PRESS RELEASES
February 2019
Hometown Rising: Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Little Big Town and Many More Lead Incredible Lineup
Premier independent festival producer Danny Wimmer Presents continues to show its love for Louisville with a third addition to a massive fall festival series in the one-of-a-kind city. Hometown Rising, the first-ever Country Music & Bourbon Festival, will make its debut Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15 at Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center, combining two of Louisville’s cultural cornerstones—great music and incredible bourbon.
Rolling Stone Country Premieres Bill Anderson and Jamey Johnson’s New Video “Everybody Wants To Be Twenty-One”
Positioned between classic cars at the Lane Motor Museum, songwriting titan Bill Anderson and country outlaw Jamey Johnson bring to life their song "Everybody Wants To Be Twenty-One" in new video. The song, co-written by Anderson and Johnson, illustrates dual perspectives of the young and old fondly wishing they were again, twenty one.
Billboard Premieres Bellamy Brothers’ New Video “If You Ever Leave”
The vast landscape of Joshua Tree National Park coupled with psychedelic graphics fill the Bellamy Brothers' new video for "If You Ever Leave," a featured track on their new album, Over The Moon, dropping next Friday, Feb. 15.
DUSTIN COLLINS RELEASES “WORKIN’ MAN,” PARTNERS WITH FASTLINE
Billboard No. 1 artist Dustin Collins honors the "Workin' Man" with his new song available today. Kentucky Country Music exclusively premiered a first listen to the track penned by Collins, which "will easily get you dancing to the beat and singing along by the end of it (Kentucky Country Music/Jessica Bray)." Fastline, a Kentucky-based farm and construction equipment resource, selected 'Workin' Man" for the theme song of their new podcast Fastline Fast Track, hosted by 24-year veteran broadcaster and journalist, Brent Adams. Along with conversations between agricultural industry newsmakers, the episodes also feature up-and-coming and legendary country music artists on "The Legends Stage," presented by the Ernest Tubb Record Shop.
STELLA PARTON CELEBRATES FIVE DECADES IN THE INDUSTRY WITH UPCOMING ALBUM ‘SURVIVOR’
Stella Parton is celebrating five decades in the entertainment industry as in international award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, author and producer with the upcoming release of her 40th studio album, 'Survivor,' available March 29.
GENE WATSON ANNOUNCES 2019 TOUR DATES
With 15 minutes remaining in a studio session led by Country Music Hall of Famer Harold Bradley, Gene Watson decided to record "Farewell Party," a song he'd been performing on the road for years. The track, recorded in one take and released as the second single off Watson's album Reflections in 1979, soon became the country legend's signature song. To celebrate the milestone anniversary, Watson is hitting the road performing his catalogue of hits which includes his new single "Build My Mansion (Next Door to Jesus)" featuring The Isaacs. The single is currently No. 4 on the gospel charts and climbing. Full list of dates available below.
THE CHRISTIAN POST EXCLUSIVELY PREMIERES LUCAS HOGE’S “JOHN WAYNE AND JESUS” ACOUSTIC VIDEO
The Christian Post exclusively premieres Billboard chart-topping artist Lucas Hoge’s acoustic video for his heartwarming, new song “John Wayne and Jesus.”
January 2019
Brenda Lee, Bill Anderson and Gene Watson Mourn Loss of Harold Bradley
Brenda Lee, Bill Anderson and Gene Watson are mourning the loss of their longtime friend and collaborator Country Music Hall of Famer, Harold Bradley.
Frank Foster Kicks off “‘Til I’m Gone Tour”
After a monumental year, independent country sensation (Rolling Stone Country) Frank Foster kicks off his 2019 "'Til I'm Gone Tour" with sold out shows in El Dorado, Ark. and Mobile, Ala. Fans can catch one of Foster's rowdy performances as he tours throughout the southeast, or join him as he sets sail on the Blue Collar Cruise this February. See full list of tour dates below.
SWITCHFOOT’S NATIVE TONGUE MAKES IMPRESSIVE CHART DEBUT
Momentum continues for SWITCHFOOT as fans and critics resonate with the GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band's message of love and positivity in their new album 'Native Tongue.' The 14-song collection, released January 18 via Fantasy Records, debuted in the Top Ten on multiple Billboard, Amazon and iTunes charts.