CHRIS STAPLETON LEADS NOMINEES AT 55TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS 

 

photo credit: Becky Fluke

September 9, 2021—Ten-time CMA Award winner Chris Stapleton leads nominees at the 55th Annual CMA Awards with nominations in five categories: Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year (Starting Over), Single of the Year (“Starting Over”) and Song of the Year (“Starting Over”), while also earning additional producer credits in both the Album of the Year and Single of the Year categories. The awards ceremony will be broadcast live on ABC from Nashville on Wednesday, November 10 at 8:00pm ET/7:00pm CT. 

The nominations add to yet another monumental year for Stapleton, who is currently in the midst of his extensive “All-American Road Show” tour. Of recent performances, the Charlotte Observer praises, “In a live setting, Chris Stapleton is a bit of a revelation, vocally and sonically, able to produce note-perfect facsimiles of the already-astounding studio versions of his Southern rock and outlaw country and bluegrass songs,” and went on to praise him as, “the soul of the show, the deliverer of raw, powerful, beautiful lyrics by way of one of the most uniquely arresting voices in country music today,” while the Austin American-Statesman asserts, “there’s probably no better touring act in country music at present.” 

Upcoming “All-American Road Show” stops include New York’s Madison Square Garden, two nights at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and Washington State’s Gorge Amphitheatre as well as “A Concert for Kentucky”—a special performance to be held at University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field on April 23, 2022. The concert is the first ever held at UK’s Kroger Field and will feature very special guests Willie Nelson and Family, Sheryl Crow and Yola. 100% of the concert’s net proceeds will benefit Stapleton’s newly created Outlaw State of Kind Hometown Fund. Established in partnership with the Blue Grass Community Foundation, the fund will specifically support local and national organizations directly impacting Kentucky, with initial grant distributions focusing on music and arts education. Tickets are on sale now at ChrisStapleton.com. See below for complete itinerary. 

The tour further celebrates the release of Starting Over, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Moreover, the album’s title track recently reached #1 at country radio’s Mediabase Chart, only Stapleton’s second chart-topping single as an artist following 2018’s “Broken Halos.” Released this past fall on Mercury Records Nashville (stream/purchase here), Starting Over is an album of startling prescience, featuring fourteen tracks that examine life’s simplest joys and most serious struggles. Once again produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb, the record won Album of the Year at the 56th ACM Awards and landed on several “Best of 2020” lists including NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Esquire, Vulture, The Tennessean and The New York Times, who declares, “Chris Stapleton’s roar isn’t designed to scare you off. It’s regal, an announcement of an alpha figure asserting his primacy…on this, his fourth album, the thrill is back.” 

Recent critical acclaim for Starting Over: 

“Chris Stapleton may have the album of the year with Starting Over”
—American Songwriter

“a sure-footed masterpiece…one of the year’s finest albums”—Associated Press

“Simply put, there are few recording artists in country operating at Stapleton’s level, and Starting Over keeps the bar very high.” —Billboard

“a dynamite and dynamic new album from the mighty-voiced Kentucky native…the singer-songwriter is hitting new heights, nailing the crossroads of country, rock, gospel, and pop across 14 tracks.”—Entertainment Weekly

“14 rich, intricately-wound odes to tiny admissions and big emotions”—Esquire

“mixes beautifully stark songwriting with blues, country, and rock melodies, allowing Stapleton’s sturdy, propulsive vocals to carry the show”—GQ

“vividly exemplifies the complex emotional character of Stapleton’s best music. He’s burly but soft. Tough yet vulnerable. A protector of his loved ones and a man in perpetual search of shelter.”—Los Angeles Times 

“Chris is at the top of his game with this record. It sounds like a record from a great.”
—NPR Music

“Starting Over may be Stapleton’s best album yet…every song on the album comes as a perfectly wrapped gift to the listener”—No Depression

“Regardless of where he’s going lyrically, Stapleton brings to each successive tune a rugged assuredness and a steely resolve: There’s never any doubt that he means what he says”—Relix

“The chill Nashville trailblazer feels at home in songs that echo his pop songwriting and his 
country roots.”—Rolling Stone

“if Starting Over offers a statement of principles, it’s that Stapleton is going to make Stapleton music, equal parts country, Southern rock, raw sentimentality, and self-reflective singer-songwriter-ism.”—Slate

