Brad Paisley is prepping for the Mon., May 23 release of This Is Country Music, his first all-new studio set since 2009’s acclaimed American Saturday Night.
The new project from Arista Nashville has already produced two radio hits: the title track and current single “Old Alabama,” which is No. 1 this week on MusicRow’s Country Breakout chart.
Paisley teamed with longtime producer Frank Rogers for the album—their work together has yielded career sales in excess of 12 million units.
During release week, Paisley will promote the album with high-profile performances on ABC’s Good Morning America, CBS’s The Late Show with David Letterman, and ABC’s The View.
Paisley, the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, launches his H2O II World Tour presented by Chevy May 28 at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field. The 33-city outing includes five stadiums and an international trek. Special guests include Blake Shelton and Jerrod Niemann, with emerging acts Brent Anderson, Edens Edge and Sunny Sweeney on the “Water World Plaza Stage.” Paisley’s H20 World Tour played to over 879,000 fans in 2010 and placed No. 1 in Pollstar’s country tour attendance rankings.
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