Carissa Leigh is inviting her fans to spend their night chatting live from her couch! The event will streamed via YouTube, but gives fans the feeling as if they were with Carissa! 

Fans will be able to submit questions for Carissa to answer live and be treated to acoustic performances including Carissa's single "Bad Boy!" 

Fans can even set themselves a reminder through YouTube so they don't miss it! Get your questions ready and tune in at 8pm CT HERE. Fans can also tweet in questions beforehand with the hashtag #AskCarissa!

Country music has quite a few comedians on Twitter including Blake Shelton, Brett Eldredge and Brad Paisley. The latest name added to the list is country newcomer Austin Webb. 

A fan took to popular quiz site, Playbuzz to share some of Austin's most hilarious tweets. The fan may have gotten the idea to compile this insanely entertaining list after Austin posted this hilarious video to his Facebook page letting fans know he is also on Twitter (watch it HERE).

Austin's personality was described as the following: "Imagine if Bill Cosby had a Twitter account and was a young, sexy country star." Tackling subjects from pop culture to the empowerment of women, Austin Webb tweets a little something for everyone. You can read the full list of the funny tweets HERE. 

Give him a follow @AustinLWebb and get ready to laugh! 

Four time Grammy award winner Steve Wariner has released over twenty studio albums and has charted more than fifty singles on the Billboard Country Singles Charts. The multi-platinum recording artist has had fourteen number one hits, including; "All Roads Lead To You," "Some Fools Never Learn," and "Small Town Girl."

Steve's "musical break" occurred when he was discovered by Dottie West at age 17 while playing in a club in Indianapolis. She hired him on the spot as her bass player, and he toured with her for three years. Steve also played bass in Chet Atkins's band and Chet eventually signed Steve to his first recording contract at RCA in 1977. In addition to his success as an artist, Steve has written numerous hits for others, including Garth Brooks, and is a BMI Million Air Award recipient.

In 2013, Steve released It Ain’t All Bad, his first non-instrumental album in eight years.

Steve Wariner will play The Cutting Room in NYC on September 12th
Doors 630/Show 730
Tickets $25/$30
For more information visit http://thecuttingroomnyc.com/

GRAMMY Award-winning Little Big Town will release their sixth studio album, Pain Killer, on October 21st. The album, produced by Jay Joyce, features their current single “Day Drinking,” the bands highest chart debut to date, and was written by LBT’s Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet and songwriters Troy Verges and Barry Dean. The foursome co-wrote eight of the 13 tracks on the album.

"Sometimes you don't know what's going to happen in the studio. You just have to dive in head first and work hard to do something unique," said Fairchild. "We're always striving and pushing ourselves to go somewhere new. Pain Killer is a new place for sure."

“Individually, they are four of the best singers in the world,” said Mike Dungan, Chairman/CEO of Universal Music Group Nashville. “Together, they are awe-inspiring. As a band, they are forever focused on taking it to the next level. The result is Pain Killer…simply the best one yet.”

Little Big Town, who have been together for 15 years, release Pain Killer on the heels of their highly successful, platinum-selling album Tornado almost exactly two years later. 

Pain Killer Track Listing: 

Quit Breaking Up With Me (Busbee, Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally)

Day Drinking (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Troy Verges, Barry Dean)

Tumble and Fall (Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey)

Pain Killer (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Blair Daley, Hillary Lindsey)

Girl Crush (Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey)

Faster Gun (Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet)

Good People (Jay Joyce, Natalie Hemby, Jeremy Spillman)

Stay All Night (Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Brent Cobb, Jason Saenz)

Save Your Sin (Lori McKenna, Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey)

Live Forever (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Jeremy Spillman, Ryan Tyndell)

Things You Don’t Think About (Natalie Hemby, Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman)

Turn The Lights On (Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, Natalie Hemby, Jay Joyce, Jeremy Spillman)

Silver and Gold (Jedd Hughes, Jay Joyce, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild)

Seriously, how lucky can the west coast be? First they get LOST with Reckless Kelly, Micky & The Motorcars and The Departed and now they also have the just announced Beat Me Down Tour. Wade Bowen, and special guest Sean McConnell, will hit fifteen cities, from stops in California to Idaho and beyond, in a little over two weeks time. It's a must, folks.
For more information visit Wade's official website or here.

Platinum-selling country singer Kristian Bush takes ‘giving it away’ to another level in the lyric video for his brand new single, “Trailer Hitch,” which exclusively premiered on Rolling Stone Country on Tuesday (7/8). With his guitar over his shoulder, Bush took to the streets of Chicago and instead of playing for ‘tips,' he cleverly filled his guitar case with cash to give away to people passing by.
 
Written by Bush along with his brother Brandon Bush and Tim Owens, the infectious song carries the underlying message of enjoying the gift of giving back over the desire for material things. The video shows Bush inscribing the words ‘please take one’ on the sidewalk in chalk next to his open guitar case full of money and encouraging people to pay it forward. In the end, he leaves with a giant smile after giving away $300 in less than two hours.
 
"I thought how cool it would be if we tried to give away money from a guitar case instead of ask for money," Bush tells Rolling Stone Country. "People were looking at me funny; they got suspicious. I mean, here I am giving strangers money on the street. People would say no, and then I'd say, 'Go give it to someone who needs it.' Then they caught on. It turns out, people are much more comfortable giving than they are taking."
 
