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Nashville, Tenn. (January 21, 2013) – Award-winning singer/songwriter Lee Brice has been honored with a nomination for “New Male Vocalist” by The Academy of Country Music.  For the fifth year in a row, fans can voice their choice at VoteACM.com orGACtv.com/ACM.  Voting begins today, Monday, January 21, 2013 at noon ET.  Lee’s current single, the poignant “I Drive Your Truck” is his fastest charting single to date.  After only two weeks of airplay, the song quickly landed in Billboard's Top 30 and currently sits at #16.  The New York Times described it as "an electric, overpowering song…Mr. Brice sang it vigorously."  Lee’s brother, Lewis, plays the lead role in the heart-rending video for the song. The moving single comes on the heels of his two consecutive platinum number one hits, “A Woman Like You” and “Hard 2 Love”, both of which were named in Billboard’s “Top 50 Country Songs of 2012” and are included on his current sophomore release HARD 2 LOVE (Curb Records). The collection was named one of The New York Times' Top 10 Albums of 2012 and honored by iTunes as part of its Best of 2012 feature as the “Top Breakthrough Country Album of the Year”. The 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be televised LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, April 7, 2013 at 8:00 PM ET. Click here to vote: www.voteacm.com   About Lee Brice: South Carolina native, Lee Brice’s platinum certified “Hard To Love” is the second consecutive number one single off his sophomore album on Curb Records by the same name. Its lead single “A Woman Like You” set the pace, earning platinum certification and chart-topping status. Brice’s previous studio album LOVE LIKE CRAZY’s title track spawned Billboard’s most played country song of 2010 and it still holds the record for the longest-charting song in the history of Billboard’sHot Country Songs chart. Billboard again recognized Brice as a songwriter for the most played country song of 2011, “Crazy Girl,” which also earned him a 2012 ACM Award for "Song Of The Year." Brice’s name can be found in the writing credits for additional hits recorded by country stars including Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and more. Garth Brooks'"More Than A Memory," which Brice co- wrote, became the first song on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart to debut at number one. For more information on Lee Brice, visit www.leebrice.com # # # For Curb Records Press Inquiries, please contact: Webster & Associates Public Relations & Marketing Kirt Webster / 615-777-6995 x230 / kirt@websterpr.com April Taylor / 615-777-6995 x227 / april@websterpr.com For Lee Brice, please contact: The GreenRoom / 615-242-7444 Mary Hilliard Harrington / Tyne Whitten maryhilliard@thegreenroompr.com tyne@thegreenroompr.com

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BRICE’S SECOND CONSECUTIVE #1 HIT THIS YEAR

Nashville, TN (October 29, 2012) -- Celebrating its 50th Year as one of the industry’s leading independent record companies, Curb Records adds yet another #1 record to its catalog with Lee Brice’s “Hard To Love,” topping the Billboard Country Song chart. Marking the 433rd #1 hit in the 50 years since Curb first opened its doors, “Hard To Love” is Brice’s second consecutive chart-topper this year and is rapidly approaching platinum status in digital sales.

Penned by hit songwriters Billy Montana, Ben Glover and John Ozier, “Hard To Love” follows Brice’s #1 breakthrough hit, “A Woman Like You,” from his highly regarded sophomore album, Hard 2 Love, which also took home the “Song of the Year” award at the 2012 SESAC Nashville Music Awards, last night.

“This has been an incredible year for both Curb Records and Lee Brice,” commented Jeff Tuerff, Curb Records VP/Marketing. “With an ACM award for Song of the Year (“Crazy Girl,”), a CMA Nomination for New Artist of the Year and two number one singles under his belt, Lee has firmly cemented his position as one of the hottest new artists in country music.”

About Curb Records
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Curb Records is one of the world’s leading independent music companies. Owned and operated by Mike Curb since 1962, Curb Records has achieved 433 number one records, over 1,500 hundred Top Ten records and charted over 4,500 total records. Today’s roster includes some of the top names in Country, Christian and Pop/Rock music. Curb Records was honored as Billboard Magazine’s 2001 Country Music Label of the Year and Radio & Records Magazine’s 2005 Overall Gold Label of the Year.

