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Mitchell Tenpenny and Sarah Cannon, the Cancer Institute of HCA Healthcare, have announced today a new partnership between the 10Penny Fund and the Sarah Cannon Fund to aid cancer patients and their loved ones through the cancer journey. The efforts of the campaign will focus on music as a source of strength and empowerment addressing the mental and social impact on people fighting cancer.  

“There are a lot of programs that are directly tied to research and aiming to find a cure for this illness, which are critical. In watching so many of my family members go through cancer, it became clear that there was also a significant need for resources that support you through the mental side of fighting cancer,” said Tenpenny. “How do you approach the disease mentally and say ‘I’m going to beat this’? I’ve seen so many success stories when you approach it that way, and wonder how things may have been different if my own family had access to support resources for this aspect of fighting cancer.”

“We are proud to partner with Mitchell to make an impact in the community. He has been in the shoes of so many of our patients and their families and has a powerful story to tell,” said Dee Anna Smith, CEO at Sarah Cannon. “Mitchell is helping to build a movement to help families get through the cancer journey with even more support than ever through the 10Penny Fund, in partnership with the Sarah Cannon Fund.”

Click here to read Tenpenny and Smith discuss the partnership exclusively with the Tennessean.

Tenpenny lost his father to cancer while in college, and has been vocal about how the experience affected him. “Walk Like Him,” a moving track from his debut album, was inspired by his father’s memory and puts to melody the moment he revealed his diagnosis.

Click here to watch Tenpenny share the story behind the song in his own words.

Guided by his experience, Tenpenny began the 10penny Fund in 2018 with a sincere desire to provide inspiration and support to cancer patients beyond traditional medical treatment. Determined to make change, the Fund invests in sustainable and meaningful programs that motivate patients, encourage healing, and build a community of support.

Tenpenny has been an active ambassador for Band Against Cancer, Sarah Cannon’s music-based initiative that unites communities in the fight against cancer, making this partnership the natural evolution to further connect people facing cancer with the resources they need.  

To learn more about the partnership, visit 10Pennyfund.com.

July 9, 2019 – This fall Luke Bryan will take a break from his arena and stadium “Sunset Repeat Tour” to set up in the harvest fields of six never-before played farms for the eleventh consecutive Farm Tour 2019. Luke’s guests will include Cole Swindell, Mitchell Tenpenny, the PeachPickers and DJ Rockduring the September 26 to October 5 run.

More than 100,000 fans have attended the tour each year since its inception in 2009. Luke will continue giving back to farmers by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending local colleges or universities near the tour stops. To date, more than 60 scholarships have been granted.

Bayer is proud to continue their #HeresToTheFarmer campaign. For every hashtag share, Bayer will donate a meal to a hungry American through Feeding America®.  Over the past few years, close to 3 million meals have been donated and over $180,000 went to area food banks and local farmers in each of the tour cities. Visit Bayer.us/en/HeresToTheFarmer to learn more.

“Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2019”
9/26      Marshall, WI                  Statz Bros. Farm
9/27      Richland, MI                  Stafford Farms
9/28      Pleasantville, OH           Miller Family Farms
10/3      Louisburg, KS               MC Farms*
10/4      Douglass, KS                Flying B Ranch*
10/5      Norman, OK                 Adkins Farm*
*The Peach Pickers do not appear
 Tickets for “Bayer Presents Luke Bryan Farm Tour 2019” are on sale now at www.lukebryan.com/FarmTour. 
The tour is sponsored by Bayer, Sweet Leaf Tea, TRACKER OFF ROAD, Citi and Monster Energy.

Citi is the official presale credit card of FARM TOUR. For more details visit www.citientertainment.com.

Luke has once again partnered with CID Entertainment to offer Harvest Time VIP Experiences throughout the 2019 FARM TOUR. VIP Experiences include a ticket, VIP viewing area access, private restrooms, and merchandise gifts. To view the FARM TOUR VIP Experience details, please visit https://www.cidentertainment.com/events/luke-bryan-farm-tour.

Following their ACM Album of the Year nomination, and No. 1 debut on Billboard Top Country Albums chart with sophomore album Happy Endings, acclaimed 2018 CMA and two-time ACM Group of the Year country band Old Dominion announced their self-titled, third studio album set for October 25, this morning on “Good Morning America.” For the first time, the band will be co-producing the album, alongside longtime collaborator Shane McAnally. 

