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Jon Pardi’s recently announced fifth studio album, “Honkytonk Hollywood,” promises to deliver the most liberated, shapeshifting record of his career. With 17 diverse tracks, the album infuses his signature twang with fresh energy, while staying true to his fearless nature. Known to “apply new ideas to country’s old sounds” (Los Angeles Times) and “bring authenticity back into Country music” (People), Pardi has been leading the charge to modernize honkytonk with roaring guitars and a roaring, good-time spirit. The Capitol Records Nashville artist has spent over a decade blazing down the highway, with four Top 5 albums to his name— including 2016’s Platinum-certified No. One CALIFORNIA SUNRISE and the 2019 CMA and ACM Album of the Year-nominated HEARTACHE MEDICATION. Known for his punchy, against-the-wind bravado, 14 RIAA-certified singles feature six No. Ones (like the back-to-back 6x-Platinum “Head Over Boots” and “Dirt On My Boots), 9.3 billion global streams and international headlining acclaim. Yet his restless spirit remains. The charismatic star’s HONKYTONK HOLLYWOOD TOUR will find Pardi headlining arenas and amphitheaters across the US this spring after headlining some of Australia’s biggest venues and festivals. For more information, visit JonPardi.com. 

Scotty McCreery has been a household name for nearly half his life, ever since making history in 2011 as both the first country artist and the youngest male artist of any genre to debut his first studio album, the Platinum-certified Clear as Day, at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. With his forthcoming album Rise and Fall set for release May 10, featuring his sixth No. 1 single “Cab in a Solo” and 12 additional tracks, McCreery explores classic themes of heartbreak, rowdy nights, nostalgia, faith, newfound joy, fatherhood, and enduring love, and through it all, felt comfortable being himself, resulting in a project full of electrified twang, rich baritone vocals and insightful storytelling. The 30-year-old has sold more than 4 million albums and achieved 5 consecutive No.1 hits: the RIAA Platinum-certified “Damn Strait,” the RIAA Gold certified “You Time,” the RIAA Gold certified “In Between,” the RIAA Platinum certified “This is It,” and the RIAA Triple Platinum certified ‘Five More Minutes.” The North Carolina native has earned one Triple Platinum, five Platinum and four Gold singles; one Platinum and two Gold albums; won the 10th season of “American Idol” in 2011 at age 17; was named the ACM New Artist of the Year in 2011; won the CMT Music Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year (“The Trouble with Girls”) in 2012; and BMI Awards for writing One of the Top 50 Country Songs of the Year five times (in 2015 for “See You Tonight,” in 2018 for “Five More Minutes,” in 2019 for “This is It,” in 2021 for “In Between,” and in 2022 for “You Time”). He was awarded Pandora Billionaire status in 2021 in recognition of his music achieving more than one billion streams on Pandora. His song “Five More Minutes” inspired two popular holiday movies which aired on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Network: “Five More Minutes” in 2021 and “Five More Minutes: Moments Like These” in 2022. He released his first book Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream in 2016. His most recent album is Same Truck: The Deluxe Album. This fall McCreery was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame and last year was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry by Garth Brooks. McCreery was just welcomed into the Opry family on April 20 by his heroes, Josh Turner and Randy Travis. The singer/songwriter married his high school sweetheart Gabi in 2018, and the couple had their first son Avery in October 2022