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Brothers Osborne share lyric video for ‘Weed, Whiskey And Willie’

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Brothers Osborne have shared a new lyric video for ‘Weed, Whiskey And Willie’, a track from their upcoming album Port Saint Joe, out this Friday. The Brothers had bigsuccess at this year’s ACM Awards, winning Vocal Duo Of The Year and Music Video Of The Year for ‘It Ain’t My Fault’ – watch it here. ‘Weed, Whiskey And Willie’ is a touching ode to love and the healing power of its subject matters. The track is an instant grat with each online purchase of the new album. You can watch the lyric video here. The Brothers recently contributed to the star-studded compilation album, Restoration: Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin, which also features Little Big Town, Kacey Musgraves, Dierks Bentley, Chris Stapleton and the muse of their latest track, Willie Nelson. They recorded their version of ‘Take Me To The Pilot’, of which vocalist and guitarist TJOsborne says: “We thought, man, this is something we probably would’ve wanted to cover and record anyway, regardless of it being on the ‘Restoration’ project, and so we did. I’m pretty proud with how it turned out.” You can hear the track here. Brothers Osborne’s second studio album, Port Saint Joe, is released this Friday. The first two singles, ‘Shoot Me Straight’ and ‘Drank Like Hank’, have had a huge reception, with both being added to the A list at Planet Rock. ‘Drank Like Hank’ was written with Kendell Marvell, the singer / guitarist / award-winning songwriter from Illinois who has been announced as the Special Guest on theBrother’s upcoming UK headline tour. His debut album, ‘Lowdown & Lonesome’, is released on May 18th via Snakefarm Records. “Port Saint Joe’ is a sonic representation of who we’ve become, not only as a band but as people,” says guitarist John Osborne. “Every show we’ve ever played together is on this record. Every song we’ve ever written and every mile we’ve ever ridden has led to the making of this record. Imperfections and all.” BROTHERS OSBORNE HEADLINE TOUR UK / IRELAND 2018 May 4th – Dublin, Academy May 5th – Belfast, The Limelight May 7th – Bristol, O2 Academy May 8th – Brighton, Concorde 2 **SOLD OUT** May 9th – Birmingham, O2 Academy 2 **SOLD OUT** May 11th – London, Koko **SOLD OUT** May 12th – Manchester, O2 Ritz **SOLD OUT** May 13th – Glasgow, O2 ABC (upgraded from the Garage) ** SOLD OUT** ‘The Family’ fan club members can apply for meet & greets at brothersosborne.com www.brothersosborne.com twitter.com/brothersosborne instagram.com/brothersosborne

RECORD-BREAKING COUNTRY MEGASTAR, MIRANDA LAMBERT, BECOMES MOST-DECORATED ARTIST IN ACM HISTORY FOLLOWING 2018 AWARDS

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Miranda Lambert made country music history following the 53rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15th. The country mega-star now stands as the most decorated artist in ACM history with a collective 32 career wins. Lambert won three awards during last night’s show including her ninth consecutive “Female Vocalist of the Year” award and two for “Song of the Year” for her emotionally-raw hit “Tin Man” (songwriter and performer) from her Platinum double-album The Weight of These Wings. “I cannot believe this, I really can’t,” Lambert said. “I love country music. It’s my entire life, and the fact that you all care so much about what I’m doing, I’ll never take it for granted.” Lambert also stunned in the performance of her newest single, “Keeper of the Flame,” which hits radio on April 30th. The single is her latest from the powerhouse double-album, The Weight of These Wings. This summer, Lambert alongside award-winning group Little Big Town, will be hitting the road in their co-headlining, The Bandwagon Tour, which kicks off on July 12th in Charlotte, NC. The tour will travel along the U.S. Atlantic seaboard, Southeast andMidwest regions. Live Nation is the national tour promoter for The Bandwagon Tourand please visit MirandaLambert.com and LittleBigTown.com for more information on show dates and ticketing.

