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Carly Pearce Unveils “Closer To You” Music Video

Keeping an honest conversation with her fans, Carly Pearce invited them to preview her new music video for “Closer To You” leading up the exclusive YouTube premiere. They shared a massive group chat as the hard-working talent took a pause from recording with her producer busbee for a forthcoming sophomore album on Big Machine Records.

“It’s no secret I want my fans to experience this exciting journey alongside me – from awards, tours and even my special relationship with Michael,” elaborated Carly. “As the lyrics say, ‘all I wanna do is get closer to you’ and that really rings true for me so I was happy to spend a little time chatting online before we all watched the video for the first time.”

Filmed in Nashville with director Mason Dixon, the moody tone captures lights-down-low moments and gentle embraces. The scenes shift as Carly lingers in an emerald frock yearning for her beloved before they are united in “a fast car, gassed up, sitting in the drive way.”

Carly maintains speed as she continues her co-headline THE WAY BACK TOUR leading up to travels across Europe and Australia next month for her first appearances at C2C and CMC; respectively. As her international trek ensues, the Kentucky native will vie for iHeartRadio Music Awards Best New Country Artist as the only female in the category when the show airs March 14 on FOX (8-10pm ET/PT tape-delayed). In May, Carly joins Jason Aldean’s RIDE ALL NIGHT TOUR following last year’s major stints alongside Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Rascal Flatts and Thomas Rhett.

For tour dates and more, visit CarlyPearce.com and follow along at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Scotty McCreery Tops The Charts With Hit Single “This Is It”

Fresh off of his headlining Seasons Change Tour, Triple Tigers recording artist Scotty McCreery earns his second consecutive No. 1 single with the romantic love song “This Is It,” as the single reaches the top spot on both the Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck Country Airplay charts.

“This Is It” is the second single from McCreery’s 2018 album, Seasons Change, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart. McCreery, who married longtime love Gabi Dugal in June 2018, wrote the song with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis specifically about his heartfelt proposal. Footage from their wedding can be seen in the single’s music video which topped the “GAC Top 20 Countdown” for multiple weeks.

Their wedding was spotlighted in both People and The Knot, with the couple also featured on the current cover of Southern Bride. “This Is It” follows McCreery’s deeply reflective and acclaimed “Five More Minutes,” which reached the No. 1 spot last February just ahead of the album’s release and is nearing double-Platinum status.

“I wrote ‘This Is It’ for Gabi,” said McCreery. “It’s our song. I played it for her just an hour after I proposed. I sang it to her at our wedding. She’s who I see in my mind when I perform it on the road every night. Watching our love story become my second No. 1 hit is something Gabi and I will treasure always. I am so thankful to country radio and my fans who have stood with me from day one for making my dreams come true.”

The singer/songwriter wrapped up his headlining, 14-city Seasons Change Tour with special guests Jimmie Allen and Heather Morgan on January 26 in Westbury, NY. The tour saw multiple sold-out performances from Raleigh, NC to Boston, MA and beyond. “CMT Hot 20 Countdown” recently broadcast an episode filmed almost entirely at the Atlanta date on his tour.

Achieving one of the strongest first weeks for a country music album in the last year, Seasons Change moved over 40,000 albums in the first week alone. For the first time, McCreery is featured as a songwriter on all the album’s tracks. With themes such as losing loved ones, moving out on his own, falling in love and coming of age, Seasons Change is a reflective and honest narrative of the artist’s experience navigating life in his early twenties. The album was produced by Frank Rogers, Aaron Eshuis and Derek Wells.

Although McCreery has said that 2018 has been his favorite year so far, 2019 is off to a monumental start for the artist. Though the Seasons Change Tour has wrapped, fans can still catch McCreery on the road all year. Visit www.ScottyMcCreery.com for tour dates.

Brooks & Dunn Return With Forthcoming Release of “REBOOT” Collaboration Album

The best-selling duo of all time, Brooks & Dunn, announced Nashville’s best kept secret today with the news that their forthcoming collaboration project REBOOT will be available April 5 (Arista Nashville/Sony Music Nashville). Brooks & Dunn hit the studio for the first time together since 2007 joined by an eclectic cast of country’s hottest rising talent and producer Dann Huff to remake 12 timeless Brooks & Dunn hits.

Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Brett Young, LANCO, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Luke Combs, Midland, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Tyler Booth and Kacey Musgraves call the shots on the all-new arrangements of face-to-face collaborations with Brooks & Dunn.

What emerged from a year of top-secret sessions ranges from edgy-rock intensity to heartbroken EDM, and from retro honky-tonk fun to the exposed nerves of a reflective acoustic ballad. Offering the first taste of what to expect from the forthcoming release, the revered duo’s takes on “Brand New Man” with Luke Combs and “Believe” with Kane Brown are available HERE.

