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Bentley Celebrates End of Summer with WWO Labor Day Special


Dierks Bentley
Dierks Bentley

Cumulus Media's Westwood One has announced that multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley will host the network's annual "Workin' Hard Country" music special. This four-hour, end-of-summer program is available for stations to air over Labor Day weekend. Bentley will showcase work songs, summertime anthems and current hits along with tunes from Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line, Maren Morris, Keith Urban and other A-list Country stars. Many of the artists will also share stories about their pre-fame jobs.

Stations can air Westwood One's Workin' Hard Country with Dierks Bentley any time Saturday, August 31 through Monday, September 2, 2019, between 6:00 am and 12 midnight.

Bentley continues to be a dominant voice for the genre with over 6.4 billion overall digital streams. He's amassed countless nominations from the ACMs, CMAs, Billboard Music Awards and more while also earning 14 GRAMMY nominations. Additionally, Bentley will team up with Live Nation for his second annual three-day Seven Peaks Festival in Buena Vista, CO over Labor Day weekend.

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