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Dan + Shay Release “Already Ready” From New Album “Obsessed”

Pre-orders for Dan + Shay’s sophomore album, “Obsessed,” went up at Midnight last night.  We finally get a look at the full tracklisting, which Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney had been teaming up with fans to announce over social media this week.  They also dropped a new track, “Already Ready,” which you’ll get as an instant download when you pre-order!  The duo also threw a house party and made an instant grat video for the song.  Watch it below!

Dan + Shay “Obsessed” Tracklisting
1. All Nighter
2. Road Trippin’
3. From The Ground Up
4. Already Ready
5. How Not To
6. Lipstick
7. Round The Clock
8. Lately
9. Sway
10. Obsessed

Pre-order “Obsessed” on iTunes or Amazon now!

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The Friday Five: Summer 2016 Albums

It’s finally Springtime here in NYC, which means Summer concert season is just around the corner!   There is tons of new music to look forward to also, including new albums from some of our favorite artists.  Here are the albums dropping soon that are sure to be on our Summer playlists.

1. Cole Swindell – “You Should Be Here”
due May 6th – pre-order on iTunes

2. Rooney – “Washed Away”
due May 6th – pre-order via Rooney

3. Dierks Bentley – “Black”
due May 27th – pre-order on iTunes

4. Dan + Shay – “Obsessed”
due June 3rd – pre-orders start April 29th

5. Good Charlotte – “Youth Authority”
due July 15th – pre-order on iTunes

Dan + Shay To Release Sophomore Album “Obsessed” on June 2nd!

If there is one word we have used to describe Dan + Shay’s music , it’s OBSESSED.  Which is why the name is so perfect for their sophomore album, which they just announced is due out June 2nd! That means you’ll have lots of new music to learn before seeing them on the “Good For A Good Time” Tour with Darius Rucker this Summer!  Dan + Shay have always been amazing when it comes to interacting with their fans, and were inspired to name the album “Obsessed” after reading fans’ comments on social media.  Pre-orders for the album will go live next Friday, April 29th!  (FANGIRLING HARD)

Watch the video for “From the Ground Up” below and pickup a copy of the single on iTunes now!

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Dan + Shay To Perform on GMA March 18th

Country duo Dan + Shay are set to perform on Good Morning America this Friday, March 18th!  If you’re in NYC, head on down to the GMA Times Square studio or tune into GMA tomorrow morning to catch the  guys performing their brand new single “From The Ground Up!”  GMA airs from 7am to 9am on ABC.   We can’t wait to watch the national TV debut of their powerful new song.

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Watch the official music video below.

Grab a copy of “From The Ground Up” on iTunes or Amazon now!

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Dan + Shay Release “From The Ground Up”

After taking a (much needed) break to re-group and work on new music, Dan + Shay are back with a brand new single!   The duo posted a “be back soon” message just before the Holidays and returned earlier this week with some exciting news: new music!  Have we mentioned how much we’ve missed them?  The song got high praise from Warner Nashville President John Esposito (side note: we have seen Espo at shows rocking out and he is the bomb) and Scooter Braun, who called it a “game changer.”  Well, the wait is over and “From The Ground Up” is here!    WE HAVE NEW MUSIC FROM DAN + SHAY!!!  Watch the video below!

The track was co-written by Chris DeStefano (who has written many of our JAMS) and is the first track off of Dan + Shay’s upcoming sophomore release.  We had high hopes for this song – Dan + Shay’s “Where It All Began” is one of our favorite albums of all time – and it did not disappoint!

A friend of ours has described Dan + Shay as a country version of Backstreet Boys, and “From The Ground Up” certainly fits the bill.  The emotional power ballad is driven by the smooth harmonies and powerful vocals we’ve come to know and love from the duo.   Dan + Shay draw from both pop songwriting and a traditional country narrative.  We’re sure this song will be played at many upcoming weddings!

Pickup a copy of “From The Ground Up” on iTunes now!

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Darius Rucker Announces “Good For A Good Time” Tour With Dan + Shay and Michael Ray

Darius Rucker just announced dates for his Summer tour, and he’s bringing Dan + Shay and Michael Ray along for the ride! The “Good For A Good Time” Tour kicks off in Florida in June and will stop at amphitheaters across the US until just past Labor Day. Sounds like a good time indeed! Check out the initial dates below, more shows will be added soon. Select venues will go on sale on January 29th as part of the Country Megaticket.

