{"id":1319495,"date":"2020-04-16T18:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T00:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1820356"},"modified":"2020-04-16T18:46:35","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T00:46:35","slug":"watch-luke-bryan-stays-home-and-shows-up-to-pay-it-forward-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/watch-luke-bryan-stays-home-and-shows-up-to-pay-it-forward-live\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Luke Bryan Stays Home and Shows Up to Pay It Forward Live"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:692077?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/bonaguroa\/\" title=\"Posts by Alison Bonaguro\" rel=\"author\">Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n23m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Luke Bryan is no stranger to the ups and downs of a small business. Because when he was just about 17, he and his dad would head over to Skinner Brothers \u2014 a perfect little dive bar in Georgia \u2014 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1728269\/luke-bryan-throws-back-to-skinner-brothers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan would play classic country cover songs<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>And no matter where you live \u2014 small town or big city \u2014 there are small businesses all around you. But with the coronavirus pandemic and stay-home quarantine, this unprecedented situation means so many of them are being hit the hardest. <\/p>\n<p>So on Thursday night (April 16), Bryan showed up with his songs and his spirit of giving for the Verizon Pay It Forward LIVE event.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ASie2Y4v0ps?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ASie2Y4v0ps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese are the people who wake up every day living out their dreams and passions and bringing them into our communities. Let\u2019s all continue to do right, support each other,\u201d Bryan said before the show, \u201cand pay it forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Performing in his Nashville home, armed with his grand piano and a collection of guitars, Bryan played an acoustic show for about 45 minutes, and shared the kind of country music he\u2019s been playing since his earliest days at Skinner Brothers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo proud to be doing this. And I\u2019m actually a little nervous. I was so honored that Verizon asked me to help the small businesses that we know are suffering. I\u2019ve started thinking about all the small businesses that I drive to that are just 10-15 minutes from my house,\u201d he said, \u201cand they\u2019re very important to me and my family. Let\u2019s keep them going through these challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis show will not be mistake free,\u201d he warned. \u201cJust have fun and don\u2019t beat me up on the socials too bad. It\u2019s been a little bit since I fired the vocal cords up. I gotta get back in singing shape.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><strong>Setlist from Luke Bryan\u2019s Verizon Pay It Forward LIVE Stream:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSunrise, Sunburn, Sunset\u201d<br \/>\u201cStrip It Down\u201d<br \/>\u201cMost People Are Good\u201d<br \/>\u201cOne Margarita\u201d<br \/>\u201cPlay It Again\u201d<br \/>\u201cHuntin\u2019, Fishin\u2019 and Lovin\u2019 Every Day\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The weekly livestream concert was streamed live on all of Verizon\u2019s platforms, like their Facebook, YouTube and Twitter pages, plus AXS TV, FOX NOW and iHeart and SiriusXM radio stations. <\/p>\n<p>You can support local businesses in your own community by shopping online, buying a gift card or ordering a meal. Verizon will also donate up to $2.5 million to support small businesses when you throw the hashtag #PayitForwardLIVE on your social media posts. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lots of local businesses that I care about, and right now they need our help. So I\u2019m thankful for the opportunity to help support them by performing on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PayItForwardLIVE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PayItForwardLIVE<\/a>, this Thursday 4\/16, 8pm ET\/5pm PT on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Verizon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Verizon<\/a>\u2019s Twitter. See y\u2019all there. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3YIYprrTi8\">pic.twitter.com\/3YIYprrTi8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luke Bryan (@LukeBryanOnline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LukeBryanOnline\/status\/1250470539728236549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Alison makes her living loving country music. She&#8217;s based in Chicago, but she&#8217;s always leaving her heart in Nashville. <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/alisonbonaguro\" target=\"_BLANK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@alisonbonaguro<\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1820356\/watch-luke-bryan-stays-home-and-shows-up-to-pay-it-forward-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alison Bonaguro 23m ago Luke Bryan is no stranger to the ups and downs of a small business. Because when he was just about 17, he and his dad would head over to Skinner Brothers \u2014 a perfect little dive bar in Georgia \u2014 and Bryan would play classic country cover songs. 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