February 5, 2021 • No Comments • Country Music News

ABCEric Church’s national anthem performance with Jazmine Sullivan at the upcoming Super Bowl will be among the musical highlights included in a just-announced Live Visual Album documenting the big game.

On Friday, the NFL announced plans to commemorate the Super Bowl LV, which takes place on Sunday, so that fans can enjoy the experience online, across multiple platforms. Performances will go live on DSPS, Apple Music, Amazon, TIDAL and more throughout Sunday evening, as they take place in real time.

In addition to Eric and Jazmine’s national anthem performance kicking off the game, other featured performances will include H.E.R.’s “America the Beautiful” and The Weeknd’s halftime show performance. The Live Visual Album is available to pre-save now.

It’s sure to be a busy weekend for Eric. In addition to his Super Bowl spot, he’s gearing up for the April release of his triple album, Heart & Soul. On Thursday, he rolled out two more new tracks off that project to members of his Church Choir fan club. Both songs were exclusive to the Church Choir for 24 hours. One of them, “Lone Wolf,” will remain that way — it’s on Eric’s middle album, &, which is a fan club-exclusive vinyl record.

The other new tune, “Lynyrd Skynyrd Jones,” is available to the general public now.

February 5, 2021 • No Comments • Country Music News

UMG NashvilleLuke Bryan took to Facebook Live with some big news to share on Thursday evening, announcing that he’s planning to release a deluxe version of his latest album, Born Here Live Here Die Here, on April 9.

The new project will add six new songs to the album’s track list. Luke explained that due to the unexpected downtime he had during the COVID-19 pandemic, he found himself spending more time creating and selecting new music.

“With COVID and everything, we had some extra songs that we were able to write and record, so you know what, it was the perfect time to put together six new songs,” the singer explained.

He then went on to play two of the new songs. The first one, an ode to small-town living called “Country Does,” he introduced as a track that “is just about the way I was brought up…and the first time I heard it, it was something I knew I had to go in and record.”

On the heels of that announcement, Luke released the studio version of “Country Does,” which is available now, and which fans will automatically receive when they pre-order or pre-save the deluxe version of Born Here Live Here Die Here.

The other new song Luke previewed was a “big ol’ summer song” called “Waves.” He closed out his performance with a live rendition of his current single, “Down to One,” which is currently a Top 5 hit.

February 5, 2021 • No Comments • Country Music News

Warner Music NashvilleDan + Shay have a message of positivity and gratitude to share in their uplifting new single, “Glad You Exist,” which arrived on Friday morning after the band had been teasing it on social media for several days.

“To us, ‘Glad You Exist’ is more than just a song,” the duo reveals. “It’s a message of gratitude and hope. A message to everyone in our lives: Our fans, our friends, our families, to remind them all how grateful we are to be on the planet at the same time.”

That’s an especially poignant message for the pandemic era, where Dan + Shay, like most other touring acts across the world, have found themselves at home and away from their fans more than they ever could have imagined beforehand.

“This song has taken on new meaning not being able to see our loved ones in person, but throughout history, music has always had a special way of bringing people together, even when we are furthest apart,” Dan + Shay continue. “We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again (and again.) We’re just so glad you exist. Every. Single. One of you.”

“Glad You Exist” follows “I Should Probably Go to Bed,” the band’s fifth consecutive chart-topping single, which they put out last July.