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Lineup Revealed For 2020 Faster Horses Festival

Reigning ACM “Festival Of The Year” Faster Horses Festival revealed the highly-anticipated lineup for the festival’s eighth year today, sharing that superstars Jason Aldean, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett would lead the race to this year’s “Party Of The Summer.” Set to return to Brooklyn, MI on July 17-19, it was also announced that Jimmie Allen, Ingrid Andress, Kelsea Ballerini, Russell Dickerson, Gone West ft. Colbie Caillat, Riley Green, HARDY, Chris Lane, Tracy Lawrence, David Lee Murphy, Jon Pardi, Carly Pearce, Mitchell Tenpenny and DeeJay Silver will perform as part of the festival’s main stage lineup.

Passes for the three-day, two-stage camping experience festival will go on sale February 7 at 10am ET at www.fasterhorsesfestival.com.

“As Faster Horses has continued to grow, we continue to look for more ways to provide an enhanced experience, this year is no exception,” shared President of Country Touring at Live Nation, Brian O’Connell. “Obviously, with the announcement of these stellar artists that will join us for the Party of the Summer, we are also introducing several new camping options, and a completely reimagined VIP experience for those that are looking for a more upscale getaway this summer. We continually put our resources back in to the festival, from talent to amenities, to meet the growing needs of Faster Horses veterans, and new fans as well.”

Continuing to hold its status as a “country music festival tradition” (Rolling Stone), fans can expect Faster Horses to embrace it’s unique community culture with multiple fringe activities available to fans throughout the weekend and with more details to be shared in the coming months. Spotlighted as “not just another music festival” by Billboard attendees return each year to enjoy the festival’s first-class lineup and hand-picked vendors. Named ACM “Festival Of The Year” Faster Horses Festival has also become an artist-favorite with many enjoying the good-natured backstage vibes.

This year, even more fans can enhance their experience with the addition of three new RV campground options. The festival’s fan-favorite Tack Room VIP area is also expanding with a two-story deck with lounge, reserved stadium seating and option to reserve a “Mustang Suite” offering brand new views of the stage, a private bar and food buffet, souvenir gift bags and more.

For more information on Faster Horses, visit www.fasterhorsesfestival.com, Twitter @faster_horses, Instagram @fasterhorsesfestival and join the conversation on Twitter, #FasterHorses.

Phil Vassar Releases 10th Studio Album, Stripped Down

Multi platinum-selling singer/songwriter Phil Vassar is releasing his long-awaited 10th studio album, Stripped Down. The album’s effortless production puts the songs front and center. It features songs written over the past 20 years but never-before recorded and new music, including “This is Where The End Starts”, co- written with daughter, Haley Vassar.

American Songwriter recently premiered the single. Vassar’s take on “Postmarked Birmingham,” a hit he wrote for Blackhawk, is also included on the project. Click HERE to download. Numerous hit songwriters collaborated with Vassar on the album including Ross Copperman, John Rich, Don Sampson, and Charlie Black to name a few.

“We’re peeling back the music to the core with this album. It’s how these songs were written and I’m really proud of how it turned out,” shared Vassar. “We all have a tendency to overproduce things sometimes and we really made a conscious effort not to on this album.”

2020 marks an important anniversary for Vassar, 20 years since his first No. 1 single, “Just Another Day in Paradise,” was released. To celebrate, Vassar is embarking on a very intimate, acoustic tour entitled “Stripped Down” (more dates to be added, full list below).

STRIPPED DOWN TRACK LISTING

Postmarked Birmingham (Phil Vassar, Don Sampson)
Takes Me Back Again ( Phil Vassar, Jack Tempchin, Lew Garrison)
Where The End Starts featuring Haley Vassar (Phil Vassar, Haley Vassar)
Perfect World ( Phil Vassar, Charlie Black)
I Won’t Forget You (Phil Vassar, Charlie Black)
Lemonade (Phil Vassar, Charlie Black, Tim Ryan)
Polaroid (Phil Vassar, John Rich)
High School (Phil Vassar, Tom Douglas, Ross Copperman)

In addition to a new album and tour, Vassar’s T.V. series Phil Vassar’s Songs from the Cellar has launched on the Circle Network. The weekly series, produced by NashPhil Cellars and The Nice Kids, airs on the Circle Network Thursdays at 9 pm EST. Episodes will repeat the following Sundays at 4 and 7 pm EST. For more information on Phil Vassar’s Songs from the Cellar visit SongsFromTheCellar.com and follow the show Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Click HERE to watch Phil Vassar’s Songs from the Cellar teaser video. Season Two will be available in early summer.