Darius Rucker “Good For A Good Time” Tour 2016
with Dan + Shay and Michael Ray
June 3 – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre – Tampa, FL
June 4 – Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre – West Palm Beach, FL
June 16 – Amphitheatre – Tuscaloosa, AL
June 17 – Gexa Energy Pavilion – Dallas, TX
June 18 – Austin 360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
June 24 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
June 25 – Klipsch Music Center – Noblesville, IN
June 26 – First Niagara Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
July 7 – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre – Englewood, CO
July 8 – Isleta Amphitheatre – Albuquerque, NM
July 9 – Ak-Chin Pavilion – Phoenix, AZ
July 15 – Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, CA
July 16 – Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre – Irvine, CA
July 22 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, NJ
July 23 – XFINITY Theatre – Hartford, CT
July 24 – Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre – Wantagh, NY
July 29 – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion – Bangor, ME
July 30 – Xfinity Center – Mansfield, MA
July 31 – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center – Darien Center, NY
August 12 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
August 13 – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ
August 14 – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts – Bethel Woods, NY
August 18 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
August 19 – Soaring Eagle – Mt. Pleasant, MI
August 20 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL
August 25 – DTE Energy Music Theatre – Detroit, MI
August 26 – Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH
August 27 – PNC Music Pavilion – Charlotte, NC
September 3 & 4 – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion – Gilford, NH
September 9 – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre – Virginia Beach, VA
September 10 – Walnut Creek Amphitheatre – Raleigh, NC
September 11 – Verizon Wireless – Alpharetta, GA

Watch the official video for “Southern Style” now.

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Our Favorite Concerts of 2015

At the beginning of 2015, we decided to keep an official tally of all the shows we went to this year.  That lasted until about February, when we totally lost count.  Here are some of our favorite shows from this past year!

Thomas Rhett – The Paramount – Huntington, NY – February 2015
Thomas knows how to put on a show and gets the audience dancing to every song.  This was one of those shows where everyone knew something special was happening – TR had just had his fourth #1 single from his debut with “Makes Me Wanna,”  setting the tone for the “Tangled Up” era.  We’re glad he found his way into music because we can’t imagine him NOT shaking his south side on stage!

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Hunter Hayes – Ike Hall – West Point, NY – October 2015
We will travel almost anywhere for Hunter Hayes and he ALWAYS makes it worth it.  This was probably one of the craziest shows we went to in 2015 – the cadets were crowd surfing!  Something we never thought we’d see at a Hunter Hayes show.

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Sam Hunt – Irving Plaza – New York, NY – February 2015
They say you never forget your first headlining tour and Sam Hunt’s sold out in a flash but for those lucky enough to score tickets to the “Lipstick Graffiti Tour,” you know that this tour was a non-stop singalong from start to finish.

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The Main Event Tour (NKOTB, TLC, Nelly) – Various Venues – June 2015
How can you go to a NKOTB show just once?  We have no idea because we went to this tour three nights in a row and we still wanted more!  This photo is everything you need to know about this tour.

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Shania Twain – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY – June 2015
Shania doesn’t tour often and she announced in advance that this would be her last ever tour (we hope she changes her mind!)  At least Shania went out with a bang!  The “Rock This Country Tour” was full of Shania’s hits and cool sets that brought her closer to all of her fans.

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Wheels Up Tour (Sam Hunt, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum) – Various Venues – Summer 2015
A lineup so good we had to go not once, not twice, but four times, in three states.  It was totally worth it every single time!

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Dan + Shay – Emporium – Patchogue, NY – October 2015
We can’t say enough good things about Dan+Shay.   They are incredible live – they bring so much energy to the show, night after night.  Their set mixes their album with classic rock, pop, and even a rendition of Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love To You.”  And Shay’s voice + Dan’s harmonies = CHILLS.

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Nathan Sykes – Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY – July 2015
Nathan is extremely talented – he mentioned he was feeling under the weather at this show, but we never would have known because his voice is INSANE!

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DNCE – Knitting Factory – Brooklyn, NY – October 2015
If you’ve heard DNCE’s explosive debut EP, “SWAAY”, then you can imagine how much fun Joe, JinJoo, Cole, and Jack have every night on stage.  Their intimate album release show was a great intro to their new music.

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5SOS – Nikon Jones Beach Theatre – Wantagh, NY – September 2015
Calum, Ashton, Mikey, and Luke have translated their pop punk show to the big stage and this was easily one of our favorite shows this year, and it was at our favorite summer venue! They had cool graphics, a moving stage, and the catchiest riffs that got the ENTIRE crowd singing along.  10/10 – we would totally would have gone every night if we could have!!

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Old Dominion – Bowery Electric – New York, NY – October 2015
After a summer of stadium shows, Old Dominion played an intimate pop up show at one of the smallest venues in NYC for their biggest fans. These guys released one of our favorite albums of 2015 and their show, stadium or tiny club, is insanely fun!  Every song is a JAM!!

