HCM Daily News – May 15th, 2020

Recent Country Music News Headlines

• Runaway June Announces Lineup Change as Natalie Stovall Replaces Hannah Mulholland
• Martina McBride Needs Your “Calling All Girls” Selfie
• Collin Raye Announces First Post-Quarantine Concert
• Barefoot Country Fest Postponed Until 2021
• New Vinyl Records Coming Soon from Alan Jackson, Dolly Parton, Miranda Lambert, and Carrie Underwood

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Audio:  “Red White Blue Jean American Dream” by Kip Moore
• Audio:  “My Best Thinkin'” by Clint Black
• Audio:  “All Night” by Brothers Osborne
• Audio:  Cover of “My Sharona” by Sara Evans
• Video:  Bobby Bones Interviews Runaway June About Lineup Change
• Songs and Stories Live with Catherine Britt
• Music Video:  “Broke It Down” by Brian Callihan
• Music Video:  “Mattress On The Floor” by Mo Pitney
• Cover Video:  “Royals” by King Calaway w/ Terri Clark
• Studio Video:  “All Night” by Brothers Osborne
• Kids Sing-Along Video:  “The Most Beautiful Things” by Tenille Townes
• Audio:  “Belong” by Chase Rice
• Keith Urban Performs Drive In Concert for Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Cover Video:  “Happy” by Kate Clark & Friends
• Zac Brown Band’s “Off The Record” with Clay Cook

This Date in Country Music History

• 2013 – Kip Moore helped a fan on the Bobby Bones Show propose to his girlfriend on the air by singing “Hey Pretty Girl”
• 2011 – Keith Urban and Bill Anderson were inducted into the Music City Walk of Fame
• 2008 – Gretchen Wilson received her GED in Lebanon, TN.  Charlie Daniels was on hand to give the commencement speech!
• 2007 – After performing “Tim McGraw” on the ACM Awards, Taylor Swift introduced herself to Tim who was sitting in the crowd.
• 2007 – Carrie Underwood won 3 ACM Awards.  The trophies were for Female Vocalist, Album, and Video of the Year
• 2007 – Tim McGraw performed “If You’re Reading This” on the ACM Awards. The recording of the performance is sent straight to radio for his single release instead of a studio track.
• 2007 – Gretchen Wilson released her One of the Boys album
• 2004 – Gretchen Wilson made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry
• 2004 – Terri Clark was invited by Steve Wariner to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry
• 2004 – Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts married his wife Allison
• 2003 – June Carter Cash passed away due to complications from heart surgery
• 1999 – Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts married his wife Tara
• 1999 – Tim McGraw hit #1 for the first of 5 weeks in a row with “Please Remember Me”
• 1999 – The duo known as Thompson Square got married
• 1993 – John Michael Montgomery scored his first career #1 hit with “I Love The Way You Love Me”
• 1982 – Ricky Skaggs joined the Grand Ole Opry

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Eddy Arnold (d)
• Josh Ward
• K.T. Oslin
• Kylie Rae Harris (d)

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

• Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Reunions
• Travis Denning – Beer’s Better Cold (EP)
• Zach Aaron – Fill Dirt Wanted
• Sara Evans – Copy That
• Chase Rice – The Album Part II (EP)
• Caitlin Cannon – The TrashCannon Album
• Secret Emchy Society – The Chaser
• Christy McDonald – Proud (EP)
• Kaley Pearon – Stars In My Heart (EP)

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

• He Listens to Country – Eli Mosley
• Turn Up – Easton Corbin
• All Night – Brothers Osborne
• The Optimist – Kelleigh Bannen
• Fall Into You – Sean Austin
• This Thing Called Life – Wesley Dean
• American Dream – Houston Bernard
• We Go Driving – Kat Higgins
• Go-Go – Trevor Martin
• Here’s to Hoping – Michael Logen & Jennifer Hanson
• My Kinda City – Danny McMahon
• Compass – Lauren Davidson
• Bigger – J4
• Go-To – Trevor Martin
• Someday When This Is Over – Hailey Verhaalen
• Leave It To A Woman – Scooter Brown
• Sweet By and By – Lucas Hoge
• Get Through – Ches Anthony
• Hardest Thing To Lose – Vonn Kiss & The Dark Horses
• In The Air – The California Honeydrops

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• Eric Church – 5/15/10 – Country Throwdown Tour in West Palm Beach, FL
• Jack Ingram – 5/15/10 – Country Throwdown Tour in West Palm Beach, FL
• Jamey Johnson – 5/15/10 – Country Throwdown Tour in West Palm Beach, FL
• Little Big Town – 5/15/10 – Country Throwdown Tour in West Palm Beach, FL
• Montgomery Gentry – 5/15/10 – Country Throwdown Tour in West Palm Beach, FL
• Sarah Buxton – 5/15/10 – Country Throwdown Tour in West Palm Beach, FL

Contests

• Win a Virtual Performance by LANco – ends 5/18/20
• Win Autographed Guitar from Craig Morgan – ends 5/22/20
• Win Autographed Prize Pack from Carrie Underwood – ends 5/29/20
• Win 1 Year Subscription to Kane Brown Quarterly Fan Box Featuring Exclusive Merch & Gifts – Ends 6/1/20

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