“It is easily one of the best records I’ve heard this year. It’s easily one of the best country records I’ve heard in a long time. And I have no doubt it’s going to be one of the best country records I’ve heard this decade once everything is said and done.”
—The Needle Drop

“lands precisely where country meets Southern soul: with grit, details, clarity and ache.”
 —The New York Times

“the results are stunning…his most personal work yet.”—The Ringer

“expands a sonic identity and storytelling fervor that Stapleton established on his paramount debut, Traveller, and its two-part follow-up, From A Room Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.”
—The Tennessean

“He has [Willie] Nelson’s tender touch, but his bluesy side is much louder; his is a part-acoustic, part-stinging approach in which Nelson’s Trigger meets B.B. King’s Lucille.”—Variety 

“It’s every bit the tour de force his breakthrough album was…Elegant writing and delicate musicianship combine in an album ranking among the year’s best.”—Vulture

Kentucky-born Stapleton is a 5x Grammy, 10x CMA and 9x ACM Award-winner and one of the country’s most respected and beloved musicians. Following 2015’s quintuple platinum breakthrough solo debut album Traveller, Stapleton released two #1 albums in 2017. Both From A Room: Volume 1 (certified platinum) and From A Room: Volume 2 (certified gold) take their name from legendary RCA Studio A, where they were recorded with Cobb. Released to overwhelming critical acclaim, The Tennessean praises, “Both are rich with the textures of Stapleton’s vocals that make him one of country music’s most beloved artists, classic country sounds and thoughtful articulate lyrics about love, life and pain.” He was also recently announced as the first-ever “Artist-Songwriter of the Decade” recipient by the Academy of Country Music. 

CHRIS STAPLETON’S “ALL-AMERICAN ROAD SHOW”

September 9—Milwaukee, WI—Summerfest at American Family Insurance Amphitheater§

September 16—St. Louis, MO—Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre+

September 17—Birmingham, AL—Oak Mountain Amphitheatre+ (SOLD OUT)

September 18—Orange Beach, AL—The Wharf Amphitheatre+ (SOLD OUT)

September 23—Bethel, NY—Bethel Woods Center for the Arts°

September 24—Burgettstown, PA—Pavilion at Star Lake°

September 25—Noblesville, IN—Ruoff Music Center*

September 30—Virginia Beach, VA—Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater%

October 1—Camden, NJ—BB&T Pavilion%

October 2—Mansfield, MA—Xfinity Center% (SOLD OUT)

October 7—Syracuse, NY—St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview^

October 8—New York, NY—Madison Square Garden+

October 9—Holmdel, NJ—PNC Bank Arts Center^

October 14—Columbia, MO—Mizzou Arena+

October 15—Lincoln, NE—Pinnacle Bank Arena+

October 16—Sioux Falls, SD—Denny Sanford PREMIER Center+ (SOLD OUT)

October 21—Cincinnati, OH—Riverbend Music Center+

October 22—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

October 23—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena+ (SOLD OUT)

October 28—Lubbock, TX—United Supermarket Arena**

October 29—Albuquerque, NM—Isleta Amphitheater**

October 30—Phoenix, AZ—Ak-Chin Pavilion** (SOLD OUT)

November 4—Austin, TX—Frank Erwin Center** (SOLD OUT)

November 5—Tulsa, OK—BOK Center** (SOLD OUT)

November 6—The Woodlands, TX—Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion** (SOLD OUT)

November 13—Minneapolis, MN—U.S. Bank Stadium%%

November 18—Orlando, FL—Amway Center^

November 19—Estero, FL—Hertz Arena^ (SOLD OUT)

November 20—West Palm Beach, FL—iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre^

December 3—Memphis, TN—FedEx Forum+

December 4—Biloxi, MS—Mississippi Coast Coliseum+ (SOLD OUT)

December 5—Knoxville, TN—Thompson-Boling Arena+

April 20, 2022—Toledo, OH—Huntington Center^^

April 21, 2022—Columbus, OH—Schottenstein Center^^

April 23, 2022—Lexington, KY—A Concert for Kentucky – Kroger Field##

June 2, 2022—Nampa, ID—Ford Idaho Center Arena††

June 3, 2022—Ridgefield, WA—Sunlight Supple Amphitheater†† (SOLD OUT) 

June 4, 2022—George, WA—Gorge Amphitheater†† (SOLD OUT)

