About becoming part of the Pastry family, Katie said:

 “I am so honored and excited to join the Pastry family. Not only do I love the shoes, I love the message Pastry sends to young girls encouraging them to express themselves in a unique and fun way. I’m excited for the future of this new relationship and can’t wait to start promoting this terrific line.”

Cold River Recording artist Katie Armiger has charted five singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Since 2009, every video she has released has been voted by fans onto GAC’s “Top 20 Countdown” including “Leaving Home,” which lodged itself in the countdown for an astonishing four-and-a-half months. Fan votes also netted her the No. 1 spot in Country Weekly’s Hottest Bachelorette issue two years in a row, as well as the No. 3 slot in the magazine’s most beautiful women in country music list. In 2012, she appeared during a pivotal date on ABC’s hit show “Bachelor Pad.” 2013 kicked off with the release of her current album, Fall Into Me, which became her highest charting album debuting at #7 on Billboard and iTunes Country Album chart on day of release. The album includes her current single, “Playin With Fire” which is at Country radio now and the recently released music video which debuted at #2 on GAC Top 20 Fan Voted Countdown.

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“Fall Into Me” is a deeply personal album for Katie that takes listeners on a journey through one of the most poignant relationships she has experienced in her young life. It is clear with every note on “Fall Into Me” that Katie has grown, not only as an artist and songwriter, but as a woman as well. Katie worked with several well-known songwriters including Blair Daly (Faith Hill, Keith Urban, and Tim McGraw), Joe West (Julianne Hough, Toby Keith, and Jimmy Wayne), Bruce Wallace (Dierks Bentley, Trace Adkins, and Montgomery Gentry), and Skid Mills (Saving Abel, Sister Hazel).

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Fall Into Me is the artist’s fourth studio album. Katie, who worked with Chad Carlson on this album (Taylor Swift, Trisha Yearwood, and Terri Clark) took part in writing all fourteen tracks. Fall Into Me features Katie’s current single “Better In A Black Dress.” The track, which is climbing the charts rapidly, is the artist’s first Top 40 hit single.

Fall Into Me is quite personal: Katie highlights the discovery of true love, the loss of trust, and the discovery of inner strength with this album.

“We took our time making this record because I had a personal story to tell and as a songwriter I wanted to really showcase the past two years in the music,” said Katie. “I worked with so many amazing people for the album and I am so proud of it because I think everyone will relate to each song. I cannot wait to get it out there.”

Katie has opened for some of country music’s biggest artists, including Darius Rucker, Josh Turner, and the Eli Young Band. Currently, she is out on her Get Smart Tour, sponsored by GAC.

Stay up to date with Katie by checking out www.katiearmiger.com and following her on Twitter.

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The tour began in March and will continue through November, and has already been a great experience for Armiger. “This tour has been incredible so far getting to meet and make new fans – and it only keeps getting better,” said Katie. “No artist can ask for a better outcome from a tour than for it to be a success that dates are continually being added. Thank you to everyone for all of your support, it’s because of all of you that this tour is what it is!” 

The aptly named “Get Smart Tour” is Armiger’s first as a headliner and is hitting colleges, universities, fairs and festivals across the country. Armiger will be sure to play her hit songs including “Scream,” Kiss Me Now” and “Leaving Home,” while mixing in some new material that she’s been writing for her upcoming fourth album.

Amongst her repertoire as an acclaimed independent artist, Armiger was voted by fans as Country Weekly’s #1 hottest bachelorette. She has previously opened for the likes of Darius Rucker, Ronnie Dunn, Little Big Town, Kellie Pickler, and Luke Bryan. 

For more information and a full list of tour dates, check out www.katiearmiger.com.

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@OfficialJackson: Hope all you moms have had a happy Mother’s Day!

@blakeshelton: Happy Mothers Day momma!!!!! I love you…

@CartersChord: Happy Mother’s Day to our lovely mom @carterrobertson! And to all you other mamas out there, hope you feel very celebrated today!

@davidnail: For all of us Mommy Boy’s out there, Happy Mothers Day!