About Lee Brice:
CMA “New Artist of the Year” nominee Lee Brice’s GOLD certified “Hard To Love” is the second consecutive No. one single off his sophomore album on Curb Records by the same name. Earlier this year, its lead single “A Woman Like You” set the pace, earning PLATINUM certification and chart-topping status. Brice’s previous studio album LOVE LIKE CRAZY’s title track spawned Billboard’s most played country song of 2010. Billboard recognized Brice again this year as a songwriter for the most played country song of 2011, “Crazy Girl,” which also earned him a 2012 ACM Award for "Song Of The Year." Brice’s name can be found in the writing credits for additional hits recorded by country stars including Garth Brooks, Jason Aldean, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton and more. In addition to his CMA nomination, Brice is also currently nominated for three ACA’s for “Artist of the Year: Breakthrough” and “Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist” and “Song of the Year” for “A Woman Like You.”

Known as one of Nashville’s top songwriters for a number of years, today’s CMA nomination is recognition of Lee’s outstanding talent as an artist.  “I can’t even begin to express how good it feels to receive this nomination today,” said Brice. “It’s an honor, especially in the company of these other hard-working artists. I just feel so blessed.”

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Tune in Friday, June 22!

(Nashville, Tenn., June 21, 2012) Tune in Friday, June 22, when country Star Lee Brice returns to the “Today” show to help fulfill a dream come true for co-host, Hoda Kotb. Brice will perform his current hit single, “Hard to Love,” which is rapidly climbing Billboard’s Top Country Songs chart and is sitting at #13 on the iTunes Country Top 100 chart with 190,000 digital downloads sold to date.

This past spring, Brice co-hosted the “Today” show with Kotb and performed his #1 hit, “A Woman Like You,” which was just certified platinum by the RIAA for 1 million digital downloads. In April 2011, Hoda Kotb selected Lee Brice’s hit single and Billboard’s Most Played Song of 2010, “Love Like Crazy,” for her “iHoda Playlist.”

Brice is currently touring throughout the United States throughout the summer.

Please visit www.leebrice.com for further information and a list of upcoming tour dates.

About Lee Brice
Hard 2 Love is the highly-anticipated follow-up album to Brice’s 2010 debut release, Love Like Crazy.

Love Like Crazy’s title-track was named Billboard’s 2010 Most Played Country Song.

In 2011, Eli Young Band’s hit, “Crazy Girl,” co-penned by Brice, was Billboard’s Most Played Country Song of the Year and picked up the 2012 ACM for “Song of the Year.”

Brice’s media blitz surrounding his album release included his late night debut on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, appearances on Fox & Friends, the Today show, CNN Show Biz Tonight, Imus in the Morning and more.

RIAA Certifies Brice’s #1 Single “A Woman Like You” Platinum

Nashville, Tenn. (June 18, 2012) - Tune in Thursday, June 21, when country star Lee Brice returns to the “Today” show to help fulfill a dream come true for co-host, Hoda Kotb.  Brice will perform his current hit single, “Hard to Love,” which is rapidly climbing Billboard’s Top Country Songs chart

This past spring, Brice co-hosted the “Today” show with Kotb and performed his #1 hit, “A Woman Like You,” which was just certified platinum by the RIAA for 1 million digital downloads. In April 2011, Kotb selected Lee Brice’s hit single and Billboard’s Most Played Song of 2010, “Love Like Crazy,” for her “iHoda Playlist.”

Brice is currently touring throughout the United States throughout the summer. Please visitwww.leebrice.com for further information and a list of upcoming tour dates.

About Lee Brice
Hard 2 Love is the highly-anticipated follow-up album to Brice’s 2010 debut release, Love Like Crazy. Love Like Crazy’s title-track was named Billboard’s 2010 Most Played Country Song. In 2011, Eli Young Band’s hit, “Crazy Girl,” co-penned by Brice, was Billboard’s Most Played Country Song of the Year and picked up the 2012 ACM for “Song of the Year.” Brice’s media blitz surrounding his album release included his late night debut on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, appearances on Fox & Friends, the Today show, CNN Show Biz Tonight, Imus in the Morning and more.

#1 Hit Surpasses 1 Million Digital Downloads Since Release 
New Single, “Hard to Love,” Racing Up Charts 

Nashville, Tenn. (June 11, 2012) – Country star Lee Brice will perform his #1 smash hit, “A Woman Like You,” on CBS’ The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Wednesday, June 13, at 12:35am EDT, 11:35pm CDT. Continuing to resonate with fans everywhere, “A Woman Like You,” spent an incredible 56 weeks on Billboard’s Top Country Songs chart and has sold more than 1 million digital downloads to date.

“Hard to Love,” the follow-up single and title track from Brice’s critically acclaimed new album, was released to radio in mid-May. The track has already sold 150,000 digital downloads, and is ranked in the Top 20 on the iTunes Country Top 100 chart.

