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Rising Nashville star Priscilla Block has revealed fall tour dates for her Welcome to the Block Party tour.

Adding a second run of shows, Priscilla will hit cities such as Indianapolis, Indiana, Chicago, Grand Rapids, Michigan and Columbus, Ohio before wrapping up in Charleston, South Carolina.

The new series of concerts kicks off on October 13th and will come to a close on November 19th.

On the new set of tour dates, Priscilla said, "I am so excited to announce the second leg of my Welcome to the Block Party Tour! As a little girl, I always dreamed of writing my own songs and singing them to crowds of people. The fans absolutely blew me away earlier this year, selling out shows, singing every word to every song, and making my songs their own. There were so many places that we didn't get to the first time around, so I can't wait to give the fans this second round of shows! See y'all on the road."

Tickets for the Welcome to the Block Party tour go on sale on Friday (July 15th).

Welcome to the Block Party Tour Dates
October 13th - LRH - Liberty Township, OH
October 14th - Jergel's - Warrendale, PA
October 15th - 8 Seconds Saloon - Indianapolis, IN
October 20th - Wooly's - Des Moines, IA
October 21st - Joe's on Weed - Chicago, IL
October 22nd - Elevation at the Intersection - Grand Rapids, MI
October 26th - Rick's Cafe - Starkville, MS
October 27th - Cotton Eyed Joe's - Knoxville, TN
October 28th - Silverado's - Black Mountain, NC
October 29th - Rome River Jam - Rome, GA
November 3rd - Nashville Palace - Nashville, TN
November 11th - Bluestone - Columbus, OH
November 12th - Boondock's - Springfield, IL
November 17th - Blue Room - Statesboro, GA
November 18th - Blind Horse - Greenville, SC
November 19th - Music Farm - Charleston, SC

Luke Bryan wiped out in the middle of a show in Raleigh, NC Friday (June 8th) night, but it didn't stop him from singing.

A video posted to Twitter shows Bryan taking a spill during his performance of "That's My Kind of Night."

He sang the rest of the song from the floor where he incorporated some pelvic thrusts into his dance routine.

Jason Aldean announced his new single, "That's What Tequila Does" on Friday (July 8th).

The singer said, "We had a chance to play this song at CMA Fest a couple weeks ago, and the crowd's reaction helped solidify this as the next single. I'm looking forward to kicking things off on the road next week, and I feel like this song is going to have a big moment during our set. I can't wait to see what the fans think of it."

Aldean will embark on the 34-City Rock N' Roll Cowboy Tour next Friday (July 15th) with special guests Gabby Barrett, John Morgan and Dee Jay Silver with Tracy Lawrence, Travis Tritt and Chase Rice joining this fall.

Travis Denning announced Friday (July 8th) that his forthcoming album, Might As Well Be Me will be released on August 5th.

Denning shared in a press release, "Last year and my most recent EP were all about thankfulness, and being glad to have any live shows at all. This time a lot of that is behind us, and it's like ‘Alright, let's get to work.' Overall, I wanted this EP to feel like a setlist. And I wanted it to be a no skipper."

His most recent single from the six-song EP, "Buy A Girl A Drink," also dropped Friday (June 8th).

CARRIE UNDEWOOD RELEASES 'DENIM & RHINESTONES' ON VINYL: Carrie Underwood released Denim & Rhinestones on purple vinyl Friday (July 8th). The album, released on June 19th is Underwood's 10th album to debut at the Top 10 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200. A cassette version will also be available on August 5th.

KEITH URBAN DROPS NEW SINGLE: Keith Urban dropped "Brown Eyes Baby," his first new single of 2022, on Friday (July 8th). The track, recorded earlier this year in Nashville, received its live debut on opening night of Urban's The Speed Of Now World Tour.

Mitchell Tenpenny co-wrote his latest hit, "Truth About You," and he said it was easy to do because he lived the experience in previous relationships. Fans have also told him they can relate to the song. He explains: "It's crazy that a lot of people have lived that same feeling. Apparently it's a very classic tale after breakups that people tend to lie. They want a better story than the real one, I guess, but that's what that song was about and I dealt with it. I've been on both sides of it, where I've said stuff to make myself look better and then definitely heard the rumors the opposite so when we came up with that title I just remember saying, 'Oh, man, I can write this song. I've been there. I lived it. Here we go,' and it was just like done. It took like 30 minutes or something. I don't know. We wrote it really quick."

