CBS and Dick Clark Productions have announced the world's largest fan-voted awards show, the American Music Awards, will air on the CBS Television Network for the first time, on October 6, and stream on Paramount+.

The nominees for the AMAs are determined by the fans - as reflected on the Billboard charts - based on streaming, album and digital sales, radio airplay and social activity.

Over the past 50 years, the AMAs have showcased the very best in music and delivered memorable pop-culture moments and powerful lineups, including first-time collaborations and exclusive world premiere performances from music's biggest names across pop, rap, R&B, country, Latin, K-Pop and more.

The 2024 AMAs are produced by Dick Clark Productions.

Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will have access to stream the show live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.

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Award-winning singer-songwriter Carly Pearce recently surprised her fans by announcing an early release date for her highly anticipated fourth studio album, Hummingbird.

Hummingbird will now be arriving on June 7 via Big Machine Records and is available to pre-order at https://carlypearce.lnk.to/hummingbirdPR

Pearce announced the news on Instagram Live with fans in celebration of her birthday, saying, "For my birthday this year, I wanted to give you guys a gift instead. My album hummingbird is now coming out Friday, June 7. CMA Fest, I hope you're ready because we're going to be celebrating!"

At CMA Fest this year, Pearce will once again be playing the headlining stage at Nissan Stadium on June 9 in Nashville.

Produced by Pearce, Shane McAnally, and Josh Osborne, Hummingbird marks Pearce's debut as a co-producer and fully represents her new musical chapter - one of forward motion. The full album track list includes Pearce's Grammy-nominated, Top 15-and-rising, Gold-certified single, "we don't fight anymore," featuring Chris Stapleton, as well as the recently released fan favorite "my place" and the stirring title track 'hummingbird.'

In addition to CMA Fest, North American fans can catch Pearce on the road as direct support for all dates of Tim McGraw's 2024 Standing Room Only arena tour now through June 29.

Pearce's headlining hummingbird 2025 U.K. and European tour kicks off on February 9 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Hummingbird Track List:

"Country music made me do it" | Written by Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne"Truck on fire" | Written by Carly Pearce, Justin Ebach, Charles Kelley"Still blue" | Written by Carly Pearce, Natalie Hemby, Josh Osborne"Heels over head" | Written by Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne"We don't fight anymore" featuring Chris Stapleton | Written by Carly Pearce, Pete Good, Shane McAnally"Rock paper scissors" | Written by Carly Pearce, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds"Oklahoma" | Written by Carly Pearce, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jordan Reynolds"My place" | Written by Carly Pearce, Lauren Hungate, Jordan Reynolds"Things I don't chase" | Written by Robyn Dell'Unto, Kat Higgins, Ava Supplesa"Woman to woman" | Written by Carly Pearce, Tofer Brown, Lauren Hungate"Fault line" | Written by Carly Pearce, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jordan Reynolds"Pretty please" | Written by Carly Pearce, Shane McAnally, Josh Osborne"Trust issues" | Written by Carly Pearce, Nicolle Galyon, Jordan Reynolds"Hummingbird" | Written by Carly Pearce, Nicolle Galyon, Shane McAnally, Jordan Reynolds

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CMT recently revealed that Mickey Guyton will headline the Fall 2024 CMT On Tour.

CMT On Tour Presents Mickey Guyton will launch on September 18 at the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.

The tour will cover 22 cities, including New York, Chicago, Columbus, St. Louis, Toronto, and Washington, D.C., before concluding at Manchester Music Hall in Lexington, Kentucky, on November 9.

Support acts will be announced later.

Guyton's tour announcement coincided with the release of her new single, "Scary Love." The song is dedicated to her three-year-old son and highlights her love of being a mother.

At the 2024 CMT Music Awards, she was nominated for Collaborative Video Of The Year and Video Of The Year for her Kane Brown collaboration, "Nothing Compares To You."

The presale for the tour begins at 10 a.m. on April 30, with the general ticket on sale starting at 10 a.m. on May 3 at MickeyGuyton.com.

