ABC/Image Group LAEric Church’s Double Down Tour is doing so well that his attendance is outpacing big-name pop and rock acts like Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, and Cher. This week, Eric tops both Pollstar’s LIVE75 and Global Concert Pulse rankings, having sold an average of 14,000 tickets per night during recent stops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Dallas, Texas; and Cleveland, Ohio. This …
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May 06
Jason Aldean gets “a little crazier,” selling out the first two shows on his Ride All Night Tour
ABC/Image Group LAACM Artist of the Decade Jason Aldean kicked off his new Ride All Night Tour this weekend with two sold-out shows at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. Kane Brown, Carly Pearce and Dee Jay Silver are joining him on the trek. “It was great to get back out on the road with Kane and Silver, and Carly fit …
May 06
George Strait starts filling in his calendar for 2020
MCA NashvilleGeorge Strait is already filling up his tour schedule for 2020. The Country Music Hall of Famer will play two dates in the Midwest early next year, starting January 24 at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas. The next night, he’ll do a show at Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri with legendary Texas band Asleep …
May 06
Runaway June will do ANYTHING to get Carrie Underwood’s legs — and they’re willing to work out to prove it
BBRRunaway June now has the first weekend of Carrie Underwood‘s all-girl Cry Pretty Tour 360 under their belt. But having seen her elaborate Storyteller trek in 2016 — which was in the round just like this one — they admit they weren’t quite sure what to expect. “Is it gonna be spinning while we’re on it? Do …
May 06
Chase Rice has his “Eyes on You,” and it’s taken him all the way to number one
ABC/Image Group LA Chase Rice is starting the week with the first number-one song of his career, as “Eyes on You” takes its place at the top of the chart. The North Carolina native recalls he sensed from the very beginning there was something special about the romantic tune. “It’s a very infectious melody,” he …
May 06
‘American Idol’ recap: Judges save Laci as Jeremiah goes home; final five is set
“American Idol’s” final five, L-R: Laine Hardy, Alejandro Aranda, Wade Cota, Madison VanDenburg, Laci Kaye Booth; ABC/Eric McCandlessAmerican Idol‘s Final Five is now set. On Sunday night’s show, the remaining six contestants performed two songs each: one that was performed at the 1969 music festival Woodstock, which is marking its 50th anniversary this year, and …
May 03
On Roadside Bars tour, Miranda’s bringing the girls, but looking for the guys singing along
ABC/Image Group LAWhen Miranda Lambert sets her Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tour in motion in the fall, she’ll be bringing along some of her favorite women in the music business. “We didn’t set out to have an all-female tour,” she tells Pollstar. “But when we looked at this line-up, here’s a bunch of bada** girls rolling down …
May 03
Carrie Underwood says road life with Isaiah and Jacob is “a big wonderful mess” but she loves it
ABC/Mark LevineEven though he’s only four, Carrie Underwood’s son Isaiah is already an accomplished road warrior. In fact, he took his first steps on the first day of Carrie’s Storyteller Tour back in 2016. Now that Isaiah’s back on the road with his mom and his three-month-old brother Jacob, Carrie expects he’ll get to take in the beginning of …
May 03
Michael Ray’s ready to race home to Florida for Independence Day weekend
ABC/Randy HolmesSunshine state native Michael Ray is headed home for Independence Day this year. In addition to getting to spend some time with his family in Eustis, Florida, the “One That Got Away” hitmaker is set to play the following Saturday at what’s arguably the world’s most famous racetrack. “So fired up to go home to …
May 03
Luke Combs and his fiancee add to their family with four-legged friend
ABC/Image Group LALuke Combs and his fiancée Nicole Hocking are expanding their family. No, they’re not having a baby — but they’ve just adopted a shelter dog named JoJo. Luke and Nicole discovered JoJo through Nashville’s Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue, a cause Dan + Shay’s Dan Smyers and his wife Abby also frequently support. “We are SO happy for little JoJo who went …