HCM Weekly Country Music News – August 22nd, 2025

 Posted by at 1:21 pm on August 22, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Parmalee released their single “Girl In Mine”
  • 2020 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 album with Born Here Live Here Die Here
  • 2018 – Luke Combs picked up a lot of hardware for some of his singles: “Hurricane” was certified Triple Platinum, “When It Rains It Pours” was certified Double Platinum, and “One Number Away” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Old Dominion scored 3 Platinum singles:  “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”, “Written in the Sand”, and “Song For Another Time”
  • 2016 – Cole Swindell‘s song “You Should Be Here” was certified Platinum
  • 1998 – Jo Dee Messina scored a #1 hit with the Phil Vassar penned “I’m Alright”
  • 1997 – Mark Wills made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1995 – Collin Raye released his album I Think About You
  • 1987 – Restless Heart topped the charts with their hit “Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)”

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Today’s New Albums

  • Asleep at the Wheel – Riding High in Texas
  • Austin Snell – Home Sweet Hell
  • Lainey Wilson – Whirlwind (Deluxe)
  • Old Dominion – Barbara
  • Russell Dickerson – Famous Back Home
  • Walker Hayes – 17 Problems

Today’s New Singles

  • Deserve Her – Drew Baldridge
  • Tequila Cowboys – Jon Wolfe & Randy Rogers
  • Voices – A Thousand Horses

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This Date in Country Music History – August 22nd

 Posted by at 6:06 am on August 22, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2022 – Parmalee released their single “Girl In Mine”
  • 2020 – Luke Bryan scored a #1 album with Born Here Live Here Die Here
  • 2018 – Luke Combs picked up a lot of hardware for some of his singles: “Hurricane” was certified Triple Platinum, “When It Rains It Pours” was certified Double Platinum, and “One Number Away” was certified Platinum
  • 2018 – Old Dominion scored 3 Platinum singles:  “No Such Thing As A Broken Heart”, “Written in the Sand”, and “Song For Another Time”
  • 2016 – Cole Swindell’s song “You Should Be Here” was certified Platinum
  • 1998 – Jo Dee Messina scored a #1 hit with the Phil Vassar penned “I’m Alright”
  • 1997 – Mark Wills made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 1995 – Collin Raye released his album I Think About You
  • 1987 – Restless Heart topped the charts with their hit “Why Does It Have To Be (Wrong or Right)”

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This Date in Country Music History – August 21st

 Posted by at 7:05 am on August 21, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2023 – Scotty McCreery released his single “Cab in a Solo”
  • 2023 – Jordan Davis released his single “Tucson Too Late”
  • 2023 – Drew Baldridge released his single “She’s Somebody’s Daughter”
  • 2021 – Don Everly died in Nashville
  • 2020 – Tim McGraw released his album Here on Earth
  • 2020 – The Lauren Alaina & Jon Pardi duet “Gettig Over Him” was released
  • 2018 – Dustin Lynch was invited to become the next member of the Grand Ole Opry by Trace Adkins
  • 2017 – Tim McGraw’s single “Humble and Kind” was certified double-platinum
  • 2012 – Dustin Lynch released his self-titled debut album
  • 2007 – Joe Nichols released his album Real Things
  • 2006 – Tracy Lawrence released his single “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”
  • 2006 – Sara Evans released her single “You’ll Always Be My Baby”
  • 2001 – Mark Wills released his album Loving Every Minute
  • 1995 – Roger Miller was announced as the latest artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • 1989 – Garth Brooks released his single “If Tomorrow Never Comes”
  • 1981 – The Oak Ridge Boys released their single “(I’m Settin’) Fancy Free”

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This Date in Country Music History – August 20th

 Posted by at 7:50 am on August 20, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2021 – Tom T. Hall committed suicide
  • 2020 – The ACM’s, delayed due to COVID-19, announced Riley Green as Top New Male Artist and Tenille Townes as the Top New Female Artist in the lead up to the 2020 show
  • 2016 – Jake Owen’s album American Love debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart
  • 2013 – The Lacs released their album titled Keep It Redneck
  • 2013 – Charlie Worsham released his album Rubberband
  • 2002 – Lee Ann Womack released her album Something Worth Leaving Behind
  • 2002 – Diamond Rio released their album Completely
  • 1991 – Collin Raye released his debut album All I Can Be
  • 1988 – Restless Heart scored a #1 hit with “Bluest Eyes In Texas”
  • 1982 – Alabama released their single “Close Enough to Perfect”

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This Date in Country Music History – August 19th

 Posted by at 7:25 am on August 19, 2025
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This Date in Country Music History

  • 2024 – Jackson Dean released his song “Heavens to Betsy”
  • 2022 – Tyler Hubbard released his debut solo EP, Dancin’ in the Country
  • 2022 – Blake Shelton released his single “No Body”
  • 2021 – Keith Urban released his single “Wild Hearts”
  • 2016 – Drake White released his album Spark
  • 2014 – Chase Rice released his album Ignite the Night
  • 2014 – Sam Hunt made his Grand Ole Opry debut
  • 2003 –Dierks Bentley‘s self-titled debut album was released
  • 2003 – Sara Evans released her Restless album
  • 2002 – Lonestar released their single “Unusually Unusual”
  • 1950 – Hank Snow scored a #1 hit with “I’m Movin’ On” – it stayed at #1 for 21 weeks

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