NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/
Daughtry Official Website) -
Daughtry was nominated by the American
Music Awards for the year's Adult Contemporary
Music Favorite Artist Award which is scheduled to air live November 22 on ABC.
"The band is really proud of this album and honored to be nominated," says singer Chris Daughtry. "It's a great feeling to be part of such a talented group of artists."
This is Daughtry's 6th American Music Award nomination in three years. The group won Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group in 2008 after picking up three awards in 2007, including Favorite Pop/Rock Album.
The nomination announcement comes the same week the band will debut "Life After You," the follow-up single to "No Surprise," the group's fourth No. 1 hit. The new song is the second single from Daughtry's sophomore album, Leave This Town, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this summer.
Singer Chris Daughtry, bassist Josh Paul, drummer Joey Barnes, and guitarists Brian Craddock and Josh Steely will debut "Life After You" today on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. The song will impact radio stations across the U.S soon.
Next week - on Monday, October 19 - Daughtry will launch its first headlining arena tour in Topeka, KS. The 36-date leg of the U.S. tour will feature the band backed by a large stage production. The opening acts are Theory Of A DeadMan (https://www.theoryofadeadman.com) and opener Cavo (https://www.cavomusic.com).
Daughtry 2009 Tour dates:
October 19 Topeka, KS Kansas ExpoCentre
October 21 Omaha, NE Omaha Civic Auditorium
October 22 Ames, IA Hilton Coliseum
October 24 Madison, WI Alliant Energy Center
October 25 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center
October 26 Ft. Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
October 28 Lansing, MI Breslin Events Center
October 29 Saginaw, MI Dow Events Center
October 31 Toledo, OH Lucas County Arena
November 2 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
November 4 Youngstown, OH Covelli Centre
November 5 Reading, PA Sovereign Center
November 6 Atlantic City, NJ Trump Taj Mahal
November 12 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum
November 13 Highland Heights, KY The Bank of Kentucky Center
November 14 Huntington, WV Big Sandy Superstore Arena
November 16 Wilkes-Barre, PA Wachovia Arena
November 17 Bridgeport, CT Arena at HarborYard
November 19 Fairfax, VA Patriot Center
November 20 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
November 30 Gainesville, FL Stephen Connell Center
December 1 Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee County Civic Center
December 2 Pensacola, FL Pensacola Civic Center
December 4 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
December 5 Louisville, KY Broadbent Arena
December 7 Tupelo, MS BancorpSouth Arena
December 8 Bossier City, LA CenturyTel Center
December 9 Lafayette, LA Cajundome
December 11 Corpus Christi, TX American Bank Center
December 12 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
December 13 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
December 15 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
December 16 Jonesboro, AR ASU Convocation Center
December 18 Little Rock, AR Verizon Arena
December 19 Southaven, MS DeSoto Civic Center
December 20 Evansville, IN Roberts Stadium