Tour Dates:

Wednesday, September 18 | Atlanta, GA | Buckhead Theatre

Friday, September 20 | Charlotte, NC | The Underground

Saturday, September 21 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel

Thursday, September 26 | Washington, DC | Union Stage

Friday, September 27 | New York, NY | The Gramercy Theatre

Saturday, September 28 | Pittsburgh, PA | Thunderbird Café and Music Hall

Wednesday, October 2 | Kansas City, MO | Knuckleheads

Thursday, October 3 | Oklahoma City, OK | Beer City Music Hall

Tuesday, October 15 | St. Louis, MO | Delmar Hall

Thursday, October 17 | Chicago, IL | Joe's on Weed St.

Friday, October 18 | Minneapolis, MN | First Ave

Saturday, October 19 | Des Moines, IA | Wooly's

Tuesday, October 22 | Madison, WI | Majestic Theatre

Wednesday, October 23 | Ann Arbor, MI | Blind Pig

Friday, October 25 | Grand Rapids, MI | The Stache at The Intersection

Wednesday, October 30 | Columbus, OH | The Bluestone

Friday, November 1 | Buffalo, NY | Iron Works

Saturday, November 2 | Toronto, ON | Velvet Underground

Monday, November 4 | Boston, MA | Brighton Music Hall

Wednesday, November 6 | Philadelphia, PA | World Cafe Live

Friday, November 8 | Indianapolis, Indiana | The Hifi

Saturday, November 9 | Lexington, KY | Manchester Music Hall

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Chris Stapleton recently shared his take on Tom Petty's "I Should Have Known It," from the forthcoming Petty Country: A Country Music Celebration of Tom Petty, due June 21 via Big Machine Records.

The cover version is accompanied by an audio-video that features vintage photos of Petty.

The new track follows the recent release of "Southern Accents," by Petty's friend and fellow Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dolly Parton. The record also features Petty covers from artists like Willie Nelson, Luke Combs, Steve Earle, George Strait, Margo Price, Rhiannon Giddens, Jamey Johnson, and Brothers Osborne.

Petty Country-Tracklist

1. "I Should Have Known It" by Chris Stapleton2. "Wildflowers" by Thomas Rhett3. "Runnin' Down A Dream" by Luke Combs 4. "Southern Accents" by Dolly Parton5. "Here Comes My Girl" by Justin Moore6. "American Girl" by Dierks Bentley7. "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Lady A8. "I Forgive It All" by Jamey Johnson9. "I Won't Back Down" by Brothers Osborne10. "Refugee" by Wynonna Judd & Lainey Wilson11. "Angel Dream No. 2" by Willie Nelson & Lukas Nelson12. "Learning To Fly" by Eli Young Band13. "Breakdown" by Ryan Hurd feat. Carly Pearce14. "Yer So Bad" by Steve Earle15. "Ways To Be Wicked" by Margo Price feat. Mike Campbell16. "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Midland17. "Free Fallin'" by The Cadillac Three feat. Breland18. "I Need To Know" by Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives19. "Don't Come Around Here No More" by Rhiannon Giddens feat. Silkroad Ensemble and Benmont Tench20. "You Wreck Me (Live)" by George Strait

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Taylor Swift has scored her 14th No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, making its debut on top of the chart dated May 4.

The surprise double album launches with 2.61 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the April 19-25 tracking week, according to Luminate.

Swift equaled Jay-Z for the most chart toppers among soloists in the Billboard 200 history and stands only second to The Beatles, overall.

The 31-track double album generated 891.34 million on-demand official streams, marking the largest streaming week for an album ever.

Swift dropped her highly anticipated album via Republic Records on April 19, and within a few days, it became the top-selling album of 2024 with 1.914 million units sold.

While the first volume features collaborations with Post Malone and the English indie rock band Florence + the Machine, the second volume contains 15 additional songs, four of which are previously announced physical bonus tracks. "Fortnight", featuring Malone, was named the album's lead single.

