A HISTORIC DEBUT – MAREN MORRIS
Newcomer Maren Morris has made country radio history this week with her debut single "My Church." With a record breaking 107 first week chart reporting stations spinning the tune, "My Church" is #1 most added song at country radio for the week and also sets the record for the highest charting debut single by a female in Country Aircheck's Mediabase history.
The previous record for a debut single was 99 "adds" at impact date. Making Maren's massive radio impact this week even more exciting is the fact that "My Church" has already jumped to #32 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart. Nashville has been taking notice of Morris recently, with Keith Urban even tapping the hot newcomer to join his "RipCORD World Tour 2016" this summer. The tour will kick off on June 2 in Kansas City, Missouri, and will also feature special guest Brett Eldredge. "My Church" is the lead single off Maren's forthcoming album due out later this year.
LITTLE BIG TOWN WILL PERFORM AT THE GRAMMYS
Little Big Town will make their Grammy stage debut when they perform at the annual awards show next month. Little Big Town joins Kendrick Lamar, Adele and The Weeknd as the first wave of performers announced for the 58th Grammy Awards, which will be will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on February 15 at 8 PM ET on CBS.
There will also be a special tribute to 2016 MusiCares Person of the Year Lionel Richie, highlighting the Grammy winner's career. Additional Grammy performers will be announced soon. LBT's music earned a total of 4 Grammy nominations at this year's ceremony, including three for their song "Girl Crush." "Girl Crush" was nominated in the all-genre Song Of The Year category, as well as for Best Country Song and Best Country Duo/Group Performance. LBT also picked up a Best Country Album nod for their latest record, Pain Killer.
GOOD FOR A GOOD TIME TOUR - DARIUS RUCKER
Darius Rucker has announced dates for his upcoming "2016 Good for a Good Time Tour," hitting the road this summer with more than 30 dates across the U.S. The tour will kick off in Tampa, Florida on June 3 and will feature special guests Dan + Shay andMichael Ray along for the ride. Darius announced the news on Twitter yesterday morning (1/20) with a video message that can be seen here. The video was accompanied by a caption that said, "Get ready! Going out on the #GoodForAGoodTime Tour w/ my boys @DanAndShay & @MichaelRayMusic. See you this summer!" Fans can purchase tickets for select cities on the tour beginning January 29 as part of Live Nation's Country Megaticket at www.Megaticket.com.
Following the success he had with the program during last year's "Southern Style Tour,"Rucker plans to once again use his live shows as a platform to honor and present homes to our nation's combat wounded heroes and Gold Star spouses, in conjunction with Project Rebuild. Darius, along with Lieutenant General Sisco, CEO and founder of Military Warriors Support Foundation, presented the first house in an appearance on NBC's Today and went on to present 13 more homes in 2015.
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE: ANNOUNCE NEW TOUR
Florida Georgia Line announces their Dig Your Roots tour, which kicks off in March in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Coming along for the trek are Kane Brown, Cadillac Three and Cole Swindell.Brian Kelley says, “Tyler and I are going to make this year very personal with the Dig Your Roots Tour. We want our fans to feel right at home with us as they learn more about our story and we learn about theirs."
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