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Kassi Ashton Joins Maren Morris' 'GIRL: The World Tour' For Select Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 07, 2019 Kassi Ashton, one of the most compelling rising stars in Nashville has announced she will be joining select dates of Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Maren Morris' 'GIRL: The World Tour' this fall, marking Kassi's first ever tour. ...
Country Music Association Opens Application For CMA Kixstart
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 01, 2019 The Country Music Association's application for the CMA KixStart Artist Scholarship is currently accepting submissions for its second class of recipients. The year-long program is designed to provide emerging artists with unique professional and educational opportunities to help build a solid busine...
Luke Combs' BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Remains #1 On Billboard's Country Airplay Chart For Seventh Consecutive Week
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2019 CMA and ACM Award-winning musician Luke Combs' 2x Platinum single, “Beautiful Crazy,” remains #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart for the seventh-straight week—tyingthe second longest run atop the chart since its launch in 1990 and a feat not achieved since Tim McGraw's “Live Like You Were Dying...
Luke Combs Announces 'Beer Never Broke My Heart' Fall Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 28, 2019 CMA and ACM Award-winning musician Luke Combs will extend his sold-out “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” through this fall. The newly confirmed dates commence September 26 at Rogers, AR's Walmart AMP and span through the end of the year culminating at Nashville, TN's Bridgestone Arena on December 13....
Luke Combs is First Artist to Top All Five Billboard Country Charts For Multiple Weeks
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 26, 2019 Luke Combs makes history this week as the first artist to simultaneously top all five Billboardcountry charts for multiple weeks: Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales (all dated March 30). The 2019 ACM Award-winner for New Mal...
Country Thunder Music Festival Heads to Kissimmee, Florida
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 19, 2019 Final details, stage lineups, and fan information is out now for this weekend's Country Thunder Florida 2019! The inaugural Florida event rolls into fabulous Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla. March 22-24....
Luke Combs wins Country Artist of the Year At iHeartRadio Music Awards
by Tori Hartshorn - March 15, 2019 Luke Combs was awarded Country Artist of the Year at last night's iHeartRadio Music Awards....
Luke Combs' THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Certified Double Platinum
by Tori Hartshorn - March 08, 2019 Luke Combs' breakthrough debut album This One's For You is now certified RIAA double Platinum. Since it's release June 2, 2017, the album has spent a total of 27 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, including 16 weeks in 2018—making it the highest selling country album ...
Luke Combs Leads All Five Billboard Country Charts This Week
by Tori Hartshorn - March 05, 2019 This week, Luke Combs becomes the second artist ever to top all five Billboard Country charts: Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales (all dated March 9)....
Luke Combs' BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Is #1 At Billboard Country Airplay Chart This Week
by Tori Hartshorn - February 25, 2019 Luke Combs' historic success continues this week with his latest single, “Beautiful Crazy,” reaching #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay, Hot Country Songs, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales charts. This is his fastest rising single to date (16 weeks) and makes Combs the first art...
Luke Combs Nominated For Two ACM Awards
by Tori Hartshorn - February 20, 2019 Luke Combs is nominated for two awards at the 2019 ACM Awards: Male Artist of the Yearand New Male Artist of the Year. The awards ceremony will be broadcast on CBS live from MGM Grand's Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 7 at 8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT....
Luke Combs Releases Acoustic Version Of BEAUTIFUL CRAZY
by Tori Hartshorn - February 15, 2019 An acoustic version of Luke Combs' platinum-certified single, “Beautiful Crazy,” is available now. Listen/share HERE. The stripped-down rendition celebrates “Beautiful Crazy” reaching #3 at country radio after only 14 weeks on the chart, making it Combs' fastest-rising single to date. The track was ...
Luke Combs Sells Out Summer Tour Dates
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 21, 2018 Luke Combs' recently added summer concerts as part of his extensive “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” are all sold-out. The six shows—at Detroit MI's DTE Energy Music Theatre, Columbia, MD's Merriweather Post Pavilion, Gilford, NH's Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion, Charleston, SC's Volvo Cars Stadium,...
