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CMT Crossroads Brooks & Dunn and Friends

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As if CMA Fest does not already have the best lineups, collaborations, award show and more, Brooks & Dunn just topped it off. CMT Crossroads has brought us the most unique collaborations including Brett Young with Boyz II Men, Zac Brown Band with Shawn Mendes, Brett Eldredge with Meghan Trainor, and more. This festival season CMT brought Crossroads to downtown Nashville with the help Brooks & Dunn and their friends.

Setting up on the corner of 5th and Broadway in downtown Nashville, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn invited the collaborators on their new album REBOOT to join them on stage. The free outdoor concert featured Brett Young, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, LANCO, Luke Combs and Midland.

Each artist teamed up with the duo to sing the iconic songs off the album in front of hundreds of country music fans. Johnson jumped on stage with his twist on “Red Dirt Road” with the duo, Brandon Lancaster from LANCO performed “Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up for Nothing” and Midland rocked out on “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Combs also got up on stage and powerfully sang “Brand New Man,” Pardi smoothly sang “My Next Broken Heart” and Young brought his vocals for“Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You.”

For those who missed the chance to see the performers live, you can catch CMT Crossroads: Brooks & Dunn and Friends on CMT on Demand. The duo will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in the “Modern Era Artist” category later this year. A Country Music Hall of Fame exhibit on Brooks & Dunn will also open Aug. 9. For more information, visit www.brooks-dunn.com.

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Brooks & Dunn and Midland Perform on The Tonight Show

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Country music legends Brooks & Dunn are back, making waves once again with their recently released album Reboot which is comprised of new versions of their biggest hits while collaborating with today’s top country artists. Continuing to celebrate their album release week the duo joined forces with country trio Midland to perform one of their classic hits “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night.

Before taking the stage, host Jimmy Fallon introduced the groups to the audience saying, “Get ready for this! Everybody are you ready? Turn up the volume right now performing their hit “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” with Midland from their new album Reboot give it up for country icons Brooks & Dunn!”

Kicking off the performance, Midland’s lead singer Mark Wystrach set the stage standing front and center signing the opening lyrics before stepping back for the duo, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks to come forward. Dunn joined in with his smooth vocals while Brooks laid down some serious harmonica with Midland members Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson providing background vocals. The duo and trio combined their talents, intertwining their groups effortlessly creating one powerful collaboration while bringing their country roots to New York City’s Studio 6-B. The cowboy rockers gave everyone watching in-studio and at home a yeehaw good time and a performance to remember.

After their performance, Fallon came running back on stage yelling while hugging each member saying, “Oh man come on! Brooks & Dunn that is how you do it! Oh my goodness, that is how you do it right there!” clearly impressed by the high energy performance. 

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NYCS First Impression Brooks & Dunn Feature New Artists On ‘REBOOT’

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Brooks & Dunn REBOOT

Making their old hits new, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have gotten together with some of country music’s hottest acts to repurpose and reimagine their biggest songs in the new album REBOOT. It has been over a decade since the best selling duo of all time released new music and exactly 10 years since they released anything at all, their last album #1s…and then some was a compilation of their hits.

For fans who are new to loving the genre, they may not be familiar with the duo or any of their songs however Brooks & Dunn have shaped the landscape of country music and helped cultivate and influence the artists that you know and love today. This new project allows fans of Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Ashley McBryde and so many more really dig into these tracks otherwise may have been lost on them.

Released first and prior to the full album, Luke Combs and Kane Brown’s contributions (“Brand New Man” and “Believe”) gave fans a taste of what to expect from REBOOT, without changing the songs melodically, they breathed new life into them.  “What’s really intriguing to me is that we didn’t do any production meetings about how we might cut these things,” Kix Brooks said in a recent press release. “We kind of just went in, and it morphed in the process.”

Choosing which songs out of their twenty, that’s right twenty number one hits, couldn’t have been easy but each track shows a different side of the duo’s outstanding discography. A standout on the record is “Ain’t Nothin’ Bout You” which features Brett Young’s soulful and sultry vocals. Young starts the song with the familiar lyrics, sonically slowing things down to accentuate the words, changing things just a bit, instead of singing to the girl, they are singing about her to each other. The addition of a saxophone solo adds a sexy spunk to the vibe, making this track one of the best on the record.

Currently one of the most talked about country acts, Kacey Musgraves who humbly took home Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy Awards is featured on “Neon Moon”. Her sweet voice highlights the buzzing neon signs in bars that will always welcome you back when experiencing heartbreak.  The decision to have a female voice adds so much to the two tracks on the record, the ACM New Female of the Year Ashley McBryde adds her grit and unique vocals to “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone”.

Possibly one of their most popular songs, “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” is energized by Grammy-nominated Midland who’s debut album is filled with songs just like their cover for REBOOT. Their version is perfect for dance halls and bars across America.

While every song on the record is an absolute proven gem, when Texas native, Cody Johnson starts off the last chorus alone on “Red Dirt Road” over a quiet acoustic guitar, it will make you fall in love with the song that has been a classic since its release in 2003.

It was just recently revealed that Brooks & Dunn will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame later this year. Making timeless hits brand new again, fans Brooks & Dunn and fans of these modern day country artists will have a record to blast for years to come.

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REBOOT is now available everywhere you buy or stream music. Take a listen below and check out more new recently released music here on our ‘New Country Music’ playlist. Be sure to give the playlist a follow for your weekly new country music fix.

 

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