The official lineup for the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has been announced, and GPN is one of the featured bands! Due to overwhelming demand in years past, the desert fest is being held over two consecutive weekends (April 13-15 and April 20-22), as two separate but identical events, giving more fans the chance to attend. Tickets will be available soon, so visit Coachella.com often and grab your passes before they’re gone!

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals iTunes Session will be available HERE on December 6th. Harnessing the energy of their live performances, GPN rocked through their expanding catalog, as well as covers of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” and The Beatles’ “Dear Prudence.” Recorded at the end of their successful summer tour, this release not only captures everything fans love about GPN, but also delivers a few unexpected surprises.

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Guitar Center Sessions with GPN, hosted by Nic Harcourt, premieres TONIGHT, December 3rd, on DIRECTV’s Audience Network, Channel 239 and in 3D on n|3D powered by Panasonic. Spinner has the scoop HERE, and check out this sneak peak!

With the Holiday season in full swing, check out this interview Grace did where she talks about playing the role of Carol on Disney’s animated series “Prep & Landing,” airing December 5th on ABC. In the video, you’ll see a clip from the show and hear Grace sing “Naughty Naughty Children (Better Start Acting Nice),” available on GPN’s new Christmas EP out now. Grab it HERE on iTunes!

GPN has a new, 2 song Christmas EP on iTunes today! It features “”Naughty Naughty Children (Better Start Acting Nice)” from the up-coming ABC special “Prep and Landing 2″, and GPN’s take on the classic “Please Come Home For Christmas.” Order it HERE.

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals are in the initial stages of work on their new album and recently spent time in a Los Angeles studio. “I’m really excited about how things are progressing,” says Grace of the percolating creative process that’s fueling the project. “We’re all chomping at the bit to make a KILLER record.”

GPN have also been handpicked to be part of a stadium tour next summer with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, and that massive exposure will no doubt deepen the impression made by Grace in her duet with Chesney on their CMA Award-winning single and video “You and Tequila.”

“It’s gonna be a hoot,” Grace promises. “I never thought that this is where we’d be right now—especially in this capacity, with country music being such a great new platform for us, and one we’d never considered before as a possibility. I mean, Giants Stadium, Foxboro—these are places I’ve always thought of in terms of massive concerts and sporting events, and in a few months we’re going to be playing there. It’s surreal, but at the same time there’s a real sense of accomplishment for me and the band.”

Fans can also look forward to seeing GPN spotlighted on DIRECTV’s Guitar Center Sessions.The performance and interview with host Nic Harcourt, filmed live in front of a studio audience in the Vintage Room of Guitar Center Hollywood premieres Saturday, December 3., at 9 p.m. ET on DIRECTV’s Audience Network (channel 239) and in 3D on the satellite service’s n3D.

Additionally, Grace and the band recently recorded a live iTunes Session, which will be available at the iTunes Store starting December 6th. Flushed with the afterglow of their summer tour—and tighter than ever as the result of months of nightly performances—Potter and company tore through their ever-growing song book while also delivering a rendition of Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” as convincing as it is unexpected, along with revisiting the Beatles’ “Dear Prudence.”

Each one of the above events represents another stepping stone in the gradual but ever-upward career arc of this exceptional band and its gifted, charismatic frontwoman. During ABC’s highly rated telecast of the CMA Awards on Nov. 9, Potter joined Chesney for an intimate acoustic performance of “You and Tequila,” inspiring Entertainment Weekly’s Ken Tucker to write, “It’s beginning to seem bafflingly impossible that Potter isn’t a bigger star, isn’t it?” Given what is happening now, and what is on deck for the coming months, Grace Potter’s moment is right around the corner.

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals are thrilled to be featured guests on the 2012 “Brothers of the Sun” Tour, reuniting longtime friends and country music superstars Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw. The 19-date stadium run will be the first time in 10 years that Chesney and McGraw have hit the road together. The reunion will kick off June 2 in Tampa, FL and will feature stadium shows on weekend dates at venues across the country, including Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field, Dallas’ Cowboys Stadium, Detroit’s Ford Field, and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

Tickets for the Dallas, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, East Rutherford, Detroit, and Foxboro shows will go on sale Saturday, December 3 through Ticketmaster. Check back soon for more info on the remaining dates.

“Brothers of the Sun” Tour 2012:
Sat. June 2 - Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
Sun. June 3 - Atlanta, GA – Georgia Dome
Sat. June 9 - Dallas, TX – Cowboys Stadium
Sun. June 10 - Kansas City, MO – Arrowhead Stadium
Sat. June 16 - Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
Sat. June 23 - Nashville, TN – LP Field
Sun. June 24 – Charlotte, NC - Bank of AmericaStadium
Sat. June 30 - Pittsburgh, PA – Heinz Field
Sun. July 1 - Cincinnati, OH – Paul Brown Stadium
Sat. July 7 - Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
Sun. July 8 - Minneapolis, MN – Target Field
Sat. July 14 – Anaheim, CA – Angels Stadium
Sat. July 21 - Denver, CO - Sports Authority Field at Mile High
TBA - Indianapolis, IN – Lucas Oil Stadium
TBA - Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Browns Stadium
Sat. August 11 - East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Sun. August 12 - Washington, DC – FedExField
Sat. August 18 - Detroit, MI – Ford Field
Sat. August 25 - Foxboro, MA – Gillette Stadium

Grace’s hit duet with Kenny Chesney, “You and Tequila,” is nominated for 3 CMAs: “Song of the Year,” “Musical Event of the Year,” and “Music Video of the Year!”

The show airs tonight at 8pm EST on ABC. Tune in to catch the duo perform live! Click HERE for more info on the broadcast, and check out their award nominated video below.

Grace Potter and Kenny Chesney’s duet “You and Tequila” is nominated for Single of the Year – Vocal Collaboration at the American Country Awards. Beginning today fans can vote once each day for their favorite artists at www.theacas.com. Voting closes on Friday November 11th for all categories except artist of the year. The ACAs are scheduled to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Monday, December 5th. The awards show will be aired live on FOX. Click here for more details about the ACAs.

Grace Potter and Kenny Chesney will be performing their song “You and Tequila” at the CMA Awards show on November 9th. The country duet is nominated for Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year. For more info click here.