Luke Bryan to Premiere “Crash My Party” Video

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Luke Bryan is crashing a party tomorrow, well Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb’s that is… The singer will premiere the new video for his current single “Crash My Party,” tomorrow during the fourth hour of NBC’s TODAY Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda Kotb. The premiere will give fans a taste of what they can expect from Luke’s upcoming August 16 appearance on the TODAY 2013 “Summer Concert Series.” Luke once again rejoined longtime director Shaun Silva to create the…..

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VIDEO: Brad Paisley Performs with Rolling Stones

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Last night (June 19), country superstar Brad Paisley joined the infamous rock group The Rolling Stones on stage at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia for their “50 & Counting” tour. The superstar exchanged verses with another music superstar, Mick Jagger and jammed on guitar with Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards on “Dead Flowers,” from the band’s 1971 release Sticky Fingers. Afterwards, Brad tweeted: “@MickJagger Such a thrill pal. Really unforgettable night for me. Thanks so much!” See their performance…..

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Sarah Darling Receives Important Award

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Sarah Darling

The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has named country artist Sarah Darling a recipient of its “Stand for Music” Award. Sarah receives this honor in recognition of her dedication and support of music education. Sarah will receive the award on Saturday, June 29, 2013 in Washington, D.C. by NAfME President and Board Chair Nancy Ditmer. This will occur as part of the association’s annual National Leadership event. NAfME’s executive director Michael A. Butera says, “Sarah epitomizes the type of…..

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The Band Perry Makes a Visit to Support Outnumber Hunger

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The Band Perry continues on their quest to help end hunger! The Food Bank of the Southern Tier received a visit from the superstar country trio, which was in partnership with Outnumber Hunger – a national initiative with General Mills, Big Machine Label Group and Feeding America to help fight hunger in local communities. They were also there to recognize Kyle Halm, resident of Pine City, NY and local volunteer firefighter. Kyle was voted the winner of The Band Perry’s…..

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Rascal Flatts’ European Dates

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Country music superstars Rascal Flatts will expand horizons, yet again, as they head to Europe over to headline seven shows in Norway, Sweden, England and Ireland. Kicking off right after the Fourth of July holiday, the Flatts’ European concerts will occur during a two-week break from their U.S. Farmers Insurance Presents Rascal Flatts “LIVE & LOUD TOUR.” The performances will be the second time the band has played in London but a first in all the other countries. Due to…..

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“The Voice” Celebrates Winner, Danielle Bradbery

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Season 4 of “The Voice” has crowned a new winner! 16-year-old Danielle Bradbery, from Team Blake, took the title in last night’s season finale. The singer, who hails from Texas, has a lot of strong support from team mentor, Blake Shelton especially in regards to her range as a performer. Shelton told USA Today, “Obviously, she’s an incredible vocalist, but I wanted them to know that she respects country music and that’s why we kept throwing it back to artists…..

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Kellie Pickler Talks Hot Topics On The View

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Kellie Pickler on The View

Kellie Pickler took a seat alongside Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck, as she made her appearance on The View today! The singer talked about her recent win on Dancing With The Stars and her upcoming new album, due to be released later this year. During the show, Pickler performed her new single, “Someone Somewhere Tonight,” for the first time on television. In case you missed it, click the links below! Hot Topics Video SEE HER PERFORMANCE HERE! Photo:…..

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VIDEO: Hunter Hayes’ USA Today Interview

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Hunter Hayes with USA Today

He’s ridiculously talented, and fans can’t get enough of his music. But, when you meet him in-person or watch an interview with him, you can’t help but love the guy even more… Warner music artist, Hunter Hayes , sat down with USA Today where he talked about performing with idol Keith Urban, what he misses most while on tour, and where he would like to see himself in 20 years. He told USA about his first experience working with his…..

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SPOT ON: Tyler Farr

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We know most country fans out there have heard Tyler Farr’s hit single “Redneck Crazy,” so after bumping into Tyler in Nashville during CMA Fest, we wanted to bring you more on the country singer/songwriter. Tyler is a Missouri boy. He was born and raised in Garden City, Missouri and was exposed to country music early on. It didn’t hurt that his daddy played lead guitar for country icon George Jones. Tyler accompanied his father for a summer on the…..

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VIDEO: Zac Brown Band & a Human Catapult?

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That’s right people…Zac Brown Band’s new music video for “Jump Right In” literally shows people being catapulted into the water! The cool thing about it – the new video helped launched the group to #10 on the Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Zac Brown actually commissioned the human catapult from his Southern Ground shop for the video. He said, “There was a moment when I was standing out there launching people into the water thinking, ‘I’ve made it.’” He most certainly…..

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