June 11, 2022—San Bernardino, CA—Glen Helen Amphitheater‡‡ 

June 16, 2022—Bakersfield, CA—Mechanics Bank Arena†† 

June 17, 2022—Wheatland, CA—Toyota Amphitheatre†† 

June 18, 2022—Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheatre††

June 23, 2022—West Valley City, UT—Usana Amphitheater§§ 

June 24, 2022—Denver, CO—Ball Arena§§ 

June 25, 2022—Denver, CO—Ball Arena§§ 

“ALL-AMERICAN ROAD SHOW” SPECIAL GUESTS

*with special guests Yola and Kendell Marvel

^with special guests Sheryl Crow and Kendell Marvel

+with special guests The Marcus King Band and Yola

°with special guests Margo Price and Kendell Marvel 

§with special guest Sheryl Crow

%with special guests The Marcus King Band and Caylee Hammack

**with special guests Jamey Johnson and Yola

^^with special guests Margo Price and Yola

##with special guests Willie Nelson & Family, Sheryl Crow and Yola

††with special guests Margo Price and The Dirty Knobs with Mike Campbell

‡‡with special guests Dwight Yoakam and The Dirty Knobs with Mike Campbell

§§with special guests Sheryl Crow and The Dirty Knobs with Mike Campbell

%%with George Strait and Little Big Town

SiriusXM presents

Megadeth & Lamb of God

with special guests

Trivium and In Flames

Saturday, July 11 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14 at 11am

Megadeth and Lamb Of God Announce Massive 2020 Co-Headline Tour Across North America Presented by SiriusXM   Special Guests Trivium and In Flames Will Join Summer and Fall Legs   Tickets Go on Sale to General Public Starting Friday, February 14 at Livenation.com

Two of the biggest bands in heavy metal – Megadeth and LAMB OF GOD – will be joining forces on a co-headline tour across North America this year, presented by SiriusXM. And to add to the firepower of this already formidable tour, Trivium and In Flames are joining, making this THE must-see heavy music package of the year. Tickets will go on general sale Friday, February 14 from livenation.com   Megadeth, fueled by Dave Mustaine’s triumphant return to the stage following his diagnosis and recovery of throat cancer, will embark on their first North American tour since 2017. Speaking on the epic announcement, Megadeth’s leader and frontman, Dave Mustaine says, "Hello me! I’m back again, better than ever and coming to a town near you with Lamb of God, Trivium and In Flames. If you want high octane metal madness this is the tour for you."   LAMB OF GOD released their first new music in five years last week with the single “Checkmate.” The track is the first to be released from the band’s self-titled eighth studio album, due out May 8, which is one of the most anticipated and important metal records of the year. Commenting on their upcoming co-headline run, Mark Morton, lead guitarist of LAMB OF GOD, adds, “The world has never needed heavy more than it does today and top to bottom, this tour delivers! LAMB OF GOD has toured with and been friends with all of these bands for years, but for all of us to be on the same bill is something extra special. Come early and stay late. This is THE metal tour of the year.”   Trivium’s Matt Heafy adds, “We are happy to be a part of the biggest real metal tour of the year. This tour is the main event and represents heavy metal and the culture that goes with it.“   With In Flames singer, Anders Fridén stating, “We were honored to be asked to join this package. We were actually supposed to take this summer off, but of course we couldn’t say no. After playing shows with all of these guys for years, 2020 is going to feel like a kick ass reunion. See you on the road, Jesterheads!”   Produced by Live Nation, this epic 55-city tour will stretch across summer and fall, kicking off June 12 in Bristow, VA, and hit every region of the U.S. before wrapping November 13 in Reno, NV. Multiple Canadian shows are scheduled as well. See full itinerary below.   Tickets and VIP packages for all four artists go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, February 14 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card of the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets & VIP packages beginning Tuesday, February 11 at 10 a.m. local time until Thursday, February 13 at 10 p.m. local time through Citi Entertainment®. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.   Megadeth and LAMB OF GOD NORTH AMERICAN tour dates: Summer 2020: 6/12 – Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live 6/13 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 6/14 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater 6/16 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater 6/17 – Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater 6/18 – Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion 6/20 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 6/21 – Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion 6/23 – Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph’s Heath Amphitheater at Lakeview 6/24 – Providence, RI @ Bold Point Lake Amphitheater 6/28 – Burgettstown, PA @ S&T Bank Music Park* 6/29 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 7/1 – Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theater 7/2 – Mount Pleasant, MI @ Soaring Eagle Casino Amphitheatre 7/3 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Music Center 7/5 – Atlanta, GA @ Ameris Music Center 7/7 – Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion 7/8 – Cleveland, OH @Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica 7/10 – Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL 7/11 – St. Louis, MO @ Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO* 7/12 – Nashville, TN @ Nashville Municipal Auditorium 7/14 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP* 7/16 – Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater 7/17 – Houston, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 7/18 – Irving, TX @The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory+ 7/20 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater 7/21- Phoenix, AZ @ Isleta Amphitheater 7/23 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre 7/25 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre 7/26 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center 7/29 – Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre 7/30 – Pocatello, ID @ Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre 8/1 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion   Fall 2020: 10/2 - West Palm Beach, CA @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 10/6 – Birmingham, AL @ Oak Mountain Amphitheatre 10/7 – New Orleans, LA @ UNO Lakefront Arena 10/9 - Corpus Christi, TX @ American Bank Center Arena 10/11 – El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center 10/14 – Springfield, MO @ JOH Arena 10/16 – Kansas City, MO @ Sprint Center 10/21 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center 10/23 – Huntington, WV @ Mountain Heath Arena 10/24 – Bethlehem, PA @ The Wind Creek Event Center 10/27 – Quebec City, QC @ Centre Videotron 10/28 – Laval, QC @ Place Bell 10/30 – St, Paul, MN @ Armory 10/3 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center* 11/2 – Omaha, NE @ Baxter Arena 11/3 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center 11/5 – Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 11/7 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center 11/10 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena 11/11 – Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Arena 11/13 – Reno, NV @ Reno Events Center   *on sale starts 11 a.m. local time +on sale starts 12 noon local time

