpardi.com.

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Lainey Wilson has earned her fifth No.1 at country radio with “Watermelon Moonshine”, which hit the top spot on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. “Watermelon Moonshine” took 18 weeks to reach No.1, making it the fastest climb to No.1 for a solo female song at country radio since Carrie Underwood did so with “Church Bells” in 2016.

Wilson said in a statement about ‘Watermelon Moonshine’: “This song is about the young, wild, crazy love that we all hope to experience. From locking eyes for the first time, to playing spin the bottle with an Ole Smoky mason jar, to being too crazy about each other to tame it, I am so happy with how Rachel Lynn Matthews and Sam Sherrod brought the vision to life through their portrayal of their innocently passionate characters.”

Wilson released a cinematic music video for ‘Watermelon Moonshine’ that followed actress Rachel Lynn Matthews as she reminisces about her past and the boy who stole her heart, played by Sam Sherrod. You can take a look at the video – here.

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Craig Morgan has recruited some of country music’s biggest stars to reimagine a few of his hit songs as collaborations on his upcoming EP, Enlisted, set for release next month. The forthcoming collection will include Trace Adkins, Luke Combs, Gary LeVox, Jelly Roll, Blake Shelton, and Lainey Wilson

Morgan made the announcement on social media, writing: “The ‘Enlisted’ EP featuring @lukecombs, @jellyroll615, @blakeshelton, @garylevox, @laineywilson and @traceadkins will be available everywhere on October 20! I can’t wait for y’all to hear new versions of some of your favorites along with a couple new ones. Pre-save and pre-add now ”

The six-track EP will include “International Harvester” (featuring Lainey Wilson), “Almost Home (featuring Jelly Roll)” “Redneck Yacht Club (featuring Blake Shelton),” “That’s What I Love About Sunday, (featuring Gary LeVox)” and two new songs: “Raise The Bar” (featuring Luke Combs), and “That Ain’t Gonna Be Me” (featuring Trace Adkins).

Enlisted will drop on October 20; to preorder, head here.

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Bailey Zimmerman has earned his third Country Radio No. 1 with ‘Religiously’, the title-track from his 2023 debut album released in May. Religiously joins Zimmerman’s previous two No. 1 singles — ‘Fall in Love’ and ‘Rock and A Hard Place’.  The 23-year-old’s Religiously LP made it to the Top 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

The Illinois native is currently serving as support for his good friend, Morgan Wallen, on his 2023 One Night At A Time world tour. Zimmerman will also launch his headlining North American ‘Religiously. The Tour’, kicking-off February 2024.

Bailey Zimmerman earns third consecutive No 1

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Chris Stapleton’s ‘All-American Road Show’ tour is heading to the UK and Ireland in 2024. Stapleton posted on his social media:  “JUST ANNOUNCED: The All-American Road Show goes across the pond to the United Kingdom and Ireland in October 2024 with special guest, @martystuarthq. Tickets on sale Friday, 9/29. Visit http://chrisstapleton.com/tour for more info & sign up for presale at http://StapletonFanClub.com”

The UK/Ireland leg of the All-American Road Show tour will take place from October 16-23 next year, making stops Manchester’s AO Arena, Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, Dublin’s 3Arena, Birmingham’s Utilita Arena and The O2 Arena in London. Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives will serve as support.

Tickets will go on sale at 10am on Friday, September 29 via Stapleton’s website.

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Dustin Lynch is hitting the road in 2024 for his Killed The Cowboy Tour, named after his upcoming album arriving September 29 and available for preorder now.

The trek kicks off April 2 in Nashville and will make stops in Charlotte, Raleigh, Indianapolis, Boston, Cedar Rapids and more before concluding May 11 in Council Bluffs. Singer/songwriter Skeez will serve as the opening act.

Tickets go on sale Friday, September 29, at 10 a.m. local time via Dustin’s website. Members of Dustin’s Stay Country Club will get presale access; to join the club, visit staycountryclub.com.

