Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan Team Up For Acoustic ‘Buy Dirt’ Performance

Country hitmakers Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan are giving new life to their CMA Musical Event of the Year nominated…

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Lauren Jo Black

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Luke Bryan, Jordan Davis – Buy Dirt

Country hitmakers Jordan Davis and Luke Bryan are giving new life to their CMA Musical Event of the Year nominated single, “Buy Dirt,” with the release of a stripped down, acoustic performance. 

The new video showcases Bryan and Davis performing the sentimental track alongside a guitar and allows the song’s meaningful lyrics to take the spotlight as they sing about the important things in life. 

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“Buy Dirt” is the title track of Davis’ new EP and has become one of Davis’ fastest growing songs to date.

“‘Buy Dirt’ to me is about faith, family and friends, and really finding your happiness. That’s what that song means to me,” Davis explained during a recent appearance on  Today’s Country Radio with Kelleigh Bannen on Apple Music Country.

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Davis went on to share how the idea to invite Bryan to join him came about and revealed that he had him in mind from the moment they wrote the song. 

“There’s nobody in this business that embodies that more than Luke Bryan. The dude is all about his family, is all about having a good time and all about his farms, his property, getting out in the woods. Which is why the second we wrote it, we were like, ‘We got to get this song to Luke. If he wants to cut it great. If not, I’m going to cut it, I’m going to ask him to sing on it with me,’ Davis recalled.

“So fortunately I sent him a text message and I was like, ‘Hey, man, I want you to listen to this song. I think you’re going to connect with it. If you want to be a part of it, I would love for you to. Obviously don’t even feel the need to respond, but check it out. Let me know.’ And he got right back to me. And it was funny, he was actually driving out to his farm when he got the message. So I couldn’t think of a better guy to be on it with me it.”

 

 
 
 
 
 
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Co-written by Davis alongside his brother, Jacob Davis, and frequent collaborators Josh Jenkins and Matt Jenkins, “Buy Dirt” was born during a tough time in Davis’ life when he found himself at home with no tour dates on the books in 2020. 

“In all honesty, I was a wreck. I didn’t know when I was going to be performing again. I didn’t know what my band guys were going to do. I didn’t know if I was going to get my band guys back. Releasing music was at a standstill,” he admitted. “And I’m sitting there and I kind of let it carry over into my personal life and I was kicking myself for it. And I just had to say, ‘You know what? Music is music. And I’m very grateful and blessed to be in it, but it’s gone now. But you still have your family, you still have your faith, you still have your friends and the world’s still spinning. You’re going to be all right, man.’”

“Buy Dirt” has resonated with fans far and wide and continues to climb the charts at country radio. 

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Lauren Jo Black, a University of Central Florida graduate, has immersed herself in the world of country music for over 15 years. In 2008, she co-founded CountryMusicIsLove, eventually selling it to a major record label in 2015. Following the rebranding of the website to Sounds Like Nashville, Black served as Editor-in-Chief for two and a half years. Currently, she assumes the role of Editor-in-Chief at Country Now and oversees Country Now’s content and digital footprint. Her extensive experience also encompasses her previous role as a Country Music Expert Writer for Answers.com and her work being featured on Forbes.com. She’s been spotlighted among Country Aircheck’s Women of Influence and received the 2012 Rising Star Award from the University of Central Florida. Black also spent time in front of the camera as host of Country Now Live, which brought live music directly to fans in 2021 when the majority of concerts were halted due to the pandemic. During this time, she hosted 24 weeks of live concerts via Country Now Live on Twitch with special guests such as Lady A, Dierks Bentley, Jordan Davis, Brett Young, and Jon Pardi. Over the course of her career, she has had the privilege of conducting interviews with some of the industry’s most prominent stars, including Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Luke Combs, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, and many others. Lauren Jo Black is a longtime member of the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music.