LANCO, Granger Smith and More Added to Country Thunder Florida Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 12, 2018 Country Thunder Florida 2019 has added six more performers to play the inaugural central Florida festival, March 22-24 in Kissimmee, Fla. LANCO, Granger Smith (feat. Earl Dibbles Jr.), Maddie & Tae, Chris Lane, Tracy Lawrence and Restless Heart join previously announced headliners Toby Keith, Luke B...
Luke Combs Nominated for Best New Artist at 61st GRAMMY Awards
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 11, 2018 Luke Combs is nominated for Best New Artist at the 61st GRAMMY Awards. The live awards ceremony will be broadcast on CBS from Los Angeles' Staples Center on Sunday, February 10 at 8:00pm EST/7:00pm CST. ...
Luke Combs' Platinum-Certified BEAUTIFUL CRAZY Impacting Country Radio Today
by Tori Hartshorn - December 03, 2018 “Beautiful Crazy”—the new single from CMA Award-winning New Artist of the YearLuke Combs—is impacting country radio today. This is the first country single shipped to radio already Platinum-certified since Taylor Swift's “Red” in 2013....
Martina McBride, Lionel Richie and More Announced as Presenters for the CMA AWARDS
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 12, 2018 Country artist Jimmie Allen, nationally syndicated personality Bobby Bones, Country artist Kane Brown, ABC's “Dancing With The Stars'” Sharna Burgess, model and actress Olivia Culpo, Disney's “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms'” Mackenzie Foy, Country artists Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Dusti...
Chris Stapleton, Tim McGraw and Jake Owen to Headline 2019 Country Thunder Wisconsin
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 12, 2018 Country Thunder Wisconsin roars back into Twin Lakes this July 18-21, 2019. As Billboard announced today, festival organizers added several main stage acts while teasing a yet-to-be-announced major headliner who will join yet another stellar line-up for the Mid-West's favorite country music festival...
High Valley, Mitchell Tenpenney, Jimmie Allen Join Lineup for the Inaugural Country Thunder Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 08, 2018 Since announcing that Country Thunder will be rolling into fabulous Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Florida, next March, anticipation has reached a fevered pitch in the Sunshine State....
Luke Combs' SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME #1 on Mediabase and Billboard Country Airplay
by Tori Hartshorn - October 29, 2018 Luke Combs' “She Got The Best of Me” tops the Mediabase Country chart this week and returns to #1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart for the second straight week. Moreover, Combs' Platinum-certified debut album, This One's For You, is back at #1 on the BillboardCountry Albums chart this week. Sinc...
Luke Combs Secures Fourth-Consecutive #1 With SHE GOT THE BEST OF ME
by Tori Hartshorn - October 22, 2018 Luke Combs' “She Got the Best of Me” is #1 this week on Billboard's Country Airplaychart. This is Combs fourth-consecutive #1 single—following 3x platinum “Hurricane,” 2x platinum “When It Rains It Pours” and platinum “One Number Away”—which all appear onthe deluxe version of his platinum-certified ...
CMA Announces KixStart Artist Scholarship Recipients
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 18, 2018 The Country Music Association has selected rising stars Kassi Ashton, Travis Denning and Jameson Rodgers as recipients of the first-ever CMA KixStart Artist Scholarship. Throughout the next year, CMA and its staff will provide support for the three artists, helping connect each with professionals wi...
Luke Combs' 'Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour' Sells Out 23 of 28 Venues In First Weekend
by Tori Hartshorn - September 17, 2018 In yet another unprecedented milestone, Luke Combs sold out venues in 23 out of the 28 cities on his “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” since tickets went on sale this past Friday. Sold out venues include Greensboro, NC's Greensboro Coliseum, Greenville, SC's Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Columbus, OH's...
Luke Combs Announces His 2019 Headline Arena Tour
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 07, 2018 Luke Combs will kick off his “Beer Never Broke My Heart Tour” in 2019—his first ever headline arena tour, marking another major career milestone for the breakthrough musician. The extensive tour—which will feature special guests LANCO and Jameson Rodgers—will commence January 31 at Birmingham's Lega... |