Nashville News: Thursday, 10/22
Brad Paisley will be crushin' it all winter with a newly added leg of his tour.
He'll hit the road on January 21st in Jonesboro, Arkansas and make stops in the Northeast, Canada, the Midwest
and the Pacific Northwest before closing it out March 12th in Bloomington, Illinois.
Eric Paslay will open his shows, and Cam will perform on select dates.
Congrats to Randy Houser as he earned a gold certification for his single “Like A Cowboy.” Randy co-wrote the track which has garnered more than 500,000 sales and streaming units. He is still touring with
Luke Bryan on the “Kick the Dust Up” tour and Luke presented him with the gold plague onstage at a stop in Sacramento.
Nashville News: Wednesday, 10/21
Jake Owen says he'll reveal a lot more of his "real life" on his next album, which is due out next year.
He tells Rolling Stone, "I've been through a lot recently, and I'm not by any means going to change my vibe or
the way that I've made music for a while, but [I'll include] songs that are more relateable on a life level."
And along with that relateable album will be a headlining tour. Jake spent the summer opening for
Kenny Chesney, which has been a great education. He says, ”It's like going to school. You don't go to school
and become a lawyer or a doctor overnight. I'm sort of out here doing my residency, until I'm ready to open my own practice."
As the sun sets on Luke Bryan's Kick the Dust Up tour next week, he's already booked dates for a winter run. The Kill the Lights
tour debuts on February 18th in Evansville, Indiana and runs through May 14th in Oklahoma City.
Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch will be his special guests.
The ladies of Little Big Town are keeping busy outside of music. Last week,Karen Fairchild announced her clothing line,
and now comes word that Kimberly Schlapman will debut her housewares line for Cracker Barrel on November 12th.
Oh Gussie! is a collection of whimsical utensils, household decor, vintage-inspired dishes, nostalgic holiday items and the "Paw Paw Pottery Line" -- inspired by her father's new-found love of creating pieces for his family. The line is available exclusively at Cracker Barrel Stores or online.
Nashville News: Tuesday, 10/20
Cole Swindell is getting back to basics with his Down Home Sessions EP, which comes out November 6th,
and his Down Hometour, which kicks off November 11th in New York City.
Over the last couple of years, he's opened arena and stadium shows for Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney.
But he's looking forward to going back to where it all started for him -- small clubs.
Cole's next full-length album is expected out next year.
Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Blake Shelton have been added to the lineup for the 49th annual CMA Awards.
They join a bill that already includes Kelsea Ballerini, Miranda Lambert, Maddie and Tae, Kacey Musgraves,
Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. Eric Church will join musical forces with Hank Williams Junior, Thomas Rhett
collaborates with Fall Out Boy, and Keith Urban performs with John Mellencamp.
The CMA Awards, hosted by Carrie and Brad, will air live from Nashville on November 4th on ABC.
Nashville News: Monday, 10/19
Jason Aldean will get 2016 started with a new tour. The We Were Here tour starts January 14th in Moline,
Illinois and run through May 6th in Allentown, Pennsylvania with special guests Thomas Rhett and
A Thousand Horses.
He says, “This song pretty much sums up how I feel like me and my fans live our lives. That same excitement
is what we feel out there on the road every night, which made it a great name for next year’s tour."
Blake Shelton has hand-picked Chris Janson to join him on his tour next year.
Chris says, “I couldn't be more stoked to get on tour with my labelmate, Blake Shelton.
‘Boys Round Here’ is one of my favorite songs! I know we’re going to have a blast on the road
and it’s always exciting to play for the hometown crowd in Nashville."
Chris's debut album comes out on October 30th.
Luke Bryan scores his 14th number-one this week on the Mediabase chart with “Strip It Down.” Luke co-wrote the track and it is the second number-one from Kill the Lights, following “Kick the Dust Up.”