2022

Due to overwhelming demand and a sold-out show at the Grand Ole Opry House on Dec. 18, GRAMMY® Award-Winning Duo for KING + COUNTRY have added a second show on Dec. 19 as part of their “Drummer Boy Christmas Tour: The 2022 LIVE Experience.” Join for King + Country for this special LIVE experience presented in a festive and high-energy fashion that the duo has become known for. Tickets are on sale now at ryman.com. The Dec. 18 concert event will also be available worldwide via ticketed livestream through Mandolin. Brothers Joel and Luke will be bringing holiday cheer to audiences nationwide this season, performing Christmas classics and brand-new songs such as their fan favorite “Little Drummer Boy” from A Drummer Boy Christmas, #1 hit single “For God Is With Us” from their recently released Billboard Top 200 album, “What Are We Waiting For?, and many more. Fans will also have the chance to see for KING + COUNTRY perform their No. 1 charting, world renowned version of the Christmas classic “Little Drummer Boy.” To get a taste of what to expect, check out the duo’s sparkling performance of “Little Drummer Boy” on ABC’s CMA Country Christmas HERE.

One of Nashville’s brightest new stars, Priscilla Block, is keeping the Block Party going all summer long and she shows no signs of slowing down with the release of her new song, “Off The Deep End,” available now. The upbeat track, written by Block, Martin Johnson and Brandon Paddock, is a call for everyone to embrace their wild side and jump “off the deep end” from time to time. Listen to “Off The Deep End” HERE “We had such a blast creating ‘Off the Deep End.’ Hope this one gets you feeling a little wild whether it’s at the bar, at the pool, or you found your Boat Daddy for the summer! Life’s short – sometimes you gotta let your crazy side show!  I’ll be right there with y’all, Off the Deep End!” says Block.

Riser House/Columbia Nashville/Sony Music Nashville hosted a celebration for Mitchell Tenpenny earlier this week recognizing his over One Billion streams threshold (currently 1.3 Billion), his first triple-platinum plaque for break-out debut single “Drunk Me,” a Gold plaque for his debut album Telling All My Secrets and a Gold plaque for current Top 10 smash single “Truth About You.” During the event, Mitchell shared details about his new 20-track album, This Is The Heavy, due out on September 16. The powerhouse vocalist co-wrote every song and co-produced the project with Jordan M. Schmidt. Today Mitchell revealed the full track listing along with a new song from the album, “Always Something With You.” Pre-order/pre-add/pre-save This Is The Heavy and listen to “Always Something With You” HERE! Mitchell titled the album This Is The Heavy because the production packs a punch. “It’s big. It’s loud. It’s in your face and drum heavy,” Mitchell said. The project finds its own lane between a little bit country, and a little bit rock ‘n’ roll, and is without a doubt meant to be turned up. When describing the sound of the album, Mitchell laughingly coined a new genre: ‘Farm Emo.’ This Is The Heavy is also heavy in the sense that the lyrics have weight. Within these songs are the stories behind both good and bad memories – exciting times in his life and ones that were tougher to get through. With this album Mitchell finds himself grown up and in a new phase of life as a touring musician, family man and soon-to-be married man. Balancing it all can get heavy. With equal parts highs and lows intertwined by clever lyrics and Mitchell’s distinctive sound with a bit of extra edge, This Is The Heavy is a project Mitchell wants his fans to get lost in, and find themselves in. The album includes his hit single, “Truth About You,” that he debuted on TikTok. The song instantly became the highest streaming debut of his career with 2.5 million streams in the first three days. The number doubled within a week and the song has now amassed over 125 million on-demand streams. The continued positive reaction from fans prompted its delivery to country radio, where it’s currently sits inside the Top 10. Additionally, Mitchell has a second single on the charts – his collaboration with Chris Young on their co-written Top 10 hit, “At The End Of A Bar.” The pair performed the song on the Today Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show and the 57th Annual ACM Awards. This Is The Heavy Track Listing: 1. “This Is the Heavy” (Mitchell Tenpenny, Zach Kale, Josh Kear, Jordan Schmidt, Michael Whitworth) 2. “Good Place” (Tenpenny, Kale, Kear, Whitworth) 3. “Always Something with You” (Tenpenny, Ashley Gorley, Matt Rogers, Schmidt) 4. “We Got History” (Tenpenny, Andy Albert, Devin Dawson, Schmidt) 5. “Truth About You” (Tenpenny, Matt Alderman, Thomas Archer) 6. “Sleeping Alone” (Tenpenny, Brad Clawson, Rodney Clawson, Schmidt) 7. “More Than Whiskey Does” (Tenpenny, Albert, Kyle Fishman, Jordan Schmidt) 8. “Obsession” (Tenpenny, Daniel Ross, Whitworth) 9. “Good and Gone” (Tenpenny, Zach Abend, Seth Ennis, Geoff Warburton) 10. “Do You” (Tenpenny, Chris DeStefano, Claire Douglas, Whitworth) 11. “Bucket List” (Tenpenny, DeStefano, Laura Veltz) 12. “Cry Baby” (Tenpenny, Will Weatherly, Dallas Wilson) 13. “Miss You Cause I’m Drinking” (Tenpenny, Jesse Frasure, Emma-Lee) 14. “Elephant in the Room” (Tenpenny, Christian Griswold, Sean Small, Sam Sumser, Jaten Dimsdale) 15. “Happy and I Hate It” (Tenpenny, Schmidt, Warburton) 16. “Now We’re Talking” (Tenpenny, Albert, Schmidt, Warburton) 17. “Losers” (Tenpenny, Albert, J. T. Harding, Daniel Ross) 18. “Still Thinkin’ ‘Bout You” (Tenpenny, Archer, Fishman) 19. “Long as You Let Me” (Tenpenny, Archer, Fishman, Schmidt) 20. “That’s How She Goes” (Tenpenny, Brett Warren, Brad Warren)

