Parker McCollum Celebrates His Birthday with RIAA Certified Platinum Award for His Blazing Hit “Burn It Down”

McCollum Presented with Plaque During Record-Breaking Show with Country Icon George Strait

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 17, 2024) –Country music superstar, Parker McCollum, celebrated his birthday weekend by joining his biggest musical influence and Country music icon, George Strait, for a sold-out show in College Station, TX. The concert achieved a major milestone by breaking the record for largest US ticketed show with 110, 905 fans in attendance. Making the occasion even more memorable, McCollum was presented with an RIAA Certified Platinum plaque by UMG Nashville Chair & CEO, Cindy Mabe, for his explosive track, “Burn It Down.” The song was a massive hit with fans and critics alike and its music video recently took home the ACM Award for “Visual Media of the Year.” McCollum was also joined on-stage by Brittney Spencer at this year’s CMT Awards for a steamy performance of the song which quickly became one of the standout performances of the evening.

For a full list of Parker’s upcoming tour dates and tickets, please visit parkermccollum.com.

ABOUT PARKER MCCOLLUM:

Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Parker McCollum released Never Enough, a statement album that cements his status as one of country music’s undeniable new stars, on May 12 via MCA Nashville. Along with headlining his own tour this summer, McCollum will play stadiums with Morgan Wallen on Wallen’s One Night at a Time World Tour. McCollum has been named an ‘Artist to Watch’ by Rolling Stone, Billboard, SiriusXM, CMT, RIAA, and more with American Songwriter noting, “The Texas native teeters on the edge of next-level superstardom.” MusicRow listed McCollum as their 2021 Breakout Artist of the Year and Apple also included him as one of their all-genre “Up Next Artists” Class of 2021. A dedicated road warrior, McCollum made his debut at the famed Grand Ole Opry in 2021 and he already sells out venues across the country (over 40 sold out shows nationwide in 2021) including record-breaking crowds in Dallas (20,000), The Woodlands (16,500), Austin (7500+), Lubbock (7700+), Jackson, MS (5000+), Kearney, NE (3000+), Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, and three nights at Fort Worth’s iconic Billy Bob’s Texas. In March 2022, McCollum made his debut at RODEOHOUSTON to a sold-out crowd with over 73,000 tickets sold, returning to perform at the Opening Day celebration in 2023. He recently made a dream come true with his first-ever Austin City Limits performance, kicking off their 2023 season.  In 2022, McCollum earned his first ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year, took home “Breakthrough Video of the Year” (a fully fan-voted honor) at the 2022 CMT Music Awards and scored two back-to-back CMA Awards nominations (2022 & 2023) for New Artist of the Year.