“This whole experience has been humbling to say the least. What a cool rush to hear somebody do one of your tunes in a unique way, and it still holds up,” said Ronnie Dunn. “That’s the greatest compliment you can get as an artist. People used to ask us all the time about the legacy we wanted to leave, and it’s honestly just that – you hope the music stands up over time. This is the first opportunity we’ve had to run it up a new flagpole…and it really flies.”

“They’re making their own music,” Kix Brooks adds about the REBOOT guest list. “But just like we did, they still remember and respect the music they grew up with. It makes you feel good that these acts were inspired by us in some small way.”

It was a chance meeting between Luke Combs and the duo’s long-time manager that sparked the whole project, when he had explained what the duo meant for his own music. “Brand New Man” offers a brawny, almost gleeful rendition that is a revelation, baptized with a splash of high-energy nostalgia.

In similar fashion, Kane Brown took a faithful approach to the spiritually-charged “Believe.” With its breathtaking emotional beauty, Brown tapped into something so genuine it must be heard to be truly comprehended.

“Brooks & Dunn’s music absolutely had a tremendous impact on me,” said Combs. “To me, they invented that foot stomping, driving sound. And it’s so cool that this has turned into such an awesome album, with artists that actually grew up listening to Brooks & Dunn. Their music was so influential to us that having the chance to come in and bounce ideas off the guys and sing with them in the studio was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

“I’ve never really sung in the studio with someone else, especially not with someone whose voice is as good as Ronnie’s,” said Kane Brown. “For him to be looking at me on the other side of the glass, and both of us singing, it was just awesome. It felt like we just got comfortable around each other, so we were really able to kill it.”

To go into the studio with Brooks & Dunn for the making of “Brand New Man” with Luke Combs click HERE and for “Believe” with Kane Brown click HERE.

For more information, visit www.brooks-dunn.com.

Riley Green Introduces New Track “In Love By Now”

During a recent string of sold-out headline dates, Riley Green introduced “In Love By Now” to fans who quickly found their new favorite song. His usual Southern charm may have audiences nationwide entranced, but not the girl that got away as he wonders what she might be doing now.

Riley wrote the unrequited track, available everywhere, with Rhett Akins, Marv Green and Ben Hayslip. Listen Here: https://RileyGreen.lnk.to/ILBN.

With his current single “There Was This Girl” in the Top 10, Riley recently made his national debut on NBC’s TODAY and announced plans to join Brad Paisley’s 2019 World Tour. Billboard has praised the Alabama native’s work ethic and commitment to his fans saying, “Green describes his success as ‘accidental,’ which is perhaps his humble Southern way of saying he simply put in the work the old-fashioned way. No gimmicks, no viral moments, no co-signs from a more established artist, just playing shows — a lot of them.”

Riley capped off 2018 with his Grand Ole Opry debut and was also selected for the Opry’s NextStage Program, laying a nice foundation for the Rolling Stone Country’s “Artists You Need to Know.” Already in 2019, he has been named a CMT Listen Up Artists and one of MusicRow’s Next Big Things while Taste of Country declares, “Riley Green is the newcomer to see,” and he “is clearly an artist on the cusp of stardom.”

Fueled with good-natured rebellion, respect for tradition and steady touring throughout the country, Riley built a fierce following on social media and at live shows ahead of his IN A TRUCK RIGHT NOW EP release on BMLG Records. The project highlights his songwriting capabilities with relatable songs such as “There Was This Girl,” “Same Old Song,” “Break Up More Often” and “In A Truck Right Now.”

For a full list of tour dates and more, visit RileyGreenMusic.com.

Rascal Flatts Announce Their “Summer Playlist Tour” Featuring Star-Studded Opening Acts

Superstar vocal group and the pinnacle of touring warriors Rascal Flatts, announced their stacked headlining SUMMER PLAYLIST TOUR. Kicking off at two thirds of the group’s home state of Ohio with a stop in Cincinnati on May 16, the trio revealed they will be curating a playlist of special guests to join them on the road this summer.

Known for championing artists in the country genre, Rascal Flatts has invited Lee Brice, Billy Currington, Jordan Davis, Jimmie Allen, Morgan Evans and LoCash to join them on select dates along the way.

“We’ve been so fortunate on our journey to be able to have the best of the best new and established artists join us out on tour,” said Gary LeVox. “It’s been awesome to see those artists go on to such amazing successes. We’re excited this year to be able to have an awesome lineup of special guests, and we’re just ready to get back out on the road this summer. We can already feel that this tour is going to rock, come see it live!”

Fans can purchase tickets now for select cities as part of Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com or beginning Friday, February 15 in Cincinnati, St Louis, Chicago, West Palm Beach and Tampa. Additional dates will continue to rollout over the coming weeks.

**Please check RascalFlatts.com for more information on special guests for each date