HCM Daily News – May 4th, 2020

Recent Country Music News Headlines

• George Strait’s “Ace in the Hole” Live Streaming on SiriusXM Through May
• Latest Update from The Oak Ridge Boys in Quarantine
• RIP to Cady Groves – Dead at 30
• Kix Brooks Interviews Kenny Chesney
• Craig Morgan is Looking for Heroes
• Dwight Yoakam Finally Ties the Knot
• Darius Rucker Remembers Don Shula
• Weekly Charts
• This Week’s #1 Single on Texas Country Music Chart:  “She Gone” by Randall King
• Country Aircheck’s Most Added Single at Country Radio This Week:  “Lady” by Brett Young
• Country Aircheck’s #1 Single:  “Nobody But You” by Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani
• Country Aircheck Weekly Newsletter

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Acoustic Video:  “Stay With Me (Brass Bed)” by Josh Gracin
• Lyric Video:  “Back to God” by Reba McEntire w/ Lauren Daigle
• Quarantine Kitchen with Thompson Square
• Bobby Bones Interview with Thomas Rhett
• Cover Video: Lady Antebellum’s “Champaign Night” by Alyssa Marie Coon
• Live Video: “Valerie” by 33 Years w/ Dan Depolito
• Granger Smith Podcast #30
• Video:  “Nothing But The Blood” by Craig Campbell
• Video Flashback:  “Her Man” by Gary Allan
• Audio:  “Monkey See, Monkey Do” by Ray Stevens
• Video:  Cut x Cut of “Lady” by Brett Young
• Campfire Sessions with Sarah Darling – 5/3/20
• James Barker Live Stream – 5/2/20
• Video:  “Joe Knows How to Live” by Toby Keith
• Opry Video:  Behind the Scenes of Gene Watson’s Opry Induction
• Good Morning America Video:  “Pick Her Up” by Hot Country Knights & Travis Tritt
• Merle Monday:  “What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana” by Joe Nichols
• Acoustic Video:  “Don’t Let Another Day Go By” by Southern Halo
• Happy Hour Live with John Rich – 4/18/20
• Music Video: “No Time To Be Sober” by Uncle Kracker
• James Barker Live Stream – 5/4/20
• Kip Moore Asia/Pacific Livestream
• Video:  “White Rose” by Toby Keith

This Date in Country Music History

• 2004 – Big & Rich‘s debut album Horse of a Different Color is released
• 2004 – Carolyn Dawn Johnson‘s album Dress Rehearsal is released
• 1999 – Tim McGraw‘s A Place in the Sun album is released
• 1999 – Steve Wariner‘s Two Teardrops album is released
• 1996 – Shania Twain scores a #1 hit with “You Win My Love”
• 1993 – Garth Brooks‘ album No Fences is the first country album to ever sell 10 million copies
• 1987 – Randy Travis‘ album Always and Forever is released

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• RaeLynn
• Randy Travis
• Stella Parton

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

• None Today

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

• Don’t Let Another Day Go By – Southern Halo
• Small Town Hypocrite – Caylee Hammack
• Someday When This Is Over – Hailey Verhaalen
• Tomorrow’s Another Night – Xavier Joseph
• Acres of Sunshine – Jeff Clayborn

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• None Today

Contests

• Win Autographed Prize Pack from Carrie Underwood – ends 5/29/20

This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)

Tomorrow’s online shows per Country Aircheck:

• RaeLynn, Rae from the Heart at 8am CT here.
• Bobby Bones, Super Easy Trivia at 10am CT here.
• Stephanie Quayle, Facebook Live with WCOL/Columbus, OH at 11am CT here and Kampgrounds of America at 4pm CT here.
• Cam, Coffee with Cam featuring Chef Alex White at 12pm CT here.
• Chris Bandi, Sounds Like Nashville Facebook Live at 12pm CT here.
• Eli Young Band, This Is Eli Young Band Acoustic series, IG Live at 4pm CT here.
• Scotty McCreery, St. Jude’s Take 5 Together at 1pm CT here and WALT Wines IG Live at 6pm CT here.
• Kip Moore, Wild World Global Livestream Tour at 5pm CT here.
• Caylee Hammack, CMT Next Women of Country at 5pm CT here.
• Mitchell Tenpenny, Tenpenny Tuesdays at 5pm CT and Cracker Barrel at 6pm CT here.
• Tenille Arts, Country Rebel Fireside Sessions at 6pm CT here.
• Jon Langston at 6pm CT and Lanco at 6:30pm CT, WGTY/York, PA’s Instagram Island here.
• Eric Paslay, Songwriter Sessions at 8pm CT here.