Behind The Song: The Eli Young Band ‘Even If It Breaks Your Heart’
The year 2012 proved to be a good one for the Eli Young Band. The group of Texas musicians spent 12 years touring and recording before ”Even If It Breaks Your Heart” hit Number One that July. Now the...
View ArticleBlake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Taylor Swift Among 2013 ACM...
The nominees for the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards were announced this morning. And among those honored with multiple nominations include Eric Church, Taylor Swift, Jason Aldean, Carrie...
View ArticleBehind The Song: The Eli Young Band’s ACM-Nominated ‘Even If It Breaks Your...
The Eli Young Band was handed an awesome surprise at last year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, when their hit “Crazy Love” was awarded Song of the Year. And at this year’s ACM Awards, the four...
View ArticleZac Brown Band’s Southern Grounds Festival To Feature Willie Nelson, Kenny...
For the second year in a row, the Zac Brown Band is bringing its popular Southern Ground Music & Food Festival to Nashville. Taking place in September, the two-day festival will feature a stellar...
View ArticleKenny Rogers, Natalie Maines Among Artists Added To Zac Brown’s Southern...
The Zac Brown Band has two big Southern Ground Music and Food Festivals scheduled this fall. And the lineup at each even just got stronger. Dawes, Blackberry Smoke, The Wood Brothers and Clay Cook are...
View ArticleThe Craziest of the Crazy: A Playlist for ‘The Crazy Ones’
(Courtesy of CBS) This playlist and accompanying editorial is courtesy of our sister company, CBS Television. “Here’s to the crazy ones: the rebels, the troublemakers, the ones who see things...
View ArticleWill Hoge’s New Album Title ‘Never Give In’ Is Also His Personal Mantra
Will Hoge at Bell House in Brooklyn (photo by Kurt Wolff/Radio.com) Will Hoge knows a thing or two about ‘never giving in.’ The Nashville artist has been playing live, writing songs and generally...
View ArticleDarius Rucker Announces ‘True Believers’ Tour
Darius Rucker (Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI) Singer Darius Rucker today announced that he will headline a new tour beginning in early 2014. Coming along for the ride will be opening acts the Eli...
View ArticleLee Brice Admits Next Single ‘I Don’t Dance’ Is ‘Kind Of’ A Wedding Song
Lee Brice (Steve Wiseman / 99.5 WYCD) Lee Brice has been a hot commodity these past several years. In addition to helping the Eli Young Band win Song of the Year at the 2012 ACM Awards with his...
View ArticleEli Young Band Announces Next Album Coming March 4
It’s been more than two years since the Eli Young Band has released a new album, but now the wait is over. The band announced this morning (Jan. 7) that it will release its next album, 10,000 Towns, on...
View ArticleJake Owen Announces Dates for 2014 ‘Days of Gold’ Tour
By Kurt Wolff After spending the last couple years on the road supporting superstars like Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney, Jake Owen finally setting out on his own headlining tour this year. Dubbed the...
View ArticleNew Music to Know: ‘Friday Night’ Singer Eric Paslay Swings for the Fences on...
By Annie Reuter Eric Paslay moved to Nashville over a decade ago with the sole purpose to sing his own songs. While life didn’t exactly unfold the way he’d planned, he doesn’t regret a second of it....
View ArticleDarius Rucker’s ‘Miss You’ Hits Radio Airwaves
By Annie Reuter Darius Rucker kicked off 2014 with a GRAMMY Award and new music. In an interview with Radio.com, Rucker talked of the prestige being nominated for a GRAMMY brings and his new single...
View ArticleListen: Eli Young Band Premieres New Song ‘Let’s Do Something Tonight’
By Annie Reuter Eli Young Band‘s new album 10,000 Towns will drop next week (March 4), but that doesn’t mean fans have to wait until then to hear new music. Today (Feb. 27), Rolling Stone premiered...
View ArticleInterview: Eli Young Band Aims for ‘Fun’ on New Album ’10,000 Towns’
By Kurt Wolff They may not have visited that exact number of cities just yet, but after more than a dozen years together touring and recording, the members of the Eli Young Band have certainly earned...