It was over 30 years ago that Dave Mustaine founded Megadeth, in the process pioneering the sound that would become known the world over as thrash metal. And from the very beginning, the band proved to be the most lethal and audacious unit on the heavy music scene, pushing thrash to the limits of musical ferocity and instrumental virtuosity on early efforts like their 1985 debut, Killing Is My Business…And Business Is Good! and 1986’s seminal Peace Sells…But Who’s Buying?.   Megadeth have taken their place as one of metal’s most influential and respected acts—not to mention among its most successful. They have gone on to sell more than 38 million albums worldwide, earning numerous accolades including a 2017 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Metal Performance” for the title track “Dystopia,” 12 GRAMMY® nominations, and scoring five consecutive platinum albums. With sheer determination and a relentless recording and touring schedule, MEGADETH worked their way up from headlining clubs to headlining arenas, festival and stadiums, cementing a legacy that continues to grow and spread throughout the world. Megadeth are slated to release their 16th studio album later this year.

LAMB OF GOD propelled heavy metal into the new millennium two decades ago with the prophetically titled New American Gospel. They followed with 2003’s As the Palaces Burn, which made the Rolling Stone list of the Top 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time. Ashes of the Wake, released in 2004, was the first LAMB OF GOD album to be certified gold by the RIAA, as was 2006’s Sacrament, which also made a Top 10 Billboard 200 chart debut. In 2009, LAMB OF GOD released Wrath, their first with Wilbur at producer, and earned the number one album spot on Billboard’s Hard Rock, Rock, and Tastemaker charts, with a number two position on the Billboard 200.    Those number one positions were repeated with 2012’s Resolution, which swung effortlessly between thrash, traditional metal, sludgy doom, with flashes of crust punk swagger and bravado. LAMB OF GOD’s last album, VII: Sturm und Drang (2015) made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number three and finished number 2 in the world charts, reaching Top 5 in five countries and six addition Top 15 positions.   In 2020, LAMB OF GOD is re-energized and unrelenting, ready to lay claim to the metal throne.   Tickets for this gargantuan tour package are bound to fly out when they go on sale on Friday, February 14. Grab yours before they’re all gone.

BACKSTREET BOYS EXTEND HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL DNA WORLD TOUR WITH UPCOMING NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER & FALL LEGS 

Tickets On Sale To General Public Starting 

Friday, February 14 at LiveNation.com

Backstreet Boys

DNA World Tour

August 2nd at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14 at Noon

Following the success of last summer’s sold-out North American tour, the Backstreet Boys are excited to announce a second North American tour, kicking off July 10th in New York. Produced by Live Nation, the extensive 45-date, three-month trek will see the group performing their impressive catalogue of award-winning hits in arenas and amphitheaters all over the U.S. and Canada before an incredible finale at the famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA. 

