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LUKE BRYAN RETURNS AS CMA AWARDS HOST WITH PEYTON MANNING & LAINEY WILSON
NASHVILLE – (September 30, 2024) – Five-time Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan kicked off the album launch for Mind Of A Country Boy this morning with appearances on Good Morning America and GMA 3: What You Need To Know. Luke performed two songs from the new album, ‘Love You, Miss You, Mean It” and “Country Song Came On.”
During his visit with GMA Luke read the popular POP NEWS segment where he revealed the hosts of “The 58th Annual CMA Awards” on November 20 on ABC will be himself, Peyton Manning and Lainey Wilson. While in New York for American Idol taping days, he is also slated to perform on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this Wednesday, October 2.
Over the weekend, Luke wrapped his 15th Farm Tour with a final concert in Smithton, Pennsylvania on Saturday night. More than 100,000 fans have attended the tour each year since its inception in 2009. Luke continues to give back to the farmers by awarding college scholarships to students from farming families who are attending the local college or university near the tour stops. To date, 84 scholarships have been granted. Presenting sponsor Bayer joined the tour in 2015 and have again teamed up with Luke to help celebrate America’s farmers and fight hunger through its #HerestotheFarmer campaign. The campaign supports Bayer’s vision of Health for All, Hunger for None and asks fans across the United States to share the hashtag #HerestotheFarmer on their social media channels to show their gratitude to America’s farmers. Through October 31, 2024, for every share, Bayer will provide one meal± to a person in need through Feeding America® with the goal of helping to provide 1 million meals. Since the partnership’s inception, 9 million meals have been donated to Feeding America member food banks. Building on a long history of donating vitamins and other nutritional supplements to the Feeding America network of Food Bank partners, this year, Bayer will also donate over 100,000 bottles of One A Day® and Flintstones™ Multivitamins as well as other nutritional supplements to food banks in the U.S.
Luke spoke with Forbes recently about his focused efforts throughout his career to reach and make fans by creating special concert events that give them unique ways to see him in concert, and going to them where they are. Through his 15 years of Farm Tour, Spring Shows, Crash My Playa and his Resorts World Las Vegas residency and Luke has diligently worked presenting different show environments for the fans.
In celebration of Farm Tour 2024, 30+ farms nationwide are honoring Luke with corn mazes. While navigating the maze, guests will look for clues and play an interactive game quizzing them on how well they know their favorite country artist, Luke. Participants will enjoy photo opps and music along the way. Collectively, the farms- designed by The MAiZE Inc.- will reach more than a million visitors during the fall season.
Fiddlesticks Farm
Hanes Corn Maze
Leaders Farm
Regal Vineyards
PickNPatch
VonThun Farms
Greendale Acres
Lattin Farms
All Seasons Orchard
Poppell Farms
Sweet Season Farms
Schnepf Farms
The album is available Here
| SONG | SONGWRITER(S) |
|---|---|
| “Mind Of A Country Boy” | Luke Bryan, Ben Hayslip, Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins |
| “Love You, Miss You, Mean It” | Ben Hayslip, Jacob Rice, Jordan Minton, Rhett Akins |
| “Country Song Came On” | Ryan Beaver, Dan Alley, Neil Medley |
| “Pair of Boots” | Bobby Pinson, Taylor Phillips, Tofer Brown, Jaxon Free |
| “But I Got A Beer In My Hand” | Chase McGill, Matt Dragstrem, Geoff Warburton |
| “Kansas” | Chase McGill, Hillary Lindsey, Matt Dragstrem |
| “Country On” | Mark Nesler, David Frasier, Mitch Oglesby, Styles Haury |
| “Fish On The Wall” | Dallas Davidson, Chris Tompkins, Ben Johnson |
| “She’s Still Got It” | Rodney Clawson, Heather Morgan, Will Bundy, Jim McCormick |
| “Closing Time In California” | John Byron, Mark Holman, Hillary Lindsey, Chase McGill |
| “For The Kids” | Luke Bryan, Justin Ebach, Brad Tursi |
| “Southern and Slow” | Matt Dragstrem, Josh Thomspon, Chase McGill |
| “I’m On A Tractor” | Neil Thrasher, Lee Thomas Miller |
| “Jesus “Bout My Kids” | Jeff Hyde, Tucker Beathard, Ben Stennis, Brad Rempel |
During his career, Luke has amassed a total of 24 Billion global streams, 11.5 Million global album sales and 55.3M track sales worldwide. He is the most digital single RIAA certified country artist of all time with 86.5M digital single units and 16M album certified units for a total of 102.5M. He has placed 30 singles at #1, 17 of those Luke co-wrote, and he has accumulated 56 total weeks spent at #1 in his career.
Luke has won 50+ major music awards including five wins as Entertainer of the Year. Additional awards include six recognitions as a CMT Artist of the Year, NSAI Artist/Songwriter of the Year, the first-ever recipient of the ACM Album of the Decade Award for Crash My Party, seven CMT Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, and four American Music Awards—as well as being named Billboard’s Top Country Artist of the 2010s, the Most Heard Artist of the Decade by Country Aircheck, and the Artist Humanitarian Recipient by the Country Radio Broadcasters. In 2023, Luke was honored with the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award in recognition of his standing as one of the most streamed artists in their 20-year history.
Luke recently received the ACM Lifting Lives Award. This award is presented to an individual who is devoted to improving lives through the power of music, has a generosity of spirit, and is committed to serving others as voted on by the ACM Lifting Lives Board of Directors. While Luke’s music has brought him worldwide acclaim, he’s also well-known for his philanthropy with dozens and dozens of guest appearances, performances and more as well as through his Farm Tour, which is entering into its 15th year. The son of a peanut farmer, Bryan brings his shows to farms across the country. Since the tour’s inception in 2009, he has awarded more than 80 scholarships, and the Farm Tour has raised enough money to, along with sponsors, donate more than 9 million meals.
