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View Finder: American Saturday Night: Live From the Grand Ole Opry opens tomorrow (12/4) in a limited engagement through Dec. 10, with a nationwide opening early next year (CAT 11/30). Cities showing the movie tomorrow include Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Louisville, New York, Pittsburgh, Tampa and more than 70 other markets. Watch the trailer here.

And don't forget to watch CMA Country Christmas tonight at 9/8c on ABC-TV. The show is hosted by Jennifer Nettles and features Kelsea Ballerini, Dan + Shay, Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton, Jewel, Charles Kelley, Martina McBride with Michael W. Smith, David Nail, Pentatonix, Thomas Rhett, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, Brian Setzer and Lindsey Stirling.

Dec 3, 2015 Share

College Glad: MCA's David Nail will perform Jan. 8 as part of AT&T Playlist Live, a free concert series outside University of Phoenix Stadium surrounding College Football Playoff's Championship weekend. And country will be well-represented as artists including Tim McGraw and Jake Owen chime in on some of college football's biggest rivalries during SiriusXM's eight-part Gridiron Grudges: College Football's Fiercest Rivalries, which debuts Monday (11/23) on College Sports Nation (channel 84). More here.

Nov 18, 2015 Share

Tour Support: Capitol's Darius Rucker kicks off the fall leg of his Southern Style Tour Oct. 8 in Chicago with guests David Nail and A Thousand Horses. Rucker has partnered with Uber for certain dates to give fans the chance to win free rides and VIP packages. Details here.

Valory's Eli Young Band will headline a winter tour presented by Live Nation, kicking off Nov. 11 in Philadelphia. On select dates they'll be joined by Blackjack Billy, Cam, Luke Combs, Kevin Fowler, LoCash, Lanco and Dallas Smith. More info here.

Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett will reprise their acoustic Songs and Stories tour beginning Feb. 17, 2016 in Montgomery, AL. The duo toured together in January (CAT 11/18/14); next year's format will be the same. "Just two guys sitting on stools, telling stories and singing songs," says Gill. Dates here.

Warner Bros./WMN's Ashley Monroe will launch The Blade Tour Oct. 1 in Macon, GA. Concurrently, she continues playing select dates with Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert. More here.

Sep 21, 2015 Share

Team Players: UMG/Nashville artists Billy Currington, Brothers Osborne, Canaan Smith, Chris Stapleton, Darius Rucker, David Nail, Dierks Bentley, Easton Corbin, Eric Church, Josh Turner, Kacey Musgraves, Keith Urban, Kip Moore, Little Big Town, Mickey Guyton and Vince Gill will perform at the Team UMG At The Ryman luncheon Feb. 26 during CRS 2015. This is the event's sixth year at the Ryman. More here.

Feb 4, 2015 Share

Youth And Nail: MCA's David Nail at KFRG/Riversides's Champions For Children concert after the station raised more than $275,000 for Loma Linda University Children's Hospital. He's pictured with (l-r) the station's Heather Froglear and daughter Peyton, who had open heart surgery at the hospital in 2007, the station's Leslie Bischoff and the label's Anna Johnson.

Dec 11, 2014 Share

CMT For Dew:

CMT and Mountain Dew will launch the Mountain Dew CMT Summer Concert Series, featuring performances from Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, David Nail and Chris Young. The four-part series debuts on CMT Hot 20 Countdown July 19 with CMT On Tour headliner Moore. Nail's performance airs July 26, Young runs Aug. 9 and Bentley Sept. 6. Each episode includes interview and performance footage.

Jul 17, 2014 Share

Nailed It:

MCA's David Nail was named Co-MVP, along with rapper Nelly, during the 2014 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, which aired last night (7/14) on ESPN as part of MLB's All-Star Week. This was Nail's third time playing in the game. "It was definitely one of the most memorable experiences of my life," he says. "To be awarded co-MVP alongside Nelly, a fellow Missourian and Cardinal fan, was surreal. I don't think I’ll ever bat eighth again."