2018 ACM Award Winners According to YouTube

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Time to grab a cowboy hat and buckle up for a wild ride! One of the biggest nights in country music is just a two-step away; this Sunday country music fans across the country will gather round to watch the Academy of Country Music Awards.  The highly anticipated event will host country music’s biggest stars, alongside some promising up-and-coming new artists, to honor this year in country music. Who will take home the big awards of the night? YouTube has predicted who will be the winners at this year’s ACM’s based on YouTube video view counts for each of the nominees. See below for predictions on who will take home the awards on Sunday night. YouTube ACM Award Predictions Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan https://www.youtube.com/user/LukeBryan Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBxZZfQ8R2xtk0YEU1d8l4Q Male Vocalist of the Year Chris Stapleton https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsdXkstc8jFC3zpMYdEz_zA Vocal Duo of the Year Florida Georgia Line https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRlwyGpIzfhZ6Rdj8mAVyEQ Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTtphRK-UT2pm4oPNy3GeGQ Song of the Year “Body Like a Back Road” by Sam Hunt Single Record of the Year “Body Like A Back Road,” Sam Hunt Vocal Event of the Year Kane Brown Featuring Lauren Alaina – “What Ifs” Video of the Year Dierks Bentley – “Black” *Methodology: US YouTube Music Insights data throughout the eligibility period (November 24, 2016 through December 31, 2017). View counts include official videos, lyric videos, remixes, art tracks and fan uploads. Best New Video calculations are based on the official music video US view counts during the eligibility period.

Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett To Headline Pepsi Gulf Coast Jam

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EMI NASHVILLE’s ERIC CHURCH, BMLG RECORDS’ FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, and VALORY MUSIC CO.’s THOMAS RHETT have been slated to headline this year’s PEPSI GULF COAST JAM taking place FRIDAY, AUGUST 31st through SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd in PANAMA CITY BEACH. Additional acts will be announced in the coming weeks. Tickets are available to purchase now at CountryMusicOnTour.com “Last year was absolutely amazing, and we’re beyond excited about our headliners and can’t wait to get our entire lineup out there for this year,” said PEPSI GULF COAST JAM Exec. Producer RENDY LOVELADY. “We’re proud to have built this into the biggest Country music festival in the SOUTHEAST, and we love showing off our fourth headliner – the beautiful beaches of PANAMA CITY BEACH.”

Ashley McBryde’s “Girl Going Nowhere” Biggest Debut by a Solo Country Artist This Year

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Ashley McBryde has built an unconventional career since a teacher back home in Mammoth Spring, Arkansas suggested the singer/songwriter not get her hopes up about a career in music. Criss-crossing the South, playing any gig, room or biker bar she could find, the raven haired young woman built a foundation fan-by-fan, gig-by-gig over a number of years on her way to a deal with Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville. Today, the artist who was told she’d amount to nothing sees Girl Going Nowhere as the biggest debut by a solo country artist this year. Championed by SiriusXM’s The Highway, McBryde’s “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” found traction; anywhere people heard the voice that’s equal parts real life, unabashed hope and savoring the good parts, they responded, coming to shows, buying music and singing along. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s830jmiqnw “It feels incredible to have this album out in the world,” says McBryde who collaborated with producer Jay Joyce on the 11-song album. “It may not seem like it, but I’ve always been a shy person, so to hear stories of how other folks relate to these stories, these lyrics and our songs reaffirms this unconventional path we took creating and releasing it.” McBryde is the latest in a new breed of country music maverick. Rather than wait on country radio, she makes her music, goes out to her fans and connects from the soul and the heart. With her single “A Little Dive Bar in Dahlonega” sitting just outside the Top 30, Girl achieves unprecedented chart position on the strength of her fans seeing themselves in her songs. Whether it’s the second chance of “Little Dive Bar,” the dug-in dreamer of the title track, the hell-bent for love “American Scandal” or the tender “The Jacket,” McBryde’s country is cut from her life – and the lives of many people just like her. With The New York Times proclaiming, “Varied, warm and effortlessly confident,” Rolling Stone opining, “She has a serious gift” and Variety declaring, “An unabashed, Southern-rooted, honest-to-Gawd great country record,” McBryde has touched a nerve amongst music lovers. As Billboard points out, “Unlike Nashville’s current crop,” McBryde’s earthy tenor as a singer and a writer has been described by The Washington Post as “Vivid,” Uproxx as “Prodigiously talented” and Entertainment Weekly as  “…cutting through the cookie-cutter clutter of contemporary pop-country, thanks to her gifts at combining classic storytelling specificity.” In a world/genre where strong women’s voices are hard to find, McBryde stands out, NPR recognized the potency of her work early. Featuring album cut “Radioland” on All Songs Considered, they wrote, “The cheap comparison would be female Chris Stapleton, but Ashley is her own woman. She really does however, combine the energy of rock, the earnestness and simple beauties of prime-era Springsteen or John Mellencamp; her songs are about family, working people, about living your best life when your best life is maybe on the outskirts of town in a ranch house with a manual lawnmower.”

