Walker McGuire Set To Release Self-Titled Debut EP January 12

Hot newcomers Walker McGuire (composed of Jordan Walker and Johnny McGuire) announced that their self-titled debut EP will be available on January 12 via Wheelhouse Records. Additionally,  the duo’s addictive new single “Lost” is available immediately at all digital platforms and streaming services. Currently on its way to Country radio, the soaring, up-tempo new song will officially impact airwaves on January 16.

Guided by veteran producer Mickey Jack Cones (Dustin Lynch, Joe Nichols), the hotly-anticipated EP features the duo’s brand new single as well as breakthrough Top 40 debut “Til Tomorrow,” which has earned over 22 MILLION streams on Spotify. Co-written entirely by Walker McGuire, the EP also showcases the boisterous party-starter “Best Kinda Bad,” the introspective and lyrically ambitious “Mysteries of the World,” and a nostalgic tip of the hat to small town living with the wildly relatable “18 Forever.”

Named one of Rolling Stone Country’s “New Country Artists You Need To Know,” Walker McGuire is currently on the road introducing its new music to fans supporting Kane Brown in select cities. The rising act will continue to tour coast-to-coast into 2018 supporting labelmate Granger Smith’s headlining Don’t Tread On Me Tour. The duo will also appear at several major festivals next year including a first-time performance at Stagecoach.

For tickets and more information, please visit: www.WalkerMcGuire.com/tour

Walker McGuire track listing:
1) “Mysteries Of The World” (Johnny McGuire, Jordan Walker, Chris Dubois, Brent Anderson)
2) “Lost” (Jordan Walker, Justin Wilson, Kristian Bush)
3) “Til Tomorrow” (Jordan Walker, Johnny McGuire, Brian Carper, Trey Matthews)
4) “18 Forever” (Jordan Walker, Marc Beeson, Andrew Albert)
5) “Best Kinda Bad” (Jordan Walker, Johnny McGuire, Brian Carper)

Brett Young Reveals Music Video for Holiday Classic “O Holy Night”

MULTI-PLATINUM-selling artist Brett Young released the music video for his gorgeous version of “O Holy Night,” which premiered exclusively on Amazon Music. The video gives a behind-the-scenes look at Young recording in the studio alongside producer Dann Huff and a 10-player string section. Watch below, or click here. 

“‘O Holy Night’ has always been one of my favorites – it’s such a beautiful song,” Young said. “I loved getting to work with the amazing Dann Huff to come up with this unique arrangement, and having these incredible string players join us in the studio gave me goosebumps.”

The track is available through all digital outlets. Click here to listen: http://smarturl.it/BYOHolyNight.

Sugarland Returns With Brand New Single “Still The Same”

GRAMMY®, CMA and ACM Award-winning Country duo SUGARLAND announced their upcoming single, “Still The Same,” will be available worldwide with all digital partners on December 21. Signifying their return, the song will be released through a joint venture between Big Machine Records and UMG Nashville. The Big Machine Records’ radio promo team will introduce “Still The Same” to Country radio in 2018.
 
“We are thrilled for fans to hear our new music, especially this new single,” said Jennifer Nettles. “The title of the song is so meaningful to us as we want fans to know, we are still the same, we are still the same Sugarland they’ve known and loved”.

Kristian Bush added, “We want to finish where we left off. We always knew were going to make music again, so this has been the best of both worlds. We were able to take time to feed our personal passions, and we’re excited to come back together to create music as a band again.”

Currently back in the studio working on their new album and mapping out tour dates for 2018, Sugarland is set to perform at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 from New York City’s Times Square on December 31. For more information about upcoming music and tours, visit SugarlandMusic.com.

Chase Rice Makes Strong Debut During His First Ever Tour In Ireland and the UK

Nashville based country singer-songwriter Chase Rice, whose new album Lambs & Lions was released in November to much acclaim from both fans and critics, this week completed his first ever tour of the UK & Ireland, playing to sellout crowds across Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Dublin. Audiences were treated to a rare solo acoustic performance from the star, with songs from the new album, along with picks from further back in his catalogue, including fan favorite “Carolina Can” and a version of the Florida Georgia Line hit “Cruise,” which Rice co-wrote.

In his own words: “The fans that came out to the shows sang every word to every song, including album cuts from Lambs & Lions which is only a couple weeks old. Europe and the UK have true-to-the-core country music fans, and they genuinely blew our minds. Thank you for showing up and singing with us. The band and I are already planning our next tour as that was unreal!”

Among the positive reviews already stacking up for the tour, popular country website Nashville Over Here said “if you wanted an artist to get the party started, you’d be hard pressed to find one better than Chase”; while Entertainment Focus noted “it won’t be long before he’s selling out much bigger venues here”.

Rice reassured British & Irish fans he’d be back as soon as possible, with his full band. The new album Lambs & Lions is out now on BBR/BMG, with lead single “Three Chords and The Truth” gaining traction at radio on both sides of the pond.

Luke Bryan Celebrates Album Release with No. 1 Single “Light It Up”

Luke Bryan, ‘arguably the biggest star in Nashville’ (New York Times), released his new album What Makes You Country to rave reviews last week and now celebrates his 19th No. 1 single with “Light It Up” as it hits the top spot on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Country Aircheck charts. Li


The New York Times touted, “Bryan’s omnivorous approach to country production is arguably more ambitious and musically progressive; it’s certainly more in tune with the genre’s younger listeners.” And the Associated Press shares, “Bryan’s country is playful, inclusive, flirty and good-natured on the album.”

“Light It Up,” written by Luke and Brad Tursi, is the follow up to “Fast” which tallied as Luke’s 18thcareer No. 1 single and made Billboard chart history when he became the only artist in the 27-year history of the Billboard Country Airplay chart to garner six No. 1 singles from one album.Luke began his album launch week with a performance at the 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors gala in Washington, D.C. in honor of his good friend and idol Lionel Richie, who was among the five 2017 icons recognized for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. The show will air on Dec. 26, 9/8CT on CBS.  On Friday, Luke performed two songs from his What Makes You Country album on Good Morning America live from Opry City Stage in the heart of Times Square and sang the title track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Tomorrow Luke will perform “Most People Are Good” on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Luke made his first stop in New York City at Lennox Hill Hospital with Musicians On Call, to meet and perform for the staff and patients bedsides. Last week, Luke also performed songs from the new album for fans at events hosted by Pandora, NASH-FM and Samsung.

What Makes You Country was produced by Jeff Stevens and Jody Stevens and contains 15 songs, seven of them co-written by Luke including the title track.