STRIPPED DOWN TOUR DATES:
Jan. 17 Tarrytown Music Hall – Tarrytown, N.Y.
Jan. 18 Infinity Hall – Norfolk, Conn.
Jan. 19 Greenwich Odeum – East Greenwich, R.I.
Jan. 23 Hippodrome Theater – Waco, Texas
Jan. 24 Arlington Music Hall – Arlington, Texas
Jan. 25 Dosey Doe – The Woodlands, Texas
Jan. 26 Texan Theater – Greenville, Texas
Feb. 06 The Attic – Tampa, Fla.
Feb. 07 Lyric Theatre – Stuart, Fla.
Feb. 08 Funky Biscuit – Boca Raton, Fla.
Feb. 09 Southwest Florida Event Center – Bonita Springs, Fla.
Feb. 13 The Coach House – San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
Feb. 14 Humphrey’s Backstage Live – San Diego, Calif.
Feb. 15 Canyon Lake Lodge – Canyon Lake, Calif.
Feb. 16 The MIM – Phoenix, Ariz.

HITSTERIA TOUR DATES:
Mar. 14 Harrington Raceway Casino – Harrington, Del.
Mar. 20 Wagon Wheel – Warsaw, Ind.
Mar. 21 8 Second Saloon – Indianapolis, Ind.
Mar. 22 Tangiers – Akron, Ohio
Mar. 28 Welk Resort Theatre – Branson, Mo.
Apr. 02 Richmond Community College Cole Auditorium – Hamlet, N.C.
Apr. 03 Riverfront Live – Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr. 24 Capital Civic Centre – Manitowoc, Wisc.
Jun. 13 Winstock Country Music Festival – Winstead, Minn.
Jul. 03 Greeley Stampede – Greeley, Colo.

Live Nation Offers the 2020 Country Megaticket for the Biggest Country Shows of the Summer

Live Nation announced the 2020 Country Megaticket and participating artists for this year’s hottest ticket in country music. Country Megaticket is exactly that – one megaticket that gets fans in to some of the biggest live country shows of the summer including Brad Paisley, Brooks & Dunn, Chris Young, Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum, Luke Bryan, Old Dominion, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland, Thomas Rhett and Tim McGraw. See details and full lineups below.

Fans can select one of over 30 participating Live Nation amphitheaters nearest them and purchase the Country Megaticket for their venue. The megaticket will grant them access to any of the participating country tours that are appearing at their venue. Lineups vary. Country Megaticket also allows purchasers the ability to reserve the same seat for all shows at their chosen amphitheater from the front row or the lawn, depending on package choice.

Tickets for the highly anticipated offer will be available in select cities starting Friday, January 24 at 10am local time. Additional participating venues and their respective lineups will be announced in the coming weeks. Visit www.megaticket.com to purchase the pass and receive updates.

“The 2020 Country Megaticket really packs a punch and truly delivers on its value,” said Brian O’Connell, President of Live Nation Country Touring. “The opportunity to be up close in the same seat for every show in the program, or out on the lawn where summer fun really happens, takes it up a notch. I am looking forward to another great summer with all of these amazing artists.”

Citi is the official presale credit card of the Live Nation Country Megaticket. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi Entertainment^®. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Participating Artists/Tours in Select Cities:
*Full list of artists for each venue will be available at Megaticket.com

Brad Paisley with special guest Jordan Davis and Gabby Barrett
Brooks & Dunn with special guests
Chris Young with special guests Scotty McCreery and Payton Smith
Jason Aldean with special guests Brett Young, Mitchell Tenpenny and Dee Jay Silver
Kenny Chesney with special guests Michael Franti & Spearhead
Lady Antebellum with special guests Jake Own and Maddie & Tae
Luke Bryan with special guests Morgan Wallen and Caylee Hammack/Runaway June *support varies by market
Old Dominion with special guests Dustin Lynch and Carly Pearce
Rascal Flatts with special guests
Sugarland with special guests
Thomas Rhett with special guests Cole Swindell and HARDY
Tim McGraw with with special guests Midland and Ingrid Andress

Megaticket is a limited, exclusive offer only available at participating Live Nation amphitheaters across the country that are dedicated to providing guests with best-in-class hospitality. Incredible food and beverage offerings, sustainability programming, exclusive VIP clubs, state-of-the-art lighting and sound and more make Live Nation amphitheaters the premiere destination for summer concerts.