Kacey Musgraves & Ruston Kelly turn Johnny Cash love letter into new music video ‘To June This Morning’

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Kacey Musgraves & Ruston Kelly feature in the new music video for ‘To June This Morning’ – a re-imagination of a love letter penned by Johnny Cash to June Carter. The video also features Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. Watch here – https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/FTJTM_MVPR   ‘To June This Morning’ is taken from ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’, a new collaborative album of Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics and letters, now set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists, out now via Legacy Recordings. The latest official music video from ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ (out now/Legacy Recordings) finds newlyweds Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves turning a love letter that Johnny Cash wrote to June Carter Cash into an all-new ballad. It was filmed at the remains of Johnny and June’s home at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Ruston originally started composing “To June This Morning” as a teenager, based on a love letter that Johnny had written to June as she descended the kitchen stairs one morning in 1970, eight months pregnant with their son John Carter Cash. Years later, when Ruston was asked by John Carter to contribute to this album, he asked his then-fiancée Kacey Musgraves to record the final version with him. The video begins with Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson’s contribution to ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words,’ called “Forever/I Still Miss Someone.” A thematic prologue to both the album and the video, “Forever/I Still Miss Someone” features two of Johnny’s old friends and collaborators: Willie plays the melody to one of Johnny’s songs (“I Still Miss Someone”) while Kris recites one of the final poems Johnny ever wrote, called “Forever.” Says John Carter Cash, “To me, the essences of the tracks “Forever/I Still Miss Someone” and “To June This Morning” are both of hope. My father wrote the poem “Forever” weeks before his passing. “To June This Morning” has the same hope; the words were written in February of 1970, one month before my birth. Together they represent Dad’s enduring hopes, the beauty of faith and the belief in all the good to come…even in the face of his own mortality.” A collaborative album of Johnny Cash’s unknown poetry, lyrics, and letters now set to music by an astounding array of contemporary artists, ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ was released on Friday on Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.  The release has been met with a number of high profile features including CBS This Morning, the NY Times, Rolling Stone, NPR Weekend Edition, Associated Press and much more. Listen to ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ on all platforms here: https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/Foreverwords_AlbumPR Watch CBS This Morning here: https://bit.ly/2uO9es0NY Times feature: https://nyti.ms/2qa1AmO Rolling Stone feature: https://rol.st/2HjlGmd Listen to NPR Weekend Edition here: https://JohnnyCash.lnk.to/WeekendEditionPR Along with Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves, ‘Johnny Cash: Forever Words’ features new songs by Chris Cornell, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, John Mellencamp, Carlene Carter, The Jayhawks and more. Legacy Recordings has previously released the music Continue reading Kacey Musgraves & Ruston Kelly turn Johnny Cash love letter into new music video ‘To June This Morning’→