Old Dominion recently named “One Man Band” as their next radio single due to popular demand of the song. With over 40 million streams, the track is proving to be a fan favorite, creating one of a kind moments during every tour stop. Click HERE to view their performance of the single on “Good Morning America.” 

BUY/STREAM “ONE MAN BAND”

The band’s most recent single “Make It Sweet” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts, making it Old Dominion’s seventh No. 1 song. Click HERE to listen.

In addition, Matthew Ramsey was featured on “And the Writer Is…with Ross Golan.” Produced by Joe London and Ross Golan, Matthew sat down to intimately discuss his songwriting and production process over the years. Listen HERE.

Old Dominion’s “Make It Sweet Tour” continues with even more dates and includes gigs across the country in various markets and will conclude with a headlining appearance at Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, HI on January 5, 2020. See full routing HERE.

Chris Young doubles down on the Nielsen and radio airplay charts this week as “Drowning” and “Raised On Country” set new milestones for the multi-platinum entertainer.

“Anchored by soul-shattering lyrics” (People), “Drowning,” penned in memory of a close friend, debuts on the Nielsen chart with over 1.2 Million streams. Chris was overcome with emotion when he sang “Drowning” during arecent Opry appearance, and thousands others have gone online to share their own journey with grief in response to the song. 

“Raised On Country,” also the title of his massive 2019 headlining tour, becomes his 15^th Top 10 single, climbing to #7 (Mediabase) / #9 (Billboard) as 21,500 people sang-along Saturday at BB&T Pavilion in Philadelphia, PA.

“Drowning” and “Raised On Country” are available now. After tour stops in Scranton and Philadelphia over the weekend, Chris returns to the road later this week with shows in Prior Lake, MN (6/28) and Omaha, NE (6/29).

Multi-platinum award-winning artist Kane Brown and producer superstar Marshmello officially release their new single, “One Thing Right,” today.

Written by Brown, Marshmello, Jesse Frasure, Josh Hoge and Matthew McGinn, “One Thing Right” (Joytime Collective/RCA Nashville) is Marshmello’s first collaboration with a country music artist and pairs the international producer with “genre-defying” (Billboard) entertainer entertainer Kane Brown. Having shattered records in their respective musical genres, Marshmello and Brown will bring “One Thing Right” to GMA’s Summer Concert Series on August 30.

Brown spoke about the track late last year with Billboard: “It tells you everything that I’ve done wrong growing up, and it’s saying that the one thing I did get right, was you.” Although Brown originally thought of his wife, the song’s message can reflect a myriad of relationships, such as family and friends.

The two originally connected at the 2018 American Music Awards, where Brown won three awards (Favorite Male Artist – Country, Favorite Album – Country, and Favorite Song – Country for “Heaven”) and Marshmello took home Best Electronic Dance Artist. Initially written by Brown for what would become his No. 1 debuting Billboard 200 album, Experiment, “One Thing Right” ended up being an additional track that Brownsent to Marshmello for consideration.

“Marshmello had reached out to say congratulations while I was at the AMAs,” Brown said. “I sent him the song and he ended up being really passionate about it, and said he wanted to even make it a single, so we ended up working on it together. I am a huge Marshmello fan and think he is an incredible artist in his space, so I am thrilled to be able to get to collaborate with him on this. It’s amazing seeing a song you wrote come to life like that,” added Brown.

With billions of streams and multiple gold and double platinum certifications, Marshmello continues to redefine his space in the music world. In 2019, he played “the first-ever in-game concert” inside of Fortnite, which was noted as “revolutionary for the music industry.” Marshmello currently can be found in Las Vegas for an exclusive two-year engagement at KAOS Dayclub and Nightclub at the Palms Casino Resort. His smash hit single, “Happier” with Bastille, topped the charts around the world, with cumulative streams nearing one billion. Certified double platinum in the U.S., “Happier” held the No. 1 position for three consecutive weeks on Billboard’s BDS and Mediabase/Top 40 Radio Airplay chart.

A three-time AMA winner, Brown continues to “break boundaries” (Associated Press) in the format. Currently nominated for two Teen Choice Awards, he is the first artist in Billboard history to Top all 5 Billboard Country charts. With the Platinum certification of “Heaven,” he became one of only five country acts with multiple 4X Platinum hits (joining Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt and Taylor Swift). His sophomore chart-topping album Experiment debuted No. 1 on both the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums chart, becoming the only male country artist in more than 24 years to debut at the top of the Billboard  200, and only one of three country artists to top the Billboard 200 chart in all of 2018. Ranked by The New York Times as one of the Top 10 Best Albums of the Year, Experiment is available to stream and download HERE. For more information, visit  kanebrownmusic.com.

