Recent Country Music Headlines

• Live in the Vineyard presents “Summer Fun With Music & Wine” with Sara Evans
• Dolly Parton Greeting Cards Heading to WalMart
• Song of the Day: “Rhinestone Cowboy” by Glen Campbell

This Week’s Chart Recap

• Weekly Charts
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Airplay Newsletter
• This Week’s Country Aircheck Newsletter
• This Week’s Billboard Country Update Newsletter
• This Week’s Country Aircheck #1 Single: “One Margarita” by Luke Bryan
• This Week’s Country Aircheck Most Added New Single at Radio: “Want Me Back” by Lindsay Ell
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Airplay #1 Single: “You, Me, and a Bottle” by Randy Rogers Band
• This Week’s Texas Regional Radio #1 Single: “You, Me, and a Bottle” by Randy Rogers Band
• This Week’s Billboard Country #1 Album: What You See Is What You Get by Luke Combs
• This Week’s Billboard Country Most Streamed Single: “The Bones” by Maren Morris
• This Week’s Billboard Country Most Downloaded Single: “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood

Five Years Ago Today on HCM

• Country Music Videos – Monday, July 13th, 2015
• Top 5 Most Added Singles at Radio – July 13th, 2015
• Top 5 Country Albums of the Week – July 13th, 2015
• Top 5 Country Songs of the Week – July 13th, 2015
• HCM Weekend Country Music News Update – Monday, July 13th, 2015

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Cover Video: “Man in the Mirror” by Taylor Norris
• Music Video: “Proud” by Christy McDonald
• Lyric Video: “Every Woman” by Rockie Lynne
• Story Behind the Song: Cover of “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” by Josh Turner
• Live Video: “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” by Little Big Town
• Granger Smith Podcast Episode 40
• CMT Video: Words of Wisdom from Willie Nelson
• Checking In with Walker Hayes – Episode 2
• Live Video: “Waste of Time” by Ingrid Andress
• Lyric Video: “The Other Girl” by Kelsea Ballerini & Halsey
• The Swon Brothers – Somewhere San Diego Live Stream
• Cover Video: The Charlie Daniels Band’s “Long-Haired Country Boy” by Brantley Gilbert
• Mo Pitney – Growing up in Rockford, IL
• Video: “Just A Closer Walk With Thee” by Ray Stevens & Rhonda Vincent

This Date in Country Music History

• 2019 – Blanco Brown scored a #1 Billboard Country single with “The Git Up”
• 2018 – Chris Lane released his album Laps Around the Sun
• 2017 – Kid Rock signed a recording deal with Broken Bow Records
• 2015 – Thomas Rhett’s single “It Goes Like This” was certified double-platinum
• 2014 – David Nail was named co-MVP of the MLB Celebrity Softball Game after hitting 2 HR’s
• 2012 – Billy Currington’s single “Good Directions” was certified platinum
• 2010 – Jerrod Niemann released his debut album Judge Jerrod and the Hung Jury
• 2009 – Uncle Kracker released his single “Smile”
• 2004 – Jimmy Buffett released his License to Chill album featuring duets with many country stars
• 2002 – Brad Paisley scored a #1 hit with “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song)”
• 1996 – Shania Twain scored a #1 hit with “No One Needs To Know”
• 1993 – Clint Black released his album No Time To Kill

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Rhonda Vincent

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

• None Today

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

• Cool With That – Alexis Taylor
• Where That Beer’s Been – Travis Denning
• Want Me Back – Lindsay Ell
• Never Have I Ever – Danielle Bradbery
• I Still Think About You – Jake Simon
• That’s How Loving You Is – Donnie Lee Strickland
• Cathead Biscuits – Richard Lynch
• Rodeo Cowboy – Morgan Ashley

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• None Today

Contests

• Win a Zoom Concert with Avenue Beat – ends 8/7/20

This Week’s Events (See All Upcoming Events)