Experience the Cast of Nashville Performing LIVE

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EXPERIENCE THE STARS OF LIONSGATE TV’S NASHVILLE LIVE! NASHVILLE IN CONCERT AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ~STARRING CHARLES ESTEN, CLARE BOWEN, SAM PALLADIO, JONATHAN JACKSON, AND CHRIS CARMACK~ ON DVD AND DIGITAL VIDEO APRIL 27 VIA EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT ~PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE HERE~ In the June of 2017, the stars of Lionsgate’s fan favorite TV series Nashville took the stage at London’s famed Royal Albert Hall, bringing the songs of the show to life. Eagle Rock Entertainment will deliver this concert on DVD and digital formats when Nashville In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall is released on April 27. “‘Nashville In Concert’ delivered in spades yet again,” enthused Entertainment Focus. “The whole cast are all hugely talented – and it was clear that they and the audience were having the time of their lives. Here’s hoping they come back in 2018!” Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Sam Palladio, Jonathan Jackson, and Chris Carmack performed a mix of songs made famous by their characters on the TV series, as well as personal favorites. In addition to their solo performances, the cast teamed up to recreate some of Nashville’s classic collaborations. Enhanced with bonus featurette “Nashville In London” and “The Songs Of Nashville In Concert,” in which the performers discuss the songs they sing live, Nashville In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall is the ultimate fan experience. Ravenous in their support, Nashville’s passionate fan base led to the show’s record-breaking debut on CMT after its four season run on ABC. Now in its culminating season on CMT, the series is celebrated on Nashville In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall. TRACK LISTING 1. Buckle Up – Charles Esten 2. What If I Was Willing – Chris Carmack 3. Spinning Revolver – Chris Carmack 4. Keep Asking Why – Jonathan Jackson 5. Love Rescue Me – Jonathan Jackson 6. I Will Fall – Sam Palladio 7. Headed For The Fire – Sam Palladio 8. Borrow My Heart – Sam Palladio / Clare Bowen / Jonathan Jackson 9. Longer – Clare Bowen / Brandon Robert Young 10. Little By Little – Clare Bowen 11. Hand To Hold – Charles Esten / Clare Bowen 12. Simple As That – Charles Esten 13. Stand Up – Chris Carmack / Clare Bowen / Brandon Robert Young / Sam Palladio 14. If It’s Love – Sam Palladio / Chris Carmack 15. Texas Flood – Chris Carmack 16. The Killing Moon – Jonathan Jackson 17. Unchained Melody – Jonathan Jackson 18. Hello Heartbreak Blues – Sam Palladio 19. Wake Me Up In Nashville – Sam Palladio 20. Fade Into You – Clare Bowen / Sam Palladio 21. Let It Rain – Clare Bowen 22. Black Roses – Clare Bowen 23. True Love Ways – Charles Esten 24. I Climb The Walls – Charles Esten 25. He Ain’t Me – Charles Esten 26. Heroes – Charles Esten / Clare Bowen / Sam Palladio / Chris Carmack / Jonathan Jackson 27. And Then We’re Gone – Charles Esten / Clare Bowen Continue reading Experience the Cast of Nashville Performing LIVE→

Carrie Underwood to Perform LIVE at the ACM Awards THIS Sunday Night!

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CARRIE UNDERWOOD TO PERFORM THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF HER SOON-TO-BE-RELEASED SINGLE LIVE ON THE 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™ AWARDS TELECAST TO AIR LIVE FROM THE MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS ON SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2018 AT 8:00 PM ET/P ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK   [bctt tweet=”Just announced! @CarrieUnderwood to perform soon-to-be-released single live on television for the first time on the 53rd @ACMawards on April 15 at 8/7c on #CBS!” username=”My_CountryMusic”]   Encino, CA (April 9, 2018) – The Academy of Country Music® revealed today that thirteen-time ACM Award® winner Carrie Underwood will perform the world television premiere of her soon-to-be-released single live on the 53RD ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS™, joining a star-studded lineup of performers and presenters. Underwood is nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year as well as Vocal Event of the Year for “The Fighter” with Keith Urban. The 53rd ACM Awards, hosted by Reba McEntire, will broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. Previously announced ACM Awards performers include Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Kelly Clarkson, Florida Georgia Line, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Midland,Maren Morris, Jon Pardi, Bebe Rexha, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban and Brett Young. Previously announced presenters include David Boreanaz, Drew Brees, AJ Buckley,Cam, Sam Elliot, Eve, Ashton Kutcher, Dustin Lynch, Nancy O’Dell, Rebecca Romijn, Max Thieriot and Lindsey Vonn. Tickets to the ACM Awards are now on sale at www.axs.com. For more information on the ACM Awards and all ACM events including ACM Party for a Cause®, visitwww.ACMcountry.com and www.PartyForaCause.com. You can like Academy of Country Music on Facebook or follow on Twitter at @ACMawards and Instagram @ACMAwards for more immediate updates. About the Academy of Country Music Awards The 53rd Academy of Country Music Awards™ is dedicated to honoring and showcasing the biggest names and emerging talent in the country music industry. The show is produced for television by dick clark productions and will broadcast LIVE from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM live ET/PT on the CBS Television Network. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, R.A. Clark, Barry Adelman and Mark Bracco are executive producers. Pete Fisher is executive producer for the Academy of Country Music.