This Week’s Country Music News and Videos

• Music Video:  “20 Cigarettes” by Morgan Wallen
• Lyric Video:  “Real American” by Brantley Gilbert
• Lyric Video:  “Downtime” by Jo Dee Messina
• Lyric Video:  “Like It Like That” by Dasha
• Lyric Video:  “Where the Wild Things Are” by William Clark Green
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart
• Lineup Announced for Rock the South
• Tucker Wetmore Announces The Brunette World Tour
• Lineup Announced for Kentucky’s Railbird Festival
• Kenny Chesney is Returning to The Sphere
• Lyric Video:  “Never Knew” by Tyler Rich
• The Boys from Oklahoma are Headed to Lincoln, NE
• Music Video:  “Beat the Devil” by Maren Morris (from Sheriff Country)
• Lyric Video:  “Both Can Be True” by Meghan Patrick
• Lyric Video:  “Ready for Love” by Hardy
• Music Video: “Mess Out of Me” by Tigirlily Gold
• Lyric Video:  “Beautiful Things” by Megan Moroney

This Date in Country Music History

• 2023 – Jon Pardi was inducted as a member of the Grand Ole Opry
• 2022 – Luke Combs released his single “Going, Going, Gone”
• 2022 – Justin Moore released his duet with Priscilla Block “You, Me and Whiskey”
• 2019 – Luke Combs had his single “Beautiful Crazy” certified Triple Platinum and his single “Beer Never Broke My Heart” certified Platinum
• 2017 – Charlie Daniels released his autobiography “Never Look at the Empty Seats”
• 2015 – George Strait’s album Cold Beer Conversation topped the country albums chart
• 2011 – Toby Keith released his album Clancy’s Tavern
• 2010 – Don Williams and Jimmy Dean were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
• 2006 – Taylor Swift‘s self-titled debut album was released
• 2006 – Montgomery Gentry released their album Some People Change
• 1992 – Wynonna topped the charts for the first of 4 weeks with her hit “No One Else On Earth”

Today’s Birthdays

• Mark Gray (d)

Today’s New Albums

• Alexandra Kay – Second Wind
• Billy Currington – King of the World
• Mickey Guyton – Feels Like Christmas
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Night After Night (EP)
• Randy Rogers Band – The Going (EP)

Today’s New Singles

• Along for the Ride – High Valley
• Both Can Be True – Meghan Patrick
• Christmas Love Song – Willie Nelson
• Mess Out of Me – Tigirlily Gold
• Werewolf – Koe Wetzel
• You Don’t Have to Tell Me Twice – Mike Ryan

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Jo Dee Messina  -10/24/09 – Parker Playhouse in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Greenville Country Music Fest – Simpsonville, SC – Oct 24, 2025
• Luke Combs’ Bootleggers Bonfire – Miramar Beach, FL – October 24, 2025
• Jake Owen, Dirty Heads, The Wailers – West Palm Beach, FL – October 24, 2025
• Diamond Dixie – Simpsonville, SC – Oct 24, 2025 – 7:15 pm
• Diamond Dixie – Kannaoplis, NC – Oct 25, 2025 – 3:00 pm
• Jake Owen, Dirty Heads, The Original Wailers – Apopka, FL – October 25, 2025
• Luke Combs’ Bootleggers Bonfire – Miramar Beach, FL – October 25, 2025
• Greenville Country Music Fest – Simpsonville, SC – Oct 25, 2025
• Jake Owen, Dirty Heads, The Original Wailers – St. Petersburg, FL – October 26, 2025
• Froggy’s Drive for Research to Benefit BAF – St. Augustine,FL – October 27, 2025
• The Music of My Life: An All-Star Tribute to Anne Murray – Nashville, TN – Oct 27, 2025
• Boots on the Bayou – Gonzales, LA – Oct 31, 2025

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Country Music News and Videos

• Win a signed vinyl record from Travis Tritt – ends 6/18/23
• Keith Urban Offering 20% off with code KUMDW23 – ends 5/29/23
• Tickets Now On Sale for Craig Morgan’s God, Family, Country Tour
• Kane Brown Offering up to 40% off select items – ends 5/29/23
• Darius Rucker Offering True Believers Album on Vinyl for First Time
• Jackson Dean Offering 20% off sitewide (excluding music) – ends 5/30/23
• Zac Brown Band Offering $20 T-shirts – ends 5/29/23
• Maddie & Tae Fan Club Party Announced
• Video:  “CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair” | Official Trailer
• LoCash to Bring Pickleball to CMA Fest
• Toby Keith Acquires Fishing Brand Luck E Strike
• Ricochet Signs with Encore Music Group for First Album in over 10 Years
• Blake Shelton and Showrunner Lee Metzger Launch Lucky Horseshoe Productions
• William Clark Green Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

This Date in Country Music History

• 2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – May 25th, 2022
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – May 25th, 2021
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – May 25th, 2020
• 2019 – Blake Shelton scored a #1 single with “God’s Country”
• 2018 – John Rich opened his bar in downtown Nashville called Redeck Riviera
• 2011 – Scotty McCreery won American Idol, with fellow country singer Lauren Alaina coming in second
• 2011 – Scotty McCreery‘s debut single “I Love You This Big” was released
• 2011 – Lauren Alaina’s debut single “Like My Mother Does” was released
• 2005 – Carrie Underwood won American Idol
• 2005 – Garth Brooks proposed to Trisha Yearwood
• 2004 – Julie Roberts released her debut, self-titled album
• 2004 – Lonestar released their album, Let’s Be Us Again
• 2002 – Alan Jackson hits #1 with his song “Drive (For Daddy Gene)” which stays at #1 for 4 weeks
• 1991 – Doug Stone hits #1 with “In a Different Light”
• 1951 – Marty Robbins signed a record label deal with Columbia Records…the partnership lasted 31 years

Today’s Birthdays

• Jessi Colter
• Tom T. Hall (d)

Today’s New Albums

• None Today

Today’s New Singles

• Help – Colt Ford & Bryan Martin
• Moment or a Memory – Siena
• The Deep End – Evanthia Theodorou

Today’s Photo Flashback

• None Today

This Week’s Notable Events

• DelFest – Cumberland, MD – May 25, 2023 – All Day
• DelFest – Cumberland, MD – May 26, 2023 – All Day
• DelFest – Cumberland, MD – May 27, 2023 – All Day
• Lone Star Jam – Round Rock, TX – May 27, 2023 – All Day
• DelFest – Cumberland, MD – May 28, 2023 – All Day
• Lone Star Jam – Round Rock, TX – May 28, 2023 – All Day

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