Tickets to these shows are the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, going on sale to the general public beginning this Friday February 14th at LiveNation.com. 

The forthcoming run is the second North American leg on their tour, which has become one of the group’s biggest arena tours in 18 years, thanks to the global success of their #1 and GRAMMY nominated new album “DNA.” 

The DNA World Tour has already visited five continents and the group’s fans across the globe have made this outing extremely special. 

“We give our fans 100%, night after night, putting on the best Backstreet Boys show we can. We play our hits, we dance our asses off and we do it because we love our fans,” says AJ McLean. “We have the best fans in the world. They come out to party and they sing at the top of their lungs and we feed off that energy. We can’t wait to take this show on the road again this summer.” 

The DNA World Tour picks back up later this month when the group heads to Mexico, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

Dead & Company

Summer Tour 2020

Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, John Mayer, Bob Weir with Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti

July 13 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14 at 10am

Sam Hunt

The Southside Summer Tour 2020

with special guests Kip Moore, Travis Denning, ERNEST and Brandi Cyrus

June 27 at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 14 at 9am

www.livenation.com

Multi-Platinum-selling country star Sam Hunt announces his eagerly-awaited sophomore album SOUTHSIDE, releasing April 3 on MCA Nashville. The album will feature his current Top 5-and-climbing radio hit “Kinfolks,” the introspective ballad “Sinning With You,” and more from the award-winning artist. SOUTHSIDE will be the first full album since Hunt’s critically acclaimed, GRAMMY-nominated, TriplePlatinum-selling debut, Montevallo.

In addition to the April 3 album release, Hunt plans to hit the road on The Southside Summer Tour 2020 with special guests Kip Moore, Travis Denning, ERNEST and a DJ set by Brandi Cyrus. With Live Nation as the official tour promoter, The Southside Summer Tour will kick off May 28 in Charlotte and head to over 40 markets including Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Birmingham, Houston, Phoenix, San Diego and more (full routing below). Citi is the official presale credit card for The Southside Summer Tour and as such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets through Citi Entertainment® beginning Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. local time through Thursday, Feb. 13 at 10 p.m. local time. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com. Public on sale opens Friday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. local time. For more information visit www.ticketmaster.com.

About Sam Hunt: Multi-Platinum-selling, award-winning hitmaker Sam Hunt recently introduced fans to his new song, “Kinfolks”- already Top 5 at country radio. Leaning on the sentiment of “you can’t make old friends,” Hunt exemplifies the importance of bringing a new relationship into the mix and comfortability of home. “Kinfolks” follows Hunt’s GRAMMY-nominated, Triple-Platinum-selling debut album, Montevallo (MCA Nashville), which topped the Billboard Country Albums Chart in its first week and it remains the best-selling debut album for a country artist since 2011; and his three-week No. 1, 6x Platinum-selling, GRAMMY-nominated smash, “Body Like A Back Road.”

Montevallo produced four No. 1 singles and five Platinum and Multi-Platinum-selling hits including “Leave the Night On,” “House Party,” “Take Your Time,” “Break Up In A Small Town” and “Make You Miss Me.” Then, Hunt’s “Body Like A Back Road” release shot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart where it remained for an unprecedented 34 consecutive weeks, shattering the record for most weeks atop the nearly 59-year-old chart. “Body Like A Back Road” was also the No. 3 most-downloaded all genre song of 2017.

Called “stylistically provocative” by The New York Times and “deceptively phenomenal” by The Washington Post, Hunt has received accolades from Associated Press, Billboard, Los Angeles Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, SPIN Magazine, Village Voice, The New York Times, The Washington Post and more. Since the Montevallo’s 2014 release, Hunt has accumulated over 6.85 billion global streams and has earned 22 million RIAA certified units. Hunt is currently in the studio finishing up a new project expected in the new year. For information on Sam Hunt, visit www.SamHunt.com.

