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Country Daypop

CMA Fest reveals 2025 Ascend Amphitheater Lineup

Jake Owen performs onstage at the Runaway Country Music Fest at Osceola Heritage Park on March 18^ 2016 in Kissimmee^ Florida.

CMA Fest has unveiled the 2025 lineup for its trio of nightly shows at Ascend Amphitheater, set for June 5 through June 7.

Kicking things off on Thursday, June 5, will be a special Whiskey Jam takeover, with the full artist lineup to be announced at a later date. On Friday, June 6, the spotlight turns to “Jake Owen and Friends,” featuring performances by Carter Faith, Max McNown, Lukas Nelson, Wynn Williams, and more, all leading up to a headlining set by Jake Owen himself. The festivities wrap up on Saturday, June 7, with “Wynonna Judd’s Girls Night Out,” showcasing sets by Wynonna Judd, Madeline Edwards, and Sara Evans, along with special guest appearances from Noah Cyrus, The War And Treaty, and others.

All artists perform and appear for free to benefit the CMA Foundation, with a portion of ticket proceeds supporting high-quality music education programs across the United States, making this festival an event that truly makes an impact.

Tickets for all three nights at Ascend Amphitheater are on sale here.

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Country Daypop

Blake Shelton shares ‘Stay Country or Die Tryin’ from new album

Blake Shelton performs in concert during the 2017 CMA Music Festival on June 9^ 2017 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville^ Tennessee.

Blake Shelton has shared another taste of his album For Recreational Use Only (due out May 9th) with the new track “Stay Country Or Die Tryin’,” written by Drew Parker, Graham Barham, Sam Ellis and Beau Bailey.  The song follow the previously-released singles “Texas,” and the ballad “Let Him In Anyway.”

Shelton says of the song: “When I heard ‘Stay Country or Die Tryin,’’ it took me back to the first time I heard ‘Ol’ Red’ or ‘God’s Country’. It’s got so much energy and is full of those little catchphrases and things we say out in the country. I absolutely fell in love with it. I’m proud of this recording – and I love singing it live even more. Hopefully, you’ll come catch a show and sing it with us.”

The new album For Recreational Use Only features 12 tracks with guest appearances from Shelton’s wife Gwen Stefani, country legend John Anderson and Shelton’s longtime friend and tourmate Craig Morgan. To preorder/presave head HERE.

Listen to ‘Stay Country or Die Tryin’ – HERE.

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Pop Daypop

Benson Boone shares lyric video for his new track ‘Mystical Magical’

Concert of Benson Boone March 12 2025. Austin City Limits Moody Theatre Austin Tx

Following its live debut at Coachella, Benson Boone released his new song “Mystical Magical,” the second single from his upcoming American Heart album, due June 20. Boone brought out Queen guitarist Brian May at Coachella to cover the 1975 hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” and also gave his fans a sneak peek of “Mystical Magical” for the first time.

The song dropped alongside an official lyric video, directed by Matt Eastin, showing Boone dancing around in a series of colorful outfits and settings, as balloons float all around him.

Next up for Boone is his Saturday Night Live debut on May 3 as musical guest, alongside host Quinta Brunson. He also has a string of festival dates lined up throughout the summer, including BottleRock in Napa, California; Summerfest in Milwaukee; and Governors Ball in New York.

See the “Mystical Magical” lyric video – HERE.

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Pop Daypop

Shinedown shares the video for ‘Dance, Kid, Dance’

Brett smith and Zach Myers at the Rockstar Uproar Festival on September 25^ 2012 in Nampa^ Idaho. NAMPA^ IDAHO - SEPTEMBER 25

Shinedown has released the music video for their No. 1 song “Dance, Kid, Dance.”  Dance, Kid, Dance made history reaching No. 1 on the Mediabase Active Rock Chart, marking Shinedown’s 22nd No. 1 – making them the only band in the charts history to achieve 20 No. 1s on the chart.

The video, directed by Lewis Cater and choreographed by Julissa Bond, was filmed in Brooklyn, New York and opens up with concert goers trying to break into a vending machine to take “the pills (that) will make you dance” while featuring the members of Shinedown giving a live performance.

The band’s Brent Smith shares: “For the video, we really wanted to focus on the dancers. Every one of them brought so much energy to the set, and it was amazing to watch and be a part of. The song doesn’t let up, so it was super important that our performance as a band matched the intensity of the choreography. When it came to the location, everyone agreed that NYC was the place. The backdrop of the city, and the authenticity of the dance culture was extremely important. One of the coolest things about the video for us as a band, is that every time you watch it you see something new, and exciting. We had an absolute blast making it and we hope the fans love it as much as we do.”

In addition, the Dance, Kid, Dance Tour just kicked-off on April 25th in Des Moines, Iowa, and will make stops across the U.S. in Nashville, New York, and more before wrapping up in Memphis on August 30th. The 36-date trek will feature special guest Beartooth on the spring dates and Bush on the summer dates, with Morgan Wade opening all shows.

See the video for ‘Dance, Kid, Dance’ – HERE.

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