Jul 15, 2014 Share

Whatever He's Got: MCA's David Nail will make his third appearance at the 2014 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game Sunday (7/13) in Minneapolis as part of MLB's All-Star Weekend. Watch the game Monday (7/14) on ESPN at approximately 10:30pm ET immediately following the Gillette Home Run Derby, which begins at 8pm ET. Nail's celeb teammates include rapper Nelly and actor James Denton.

Jul 8, 2014 Share

Universal Joint: Artists, label and station staff gather at KSON/San Diego's CountryFest. Pictured (l-r) are EMI Nashville's Ron Bradley, Mercury's Summer Harlow, MCA artist David Nail, EMIN artist Eric Paslay, KSON's Brooks O'Brian, TJ of EMIN artists Brothers Osborne, MCA's Marlene Augustine, John of the Brothers Osborne, and the station's Tammy Lee and John Flint.

Jun 26, 2014 Share

That's What Friends Are For: Clint Black, Eli Young Band, David Nail, Cassadee Pope, Kenny Rogers, Corey Smith and Thompson Square will perform at Darius Rucker's fifth annual Darius and Friends benefit concert June 2 in Nashville. Colt Ford, JT Hodges, Randy Houser, Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley, Dustin Lynch, David Nail, Jon Pardi, Eric Paslay and Thompson Square's Keifer Thompson are among participants in the next day's Darius and Friends Celebrity Golf Tournament. Both the sold-out show and tourney benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

May 14, 2014 Share

Hall For It: The 5th Annual We're All for the Hall benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum kicked off with Keith Urban and Vince Gill covering "Wake Up Little Suzy" last night at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena (5/6). A parade of artists followed, with each performer sharing stories behind their song choices. Deana Carter explained that "I had a heartache and she had a headache" when she and Matraca Berg wrote "You And Tequila." She performed that, and another big crowd-pleaser in "Strawberry Wine." David Nail invited Lee Ann Womack to help out on Glen Campbell's "Galveston." That set things up for Gill's "What You Give Away" and, with steel-guitarist Paul Franklin, a cover of Buck Owens' "Together Again."

Kacey Musgraves' performed Dolly Parton's "Here You Come Again," which she had recently played with pop star Katy Perry for their CMT Crossroads taping. A rock-infused "Bottoms Up" followed from Brantley Gilbert – one of his two appearances on the night. Mary Chapin Carpenter then set things up for Kip Moore's three-man acoustic set that included Gill performing a verse of Moore's "Dirt Road."

Urban's "Cop Car" performance came from a far corner of the venue before Ronnie Milsap took the main stage. Reminiscing about playing with Elvis preceded "Smoky Mountain Rain" and "There's A Stranger In My House." "It's the first time we've had someone play that is about to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame," noted Urban. Reba performed "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia," noting the story of Vicki Lawrence's unlikely earlier hit with the song. The crowd was on its feet as Carrie Underwood took the stage to perform Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" and "Last Name." Darius Rucker's "Wagon Wheel," with help from Brett Eldredge, Underwood, Chapin-Carpenter, Carter, Urban and Gill, closed the night.

May 7, 2014 Share

Rollin' On The River: Performers for the 2014 CMA Music Festival's free Riverfront stages include Frankie Ballard, Big & Rich, Danielle Bradbery, Kristian Bush, Craig Campbell, Jason Michael Carroll, Terri Clark, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dan + Shay, Tyler Farr, Colt Ford, Gloriana, LoCash Cowboys, Lonestar, Love And Theft, Dustin Lynch, Craig Morgan, Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis, David Nail, Jon Pardi, Parmalee, Eric Paslay, Kellie Pickler, Cassadee Pope, Collin Raye, Chase Rice, Maggie Rose, Corey Smith, Cole Swindell, The Cadillac Three, The Swon Brothers, Uncle Kracker, Clay Walker, Darryl Worley, Charlie Worsham and Wynonna. Big & Rich will kick off the four-day festival from the Riverfront stage June 5 at 10am. More here.