Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival tour closed with a record-breaking 120,206 fans over two sold-out nights at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
Kip Moore opened a new skatepark at Veterans Park in San Marcos, Texas on Friday as part of the Comeback Kid Skatepark Project and Kip was on hand for the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Luke Bryan did some good in his home state of Georgia over the weekend. Before his two-night stand in Atlanta, he visited patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for an afternoon of music, autograph signings, meet-and-greets and fan questions. Just in case you were wondering his favorite foods are pizza and cheeseburgers. And his favorite song to perform during his concerts…”Country Girl (Shake It For Me)”.
Frankie Ballard scores his third number-one song on the Mediabase chart this week with “Young and Crazy”. It’s his third number-one hit from his album Sunshine and Whiskey following “Helluva Life” and the title track. Sam Hunt’s “House Party” follows at number-two, while Dustin Lynch’s “Hell of a Night” jumps to number-three. Thomas Rhett’s “Crash and Burn” and Chris Janson’s “Buy Me a Boat” round out the top five.
Produced by Jay Joyce (Little Big Town, Eric Church), "Smoke Break" was co-written by Carrie and the writing team behind her smash "Little Toy Guns." Even though many might take the song's title literal, the "American Idol" alum said that the tune, which is currently for purchase, is simply "an anthem for every hard-working person."
Luke Bryan has another number one to be proud of this week. He has landed on top of the Billboard Artist 100, which measures artist activity across Billboard’s most influential charts. Luke jumped to the top spot from number 13, thanks to his new album Kill the Lights debuting at number on both the Billboard 200 and the Country Albums charts. He is only the fifth country act to ever top the Artist 100, following Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Zac Brown Band.
Let the speculation begin. Carrie Underwood has some big news and she’ll be sharing it on Facebook at 5 P.M. ET on Thursday. During her special announcement, she’ll answer questions from her fans. Later that evening, she’ll be featured on Entertainment Tonight.
Luke Bryan’s fifth studio album, Kill the Lights, debuted at number-one on Billboard’s all-genre album chart this week. According to the magazine, the 13-track collection sold 345,000 units. It’s the largest sales week for a country album in three years – since Luke’s last album, Crash My Party.
Sara Evans will team up with 80’s rockers REO Speedwagon for the next episode of CMT Crossroads, which is set to premiere Saturday, September 19th. This will be Sara’s third time on Crossroads. She’s already done the show with Maroon 5 in 2008 and Joe Walsh in 2012 (and both were amazing). The Sara Evans/REO Speedwagon CMT Crossroads will tape Tuesday in Nashville.
Tomorrow, you can hear the brand new song from the Band Perry, titled 'Live Forever'. The Bull will play it at 9:30 AM and then various hours throughout the day.
Zac Brown Band had a huge weekend in Boston with a three-night stand at Fenway Park. More than 100,000 tickets were sold for the event. They played just over three hours on opening night…with a completely different track list than other shows on the tour.
Tim McGraw debuted his new single “Top of the World” on Twitter this past week and he dedicated it to the astronauts on the International Space Station. The astronauts tweeted back “You’re on Top of the World”…we orbit around it. Tim then asked the astronauts if they could fly the space Station over his next concert. Astronaut Scott Kelly replied “Maybe. Let me know where”. The song is the first single from Tim’s upcoming new album, due out later this year.
Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles has left her label. She announced this week that she has parted ways with Universal Music Group after 11 years. In a statement, Jennifer said this is the first step on a path she’s been wanting to take and that she’s excited about the next part of her journey. She also invited fans to stay tuned.
Luke Bryan is releasing his new album, Kill The Lights, on August 7th. But the country star is celebrating with an iHeartRadio Album Release Party the day before, on August 6th!
The best part is that ALL Luke Bryan fans will be able to watch Luke ~kick the dust up~ at the exclusive and intimate show. They can tune in to a live video stream of the concert on Thursday, August 6th, at 8 p.m. ET, right HERE.
Zac Brown Band will take over the beach at Riviera Maya, Mexico for a four-night concert vacation at the Hard Rock Hotel next year. Castaway With Southern Ground takes place January 27th through 31st and will be limited to just 2500 fans. Zac and crew get to Riviera Maya just as Luke Bryan and his Crash My Playa concert vacation wraps up. General On Sale begins a week from tomorrow. For more details, head to zbbcastaway.com.
Ready to kick the dust up with Luke Bryan? The country star is coming to New York City to celebrate his new record Kill the Lights with his iHeartRadio Album Release Party! Luke will perform new songs from his new album, which will be released on August 7th, along with a few Luke Bryan fan favorites.
But... you can tune in this Thursday at 8 to get the first glimpse of it!
94.9 The Bull's Big Country Fan Jam with Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, Canaan Smith, and Maddie & Tae is Saturday, September 19 at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre.
Enter here for a chance to win a VIP Experience at the show including upgraded seats, Meet & Greets, Carl Black VIP Club Passes, and more!
Luke Bryan has a full house these days. He and his wife Caroline are raising their two sons, Bo and Tate, along with his nephew and two nieces who lost both parents. Even though he has an extremely busy tour schedule, Luke tries his best to get home often so he doesn’t miss out on family time.
"There's even been a couple of times when I've flown home through the night to be home for one of Bo's baseball games early that morning. You just manage it."
Luke’s sister died suddenly in 2007 and her husband died of an apparent heart attack last year, leaving behind the three children to be cared for by Luke and Caroline.
