Eli Young Band News

The multi-artist Alabama tribute album Alabama & Friends will hit stores later this year, and a slew of big-name country stars are hitting the studio with the band for the project.

Opening up stadiums for Kenny Chesney 's No Shoes Nation tour was a bit of an adjustment, said James Young, guitarist for the Texas-based Eli Young Band .

Kree Harrison is headed to the "American Idol" finals, where she will compete against Candice Glover to become this year's champion and the beneficiary of a major label recording contract.

The Eli Young Band is in town again. It was only six months ago when they played Grand Rapids as part of Rascal Flatts's latest tour .

Zac Brown Band is putting together an impressive lineup for the Nashville edition of their Southern Ground Music & Food Festival.

This week The Eli Young Band opens for Kenny Chesney at Wells Fargo Arena. Opening for big acts in Iowa is becoming a common thing for the Texas group; last summer the quartet opened for Rascal Flatts at the Iowa State Fair.