Capitol Records Nashville Multi-Platinum hitmaker Jon Pardi will perform his chart-rising single “Last Night Lonely” on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday (8/9), airing at 11:35pm ET/10:35pm CT. Catapulting into country radio’s Top 5 as one of Pardi’s fastest-rising singles to date, “Last Night Lonely” is the fiddle and steel-drenched lead track from his upcoming fourth studio album, Mr. Saturday Night, out September 2. Pardi recently shared the project’s title track, with Billboard praising his “signature neo-traditional country” and “clever play on words,” while CMT claims it’s a “quintessential honky-tonk standard.” Mr. Saturday Night is produced by Bart Butler, Ryan Gore and Pardi, the same team behind the boards of his ACM and CMA Album of The Year-nominated Heartache Medication. With 14 songs steeped in losing, a little loving and what’s in between, Pardi digs beneath the surface on Mr. Saturday Night, returning the genre to an era of buckle-polishing dancefloor encounters, yowling bar-room revelers and the occasional strong, silent type ballad

Colorado native Cody Cozz recently released his debut single, “On My Way,” on Craig Campbell’s Grindstone Records, and today CMT premiered the music video for the new song on their CMT Music channel. Fans can vote for the clip on the CMT Music 12 Pack Countdown HERE. The top 12 voting results as chosen by fans are revealed every Friday.   “The ‘On My Way’ video shows exactly what the song is about, longing for your loved one and the excitement of getting to see them,” said Cody. “My team couldn’t have done a better job for my first ever music video, and I’m truly grateful for everyone’s help and guidance. The lead actress steals the show, the video team crushed it, and of course CMT wanting to show this to the world is incredible! I hope everyone enjoys it.”   The video concept is based on a hard-working individual that works long hours and often must travel for work. In the case of “On My Way,” he has been transporting horses. He made his final pick up prior to a long drive home to the girl he loves and is fighting headlights and running red lights to make it to her, but he is on his way.   Shot in Eagleville, Tennessee, the video was produced by Lone Valley, directed by Mark Manning, and Zack Manning was the cinematographer. The song was written by Campbell with Phil O’Donnell and Wade Kirby, and Craig also produced the track.   A native of Pueblo, Colorado, Cody was a promising strong safety for Colorado State University Pueblo, before his football dreams were dashed by a career-ending injury during his junior year. He had sung all his life and was self-taught on guitar but had little music aspirations before his injury.   Cody took a construction job after college and started gigging at night. It was the classic up too late, up too early, but he started gaining a following and posting music on social media. He pursued opportunities around Pueblo to open for artists like Jon Pardi, Clay Walker, Michael Ray, Mitchell Tenpenny, and others. He got to spend with Craig Campbell after opening one of his shows, and the two started a kinship that would give Cozz a master’s degree in music.

