Sniff This! Country Star Luke Bryan Now Has His Own Candle

The new album of country star Luke Bryan "Kill the Lights" will be released on Friday, August 7, and in celebration of the release, Yankee Candle has created a special limited edition candle in his honor.

 So while "kill the lights" at home and listen to their new songs, his place can be illuminated with a soft glow of a flame and a scent inspired "That's my kind of Night" singer.

 

The bourbon vanilla fragrance - one of five new fragrances for fall the company - decided ultimately as the perfect setting for the singer, according to a spokesman for Yankee Candle. While the limited edition bottles Lucas offers are not available for purchase, you can enter to win one out of two separate sweepstakes happening this month.

The first, which runs through August 6, offering fans the chance to win sailing and "Kill the Lights" CD autographed. The grand prize winner of the lucky draw will receive a gift basket with candle, CD, and an autographed guitar Luke Bryan. The second competition will be held 7 to August 28, 1500 and the winners will receive a limited edition candle.

 

Fans can also buy the "Kill the Lights" album at Yankee Candle stores Luke Bryan. Those who buy in stores will receive a free votive candle Bourbon vanilla until 16 August.

"We are very pleased to partner with Universal Music Group Nashville in launching the album Luke Bryan 'Kill the Lights' drawings and limited edition candle," said Brad Wolansky, direct president, fundraising president and chief marketing officer The Yankee Candle Company, Inc. "Through this new opportunity we are able to offer both fans and Yankee Candle Luke Bryan a unique way to celebrate their favorite brands at the same time."

Luke Bryan, Paisley, Bentley Headline 1st NYC Country Fest

NEW YORK (AP) - The Big Apple has a radio station for country music and country music stars of all sizes perform regularly and drain the city of New York: Shania Twain is headlining Madison Square Garden this week.

 

However, for all music festivals the city hosts, it had not been a major country music festival - until this weekend.

Country fans took over Randall's Island for Farmborough, which is being billed as the first music festival here for the genre. They went there to see headliners Brad Paisley, Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley and other acts including newcomers Maddie and Tae.

"I think we probably could have made this festival long ago," he told reporters before Bentley made on Friday when the event started. It ends Sunday with Bryan close the three-day event, which endured the rain on Saturday.

New York has a healthy appetite for country music; a survey by Nielsen SoundScan 2011 showed New York had the largest market in the country in the United States based on album sales. But the city has not always reflected that; the only country radio station 94.7 Nash (WNSH) debuted in 2013, giving the genre its first sustained presence on the radio after 17 years.

"Until reached 94.7 NASH had to convey everything online or use discs that already had," said New York resident Karen Webb. "I hope this festival is the first of many to come."



Festival organizers, Live Nation and Founders Entertainment, planned benefit of Governors Ball, held in Randall's Island just three weeks ago, using equipment Pop festival Founders produced music.

"They waited until all the conditions were right. They wanted to make sure that just nailed it from the beginning," Bentley said.

Brian Thomas, program manager 94.7 Nash said: "I have long wanted to bring the country to New York."

"It's great to see the passion. Every time we are out of the location, we are at concerts, it's great to see the passion of the audience for us and bring country music of the city of New York," Thomas said.

Festival organizers expect more than 40,000 fans. Staten Island native Matt Williams said Farmborough environment is different from other festivals attended because it is more "laid back and relaxed and you are not on top of everyone."

Festival line-up also included Kip Moore, Dwight Yoakam and Mickey Guyton, as well as a "Next Nashville" stage to present up-and-coming artist.

Before his performance on Friday night, Bentley said he believes Farmborough is here to stay and that New Yorkers were ready to party.

"I fully trust in the country fans in New York. They are the hardcore, they are dedicated and are appreciated you are here," he said.

At the end of the night Randall's Island was filled with thousands of resting in rounds, eat barbecue and singing along with acts like Canaan Smith and Maddie and Tae.

"There is a track in the north," Williams said. "I just usually make only great things like this in the South or the Midwest. I think it's a nice change of pace."

ACM Awards 2015: Luke Bryan Beats Miranda Lambert To Top Prize

Lambert won his fourth album of the year award and sixth female vocalist of the year

Miranda Lambert won four awards, including album and song of the year, but the singer lost the first award of the night for Luke Bryan at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday.

It was a repeat of the Awards Country Music Association in November, when Lambert won multiple awards, but lost the entertainer of the year award for Bryan.

 

"Listen guys, what an incredible night of music," said an excited Bryan on stage after winning the fan-voted award. "Thanks to my wife, my children ... my fans, country radio."

Lambert was the only woman nominated for artist of the year; other nominees include Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, which won two awards on Sunday at the AT & T stadium

Despite losing the first prize - again - Lambert was the queen of the night. She was in a red-hot winning streak - and she even shook a red bodice alive when acted Little Red Wagon.

Lambert won his fourth album of the year, its sixth female vocalist of the year and their third single album of the year (won twice this year as a performer and composer auto.)

"I did not even realize what is happening tonight," Lambert said. "I love my job so much. I never love my job."

 

Lambert, a favorite of fashion in the last year, captured again in a fluid, plunging gown on the red carpet. Inside the enclosure, wearing white pants and a white top with a big black ball. She also accepted the 50 Anniversary Milestone Award, given to her by Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara (Lambert wrote a song for his new film, Hot Pursuit.)

It was also a memorable night for Taylor Swift, who made a family affair.

