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| Shawna Thompson and Keifer Thompson of Thompson Square perform onstage during Pandora Country at Marathon Music Works on June 5, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Pandora Media Inc.) |
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Dustin Lynch performs onstage during Pandora Country at Marathon Music Works on June 5, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Kelsea Ballerini performs onstage during Pandora Country at Marathon Music Works on June 5, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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| A general view of atmosphere during Pandora Country at Marathon Music Works on June 5, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Pandora Media Inc.) |
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Pandora listeners kicked off one of the busiest weeks for Country Music in Nashville at the first ever Pandora Country event, featuring live performances by Thompson Square, Dustin Lynch, and Kelsea Ballerini. |
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Marathon Music Works | Nashville, TN |
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Friday, June 5th |
Join the concert conversation online by using #PandoraCountry and follow @pandora_radio on Twitter!
ABOUT THOMPSON SQUARE
The duo of Keifer and Shawna Thompson are a force to be reckoned with in the modern day Country music landscape. International Country music stars, Thompson Square has topped the radio charts across the Unites States, Canada and Australia with #1 hits “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” “If I Didn’t Have You” and “Everything I Shouldn’t Be Thinking About,” respectively.
After taking its headlining “Just Feels Good Tour” across the U.S., Asia and Australia in 2014, Thompson Square took time off to collaborate in the studio with both Dann Huff and celebrated producer Mickey Jack Cones (Dustin Lynch/ Joe Nichols) to work on the Stoney Creek Records duo’s upcoming third album.
The result is a barefaced, emotionally charged and gutsy sound from the married duo that was honored as both the ACM and CMA “Vocal Duo of the Year” in 2012. Thompson Square continued its streak in 2013, once again securing the ACM Award for “Vocal Duo of the Year.” In all, Thompson Square has scored three #1 hits, six Top 20 hits, seven mainstream industry awards, over 25 award nominations and appeared on major media franchises from The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, CBS This Morning to Elle, Glamour, People, Rolling Stone, USA Today, USA Weekend and many more.
Thompson Square’s “Trans Am” recently earned the duo the biggest add date of its career. “Trans Am” is the lead single from Thompson Square’s upcoming third album.
For more information visit: www.thompsonsquare.com
ABOUT DUSTIN LYNCH:
Since releasing his PLATINUM debut single, “Cowboys and Angels,” Dustin Lynch has launched on to the country music scene. Racking up over 25 million views on YouTube/VEVO, soaring to #1 on the MTV Music Meter and selling 2.4 million digital singles, the Tennessee native brings a fresh combination of traditional influences and edgy intensity to the genre. Producers Mickey Jack Cones, Brett Beavers and Luke Wooten showcase his progressive sound throughout his sophomore album, WHERE IT’S AT (Broken Bow Records), which debuted at #1 on the iTunes Country Albums Chart upon release. Fueled by the scorching Top 25-and-rising single “Hell of a Night” and multi-week #1, GOLD-certified smash “Where It’s At,”the buzz-worthy album has earned well over 23.6 million streams on Spotify. Previously opening for Keith Urban, Lynch will bring his dynamic stage show to Luke Bryan’s 2015 KICK THE DUST UP Tour. Media critics have taken notice of the rising newcomer as he was praised in ROLLING STONE’s 2013 Best of Rock Issue, named ELLE’s “Best New Country Music Artist of 2013 and tapped as one of PEOPLE COUNTRY and US WEEKLY’s “2014 Sexiest Men of Country.” www.dustinlynchmusic.com
ABOUT KELSEA BALLERINI
Newly crowned one of CMT’s Next Women of Country, Ballerini has been abuzz with recent shout-outs from Superstars Taylor Swift, Little Big Town, Kristian Bush and TODAY’s Hoda Kotb and landing on several 2015 “Ones to Watch” lists, including Billboard, Country Weekly, Rolling Stone Country, The Huffington Post, Radio.Com, Spotify, #CMChat, and more. Racking up the firsts, she scored her first-ever award show nomination for the 2015 CMT Music Awards Breakthrough Video of the Year (“Love Me Like You Mean It”). Airing live on CMT June 10 at 8/7 CT.
ABOUT PANDORA
In the past year, Pandora has placed itself at the forefront of artist and brand partnerships due in part to its thoughtfully curated events with some of the best and brightest in music including: Jack White, Fall out Boy, Imagine Dragons, Wyclef Jean, Earlsweatshirt, Chromeo, Celine Dion, Trey Songz, Diplo, Charli XCX, Neko Case, Bleachers, Tegan & Sara, Aloe Blacc, Cold War Kids, Estelle, J Balvin, The Hold Stead, Iggy Azalea and more. Additionally, the 2015 Pandora Discovery Den during the SXSW Music Festival featured performances by 36 artists across various genres over four days.
Pandora has the unique ability to determine which artists will resonate best with local listeners by analyzing musical preferences, stations created, and thumbed-up songs. Invitations to events are then extended to Pandora listeners who have demonstrated an affinity for the identified artists.
Pandora (NYSE: P) gives people music and comedy they love anytime, anywhere, through connected devices. Personalized stations launch instantly with the input of a single “seed” – a favorite artist, song or genre. The Music Genome Project®, a deeply detailed hand-built musical taxonomy, powers the personalization of Pandora® internet radio by using musicological “DNA” and constant listener feedback to craft personalized stations from a growing collection of more than one million tracks. Tens of millions of people turn on Pandora every day to hear music they love.
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