PU 15Get ready to take a ride in “The Pickup” as Dylan Scott celebrates his first No. 1 single, “My Girl.” Only a few short months ago, Scott was featured in The Pickup and Coming segment highlighting the single. In honor of the special occasion, The Pickup has a special encore presentation of Scott’s Pickup and Coming.

PU 13Phil Vassar and Kellie Pickler have announced that they will be joining forces for a Christmas tour this year. Pickler describes the opportunity to tour with Vassar as “an amazing honor.”

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Thomas Rhett
will be releasing his third studio album Life Changes on September 8. Rhett says that his latest single, “Unforgettable” and the album are an ode to his father, Rhett Akins, who co-wrote several songs on the album. He is even featured on the track “Drink A Little Beer.”

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Looking for something to do over Labor Day weekend? Ricky Skaggs will be performing his first country concert in 20 years in Nashville on Saturday, September 2 at The Nashville Palace.

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On October 25, two of country music’s biggest icons will be performing together for the last time. Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers will get on stage together for the last time at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville for Rogers’ farewell concert, All In For The Gambler. Rogers stopped by The Pickup headquarters where he revealed it was all Parton’s idea.

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The Pickup got the chance to talk with Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Kaitlyn Bausch from the cast of “Pure Country: Pure Heart,” and the two shared their favorite part of the movie – the music. The movie is available exclusively at Walmart stores on DVD, Blu-Ray Combo Pack and Digital HD everywhere.

Watch the latest episode of “The Pickup” here.

3dfa6da3-1ff3-42da-91f4-744bb41a8c43About THE PICKUP     Launched in early 2015, The Pickup, a syndicated country video news series produced by The Hot Seat, highlights today’s stars and classic country artists making the news today. New episodes are posted are the 1st and 15th of each month. The Pickup, hosted and produced by Adam Wurtzel can be seen on the websites of over 200 broadcasters across the country (Nash Icon, Midwest Communications, Zimmer Communications, etc.), online media blogs, the U.K.’s SKY Television and Heartland Network.

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Get ready to take a ride in “The Pickup” as Dylan Scott celebrates his first No. 1 single, “My Girl.” Only a few short months ago, Scott was featured in The Pickup and Coming segment highlighting the single. In honor of the special occasion, The Pickup has a special...