Country Music Superstar Hank Williams Jr. Signs Exclusive Deal With Blaster Entertainment

Hank Williams Jr., "Five-time Entertainer of the Year" has teamed up with Blaster to distribute his highly anticipated album due to hit record shelves in June of 2012.

Bocephus said, “I’m excited about this new album we’ve been working on.” He continued, “When looking at labels, I had several choices. When my team brought me the opportunity from Blaster and with the soon to be announced distribution deal, it was the best deal in town. My fans will be able to find my music in places that common folks shop. This is gonna be fun!”

Hank Jr. has more than 70 albums to his credit, has sold 55 million records, has won countless awards including 5-time Entertainer of the Year awards both Academy of Country Music & Country Music Association, a Grammy Award, BMI Icon Award, and most recently in 2009 the Academy of Country Music “Pioneer Award.

He's also the first country performer to ever win an Emmy.

For twenty years, America watched Hank Williams Jr., this larger than life superman of a musician unleash the national anthem for viewers of Monday Night Football – ‘Are You Ready for Some Football.?’ Those simple words won Williams an entirely new generation of fans.

But after parting ways with Hank Williams Jr., ESPN’s Monday Night Football lost an average of 1.4 million viewers per week, according to story in NY Post.

Blaster Entertainment is famous for the plain fun way they do business. The partnership of Blaster and Hank Williams Jr. is a perfect pairing.

Their mission is to support artists in all aspects of the business and create new outlets for their music.

Blaster Entertainment prides itself on the ability to provide one-on one attention to all of their artists while developing new opportunities and alliances along the way.

Via [Blaster]