Recent Country Music Headlines

• Show Dog Nashville Signs Hitmaker Clay Walker
• Chris Young Partners with Triller for “Pay It Forward” Challenge

This Week’s Chart News

• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart’s #1 Single: “Ain’t a Train” by Cody Jinks
• This Week’s Country Aircheck’s #1 Single: “Done” by Chris Janson
• This Week’s Country Aircheck’s #1 Most Added New Single to Radio: “Beers and Sunshine” by Darius Rucker
• This Week’s #1 Billboard Country Album: If I Know Me by Morgan Wallen
• This Week’s Billboard Most Streamed Single: “I Hope” by Gabby Barrett
• This Week’s Billboard Most Downloaded Single: “I Should Probably Go To Bed” by Dan + Shay
• This Week’s Texas Regional Radio Report’s #1 Single: “Neon Town” by David Adam Byrnes
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart’s Newsletter
• Live Acoustic Video: “Does To Me” by Luke Combs

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Today Show Video: Jon Pardi Performs “Heartache Medication”
• Acoustic Video: “Go-To” by Trevor Martin
• Country Fuzz – Episode 9 with The Cadillac Three
• Sundays with Rodney Crowell – 8/9/20
• Live Video: “Nothin’ Bout Love Makes Sense” by LeAnn Rimes
• Acoustic Video: “Detours” by Jordan Davis
• Video: “The Stranger” by Ingrid Andress
• Lyric Video: “Everydayers” by James Lann
• Granger Smith Podcast – Episode 44
• Bobby Bones Interviews Kane Brown
• Checking in with Walker Hayes – Episode 6
• CMT Interview with Scotty McCreery
• Big Kenny’s “Peace Love and Happy Hour” – 7/18/20
• Video Rewind: “It Ain’t the Whiskey” by Gary Allan
• Live Video: “I’m Kissin’ You Goodbye” by Ray Stevens
• The Making of “Ain’t Lookin’ Back” by Mo Pitney
• Story Behind the Song: “I’ve Got It Made” by Josh Turner & John Anderson
• CMT Interview with LoCash

This Date in Country Music History

• 2018 – Cody Johnson released his single “On My Way To You”
• 2018 – Hunter Hayes’ single “Wanted” was certified Quintuple Platinum
• 2018 – Billy Currington’s single “Do I Make You Wanna” was certified Platinum
• 2018 – Lady Antebellum’s single “Need You Now” was certified nine-times Platinum
• 2014 – Kacey Musgraves kicked off a 14-date run as the opening act for pop star Katy Perry
• 2010 – Blake Shelton released his album All About Tonight
• 2009 – Brooks & Dunn announce that they will be splitting up after their final tour
• 2001 – Cyndi Thomson made her Grand Ole Opry debut
• 1999 – Gary Allan released his single “Smoke Rings in the Dark”
• 1991 – Vince Gill officially joined the Grand Ole Opry

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Bobby Pinson
• Jennifer Hanson
• Jimmy Dean (d)

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

• None Today

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

• Good Time Waitin’ to Happen – James Robert Webb
• A Song To Remember – A Thousand Horses
• Classic – Cam
• Beers and Sunshine – Darius Rucker
• Simple Things – Dylan Gerard
• Damn Good Man – Season Ammons
• Missin’ You, Mississippi – Dustin Sonnier

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• Clare Dunn – 8/10/15 – Kiss Country Undercover Concert at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL
• Eric Paslay – 8/10/15 – Kiss Country Undercover Concert at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale, FL

Contests

• Win a Kelsea Ballerini Prize Pack – ends 8/27/20

This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)

Date/Time	Event
08/12/2020 7:00 pm	Ladies Night with Diamond Dixie & Southern Halo – Facebook Live
08/14/2020 11:00 pm	Bellamy Brothers – Fort Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth TX
08/15/2020 8:00 pm	Darius Rucker & Luke Bryan on the Grand Ole Opry
08/15/2020 11:00 pm	Flatland Cavalry – Forth Worth, TX Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth TX