Rising country duo Seaforth have debuted the brand new music video for “Love That,” their debut single via RCA Nashville. 

Watch the colorful clip – directed by Alex Alvga – here.

“We’ve always loved music videos that are a little outside the box or kind of different from the concept of the song and adds another layer of life to it, so that’s what we were going for,” said the duo’s Tom Jordan. 

“This is really our first introduction, so getting those moments of personality in there was key for us,” added Mitch Thompson. “We want people to know we don’t take ourselves too seriously, we’re just fun dudes, and I think we portrayed that pretty well.”

“Love That” is the title track from Seaforth’s debut EP, which they co-produced alongside award-winning producer Dann Huff. Listenhere. The song hit country radio airwaves May 20 and has since been lauded as a “melodic, hook-filled singalong” (Billboard) and “an attractive debut” (MusicRow). The 2019 MusicRow Discovery Artist of the Year nominees are slated for upcoming performances at LakeShake and Faster Horses Festival after making waves as support for Kane Brown, Brett Young, and Mitchell Tenpenny. 

Fresh off a run of festivals and capacity tour stops, RCA Records Nashville artist/songwriter Ryan Hurd is releasing new music – “Her Name Was Summer” – and making his debut on the Chevy Riverfront Stage during CMA Music Festival on Sunday, June 9 (4:00 PM/CT) in Nashville. Listen HERE.

Written by Hurd with creative collaborator Aaron Eshuis and Mike Walker, “Her Name Was Summer” is the romantic counter punch to Hurd’s current single “To A T,” which continues to climb the country radio charts. Hurd recently released a stripped-down piano version of “To A T,” which is finding an ardent audience. Listen HERE.

And where “To A T” is a big picture relationship, “Her Name Was Summer,” is a smoldering snapshot:
Picture a girl with a smile make you fall too fast/
Yeah, high on a feeling that you know won’t last. 

With career streams exceeding 100 million worldwide, Hurd has a gripping point of view and a growing fan base. “To A T” already hit No. 1 on the SiriusXM The Highway’s Hot 30 Countdown and has caught the attention of entertainment tastemakers including men’s lifestyle playbook Esquire and Maxim.

Hurd’s continued ascension seems obvious. He was named the only country artist on Sirius XM’s all-genre “Future Five” for 2019. He was tapped by AOL as one of their country artists set for a breakout year, Amazon Music’s Best of 2018, and named an Artist to Watch by VEVO, Pandora, CMT, The Huffington Post, and Rolling Stone Country, which lauded him for “generating major buzz” and “making waves.”

The praise is earned. Hurd is one of Nashville’s most multi-dimensional young songwriters. He has had co-pen credits on some of the format’s biggest hits including “Lonely Tonight” (Blake Shelton), “You Look Good” (Lady Antebellum), “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” (Luke Bryan), and Lady Antebellum’s latest single, the critically-acclaimed “What If I Never Get Over You.”

Now he’s releasing his own music, including “Michigan For The Winter,” “To A T,” “Diamonds Or Twine,” and “Her Name Was Summer,” available on all digital retailers and streaming platforms ( HERE).

Hurd is headlining his own “To A Tour” with capacity crowds at some of the most respected music rooms in the country and later this fall he will be opening several dates on the Old Dominion “Make It Sweet Tour.” 
Ryan Hurd’s “To A T Tour” (Old Dominion dates in BOLD): 
June 13 – Battery Park at Hard Rock Hotel, Sioux City, IA
June 23 – LakeShake, Chicago, IL
July 13 – Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, WV
July 18 – Blame My Roots Festival, CITY
July 19 – Power Plant Live!, Baltimore, MD
July 24 – Olmsted Country Fair, Rochester, MN
July 26 – Red Willow County Fair, McCook, NE
Aug. 9 – Boots & Hearts Music Festival, Oro Station, Canada
Aug. 17 – Country Jam & Campout, Thornville, OH
Aug. 31 – Seven Peaks Festival, Buena Vista, CO
Sept. 27 – Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC  
Nov. 1 – Yuengling Center, Tampa, FL  
Nov. 3 – The Amp St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FL 
Nov. 8 – Dunkin’ Donuts Center, Providence, RI 
Nov. 9 – The Oncenter War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, NY
Nov. 14 – BOK Center, Tulsa, OK 
Nov. 15 – CenturyLink Center, Bossier City, LA  
Nov. 16 – The Theater at Grand Prairie KSCS Country Fest, Grand Prairie, TX 
Nov. 21 – Ford Center, Evansville, IN
Nov. 22 – BB&T Arena at Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY
Nov. 23 – TaxSlayer Arena, Moline, IL
Dec. 4 – The Joint, Las Vegas, NV
**Schedule is subject to change and additional dates may be added.
www.RyanHurd.com

