Recent Country Music News Headlines

• Adam Sanders Signs Co-Publishing Deal with Round Hill Music
• Willie Nelson and Bobbie Nelson’s Memoir Coming September 15, 2020
• Craig Morgan Makes the Rounds This Father’s Day Weekend
• Live Nation Announces Drive-In Concert Series
• Carly Pearce & Michael Ray Split
• Song of the Day:  “You Can Let Go” by Crystal Shawanda
• Weekly Charts
• This Week’s Country Aircheck #1 Single: “In Between” by Scotty McCreery
• This Week’s Country Aircheck Most Added New Single at Radio: “How They Remember You” by Rascal Flatts
• This Week’s Billboard Country Most Streamed Single: “I Hope” by Gabby Barrett
• This Week’s Billboard Country Most Downloaded Single: “The Man Who Loves You The Most” by Zac Brown Band
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart’s #1 Single: “Rodeo Clown” by Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
• This Week’s Texas Regional Radio Report’s #1 Single: “Rodeo Clown” by Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen
• Country Aircheck Weekly Newsletter
• This Week’s Texas Country Music Chart’s Newsletter
• This Week’s Billboard Country Newsletter
• This Week’s Billboard Country #1 Album: What You See Is What You Get by Luke Combs

Recommended Viewing – Recent Country Music Videos

• Acoustic Video: “Workin’ Hard” by Larry Fleet
• Music Video: “Would Have Loved Her” by Chris Bandi
• Lyric Video: “More” by Rockie Lynne
• Story Behind the Song: “Country State of Mind” by Josh Turner w/ Chris Janson
• Granger Smith Podcast Episode 37: “The Strongest Man in the World”
• Cover Video: “Barbies” by Tenille Townes
• CMT Video: Virtual Vacation
• Live Online Show by Sawyer Brown
• Live Video: “Jesus and My Mama” by Gabby Barrett
• Granger Smith Live Stream Concert
• Live Video: “Oklahoma City” by Shane Smith & The Saints
• Cover Video: Merle Haggard’s “If We Make It Through December” by Mo Pitney
• Campfire Video: “Colder Than You” by Canaan Smith
• CMT Video: Fathers Day Edition
• Cover Video: Merle Haggard’s “When Times Were Good” by Joe Nichols

This Date in Country Music History

• 2019 – Luke Combs scored a #1 album with The Prequel
• 2018 – Dan + Shay released their self-titled album Dan + Shay
• 2017 – Sam Hunt’s album Montevallo was certified triple platinum
• 2002 – George Strait scored a #1 hit with “Living And Living Well”
• 1999 – Montgomery Gentry released their single “Lonely and Gone”
• 1999 – The Dixie Chicks released their single “Ready to Run”
• 1998 – George Strait released his single “True”
• 1996 – Tracy Lawrence scored what would be a 3-week #1 hit with his song “Time Marches On”
• 1993 – Mark Chesnutt released his Almost Goodbye album
• 1991 – Garth Brooks scored a #1 hit with “The Thunder Rolls”
• 1974 – Waylon Jennings scored his first career #1 hit with “This Time”
• 1951 – Hank Williams released his iconic hit “Hey Good Lookin'”
• 1897 – The balcony of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN is completed to accommodate a Civil War Veterans Convention, earning it the name of the Confederate Gallery

Today’s Birthdays (See All Country Artist Birthdays)

• Kris Kristofferson
• Roy Drusky (d)

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

• Ryan Langdon – Lit in the Sticks (EP)

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

• How They Remember You – Rascal Flatts
• Shake the Dust – The Highway Women
• Lovin’ On You – Luke Combs
• Barstool Queen – Cynthia Rausch
• Love’s Unknown – Aliana
• You’re Gonna Have To Miss Me – The Band Steele
• Spur of the Moment – Kylie Frey
• Healing Heart – Ken Francis Wenzel
• Money in My Pocket – Justin Kemp
• Waitin’ on Love – Hayden Baker
• Say It – Matt Castillo

Today’s Photo Flashback (See All Photos)

• Mikel Knight – 6/22/12 – Renegades in West Palm Beach, FL
• Phil Vassar – 6/22/11 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL
• Steve Holy – 6/22/11 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL
• Ty Stone – 6/22/11 – City Place in West Palm Beach, FL

Contests

• Win a Grill Set from Colt Ford – ends 6/28/20

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Date/Time	Event
06/27/2020 8:00 pm	Mac McAnally, Brad Paisley on the Grand Ole Opry