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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