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HCM Daily Country Music News – January 29th, 2025

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2022 – The Jordan Davis & Luke Bryan duet “Buy Dirt” topped the Billboard Country Singles chart
2018 – Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott gave birth to twins
2016 – Jason Aldean‘s single “Burnin’ It Down” was certified double-platinum
2016 – Jason Aldean‘s single “Hicktown” was certified platinum
2016 – Blake Shelton‘s single “Sangria” was certified platinum
2016 – Florida Georgia Line‘s single “Sippin’ On Fire” was certified platinum
2016 – Maddie & Tae‘s single “Fly” was certified gold
2015 – Florida Georgia Line‘s single “Cruise” was certified nine-times platinum for sales of 9 million
2015 – The Band Perry‘s single “If I Die Young” was certified six-times platinum for sales of 6 million
2015 – The Brantley Gilbert single “Bottoms Up” was certified double-platinum for sales of 2 million
2015 – The Eli Young Band‘s single “Drunk Last Night” was certified platinum for sales of 1 million
2004 – Gretchen Wilson signed a record label deal with Epic
1999 – The Dixie Chicks album Wide Open Spaces was certified quadruple platinum
1970 – Elvis Presley released his hit single “Kentucky Rain”

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This Date in Country Music History

2018 – Chris Stapleton won 3 Grammy awards: Best Country Album, for From A Room: Volume 1; Best Country Song, “Broken Halos”; and Best Country Solo Performance, “Either Way”
2014 – Big & Rich released their single “Look At You”
2009 – John Rich released his single “Shuttin’ Detroit Down”
1995 – Alan Jackson scored a #1 hit with “Gone Country”
1992 – Reba McEntire released her single “Is There Life Out There”
1989 – Randy Travis topped the charts with “Deeper Than The Holler”
1985 – Alabama released their album Forty Hour Week
1985 – Reba McEntire released her single “Somebody Should Leave”

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This Date in Country Music History

2023 – Chris Janson released his song “All I Need Is You”
2023 – Tyler Hubbard released his self-titled debut solo album
2021 – The Chris Young Cafe was opened at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro
2021 – Kris Kristofferson announced his retirement
2020 – Kane Brown’s single “Heaven” was certified Quintuple Platinum, as was his duet “What Ifs” with Lauren Alaina
2017 – Lauren Alaina released her album Road Less Traveled
2017 – Brantley Gilbert released his album The Devil Don’t Sleep
2010 – Carrie Underwood‘s single “Cowboy Casanova” was certified platinum
2007 – Rodney Atkins scored a #1 hit with “Watching You”
2001 – The Dixie Chicks scored a #1 hit with “Without You”
1998 – The Dixie Chicks released their debut album Wide Open Spaces
1998 – Shania Twain released her single “You’re Still The One”
1998 – Wade Hayes released his album When The Wrong One Loves You Right
1967 – Waylon Jennings made his Grand Ole Opry debut
1956 – Elvis Presley released his single “Heartbreak Hotel”