LUKE BRYAN PREMIERES “RAIN IS A GOOD THING” VIDEO
EXCLUSIVELY ON iTUNES FEBRUARY 9
Nashville, TN (February 8, 2010) – Capitol Records Nashville
recording artist and ACM “Top New Vocal Soloist” nominee Luke
Bryan will premiere his new video “Rain Is A Good Thing” on iTunes
beginning February 9. The video, directed by award-winning director
Shaun Silva, was shot back in October at Bryan’s inaugural Farm
Tour show and includes over 3,500 of his rain-soaked fans who
stuck out the mud and wet weather to see Bryan’s high-energy live
show.
“Rain Is A Good Thing,” the followup to his recent #1 song “Do I,” off
his sophomore album Doin’ My Thing, is at #35 on the Billboard and
#37 on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts after only five weeks
making it Bryan’s fastest rising single to date.
Bryan is currently out on the road opening for Jason Aldean’s record-
setting sold out "Wide Open Arena Tour." His second album, Doin’
My Thing, for Capitol Records Nashville landed at #2 on the Billboard
Country Albums chart and #6 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200
album chart selling over 57,000 albums in its first week of release,
more than doubling the first week sales of his debut album I’ll Stay
Me in 2007.
For more information on Luke Bryan check out www.lukebryan.com
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LADY ANTEBELLUM TO APPEAR ON
THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW
Trio To Perform On “Oprah Fridays Live” February 19
Nashville , TN - Feb. 16, 2010 – Grammy award winning trio Lady
Antebellum will make their debut on The Oprah Winfrey Show LIVE
on Friday, February 19. The Capitol Records Nashville trio will be
part of this week's "Oprah Fridays Live” show, where the iconic talk
show host talks about the latest news and headlines. Lady
Antebellum will perform a medley of their award winning, record
setting, #1 hits “I Run To You” and “Need You Now.” (Check local
listings for time and channel.)
The Country Music Association’s 2009 “Vocal Group Of The Year”
recently celebrated the longest chart-topper of 2009 with the lead
and title track “Need You Now” off their new release, which spent
five consecutive weeks at No. one and was also certified
PLATINUM. Lady Antebellum performed smash #1 single on the
52nd Annual Grammy Awards in January and immediately
following the performance it shot straight to #1 on the all-genre
iTunes chart where it remained for over a week. It is still currently in
the top 5 on the all genre iTunes chart.
“I Run To You” was the group’s first #1 single and was the song
behind their first Grammy win for “Best Country Performance by a
Duo or Group With Vocals” as well as the CMA “Single of the Year”
in 2009.
Lady Antebellum’s sophomore album NEED YOU NOW scored the
No. one position on the Billboard Top 200 chart for two consecutive
weeks with sales soaring over 689,000 units. They are the first
country group to hold a multi-week No. one since the Dixie Chicks
in 2006. The trio joins an elite group of only six all-genre artists
who have held on to the top spot for multiple weeks in the past 12
months that includes Jay-Z, Susan Boyle and Eminem.
“American Honey,” the trio’s current single is at #12 on both the
Billboard and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts.
For more information visit www.ladyantebellum.com.
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ERIC CHURCH SET TO HEADLINE
“JAGERMEISTER COUNTRY TOUR”
TOUR TO SUPPORT CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SOPHOMORE
RELEASE CAROLINA
BEGINS FEBRUARY 9
CURRENT SINGLE “HELL ON THE HEART” IS TOP 30
AND CLIMBING ON BILLBOARD AND MEDIABASE
COUNTRY RADIO CHARTS
“He can drop a punch line with the deftness of Brad Paisley (“Before
She Does”), inspire a bit of hell-raising a la Waylon and Willie at their
outlaw finest (“Smoke a Little Smoke”) and fan the fires of romance
as well as any of the heartthrobs dominating the country charts
(“Love Your Love the Most”).”—Los Angeles Times
Critically acclaimed country singer Eric Church will embark on a
nationwide headlining tour in early 2010, beginning February 9 at the
Ram’s Head in Baltimore, MD. The “Jagermeister Country Tour
featuring Eric Church” follows the recent “Young & Wild Tour,” which
included 50 sold out shows and performances on NBC’s “Late Night
With Jimmy Fallon,” CBS’s “Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson”
and ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” Church’s raucous live shows have
earned him a dedicated fan base, which he lovingly dubbed “the
Church Choir” and, despite breaking his foot during a recent
performance, Church has continued to play to enthusiastic
audiences across the country. Country artist Josh Thompson will
provide direct support for the tour. Please see below for complete
dates.
