April Kry Covers Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself”

Country Newcomer April Kry has put her musical talents to work once again with her cover of Justin Bieber’s “Love Yourself.” With Kry’s personal elements threaded throughout, “Love Yourself” has been transformed into a beautiful country song.

April Kry has put her unique twist on several songs, including Carrie Underwood’s “Smoke Break” and Adele’s “Hello.” April impresses us with each of her covers, and we always look forward to what she will come out with next!

Check out April Kry’s cover of “Love Yourself” below, and be sure to keep up with the talented artist. Follow her on Facebook,  Twitter, and  Instagram.

[photo credit Ford Fairchild Photography]

Getting To Know… Two Story Road

Country Duo Two Story Road has been making a significant impression on country music and country fans. With the release of their new self-titled EP, husband and wife Brandon and Jamelle Fraley are set for a great year ahead showcasing brand new music.

CountryMusicRocks caught up with Brandon and Jamelle to get to know more about the rising country duo. Check out our exclusive interview below.

CountryMusicRocks (CMR): You recently released your new self-titled EP. Give us some background and tell us a little about this collection of new music?
Two Story Road:
Before recording, we wrote and collected songs for more than a year, and had almost 100 to choose from. Being our first official project, it was important that each song had its unique place and also represented the type of artists we wanted to be. We love songs that are musically and lyrically dynamic and well crafted, and we feel like this EP is a good introduction to us and our style.

CMR: For folks that are not familiar with Two Story Road yet, what is one thing that you would like to convey to fans about you & your music?
Two Story Road: We write and sing songs for the purpose of connecting with our listeners and conveying a wide variety of emotions that people can grab a hold of. We want people to feel something when they hear our music.

CMR: In addition to being a team & working together in the music industry, you’re also a team and married! How do you balance marriage and working together day in & day out?
Two Story Road: We always make a conscious effort to dial back the career talk and just have time to ourselves. We definitely sneak in date nights here and there. Two Story Road may never truly be off the table from conversation, but we know how to put it on the back burner in exchange for a fun night on the town.

CMR: What are some fun things that you like to do in your free time, and some fun places you like to visit downtown Nashville?
Two Story Road: Just Love on Demonbreun is one of our favorite coffee spots. We’re on a first name basis with pretty much the entire staff at AMOT Eatery in East Nashville. When the weather is nice, we like to grab a few friends, rent b-cycles, and ride around Nashville. Overall, when we find pockets of downtime, we just like to be with our close friends. They mean the world to us.

CMR: What is one thing on each of your country music bucket lists?
Two Story Road: Believe it or not, we both have the same answer for this one. Together, we’ve performed on the Opry over 100 times with other artists such as Carrie Underwood, Trace Adkins, Gretchen Wilson, & Danny Gokey. And every time, we’ve stood no more then 15 feet away from that legendary circle in the center of the stage. To one day be there, and sing our own songs…that will be an extremely emotional moment for both of us.

CMR: Country Music is a genre that significantly stands out on its own, not only within the music industry but with fans too. What is one thing about country music that resonates with each of you?
Two Story Road: The fans! The people we’ve met at our shows are incredible. They share their stories with us. They’re not afraid of telling us their own hopes and dreams. We draw so much inspiration from them. Probably more than they realize. We know it sounds cliché to say this, but country music fans are just the best, and we’re incredibly grateful for every single one of them.

CMR: With 2016 just getting started, what are some things that you are looking forward to and excited about for this year?
Two Story Road: Having official music out for the public to hear really makes us feel like the door to country music has officially been opened to us. There are no limits. No boundaries. We know that every opportunity we’ve ever wanted is out there, waiting for us to find our way to it, and that’s the journey we are excited to take!

Two Story Road’s self-titled EP is available on iTunes now. Pick up your copy HERE. Also, check out the lyric video that we exclusively premiered for their song “Typical” (watch here).

Keep up with Two Story Road by visiting their Official Website, Like them on Facebook and Follow them on Twitter and Instagram.

Merle Haggard To Headline Day 2 of the Oregon Jamboree Country Music Festival

The Oregon Jamboree, presented by South Pacific Auto Sales, is excited to welcome Country Legend Merle Haggard to it’s three day festival in Sweet Home, Oregon. Haggard will headline Saturday night with support from Neal McCoy and Josh Gracin. The Jamboree is also pleased to announce Nashville new comers Cort Carpenter and McKenna Faith both playing Friday on the Main Stage. Haggard, McCoy, Gracin, Carpenter and Faith will join previously announced Jamboree artists, Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith, Randy Houser, Chase Bryant and Old Dominion.

Tickets and camping for the 24th annual Oregon Jamboree July 29- July 31, 2016 in Sweet Home, Oregon are currently on sale at OregonJamboree.com or by calling the box office at 888-613-6812 Monday through Thursday 9am to 5pm.

Jamboree management encourages those who want the up-to-date artist releases to sign up for their email at OregonJamboree.com. The Oregon Jamboree is Presented by South Pacific Auto Sales and produced by the non-profit Sweet Home Economic Development Group (SHEDG). ALL proceeds are used to benefit economic development and charitable projects in Sweet Home and Linn County.