Written and produced by Swift, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, the 31-track double album has more than two hours of playing time in total.

The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by the singer-songwriter and her fifth studio album in less than five years.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.

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The University Of Oklahoma will posthumously honor late country star Toby Keith by awarding him an honorary degree.

The University said it is honoring the singer, songwriter, entertainer and successful businessman, "whose generosity enhanced the university and state of Oklahoma for decades."

Born and raised in Oklahoma, Keith was inducted into the New York-based all-genre Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. He received the BMI Icon award, and he was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame shortly before his passing in February 2024.

Through his Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic, he helped raise a total of $18 million for nonprofits. With his wife, Tricia, he was also a significant supporter of OU Athletics.

Keith's illustrious music career included more than 10 billion streams and 44 million albums sold.

In addition, the University of Oklahoma will award honorary degrees to three more outstanding individuals in recognition of their extraordinary achievements and generous service to others.

They are: distinguished educator, economist and activist Barbara Ann Posey Jones of Atlanta, Georgia; Tom E. Love, founder of Love's Travel Stops; and David Proctor, of Dallas, Texas, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient for his work on the Apollo 11 and Apollo 13 spacecraft missions.

The university will confer honorary degrees during 2024 Commencement. Love and Jones will be honored during a ceremony scheduled for May 10. Keith and Proctor will be honored at a ceremony set for May 11. Both ceremonies will take place at Lloyd Noble Center.

"Through their exceptional talents, transformative leadership and unwavering commitment to serving others, each of this year's Honorary Degree recipients has left an indelible mark on the world," said OU President Joseph Harroz Jr.

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The iHeartCountry Festival has announced that Keith Urban has joined the star-studded lineup of the event's upcoming 2024 edition.

Other artists who are already listed to perform when the music festival returns to Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on May 4, include Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Old Dominion, Lady A, Riley Green, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, and Walker Hayes.

iHeartRadio's Bobby Bones will return as the host.

Before the main stage show, some of the country hitmakers and fast-rising stars will perform at the Daytime Village. Artists taking part in that free event at the Dell Technologies Plaza in Moody Center from 1:30-4:30 pm CT include Riley Green, Chris Lane, Walker Hayes, Ashley Cooke, Chase Mathew, and Kelsey Hart.

iHeartRadio Country music stations across the country will broadcast the event in their local markets, as well as on the free iHeartRadio app and iHeartRadio.com, on May 4 at 8pm ET/5pm PT (7pm CT).

Tickets are available to the general public now. For more information, visit iHeartRadio.com/countryfestival.

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The Academy of Country Music, Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions have announced entertainment icon Reba McEntire will host the 59th ACM Awards on May 16 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/5 p.m. PDT.

The event will be streaming live exclusively for a global audience across 240+ countries and territories on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. A Prime membership will not be required to watch live.

The full rebroadcast will be available directly following the stream on Prime Video and available the next day for free on Amazon Freevee and the Amazon Music app.

Returning as host for the 17th time, the most of any artist, Reba will take the stage for a special performance featuring brand new music. Reba boasts an impressive record of 16 ACM Award wins and nine nominations for the prestigious ACM Entertainer of the Year, including a win in 1994; she also holds the most nominations for Female Artist of the Year.

"I am tickled to pieces to get to host the ACM Awards for the 17th time!" McEntire said. "What an honor to have been part of the past, present and now the future of the Academy of Country Music with Amazon Prime Video. I can't wait to get to Texas and see everybody May 16th!"

"We are thrilled for the homecoming of Reba to the ACM Awards stage for the 17th time! There is simply no one better to continue to elevate this show in our new global streaming era with Amazon Prime Video," ACM CEO Damon Whiteside said.

Performers, presenters, and ACM Awards ancillary events will be announced in the coming weeks.

A limited number of tickets to the event are available for purchase on SeatGeek.

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Universal Music is set to release a new album, Songwriter, featuring 11 previously unreleased recordings by Johnny Cash on June 28th, more than 20 years after the legend's death.

