photo by Mike Carroll

If you plan on tuning in to tonight’s CMT Music Awards, you’re in store for more than a few surprises. The first of many will be the debut of Jason Aldean’s brand new single “Night Train”. Aldean already won ACM Male Vocalist of the Year and is in the running for CMT Male Video of the Year alongside Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Hunter Hayes, Luke Bryan, and Kenny Chesney.

“Tonight’s going to be a blast,” says Aldean. “I’m hosting for the first time, I get to perform with Lenny Kravitz, AND I get to debut my new single…are you kidding me? I’m going to try my best not to screw anything up and just have fun with all of it. I hope everyone tunes in!”

“Night Train” was written by Neil Thrasher and Michael Dulaney, the duo behind Aldean’s No. one singles “Fly Over States” and Tattoos on This Town.” The track will be available for radio beginning at 12:01 am on Thursday.

Craig Campbell and Storme Warren – photo by Mike Carroll

Craig Campbell hosted the inaugural Craig Campbell Celebrity Cornhole Challenge yesterday at Public Square Park in downtown Nashville. The event was organized in order to raise money for colon cancer and research in honor of his late father who passed away from the disease when Campbell was a child.

Among the attendees were Chase Rice, The Farm, Gloriana, Greg Bates, James Wesley, Jerrod Niemann, LoCash Cowboys, Love and Theft, Rachel Bradshaw, Australian duo Baylou, GAC’s Suzanne Alexander, Titans kicker Rob Bironas and more.

In the end, Campbell came out victorious as the winner of the first annual cornhole tournament! Check out Campbell’s  recently released new album “Never Regret” available now.

photo by Mike Carroll

photo by Mike Carroll

photo credit: keithurban.net

Country music singer and most recently “American Idol” judge Keith Urban is set to release his album “Fuse” on September 10. This will be Urban’s newest  album in close to 3 years. With help from longtime producer Dan Huff, and Taylor Swift’s co-producer Nathan Chapman, Urban hopes to expand his sound while still remaining true to who he is.

“I’m just seeing what comes out of me working with those guys,” Urban says. “I love working with people who play a lot of instruments, and really, all these guys play lots of instruments and they program and play synths and they can build an entire track just on their own.”

Some of Urban’s new material, like his recently released first single “Little Bit of Everything,” will also be featured on his summer “Light the Fuse Tour” which kicks off in Cincinnati on July 13.  Other tour stops include the Hollywood Bowl in Southern California on Sept. 27, and the Sleep Train Amphitheatre on Sept. 28.

photo courtesy of Webster & Associates

Country singer-songwriter Hank Williams Jr. is getting ready to launch his 2013 summer tour to promote his newest album, Old School, New Rules. Hank will take the stage playing favorites like “Family Tradition”, “Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound”, “Old Habits”, “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight,” “A Country Boy Can Survive” and “Red, White & Pink-Slip Blues.” Accompanying him will be the range of instruments he plays artfully including the guitar, upright bass, fiddle, steel guitar, banjo, piano, harmonica, and drums.

“I always have fun playing shows.  I love to get out in front of my loyal fans and making my mark on this great country,” says Hank Williams Jr.

The tour will include cities like Detroit, Orlando, Atlantic City, and Biloxi to name a few.

For a full list of updated dates and locations check www.hankjr.com

2013 Hank Williams Jr. Tour Schedule 

06/08 Morton, MN- Jackpot Junction Casino
06/21 Alpharetta, GA- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/28 Detroit, MI- The Fox Theatre
06/29 Kettering, OH- Fraze Pavilion
07/12 Pensacola, FL- Pensacola Civic Center
07/13 Orlando, FL- UCF Arena
07/19 Atlantic City, NJ- Caesars Circus Maximus Theatre
07/20 Fredericksburg, VA- Job.com Pavilion
07/26 Southhaven, MS- Snowden Gove Park
07/27 Guthrie Center, IA- Guthrie’s River Ruckus
08/17 Tower, MN- Fortune Bay Resort Casino
08/24 Beaumont, TX- Lamar University
08/31 Portsmouth, VA- Ntelos Wireless Pavilion
09/01 Cherokee, NC- Harrah’s Cherokee
09/06 Concho, OK- Lucky Star Casino
09/07 Newkirk, OK- First Council Casino
09/13 Bossier City, LA- Horseshoe Casino & Hotel
09/14 Biloxi, MS- IP Casino Resort and Spa