Brice’s fans were delighted last week in Nashville during CMA Music Fest when he stayed to sign autographs for more than ten hours following his joint fan club party with fellow country artist and friend, Jerrod Niemann. Also included in Brice’s Music Fest activities was an intimate acoustic performance for a select group of listeners of The Highway at the SiriusXM Music City Theatre in Nashville. Broadcast live, the show was part of SiriusXM’s  “Superfan Concert Series.”

About Lee Brice
Hard 2 Love is the highly anticipated follow-up album to Brice’s 2010 debut release, Love Like Crazy. Love Like Crazy’s title-track was named Billboard’s 2010 Most Played Country Song. In 2011, Eli Young Band’s hit, “Crazy Girl,” co-penned by Brice, was Billboard’s Most Played Country Song of the Year and picked up the 2012 ACM for “Song of the Year.” Brice is currently touring nationwide throughout the summer.

Please visit www.leebrice.com for further information and a list of upcoming tour dates.

Hard 2 Love Debuts With Two Tracks in the Top 10 on iTunes Country Songs Chart

The New York Times – “…one of the year’s most impressive country albums.”
– Jon Caramanica

USA Today – “…Hard 2 Love is as well-crafted a set of country tunes
as you’ll hear all year.” – Brian Mansfield

Billboard – “Brice is gearing up for many more trips to the top
with music this good.” – Chuck Dauphin

Nashville, Tenn. – (April 25, 2012) – Award-winning singer/songwriter, Lee Brice, launches his new album, Hard 2 Love, with the lead single, “A Woman Like You,” having reached No. 1 and the next single, “Hard to Love,” hitting radio now. With Hard 2 Love, an ACM Award for “Song of the Year,” and his first No. 1 as a vocalist, Brice’s career is soaring to new heights.

Brice’s high-profile media blitz began with co-hosting duties on the No. 1 national morning show “Today” on March 20 and continues through the next two weeks.  This week, Brice is back in New York promoting the new album and has already appeared on “Fox & Friends,” CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight,” and “Imus In The Morning.”   

In the event you have missed one of these appearances, you can click on the link below:

“Fox & Friends” - http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/fox-friends/index.html#/v/1577960844001/after-the-show-show-lee-brice/?playlist_id=86912

“Imus In The Morning” - http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1580204048001/

Next week, Brice is off to the West Coast to make his late night debut on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Monday, May 1, followed by a “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” performance later in the week (date TBD).  He will also will appear and perform on the mid-day syndicated “The Better Show” on Wednesday, May 2. His busy week will end back east with a visit to “Huckabee” to tape on Saturday, May 5, and will air on May 12.

Hard 2 Love gives audiences a glimpse into Brice’s current place in life.  In addition to songs explicitly written by Brice for his fiancé and son, the album contains an assortment of songs that cover a multitude of emotions from boisterous party songs to songs about coping with the loss of a loved one.

Brice commented on the selection of tracks: “Everything on the new album is very pertinent to who I am right now and where I am in my life. I have some very personal stuff on there, and had to be really honest with it. Hopefully, folks will see that.”

In addition to co-producing the album, Brice has co-written eight of the 13 tracks. 12 of these songs are currently charting inside the iTunes Top 200 songs on the Country chart. Hard 2 Loveis available now in stores. For further information, please visit www.leebrice.com.

ALBUM TITLE TRACK “HARD TO LOVE”
AVAILABLE TODAY EXCLUSIVELY ON iTUNES

Appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,”
“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” “Fox & Friends,”
“Huckabee,” “The Better Show,” CNN’s “Showbiz Tonight,”
and more all set for launch of new album

Nashville, TN (April 17, 2012) – Lee Brice’s single, “A Woman Like You,” has officially been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of over 500,000 digital downloads. The hit single also rocketed to the #1 spot last week on both Billboard Hot Country Songs and Mediabase charts and currently resides in the Top 5 on the iTunes Country Songs chart.  “A Woman Like You,” is the lead single from Brice’s forthcoming Curb Records album, Hard 2 Love, due out April 24.

LEE BRICE RELEASES ‘PARKING LOT PARTY’
EXCLUSIVELY ON iTUNES TODAY

Lee Brice to Make National Late Night Debut
with May 1st Performance on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”

Nashville, TN – April 10, 2012 – EverythingLee Brice touches career-wise is proving the truth in the old industry adage and country music hit – “when you’re hot, you’re hot.”