<p><strong>ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT LAUNCHES NEW YOUTUBE SERIES “CERTIFIED COUNTRY” TO DIRECTLY CONNECT FANS WITH THE BIGGEST STARS FROM COUNTRY MUSIC</strong></p>
<p><strong>“Certified Country” Premieres Friday, July 21 at 12:00PM PT on ET&#8217;s YouTube Channel (<a href="http://youtube.com/entertainmenttonight">http://youtube.com/entertainmenttonight</a>)</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://youtube.com/entertainmenttonight"><img class=" wp-image-34641 alignright" src="http://www.countrymusicnewsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/From-our-friends-at-ET-400x284.jpg" alt="Certified Country on Country Music News Blog" width="161" height="116" /></a>July 21, 2017 (Los Angeles, CA) </strong>– <strong>ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT</strong>, the worldwide authority on all things entertainment, fashion and music, is again expanding its highly successful digital footprint with a new weekly series on YouTube, “Certified Country.” ETonline’s senior music editor and country music super fan, Sophie Schillaci, hosts the new series featuring exclusive conversations with Nashville’s most talked about hit makers through rapid-fire games, thoughtful interviews, first-looks and breaking news.</p>
<p>“Certified Country” will go inside the superstar lives and careers with interviews from <strong><a title="Dan + Shay" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/dan-shay-concert-tour-tickets/">Dan + Shay</a></strong>, <strong><a title="Hunter Hayes" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/hunter-hayes-concert-tour-tickets/">Hunter Hayes</a></strong>, <strong><a title="Scotty McCreery" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSScottyMcCreery/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fscotty-mccreery-tickets%2F">Scotty McCreery</a></strong>, <strong><a title="RaeLynn" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/category/raelynn/">RaeLynn</a></strong>, <strong>Canaan Smith</strong>, <strong>Bailey Brian</strong>, <strong><a title="Little Big Town" href="https://countrymusicontour.com/new-little-big-town-tour-dates/">Little Big Town</a></strong>, <strong><a title="Darius Rucker" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSDarius/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fdarius-rucker-tickets%2F">Darius Rucker</a></strong> and many more. Along with candid commentary on new music, stories and major events coming out of the country music scene, &#8220;Certified Country&#8221; will also explore buzzworthy artists and releases while offering the expertise and insight that viewers can only expect from <strong>ENTERTAINMENT </strong>TONIGHT.</p>
<p><strong>ABOUT SOPHIE SCHILLACI:</strong></p>
<p>Sophie Schillaci loves living and working in Los Angeles, but a piece of her heart is forever tied to Nashville. She earned a College Television Award (EMMY) from the Television Academy for her early work in sports broadcasting, serving as the executive producer, lead anchor and reporter for RIT SportsZone in Rochester, New York, and went on to pursue her dreams of red carpets and awards shows. Schillaci joined the <strong>ET</strong> family in 2014 and specializes in all things music-related – including reporting each week from &#8220;The Voice&#8221; and &#8220;American Idol” and has covered the Academy of Country Music Awards, the CMT Music Awards and many more major Hollywood events. For more on Sophie click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQwITQ__CeH1s3JTuY0ST_djr1ygtaLcj">here</a> and follow her on Twitter and Instagram @SophieSchillaci.</p>
<p><strong>“Certified Country” Premieres Friday, July 21 at 12:00PM PT on ET&#8217;s YouTube Channel (<a href="http://youtube.com/entertainmenttonight">http://youtube.com/entertainmenttonight</a>)</strong></p>