About Kip Moore: Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Kip Moore’s “pulsing” (Billboard) new single “She’s Mine” is currently rising at country radio and is taken from his upcoming fourth studio album, of which more details will be revealed soon. The forthcoming project follows his ROOM TO SPARE: THE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS EP which sparked his “wildly successful” (Chicago Tribune) sold-out acoustic tour and his third studio album SLOWHEART, which garnered instant praise from critics as his “most complete, cohesive declaration of his artistic sensibilities yet” (NPR), as well landing on multiple “Best Of” lists including Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, UpRoxx, Bobby Bones Show and many more. SLOWHEART included Moore’s fourth No. One single and follows the critical acclaim that surrounded Moore’s sophomore album WILD ONES and his PLATINUM debut album UP ALL NIGHT that spawned three No. One hit singles. Next up, CMA “International Artist Achievement Award” nominee Kip Moore will hit the road for another international trek, returning to his Australian fan base in 2020 for headlining arena dates in Melbourne, AU on 3/17 and Sydney, AU on 3/18. Moore will also headline Australia’s premiere Country music festival, CMC Rocks QLD 2020, taking place in Willowbank, AU 3/20-3/22. For more information, visit kipmoore.net.

About Travis Denning: A native of Warner Robins, Georgia, singer/songwriter Travis Denning’s current Top 20 single “After A Few," is ascending the country radio charts. The “memorable” song showcases Denning’s “future star power” (Billboard) and was co-written by Denning with Kelly Archer and Justin Weaver. The track follows his Top 40 debut single “David Ashley Parker From Powder Springs.” The Mercury Nashville recording artist is kicking off 2020 as support on Dustin Lynch’s “Stay Country” Tour. Denning has previously opened shows for Cole Swindell, Alan Jackson, LANCO, Riley Green and his first headlining “Heartbeat Of A Small Town Tour." Denning has been spotlighted by Rolling Stone for his “everyman worldview that evokes his small-town, big-hearted upbringing and a sound that is a wide tent – fun, modern country with rock-guitar licks” and was selected this past year as an Opry NextStage recipient and CMA KixStart Artist, as he makes his mark within the industry. Inspired at a young age, Denning developed a love for Country, pop, rock and heavy metal and started playing local bars from the age of 16, as he built a strong following from his distinctive songs and raucous guitar solos. A prolific writer with an unquestionable stage presence, Denning moved to Nashville and secured outside cuts by Jason Aldean, Justin Moore, Michael Ray and Chase Rice. For further information, visit travisdenning.com.

About ERNEST: Adopted at three weeks old and victim to a freak heart attack at 19, surmounting ridiculous odds has always been ERNEST’s gift. He learned banjo and guitar before he was a teen but quickly developed a passion for Hip-Hop and R&B as well, citing Eminem, Ludacris, and George Strait as some of his earliest influences. Discovering an equally powerful love of songwriting, ERNEST began working alongside Nashville songwriting royalty like the Warren Brothers and has since earned cuts from Florida Georgia Line (“Blessings”), Chris Lane (“Big, Big Plans”), Diplo feat. Morgan Wallen (“Heartless”), Jake Owen, Mason Ramsey, and more. Beginning his career as an artist, the Tropical Cowboy showcases his distinct sound on his Big Loud Records debut project, Locals Only, out now. ERNEST is currently on the road as a special guest on Chris Lane’s BIG, BIG PLANS TOUR.

About Brandi Cyrus Brandi Cyrus is a lifetime music lover, and performer who has spent countless hours on stages, or in front of cameras. Born into music family royalty, the tastemaker and entertainer has always forged her own path and was signed to a major label as a recording artist as ½ of pop duo Frank & Derol. Having also performed alongside family members Billy Ray Cyrus and Miley Cyrus, Brandi’s lifelong love affair with music stimulated her transition to full time DJ, where she has since opened for notable artists including Fergie and G-Eazy. As an influencer and commentator, she has been invited to appear as an on-air correspondent for the likes of Fuse TV, Vibe Magazine, and Spin media, and most recently, she was featured alongside her mom Tish Cyrus in their beloved Bravo series “Cyrus Vs Cyrus: Design & Conquer.” Additionally, she co-hosts the successful podcast ‘Your Favorite Thing Podcast’ and is founder and sole editor of the blog, “Style Native.”