View ArticleInterview: Eli Young Band Talk ’10,000 Towns’ and Kicking Up Some ‘Dust’
By Kurt Wolff If awards were given to bands for the number of miles traveled and days spent on the road, the Eli Young Band would be a strong contender to take that one home. Since forming in Texas a...
View ArticleMiranda Lambert to Duet with Blake Shelton at ‘ACM Presents: An All-Star...
By Scott T. Sterling The already power-packed line-up for this upcoming ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute to the Troops just got another shot of star power with the announcement that Rascal Flatts, Eli...
View ArticleExclusive: Go Behind the Scenes on the Eli Young Band’s ‘Dust’ Video
By Annie Reuter For Eli Young Band, their new single “Dust” came from the desire to write a song about just that — dust. “We wrote that at a songwriters retreat,” bandmember Jon Jones told Radio.com...
View ArticleWatch Eli Young Band’s New ‘Dust’ Video
By Annie Reuter Today the Eli Young Band released the new music video for their single “Dust.” The song is the second single from the band’s recently released album 10,000 Towns. Related: Interview:...
View ArticleSad Songs & Waltzes Aren’t Selling This Year: Country Music Aims Positive
By Kurt Wolff It’s often said that a great country song consists of “three chords and the truth.” That quote is famously attributed to songwriter Harlan Howard, who wrote boatloads of ‘truth’-filled...
View ArticleEli Young Band Release ‘Prayer for the Road’ Video: Watch
By Annie Reuter Eli Young Band is gearing up for new music and a new tour this year—and, as it turns out, a new video as well. The country band has released a bonus video for “Prayer for the Road,” the...
View ArticleStream Eli Young Band’s New EP ‘Turn It On’
By Annie Reuter Eli Young Band will release their new EP Turn It On next Tuesday (March 10), but fans can get an early listen a week before the music is available. Beginning yesterday, Eli Young Band...
View ArticleLuke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert Among ACM Party for a Cause...
By Kurt Wolff Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley are among the performers announced today (March 5) for the 3rd annual ACM Party for a Cause, a two-day live music event that...
View ArticleEli Young Band Tread New Territory with ‘Turn It On’ EP
By Annie Reuter The Eli Young Band originally had no intention to release any new material this month. But the four members of the Texas-based group were recently in the studio working on music to...
View ArticleToby Keith, Social Distortion, Eli Young Band to Perform at Lost Highway...
By Annie Reuter The inaugural Lost Highway Festival will bring bikers and music lovers together this May in San Bernadino, Calif. The two-day festival is set for May 29-30 at San Manuel Amphitheater...
View ArticleSee the Stacked Pairings for This Year’s ACM Superstar Duets
By Philip Cosores The third annual ACM Party for a Cause Festival have announced the pairings for a two-day docket of special duets, to be filmed at broadcast on CBS as ACM Presents: Superstar Duets,...
View ArticleEli Young Band Shine Lights in ‘Turn It On’ Video: Watch
By Philip Cosores On March 10, Eli Young Band offered up the Turn It On EP, a release that Young told Radio.com he felt “like we were onto something as far as the next step as the Eli Young Band.” Now,...
View Article‘ACM Superstar Duets’ Airs Tonight on CBS
By Annie Reuter So you weren’t in Arlington, Texas, to catch the third annual ACM Party for a Cause Festival? No problem. CBS is airing the two-day performance tonight (May 15) from 9-11 p.m ET....
View ArticleCountry Tour Pranks: Artists Weigh In On the Good, the Bad & the Smelly
By Annie Reuter Musicians often find themselves on the road for months, sometimes even years at a time. Yes, being on stage is a thrill, but there’s also a lot of down time. And down time can lead...
View ArticleEli Young Band Duet with Andy Grammar on ‘Honey, I’m Good': Listen
By Annie Reuter Andy Grammer‘s “Honey, I’m Good.” may be one of pop radio’s song of the summer, but now Eli Young Band are giving it a whirl on country radio. Grammer and Eli Young Band have recently...
View ArticleACM Award Nominations: Complete List of 2016 Nominees
By Radio.com Staff The Academy of Country Music has revealed the full list of nominees for the 51st ACM Awards, which will air on Sunday, April 3 at 8pm ET/PT on CBS. Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley are...
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