Aug 172020
Recent Country Music Headlines
- “Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas” October Dates Cancelled
- Keith Urban Announces Collaborations on New Album
- Lauren Akins’ Book “Live in Love” Releases Tomorrow
- CMA Issues International Awards
- Song of the Day (8/17/20): “Stealing Cinderella” by Chuck Wicks
- This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart’s #1 Single: “Ain’t a Train” by Cody Jinks
- This Week’s Texas Regional Radio Report’s #1 Single: “Ain’t a Train” by Cody Jinks
- This Week’s Country Aircheck #1 Single: “Die of a Broken Heart” by Maddie & Tae
- This Week’s Country Aircheck #1 Most Added New Single at Country Radio: “Betty” by Taylor Swift
- This Week’s Billboard #1 Country Album: Born Here Live Here Die Here by Luke Bryan
- This Week’s Billboard Most Streamed Single: “I Hope” by Gabby Barrett
- This Week’s Billboard Most Downloaded Country Single: “Beers and Sunshine” by Darius Rucker
- This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart’s Newsletter
Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos
- Story Behind the Song: “Made for Mornings” by Lockeland
- Live Video: “Boots” by Hardy
- Live Video: “Tiny Town” by Laine Hardy
- Video: “Missin’ You, Mississippi” by Dustin Sonnier
This Date in Country Music History
- 2019 – Tyler Childers scored a #1 album with Country Squire
- 2018 – Cole Swindell released his album All Of It
- 2012 – Florida Georgia Line made their Grand Ole Opry debut
- 2010 – Trace Adkins released his album Cowboy’s Back in Town
- 2009 – The Band Perry signed their recording contract with Republic Nashville
- 1991 – George Strait‘s “You Know Me Better Than That” topped the charts for the first of 3 weeks
Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)
- None Today
Today’s New Albums (See All Album Release Dates)
- None Today
Today’s New Singles (See All Single Release Dates)
- Betty – Taylor Swift
- What Do I Know – Robert Counts
- Something We Can Dance To – Matt Stillwell
- Lovin’ Me Some You – Sonny Morgan
- Raining Hallelujah – Shannon LaBrie
- Come and Getcha Some – Charlie Kulis Band
Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)
This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)
Date/Time | Event |
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08/20/2020 7:00 pm |
Jake Owen, Larry Fleet – Facebook Live |
08/21/2020 9:00 pm |
Tim McGraw’s Here on Earth Live Stream Experience |
08/21/2020 10:30 pm |
Tracy Byrd – Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth TX |
08/22/2020 11:00 pm |
Casey Donahew – Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth TX |
08/23/2020 8:00 pm |
Chad Prather – Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth TX |