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• Texas Heritage Songwriters Association Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2024
• Storme Warren Departs SiriusXM
• Music Video:  “Burn It Down” by Parker McCollum
• Music Video:  “Workin’ On It” by Michael Ray
• Live Video: “The Best a Broken Heart Can Do” by Diamond Dixie

This Date in Country Music History

• 2022 – HCM Daily Country Music News – May 12th, 2022
• 2021 – HCM Daily News – May 12th, 2021
• 2020 – HCM Daily News – May 12th, 2020
• 2018 – Jordan Davis made his Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2018 – Keith Urban scored a #1 album with Graffiti U
• 2015 – This Week’s New Music – May 12th, 2015
• 2015 – HCM Daily News Recap – May 12th, 2015
• 2007 – Mel Tillis was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry by Bill Anderson
• 2007 – Rascal Flatts topped the charts with “Stand”
• 1998 – Tracy Byrd‘s I’m From the Country album was released
• 1992 – Martina McBride‘s debut album The Time Has Come was released
• 1990 – Travis Tritt scored his first career #1 song with “Help Me Hold On”
• 1984 – Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson hit #1 on the singles chart with “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”

Today’s Birthdays

• Clare Bowen
• Kix Brooks

Today’s New Albums

• Bailey Zimmerman – Religiously.  The Album.
• George Birge – Mind On You
• Jeff Carson – 448
• Johnny Mullenax – This Joint’s For You (EP)
• Kassandra Clack – Trippin’ in Heels
• KC Cameron – Average (EP)
• Lazy Wayne Band – About Damn Time Vol 3 (EP)
• Parker McCollum – Never Enough
• The Malpass Brothers – Lonely Street
• Tracy Lawrence – Live at Billy Bob’s Texas

Today’s New Singles

• Beaten Up – Andru Jamison
• Breathe Mama – Nicole Witt
• Come and Take It – Louie TheSinger, Tommy Calle & Chris Detroit
• Crazified – Michah Cheatham
• I Wonder About You – Lady Redneck
• New Year’s Kiss – Travis Denning
• Save Me – Jelly Roll & Lainey Wilson
• Second Best Thing – Travis Denning
• Strangers at the Airport – Laila
• The Highway (Live) – Cory Cross
• The Ride – The Swon Brothers
• We Speak Country – Cody Hibbard
• What You Think About This Song – David Tucker
• Work To Do – Walker Montgomery
• Workin’ On It – Michael Ray

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Amber Leigh – 5/12/10 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL
• Darius Rucker – 5/12/11 – Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, FL
• Darius Rucker – 5/12/12 – Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
• Jake Owen – 5/12/10 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL
• Lady Antebellum – 5/12/12 – Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
• Michael Ray -5/12/12 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL
• Thompson Square – 5/12/12 – Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, FL
• Tom Jackson – 5/12/11 – Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• The Chicks – Las Vegas, NV – May 12, 2023
• Tico Time Bluegrass Fest – Aztec, NM – May 12, 2023
• Rodney Atkins at Boots & Black Belts Gala – Houston, TX – May 13, 2023
• The Chicks – Las Vegas, NV – May 13, 2023
• Tico Time Bluegrass Fest – Aztec, NM – May 13, 2023 – All Day
• Tico Time Bluegrass Fest – Aztec, NM – May 14, 2023 – All Day

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