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Zac Brown Band Announces “Roar With The Lions” Summer Tour

Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning, Zac Brown Band announced their new Summer 2020 Tour, “Roar with the Lions Tour” presented by Polaris.

The “Roar with the Lions Tour” will feature music from the band’s entire discography mixed with a dynamic selection of genre-crossing cover songs that are a signature mark of each Zac Brown Band show. The tour is grounded in the historic characterization of the lion, depicted as a symbol of strength, courage, and loyalty.

Always counted upon to bring sunshine and warmth into the lives of others, lions are fearless, treating one another with dignity and respect, bravely walking through the forests they rule. At each show, fans can expect fiery performances and a rollicking good time. Special guest Gregory Alan Isakov will join the tour May 24 through June 27 and St. Paul and The Broken Bones will open the Wrigley Field show on September 9. Please see itinerary below.

“Our summer tour is inspired by the folklore surrounding the figure of the lion. I am a Leo, and all of the guys in the band are lions,” said Zac Brown. “They exemplify strength, courage, intelligence, and loyalty, and work in tandem to defend their territory and one another. The crowd is our pride – rooted in togetherness and fiercely loyal. They always show up for each other, no matter what, just like our fans always show up for us. We can’t wait to hear you roar with us!”

Zac Brown Band is one of the most successful and consistent touring acts of the last decade and regularly claim a top spot in Pollstar’s Live75 charts. The Boston Globe praised the band’s live show saying , “[Zac Brown Band’s] blend of chops, spirit, and knowing exactly how to please a crowd has made them one of the summer concert season’s most reliable draws, always ready for a good time but also keenly aware of how to keep an audience on its toes.”

Zac Brown Band currently holds the record for most consecutive sold out shows at the historic Fenway Park and was recently named by The Boot one of the ’10 Best Country and Americana Live Acts of the 2010’s.”

The Summer 2020 “Roar with the Lions Tour” will come directly on the heels of the upcoming spring 2020 leg of “The Owl Tour,” featuring 18 stops across the United States and Canada.

Tickets will go on sale to general public beginning Friday, January 17 at 10am local time at ZacBrownBand.com. The Zamily Fan Club pre-sale will begin on Tuesday, January 14 at 12pm local time. Citi is the official presale credit card of the Zac Brown Band Summer 2020 “Roar with the Lions Tour.” As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Wednesday, January 15 at 10am local time until Thursday, January 16 at 10pm local time through CitiEntertainment ^SM. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

All dates, cities and venues below are subject to change. For tickets or more information please visit ZacBrownBand.com.

Dustin Lynch Drives “Ridin’ Roads” Straight Up The Charts To No. 1

Just days before the start of a whole new journey, Broken Bow Records star Dustin Lynch has driven “Ridin’ Roads” to his seventh career #1 at Country radio – marking his second chart-topper as a songwriter. The grooving middle-of-nowhere romance tops the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week while reigning the Country Aircheck/Mediabase chart for two consecutive weeks, with much more on the horizon.

Lynch’s latest #1 foreshadows a coast-to-coast road trip in support of his fourth studio release, TULLAHOMA, a fully realized concept album dedicated to his Tennessee hometown. Arriving January 17 and produced by Lynch’s longtime collaborator Zach Crowell, the LP has now delivered back-to-back #1s, with the irresistible “Good Girl” claiming the honor in early 2019.

Looking ahead (1/20), the fearless Country talent is set to perform his newly minted hit on ABC’s Good Morning America and then, follows up with a late-night appearance on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! Outdoor Stage in February.

Earlier (1/17), Lynch celebrates the release of TULLAHOMA with a blowout concert at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works – transporting his small-town north to Music City for one night only – and at 9am ET/8am CT on January 11 invites CMT’s Hot 20 Countdown on a deep dive into the album’s inspiration. With Lynch taking viewers around the real-life Tullahoma, he’ll do some actual “Ridin’ Roads” – introducing the people and places that shaped the Platinum artist he is today.

Meanwhile, Lynch embarks on another exciting trek January 30, opening the throttle on his headlining STAY COUNTRY TOUR 2020 in Detroit, MI. With newcomer Travis Denning along for the ride, Lynch will visit 15 markets from New York to Nevada before wrapping up March 28 in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Launching straight into a jam-packed summer concert schedule with high-profile festival stops, he’ll return to Stagecoach, Country Thunder and more.

For more information, visit DustinLynchMusic.com, and reach out to him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Rascal Flatts Announce Farewell: Life Is A Highway Tour

An unforgettable chapter in country music history will be celebrated this year, as Rascal Flatts – the most awarded group of the genre’s last decade – is hitting the road for the RASCAL FLATTS FAREWELL: LIFE IS A HIGHWAY TOUR. With countless milestones behind them and their legacy firmly established as some of country’s brightest ambassadors, Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney visited CBS This Morning today to exclusively announce that they will mark their 20th anniversary this year with a triumphant farewell tour.

“When we started out 20 years ago, we could not imagine all of the people, places and gifts we would encounter,” said Gary LeVox. “The greatest feeling ever, is being told that our music has been the soundtrack to their lives. What greater gift can an artist receive than to be told ‘I got married to “Bless The Broken Road,”’ or ‘We played “My Wish” at my graduation.’ That ‘“What Hurts The Most” is the song that made me love country music for the first time,’ or ‘“I’m Movin’ On” helped me get sober’ or even that ‘“Changed” made me call my family again after not talking to them for years.’ That’s why we create music and the reason we can’t wait to celebrate this incredible 20 year journey all year, with our fans who we love dearly. I don’t know what God has in store for the future, but I am excited to see what He has planned!”