GRAMMY-NOMINATED, MULTI-PLATINUM SELLING BAND INCUBUS ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR WITH 311 

TICKETS ON SALE  AT LIVENATION.COM 

ANNOUNCE NEW EP TRUST FALL (SIDE B) 

OUT APRIL 2020 

NEW SINGLE “OUR LOVE” IS AVAILABLE NOW

– Today, multi-platinum selling band INCUBUS has announced they will be hitting the road this summer on their upcoming North American amphitheater tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will kick off July 15 in Auburn, WA and will travel to 35+ cities across the country before concluding September 5 in Noblesville, IN. The Grammy-nominated band will be joined on the trek by alternative rock stalwarts 311, who are celebrating their 30th Anniversary in 2020 (and will play all 50 U.S. States over the year) and Badflower, who recently had two #1 songs at Rock Radio. This summer marks the first time in 20 years that Incubus and 311 have toured together. The band also announced the release of their highly anticipated new EP, Trust Fall (Side B), in April 2020.

Incubus’ upcoming EP release, Trust Fall (Side B), will include their recently released single “Our Love” - LISTEN HERE. On the track, the band lock into an irresistible intergalactic groove, orbiting a funky bass line and percussive bounce. Sinewy and spacey guitar gives way to wistful acoustic strumming. Frontman Brandon Boyd’s voice lifts off on a hypnotic chant before a searing solo. Meanwhile, the visual transports the musicians to a new galaxy altogether. After crash landing on a remote planet, Boyd connects with his bandmates. They jam in a psychedelic desert underneath a bright sun before slipping into a wonderland populated by mushrooms with a Fungus Amongus flare. 

The EP will also include last year’s “Into The Summer,” which clocked upwards of 1 million views on the official music video as it attracted critical acclaim. Not to mention, they performed it live on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In addition to features from Billboard and KERRANG!, who raved that the track has “got a great chorus, and the guitar work has a spacey Ratatat-ish vibe,” Forbes noted, “Incubus have grown into a true legacy act, a band that has headlined festivals and arenas around the world, that have a dedicated following that eagerly awaits each new song, like “Into The Summer” and that a generation of fans have grown up with.”

About Incubus: Since first coming together in 1991, Incubus – Brandon Boyd (Vocal), Mike Einziger (Guitar), Jose Pasillas II (Drums), Chris Kilmore (Keyboard/DJ) and Ben Kenney (Bass) – have consistently elevated themselves and alternative music to new creative heights. The California band’s sales eclipse 23 million albums worldwide to date with multi-platinum and platinum certifications from around the globe. Most recently, 2017’s 8 bowed at #4 on the Billboard Top 200, marking their fifth consecutive Top 5 debut on the respective chart. 2019 saw them celebrate the 20th anniversary of their triple-platinum classic, Make Yourself, with a sold-out tour. Additionally, they maintain their status as a streaming phenomenon, averaging 4.1 million monthly listeners on Spotify and clocking over 1 billion-plus streams. They continue their next chapter in partnership with ADA Worldwide, plotting more music for 2020. 

About 311: 311 was formed in 1990 in Omaha, Nebraska by singer/guitarist Nick Hexum, singer SA Martinez, guitarist Tim Mahoney, drummer Chad Sexton and bassist P-Nut. The band now resides in Southern California. 311 mix rock, rap, reggae and funk into their own unique hybrid sound - and have developed a reputation as one of the most entertaining & dynamic live bands in the U.S. 2020 will mark 21 consecutive summers for 311 to headline the US. 311 plan to play all 50 U.S. States in 2020 in celebration of their 30th Anniversary. 311’s celebratory live shows & incessant touring schedule have earned them a massive grassroots following nationwide. 311 have so far released 13 studio albums, selling over nine million albums in the U.S. alone. 10 consecutive albums reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts and they’ve had nine Top 10 radio hits, including three #1’s. Their list of hits includes “Down,” “All Mixed Up,” “Amber,” “Love Song,” “Come Original,” “Beautiful Disaster,” “Don’t Tread on Me,” “Hey You” and “Sunset in July.” 311’s feature film ENLARGED TO SHOW DETAIL 3 was screened in 240 cinemas nationwide March 11, 2019.

GOO GOO DOLLS ANNOUNCE SUMMER 2020 NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINING TOUR

PRESALES BEGIN TOMORROW AT 10AM LOCAL TIME 

GENERAL PUBLIC ONSALE BEGINS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH AT 10AM LOCAL TIME

WATCH THE VIBRANT NEW LIVE PERFORMANCE VIDEO FOR "AUTUMN LEAVES" HERE

February 4, 2020 (Los Angeles, CA) - Today, multi-platinum, four-time GRAMMY-nominated rock band Goo Goo Dolls have announced a summer 2020 headlining tour, produced by Live Nation. Coming on the heels of the band's brand new 12th studio album Miracle Pill [Warner Records], the 29-date tour will kick off on July 23rd and visit illustrious outdoor venues across North America including Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN and The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Rolling Stone broke the news in an exclusive feature earlier today HERE. Lifehouse and Forest Blakk will provide support for all shows on the run and a complete list of dates can be found below.

