This Week’s Country Music News and Videos

• Reba McEntire Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First Record Deal
• Dolly Parton Releases Star of the Show:  My Life on Stage
• Megan Moroney Announces New Album Cloud 9
• Listening Room Cafe 20th Anniversary Show Announced at the Ryman
• Vince Gill to be Honored with CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2026 DelFest Announced
• Lyric Video:  “Make Heaven Crowded” by Cole Swindell
• Music Video:  “Baby Blues” by Ashley Cooke
• Music Video:  “After Midnight” by Nate Smith & Tyler Hubbard
• Lyric Video:  “How Much Beer” by Drake Milligan & Randall King
• Music Video:  “Red Wine Supernova” by Kaitlin Butts

This Date in Country Music History

• 2022 – Mitchell Tenpenny released his single “We Got History”
• 2022 – Brantley Gilbert released his collaboration “Heaven by Then” with Vince Gill & Blake Shelton
• 2016 – Holly Dunn passed away due to ovarian cancer
• 2015 – Thomas Rhett scored a #1 hit with “Die a Happy Man.”  It would be #1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart for a total of 17 weeks!
• 2015 – Carrie Underwood’s album Storyteller debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart
• 2012 – Justin Moore’s album Outlaws Like Me was certified Gold
• 1998 – Neal McCoy made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1978 – Kenny Rogers released his album The Gambler

Today’s Birthdays

• Rockie Lynne
• Will Hoge

Today’s New Albums

• Ashley Cooke – Ace
• Jeff Bates – Don’t Hold Me To It
• Kaitlin Butts – Yeehaw Sessions
• Kelsea Ballerini – Mount Pleasant (EP)
• Max McNown – Both Sides of the Blade (EP)

Today’s New Singles

• Calluses – Eli Mosley
• God Winks – Annie Bosko w/ Amy Grant
• Holdin’ You, Lovin’ You – Chayce Beckham
• Part of My Story – A Thousand Horses

Today’s Photo Flashback

• 2021 Texas Country Music Awards – 11/14/21 at Billy Bob’s in Forth Worth, TX
• Zac Brown Band – 11/14/09 – Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Moon Crush Odies Beach Vacation – Miramar Beach, FL – Nov 14, 2025
• Moon Crush Odies Beach Vacation – Miramar Beach, FL – Nov 15, 2025
• Mid-Nite Jamboree – Nashville, TN – Nov 15, 2025 – 10:00 pm
• Drake White’s Benefit for the Brain – Nashville, TN – Nov 17, 2025
• St. Pete Country Fest – St. Petersburg, FL – Nov 21, 2025

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Country Music News and Videos

• Aaron Lewis Announces 2025 American As It Gets Tour
• Win a trip to see Blake Shelton from the front row in Atlanta – ends 2/25/25
• Lyric Video:  “I Could Be That Rain” by Randall King

This Date in Country Music History

• 2022 – Country Music Hall of Fame broadcaster Ralph Emery passed away
• 2019 – Tucker Beathard signed with Warner Bros
• 2016 – Brothers Osborne released their debut album Pawn Shop
• 2016 – Hank Williams Jr. released his album It’s About Time
• 2013 – RCA announced that Tate Stevens was being signed to a recording contract
• 2010 – Charlie Daniels suffered a minor stroke while snowmobiling in Colorado
• 2010 – Luke Bryan scored his first Gold Single (sales of 500,000+) for “Do I”
• 2002 – Alan Jackson released his album Drive
• 1992 – Johnny Cash was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Today’s Birthdays

• None Today

Today’s New Albums

• None Today

Today’s New Singles

• One Less Face – Jarrid Lee
• Thank You, But No Thank You – Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence
• This Old Guitar – Jerry Bogan
• Three-Chord Town – Rip Gerber

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood – 1/15/16 – BB&T Center in Sunrise, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 15, 2025
• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 16, 2025
• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 17, 2025
• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 18, 2025
• Nicolle Galyon & Friends: Firstborn Fundraiser – Hutchinson, KS – Jan 18, 2025 – 7:30 pm

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Country Music News and Videos

• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart
• Lineup Announced for Windy City Smokeout
• Josh Turner Announces This Country Music Thing Tour Dates
• Grand Ole Opry Member Buck White of The Whites Passes at 94
• Thomas Rhett to Headline Fenway Park
• Russell Dickerson Announces RussellMania Round 2 Summer 2025 Tour
• Randall King & Fiancée Brittany Warthan Announce They’re Expecting 1st Child with Heartfelt Duet, “Baby Steps”
• My Furry Valentine: Love Songs Saving Lives Songwriters Night Announced
• Restless Road Announces “Goin’ Out Like That” Tour

This Date in Country Music History

• 2023 – Tigirlily Gold released their song “Shoot Tequila”
• 2021 – President Donald Trump awarded Toby Keith and Ricky Skaggs with the National Medal of Arts
• 2020 – Darius Rucker‘s single “Wagon Wheel” was certified 8x Platinum
• 2020 – Luke Bryan‘s single “That’s My Kind of Night” was certified Quintuple Platinum
• 2020 – Jordan Davis‘ single “Singles You Up” was certified Double Platinum
• 2014 – Tim McGraw released his single “Lookin’ For That Girl”
• 1996 – Terri Clark made her Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1996 – Faith Hill scored a #1 hit with “It Matters To Me”
• 1990 – Keith Whitley topped the charts with “It Ain’t Nothin’”
• 1983 – B.J. Thomas released his single “Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love”
• 1968 – Johnny Cash recorded his album Johnny Cash at Folsom Priso

Today’s Birthdays

• Shayne Morrison (Perfect Stranger)
• Trace Adkins

Today’s New Albums

• None Today

Today’s New Singles

• If I Die Before You – Chris Lane
• Letter to Me – Jason Kyle Wickens
• Look at This Mess – Gabe Choate

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Emily Brooke – 1/13/12 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 15, 2025
• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 16, 2025
• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 17, 2025
• Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa – Riviera Cancun, Mexico – Jan 18, 2025
• Nicolle Galyon & Friends: Firstborn Fundraiser – Hutchinson, KS – Jan 18, 2025 – 7:30 pm

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Happy Birthday to today’s Country Music Birthday(s)!

• Randall King
• Steve Ripley (The Tractors) (d)

Country Music News and Videos

• Lineup Announced for Florida’s Palm Coast Songwriter’s Festival
• Miranda Lambert Announces New Label Deal and Single Due May 3rd
• Sony Music Publishing Nashville Signs Randall King to Global Deal

This Date in Country Music History

• 2021 – Today’s New Music – April 23rd, 2021
• 2021 – Eric Church released his album Soul
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – April 23rd, 2020
• 2016 – Tim McGraw scored a #1 hit with “Humble and Kind”
• 2002 – Kenny Chesney released his album No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems
• 1996 – George Strait released his album Blue Clear Sky
• 1981 – George Strait released his single “Unwound”

Today’s Birthdays

• Roy Orbison (d)

Today’s New Albums

• None Today

Today’s New Singles

• None Today

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Southern Drawl – 4/23/10  – Texas Rose Saloon in Davie, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Vince Gill, Ashley McBryde, Natalie Hemby & More – Nashville, TN – Apr 23, 2024 – 7:00 pm
• Jeep Beach 2024 Music Festival – Daytona Beach, FL – Apr 26, 2024
• National Cornbread Festival – South Pittsburg, TN – Apr 27, 2024
• Jo Dee Messina – Nashville, TN – Apr 27, 2024 – 9:00 pm
• National Cornbread Festival – South Pittsburg, TN – Apr 28, 2024

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