HCM Daily News – April 13th, 2020

Country Music News

• Weekly Charts
• Country Music Hall of Fame Announces Songwriter Sessions Series
• This Week’s Texas Country Radio #1 Single:  “She Gone” by Randall King
• This Week’s Texas Regional Radio Report’s #1 Single:  “River Road Dream” by Curtis Grimes
• This Week’s Most Added New Single at Radio:  “One of Them Girls” by Lee Brice
• This Week’s Country Aircheck #1 Single:  “Catch” by Brett Young
• This Week’s Country Aircheck Newsletter
• This Week’s Billboard #1 Country Album:  Southside by Sam Hunt
• This Week’s Billboard Country Newsletter
• This Week’s #1 Streamed Song:  “I Hope” by Gabby Barrett
• This Week’s #1 Selling Single:  “Be a Light” by Thomas Rhett & Friends

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• “There’s a High Lonesome Sound” by Danny Joines
• Lyric Video:  “Yes I Can” Corinne Cook
• Easter Message from High Valley
• James Barker Live Stream – April 12th, 2020
• Music Video:  “Wander” by Ray Scott
• Video:  “Froggy Went a Courtin'” by Suzy Bogguss
• Granger Smith Podcast – Episode #27
• Acoustic Video:  “Figure Out You” by Rodney Atkins w/ Rose Falcon
• New Song Teaser:  “I Found Another You (& She Hates Me Too)” by Mark Chesnutt
• Video:  “Bluebird” by Little Big Town
• Lyric Video Flashback:  “Hypnotize the Moon” by Clay Walker
• Campfire Sessions Live with Sarah Darling
• Earl Dibbles Jr as a Kid
• Video:  Hunter Hayes from the Human to Human Live Festival
• Ashley McBryde’s “All Cooped Up with Kids” Livestream
• Live Video:  “I Hope” by Gabby Barrett
• CMT Video:  Ingrid Andress Talks “More Hearts Than Mine”
• Video Flashback:  “Southern Nights” by Glen Campbell
• Video:  “New Train” by Lionel Cartwright

This Date in Country Music History

• 2019 – George Strait scored a #1 album with Honky Tonk Time Machine
• 2018 – Jason Aldean released his album Rearview Town
• 2012 – Jana Kramer made her Grand Ole Opry debut
• 2010 – Laura Bell Bundy released her album Achin’ and Shakin’
• 1999 – Andy Griggs released his debut album You Won’t Ever Be Lonely
• 1996 – Lonestar scored their first career #1 hit with “No News”
• 1991 – Alabama topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks with “Down Home”
• 1963 – Bill Anderson topped the charts with “Still”
• 1959 – George Jones scored his first career #1 hit with “White Lightning”

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Aaron Lewis
• Hali Hicks

Today’s New Albums (See All Album Release Dates)

• None Today

Today’s New Singles (See All Single Release Dates)

• You Would Think – Tucker Beathard
• One Of Them Girls – Lee Brice
• Brave – Ruston Kelly
• Everydayers – James Lann

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• Brantley Gilbert – 4/13/14 – Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL
• Eli Young Band – 4/13/13 – Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale Beach, FL
• Frankie Ballard – 4/13/14 – Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL
• Gloriana – 4/13/13 – Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale Beach, FL
• Heidi Newfield – 4/13/11 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL
• Luke Bryan – 4/13/14 – Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL
• Sheryl Crow – 4/13/14 – Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale Beach, FL
• Tom Jackson – 4/13/11 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL

Contests

• Win a trip to meet Old Dominion in Tampa, FL – ends 4/15/20
• Win 2 Tickets and Meet & Greet Passes for Little Big Town – ends 4/24/20
• Win an Autographed Luke Bryan Prize Pack – ends 4/24/20
• Win 2 Tickets and Meet & Greet Passes for LANco – ends 5/1/20

This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)