@EliYoungBand: Happy mothers day to our moms and all you great moms out there!

@FrankieBallard: How can you not love my Mom?

@HillaryScottLA: Happy Mother’s Day @lindadavismusic!!! I’m the luckiest daughter in the world to have you as my mama!

@HunterHayes: Happy mothers day to all the moms out there. Especially MY mom, the best AND coolest one. ;)

@kramergirl: The strongest lady I know. If I’m half the mother she is I’ll be okay! Happy mothers day to all the moms out

@katiearmiger: Happy Mother’s Day to all of those amazing moms out there!

@KeithUrban: Happy Mother’s Day!

@kristianbush: Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, without whom we would really be nowhere.

@Lauren_Alaina: Happy mothers day @Kristytara (: tell y’alls momma thanks for everything she does for you and play her my song “like my mother does” (; muah

@martinamcbride: Thanks for all the Mother’s Day wishes! Hope it’s a special day for all you moms!

@reba: Red Velvet cupcakes for Mother’s Day w @Shelbilly.

‏@taylorswift13: Celebrating this Mother’s Day, reflecting back on past matching velvet holiday ensembles.

@thompsonsquare: happy mothers day!!!!

We here at Keepin’ It Country hope all you moms out there had a great Mother’s Day!

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Thursday, June 7:

• 10-11 a.m. – JT Hodges, Colt Ford
• 12-1 p.m. – Katie Armiger, Gwen Sebastian
• 2-3 p.m. – Craig Campbell, Jerrod Niemann
• 4-5 p.m. – Bryan White

Friday, June 8:
• 10-11 a.m. – Mallory Hope, Miss Willie Brown
• 12-1 p.m. – Randy Montana, Phil Vassar
• 2-3 p.m. – Heidi Newfield, Suzanne Alexander
• 4-5 p.m. – Sarah Darling, Chris Cagle

Saturday, June 9:
• 10-11 a.m. – Jason Michael Carroll
• 12-1 p.m. – Canaan Smith
• 2-3 p.m. – Billy Gilman, Trailer Choir

Sunday, June 10:
• 10-11 a.m. – Wade Brown, Due West
• 2-3 p.m. – Glen Templeton

Please remember that autograph guidelines have changed for this year’s CMA Fest. Here is a highlight of how the new procedure works:

Fans will now enter a random drawing for the opportunity to meet various artists appearing in the Fan Fair Exhibit Hall. You will be able to enter the drawing at CMAfest.com. between May 14 (starting at 10:00 AM/CT) and May 28 (ending at 5:00 PM/CT). You will enter in your contact information and then select from the list of participating artists singing autographs in the Hall. You may select as many or as few artists as you’d like to meet. Once you submit your entry, you will not be allowed to go back in and change it so choose carefully! Duplicate entries will not be considered and all winners will be notified by Friday, June 1 via email.

CMA will also have a limited number of tickets on-site at the Festival for those who can’t get to a computer to register ahead of time. For more information on this, please see the Fan Fair Hall page at CMAfest.com.

Not every artist participating in the Fan Fair Hall will be part of the autograph drawing. There will be many opportunities for patrons to obtain multiple autographs from artists by just walking around the Fan Fair Hall. So don’t lose hope if you don’t get picked!

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Check out our exclusive interview with the very likable Katie below and get to know the young singer:

Your single “Scream” has been doing pretty good on the charts. Are you surprised by the success at all?

I think whenever a single does well it’s a surprise. Especially when it’s one that you write that’s so personal, and so close, that when it does well it’s always surprising. It makes you go “wow! they really like it!’. (laughs)

How has the reception for it been?

It’s been really great! Everybody that we’ve played it for seems to really, honestly, like it. Either that or they’re lying to me (laughs). The fans have been loving it. I get daily Tweets and messages about it all the time.

You’re pretty active on Twitter. Is it important to you to stay in contact?

Yes! I’m on Facebook as well. There’s some technical problems doing a public page on your phone, which is why I’m not on it so much. I always have some weird glitches. Twitter has been really great for the iPhone which I have. When I’m home or somewhere with a computer, I’m on Facebook. Public pages are just really hard for some reason to get on from your phone.

