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Just like a plant needs sunlight to carry out photosynthesis and continue its survival, Luke Bryan seems to require constant touring, lest he withers up. The country star, whose Crash My Party has been selling well enough to afford him a break from touring, just announced his first tour of 2014. Bryan took a break from his "Dirt Road Diaries Tour" so that he could jump into his annual "Farm Tour" during early October, and once he wrapped that up he jumped right back into "Dirt Road Diaries." -
CMT Names Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Three Others 'Artist of The Year.' Read Who and Help Us Narrow It Down
One problem with country music is that it doesn't deal with sparring very well. Nearly everything vaguely resembling a competition gets watered down so neither side looks bad. The genre's media was left in a bind following the war of words between Zac Brown followers and Luke Bryan followers after the former artist blasted the music of the latter. In the end, CMT and others did they're best not to make anyone look bad. So, it's not entirely surprising that five different performers will share this year's CMT Artist of The Year Award. -
Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean and Eric Church to Headline Stagecoach Festival: Check Out Music Times' Picks
If you think that Indio Valley, CA. might not fit them theme for one of the year's biggest country music festivals, you might be right. But then again, it'd be wrong of us to deny country musicians access to the same Los Angeles-area weather that's inspired just about every other genre we know of. The Stagecoach Festival just announced its lineup for April 2014, and here's a quick summation of the acts that caught Music Times' eye: -
Timberlake vs. Drake: Did '20/20 Experience' or 'Nothing Was The Same' Top Billboard 200 Last Week?
Justin Timberlake, Lorde, Tyler Farr and HAIM all debuted albums last week. Who won? Or perhaps did returnees Drake and Luke Bryan maintain control of the charts? -
Luke Bryan Proposes New Album Based on 'Farm Tour'...A Response To Zac Brown's Criticisms?
Perhaps Luke Bryan took Zac Brown's attack against his hit single "That's My Kind A Night" personally, despite what Jason Aldean advised him. Brown questioned the state of country after hearing Bryan's track, which some derivatively refer to as a prime example of "bro-country." Bryan could have been looking to prove how rural he really is when he announced that he might make an album of his "Farm Tour." -
Luke Bryan Bringing 'Crash My Party' Success with Him on Fifth Annual 'Farm Tour'
Zac Brown may question the legitimacy of Luke Bryan's country lifestyle/song-style, but Bryan has made sure to give back to the rural background that he occasionally references in his music. The country star will embark on his fifth annual "Farm Tour" on October 2. -
Jason Aldean, Justin Moore Come To Luke Bryan's Back After Zac Brown Attack on 'That's My Kind of Night'
Country music is unlike hip-hop music. Every week there seems to be a new beef between this rapper and that rapper, trading jabs on mixtapes, Twitter and in the media. This week a country musician decided to call out a fellow in the scene for what he called "the worst song he's ever heard" and now the whole genre is in a tizzy. -
Album Sales Roundup: Keith Urban and The Weeknd Battle For The Top Spot, Luke Bryan Staying Strong
September tends to be packed with big album releases, and this week's Top 10 featured six new entries. The big showdown was between "American Idol" judge Keith Urban and R&B star The Weeknd, and boy was it tight. Who won? Find out below! -
Luke Bryan, Josh Groban, Icona Pop and More To Perform on 'America's Got Talent' Finale
America's got talent. No, literally; "America's Got Talent" is stocking its final episode with so many performers that the final six contestants might be forgotten about entirely. -
Luke Bryan Discusses Women's Struggles To Gain Traction In Country Field: 'It's Always Been Pretty Damn Crummy'
Luke Bryan admitted in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that "it sucks" for women in the country music genre right now. Although this isn't quite as liberating as hearing Jay Z declare that "women is pimps too," Bryan is currently at the top of the country game (and the music game in general, having topped the Billboard 200 for two straight weeks with his album "Crash My Party") and perhaps in a position to do something about it. -
Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker and Others Providing Entertainment for Annual 'MDA Show of Strength Telethon'
Jerry Lewis will always be the face of the annual "MDA Show of Strength," a yearly telethon hosted by the Muscular Dystrophy Association in order to raise funds, but since the comedian retired from hosting the event in 2010, someone has had to step up and fill the entertainment gap. The country music industry has stepped up to the plate in the past and it looks like 2013 will continue the trend. Luke Bryan, Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack are among the entertainers scheduled to appear on Sunday for the event's 46th incarnation. -
Katy Perry 'Roar' Tops Singles Charts Again, Lady Gaga 'Applause' Slips, Avicii's 'Wake Me Up!' Moves Up
Katy Perry ruled the Billboard digital singles roost again last week, as her recent smash "Roar" was the most downloaded song for the second time in a row. The week was somewhat of an oddity for Billboard, as the top ten songs remained the same as the week before, but most singles changed positions. -
Luke Bryan 'Crash My Party' Debuts As Third-Best Selling Album of 2013, Best Selling Country Debut Since 2004
The big winner this week on the Billboard Charts was country star Luke Bryan, whose album "Crash My Party" topped the Billboard 200 and sold nearly 528,000 copies. It's the third best-selling week for any album so far during 2013, trailing only Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" (968,000 copies) and Jay Z's "Magna Carta...Holy Grail" (slightly more than 528,000) for one-week sales. Bryan has an advantage for the year on Jay however; his EP "Spring Break...Here To Party" also topped the Billboard 200 earlier in the year.
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