"Truth About You" sits inside the Top 15 and climbing on the Mediabase chart.

He's currently on the Raised Up Right Tour with headliner Luke Bryan. They play tonight (Friday, July 8th) in Raleigh, NC.

Luke Combs' wife, Nicole, recently had a Q&A with fans on Instagram where she fielded questions about being a new mom and gave a few more details about her newborn son. She shared that Tex's first name comes from Luke's side of the family, as it was his great-uncle's name. His middle name, Lawrence, is Nicole's father's name.

She also shared that Tex weighed in at 7lb, 6 oz when he arrived on June 19th (Father's Day), which happened to be one day before his official due date.

Luke has spent the last few weeks getting to know Tex at the family's Nashville area home. He returned to the road last night (Thursday, July 7th) to kick off a string of shows in Canada.

Zac Brown Band is set to release a new version of "Wild Palomino" featuring their labelmate Cody Johnson. The track will be available everywhere on July 15th and it will be featured on their upcoming deluxe version of The Comeback, due out this fall.

Zac Brown Band announced the collaboration on social media yesterday (Thursday, July 7th) writing in part, "Cowboys and love songs, that's country music right there."

The deluxe version of The Comeback will also include their recently released collaboration with Blake Shelton on their current single, "Out in the Middle." The song is nearing the Top 20 at country radio.

The band continues on their Out in the Middle Tour with a show on Saturday (July 9th) at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

After making his Grand Ole Opry debut last Fall, Nashville native Jelly Roll recently returned to the Grand Ole Opry stage to perform his current hits including "Save Me," and his current Top 25 country hit, "Son Of A Sinner." He stayed to watch one of his musical idols, Opry member Craig Morgan, perform later in the evening. In a surprise emotional moment, Craig invited Jelly Roll to come out and perform "Almost Home" with him, citing Jelly Roll's own inspiring story.

Craig said, "If you haven't seen it, you need to go back and pull up his first appearance…I happened to be out on the road somewhere and someone called me and said ‘Man you have got to see this Jelly Roll guy. He was just on the Grand Ole Opry and he don't look like somebody who would be on the Grand Ole Opry, but he was talking about you.' And so I went back and watched it and he was standing there talking about how when he was in jail and struggling how a particular song helped him get through it. And he mentioned the fact that he came to the Grand Ole Opry when he got out…and how I was there singing on the stage…and it moved me. It just proves exactly what he said, that music can change lives. So before I do the song that he says changed his life, I would love it if we can give him a big round of applause and get him to come out and sing this out here with us."

Jelly Roll returned to the stage and told the crowd, "Shortly after I got out of jail I did, I sat right over there in row 7…and I remember thinking I want to make people feel the way he makes me feel right now. This is a true testimony that God is real and all things are possible. Because that same kid that was in jail and struggling, his wife is sitting right there, and that kid is standing right next to Craig Morgan."

Craig also presented Jelly with a framed copy of signed "Almost Home" lyrics for the star to take home and frame "next to his Platinum and Multi-Platinum plaques."

Jelly Roll is the first artist to top the Active Rock charts while having a Top 30 single at Country Radio with his first song chart debut on each (Billboard).

He is currently on the road with Brantley Gilbert on the Son of The Dirty South Tour.

Luke Combs' new album, Growin' Up, tops the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart this week, ending Morgan Wallen's reign with Dangerous: The Double Album, which has held the Number One spot for 63 weeks since its release on January 8, 2021. Billboard reports that Growin' Up earned 74,000 equivalent album units.

The feat makes this Luke's career fourth Number One debut on Billboard's Top Country Albums Chart.

Growin' Up simultaneously debuted at Number Two on the all-genre Billboard 200.

Luke is set to kick off his Middle Of Somewhere Tour with special guest Jordan Davis on September 2 in Bangor, ME. Morgan Wade and Lainey Wilson will also perform on select dates.

Sam Hunt shared a first look at his newborn daughter, Lucy, on social media on Monday (July 4th). She was featured a few times in a video he posted which included several other family members.

Sam and his wife, Hannah Lee, welcomed Lucy in late May. She is the couple's first child.