You’re going on tour this Summer.

I am! I actually started my “Get Smart” tour in March. I couldn’t decide what to call the tour, so I asked the fans and they came up with the name. It’s a college tour, so. It’s a little cheesy but I think cute. There’s just enough cheese. We’re doing over 50 shows, but a few are in the same city here or there. I’m headlining and I’m the only act.

Now, if you could tour with anyone you wanted… who would it be?

Oh wow.. I’d say Elvis or Patsy Cline.

Now if you could record with anybody?

Patsy Cline. I love Patsy Cline. Current… I’d really like to with Blake Shelton or Keith Urban. I’ve met Blake before and he’s great.

Is there anything you’re really, really hoping to accomplish this year?

Honestly, I would just say a lot of the goals for this year are wrapped up in the college tour. I’m just really, really wanting to see it succeed and do well. That’s my goal to make sure that it’s the absolute best tour that I can put on.

What can fans expect from the tour?

Well, it’s not going to be a full-band tour, it’s more of an acoustic theater thing. It’s going to be pretty neat. It’s more of like a CMT Uncut, that’s what it is. I think it’s really cool because they’re all going to be in these theaters and I can connect better with the fans.

Is there any song out on the radio that you wish you wrote?

That’s a really good question. I’m trying to think because there’s a lot (laughs). I would maybe go with like Martina McBride’s “I’m Gonna Love You Through It.” I really like the song and I think that it’s so powerful. My step-mom went to the CMA Awards with me and Martina performed it live there. One of my step-mom’s best friends had just died from breast cancer. It’s one of those songs that just hit home, and I really, really like that song.

Have you been able to sit back and reflect on everything so far, or is it all mostly a blur?

I don’t think it’s a blur. I think I definitely reflect on a lot of things, but there are some things that are a blur. This year I made my Opry debut and it was so amazing… but that was a blur because it was one of those moments where you’re anxious, you’re excited, and it goes by so fast. There’s always going to be moments that you sit back and reflect on for sure.

Speaking of your Opry debut… how was that to experience?

It was great (laughs). A lot of people from my family came out, and I’ve never had that much of my family here in town. It was so weird but so great. I usually only have one parent and one person visit me at a time, so it was a little overwhelming. It was so great.

What else can fans expect from you this year?

Ooh, definitely the tour. We’re working on a new album right now but I’m not sure if it will be out this year or next year. There’s no set date for it yet. I’ve been so busy, that I’ve just been trying to find time to write for it and be in the studio to record. You can’t make an album if you can’t be in the studio to record (laughs). I’m just trying to find time for that, we’ve recorded a few songs already, but we need a few more tracks.

And one fan question from Twitter… what’s your favorite ice cream?

That would have to be Vanilla Bean. But it has to be Vanilla Bean with either hot fudge with hot caramel, but Vanilla Bean.

[Katie's manager: You can't choose Vanilla and put something else on top. That's cheating. Vanilla Bean is a cop-out.]

If it’s home-made Vanilla Bean.. I think that.. wait, you don’t even eat ice cream!

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Katie’s next tour date is tonight with the Zac Brown Band in San Antonio, Texas. She’s performing at their pre-party. Her single “Scream” is available at digital retailers right now.

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It’s easy to enter – just use the form below for your chance to win the 20-song CD and the 120-page magazine. The ‘Zinepak is available now at Walmart stores across the United States, and online at Walmart.com. Last year’s first edition was a huge hit – placing #19 on the Billboard Album Charts and selling over 30,000 copies. Don’t miss your chance to get this special edition before it’s too late!

The ‘Zinepak features songs from artists like Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Dustin Lynch, Jason Aldean and many more. Check out the full track listing below and get your entries in to the drawing! Make sure to visit everyday to get your bonus entries in! Good luck!

