Country music sensation Granger Smith swept the nation and reached hundreds of thousands this fall with his headlining tour “YEE YEE NATION 2014.” Smith moves into the second leg of the tour with the launch of “YEE YEE NATION: PART II,” bringing his high-energy and raved about live shows to the west coast in early 2015. Smith, the hottest independent act in country music, officially kicks off the tour Thursday, Feb. 5 in Tucson, AZ and routes through numerous cities in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Montanta, Idaho, Utah and Colorado throughout its run. Several stops on the tour have already sold out.
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COUNTRY MUSIC SENSATION GRANGER SMITH ANNOUNCES PART II OF WILDLY SUCCESSFUL “YEE YEE NATION TOUR”
Sunny Sweeney Tops The Texas Music Chart
For the first time in over ten years, there is a female taking the top spot of the Texas Music Chart thanks to Sunny Sweeney’s edgy single “Bad Girl Phase.” Co-written by 2014 CMA songwriter nominee Brandy Clark, the fierce single reminds listeners that if men can party, women sure can too.
JUSTIN MOORE DEPARTS ON HEADLINE OFF THE BEATEN PATH TOUR
Kicking off this weekend, JUSTIN MOORE will once again venture out on the OFF THE BEATEN PATH TOUR. The ACM New Artist of the Year begins the 11-city trek this Thursday (10/23) in Columbia, MO at the Mizzou Arena and continues throughout the end of November. The line-up stars fellow Country boys THOMAS RHETT, COLT FORD on select dates with special guest JORDAN RAGER.
Martina McBride Announces Fall Leg Of Soulful ‘Everlasting’ Tour
Martina McBride’s ‘Everlasting’ Tour has already seen the “petite powerhouse” (Rolling Stone Country) play sold-out shows across the country this year and will continue through the fall with 40 additional dates — seven of which have already sold-out. Continue Reading →
Love And Theft’s NIGHT THAT YOU’LL NEVER FORGET Tour Kicks Off October 16
RCA Nashville duo Love And Theft (Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles) will be hitting the road this Fall for the Night That You’ll Never Forget Tour beginning October 16 in Portland, Maine. Special guests are Joel Crouse, with DJ Rod Youree and DJ DU appearing on select dates of the 20+ city, cross country tour. Continue Reading →
Garth Brooks Announces Opening City, Date And Ticket Price
Garth Brooks is set to kick off his world tour and the first stop is Chicago. It will be the first time Garth has played Chicago in 17 years. The concert will be Thursday, September 4th, 7:30 PM at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL. Continue Reading →
Garth Brooks, Sony Music Entertainment Announce Highly Anticipated New Music, World Tour And Going Digital
Pictured (l-r) at this morning’s Garth Brooks press conference: Garth’s attorney Rusty Jones, Sony Music Entertainment’s EVP Business Affairs/General Counsel Julie Swidler and EVP/CFO Kevin Kelleher, Garth’s personal manager Bob Doyle, Brooks, Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris, Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton, and Garth’s business manager Kerry O’Neil.
Credit: Alan Poizner
Singer/songwriter Garth Brooks will release his first album of all-new material in more than a decade under a new agreement with Sony Music, it was announced today by Brooks and Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris at a press conference in Nashville.
Under the worldwide deal, Garth, who in 2000, was certified by the RIAA as the #1-selling solo artist in U. S. history, will put out a new solo album on or about Black Friday in November through his own Pearl imprint in conjunction with Sony Music’s RCA Nashville that will be listed as a Pearl/RCA Nashville release. Sony Music will provide distribution services and collaborate in marketing efforts, as RCA Nashville will promote singles at country radio. Additionally, for the first time ever, Garth catalogue music and as well as the new studio album will be available digitally, exclusively through his website at GarthBrooks.com, beginning with catalogue content in the next few weeks.
The worldwide entertainer, who has sold 134 million albums to date and has amassed virtually every music award possible, also confirmed his highly-anticipated world tour, with the first city scheduled to be announced on July 15.
“Words cannot express how excited I am to get to make new music and tour again,” remarked Garth. “I cannot thank Sony Music and RCA Nashville enough for making that dream a reality.”
Said Morris, “Garth Brooks is one of the most accomplished and beloved artists of all time. We are thrilled he is joining the Sony Music family, and excited to be joining forces with him to bring much anticipated new music to his many fans around the world.”
“Garth redefined the parameters of what country music could be, and what it could accomplish. We are beyond proud that he’s chosen to begin the next chapter of an extraordinary career with us,” said Sony Music Nashville Chairman & CEO Gary Overton.
Fans were able to see this morning’s news unfold in real time on GarthBrooks.com, where the press conference aired via Livestream, with Brooks’ site poised for an official re-launch on July 15.
About Garth Brooks
Since his first single, “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old),” debuted at country radio in 1989, Garth Brooks has taken 25 singles to the #1 position on country airplay charts and his albums have spent more weeks at #1 on sales charts than any other artist since the inception of SoundScan. Garth has received six RIAA Diamond Awards, each commemorating 10 million albums sold – and, he is the only solo artist in RIAA history to have accomplished this feat.
In 2001, Garth retired and moved back to Oklahoma to raise his children. In 2008 The President Elect, himself, requested that Garth headline President Obama’s Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. A crowd of over 300,000 did the “wave” to Garth’s performance of “Shout” while the President sang along. That same year the Governor of California asked Garth to help the State. Garth performed 5 concerts in 2 days with the proceeds from 83,000 tickets sold donated to efforts to prevent fire catastrophes. Portions of the live concerts were shown as a TV special, “Garth Brooks: Live in L.A.” allowing viewers to donate as well.