For more behind-the-scenes check out the exclusive premiere on Rollingstone.com.
 
Watch the lyric video for “Trailer Hitch” HERE.
 
“Trailer Hitch,” is the lead single from Bush’s debut solo album for which he is collaborating with longtime producer Byron Gallimore to be released on Streamsound Records. The new single is already available for pre-order on iTunes and is set to hit Country radio nationwide on July 28.

The Livers of Steel Tour (LOST) is back for another round this summer. Reckless Kelly, Micky and the Motorcars and Cody Canada and The Departed join together for what is sure to be a terrific, can't miss run. 

LOST kicks off in Seattle, Washington on August 13th then makes its way to five more states, including California and Arizona. 

Livers of Steel Tour Dates:

August 13th Neumos    Seattle, Washington
August 14th Crystal Ballroom    Portland, Oregon
August 15th Cargo    Reno, NV
August 16th Mystic Theatre    Petaluma, CA
August 17th Great American Music Hall     San Franciso, CA
August 18th El Rey Theatre     Los Angeles, CA
August 19th Belly Up Tavern     Solana Beach, CA
August 20th Crescent Ballroom     Phoenix, AZ
                                                                   August 21st The Rialto Theatre     Tuscon, AZ
                                                                   August 22nd The Liberty     Roswell, NM
                                                                   August 23rd Sol Sante Fe   Sante Fe, NM

For more information visit the Livers of Steel Facebook page.
To purchase tickets, visit here.

Joel Crouse will release his debut studio album, Even The River Runs, on August 19th via Show Dog-Universal Music. 

“I’m very excited for everyone to see who I am through this record and to follow my journey in life as I write about it,” shares Crouse.

Joel shared his excitement for the project via social media: "BOOM AUGUST 19th!! Debut album. #EvenTheRiverRuns .... And yes my guitar strap is the border of the album cover... How cool is that?"  

Even The River Runs, produced by Jamie Houston, is a remarkable 10-song collection that highlights Crouse’s songwriting prowess as he had a hand in writing every song on the project. Recently featured in the CW’s smash TV show Hart of Dixie, “Don’t Tell Me” was co-written by Crouse and Nashville hit makers James Dean Hicks and Jamie Houston. Other album highlights include his Top 35 breakout debut, “If You Want Some,” with fan-favorites such as “Why God Made Love Songs” and “You Could Break A Heart Like That.”
 
The Massachusetts native is known for his energetic live shows, which landed him opening tour slots with some of country music’s biggest stars, including 16 dates on Taylor Swift’s RED Tour. He has also opened for The Band Perry, Toby Keith, Darius Rucker, Sara Evans, and even the Goo Goo Dolls. Crouse recently fulfilled a lifelong dream, as he made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Thanks to his grandfather, Crouse was introduced to country music and classic rock at a young age, and those influences can be found on his debut album.
 
EVEN THE RIVER RUNS Track Listing

1. Don't Tell Me
2. If You Want Some
3. You Could Break A Heart Like That 
4. Summer Love
5. Even The River Runs 
6. Slow Motion 
7. Oh Juliet 
8. Ruby Puts Her Red Dress On
9. Why God Made Love Songs
10. I Never Said I Was In Love 
 
For tour dates and more, visit www.joelcrouse.com

Joel's current single from the project is "Don't Tell Me."

Rising country star Carissa Leigh has made her debut on the Nielsen BDS country radio chart!

Sitting at #60, Carissa proves she is certainly one to watch. Her debut single "Bad Boy", co-written with Clay Mills and Brian White is receiving attention from country stations around the nation. 

The Calgary native has been supporting the single on a radio tour for the past few months following the release of The Blackbird EP. The official video for the song was directed by Kristin Barlowe (Jason Aldean, Love and Theft, Little Big Town) and features some of the baddest men in Nashville! You can watch the video for "Bad Boy" HERE. 

The Americana Music Association announces the selection of Jackson Browne, Loretta Lynn, Flaco Jiménez and Taj Mahal as Lifetime Achievement Award winners to be presented at its 13th Annual Honors and Awards ceremony on Wednesday, September 17 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The show will be taped to air on PBS later this year and titled ACL Presents: Americana Music Festival 2014.
 
Jackson Browne will receive the “Spirit of Americana Award, Free Speech in Music” co-presented with the First Amendment Center.
 
The Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting goes to Loretta Lynn.
 Her story is an American classic that happens to be true. As her famous song says, she was coal miner’s daughter from Johnson County, Kentucky. She became one of the most pivotal and admired women in the history of American music because of the way she challenged convention, sang her mind and achieved success doing so. Her songwriting was unprecedented for its candor among women in country music, and a string of hits such as “The Pill,” “Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)” and “Rated “X”” forced country music and its fans to confront sexism and double standards. 
 
Flaco Jiménez will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award as an Instrumentalist.
 
In the category of Lifetime Achievement in Performance, the honor goes to Taj Mahal, who says he plays “for the goddess of music.”
 
“These artists have not only influenced the Americana community, but the musical landscape as a whole,” said Jed Hilly, Executive Director of the Americana Music Association, “they all have been an inspiration to our community and we are humbled they will honor us in song at the Ryman this fall.”