<h3>Joey+Rory take on double duty, realeasing Album #2 and opening for Zac Brown Band on the Brakeing Southern Ground tour this summer!</h3>
<p><a title="joey-rory" href="../artists/joey-rory/"><img class="attachment-thumbnail alignright" style="border: 0pt none; margin: 6px;" title="joey-rory" src="../wp-content/uploads/2009/02/joey-rory-150x120.jpg" alt="Joey + Rory" width="150" height="120" /></a>Husband/Wife duo <strong>Joey+Rory</strong> have an exciting year planned with a 2010 ACM nomination under their belt already, a U.S. arena tour this spring and the upcoming release of their sophomore album. Set for an early summer release (exact date TBA), the CD is simply titled <em>&#8220;Album #2&#8221;</em> and is produced by legendary, Grammy award-winning producer Carl Jackson who also produced their debut album. That album titled The Life of a Song debuted #10 on the Billboard Country Album Chart and remained on the charts for 50 weeks selling 200,000 copies.</p>
<p>&#8220;This is our sophomore album and the title cut is a humorous take on the pressure put on artists when they make their second album,” explains Rory. “Rather than worry about it or avoid it, it&#8217;s more our nature to just face it head on, and even find the humor in it.”</p>
<p>Known for bringing beautiful harmonies, authenticity and romance back to country music, the Vanguard/Sugar Hill recording artists will hit the road this spring with Grammy award-winner <strong><a title="Zac Brown Band" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSZBB/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fzac-brown-band-tickets%2F">Zac Brown Band</a></strong> for the “<em>Breaking Southern Ground</em>” tour. Joey+Rory will not only perform but will act as emcee for the tour.</p>
<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re beyond excited about going on tour with the <a title="Zac Brown Band" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSZBB/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fzac-brown-band-tickets%2F">Zac Brown Band</a>,” says Joey. “Over the last year, we&#8217;ve become good friends. They&#8217;re the real deal. They don’t compromise. We love that.”</p>
<p>“And although there are differences in our music,” adds Rory. “We&#8217;re cut from the same cloth.” “Probably some ol&#8217; worn out jean material that feels good and has been around a while,” laughs Joey.<br />
Coming off the heels of their success in 2009, Joey+Rory are nominated for a 2010 Academy of Country Music Award for Top New Vocal Duo. The award is fan-voted and ballots open on February 26th.Country Music Photo Gallery</p>