Sam's latest single is called "Water Under The Bridge." The song will be included on an upcoming project.

Ingrid Andress is getting some unsolicited help in coming up with song ideas these days. As an artist who writes her own music, Ingrid tells us there's no shortage of people willing to share their thoughts. "My friends, and family, and strangers and everybody, after they find out that I write my own songs, every little thing or situation that happens – everybody is like ‘Oh, there's a song in there.' And I'm like ‘Well, maybe there's not.' But it's really endearing the fact that they are thinking about that. Because also I'm actively trying to think of song titles and sometimes I'm like ‘Oh, yeah, that could be a song.' But most of the time I'm like ‘OK, thanks mom.'"

Ingrid sits inside the Top 20 and climbing with "Wishful Drinking" featuring Sam Hunt.

She continues on tour with Keith Urban, performing this weekend in Toronto, CA and Canandaigua, NY.

Parker McCollum has made history for selling out three nights at the Whitewater Amphitheater in New Braunfels, TX over the weekend. He sold a record-breaking 15,500+ tickets over three consecutive show dates at the famed venue over the July 4th holiday weekend.

Parker posted pictures from the shows on social media writing, "What a weekend. First to ever sell out @whitewateramphitheater 3 nights in a row. Absolutely electric every night. My favorite venue in the world. God Bless The USA & God Bless Country Music!"

He continues on the road this weekend with shows in San Angelo, Dallas, and Midland, TX.

Randy Houser will host the Homecoming Golf & Concert event benefitting the Nikki Mitchell Foundation on August 14th and 15th at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, MS. Tickets are on sale now, and every attending ticket holder will also receive a $50 gift card to Icey-Tek Coolers. The Nikki Mitchell Foundation's mission is to provide comfort and relief to those affected by pancreatic cancer while raising awareness and searching for a cure.

Randy said, "I'm honored to host this event benefitting The Nikki Mitchell Foundation. I always look forward to an opportunity to give back, and to be able to support this foundation along with so many of my friends means a lot to me."

Randy will release his new album, Note To Self, on November 11th. He co-produced and co-wrote the entire project, which features 10 new tracks.

Disabled Air Force Veteran Jason Morgan was celebrating the July 4th holiday boating on Lake Texoma when he got a surprise visit from Blake Shelton. Country Now reports that Shelton was fueling up at Highpoint Marina in Pottsboro, Texas when he learned a disabled Veteran was on a nearby boat and walked over to meet with Morgan and take a few pictures, which Morgan later shared on social media.

He wrote, "Great hanging out with Blake Shelton on our boat. Happy Independence Day. We were at the same gas dock and someone told Blake that a disabled veteran was in one of the boats gassing up and he come over to meet me. I was very appreciative."

Staff Sergeant Jason Morgan's website reveals that he was injured in South America while on a counter-narcotics mission in 1999 when the SUV he was riding in crashed into a steep ravine. He was thrown from the vehicle and his spine was crushed.

Kenny Chesney's Here And Now Tour stop at Arrowhead Stadium over the weekend set a new record for himself in Kansas City. He was joined by a crowd of 57,852, besting his 2018 personal record.

Kenny said, "Kansas City has always been a market where the fans come ready to sing, to scream, to make it a night to remember, so any time we're playing here, we know it's going to be unbelievable. But once again, I am blown away by how much heart, how much passion the fans have brought to what has been a major part of how No Shoes Nation came to be – and to continue building into the most amazing group of people I've ever encountered."

This weekend, the Here And Now Tour rolls on to Bobcat Stadium in Bozeman, Montana, a first for Kenny. The tour is set to wrap up on August 26-27 at Boston's Gillette Stadium.

Last month, Miranda Lambert said she and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, along with her backup singer and good friend, Gwen Sebastian, and her husband would all be hitting the road for a cross-country road trip in their respective Airstreams this summer and that trip has officially begun. Yesterday (Tuesday, July 5th), Miranda shared a series of pictures from their vacation so far on social media writing, "We're out on a 20 day run of adventures out west. We kicked it off in beautiful Colorado. Stay tuned for more tales from the road. Happy trails y'all!"

Miranda previously said the glamping trip also includes stops in Utah, Wyoming and Montana.

Her new single, "Strange," heads to radio this month.