The singer was one of the seven winners of the Milestone Award, and video package highlighting his career and success played before his mother, who recently announced that he is battling cancer, his daughter presented the award.

"I'm a very proud mom," said Andrea Swift, who also called his daughter "brave enough to explore his musical curiosity."

"I'm so glad I learned to write songs in a town like Nashville," Swift, who released her first pop album in the making, 1989, he said last year.

The former country singer, who sat next to his father Scott Swift, danced together in typical form, especially when Lambert and Martina McBride perform.

 

Other recipients of the honor include anniversary Brooks, Reba McEntire, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney and George Strait, who performed near the beginning of the show.

The ACM began honoring veterans Merle Haggard by Keith Urban and Eric Church, while Straits sang All Live in Texas My Ex - suitable for the awards ceremony which celebrates its 50th anniversary in a new location, the Dallas Cowboys stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Bryan Shelton and were playful as hosts - and they even played football. Shelton asked Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo to throw the ball to Bryan, wearing gloves.

"This is not one of those balls deflated?" Bryan Shelton said after caught the ball, referring to deflategate scandal earlier this year.

Lee Brice sang some of forever, Amen and then called Randy Travis, who was sitting in the audience and won enthusiastic applause. Brice won single record of the year because I do not dance, he also produced.

"This is crazy. Thank you so much," he said.

Little Big Town had one of the best performances of the night when things with their recent success, the semi-controversial Crush Girl slowed. They won vocal group of the year and Cole Swindell won new artist of the year.

Dierks Bentley, which had seven nominations, won video of the year for drunk on an airplane; Aldean won male vocalist of the year.

Randy Houser Creating Magic Moments Opening For Luke Bryan This Year

Randy Houser just finished his first series of concerts open to Luke Bryan, and acting on the massive stage Lucas is requiring some adjustments to Randy.

He Tells ABC Radio, "It's amazing all the real estate that's out there. The big stage. There is a long way to go."



On some trips, Randy would be limited to a small portion of the stage, but Randy Lucas has given the freedom to use the whole stage and all video screens to create the best show possible.

"He is so merciful," says Randy Lucas. "It gives us access to all production and all. It's just really neat. We had a blast."

Although Randy is entertaining the largest audiences of his career, is still trying to create intimate moments during their concerts. He took recently was to play his latest hit "Like a Cowboy", backed by acoustic guitar solo.

Randy says that the performance: "It was an incredible thing to hear people really sing with me in it was, like, really unexplainable feeling really one of the best experiences I've had music playing...”

"As a Cowboy" is the latest single from the current album of Randy, How Country feel.

Luke Bryan Tickets Drew 125,000 Purchase Attempts

Ticketmaster recorded more than 125,000 attempts to buy tickets for Luke Bryan May 9th show at the Denny Sanford Premier Center.

That's not 125,000 people, according to the center manager Terry Torkildson, but 125 000 attempts.
That's a lot.

Considering that buyers could catch four to six tickets each, it is no wonder that was hard too fast to get tickets to see Mr. Bryan in the 11000-capacity Premier Center.

The country superstar brother sold two shows at the Target Center (capacity 19,356) last year and is set to headline TCF Bank Stadium (capacity 50.805) this summer.

Contest: Win two tickets to the concert Luke Bryan

"When you think about it, the fact that we have to show in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is incredible," said Torkildson.

I called Torkildson to track this story about the frustration many concertgoers have felt by the rapid disappearance of banknotes snazziest concert hall in the city.

The figure of 125,000 accounts pre-sale through fan clubs, credit card promotions and local sponsorships, and overall sales of the hearing which began Thursday morning.

There was another important figure in my conversation with Torkildson today: 15 percent.

Fifteen percent of Luke Bryan tickets sold last week were sold postcodes outside the natural driving distance of Sioux Falls.

The percentage was almost equal to other great shows full in the Premier Center: Jason Aldean and Eric Church.

The report postcode was conducted in response to questions about the touts outside the state.

Mark Weber, the man whose letter to Mayor Mike Huether ask my story, felt a gust of postal codes for popular shows management help find the best way to stop Rascals-nabbing tickets.

The secondary market is an expensive place. Some places that can be a not so friendly, too, as a woman of Sioux Falls found out when he was cheated of $ 440.

Weber received a call from Torkildson last week in response to your letter (Torkildson called a lot of people said). Mayor Weber again this week by email, promising to examine the issues.

So aside from the fact that a large number of people who wanted tickets and most buyers were from Sioux Falls, what Torkildson learn from the execution of numbers? Were there areas for improvement?

Well, maybe. There were two zip codes - one in North Carolina, one in Texas, connected to a relatively large number of purchases. That's probably worth investigating, though it could be that a corporate headquarters is located there.

"Not much, but enough (look)," Torkildson said. "We're not talking about hundreds of people. We're not even talking about a hundred."

If the trend continues, he said, "We can look at getting locked."

Weber was also worried about robots obtained by software systems designed to stop automated purchase tickets.

Regarding the issue of technology captcha, Weber says not adequately defend online shoppers, it is still an open question. Ticketmaster is still investigating whether there were problems for the show Bryan.

If you want tickets, you may be able to win them for participating in this contest.

If you prefer to cut your losses and see Nickelback in Central Premier however, there are still available seats...

Luke Bryan On Twitter

Hey y'all. Sorry. In the studio.
— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) January 13, 2015

Great lunch spot today. Thanks @Theflipside12s. pic.twitter.com/CEHr6TySKp
— Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) January 13, 2015