Exclusive fan presale and VIP on-sale ticket options will be available beginning Wednesday, February 5th at 10:00AM local time, with local presales beginning on Thursday, February 6th at 10:00am local time. General public tickets for almost all dates go on sale this Friday, February 7th at 10:00am local time. Tickets for the August 13th show at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, February 22 at 10:00am local time. Visit www.googoodolls.com for complete ticket information.

Today, the band has also released a vibrant new live concert video for "Autumn Leaves", a standout track from Miracle Pill that has been garnering rave reactions from audiences. The performance was filmed at the Kalamazoo State Theater in Kalamazoo, MI on their fall 2019 headlining tour and can be viewed now HERE.

Miracle Pill officially arrived in September 2019 via Warner Records. The album was described as "potentially the biggest Dolls album released to date [Planet Rock]", as well as one that "easily stands alongside the best of their career [PopMatters]." In addition to "Autumn Leaves," the engaging and timely album also features numerous other instant-classics such as the smash single "Miracle Pill" and the massive pop anthem "Fearless", which was added to the LA Dodgers in-stadium playlist last season.

2020 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES*
July 23 - Boise, ID - Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
July 26 - Portland, OR - Oregon Zoo Amphitheater+
July 28 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Amphitheatre
July 29 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre^
July 31 - Maryland Heights, MO - Saint Louis Music Park
August 1 - Lincoln, NE - Pinewood Bowl Theater
August 3 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
August 5 - Huber Heights, OH - Rose Music Center
August 6 - Indianapolis, IN - The Amphitheater At White River State Park
August 7 - Chicago, IL - Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
August 9 - Sterling Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
August 10 - Toronto, ON - Budweiser Stage
August 12 - Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
August 13 - Vienna, VA - Wolf Trap+
August 15 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
August 16 - Syracuse, NY - St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
August 18 - Boston, MA - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
August 19 - Gilford, NH - Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 21 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 22 - Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at the Mann
August 23 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 25 - Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater
August 26 - Jacksonville, FL - Daily's Place
August 28 - Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 29 - Nashville, TN - Ascend Amphitheater
August 30 - Atlanta, GA - Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
September 1 - Houston, TX - Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
September 2 - Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
September 5 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre

*All listed dates with support from Lifehouse and Forest Blakk
+Not a Live Nation date
^Co-Produced by Live Nation

 Goo Goo Dolls (Photo Credit: Ed Gregory & Dan Cooper)

ABOUT GOO GOO DOLLS

Formed in Buffalo, NY during 1986 by John Rzeznik and Robby Takac, Goo Goo Dolls quietly broke records, contributed a string of staples to the American songbook, connected to millions of fans, and indelibly impacted popular music for three-plus decades. Beyond selling 12 million records worldwide, the group garnered four GRAMMY® Award nominations and seized a page in the history books by achieving 14 number one and Top 10 hits at Hot AC-"the most of any artist." As a result, they hold the all-time radio record for "Most Top 10 Singles." Among a string of hits, "Iris" clutched #1 on the Hot 100 for 18 straight weeks and would be named "#1 Top 40 Song of the Last 20 Years." Thus far, A Boy Named Goo [1995] went double-platinum, Dizzy Up The Girl went quadruple-platinum, and Gutterflower [2002] and Let Love In [2006] both went gold as Something for the Rest of Us [2010] and Magnetic [2013] bowed in the Top 10 of the Billboard Top 200. 2016's Boxes attracted the praise of People and Huffington Post as Noisey, Consequence of Sound, and more featured them. Their music has been covered by everyone from Taylor Swift to Leona Lewis. Among many accolades, John received the prestigious "Hal David Starlight Award" in 2008 as well.

Following a sold-out 2018 twentieth anniversary tour in celebration of Dizzy Up The Girl, Goo Goo Dolls wrote and recorded their twelfth full-length album, Miracle Pill [Warner Records]-ignited by the first single and title track "Miracle Pill" and kicking off a bold and bright new era in the process. Miracle Pill arrived on September 13th, 2019 via Warner Records.

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