This Week’s Country Music News and Videos

• Toby Keith Owned Horse to Competed in Kentucky Derby
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart
• Lyric Video:  “Palm Tree Country” by Brian Kelley
• Health and Tour Update from Mark Chesnutt
• Dierks Bentley to Headline Nashville’s “Let Freedom Sing!” 4th of July Celebration
• 16th Annual Darius Rucker and Friends St. Jude Benefit Announced
• Music Video:  “Hands of Time” by Eric Church
• Music Video: “Found” by Cody Jinks

This Date in Country Music History

• 2013 – Alan Jackson performs “He Stopped Loving Her Today” at the funeral of George Jones
• 2011 – Lady Antebellum releases their single “Just a Kiss”
• 2006 – Chris Young is named the winner of Nashville Star
• 2005 – Little Big Town’s single “Boondocks” is released to radio
• 2000 – Rebecca Lynn Howard‘s selft-titled debut alum was released
• 2000 – Collin Raye‘s album Tracks was released
• 1998 – Shania Twain‘s “You’re Still the One” is the #1 song in Country Music
• 1994 – Lee Greenwood competed on Wheel of Fortune
• 1988 – Clint Black signs his record deal with RCA Records
• 1985 – The Highwayman album is released, featuring Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson

Today’s Birthdays

• Larry Gatlin
• Rose Falcon
• Ty Herndon

Today’s New Albums

• Eric Church – Evangeline vs The Machine
• Hardy – Country! (EP)
• Maddie & Tae – Love & Light
• Moe Bandy – Songs I Missed
• The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands

Today’s New Singles

• All American Summer – Phil Vassar
• Backup Plan – Bailey Zimmerman w/ Luke Combs
• Giddy Up – Brooke Eden
• What Hurts the Most – Rascal Flatts w/ The Backstreet Boys

Today’s Photo Flashback

• None Today

This Week’s Notable Events

• Calf Fry Music Festival – Stillwater, OK – May 02, 2025
• Country Thunder Florida – Tampa – May 02, 2025
• Key West Songwriters Festival – Key West, FL – May 02, 2025
• Lone Star Smokeout – Arlington, TX – May 02, 2025
• Jay Valor – Nashville, TN – May 02, 2025 – 3:00 pm
• Diamond Dixie – Las Vegas, NV – May 02, 2025 – 8:00 pm
• Calf Fry Music Festival – Stillwater, OK – May 03, 2025
• Country Thunder Florida – Tampa – May 03, 2025
• Key West Songwriters Festival – Key West, FL – May 03, 2025
• Lone Star Smokeout – Arlington, TX – May 03, 2025
• Diamond Dixie – Folsom, CA – May 03, 2025 – 9:00 pm
• Country Thunder Florida – Tampa – May 04, 2025
• Key West Songwriters Festival – Key West, FL – May 04, 2025
• Lone Star Smokeout – Arlington, TX – May 04, 2025

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