The track listing for the collection is as follows:
1.       TAYLOR SWIFT “Mean”
2.       JASON ALDEAN “My Kinda Party”
3.       KENNY CHESNEY “Somewhere With You”
4.       BRAD PAISLEY “This Is Country Music”
5.       BLAKE SHELTON “Drink On It”
6.       REBA “All The Women I Am”
7.       BRANTLEY GILBERT “Country Must Be Country Wide”
8.       HUNTER HAYES “Wanted”
9.       SCOTTY McCREERY “You Make That Look Good”
10.   JT HODGES “Goodbyes Made You Mine”
11.   JUSTIN MOORE “Bait A Hook”
12.   DAVID NAIL “Let It Rain”
13.   JERROD NIEMANN “What Do You Want”
14.   THOMPSON SQUARE “Who Loves Who More”
15.   KATIE ARMIGER “Cry Cry Cry”
16.   CRAIG CAMPBELL “When I Get It”
17.   THE FARM “Home Sweet Home”
18.   DUSTIN LYNCH “Hurricane”
19.   KIP MOORE “Faith When I Fall”
20.   D. VINCENT WILLLIAMS “Down By The River”



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GAC is pretty excited about this partnership with Katie:

“We’ve watched Katie grow up before our eyes and through her videos on GAC,” said GAC President Ed Hardy. “We are thrilled to be part of her first national tour and look forward to sharing in her ongoing successes as her career progresses. GAC is proud to help new artists, such as Katie was, have a national TV platform on GAC to help grow their careers.”

Katie had given her fans the power to choose the name of her tour through social media. It’s her first headlining tour in the United States, and she’ll make stops at colleges, universities, and major fairs and festivals across the country. The tour will go on through to August of this year and Katie will be with a full band and will perform some of her fan favorite songs including “Scream,” “Kiss Me Now,” “Leaving Home, “Best Song Ever,” and “I Do, But Do I?” as well as new material from her new album. She spent much of last year touring with Darius Rucker, Ronnie Dunn, Little Big Town, Kellie Pickler and Luke Bryan.

“It’s every artist’s dream to headline their own tour and to be able to do so with GAC’s support is amazing – I am so grateful to them for supporting my career,” said Katie. “I chose “Get Smart” for the obvious reason of where we are performing but also as a bit of tongue-in-cheek because I do plan to soak everything in and learn whatever I can on the road. I cannot wait to get out there.”

See the full tour stops for Katie’s “Get Smart” tour below:

Katie Armiger “Get Smart” Tour:

March 23^rd                   West Hartford, CT                   St. Joseph’s College

March 24^th                   Hamden, CT                            Quinnipiac University

March 28^th                   New Rochelle, NY                   Iona College                     

March 30^th                   Rock Hill, SC                           Winthrop University

April 3^rd                        Bangor, ME                             Husson University

April 4^th                        Castine, ME                             Maine Maritime Academy

April 5^th                        Orono, ME                              University of Maine Orono

April 20^th                      Charlotte, NC                          UNC Charlotte

April 21^st                      Norfolk, VA                             Virginia Wesleyan

April 24^th                      Ramapo, NJ                             Ramapo College

May 3^rd                        Macon, GA                              Georgia State Fair

May 5^th                        Baton Rouge, GA                     Fest For All

May 12^th                      Springfield, OH                        Clark State Performing Arts Center

June 2^nd                        Visalia-Tulare, CA                    KJUG Jugfest

June 14^th                      Marinette, WI                           Porterfield Country Music Festival

June 15^th                      Chicago, IL                              Joe’s Pub

June 16^th                      Evansville, IL                            Backstage Bar

June 23^rd                      Oshkosh, WI                            Country USA Festival

July 13^th                       Jefferson, WI                            Jefferson County Fair

July 14^th                       Rhinelander, WI                       Hodag Country Music Festival

July 26^th                       Denver, CO                             Toby Keith’s Bar & Grille

July 27^th                       Calhan, CO                              El Paso County Fair

July 28^th                       Burlington, CO                         Kit Carson County Fair

August 1^st                     Springfield, CO                        Baca County Fair

August 4^th                     Torrington, WY                        Goshen County Fair

August 16^th                   Farmington, UT                        Davis County Fair

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