Brad Paisley is out now with this week’s hottest new single at country radio — it’s called “Beat This Summer.” It’s a song that Brad co-wrote, and he says that out of all the songs he’s done, “Beat This Summer” is one that he thinks really stands out. (AUDIO INFO BELOW)

• “Beat This Summer” is the second single from Brad’s upcoming album, titled Wheelhouse, and you can get “Beat This Summer” instantly with your pre-order of Wheelhouse, right here, on iTunes!
• Brad’s Wheelhouse album is set for release on April 9th, and it already includes one number-one hit with Brad’s recent smash, “Southern Comfort Zone”! And if you’re looking for even more Brad music, you’ll want to be on the lookout for Brad’s Wheelhouse (Deluxe Edition), which includes four bonus tracks!
• Also releasing on April 9th will be Brad’s iTunes-exclusive interactive book, Building a Wheelhouse. Designed with Apple’s digital book creation app, iBooks Author, Building a Wheelhouse looks at the songwriting and production of the album, with insights from Brad and his team. Developed by Slender Fungus, the book’s unique features include exclusive interviews, as well as video and photo galleries. The book is available now for pre-order, here, on the iTunes Store.
• On May 9th, Brad launches his Beat This Summer Tour presented by Cracker Barrel Old Country Store®, as he hits the road with special guests Chris Young and Lee Brice. The tour’s currently set to play 29 cities, and Brad’s happy that there’s still a little while before that first tour date, because he said recently that he’d love to talk about what’ll be really mind-blowing about the tour staging…but he doesn’t know yet! (AUDIO INFO BELOW)
• And speaking of seeing Brad perform, he was just announced this week among the artists playing at this year’s CMA Music Festival in Nashville! It’s already shaping up to be an incredible line-up, with Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, and many, many more! Check out all the latest artists added to the schedule, and get the full scoop on this year’s event — set for June 6th through the 9th — online at CMAFest.com.

  Brad Paisley talks about his new single, “Beat This Summer.” (:53)
“This is one of the most fun grooves I’ve ever recorded, I think, and what we tried to do was make this song feel like that time is running out and that you’re looking ahead to sort of the end of a romantic time in your life, and I think we’ve all had that feeling over some sort of summer romance where this is going to be the hardest thing to beat in my entire life. That this is gonna be that time period you’re gonna look back on and go, ‘That was the best one ever.’ And summers and Christmases are alike that way, where it’s like, you know, ‘Was this the best ever?’ Or that feeling of this is as good as it gets. And you know, with this song, what we tried to do is be really creative with the production of it, and we took the steel guitar – and the steel guitar on this song is actually played a lot like a turntable would be. Basically, you take my steel guitar player, you turn his ballcap sideways, and this happens.”

  Brad Paisley would love to tell you what’ll blow your mind about his tour staging this year, but it’s still in the works! (:24)
“I wish I knew what would blow people’s minds on this tour, this time, but I don’t really know yet enough about what we’re going to do. I do think it’ll look great, and it’s got a really sort of a…it’s got a really cool look, this stage that we’ve designed. But we’re still workin’ on all the tricks, so it’s not like I can give anything away yet ’cause I just don’t know.”