Most of the country may still be hunkering down through the cold-weather months, but there is no reason we can’t dive headfirst into the upcoming festival season with the announcement that Luke Bryan will headline the 2017 Pepsi Rock the South Festival on June 2-3 in Cullman, Ala. Luke will be making his first-ever appearance…
While both album sales (-11%) and track sales (-23%) dipped in 2016 compared to 2015’s numbers, audio/video streaming results increased 57% from 14.1 billion streams in 2015 to 22.1 billion streams in 2016, according to Billboard and Nielsen Music. With more than 175 million streams, Florida Georgia Line’s “H.O.L.Y.” topped the list of the most-streamed…
Running from March 7–26—yes, 20 days—Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one of the largest rodeo and livestock exhibitions in the world. Rodeo Houston features a carnival, a bar-b-que contest, 10K race and some of the best live entertainment in the country. The event pulled in almost 2.5 million attendees during last year’s festivities and…
As 2016 comes to a close and we look back fondly over the year in country music, we noticed that quite a few country stars have taken a spill onstage in 2016. Five falls stood out to us this year and because no one was mortally wounded, we can look back at these falls as…
Luke Bryan laid the smack down on an unruly concertgoer in November, but last night (Dec. 28) he was enjoying watching the pros do it. Luke was in attendance at the WWE Live Holiday Tour at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and he got the chance to go backstage and meet a few WWE stars, including John…
Christmas is right around the corner—a time in the music industry when artists slow down and take some time off to be with their families and friends. We talked to some of your favorite artists before they departed for home to find out just what they may be doing during their Christmas break this year.…
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Overshadowed by the hubbub surrounding the Luke Bryan incident, the Charlie Daniels 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam on Nov. 30 was a tremendous night of music that benefited The Journey Home Project, an organization that supports U.S. military veterans. In addition to a surprise appearance by Randy Travis to help present Charlie with a humanitarian award,…
In light of the Luke Bryan incident last night at the Charlie Daniels 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam, I decided to contact a lawyer for a quick Q&A regarding the legal ramifications of Luke striking a concertgoer. In full disclosure, the lawyer, Kevin Baltz, Esq., is my old college roommate who is a partner at a…
As we reported earlier today (Dec. 1), Luke Bryan struck a concertgoer during Charlie Daniels 80th Birthday Volunteer Jam last night (Nov. 30). Luke’s team issued the following statement today (Dec. 1) regarding the altercation: “A man in [the] front row was making crude hand gestures toward Luke during his performance. It was insulting not…
While they couldn’t top Taylor Swift ($170 million), One Direction ($110 million) or Adele ($80.5 million), a handful of country crooners made Forbes’ 2016 World’s Highest-Paid Musicians list, including Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith. Forbes’ list measured pretax income from June 1, 2015, to June 1, 2016 before deducting management fees.…
