Huge congratulations to Carrie Underwood who is not only celebrating her birthday, but her 23rd #1 single! “Heartbeat” was a song inspired by Underwood’s husband. “Heartbeat” is Underwoods 20th #1 single to Country Radio and 23 #1 single overall.
“Heartbeat” is the 3rd #1 single from Underwood’s latest album Storyteller following “Smoke Break” and “Little Toy Guns.”
WATCH: CARRIE UNDERWOOD’S “HEARTBEAT”
The time is drawing near for another exciting year of Stagecoach. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Stagecoach and brings with it a lineup you don’t want to miss. Straight out of Indio, CA festivities start on April 29th and run until May 1st. Headliners for the show include Eric Church, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan.
April 29th is opening day of Stagecoach. The sun will hopefully be shining and the people will be pouring in to watch their favorite artists perform. The only question left is who is performing day 1? The main stage is going to be rocking country strong with acts such as Kristian Bush (formerly of Sugarland), Jana Kramer, Eric Paslay, Emmylou Harris, Sam Hunt, Chris Young and closing out the show for the night will be none other than Eric Church.
STAGECOACH ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: KRISTIAN BUSH
Embed from Getty ImagesKristian Bush is no stranger to the Stagecoach stage as this will be his third year performing in front of the SoCal crowd. However, this will be his first year performing as a solo act and with his current single “Light Me Up.” He will be a great act to watch.
STAGECOACH ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: JANA KRAMER
Embed from Getty ImagesJana Kramer is hitting the stage for her second year at Stagecoach. Kramer performed back in 2013 and rocked the house. This year she brings a whole new album to the stage and it’s very likely we will get to hear her current single “Said No One Ever” as well as her hit song “I Got The Boy.”
STAGECOACH ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: ERIC PASLAY
Embed from Getty ImagesEric Paslay is no stranger to the Stagecoach scene as he played back in 2014 and rocked the house back then as he will do again in 2016. With his current hit single ” High Class” climbing the charts and making its way to radio stations across the country Paslay is sure to get the crowd moving after a 2 year absence from Stagecoach.
STAGECOACH ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: EMMYLOU HARRIS
Embed from Getty ImagesHow can you have an anniversary show without having one of the all time greats to perform at it. This year Emmylou Harris makes her second appearance for the Stagecoachh crowd as she was part of the first festival back in 2007. A legend in country music is just the beginning to describe Harris. With multiple albums spanning decades there is no telling what great songs she will bless the crowd with this year. One thing is for sure she will not disappoint.
STAGECOACH ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: SAM HUNT
Embed from Getty ImagesThis next artist is a first time performer. Sam Hunt is making his Stagecoach debut so let’s be sure to show him some love this year as he is sure to bring us his latest hits “Break Up In a Small Town,” “Take Your Time” as well as his current single “Make You Miss Me.” He is also featured on Carrie Underwood’s single “Heartbeat” which just went #1 today! Welcome to Stagecoach Sam Hunt!!
STAGECOACH ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: CHRIS YOUNG
Embed from Getty ImagesWith Chris Young’s current single “Think of You” featuring Cassadee Pope climbing the charts every day and his most recent single “I’m Comin’ Over” still on the charts as well its no wonder Stagecoach asked Young to return to stage. Young played the festival back in 2011 and after just 5 years is returning to bring his new album to the stage.
STAGECOACH ARTIST HIGHLIGHT: ERIC CHURCH
Embed from Getty ImagesClosing out the night will be none other than Eric Church. Church is currently on the charts with his single “Mr. Misunderstood” he is also known for songs such as “Springsteen”, “Creepin'”, and “Homeboy”. With hit after hit it’s no wonder he is headlining night 1 of Stagecoach. Church like the other performers of the night is no stranger to Stagecoach as he has played the main stage before back in 2007 and as a headliner in 2014.
If this wasn’t enough to fill your music void have no fear because Stagecoach still has 2 other days with a whole new lineup for each day. Stayed tuned to Variety Beat as we will be bringing you the lineup for Day 2 and Day 3 very soon.
Good news for Swifties, dying to see Taylor Swift perform this year, it was just announced she will be headlining Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix in Austin, TX. The performance will take place on Saturday, October 22, 2016. Tickets go on sale April 6, 2016.
This is the first time Swift will be performing for the event which is expected to draw in 100,000 new fans. According to Forbes, it will be have the “biggest economic impact and the highest attendance in the history of Formula One.”
Game on. pic.twitter.com/nqaIXc7G2u
— COTA (@circuitamericas) March 9, 2016
COTA chairman Bobby Epstein says of Swift:
“The top performer in the world right now is Taylor Swift and she will perform on the Saturday before the race the following day. It will be a one-off show. Her only show in 2016. We think we can bring in 100,000 new people and put on the biggest show.”
According to Forbes, Swift’s fee will be one of the highest-ever paid to an individual performer!
Tickets can be purchased to enjoy all three days of racing along with the concert ticket on Saturday. Ticket information can be found here.
Fresh off his GRAMMY wins, Chris Stapleton is joining the ACM Performers lineup!
Embed from Getty ImagesMore store power was added with Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Luke Bryan and Tim McGraw for his national television debut of his new single “Humble and Kind.”
Embed from Getty ImagesPreviously announced performers are Kelsea Ballerini, co-host Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Sam Hunt, Cam, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban and Florida Georgia Line. Additional performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
The ACMs will air live from Las Vegas April 3, 2016.
Fuller House is now available on Netflix and if you haven’t binged watched every episode yet, get on that! During a recent visit with Ryan Seacrest, Carly Rae Jepsen performed her version of the theme song. She really got into it too!
WATCH CARLY RAE JEPSEN SING THE “FULLER HOUSE” THEME SONG
