(CelebrityAccess) \u2013 On the heels of his eighth No. 1 Country single Darius Rucker has responded to fans\u2019 appeals for new music with an announcement on the TODAY Show, letting them know they won\u2019t be waiting much longer for a new album from the 3-time GRAMMY winning star. When Was The Last Time, the long-awaited fifth studio country album on Capitol Records Nashville, will be released nationwide Friday, October 20. Fans can preorder the album at\u00a0http:\/\/umgn.us\/DariusPreOrder<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Platinum-selling star released the album\u2019s second single, a song he wrote with Derek George and Travis Hill, \u201cFor The First Time\u201d to Country radio just yesterday, Monday, July 24. \u201cFor The First Time\u201d is the follow-up to his most recent No. 1 single, \u201cIf I Told You, marking eight country No. 1 singles for Rucker since his country music debut in 2008.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Rucker spoke with Billboard about teaming up with esteemed Nashville producer Ross Copperman (Dierks Bentley, Brett Eldredge, Keith Urban) to bring his vision for the album to life.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn top of being a genius with the equipment, Ross is so high-energy and funny; that kid is never not laughing.\u201d He added, \u201cEvery time we were in the studio we had a great band who had great ideas of their own, so it was the farthest thing from tedious, but just, let\u2019s get in and do it. I think for the whole record we spent just three days tracking music.\u201d<\/p>\n

This fall\u2019s release will be yet another signature moment in the multiplatinum career of one of music\u2019s most beloved figures. Rucker has never been busier while working on his new album with a slate of television appearances this spring and summer including a CMT Crossroads episode with John Mellencamp, an appearance in Adam Sandler\u2019s Netflix original, Sandy Wexler, and his own episode of Celebrity Undercover Boss on CBS.<\/p>\n

Rucker, an avid golfer and passionate fan of the game, is currently hosting a new monthly show in SiriusXM\u2019s 23\/7 golf channel, SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio. On Par with Darius Rucker debuted July 26.<\/p>\n

About Darius Rucker<\/b><\/p>\n

Rucker first attained multi-Platinum status in the music industry as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of GRAMMY award-winning Hootie & the Blowfish. Since re-introducing himself to the world as a country artist, he has released four consecutive albums to top the Billboard Country albums chart and earned a whole new legion of fans. In 2014, Rucker won his third career GRAMMY award for Best Solo Country Performance for his 4x Platinum selling cover of Old Crow Medicine Show\u2019s \u201cWagon Wheel,\u201d off his album, True Believers. Rucker\u2019s first two country albums, Learn To Live and Charleston, SC 1966 produced five No. 1 singles including \u201cCome Back Song,\u201d \u201cThis,\u201d \u201cAlright,\u201d \u201cIt Won\u2019t Be Like This For Long\u201d and \u201cDon\u2019t Think I Don\u2019t Think About It.\u201d Southern Style, his fourth studio country album, features his seventh No. 1 single \u201cHomegrown Honey,\u201d co-written by Rucker, label mate Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum and Nathan Chapman. Rucker\u2019s last single, \u201cIf I Told You,\u201d is his eighth No. 1 on country radio and the first cut from his forthcoming fifth album for Capitol Nashville.<\/p>\n

Contacts & Information<\/strong>
\nDarius Rucker<\/strong><\/em>
\nhttp:\/\/www.dariusrucker.com<\/a><\/p>\n

North American Agency\u00a0<\/u><\/span>
\nCAA \/ Creative Artists Agency – Nashville<\/b>
\n401 Commerce Street Penthouse Suite
\nNashville, TN 37219 United States
\nPhone: 615-383-8787
\nFax: 615-383-4937
\nhttp:\/\/www.caatouring.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Responsible Agent (s):Darin Murphy<\/b>
\nE-Mail:\u00a0Darin.Murphy@caa.com<\/a><\/p>\n

North American Management<\/span>
\n<\/u><\/b>Maverick Management<\/b>
\n1025 16th Avenue South
\nNashville, TN 37212 United States
\nPhone: 615-324-2380
\nFax: 615-324-2381
\n
\nResponsible Manager (s):Chris Parr<\/b>
\nE-Mail:\u00a0cparr@maverick.com<\/a><\/p>\n

North American Publicity<\/u><\/b><\/span>
\nEssential Broadcast Media LLC
\n2001-B Blair Boulevard
\nNashville, TN 37203 United States
\nPhone: 615-327-3259
\nFax: 615-327-3260
\nhttp:\/\/www.ebmediapr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Responsible Publicist:Ebie McFarland<\/b>
\nE-Mail:\u00a0ebie@ebmediapr.com
\n<\/a>
\nResponsible Publicist:Darlene Rodriguez<\/b>
\nE-Mail:\u00a0darlene@ebmediapr.com<\/a><\/p>\n

North American Record Label<\/u><\/b><\/span>
\nCapitol Nashville
\n401 Commerce Street, Suite 1100
\nNashville, TN 37219 United States
\nPhone: 615-524-7500
\nhttp:\/\/www.umgnashville.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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