Darius Rucker News

The Academy of Country Music® and dick clark productions announced today the all-star lineup of performers for ACM® PRESENTS: OUR COUNTRY, a two-hour special featuring intimate conversations and at-home acoustic performances with Country Music's biggest stars, along with clips from the Academy of Country Music Awards' 55-year history. Confirmed performers include Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Kane Brown & John Legend, Luke Bryan, Brandi Carlile, Eric Church, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, Florida Georgia Line, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Tim McGraw, Old Dominion, Brad Paisley & Darius Rucker, Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, and Keith Urban. The special will be broadcast Sunday, April 5 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT and 7:00 PM CT) on the CBS Television Network and on CBS All Access.

Arista Nashville's Adam Doleac has re-upped his contract, signing a new global publishing deal with Sony/ATV. Under Doleac's first agreement with SATV, the Harrisburg, MS native received songwriter cuts with Hootie & The Blowfish, Kane Brown, Gabby Barrett and Darius Rucker.

One of Country music's most celebrated artists, Clint Black, has sold out his upcoming show at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, on Sunday, May 17th. Known as the 'Mother Church of Country Music,' Black's last appearance at the famed venue was back in 1999.

The Cadillac Three have revealed another brand new song, 'Dirt Road Nights'. The track is taken from their upcoming album Country Fuzz, set for release on February 7th.

“Carpool Karaoke: The Series” will return for another season starting Friday, January 24. A new episode will debut each week for free on the Apple TV app, which is available on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, Mac, select Samsung smart TVs, Amazon Fire TV and Roku devices.

Arista Nashville's Adam Doleac officially impacts radio today with his debut single, “Famous,” garnering 23 country station adds. Written by Doleac, Andy Skib and Bobby Hamrick, the track is one this week's most-added songs at country radio. “Famous” is available on all platforms.

MerleFest, presented by Window World, is proud to announce the next round of artist additions for MerleFest 2020, which will be held April 23-26. Melissa Etheridge, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, The Marcus King Band, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and John Cowan will be joining the annual homecoming of musicians and music fans on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 

The Cadillac Three offer up today 'Hard Out Here For A Country Boy' featuring ‪Chris Janson and Travis Tritt, a new song from their upcoming album Country Fuzz. Singer-guitarist Jaren Johnston and drummer Neil Mason wrote the track with Jeremy Stover while out on the road.

Acclaimed country rock band A Thousand Horses have released their new track 'Drinking Song', which debuted globally last night on Radio 2. Listen below!

The '90s influenced country band Hot Country Knights has inked a worldwide recording deal with Universal Music Group Nashville (UMGN), it was announced today. Teaming with imprint Capitol Records Nashville, the Knights are promising to bring real '90s country music back to a format that's been drowning in male sensitivity, cashmere cardigan sweaters and programmed drum loops. 

Charley Pride: I'm Just Me, a documentary about the life and career of legendary Country music superstar Charley Pride, will debut on CBC's documentary Channel on Wednesday, January 1 at 7:30 pm ET/4:30 pm PT as part of their All Day Music Marathon. It will repeat on Sunday, February 2 at 9:00 pm ET/PT.

On Friday, December 13th Milk & Honey Management curated a sold-out show at Bluebird Cafe to benefit Musicians On Call, who are celebrating their 20th Anniversary.  The show featured performances by David Hodges, Emerson Hart and Lee Thomas Miller and concluded with Hodges being presented with a platinum RIAA certification plaque to mark sales for Kelsea Ballerini's a?oeMiss Me More,a?? the  #1 song that he co-wrote with Ballerini.

Collective Artist Management (CAM) welcomes industry professional Neil Vance as a Manager with the company effective immediately. Vance brings with him rising country star, BMLG/Valory Music Co. recording artist Tyler Rich, to the CAM family.

The Jonas Brothers plus Darius Rucker, Peyton Manning, Tim McGraw and Kimberly Williams-Paisley join Brad Paisley for some fun auditions during Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special on ABC!

The Country Music Association will honor Conway Entertainment Group/Ontourage Management founder/owner Tony Conway with its 2019 CMA Touring Lifetime Achievement Award. Conway received the news during last week's CMA Board of Directors meeting in Nashville, where he received a standing ovation from Board members and CMA staff.  

The following acts are performing at City Winery Chicago (1200 W. Randolph St) throughout the month. All City Winery Chicago events are open to all ages and start at 8:00 p.m., unless noted.  Tickets can be purchased by calling 312-733-WINE (9463) or by visiting www.citywinery.com/chicago.

Chris Stapleton and his country ballad 'Tennessee Whiskey' took home four trophies tonight in the second annual Tunie Awards show, which aired on the Waffle House Facebook page. In conjunction with TouchTunes, the awards show celebrates the top artists and songs played on Waffle House jukeboxes from the past year.

ABC Audio will provide three specials to affiliates to kick off the holiday season over Thanksgiving weekend: “Every Girl At Christmas,” “Rock & Reelz” and “America's Bounty.”

Due to phenomenal demand, A Thousand Horses have upgraded the venue for their very special UK show next week on November 19th, moving from the intimate room at 229 Venue, to the much bigger main room. Tickets are on sale and available here.

Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, is celebrating 20 years of delivering the healing power of music with a star-studded night in the city where it all began – New York! MOC's 20th Anniversary Celebration Presented by Citi will be held on Tuesday, November 19th at Edison Ballroom and will feature performances by multi-platinum singer/songwriter Gavin DeGraw and singer/songwriter and star of TV's NASHVILLE Charles Esten. Throughout the event the organization will recognize its many milestones from the past two decades and will present Lifetime Achievement Awards to MOC Co-Founders Michael Solomon and Vivek J. Tiwary.