Carrie Underwood’s “Greatest Hits: Decade #1” Certified Platinum

Carrie Underwood adds more precious metal to her tally of RIAA certifications with news that her Greatest Hits: Decade #1 has been certified Platinum.  The accomplishment makes Underwood the only country artist – and one of only six all-genre artists – to release an album to Platinum success since the release of Greatest Hits: Decade #1 in December of 2014.

The 25-song collection spotlight the success of Underwood’s first 10 years of music-making and introduced two new #1 songs: the GRAMMY®-winning “Something in the Water,” as well as “Little Toy Guns,” the song that earned Underwood her current GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Solo Performance.

“Little Toy Guns” has since been RIAA certified Gold, while “Something in the Water” – a seven-week #1 smash on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart – is now RIAA Platinum.

Upon release, Underwood’s Greatest Hits: Decade #1 debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart with first-week sales of 94,000 according to Nielsen Music, becoming the best-selling debut for a hits collection by an artist in any genre of music in more than six years.  The album would go on to become the best-selling hits collection of 2015, according to Billboard.

Not since November of 2005, when Underwood emerged on the scene with her now-7x-Platinum debut album, Some Hearts, had any female artist debuted with as high an opening-week sales tally for a hits package.

Underwood is currently in rehearsals for the January 30 launch of her new arena headline tour, The Storyteller Tour – Stories in the Round.

Underwood is climbing the charts now with “Heartbeat,” the beautiful new single from her Gold-certified, chart-topping Storyteller album, which also includes her recent #1 smash, “Smoke Break.”

Luke Bryan Adds Five Stadium Shows To His 2016 Kill The Lights Tour

Two-time CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan made a special live announcement direct to his fans this morning that his “Kill the Lights Tour” will add five stadium shows to the 2016 touring schedule. The news was exclusively shared live through his Luke Bryan mobile fan app followed by a live announcement on Facebook.

Luke also revealed active users of Luke’s mobile app can enter to win a once-in-a-lifetime experience to sit side of stage at the stadium concert in Detroit. To view the announcement from today click HERE.

Luke will return to Boston, Minneapolis and Detroit stadiums performing concerts for a second time in those stadiums while adding first time headlining shows at Wrigley Field in Chicago and Dallas’ AT&T Stadium, where he co-hosted the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards in 2015.

July 16 Boston, MA Gillette Stadium
August 19 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Stadium
August 27 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
October 22 Dallas, TX AT&T Stadium
October 29 Detroit, MI Ford Field

Fans can purchase tickets beginning Jan. 29 for select cities as part of Live Nation’s Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com. Live Nation is the national tour promoter for the “Kill The Lights Tour” and Cabela’s the World’s Foremost Outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, is a sponsor. Cabela’s CLUB Visa Members will have access to presale tickets and preferred seats in select markets. Complete details are available at www.cabelas.com/lukebryan. Citi is the official credit card of Luke’s “Kill the Lights Tour.” Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets through Citi’s Private Pass Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch will be special guests on the “Kill The Lights Tour” through the fall.

2016 “Kill the Lights Tour”
2/18 Evansville, IN Ford Center
2/19 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Arena
2/20 Cedar Falls, IA UNI Dome
2/25 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
2/26 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena **
2/27 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena **
3/8 Las Cruces, NM Pan American Center**
3/11 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena **
3/12 Bossier City, LA CenturyLink Center **
4/7 Charleston, WV Charleston Civic Center Coliseum
4/8 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena
4/9 Syracuse, NY Carrier Dome
4/14 Toledo, OH The Huntington Center
4/15 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
4/16 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
4/21 Missoula, MT Adams Center
4/22 Bozeman, MT Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
4/29 Concord, CA Concord Pavilion
4/30 Fresno, CA Save Mart Center
5/1 Indio, CA Stagecoach
5/12 Omaha, NE CenturyLink Center
5/13 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
5/14 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
5/20 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater
5/21 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheater
5/27 Baton Rouge, LA Bayou Country Superfest*
5/29 Daytona Beach, FL Florida Country Superfest*
6/2 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
6/3 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
6/4 Hershey, PA Hershey Park Stadium
6/9 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
6/10 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
6/11 Washington, DC Jiffy Lube Live
6/17 Oshkosh, WI Country USA*
6/19 Columbus, OH Buckeye Country Superfest*
6/24 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
6/25 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
7/7 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest*
7/8 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
7/9 Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center
7/16 Boston, MA Gillette Stadium
7/17 Bangor, ME Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
7/21 Scranton, PA The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
7/22 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
7/23 Pittsburgh, PA First Niagara Pavilion
7/29 Philadelphia, PA BB&T Pavilion
7/30 Philadelphia, PA BB&T Pavilion
7/31 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/11 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
8/12 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
8/13 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8/14 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
8/19 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Stadium
8/21 Calgary, AB Country Thunder Calgary*
8/25 Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
8/26 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
8/27 Chicago, IL Wrigley Field
9/1 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
9/2 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
9/9 Denver, CO Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
9/10 Denver, CO Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
9/15 Sacramento, CA Toyota Amphitheatre
9/16 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/22 Phoenix, AZ AkChin Pavilion
9/30 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
10/1 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
10/22 Dallas, TX AT&T Stadium
10/29 Detroit, MI Ford Field

Dates and Cities subject to change
*festival date
**no Little Big Town