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Tragedy At Route 91 Harvest Music Festival

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As reported on every major news network in the nation, a terrible shooting tragedy occurred last night in Las Vegas, Nevada during Jason Aldean‘s set at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival. Our hearts are broken at the massive loss of life, the horrendous experience of those injured and impacted by this tragedy. One disturbed man’s act of violence has scarred us all. We are immensely proud of the bravery and skill with which everyday citizens, emergency first respondents, and law enforcement worked together to minimize casualties and ensure the health and safety of so many people. We at CountryMusicNewsBlog.com and CountryMusicOnTour.com will be closing our offices temporarily to spend time with our families and try to find some light in this terrible darkness. Love each other. Find ways to show it. ~ Shauna “WhiskeyChick” Castorena Save Save

Lady Antebellum Makes Big Donation for Puerto Rico Relief

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LADY ANTEBELLUM is using their newly-released music video to raise awareness and support for those affected after HURRICANE MARIA struck PUERTO RICO. The music video for LADY A’s single, “Heart Break,” was filmed in SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, and in honor of the filming location, LADY A is making a donation of $200,000 from their LADYAID charitable arm to hurricane relief efforts via MUSICARES and UNITED FOR PUERTO RICO. The trio is encouraging fans to contribute, as well, by donating via the LADYAID website. Check out the beautiful PUERTO RICAN landscapes featured in the “Heart Break” video here. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ2Yd8OE9Xg[/embedyt] “We save a portion of every ticket on the road to go toward LADYAID,” explained the trio’s DAVE HAYWOOD. “After spending time in SAN JUAN, we fell in love with the area, the culture, the people, and that country — it was just a beautiful place. Our hearts have been completely broken watching the devastation from all of the hurricanes. We feel personally connected to helping support those affected.” Added LADY A’s HILLARY SCOTT, “We want to do everything we can to support this incredible place and these incredible people. We just hope and pray for their safety and that rebuilding happens quickly. We encourage everyone to give whatever they can to help.”

Watch Now: Cam Performs & Talks Inspiration Behind Burning House, Runaway Train

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Country artist Cam has hit the Nashville scene with so much power and force that there’s no denying her lasting talent. As we dig through our favorite youtube finds, we came across this TedTalk where Cam performs the hit songs “Burning House“, “Runaway Train“, and “Village” and talks about the exploration of guilt, anger, heartbreak and grief that lead to the writing of these deeply emotional songs. Grab a box of tissues and take a little break with us. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btx_jbCLMmQ[/embedyt]

David Lee Murphy Signs with Reviver Entertainment Group

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Time to blow a little dust off the bottle as the 90’s-era hitmaker returns to the Nashville spotlight with a whole new party crowd! David Lee Murphy teams up with Kenny Chesney and Buddy Cannon to produce a brand new album “No Zip Code” under the Reviver Entertainment Group umbrella. Check out the details in the press release below!

Watch Now: Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson & Miranda Lambert in “Bad Angel”

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Miranda Lambert on Country Music News Blog

It’s not often that we share fan art here at Country Music News Blog, but we just couldn’t help ourselves when this fan-created video for Dierks Bentley, Jamey Johnson, and Miranda Lambert‘s collaboration on “Bad Angel” came up in our YouTube suggestions. The track is off Dierks’ bluegrass tribute album “Up On The Ridge” and YouTube user The Outlaw Artist did an amazing job of piecing together separate music videos and on-air performances to create one great video for the song! Check it out now: [embedyt]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxJxvKJd-CY[/embedyt]

Clint Black is Back in the Spotlight

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Clint Black, Kane Brown, Luke Combs To Appear On ‘Front And Center’ Country artist CLINT BLACK, RCA NASHVILLE’s KANE BROWN, and RIVER HOUSE/COLUMBIA NASHVILLE’s LUKE COMBS will be featured in two upcoming episodes of PBS-TV’s “Front And Center” early next YEAR. The episodes are part of the “CMA SONGWRITERS SERIES,” one of which includes BLACK’s performance, and the other showcases BROWN’s and COMBS’ performances. Both episodes will also share the stories behind the artists’ biggest hits with the songwriters who wrote them.

Listen Now: Alex Williams – Old Tattoo

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It seems that the resurgence of so-called outlaw country artists like Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson have put the pressure on the major labels to answer with an artist of their own that fits the bill. Enter Big Machine Label Group’s soulful and spirited contender Alex Williams. With a major press push behind his debut release “Better Than Myself”, Big Machine is betting big dollars that at least a good portion of country music fans are ready to let go of the bros and go back to the roots of our genre’s sound. No more “sweet lil’ thang get up in my truck and pass me a bottle of that good stuff” here! Here’s to hoping that traditional streak in signed artists continues! Central Indiana’s native son Alex Williams is currently slugging it out on the road as the show opener for Aaron Lewis and Blackberry Smoke [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMXlOt7HM6c[/embedyt] Find out more about Alex Williams at alexwilliamsofficial.com.