Dustin Lynch Announces 2024 Killed The Cowboy Tour In Support Of His Forthcoming New Album

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Luke Grimes announced he will drop his eight-song EP, Pain Pills or Pews, on October 20th. Produced by Dave Cobb, Grimes wrote six of the songs on the project.  Grimes shared on social media:  “I dont deserve this. Full stop. Yet, here it is. Im so grateful to everyone who has helped me get here. A dream of putting music out in the world and getting to share it live is now something of a reality. Thank you for listening and showing up. Pain Pills Or Pews EP out October 20th.”  Pre-save Pain Pills or Pews – here.

Shortly after the release of his debut EP, Grimes will be hitting the road this fall, making stops in Columbus, OH; Philadelphia; Minneapolis; Chicago; Austin; Washington, DC; and Boston. Grimes will also perform for the first time at the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival on September 24th in Franklin, TN and he will be returning to Stagecoach in Indio, CA in April 2024.

Grimes also dropped the first song from the EP, titled ‘Burn’;  you can take a listen to Burn – here.
Tickets for the fall dates are on sale now via Grimes’ website.

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The Oak Ridge Boys announced they will be hitting the road one last time off the ‘American Made: Farewell Tour,’ which includes tour dates in 2023 through 2024.

The band’s current lineup includes: lead singer Duane Allen, baritone singer William Lee Golden, tenor vocalist Joe Bonsall, and bass singer Richard Sterban. All four members joined in 1973, and this year marks their 50th anniversary together.

Golden said to Billboard: “When you’re saying farewell, there’s a lot of people you want to say farewell to. It’s all the people that supported you along the way, the ones that called the radio stations, the ones that come and bought tickets to see us sing and sat in the rain with the rest of us while we were able to play and sing music. It’s a lot of emotions because we as the Oak Ridge Boys are a family.”

Added Bonsall: “We’ve worked nearly 150 dates a year almost every year. We’ve never booked tours like a lot of groups do — making an album and doing maybe 50 or 60 days to support it. We may tour under a different tour name every year, but it’s really the never-ending tour. We’ve never known how to stop or slow down, for sure. So what we have put a concentrated effort in our thought pattern here in the last year or so into how can we slow it down some, but still keep moving forward.”

For information on the The Oak Ridge Boys  ‘American Made: Farewell Tour’, head to their official website.

The Oak Ridge Boys announce historic farewell tour

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Kane Brown has announced details for his 2024 “In The Air Tour.”

The tour, kicking-off in March 2024, will hit 29 cities including Toronto, Las Vegas, Atlanta and more before wrapping in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Field on Sept. 14. Brown will play five major stadium shows during the trek, returning to Fenway Park in Boston, where he made history earlier this year as the first black artist to sell out a headlining show in the venue’s 100-plus year history. Artists supporting him on various dates include Tyler Hubbard, Jon Pardi, Chris Young, Bailey Zimmerman, Cole Swindell, Parmalee, LoCash and RaeLynn.

Brown wrapped his “Drunk or Dreaming Tour” earlier this summer, which included his first headlining arena show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. He also wrapped the international leg of the same tour this year, which hit Sydney, London, Amsterdam and Berlin.

Tickets go on sale Oct. 5; head to kanebrownmusic.com for more information.

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Brantley Gilbert’s fan-favorite track of “Bury Me Upside Down (Live In Studio)” is being re-released with an acoustic reimagining.

The song is off Gilbert’s So Help Me God (Deluxe Edition) which featured 15 tracks all cowritten by Gilbert. Said Gilbert: “We’ve always been a little outside of the box when it comes to writing and recording. We always try to serve the song as it takes shape rather than shaping the song to serve us. If it’s asking for a harder edge, let’s do that. If it feels a little more introspective, let’s lean into that. This album intersects across a lot of different genres, and we’re proud to say that it’s something that happened naturally.”

Gilbert said of the new version of ‘Bury Me Upside Down (Live In Studio)’: “We’ve been having a blast playing this song out on the road. It raised its hand early on as a crowd favorite, so we wanted to give BG Nation this song in its purest form, hearing the guitars and vocals stripped-back, just like it sounded the day it was written with my buddies Brock Berryhill, Brian Davis, Brandon Day, Chase McGill, Josh and Taylor Phillips and Michael Ray.”

Take a listen to ‘Bury Me Upside Down (Live In Studio)’ – here.

Brantley Gilbert releases ‘Bury Me Upside Down’ acoustic version

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