The “Jagermeister Country Tour featuring Eric Church” will support
Church’s widely praised sophomore effort Carolina. The album
debuted at #17 on Billboard’s Top 200 and #4 on the country charts
and yielded the singles “Love Your Love the Most,” which reached
the Top 10 on the Billboard and Mediabase country radio charts, and
“Hell on the Heart,” which is currently in the Top 30 and climbing on
both charts. Rolling Stone praised the album’s “surging guitars
bolstering good-ol’-boy narratives,” and The New York Times
declared, “His music puts rock muscle behind honky-tonk and turns
ballads into intimate close-ups.”
Carolina follows the breakthrough success of Church’s critically
acclaimed first effort Sinners Like Me, which claimed three Top 20
singles and a #1 video. The album earned Church widespread
praise from Associated Press, Rolling Stone, People Magazine and
The New York Times.
“JAGERMEISTER COUNTRY TOUR
FEATURING ERIC CHURCH”
February 9 Ram’s Head Live
Baltimore, MD
February 10 Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
New York, NY
February 11 Trocadero
Philadelphia, PA
February 12 Northern Lights
Clifton Park, NY
February 13 Rapids Theatre
Niagara Falls, NY
February 15 House of Blues
Boston, MA
February 16 9:30 Club
Washington , D.C.
February 18 Joe’s
Chicago, IL
February 19 Civic Auditorium
Knoxville, TN
February 20 Wild Bill’s
Duluth, GA
February 21 Music Farm
Charleston, SC
February 27 Lyric Theatre
Oxford, MS
March 3 Walton Arts Center
Fayetteville, AR
March 4 Midland Theatre
Kansas City, MO
March 5 The Pageant
St. Louis, MO
March 6 Gillioz Theatre
Springfield, MO
March 7 Cain’s Ballroom
Tulsa, OK
March 10 The Barn
Sanford, FL
March 12 Marina Civic Center
Panama City, FL
March 13 Maverick’s
Jacksonville, FL
March 17 Orpheum Theatre
Madison, WI
March 18 Tom, Dick & Harrys
Green Bay, WI
March 19 State Theatre
Kalamazoo, MI
March 20 Royal Oak Music Theatre
Royal Oak, MI
March 21 Prairie Capital Convention Center
Springfield, IL
March 25 State Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
March 26 Cotillion Ballroom
Wichita, KS
March 27 Boulder Theatre
Boulder, CO
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LUKE BRYAN CELEBRATES FIRST GOLD DIGITAL SINGLE
Nashville, TN (January 21, 2010) – Capitol Records Nashville
recording artist Luke Bryan has another ‘first’ to celebrate this
week with the RIAA certifying his single “Do I” GOLD, signifying
sales of more than 500,000 digital singles . This comes on the
heels of “Do I” clinching the #1 spot on the country radio chart. On
Monday, January 25, the Georgia native will release the follow-up
single “Rain Is A Good Thing” to radio listeners.
Bryan hits the road this Saturday in Macon , GA opening for the
much anticipated Jason Aldean "Wide Open Arena Tour." His
second album, Doin’ My Thing, for Capitol Records Nashville
landed at #2 on the Billboard Country Albums chart and #6 on the
all-genre Billboard Top 200 album chart selling over 57,000
albums in its first week of release, more than doubling the first
week sales of his debut album I’ll Stay Me in 2007.
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