This Week’s Country Music News and Videos

• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart
• Little Big Town Announces 2025 Summer Tour
• Interview with Andrew Mitch
• Silverada Announces 2025 Tour Dates
• Lineup Announced for Darius Rucker’s Riverfront Revival
• Amy Grant & Vince Gill Announce Christmas at the Ryman Shows
• Country Music Hall of Fame to Open “Dolly Parton:  Journey of a Seeker” Exhibit
• Lyric Video:  “God Knew Better” by Parmalee
• Bill Anderson Receives Lifetime Achievement Award by Tennessee Songwriters Association International

This Date in Country Music History

• 2023 – Granger Smith announced that he was retiring after his upcoming tour to become a full-time minister
• 2019 – Brett Young’s single “In Case You Didn’t Know” was certified Quadruple Platinum
• 2018 – Carrie Underwood released her single “Cry Pretty”
• 2006 – Kenny Chesney released his single “Summertime”
• 2006 – Toby Keith released his album White Trash With Money
• 1992 – Wynonna scored her first career #1 hit as a solo artist with “She Is His Only Need”
• 1981 – The David Frizzell & Shelly West duet “You’re The Reason God Make Oklahoma” topped the charts
• 1953 – Hank Williams topped the charts with “You’re Cheatin’ Heart”

Today’s Birthdays

• Chalee Tennison
• Jim Lauderdale
• Steve Azar

Today’s New Albums

• A Thousand Horses – The Outside (deluxe)
• Cole Phillips – Steel Toes and Texacos
• Garrett Bradford – Honkiers of Tonkers Part 2
• Jon Pardi – Honkytonk Hollywood
• Kolby Cooper – Love You, Goodnight
• Muscadine Bloodline – …And What Was Left Behind

Today’s New Singles

• Catch 22 – Ingrid Andress
• Dreams Don’t Die – Jelly Roll
• Drink With You – Brett Young
• Five More Minutes – Cyndi Thomson
• Stay Country or Die Tryin’ – Blake Shelton
• This Beer is Making Me Awesome – Dos Borrachos

Today’s Photo Flashback

• Anthony Smith – 4/11/13 – Guanabana’s in Jupiter, FL
• David Nail – 4/11/15 – Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Doobie Brothers – 4/11/15 – Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Jake Owen – 4/11/15 – Tortuga Music Festival in Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Old Dominion – 4/11/15 – Tortuga Music Festival – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Trace Adkins – 4/11/15 – Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

This Week’s Notable Events

• Jay Valor – Nashville, TN – Apr 11, 2025 – 3:00 pm
• Cattle Country Fest – Gonzales, TX – Apr 11, 2025
• Country Thunder Arizona – Florence, AZ – Apr 11, 2025
• Cross Canadian Ragweed, Turnpike Troubadours – Stillwater, OK – Apr 11, 2025
• Cattle Country Fest – Gonzales, TX – Apr 12, 2025
• Country Thunder Arizona – Florence, AZ – Apr 12, 2025
• Cross Canadian Ragweed, Turnpike Troubadours – Stillwater, OK – Apr 12, 2025
• Country Thunder Arizona – Florence, AZ – Apr 13, 2025
• Ty Herndon – Nashville, TN – Apr 18, 2025 – 8:00 pm

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