The collection contains 11 songs Cash wrote and recorded in 1993 at LSI Studios in Nashville. The songs are about love, family, sorrow, beauty, survival, spiritual salvation and redemption. There is some humor as well.

John Carter Cash, the son of Johnny and June Carter Cash, conceptualized the record and co-produced it with David Ferguson.

Carter Cash stripped down the demos recorded by the legend to just his vocals and acoustic guitar and then invited musicians, including Marty Stuart, Dave Roe and Pete Abbott, to flesh out the music.

"Nobody plays Cash better than Marty Stuart, and Dave Roe, of course, played with Dad for many years," said John. "The musicians that came in were just tracking with Dad, you know, recording with Dad, just as, in the case of Marty and Dave, they had many times before, so they knew his energies, his movements, and they let him be the guide. It was just playing with Johnny once again, and that's what it was. That was the energy of the creation."

Songwriter will be available to stream and download, as well as on CD and vinyl, including standard black and several limited edition color variants.

Songwriter tracklisting:

1. "Hello Out There"2. "Spotlight"3. "Drive On"4. "I Love You Tonite"5. "Have You Ever Been to Little Rock?"6. "Well Alright"7. "She Sang Sweet Baby James"8. "Poor Valley Girl"9. "Soldier Boy"10."Sing It Pretty Sue"11. "Like A Soldier"

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ACM Lifting Lives, the philanthropic partner of the Academy of Country Music, has announced the full lineup for the upcoming ACM Lifting Lives LIVE.

The lineup includes ACM reigning Group of the Year Old Dominion, this year's 4x ACM nominee Jordan Davis, this year's first-time ACM nominees Ashley Cooke and Kameron Marlowe, along with additional surprise guests.

This all-star group will join previously-announced headliner and ACM Award winner Parker McCollum for the tent pole fundraising event of ACM Awards Week, hitting the stage at Topgolf The Colony in Texas on May 15, on the eve of the 59th ACM Awards.

Tickets are available now at ACMLiftingLives.org/concert, with all proceeds benefiting ACM Lifting Lives.

This is the second year that Parker McCollum and Friends: ACM Lifting Lives LIVE will bring together artists, industry members, and fans for a can't-miss concert.

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The Outside Lands Music Festival has revealed a star-studded 2024 lineup, which will be headlined by Tyler, the Creator, The Killers, and Sturgill Simpson.

The festival will also feature a special country music set performed by Post Malone and a rare live appearance from Grace Jones.

The 16th edition of Outside Lands will return to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California, on August 9 - 11. Tickets to the festival, including three-day GA, GA+, and VIP passes, are on sale now.

Other acts on this year's lineup include The Postal Service, Kaytranada, Jungle, Snoh Aalegra, Gryffin, Young the Giant, Schoolboy Q, Chappell Roan, Renee Rapp, Victoria Monet, The Last Dinner Party and others.

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MTV's flagship awards show, the MTV Video Music Awards, is set to return to New York this September to celebrate its 40th anniversary after holding the event at other venues since 2018.

The Video Music Awards, which debuted in 1984 at Radio City Music Hall, are scheduled to take place on September 10th this year at the UBS Arena in Elmont, New York City. The UBS Arena, which opened in 2021, will be hosting the VMAs for the first time.

The Awards event took place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, in 2022 and 2023. It's also recently been held in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

"We're excited to bring this year's VMAs to UBS Arena, one of the country's newest and most cutting edge," said Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and Chief Content Officer, Music, Paramount+. "Celebrating one of music's biggest night with the incredible, robust New York area fans is something we've been looking forward to the moment last year's show ended."

"We are excited to welcome back the MTV Video Music Awards to New York State. From its origins at Radio City Music Hall in 1984 to this September's event at the UBS Arena, the VMAs continue to captivate millions, showcasing the very best in music video artistry. As we prepare to host this 40th anniversary event, let's embrace the spirit of creativity and innovation that defines our state's cultural landscape," New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement.

