Hometown Country Music

2021 – Talking in Circles with Clint Black debuted on the Circle Network
2021 – Leslie Jordan made his Grand Ole Opry debut
2020 – Craig Morgan released his album God, Family, Country
2011 – John Rich won Celebrity Apprentice
2010 – Laura Bell Bundy made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2004 – Rascal Flatts scored a #1 hit with “Mayberry”
2002 – Brooks & Dunn took home 3 ACM Awards, including Entertainer of the Year, Top Vocal Duo, and Video of the Year for “Only In America”

HCM Content

2024 – HCM Daily Country Music News – May 22nd, 2024
2020 – HCM Daily News – May 22nd, 2020
2015 – HCM Country Music News Update – Friday, May 22nd, 2015
Today’s Birthdays – May 22nd

Today’s Photo Flashback

Lineup Announced for Ryman & BMI Block Party During CMA Fest

Posted by admin at 12:31 pm on May 21, 2025

May 212025

Thursday, June 5
1:50P – Josh Weathers
2:40P – Grace Tyler
3:30P – Wynn Williams
4:20P – Tyler Braden

Friday, June 6
12:10P – Christian Yancey
1:00P – Tyra Madison
1:50P – Pynk Beard
2:40P – Callie Twisselman
3:30P – Kelsey Hart
4:20P – Noah Rinker

Saturday, June 7
12:10P – Lovella
1:00P – Tommy Acker
1:50P – Callum Kerr
2:40P – Cole Goodwin
3:30P – Tyler Booth
4:20P – Zach John King

This Date in Country Music History – May 21st

Posted by admin at 6:27 am on May 21, 2025

May 212025

: Darius Rucker

: Tracy Lawrence

: Kellie Pickler

: Blake Shelton

: Miranda Lambert

: Hunter Hayes

This Date in Country Music History

2022 – Morgan Wallen scored a Billboard Country Singles #1 with “Thought You Should Know”
2021 – Blake Shelton released his album Body Language
2021 – Jordan Davis released his album Buy Dirt
2018 – Scotty McCreery’s single “Five More Minutes” was certified Platinum
2018 – Darius Rucker’s former pop/rock band Hootie and the Blowfish saw their album Cracked Rear View get certified 21-times Platinum for sales of over 21 million copies
2016 – Maren Morris made her Grand Ole Opry debut
2016 – Florida Georgia Line scored a #1 hit with “H.O.L.Y.”
2015 – HCM Daily Country Music News Update – Thursday, May 21st, 2015
2013 – Darius Rucker‘s True Believers album was released
2013 – Kellie Pickler was named the winner of “Dancing with the Stars”
2013 – Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert open up NBC’s The Voice with a rendition of “Over You” in honor of tornado victims in Oklahoma
2013 – Hunter Hayes is awarded with triple platinum certification for his single “Wanted“
2012 – Blake Shelton‘s single “Over” was released
2012 – Jake Owen released “The One That Got Away” to radio
2002 – Emerson Drive‘s self-titled debut album was released
1994 – John Berry topped the charts with “Your Love Amazes Me”
1991 – Tracy Lawrence signs a record label deal with Atlantic Records
1988 – Kathy Mattea topped the charts with “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Rozes”
1984 – Lee Greenwood‘s “God Bless the USA” is released as a single
1977 – Waylon Jennings topped the charts for the first of 6 weeks with “Luckenbach, Texas”