Groundbreaking Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning country artist Ty Herndon is reclaiming his story and revealing his truth with the release of his long-awaited, critically acclaimed forthcoming project JACOB – listen now here.The first full project of all new material to come from Herndon since 2016, JACOB is the culmination of a life of hard-fought struggles and hard-won triumphs. His most personal album to date, Herndon revealed the true meaning behind the project in a PEOPLE exclusive where he delves into his past addiction to crystal meth, rehab, sexual trauma, hitting rock bottom, and his battle with mental illness. This album chronicles new parts of Herndon’s life never before shared and shows the breakthrough that he has made to become the artist that he is today. The music plots a path to where he finds himself today — a destination marked by recovery, inner strength and peace. Released in partnership with Pivotal Records, a division of Pivotal Moments Media, JACOB, is an 11-track musical experience where each song is based on experiences from his own life. Part country, part rock, part gospel – but all Ty Herndon – the country luminary has captured the pain, sorrow, and redemption that are universal to the human experience.“This album is about the power we all have to change our endings. The last two years have been a journey like none other for me, and I’m looking forward to sharing some new truths with listeners and reminding them that we have it within us to turn our greatest challenges into our greatest triumphs,” said Herndon. “Besides that, it’s just some damn good music.”Two music videos from the album have been released so far – uplifting, positive anthem “Till’ You Get There” and heart-wrenchingly powerful, “God or the Gun.” “God or the Gun” is showing exclusively now on PEOPLE.com alongside details inside Herndon’s battle with mental health and a life and death situation.Herndon burst onto the scene and made his chart debut in 1995 with “What Mattered Most,” which became his first No. 1 song and garnered a Song of the Year award (Music Row Magazine). It was also the title track to his first album, which debuted on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart and had the biggest first-week shipment in the history of Epic Records Nashville.Between 1995 and 2002, Herndon charted 17 singles, including his three No.1s and numerous top 10 hits, such as “I Want My Goodbye Back,” “Loved Too Much,” “A Man Holding On,” and “Hands of a Working Man.” He topped the charts in 1996 with the single “Living in a Moment” and again in 1998 with “It Must Be Love.”In 2014, Herndon became the first major male country artist to publicly come out as gay in an exclusive with People magazine. He received an outpouring of support that only strengthened his relationship with fans and the country music community, expanding his reach to new and diverse audiences. Shortly after, he made history when he hosted a first-of-its-kind country music event, The Concert for Love and Acceptance, now an annual event that provides a stage for LGBTQ and allied artists. In 2020, he created the Foundation For Love & Acceptance to further his work on behalf of LGBTQ youth.Herndon found himself back at No. 1 in 2020 — this time on iTunes with his remake of “Orphans of God,” a collaboration with Kristin Chenoweth and Paul Cardall featured on his holiday release, Regifted. Over the last year, he has been working on the new album, JACOB, his first of all-new music since 2016’s House On Fire. Grammy-nominated and Dove Award-winning, Herndon’s voice is stronger than ever, and he’s using it to make a difference. In addition to his own foundation, Herndon lends his time and talent to MusiCares, which has supported Herndon through his struggles and supports those in the music industry with a safety net of services. In 2022, he joined Pivotal Moments Media as a Brand Ambassador and as the first artist signed to the organization’s new record label, Pivotal Records.