In December 2010, Garth finished an astonishing 9 sold out concerts in 6 days to raise money for the flood relief efforts in Tennessee. ABC World News Tonight declared Garth The Person of the Week and the Mayor of Nashville announced that this was a record December for downtown Nashville merchants due to the over 145,000 who attended the concerts.
In January, 2012 he was named the best selling artist of the last two decades by Billboard, Nielsen and SoundScan, with a whopping 68.5 million sales. Brooks also sold out his recent appearance at the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede. The sell out 15,000+ seats happened in less than a minute. Garth was recently inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York as well as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. In October he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. Performing for his induction were his heroes George Strait, James Taylor and Bob Seger. On November 29th, 2013, Garth took the night with almost nine million viewers watching his CBS special “Live From Las Vegas.” That very day Garth released his new boxed set, Blame It All On My Roots, which debuted for the 13th time in Garth’s career at #1 on the country charts. The boxed set also rose to the top of the Billboard 200 Chart making it the 9th time Garth has been able to achieve that feat.
Garth recently broke another record when he sold out 5 consecutive dates at Croke Park in Dublin, a feat no other artist had achieved. In fact, over 400,000 tickets were sold. Just after this feat, Garth’s performance of “Friends in Low Places” was the last thing heard on The Tonight Show as Jay Leno ended his 22 year reign as The Tonight Show host.
About Sony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment is a global recorded music company with a current roster that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars. The company boasts a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. It is home to premier record labels representing music from every genre, including Arista Nashville, Beach Street/Reunion Records, Bystorm Entertainment, Columbia Nashville, Columbia Records, Day 1, Epic Records, Essential Records, Kemosabe Records, Legacy Recordings, MASTERWORKS, Polo Grounds, RCA Inspiration, RCA Nashville, RCA Records, Sony Classical, Sony Music Latin, Star Time International, Syco Music, Vested in Culture and Volcano. Sony Music Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.
Angaleena Presley Announces Dates With The Indigo Girls
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Angaleena Presley will take her new music on the road when she joins friends The Indigo Girls on tour in August.
If there’s a pedigree for a modern country music star, then Angaleena Presley fits all of the criteria: a coal miner’s daughter; native of Beauty, Kentucky; a direct descendent of the original feuding McCoys; a one-time single mother; a graduate of both the school of hard knocks and college; a former cashier at both Wal-Mart and Winn-Dixie. Perhaps best of all the member of Platinum-selling Pistol Annies (with Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe) says she “doesn’t know how to not tell the truth.” Continue Reading →
“Wholly Unique Texas grit” (Country Weekly): Whiskey Myers Add Dates With Lynyrd Skynyrd And 7Horse
After playing a sold-out show at the legendary Gruene Hall earlier this month – drawing 1,100 past-capacity – Whiskey Myers have confirmed additional dates, including a show with Lynyrd Skynyrd at Sam Houston Race Park and several dates with 7Horse as the opener in September, supporting their Dave Cobb-produced album ‘Early Morning Shakes.’ The band has toured extensively since the album was released earlier this year, debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Digital Country Albums chart and in the Top 10 on their Top Country Albums chart – their highest charting record to date. Continue Reading →
MIRANDA LAMBERT ANNOUNCES CRYSTAL LIGHT PRESENTS PLATINUM TOUR
Summer 2014 will shine brighter starting July 10 when Miranda Lambert unveils her Crystal Light Presents Platinum Tour in Ft. Loramie, OH. “Platinum represents a lifestyle for me,” said Miranda. “It’s the color of my hair, my wedding ring, my airstream trailer, so it’s just a natural fit for the name of my new album and it’s why we decided to name the tour Platinum too,” said Miranda. Her upcoming album Platinum, will be released June 3.
The new show will glitter with a platinum theme that includes a new signature stage design. Platinum will include several songs from the new album including the Top 10 hit “Automatic,” the title track and others. It will also feature songs from all four of her previous platinum certified albums. In addition, Miranda has added two new members to her band family including singer songwriter Carolyn Dawn Johnson.
More heavy metal will be on display with opening acts Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett join the tour on August 8. ACM New Artist of the Year winner Justin Moore has a mine full of hits songs including 3 #1 singles, “Small Town USA,” “If Heaven Weren’t So Far Away,” and “Til My Last Day,” and several Top 10’s from his Gold certified albums. Thomas Rhett brings more precious metal with his certified platinum hit “It Goes Like This,” and his new #1 single, “Give Me Some of That.”
The 30 city coast-to-coast tour includes two Canadian shows and wraps September 20 in Honolulu, HI. See complete list of dates below:
7/10/14 Fort Loramie, OH
7/11/14 Tuscaloosa, AL
7/12/14 Rogers, AR
7/17/14 Monticello, IA
7/18/14 Cleveland, OH
7/19/14 Cincinnati, OH
7/20/14 Brooklyn, MI
7/25/14 Twin Lakes, WI
7/26/14 Pittsburgh, PA
8/1/14 Sweet Home, OR
8/3/14 Camrose, Alberta
8/8/14 Sacramento, CA**
8/9/14 Mountain View, CA**
8/10/14 Irvine, CA**
8/15/14 Chicago, IL**
8/16/14 Indianapolis, IN**
8/17/14 Bonner Springs, KS**
8/21/14 Raleigh, NC**
8/22/14 Virginia Beach, VA**
8/23/14 Washington, DC**
8/29/14 Darien Lake, NY**
8/30/14 Hartford, CT**
8/31/14 Bethel, NY**
9/4/14 Toronto, ONT**
9/5/14 Philadelphia, PA**
9/6/14 Boston, MA**
9/11/14 Pensacola, FL**
9/12/14 Lafayette, LA**
9/13/14 Corpus Christi, TX**
9/20/14 Honolulu, HI
**Justin Moore and Thomas Rhett to perform as support on these dates.
