Kip Moore Announces PLEAD THE FIFTH TOUR

Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore announced that he will hit the road this fall for his headlining PLEAD THE FIFTH TOUR, kicking off on Oct. 19 in Bowling Green, OH.  Moore, who has trail-blazed his own path with his reputation-making live show, also revealed a stacked lineup announcing that Drake White and Jordan Davis will join him on the dates. Tickets for the must-see tour will go on sale on Aug. 18 at 10am CT here.

“Our live show has been such a focus for me and the band for many years,” said Moore. “We are constantly woodshedding and trying to come up with new ways to engage the loyal fan base we’ve developed such a bond with. I’ve always felt Drake is cut from the same cloth and his focus has always seemed to be on the things that matter. We’ve been talking about touring for years and we’re finally going to get that chance. It’ll be a blast to see what we come up with, and also see Jordan Davis build his fan base out here with us.”

Moore is also currently gearing up for the release of his highly-anticipated third studio album SLOWHEART (Sept. 8) available for pre-order now, and exclusively premiered the futuristic and concept-driven music video for “The Bull” on Billboard, available to watch here. The exclusive debut today marks the first track Moore has shared from the upcoming release, revered by Rolling Stone as a “leave-it-on-the table LP,” in addition to his current Top 15 single, “More Girls Like You.” 

PLEAD THE FIFTH Tour Dates:
10/19 Bowling Green, OH
10/20 Elkhart, IN
10/21 Niagara Falls, ON
10/26 Pittsburgh, PA
10/27 Grand Rapids, MI
11/2 Madison, WI
11/3 Indianapolis, IN
11/4 Detroit, MI
11/15 Clive, IA
11/16 Wichita, KS
11/17 Austin, TX
11/18 Fort Worth, TX
11/30 Norfolk, VA
12/1 Northfield, OH
12/2 Columbus, OH

Cole Swindell Scores 7th Consecutive No.1 Single with “Flatliner”

Platinum-selling recording artist Cole Swindell has hit the top of the charts- yet again- with his record-breaking 7th consecutive No. 1 single “Flatliner” featuring his mentor/good friend and 2017 WHAT THE HELL WORLD TOUR road mate, Dierks Bentley. “Flatliner” is Swindell’s tenth overall as a songwriter and breaks his own record, again, of being the only solo artist in the history of Country Aircheck/Mediabase to top the chart with his first SEVEN singles.

Swindell is one of the featured performers in this week’s “CMA Fest” TV special performing “Flatliner” (this week’s No. 1 single) with Bentley on Wednesday, August 16 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET).

Additionally, the video for “Flatliner,” directed by Michael Monaco, is in the Top 5 and rising on CMT Hot 20 Countdown this week.

“Every No 1 is special for so many reasons,” said Cole Swindell. “This one is really special because it’s a song I wrote with my mentor in mind. Never dreaming it would turn out like this for me! Dierks is not only my mentor but my friend and now I have a No 1 song I was blessed to get to record with him. He has been so gracious and supportive of me from the beginning. This feels amazing.”

“Flatliner,” written by Swindell, Matt Brownleewe and Jaron Boyer, is the third single from Swindell’s sophomore album You Should Be Here which also includes his Platinum-selling, 1 billion audience reaching multi-week No. 1 “You Should Be Here” and his sixth consecutive and last No. 1 and Gold-certified “Middle of a Memory.” The Georgia native’s self-titled debut album included four consecutive No. 1 singles including the Gold-certified “Let Me See Ya Girl,” along with Platinum-certified hits “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” “Ain’t Worth The Whiskey,” and “Chillin’ It.”

Swindell wraps up Dierks Bentley’s 2017 WHAT THE HELL WORLD TOUR on September 2 in Greenwood Village, CO.

For complete information and upcoming tour dates, sign up for the Down Home Crew at www.ColeSwindell.com.



Midland Unveils Details for Forthcoming Debut Album: On The Rocks

Country music trio Midland have unveiled the title, cover, and track list of their eagerly awaited debut album. ON THE ROCKS (Big Machine Records) is due September 22 and features 13 songs all written or co-written by members Mark Wystrach (lead vocals, guitar) Cameron Duddy (harmony vocals, bass) and Jess Carson (harmony vocals, lead guitar).

Formed in Dripping Springs, Texas, Midland hearken back to the vocal-forward, honky-tonk sound of Country music of the Seventies and Eighties, a time also when an artist’s personal style – colorful suits, tailored denim and well-worn hats – dovetailed with the music. But Midland aren’t throwbacks. Instead, as NPR’s Ann Powers described the band, they’re “revivalists,” putting their own spin on a classic sound and, in the process, making something old relevant again.

The songs of ON THE ROCKS range from lush Urban Cowboy anthems to loose desert campfire jams. Lead single “Drinkin’ Problem” – now certified GOLD – was written by the trio with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne and provides Country music with the definitive drinking tune of 2017. “Make a Little,” a rollicking love song, soars with the brotherly harmonies of Wystrach, Duddy and Carson, while “Something on the Wind” recalls the Eagles’ iconic intro to “Seven Bridges Road.” “Check Cashin’ Country,” a solo composition by Carson, is the band’s true-life road diary: the tale of a Country-Rock band trying to make time to sleep as they hustle from gig to gig.

