Chris Lane Releases Music Video For Summer Jam “Fishin'”

PLATINUM-selling star Chris Lane adds a twist to his fan-favorite, refreshing summer jam “Fishin’” with a new music video releasing to all digital platforms.  The country to the core track – penned by Matt Dragstrem, Brian Kelley, and Josh Thompson – is featured on Lane’s Big Loud Records sophomore album LAPS AROUND THE SUN.

Directed by Justin Clough and filmed in picturesque Pensacola Beach, FL, the clip captures the beachside buzz of young love. 

Meanwhile, Lane’s current single “I Don’t Know About You” continues to climb the Country radio airplay charts, breaking into the Top 30. The song has been streamed more than 169 MILLION times, and was Vevo’s MOST VIEWED Country music video for multiple weeks.

Lane will join Brad Paisley’s 2019 WORLD TOUR as direct support with this weekend’s shows set for Phoenix, AZ (5/31), and San Diego, CA (6/1).  He’ll continue on the road with Paisley for a jam-packed summer across the U.S., with international dates in 7 European countries on deck this fall. Later this year, he’ll hit the stage for 5 shows in the U.K. as part of CMA’s Introducing Nashville touring series alongside Danielle Bradbery, Travis Denning and Rachel Wammack.

CHRIS LANE UPCOMING TOUR DATES
May 30 – Isleta Amphitheater – Albuquerque, NM+
May 31 – Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ+
June 1 – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre – San Diego, CA+
June 6 – Toyota Amphitheatre – Sacramento, CA+
June 7 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA+
June 8 – Five Point Amphitheatre – Irvine, CA+
June 13 – USANA Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT+
June 14 – Big Sky Brewing Co – Missoula, MT+
June 15 – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater – Ridgefield, WA+
June 21 – Union Park Point – New Bern, NC
June 22 – Innsbrook After Hours Concert Series – Glenn Allen, VA
June 27 – Walmart Amp – Rogers, AR+
June 28 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO+
June 29 – Howard County Fair – Cresco, IA
June 30 – Captain’s Getaway – Arnolds Park, IA
July 5 – Dixon Petunia Festival – Dixon, IL
July 6 – Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
July 11 – LaPorte County Fair – Laporte County, IN
July 12 – Country Concert – Fort Loramie, OH
July 13 – Prior Lake Rotary’s Lakefront Music Fest – Prior Lake, MN+
July 19 – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre – Birmingham, AL+
July 20 – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center – Indianapolis, IN+
July 21 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH+
July 25 – SPAC – Saratoga Springs, NY+
July 26 – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview – Syracuse, NY+
July 27 – Xfinity Center – Boston, MA+
Aug 1 – Bottle & Cork – Dewey Beach, DE
Aug 2 – Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH+
Aug 3 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL+
Aug 9 – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, NJ+
Aug 10 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA+
Aug 15 – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC+
Aug 16 – Daily’s Place – Jacksonville, FL+
Aug 17 – Coral Sky Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL+
Aug 22 – The Wharf Amphitheater – Orange Beach, AL+
Aug 23 – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre – Alpharetta, GA+
Aug 24 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC+
Aug 25 – Country Spirit Music Festival – Glen Moore, PA
Aug 29 – XFINITY Theatre – Hartford, CT+
Aug 30 – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY+
Aug 31 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ+
Sept 19 – The Lyric Oxford – Oxford, MS
Oct 4 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway+
Oct 5 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark+
Oct 6 – Hovet – Stockholm, Sweden+
Oct 9 – Tempodrom – Berlin, Germany+
Oct 11 – Poppodium 013 – Tilburg, Netherlands+
Oct 12 – The O2 – London, United Kingdom+
Oct 13 – 3 Arena – Dublin, Ireland+
Oct 16 – RNCM – Manchester, U.K.
Oct 17 – Sage 2 – Gateshead, U.K.
Oct 18 – St. Luke’s – Glasgow, U.K.
Oct 20 – Old Market – Brighton, U.K.
Oct 21 – Cadogan Hall – London, U.K.
Nov 16 – 20 – Carolina Country Music Cruise – Charleston, SC
+ = with Brad Paisley

Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X’s Hit Single “Old Town Road” Featured In “Rambo: Last Blood” Movie Trailer

Lionsgate unleashed a new trailer featuring Billy Ray Cyrus and Lil Nas X‘s Old Town Road to promote the September 20 release of Rambo: Last Blood,” starring Sylvester Stallone. 

The trailer’s release coincides with the eighth consecutive week “Old Town Road” rules the No. 1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 and boasts the second-biggest streaming week ever following the May 17 premiere of the official video.

“Old Town Road” continues to shatter its own records and knocked itself out of the No. 2 streaming spot with 130.7 million last week.

Three years before “Old Town Road,” Cyrus began planning his passion project, The SnakeDoctor Circus, with his longtime musical soulmate, Don Von Tress. The concept album, which “employs some fanciful allegorical imagery to make a very serious real-life point” (Taste of Country),” is available now via BMG. 

