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Academy of Country Music and Lucas Oil announce next artists for ACM Garage Talk video series

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Lucas Oil, the world leader and distributor of high-performance automotive additives and lubricants, and the Academy of Country Music are announcing the next ACM Garage Talk artists into 2024. On the heels of the series’ recent launch, Mitchell Tenpenny and Tenille Townes join Chase Matthew and Danielle Bradbery in sharing their own personal stories surrounding vehicles that have marked some of the most nostalgic or pivotal moments in their lives.

  • Chase Matthew picked up the series, detailing his love affair with his 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 truck, affectionately referred to as “Kraken.” With over 900 million global career streams – including more than 275 million from his first RIAA Platinum-certified smash, “County Line” – Matthew has seen both independent streaming success and a chart-rising Top 30 single on Country radio (with debut “Love You Again”), all while tastemakers call out his next-up status.
  • Danielle Bradbery – who first broke into the scene by winning The Voice at age 16 in 2013, followed by prominent releases to include “Sway” and “The Heart of Dixie” – rocked into the lineup with her own truck tales. The two-time ACM Award nominee’s more recent releases include “A Special Place” and Gold-certified “Stop Draggin’ Your Boots,” which has amassed more than 125 million streams to date. Bradbery’s episode can be viewed here.
  • Mitchell Tenpenny joined the lineup, sharing the story behind how his F150 played a pivotal role in the making of his No.1 hit, “At the End of a Bar,” while also diving into the family ties that led to his passion for hitting the open road. The Platinum selling artist hits the road this year to tour with Jordan Davis and Luke Combs – and readies a new album for release later this year. Watch his episode here.
  • Tenille Townes rounded out the series alongside her Toyota Tacoma, the trusty truck that not only facilitated her 47-hour move from Alberta, Canada, to Nashville, TN, but also inspired her latest song, “Thing That Brought Me Here (Truck Song).” In her words: “I wrote this song with Ben Rector about my truck that’s become a symbol of the dream for me and a piece of home,” Townes reminisces. “I want the story of ‘Thing That Brought Me Here’ to live on through a song and I want it to be a reminder to anyone listening that our ambitions are worth holding on to and fighting for.” Her episode can be viewed here.

 

In addition to YouTube and various social media platforms, ACM Garage Talk episodes will also be aired on prominent motorsports TV network, MAVTV, nationally and globally. The series is set to expand with a host of new artists – soon to be announced for 2024.

Fans can catch the biggest stars in Country Music on the ACM Awards stage on May 16, live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX, streaming live on Prime Video globally and exclusively.

At the show, the brand will also attend as an active participant with its Lucas Oil Live venue at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Oklahoma nominated in the ACM Awards’ “Casino of the Year – Theater” category.