For more on Ryan Hurd and to catch him on tour, visit www.RyanHurd.com.

RCA Records Nashville’s Rachel Wammack released new music today in the midst of a whirlwind week of performances and appearances around the CMT Music Awards and CMA Music Festival in Nashville. Listen HERE.

“It’s been an incredible week and it’s not even over,” exclaimed Wammack. “I’ve seen people I met on the road this past year and made new friends I know I will be seeing again in the future. It’s connecting with music lovers from all of the country, and the world, that makes this week so memorable.”

To celebrate the traditional artist rite of passage known as CMA Music Festival, Wammack is releasing new music, the poignant, and thought-provoking “Something People Say,” a song Wammack co-wrote with Sam Ellis and Derrick Southerland that speaks to the impact of words and why they matter:

I didn’t think I’d ever see the day/
That “I love you” would turn into/
Just something people say.

Wammack had numerous opportunities to share the deeply-moving song with her growing fan base. On Monday, she participated in an event benefiting music education through the CMA Foundation at Reese Witherspoon’s Nashville storefront Draper James hosted by The Nash Chat. Wednesday, she performed for the CMT Block Party Presented by Wendy’s before walking the Red Carpet at the CMT Music Awards. Thursday, she made her CMA Music Fest debut on the Chevrolet Breakout Stage before meeting fans at the One Country and Sony Music Nashville booths in the Music City Center. Today, Wammack will participate in a CMT Next Women of Country panel and acoustic performance at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (12:30 PM/CT) before making an appearance at Spotify @ Ole Red. And Saturday, she will perform on the Radio Disney stage in the Music City Center (10:00-11:00 AM/CT), then the Sirus XM Music Row Happy Hour before hitting the road to open for Rascal Flatts Sunday at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.

Singled out by Sounds Like Nashville as a “much needed female voice,” Wammack is combining her personal and artistic growth alongside an “empowered posture” (NPR), which is catching the attention of fans and critics.

After writing her autobiographical debut single “Damage,” Wammack continues to evolve, crafting introspective, relatable lyrics including “Something People Say” and “Enough.” The music reflects a new chapter for Wammack, who recently became engaged to her long-time boyfriend, she continues to steadily forge her own path in the genre by showcasing “contemporary country in ways that should prove amenable to radio” (Entertainment Weekly). Download Wammack’s music  HERE.

The 24-year-old Muscle Shoals native has a “deep-rooted, classic sound” (Wide Open Country) influenced heavily by the rich music history from her hometown. Her songs showcase a “powerful, raw, honest collection” (All Access), which has earned her recognition as the only artist in the genre selected for Entertainment Weekly’s “2019 Artists to Watch” list. Wammack also made Rolling Stone’s “10 Best County EPs of 2018, Amazon and NPR ’s “Best Music of 2018” list, while earning additional “2019 Artist to Watch” acclaim from multiple outlets including AOL, Pandora, Music Row, Pop Culture,Sounds Like Nashville ,and more. Pegged as CMT’s “Next Women of Country” as well as  Bobby Bones “Class of 2019,” Wammack shares “an undeniable air of confidence and sincerity when she performs” (Taste of Country) that she will take that on the road this year at multiple festivals throughout including Country LakeShake in Chicago and Faster Horse Festival in Brooklyn, MI. For more information, visit  www.rachelwammack.com. 

Luke Combs’ highly anticipated new EP, The Prequel, is out today via River House Artists/Columbia Nashville. Stream/purchase HERE. In celebration of the release, Combs will host his Second Annual Bootleggers Fan Club Party today in Nashville—stream the event live via Combs’ Facebook, Twitter and YouTube pages starting at 12:00 p.m. CT. 