The 2023 VMAs, hosted by Nicki Minaj, featured performances from Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Peso Pluma, Shakira and Diddy, among others.

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Born & Raised Music Festival has announced the 2024 list of performers, which will be headlined by Cody Johnson, Hank Williams Jr. and Koe Wetzel.

Additionally, the festival will feature Dwight Yoakam, Midland, The Red Clay Strays, Shane Smith & The Saints, Paul Cauthen, Treaty Oak Revival, The Cadillac Three, William Clark Green, Wade Bowen, Cody Canada & The Departed, Kolby Cooper, Jack Ingram, Colby Acuff, J.R. Carroll and Brent Cobb.

The Band of Heathens, Stephen Wilson Jr., Ole 60, Pony Bradshaw, Tyler Halverson, Jamie Lin Wilson, The Wilder Blue, Maggie Antone, Reid Haughton, Clayton Mullen, Kin Faux, Django Walker, Zandi Holup, Harper O'Neill, Lance Roark, Josh Weathers, Jason Scott & The High Heat, and Blaine Bailey are also set to perform.

The three-day festival will take place on September 13th-15th at the Pryor Creek Music Festival Grounds in Pryor, Oklahoma. Tickets are on sale now.

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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department surpassed one billion Spotify streams within just five days of its release, a first in the streaming platform's history.

Spotify said the superstar singer's surprise double album also achieved a few other milestones.

On April 18, it became the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in Spotify.

On April 19, the album became the first in Spotify history to reach over 300 million streams in a single day. On the same day, its debut single, "Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)," became the most-streamed song in a single day in Spotify.

On April 22, The Tortured Poets Department became Spotify's most-streamed album in a single week.

Rounding out the records, Swift became the most-streamed artist in a single day in Spotify history with The Tortured Poets Department, breaking her previous record achieved with the October 27, 2023 release of 1989 (Taylor's Version).

Swift dropped her highly anticipated The Tortured Poets Department as a surprise double album via Republic Records on April 19.

After the conventional midnight release of the standard volume of The Tortured Poets Department, consisting of sixteen songs, Swift surprise-released the second volume, subtitled The Anthology, two hours later.

While the first volume features collaborations with Post Malone and the English indie rock band Florence + the Machine, the second volume contains 15 additional songs, four of which are previously announced physical bonus tracks. "Fortnight," featuring Malone, was named the album's lead single.

Written and produced by Swift, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, the 31-track double album has more than two hours of playing time in total.

The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by the singer-songwriter and her fifth studio album in less than five years.

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Hardy is set to return to his home state to play Mississippi State University's Dudy Noble Field in Starkville, Mississippi on September 12.

Further, Hardy has also confirmed two nights at Colorado's iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre on October 20 and 21.

Randy Houser and Travis Denning will join as support on all new dates. Tickets are on sale now..

The new dates follow a massive run of touring this spring and summer, including performances at Stagecoach, CMA Fest, Harley Davidson Homecoming and more, plus his own Quit!! tour headline dates nationwide.

Last week, Hardy shared his version of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's iconic track "Gin and Juice," personally requested by Snoop and Dre for the launch of their new beverage line of the same name.

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Miranda Lambert has signed a record deal with Republic Records in partnership with Big Loud, who will add support on country radio promotion as well as other marketing efforts.

Lambert's first release under the new deal will be the single "Wranglers," which will arrive on May 3.

"Miranda Lambert's legacy as both a consummate storyteller and legendary performer speaks for itself. Her new music is spectacular and we are thrilled and honored to welcome her to Republic Records in partnership with Big Loud," said Republic Founder and Chairman Monte Lipman.

"We're honored Miranda Lambert has entrusted us with this next chapter of her career," added Republic President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Roppo. "As she puts the final touches on her fantastic new body of work, it has all the hallmarks of her signature sound, yet she continues to push herself as a songwriter, producer and performer. We're all at the beginning of a very special moment, and we're grateful to be on this journey with her."