Billboard compared Cyrus’ performance of “I’ve Been Around” on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” as a “powerful Johnny Cash-like ballad.” 
 
Be sure to follow Cyrus on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  For more information on Billy Ray Cyrus and his upcoming projects, visit BillyRayCyrus.com.

Chase Rice Rocks NHL Stanley Cup Final + Announces UK 2020 Tour

Following a worldwide celebration of two-week No. 1 “Eyes On You” – his first chart-topper as an artist – Chase Rice brings the song to national television tonight as the lead in to Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues on NBCSN starting at 7:30 p.m. ET. 

As the teams hit the ice at TD Garden in Boston, the televised performance gives national audiences a glimpse into Rice’s live concert that took place at Boston’s City Hall Plaza on Monday evening, where he performed a show for fans ahead of Game 1 as part of the NHL’s 2019 Stanley Cup Final Party.

Rice also announced his much-anticipated return to the U.K. and Europe in January 2020 following a main stage performance at the C2C Festival earlier this year. His 12-date The Pint of Anything Tour includes his first full-band headlining U.K. shows with stops in London, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and others, as well as his first foray into Germany and the Netherlands for a series of acoustic shows. Tickets for all dates go on sale this Friday, May 31 at www.chaserice.com/events.

The Pint of Anything Tour:
January 11 – St. Luke’s, Glasgow, U.K.
January 12 – Empire Music Hall, Belfast, U.K.
January 14 – O2 Academy 2, Newcastle, U.K.
January 15 – Gorilla, Manchester, U.K.
January 17 – O2 Institute 2, Birmingham, U.K.
January 18 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London, U.K.
January 19 – Thekla, Bristol, U.K.
January 22 – Luxor, Cologne, Germany
January 23 – Hansa 39, Munich, Germany
January 24 – Bi Nuu, Berlin, Germany
January 25 – Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
January 27 – TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands

For more information and all upcoming tour dates, visit www.chaserice.com. Follow on Twitter, Facebook and on Instagram.

Additional Performers Announced for the 2019 CMT Music Awards

CMT announced the latest round of performers for the “2019 CMT Music Awards,” featuring all-star acts and award nominees Keith Urban (nominated for “Video of the Year” and “Collaborative Video of the Year”); hosts Little Big Town (“Group Video of the Year”); Luke Combs (nominated for “Video of the Year” and “CMT Performance of the Year”); and Zac Brown Band (nominated for “Video of the Year,” “Group Video of the Year” and “CMT Performance of the Year”).

Additionally, Nashville’s biggest party will include dynamic collaborations by Brandi Carlile (nominated for “Female Video of the Year” and “CMT Performance of the Year”) + Tanya Tucker; Brett Young + Boyz II Men (nominated for “CMT Performance of the Year” for their memorable performance from CMT Crossroads); and Thomas Rhett (nominated for “Male Video of the Year”) + Little Big Town (“Group Video of the Year”) + Trombone Shorty. GRAMMY award-winning artist Sheryl Crow will perform with previously announced three-time nominee and performer Maren Morris (“Video of the Year,” “Female Video of the Year” and “CMT Performance of the Year”).

The show will air LIVE from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, June 5 at 8 pm ET / 7 pm CT.

Caylee Hammack Shares Brand New Track “Just Friends”

Capitol Records Nashville’s Caylee Hammack is sharing more music with fans, releasing the head-turning new track “Just Friends,” available to listen here. Co-written by Hammack with Mikey Reaves and Aaron Raitiere, the song manages to channel the tones of country icons Alison Krauss and Dolly Parton in the fluttery first 29 seconds.

Co-produced by Hammack, that open leads into a guitar-driven core that pays homage to ‘90s-era alternative tracks by Everclear and Weezer. In the end, Hammack moves in yet another direction, closing with rich piano chording that comes direct from a gospel playbook. “Just Friends” tells listeners much of what they need to know about Hammack. She is all of those things – the country expressionist, the grungy firebrand, the spiritual seeker – pulled together in an intoxicating, yet cohesive way.

“We sat in the studio that day, bouncing between two extremely different melodic ideas I had started about the same theme the day before; inspired by the aftermath of a breakup I had recently gone through,” explains Hammack. “We finally decided to attempt to tell both sides of the emotional rollercoaster I was on by intertwining the two melodies into one song. I loved the idea of the clear juxtaposition between the two and how this song gave us a moment to tip our hats to the older country that raised us and the 90’s alternative music we all found solace in when we were teenagers.”

“It’s one of my favorites to perform live,” says Hammack, “I love to start crooning the opening lines at shows and watching people start to slowly sway, then snap back into focus when the electric guitars start screaming on the second verse. It shows both sides of my personality in a few minutes, which is cathartic for me.”

Hammack is set to make her National TV debut on TODAY on May 29 where she will perform her “high-spirited” (Variety) single “Family Tree.” Also co-written and co-produced by Hammack, it was the most-added debut song by a female artist upon impact at Country radio in over three years.