Chris Young's latest hit, "At The End Of A Bar" feat. Mitchell Tenpenny, was born out of a writing session that came very close to being canceled due to inclement weather in Nashville. Chris explains: "'At The End of A Bar' almost did not happen. Me and Mitchell and Chris DeStefano were supposed to write for a very long time. And we had like scheduled this like a couple of months out. It iced over in Nashville. Me and Mitchell barely got to Chris' house. And I'm so glad that we did because we were talking about how we met. I was like, yeah, I think we met sitting at the end of a bar. And I'm just talking, and Mitchell goes, 'That's the title.'"

"At The End Of A Bar" sits inside the Top 10 and climbing on the Mediabase chart.

Chris is on the West Coast this week with shows in Redding, Modesto and Coarsegold, California.

Carrie Underwood was a surprise guest at both of Guns N' Roses' weekend shows at the UK's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. She sang two songs with the band during their July 1st and 2nd shows -- "Paradise City" and "Sweet Child O' Mine." Carrie was in London last week to promote her new album, Denim & Rhinestones, which debuted as the Number One Country album in the UK.

Carrie made several posts sharing pictures from the concerts on social media. In one she wrote, "I am but a fan who somehow managed to find her way on stage to have a moment of magic with her heroes! How did I get so lucky?"

In April, Axl Rose joined Carrie onstage to perform a couple of Guns N' Roses hits during her headlining set at the Stagecoach Festival in California.

Luke Bryan has released his new single called "Country On," and as he tells us, he connected with the lyrics immediately. "When you hear, ‘Hey Farm Boy…' I mean that certainly spoke to me right off the bat, and the fact that we were able to put so many different aspects of the way, the country American way of life out there, and I felt like this song really, really nailed it. It was something that really spoke to my heart and being able to put it out in the heart of summer, right against the Fourth of July, I feel it's gonna talk to, speak to a lot of people out there."

Luke continues his Raised Up Right Tour this week with shows in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Raleigh, North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia with special guests Riley Green and Mitchell Tenpenny.

Blake Shelton wished Gwen Stefani a happy one-year anniversary on Sunday (July 3rd). He posted a photo of the couple taken on their wedding day writing, "Happy anniversary to the woman that makes my world go round… Gwen Stefani, because of you, this year has been the best year of my life. I love you!!!! Thank you for saying yes!"

Little Big Town has released their latest song, "All Summer," from their upcoming 10th studio album. It was co-written by group member Karen Fairchild.

Reba McEntire has signed on to star in a new Lifetime movie which also stars her real-life boyfriend, Rex Linn, and reunites her with her Reba sitcom co-star Melissa Peterman. The film is called The Hammer, and Reba is set to play a traveling judge, according to People.com.

According to a press release, The Hammer is based on the true story of Judge Kim Wheeler, who was appointed judge of the 5th District of Nevada after the reigning judge died under suspicious circumstances.

No release date for The Hammer has yet been announced.

Dustin Lynch has released a new song made for the summer called "Fish In The Sea." It's available on all streaming platforms and digital retailers.

Dustin said, "It's that time of the year! Time to keep the 'Blue In The Sky' and bring a little bit of that feel-good energy into the holiday weekend. This song takes me on a vacation – living life on the water and in a ‘Party Mode' state of mind. I hope it does that for you, too! Crank it up!"

Dustin co-wrote "Fish In The Sea," which is a continuation of his latest album, Blue In The Sky.

Brian Kelley released a new patriotic single called "American Spirit" over the July 4th holiday weekend. He co-wrote and co-produced the song, which is available now through all streaming platforms and digital retailers.

Brian said, "‘American Spirit' is a tribute to my Poppy and Uncle Mike who both served, and to all of our service members and first responders who keep us safe and free – past, present, and future. I love our great country and will always support our brave defenders."

The cover art for "American Spirit" was hand-painted by PENLEY (aka Steve Penley), who is one of America's most celebrated artists with works exhibited worldwide.

Brian and his wife, Brittney, have launched their limited NFT collection, Chill Cowboy Country Club (CCCC), as the Ultimate Community for Country Music. Offering 6,000 memberships in the form of Chill Cowboy or Cowgirl non-fungible tokens (NFTs) available now. For more information visit ChillCowboy.com.