“We’re really looking forward to getting to spend this entire year loving on our fans, and thanking them for allowing us to have the most amazing career over the last 20 years,” shared Jay DeMarcus. “While it is of course bittersweet, it is so important to us to celebrate what our music has meant to their lives, as well as what the fans have meant to us. There is no sadness here, just new chapters, new journeys, and new beginnings. Rascal Flatts’ music will live on forever, because of our fans, and this year is all about them!”

“Dreams do come true…and we are three walking examples of this truth,” said Joe Don Rooney. “I’m most proud of the fact that we’ve pursued our dreams together and with courage, hard-work and dedication we’ve been able to cultivate our dreams into reality; it’s simply incredible! There’s no doubt we have been blessed way beyond belief and we can’t wait to spend the rest of 2020 expressing our love and appreciation to all of our devoted fans, music industry friends and our families for believing in us and playing a major role in our path to here. And, I personally can’t wait to shine a light on my brothers Jay and Gary this year, and make another mountain of new memories with them.”

Kicking off on June 11 in Indianapolis, the tour will take Rascal Flatts from coast to coast, culminating in a bittersweet send off. Along the way, the trio and their fans will reflect on a beloved catalogue of hits including “Bless The Broken Road,” “My Wish,” “What Hurts The Most” – always soulful, engaging and delivered with a positive, universal message – as well as a string of success that places Rascal Flatts among the modern musical elite. Tickets will be available first as part of the Live Nation Country Megaticket and more information will become available at rascalflatts.com in the coming weeks. Live Nation is the official tour promoter.

RASCAL FLATTS FAREWELL: LIFE IS A HIGHWAY TOUR:
6/11       Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
6/12       Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
6/13       Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
6/25       Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
6/27       Pittsburgh, PA – S&T Bank Music Park
7/18       Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
7/23       St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
9/3          Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
9/4          Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
9/5          Buffalo, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
9/10       Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
9/11       Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
9/12       Washington, DC – Jiffy Lube Live
9/17       Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
9/18       Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
9/19       Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
10/1       Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
10/2       San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/3       Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
10/7       Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/9       Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
10/10      Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
10/15      Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
10/16      Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/17       West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre

All told, the band has posted 17 Number One songs and sold more than 23 million albums since their founding in 2000, leaving an impact which outshines even their wildest ambitions. Their signature sound was like no other, with LeVox’s voice one of the most recognizable and dynamic of its era, while the rock-solid musicianship of DeMarcus and Rooney infused country tradition with a fresh new, arena-ready energy – helping pave the way for a wave of crossover appreciation still building today, as well as opening doors for so many other artists who followed.

Proving the point, Rascal Flatts are the most awarded country group of the past decade with over 40 trophies from the American Country Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, Country Music Association Awards, People’s Choice Awards and more, as well as breaking a Guinness World Record for the most consecutive wins of Vocal Group of the Year at the ACMs, winning the honor seven times in a row. They’ve sold more than 11 million concert tickets and over 35 million digital downloads, and their songs have been streamed more than 2.2 billion times worldwide as well as over 4.4 billion times on Pandora alone.

They’ve risen from a humble Nashville honky tonk to the biggest stages in the world, and are now venue-packing, role-model members of the Grand Ole Opry (2011) and Hollywood Walk Of Fame (2012), who have showcased their commitment to music, faith and family for fans across the globe. In 2006, the trio were the top-selling artist in the world for all genres of music. The group also became household names appearing in blockbuster movies, hit TV shows and major soundtracks throughout the past 20 years. It all adds up to what Rolling Stone has labeled “an indisputably influential career,” and 2020 will mark a well deserved victory lap.

Sam Hunt Releases Another New Track, “Sinning With You”, From Forthcoming Sophomore Album

Country superstar Sam Hunt released new song “Sinning With You”, available now at all digital retailers HERE. Written by Sam Hunt, Paul DiGiovanni, Josh Osborne, and Emily Weisband, “Sinning With You” is the latest from Hunt who has been performing the reflective new tune in recent shows.

Both “Sinning With You” and his current Top 10 radio hit “Kinfolks” are expected on Hunt’s highly-anticipated sophomore album due out later this year.

“It’s a metaphor for a small town guy who was raised with traditional values, a lot of those rooted in church and faith,” says Sam.

Last week, Hunt performed “Kinfolks” and “Body Like A Back Road” on ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020.

Fans have eagerly awaited new music from the record-breaking star since last year’s “Downtown’s Dead,” the follow-up to Hunt’s 6x Platinum “Body Like A Back Road,” and his GRAMMY-nominated, Triple-Platinum-selling debut album, Montevallo.

Jessie James Decker Launches Latest Boot Collection With Justfab

Jessie James Decker is getting 2020 off on the right foot with the release of her latest collection with Justfab. The new collection features stylish boots that will keep you on trend all year long.

Nothing completes an outfit like the perfect pair of shoes or boots, and this new collection has exactly what you need to make any outfit complete. The stylish singer/songwriter did a fabulous job incorporating both style and comfort with her new line that includes booties, mules, and knee-high boots.

The new Jessie James Decker x Justfab Collection is available now. Start the new year off in style and Click Here to pick up your favorite pair.