Dizzying 2012 for Dierks Bentley!

COUNTRY MUSIC STAR DIERKS BENTLEY CAPS OFF A DIZZYING 2012 WITH HIS CAREER 10th NO. ONE HIT, 11th GRAMMY NOMINATION AND ATOP CRITICS' END OF YEAR LISTS Nashville, TN – Dec. 17, 2012 – Award winning singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley has one of the most recognizable voices in country music, and this year, that signature sound that could only be Dierks was heard more than ever on country radio with three consecutive No. one hits off his sixth studio album HOME bringing his total as both a singer and a songwriter to 10. It was a dizzying 2012 for the artist, who also toured internationally, nabbed award nominations from the ACMs, CMAs and most recently the GRAMMYs, mined GOLD singles and found himself sitting at the top of critics’ year end lists. “Seems like every man in Nashville wants to be the Nashville Everyman. Here, Bentley actually pulls it off, singing from various vantages with smarts and charm. Bonus points for the patriotic title track, which still sounds sensible after an election season that left America covered in red-and-blue bruises.” - Washington Post, 2012’s Top 10 Albums “Bentley always utilizes banjo, fiddle, mandolin and especially dobro in his music, but with a modern beat and energy that, along with his distinctive voice, gives him a compelling sound of his own.” – Associated Press “Dierks Bentley’s music reaches all the way from Nashville to my kitchen in Dublin. When he sings “Home” I feel patriotic about America and I’m not even American. I think anyone who hears it understands that America is not just a geography, it’s not just a country, it’s an idea. I think country fans get that deeper than most.” - Bono Bentley’s tribute to Johnny Cash on the GRAMMY Nominations Concert capped off 2012’s string of television appearances this year that included TODAY, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock, CBS' Teachers Rock, and awards shows including the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards, 47th Annual ACM Awards, 46th Annual CMA Awards and the 2012 American Country Awards. Bentley toured the US and beyond to Canada and Australia during his 55-city Country & Cold Cans Tour. The road warrior sold out shows across the country including the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheater, and along the way notched the one millionth mile on his faithful tour bus “Goldie.” He also shared the stage with iconic rock guitarists Mike McCready of Pearl Jam on Record Store Day and Chris Shiflett from Foo Fighters at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The Grand Ole Opry member lent his voice to the theme song of the final season of "Weeds" and set down his guitar to test his hosting skills at the 2012 ACM Honors where he charmed the industry-filled audience with jokes about his peers, thoughtful stories about his idols and obscure facts about Country Music history. Not done yet, Bentley also found time to record and release the fan inspired COUNTRY & COLD CANS EP, as well as design and unveil his signature HD Dierks Bentley Custom Signature Artist Edition Martin guitar. After some time off the road for the holidays, Bentley will ring in the New Year with pre-game concerts at both the Capitol One Bowl in Orlando and the BCS National Championship Game in Miami. From Florida, preparations will begin for the launch of the Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley: Locked & Reloaded Tour set to kick off Jan. 17 in Columbia, SC.  For a video look at the year in review and a full list of upcoming appearances and tour dates, visit www.dierks.com.     Source: THE GREENROOM

American Country (& Cold Cans) Awards 2012

Dierks Bentley walked on stage in his wild stallions shirt, a step away from his usual white T, to perform at the American Country Awards, Monday, December 10th on FOX.  Earlier in the day, Dierks was debating wardrobe choices on Twitter for "Dr. Feasby," his bass player, Cassady Feasby:

backstage #americancountryawards in vegas. @drfeasby having wardrobe issues. can u help him decide?! "wild stallions"...or jean jacket with southwestern carpet sown into shoulders.

Here's the end result:

"chilling backstage #americancountryawards w/ @drfeasby.
been getting some good comments on the wild stallions t-shirt.

Dierks was nominated for Album Of The Year, for "Home," but it was Luke Bran's night, winning Album and 8 other guitar trophies.

Dierks Bentley - Home

Luke Bryan - tailgates & tanlines--WINNER

Eric Church - Chief

Lady Antebellum - Own the Night

Blake Shelton - Red River Blue

Taste of Country blogged, "...Bentley was ready to rock out from the moment he walked on stage. Fortunately, his band was up for the task, too. While his band played perfectly in tune with ‘Country & Cold Cans,’ images of Bentley’s fans having a blast at his concerts played in the background."

Check out Dierks and the guys backstage and part of their "Country & Cold Cans" performance on DBTV Episode #88.  "Aw, Vegas! Raise 'em up!"

Announcing The Dierks Bentley Instagram Contest

To celebrate the release of his new EP, Country & Cold Cans, Dierks wants to share some love... in the form of cold hard cash. All you have to do is post a photo on Instagram that complements the Country & Cold Cans theme and tag Dierks using the hashtag #ColdCans. You'll immediately be entered to win one of five $250 Visa gift cards! We'll also display your picture on this page. Bonus points for incorporating any of the four songs on the EP.

A weekly winner will be chosen every Friday beginning 8/24/12 for five weeks. All pictures deemed inappropriate by Dierks.com will not be displayed and the entrants will be disqualified.

New EP from Dierks Bentley Available on iTunes Today!

The new Country & Cold Cans from Dierks Bentley is now available on iTune!  Go get it! It only shows 2 songs, but all 5 download when you purchase it.


Summer on Fire
Tip It On Back (Radio Edit)
Back Porch
Grab A Beer
Country & Cold Cans (re-recorded)

Right now it's #23 on iTunes--let's make it #1!

DBTV - Episode 38: Country & Cold Cans Tour Kick-Off

Dierks Bentley, Jerrod Niemann and Eli Young Band go together like Country and Cold Cans, don't they? 

"Jerrod is a great singer, great guy, really funny dude. and we're having a total blast on this tour I can't think of a better combination than all three of us on the road together.  It's getting off to a great start!"

Mike Eli says EYB  has wanted to go on tour with Dierks for a long time. 

This song is definitely rockin'!

Gotta have some cold beer with my country music
Gotta have some cold beer with my country music
Gotta have my baby rocking with me to it
Guitar six strings shot glass whiskey
Some thing just go hand in hand
For guys like me that's country
Country and cold cans

Some things go hand and hand don't they brother?

Be sure to look for Dierks' wife Cassidy and baby Jordan in the video!