“We’ve poured our hearts and souls into writing and making these songs and are extremely proud of what we’ve been able to create,” said Wystrach.

“On The Rocks is a confluence of our musical tastes and our reverence for classic country,” said Duddy.

“This record is truly a nod to the time period we are influenced by and is an effort to bring that sound and that pageantry back to the forefront,” added Carson.

Produced by Dann Huff, Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne, ON THE ROCKS – like the custom suits the band often sports – provides a blast of vibrant color and texture to today’s Country, with “Drinkin’ Problem” leading the charge. The song and its ear-catching vibe has piqued the interest of all who hear it and is among the most searched-for Country songs on Shazam. It’s music video, directed by Duddy – who has four 2017 MTV Video Music Awards nominations for also directing Bruno Mars’ “24k Magic” – has been viewed more than 12 million times. It’s also the fastest rising debut single ever released by Big Machine Records to Country radio since Taylor Swift’s “Tim McGraw” in 2006.

Midland, whom Rolling Stone Country calls “Solid. Country. Gold.,” will perform “Drinkin’ Problem” when they make their late-night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! on Wednesday (8/16). The band recently opened for Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and will head out with Jon Pardi on the CMT On Tour this fall.

“One of the 10 Artists Who Will Rule 2017” (Entertainment Weekly), Midland excel in setting a mood, transporting the listener to another place and time. Their songs, like “Drinkin’ Problem,” the first SiriusXM Highway Find of 2017, are made for wide-open skies, endless deserts and wondering where the road is going to take you next.

Fans can begin pre-ordering ON THE ROCKS now in exclusive autographed bundles, available here: http://smarturl.it/OnTheRocksD2C.

Midland On The Rocks
ON THE ROCKS TRACK LIST
1. “Lonely For You Only” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Rhett Akins, Josh Osborne
2. “Make A Little” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
3. “Drinkin’ Problem” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
4. “At Least You Cried” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Jonathan Singleton
5. “Burn Out” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
6. “Out Of Sight” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Luke Laird, Shane McAnally
7. “More Than A Fever” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
8. “Check Cashin’ Country” | Jess Carson
9. “Nothin’ New Under The Neon” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
10. “This Old Heart” | Jess Carson, Mark Wystrach, David Lee Murphy, Jonathan Singleton
11. “Altitude Adjustment” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Rhett Akins, Rodney Clawson
12. “Electric Rodeo” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne
13. “Somewhere On The Wind” | Jess Carson, Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, Rhett Akins, Josh Osborne

For more information, visit MidlandOfficial.com.

Danielle Bradbery Shares “Human Diary” from Forthcoming Studio Album

Danielle Bradbery has confidently found what she wants to say on her forthcoming, long-awaited sophomore album I DON’T BELIEVE WE’VE MET (BMLG Records). With her “infectious” (Billboard) lead single “Sway” already psyching fans up for the release, the pitch-perfect vocalist released the video for  “Human Diary,” and fans can get it now digitally when they pre-order the album on iTunes.

The vocal powerhouse shared the video exclusively with Rolling Stone Country which features a stripped-down Bradbery. Watch here

“I was immediately brought to tears when I first heard ‘Human Diary,'” Bradbery shared with Rolling Stone Country about the vulnerable song. “It’s such a relatable song, and I really wanted to expose what I was feeling that day. Everyone knows what it feels like to put their trust in someone and then feel robbed when they walk away, so I feel like this is a perfect taste of what I was going for on this album — pure honesty.”

“Human Diary,” written by one of the album’s producers, Josh Kerr, along with GRAMMY® Award winner Emily Weisband, chronicles the heartache of the end of a relationship as the other person walks away with all of your secrets…‘Cause you were my human diary / So when you left you didn’t just leave / No, you took all my secrets with you.

Bradbery’s current single “Sway,” is available now at digital retailers and streaming services and impacts Country radio August 28.

As the title suggests, I DON’T BELIEVE WE’VE MET is a reintroduction of Bradbery after taking four years to begin the songwriting journey and hone her sound. Always going to her fans first, she’s shared her journey with a five-chapter video series that fans unlocked, telling her story as she went here: http://bit.ly/DBvids.

Fans can pre-order I DON’T BELIEVE WE’VE MET digitally here: http://smarturl.it/IDBWM.

Learn more about Danielle at DanielleBradbery.com or follow her on Facebook Facebook.com/DanielleBradbery, Instagram @daniellebradbery and Twitter @DBradbery.

Thomas Rhett and Wife Lauren Welcome Daughter Ada James Akins

She’s Here!!! Thomas Rhett and wife Lauren welcomed their baby daughter into the world. Ada James Akins was born on August 12, 2017 at 10:28 pm. Ada joins big sister Willa Gray.

Thomas shared the news via social media stating, “Last night at 10:28 PM Ada James Akins was born and it was truly the most amazing thing I have ever experienced. I can’t believe that we have two daughters!! My wife Lauren labored almost 36 hours😳She is by far the strongest human being I have ever met and I have a new found respect for moms around the world. We are so excited that Willa Gray has a baby sister! Thank you Lord and everyone for the prayers🙌🏼 #outnumbered“

Congratulations and Best Wishes goes out to Thomas and Lauren, and their entire family.