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Spotify Celebrates the Best of Country Music at CMA Fest 2019

June 11, 2019

The Country Music Association’s CMA Fest in Nashville, TN, is country music’s biggest annual gathering. This past weekend, Spotify returned to Ole Red in Nashville for the second consecutive year to celebrate at CMA Fest with “Spotify House.” The weekend was jam-packed with country music, good food, drinks, and much more. Surprise performances, podcast announcements, and even a boxing class made the gathering truly unforgettable. Check out the highlights below.

Day 1: Brunch, Midland Podcast + “Old Town Road”

Day 1 at CMA Fest opened with a welcome brunch and panel discussion featuring Spotify’s Head of Artist & Label Marketing, Nashville, Brittany Schaffer, Spotify’s Global Head of Communications, Dustee Jenkins, and country trio Midland. Trisha Yearwood, Little Big Town and Rascal Flatts joined in on the fun with surprise performances, followed by a set from newcomer-turned-country-star Lil Nas X. Plus, Spotify announced an exclusive new podcast with Midland.

The new podcast is “a discovery and an adventure, jump on board… but get life insurance first.” —Midland Lead singer Mark Wystrach

Spotify’s Hot Country Live Presents Florida Georgia Line

January 29, 2019

Spotify’s Hot Country Live presents Florida Georgia Line at the historic Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on February 19, 2019 to celebrate their highly anticipated album release, Can’t Say I Ain’t Country (BMLG Records).

As Spotify’s most-streamed country music act of 2018, Florida Georgia Line has trailblazed their own signature sound, which they say “has a little something for everyone,” and built a diverse and loyal fan base.

The global superstar duo first made their mark in 2013 with their breakout smash “Cruise” – now 11X PLATINUM and considered iconic – and are behind one of the biggest hits of the past year: 4X PLATINUM, #1 “Meant to Be” with Bebe Rexha, which has surpassed 620 million streams and is nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the 61st GRAMMY Awards.

“Spotify has put our music at the fingertips of fans all over the world, which is pretty cool,” said Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line. “By having our music on the platform, we’ve been able to connect with more fans than we could have ever imagined and to hear that we are the most streamed in country music last year is just crazy!”

“We are so excited to team up with Spotify for this special show and bring our new music to the stage,” said Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line. “It’s about to get country in LA!”

Presale tickets will be available on January 30 to Spotify fans through the Spotify Fans First presale and Florida Georgia Line Fan Club. General public onsale tickets will be available through Ticketmaster.com on February 1.For more on Hot Country, check out the playlist here.