The Friday Five: Christmas Playlist

If you, like us, were already sick of hearing Taylor Swift’s version of “Last Christmas” by Noon on Black Friday, here are some Holiday jams that we never get sick of!  (Really, let’s just keep *NSYNC’s “Home For Christmas” album on repeat for the next 3 weeks)

1. “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” by *NSYNC

2. “Merry Christmas Baby” by Hunter Hayes

3. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” by Dan + Shay

4. “Fa La La” by Justin Bieber featuring Boyz II Men

5. “Beautiful Christmas” by Big Time Rush

BONUS: “What Christmas Means To Me” by Hanson

Dan + Shay’s “Just The Right Kind Of Crazy” Tour Hits Long Island

Dan + Shay’s “Just The Right Kind Of Crazy” Tour stopped at Emporium in Patchogue, NY over the weekend.  It’s the perfect name for a tour that blends the right amount of their signature pop country harmonies and crazy on stage energy!

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Opening act Kelsea Ballerini infused lots of rock and roll energy into her pop-country sound.  Her 45 minute set included tracks from her debut album “The First Time,” including singles “Dibs” and “Love Me Like You Mean It.”  A highlight of her set was a 90s medley that included songs from *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears, encouraging everyone in the crowd to dance their craziest (or in our case, break out our boyband choreography).

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Speaking of boy bands, Dan + Shay took us all back to middle school dance days with an outstanding cover of Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love To You,” complete with disco ball lighting.  The song highlighted Shay’s powerful voice and made us wonder what other 90s boy band jams we’d like to have them cover (answer: any and all of them, please.)  Their set also included some classic rock covers, from Def Leppard to Bon Jovi, and an energetic mashup of “Dynamite” and “Moves Like Jagger.”

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We love watching Dan + Shay perform because of the passion and energy they bring to each show.  You can tell they are having a blast on stage and the excitement is infectious.  The packed house was singing and moving along to every word.  The duo are also great at interacting with the crowd, pointing out and singing along with fans, even stopping to take a rose from a man in the audience without missing a note.

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Their set included nearly every song from their debut album, “Where It All Began.”  Dan + Shay mentioned they have been busy working on new music, and played fan favorite “Partner In Crime.”   We can’t wait for more music from our favorite duo!

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Dan + Shay Setlist
Somewhere Only We Know
Nothin’ Like You
Stop Drop + Roll
Parking Brake
Anyway You Want It (Cover)
Show You Off
Pour Some Sugar On Me/Bad Blood (Cover)
What You Do To Me
I’ll Make Love To You (Cover)
Partner In Crime
You Give Love A Bad Name (Cover)
Party Girl
First Time Feeling
Can’t Say No
I Heard Goodbye
Dynamite/Moves Like Jagger (Cover)
19 You + Me

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Visit DanAndShay.com for all upcoming tour dates!

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Dan + Shay Announce “Just The Right Kind Of Crazy” Fall Tour

One of our favorite Country duos, Dan + Shay just announced their brand new “Just The Right Kind Of Crazy” Fall Tour!  They’re bringing their sugary sweet country stylings to a city near you this fall with Kelsea Ballerini, who they called “dibs” on as their opening act.

“Just The Right Kind Of Crazy” Tour Ft. Dan+Shay & Kelsea Ballerini
Oct 1st – Headliners Music Hall – Louisville, KY – Buy Tickets
Oct 2nd – The Rave – Milwaukee, WI – Buy Tickets
Oct 3rd – LC Pavilion – Columbus, OH – Buy Tickets
Oct 4th – Penn State – State College, PA – Buy Tickets
Oct 8th – The Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
Oct 9th – The Emporium – Patchogue, NY – Buy Tickets
Oct 10th – The National – Richmond, VA – Buy Tickets
Oct 11th – The Filmore – Silver Spring, MD – Buy Tickets
Oct 15th – Mill City Nights – Minneapolis, MN – Buy Tickets
Oct 16th – The Blue Note – Columbia, MO – Buy Tickets
Oct 18th – The Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI – Buy Tickets
Oct 21st – UCF Arena – Orlando, FL – Buy Tickets
Oct 22nd – University of West Florida – Buy Tickets
Oct 23rd – Naval Air Station – Jacksonville, FL – Buy Tickets
Oct 24th – Iron City – Birmingham, AL – Buy Tickets

Watch Dan + Shay’s brand new video for “Nothin’ Like You” below.

Be sure to pick up a copy of “Where It All Began” on iTunes or Amazon now.

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