Ashley McBryde To Release Sophomore Album NEVER WILL April 3

Reigning ACM New Female Artist of the Year, CMA New Artist of the Year and CMT Breakout Artist of the Year Ashley McBryde is set to release her sophomore album Never Will, the follow-up to her critically-acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated debut Girl Going Nowhere and named as one of the year’s most anticipated albums by NPR and Rolling Stone, on April 3 via Warner Music Nashville.

“The significance behind the album title comes from the lyrics in the title track: ‘I Didn’t, I Don’t and I Never Will,’” McBryde says with the same conviction that fueled Nowhere. “Before we recorded it with Jay [Joyce] in the studio, I said to my bandmates, ‘If we’re going to cut this and put it on the record, you’re promising anyone who ever listens to our music, we don’t listen to the noise in the background. We didn’t, we don’t and we never will. Don’t cut it unless you’re willing to promise it.’ And we cut it right then.”

Never Will, produced by Jay Joyce, boasts 11 tracks including lead single “One Night Standards,” which McBryde will perform tonight (Jan. 17) on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, serving as the song’s late-night debut.

Earlier this week, McBryde performed her two-time GRAMMY-nominated smash “Girl Goin’ Nowhere” on the third hour of TODAY and released “Martha Divine,” the second song from Never Will, with an accompanying video that premiered exclusively on NPR stating, “Mark It Down: Ashley McBryde Is In For A Massive Year.” The video for “Martha Divine” is the second in a three-part storyline, following the release of “One Night Standards” in December.

Later this month, McBryde is set to perform at MusiCares honoring Aerosmith January 24 in Los Angeles and kicks off her One Night Standards Tour in Birmingham, Ala. on January 30. For more information and additional tour dates, visit AshleyMcBryde.com.

Pre-order/pre-save Never Will, HERE.

Never Will Track Listing:

Hang In There Girl (Ashley McBryde, Jeremy Bussey)
One Night Standards (Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Shane McAnally)
Shut Up Sheila (Nicolette Hayford, Charles Chisholm)
First Thing I Reach For (Ashley McBryde, Randall Clay, Mick Holland)
Voodoo Doll (Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Brandy Clark, Connie Harrington, Jake Mitchell, Aaron Raitiere)
Sparrow (Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford, Brandy Clark, Connie Harrington, Jake Mitchell, Aaron Raitiere)
Martha Divine (Ashley McBryde, Jeremy Spillman)
Velvet Red (Ashley McBryde, Patrick Savage, Daniel Smalley)
Stone (Ashley McBryde, Nicolette Hayford)
Never Will (Ashley McBryde, Chris Harris, Blue Foley, Matt Helmkamp, Christian Sancho, Victor Quinn Hill)
Styrofoam (Randall Clay)

LoCash Shares Recap From USO Holiday Tour

The acclaimed Wheelhouse Records/BBR Music Group Country duo, LOCASH recently returned from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2020 USO Holiday Tour where they visited US troops in Romania and Poland. The twosome responsible for the Top 30 and climbing single, “One Big Country Song” performed for our military members, participated in troop engagements and shared meals with our servicemen and women.

Joining LOCASH on their journey were comedians Matt Walsh (HBO’s Veep, The Hangover), Scot Armstrong (writer: Old School, Semi Pro, Hangover 2) and Brad Morris (NBC’s Great News, Dice, Second City), star athletes Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (Bellator Women’s Flyweight World Champion), Felice Herrig (UFC Top 10 Strawweight Division), Adam Eaton (Washington Nationals 2019 World Series Champion) and Aaron Barrett (Washington Nationals 2019 World Series Champion) and DJ J.Dayz along with General John E. Hyten (11th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and SEAC Ramon “CZ” Colon-Lopez (Senior Enlisted Advisor of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff).

“The USO is an amazing organization and we want to thank them for taking us overseas and straight into the daily lives of our United States service members,” said Preston Brust (of LOCASH). “Thanks to the USO, we were able to bring a little piece of home to the men and women in our military who train, work hard, fight and protect our freedoms. Chris and I were humbled to be able to speak on behalf of our entire country and say ‘THANK YOU’ to them in person!”