Month: January 2024

Festival organizers announced that Tyler Childers, Zach Bryan, Neil Young and Dave Mathews Band will headline the 2024 Bourbon & Beyond Festival, writing on its socials: “Ready, set, LINEUP! Get ready for the kickoff of Louisville’s most monumental music extravaganza, Bourbon & Beyond. Celebrate 4 days of jam packed performances with more bands, more stages, and more fun than ever before. Passes are ON SALE NOW and start at just $1 down. Here’s the chef’s kiss—lock in your passes now at the lowest price, and your first payment won’t hit until February. Now, sound off and tell us who you’re excited to see + tag your beyond crew below. A weekend you won’t forget awaits.#BourbonAndBeyond #LineupDrop”

The four-day festival is scheduled to take place Sept. 19-22 at the Highland Festival Grounds at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, and will also feature performances from Beck, Matchbox Twenty, My Morning Jacket, The Beach Boys, Milky Chance, and more.

Festival organizers share that they are adding two new music stages and 40 additional artists for 2024, expanding to a total of five music stages and 100 musical artists. The festival will also feature food and bourbon workshop stages.

Weekend 4-day general admission tickets start at $270, with an additional $55.55 processing fee. For ticket information, head to the festival’s website.

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Following a review of the evidence and in light of security camera footage released, Nashville District Attorney Glenn Funk has dismissed all charges against Chris Young following his January 22nd arrest in Nashville. Funk said in a statement: “Regarding the Chris Young incident – After a review of all the evidence in this case, the Office of the District Attorney has determined that these charges will be dismissed.” 

Young was arrested last Monday following an altercation at DawgHouse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee, and charged with disorderly conduct, assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. According to an arrest affidavit, Young was initially at Tin Roof at around 8:30 p.m. on Monday when Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents arrived for a compliance check. Young had his ID in his hand when they walked in and his ID was scanned.  As agents walked away, “Mr. Young started asking questions that were answered at that time and then began video recording us. We left the bar after finishing our check and went to Dawg House next door to continue compliance checks.”  The affidavit said Young and his friends approached them. “While walking out the door, Mr. Young put his hands out to stop me from leaving the bar and struck me on the shoulder. I then pushed Mr. Young to create distance since I had no idea of who Mr. Young was or what he had.” Young was taken into custody and later released on bond.

Young’s attorney Bill Ramsey subsequently claimed what happened was inaccurate, and he released a video from the altercation where Young could be seen reaching his hand out to the agent, who then pushed the singer, causing him to stumble backward and fall over a table and chair. After the charges were dropped, Ramsey said in a statement: “Mr. Young and I are gratified with the DA’s decision clearing him of the charges and any wrong-doing.”

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Nate Smith’s smash hit “World On Fire” has earned a sixth consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. “World On Fire” is off Smith’s self-titled album from 2023, which hit the Top 10 on Billboard’s Country albums chart and Top 30 on the Billboard Top 200. ‘World On Fire’ has amassed over 150 million global streams.

Smith is just the third artist, along with Carrie Underwood and Bailey Zimmerman, to have a six-week No. 1 with their first two singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. He is also the first artist to have back-to-back, multi-week No. 1s on the chart with their first two singles since Luke Combs.

Smith recently shared a clip on TikTok of new music in the works, which has been viewed over four million times. He is also currently on his “World On Fire” tour, and will hit the road with Morgan Wallen later in the year. Smith will also be returning to Stagecoach Festival this spring, after making his debut last year.

Nate Smith scores six week No 1 with ‘World on Fire’

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