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Brad Paisley is featured in this week’s Billboard Magazine as he prepares for the release of his upcoming album “American Saturday Nights”.

Brad Paisley sits down with Billboard Magazine’s Deborah Evans-Price to discuss his upcoming album “American Saturday Nights” as well as the publishing company Sea Gayle Music which he co-owns with Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois.

Brad is currently the reigning ACM and CMA Male Vocalist of the Year, and is also expected to be recognized at the upcoming CMT Music Awards on June 16th. You can expect to see a lot of updates about Brad as he prepares for his “American Saturday Nights” tour which now includes a stop at the famous Madison Square Garden!

As quoted in Billboard, “The premise of this tour is that every night is a Saturday night, live from wherever we are,” says Paisley. Billboard sub-headline, Live From Everywhere, It’s American Saturday Night

Brad Paisley announced that he will be the first country artist to play Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series this year at the new location of Central Park in New York City. The performance will help boost interest in the album launch for his upcoming June 30 release, American Saturday Night.

This week Paisley is in studio putting the finishing touches on this upcoming album but will spend a very American Saturday Night at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner, as the guest of CBS News’ Chief White House Correspondent Bob Schieffer. Paisley and Schieffer met in the Fall of 2008 at a special Grand Ole Opry show at the Ryman Auditorium during Belmont University’s Debate ’08. Several Hollywood celebrities and Washington elite, including President Barack Obama, are scheduled to attend the dinner.

Paisley’s current single, “Then,” is number six on the singles charts after only seven weeks at radio. This is the fastest rising single of Paisley’s illustrious career – so far.

Brad Paisley releases “Then”, the first single off his new album “American Saturday Nights” which is due out this summer!

Brad Paisley received much critical acclaim when he unveiled the first single from his new album during last night’s Country Radio Seminar. Quotes like , “If he needed another career song, this would be it!” and “It’s quite possibly the best song he’s ever done, and that’s saying a lot,” from renowned country radio stations are already pouring in.

Paisley is set to release his new album, American Saturday Night, on June 30. The disc marks Paisley’s eighth studio album, including a holiday collection and his most recent release, last year’s mostly-instrumental excursion: the chart-topping Play.
The first single from American Saturday Night – “Then,” co-written by Paisley, Chris DuBois, and Ashley Gorley – was unveiled last night during an invitation-only performance for an enthusiastic audience of industry movers & shakers gathered in Nashville for the annual Country Radio Seminar.

“Then” will ship to country radio stations this Monday, March 9, with an official airplay impact date of March 23. Fans anxious to latch onto a copy won’t have to wait long, since the digital single for “Then” will be available at online music providers everywhere beginning March 17.

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