"Being in Texas with Jon, recording where I cut my teeth as a young artist, felt like coming home. I thought about the women-and men-who've lived, loved and found power in my music, and I wanted to get back to the root of those spaces," Lambert said. "Talking to Monte, Avery Lipman and the team at Republic, as well as Seth and the Big Loud folks who are leaning in, everyone understood my desires and vision for this next era of my music."

"Aligning like that is empowering; it gives you a license to really chase it. Signing with Republic has inspired me to find the sweet spot for me and all the people like me," she continued. "I can't wait for everyone to hear 'Wranglers,' and the rest of this record."

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Randy Houser recently released a new single "Country Back," described as a full throttle proclamation of all things country.

The song was written by Houser and Matt Rogers and produced by Houser.

"We're taking our country back / Back to the hollers and hills / Show your bright light towns how a night goes down / Where dust on the bottle, boots on the throttle, horns on a Cadillac / Yeah, we're taking our country, our country back," Houser sings in the chorus.

Meanwhile, Houser is set to return to the road next month for headlining and festival dates this summer before kicking off the Country Round Here Tonight Tour with Justin Moore on September 5th in Charlotte.

Moore and Houser gave fans a preview of what's to come with a surprise performance of Toby Keith's "Should've Been A Cowboy" at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge in Nashville.

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Taylor Swift recently released the music video for "Fortnight", her first collaboration with Post Malone. The song is from Swift's most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department.

"Fortnight" sees Swift sing about a romance that lasted just a couple of weeks. Malone joins Swift on the second verse and stays through the remainder of the song. "I've been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever. I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on 'Fortnight,'" Swift wrote in a statement.

The video, which Swift wrote and directed, also features Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles. It opens with Swift in a wedding gown but restrained to a hospital bed in an institution.

After taking a pill, she hallucinates various situations involving Malone's character. Eventually, Swift returns to reality and starts undergoing some sort of shock therapy.

"When I was writing the 'Fortnight' music video, I wanted to show you the worlds I saw in my head that served as the backdrop for making this music," Swift explained. "For me, this video turned out to be the perfect visual representation of this record and the stories I tell in it. Post Malone blew me away on set as our tortured tragic hero and I'm so grateful to him for everything he put into this collaboration."

"I still can't believe I get to work with the unfathomably brilliant Rodrigo Prieto on cinematography and my team of dream collaborators. The entire crew made this a dream to shoot," she added. "Thank you to everyone involved and everyone who has watched it!!"

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Chris Janson recently debuted a new music video for "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" via YouTube Premiere.

The video shows Janson and his longtime friend and superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hanging out, spending an afternoon in a deer stand and riding in a vintage Ford pick-up.

"We had a great time making this video. Tons of genuine real fun. From Tennessee to Texas, we made it happen. Can't thank DJ enough for starring in it and for being a great friend to me," Janson said in a statement.

"We bonded so quickly in a parking lot waiting for our cars to pull around - talking about 'The Blues Man,' talking about the Opry.what really moved me was Chris' humility, his love for not only country music, which I love as well but his desire to work hard and take care of his family," Johnson said. "He does it with such a grace and style - again, his humility, gratitude and always bringing some fun to the mix made us fast friends and I'm happy to be a part of his video."

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Zac Brown Band paid tribute to late legendary musician Jimmy Buffett by releasing their new song "Pirates & Parrots," featuring singer-songwriter and Coral Reefer Band member Mac McAnally.

"Pirates & Parrots blends Zac Brown Band's signature sound with the laid-back, island-inspired vibes synonymous with Buffett's iconic repertoire, capturing the shared passion for storytelling through song," Zac Brown Band said in a press release.

"I'm so excited for you to hear this song and to pay tribute to Jimmy Buffett," frontman Zac Brown said. "It hit me hard when we found out he was exiting the stage, he was an incredible human being. This is a celebration of his life and all of the people that will remember him through his songs."

Brown premiered the song at a tribute show held at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles earlier this month. An all-star lineup turned up for the music concert, titled "Keep The Party Going: A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett."

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