Produced by Scott Moffatt, the EP features five new songs co-written by Combs including lead single, “Beer Never Broke My Heart, which debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Streaming Songs chart with 11 million streams—setting the record for the best first week of streaming ever for a country song. The song also recently set the record for most adds on the Mediabase/Country Aircheck chart with 149 adds and debuted at No. 15 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart—the top entrance by any artist since September 2012 and Combs’ highest debut to date. In celebration of the new music, Combs recently performed the track on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Watch/share HERE. Additionally, watch the song’s official music video HERE. 

Recent critical acclaim for Combs: “…a bona fide country music superstar.”— Rolling Stone

“With five No. 1 singles under his belt…Combs proved his naysayers wrong.” — Billboard

 “No one in country music is hotter than Luke Combs right now.” — Taste of Country

“…it’s not hard to see why his music has caught on; Combs has tapped into the classic country themes of heartbreak and drinking, while also adding something fresh to them, too.”  — AXS

“…the genre’s brightest new star.” — Idolator  

“…arena filling country-rock sound with chugging electric guitars, thundering drums and Combs’ muscular vocal rasp…”—Sounds Like Nashville 

 “The unstoppable, runaway freight train, rocket to the moon, cruise missile of country music momentum known as Luke Combs continues to rip country music a new one.” — Whiskey Riff  

“There might not be a bigger male country star right now than Luke Combs.” — Cleveland Plain Dealer

“One of the best things to happen to country music…Combs is the genuine article—a brilliant songwriter with the booming voice to match. — Green Bay Press Gazette 

“…Combs has the goods. He is blessed with a voice that hits a sweet spot with country music fans and he gives off a vibe that he is genuine as you can get.” — Tulsa World 
 The release of The Prequel celebrates a monumental year for Combs, who recently won CMT Performance of the Year at the 2019 CMT Music Awards for his performance of “Beautiful Crazy” from CMT Crossroads with Leon Bridges. Additionally, Combs was awarded Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist and Top Country Album at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, New Male Artist of the Year at the 2019 ACM Awards, Country Artist of the Year at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, New Artist of the Year at the 52nd Annual CMA Awards, was nominated for Best New Artist at the 61st GRAMMY Awards and was the recipient of a CMA Triple Play Award for writing three No. 1 songs in a 12 month period. 

Combs also recently made history as the first artist to simultaneously top all five Billboard country charts for multiple weeks: Top Country Albums, Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay, Country Streaming Songs and Country Digital Song Sales (dated March 9, March 30 and April 6). Moreover, Combs’ previous 2x Platinum single, “Beautiful Crazy,” spent seven-straight weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart—tying the second longest run atop the chart since its launch in 1990. “Beautiful Crazy” is also the first country single shipped to radio already Platinum-certified since Taylor Swift’s “Red” in 2013, has more than 400 million on-demand streams and makes Combs the first artist ever to send his first five singles to the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart.

Continuing his landmark year, Combs sold out venues in 25 of the 29 cities on his newly confirmed “Beer Never Broke My Heart” fall tour in the first weekend tickets were on-sale. He broke records at Bozeman’s Brick Breeden Fieldhouse, Bloomington’s Grossinger Motors Arena and Bossier City’s CenturyLink Center for the fastest sell out times in venue history. Additional sold-out shows include Kansas City’s Sprint Center, Portland’s Moda Center, Sacramento’s Golden 1 Center, Phoenix’s Talking Stick Resort Arena, Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena among several others. Special guests throughout the tour include Morgan Wallen, The Cadillac Three and Jameson Rodgers. See below for complete tour details. 

The Prequel is Combs’ first release following his double platinum certified debut album, This One’s For You, which was released June 2, 2017 and has spent a total of 35 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart—the longest reign for a solo male artist in over 25 years. The album also spent 16 weeks at No. 1 in 2018—making it the highest selling country album last year with 1.1 million equivalent album units sold and the only country album to surpass 1 million album units. It’s also the most-streamed country album of 2019 so far.  THE PREQUEL TRACK LIST1. Beer Never Broke My Heart (written by Luke Combs, Randy Montana, Jonathan Singleton) 2. Refrigerator Door (written by Luke Combs, Jordan Brooker) 3. Even Though I’m Leaving (written by Luke Combs, Wyatt B. Durrette III, Ray Fulcher) 4. Lovin’ On You (written by Luke Combs, Thomas Archer, Ray Fulcher, James McNair) 5. Moon Over Mexico (written by Luke Combs, Ray Fulcher, Dan Isbell, Jonathan Singleton)