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Ashley Gorley Scores 50th No. 1 Single as a Songwriter in Less Than 15 Years
Ashley Gorley scored his 50th No. 1 single as a songwriter as Locash’s “One Big Country Song” ascended to the top of the Mediabase chart this week.Ashley is the first songwriter-in a...
Aug 03, 2020
Eric Church Lays the Hammer Down in New Song, “Bad Mother Trucker” [Listen]
Eric Church dropped a new song, “Bad Mother Trucker,” on July 31.Penned by Eric, Casey Beathard, Luke Dick and Jeremy Spillman and produced by Jay Joyce, “Bad Mother Trucker” f...
Jul 31, 2020
Listen to Zac Brown Band’s Soothing New Song, “You and Islands”
Zac Brown Band released a soothing new song, “You and Islands,” on July 31.Penned by Zac Brown, Ben Simonetti and Adam James, “You and Islands” was written, recorded and produc...
Jul 31, 2020
Listen to Dan + Shay’s Stirring New Single, “I Should Probably Go to Bed”
Dan + Shay will try to score their eighth No. 1 single with the release of “I Should Probably Go to Bed,” which dropped at midnight ET on July 31. The song was produced entirely by the duo...
Jul 30, 2020
Taylor Swift to Ship New Single, “Betty,” to Country Radio [Listen]
For the first time in almost three years, Taylor Swift will ship a new single, “Betty,” to country radio.Penned by Taylor and William Bowery, “Betty” is feature on Taylor’...
Jul 30, 2020
Luke Bryan & Darius Rucker to Perform on the Grand Ole Opry on Aug. 15
The Grand Ole Opry will tally its 4,937th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Aug. 15 with a showcase featuring a pair of country music’s biggest stars: Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker.The one-...
Jul 30, 2020
Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard Looks Back on Record-Setting Single, “Meant to Be”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s 2017 collaboration, “Meant to Be,” spent a record-smashing 50 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2017/2018. The tuneR...
Jul 30, 2020
Top-Ranked U.S. Figure Skater Starr Andrews Performs Routine to Mickey Guyton’s “Black Like Me” [Watch]
Top-ranked U.S. figure skater Starr Andrews, 19, performed a choreographed routine to Mickey Guyton’s powerful new ballad, “Black Like Me.”Co-penned by Mickey, Nathan Chapman, Emma D...
Jul 30, 2020
Lauren Alaina to Release New 6-Song EP, “Getting Over Him”
Lauren Alaina will release a new EP, Getting Over Him, on Sept. 4.Lauren co-penned every track on the six-song project, which features duets with Jon Pardi on the title track and Lukas Graham on ̶...
Jul 30, 2020
Kenny Chesney to Release First Vinyl Album, “Here and Now,” on Aug. 21
It took him more than 25 years, but Kenny Chesney will release his first-ever vinyl LP, Here and Now, on Aug. 21.The vinyl record, which will be the color of green sea glass, will be available online ...
Jul 29, 2020
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