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Keith Urban has released the brand new music video for his song “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” the fourth single release from his CMA nominated Album of the Year RIPCORD. “Approaching how we would make the music video for this song started with how we could keep the simplicity of the song represented visually,” said Urban. “I love the idea that we kept it stripped down with a 3-piece band.” “I got to work with this incredible photographer named Carter Smith, who doesn’t do a lot of videos – an extraordinary still photographer – and we had an incredibly good time making the video,” added Urban. Smith adds, “Keeping it to just the one person (actress Amber Valletta) and the band was simple enough but with still enough going on at the same time. The best thing with musicians though - when they’re playing music and performing they don’t actually ever get tired!” Urban, who received four CMA nominations late last month has already celebrated three #1s from RIPCORD, ...

Reigning ACM New Female Vocalist of the Year and Black River Entertainment artist Kelsea Ballerini joined Musicians On Call (MOC), a nonprofit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in healthcare facilities, to bring the healing power of music to patients at Phoenix Children’s Hospital on Friday . A longtime MOC supporter, Ballerini performed for patients, families and caregivers in the hospital’s Zone area before visiting with patients who were unable to make it to the lobby. Kelsea took the time to visit patients while on the Rhythm & Roots Tour with Rascal Flatts. Performing her hits including current chart-rising single “Peter Pan” and two consecutive No. 1 smashes “Love Me Like You Mean It” and “Dibs,” Ballerini brought smiles to everyone’s faces during her visit. “ Musicians On Call is a truly inspiring organization and the smiles that they bring to patients and families is immeasurable. To be here, in Phoenix, and a part of the launch of a...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -  An artist who not only “knows his audience” ( USA Today ) but also lives, breathes and works right alongside them,   Chase Rice   is taking the rallying message of his new single   “Everybody We Know Does”   to heart and hitting the road this fall to play new music for fans right in their home towns. Rice, who has headlined four tours and opened for country superstars Kenny Chesney and Dierks Bentley, decided to route his upcoming   Everybody We Know Does Tour   directly to those who have grown with him and supported him since he was playing dive bars and fields, selecting a number of unconventional tour markets that are home to some of his most rabid fans so he can bring the music to them. The   Everybody We Know Does Tour   will launch in September, with the first round of dates announced today and more to follow in the coming weeks. Written by Jeremy Bussey and Travis Denning and set to impact country r...

The Stray Birds are visiting Boston in anticipation of their upcoming record,  Magic Fire  which was produced by Larry Campbell, which will be available on August 16th.  The band features the harmonies and multi-instrumental talents of Maya de Vitry, Oliver Craven, and Charles Muench. Magic Fire builds on the success of The Stray Birds' 2014 Yep Roc debut, Best Medicine , which was hailed by NPR's World Café for its "strong harmonies and sharp songwriting" and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart. Guitar World praised their "heartfelt creativity," while the Philadelphia City Paper called the band "stunning," and Mountain Stage applauded their singular ability to "successfully draw on the rich traditions of American folk music while still sounding modern." It was that unique formula that first brought them national attention and fueled their breakout in 2012, when their self-titled/self-released debut landed amongst NPR...

Keith Urban's ripCORD Tour will head to the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion this weekend, with shows on Saturday, July 2nd and Sunday, July 3rd.  While the Saturday night show is sold out, some tickets still remain for the Sunday night engagement.  Urban is joined on tour by Brett Eldredge , along with rising country star Maren Morris .  The show promises to feature Urban's signature high-energy packed performance.  Recent sets lists have included fifteen number #1 singles, as well as collaborations with his two openers including "Someone Like You" with Eldredge and Morris taking on Miranda Lambert's role in "We Were Us". Urban is currently celebrating the success of 20th Billboard Country Airplay Chart chart-topper this week with the infectious, summer anthem “Wasted Time.” The song marks Urban’s third (“John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16” and “Break On Me”) from his record-breaking album RIPCORD, which spent its first two debut weeks atop alb...

Cereus Bright are excited to share the second single off their forthcoming debut album, Excuses , due out July 29th . The track, “American Dream,” is premiering on Consequence of Sound today, who praise the song’s “ honeyed harmonies and cheery acoustic guitar ” that augment its sober message. Far from reflecting a gauzy view of the United States, the b and shares that the song was inspired by debunking the myth of the “American Dream” and that “writing this song was a way for us to vent some of our frustration.” Excuses was produced by the Knoxville band’s own Evan Ford and mixed by Tom Schick (Wilco, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Beck) at Wilco’s Chicago Studio, creating a powerful, unique, and expansive sound. At the moment, Cereus Bright is on a national “Closeup” tour, a series of hand-crafted dates across the United States where they are bringing their songs to life in intimate spaces and venues. Upcoming dates are listed below. Cereus Bright was born out of a blin...