“Sand in My Boots” marks the first country radio release for Wallen since his music was temporarily banned from country radio stations, after TMZ released a video on February 2 of Wallen uttering a racial slur outside his home in Nashville . Country radio station conglomerates including iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Cox Media and Beasley pulled...
Read More“Sand in My Boots” marks the first country radio release for Wallen since his music was temporarily banned from country radio stations, after TMZ released a video on February 2 of Wallen uttering a racial slur outside his home in Nashville . Country radio station conglomerates including iHeartMedia, Cumulus, Cox Media and Beasley pulled...
Read MoreAfter being banned from the airwaves by major radio stations for nearly four months, Morgan Wallen has quietly returned to the airwaves of most country stations in recent weeks, although he remains persona non grata during the rebates of awards and other high-profile events. “There was no fanfare when people started adding it again,”...
Read MoreCountry Radio Hall of Fame announces 2021 inductees Country broadcasters have announced the 2021 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s roster includes four live broadcasters and four live radio personalities. The off-air laureates are Bob Call, RJ Curtis, Bill Hagy and Norm Schrutt. On-air award winners are Heather Froglear, Buzz Jackson, Bob...
Read MoreWith six singles underway on country radio and two more underway, Hunter Phelps has become a sought-after songwriter in the city of music. The Niceville, Fla. Native got his first No. 1 with Chris Lane’s ‘I Don’t Know About You’ in 2018 and has grown steadily ever since, working under the wing of Ashley...
Read MoreCompared to Dolly parton wanting to violently throw stones at his ex’s new wife (“I don’t want to throw rice”) or her decision to kill the little girl in “Letters to Heaven”, “The Bargain Store’s” line that promises potential lovers that they can “easily afford the price” seems tame. Country DJs felt differently in...
Read MoreChris Stapleton‘S “Starting Over” is # 1 on Country Radio’s Mediabase Chart this week. The title track to his acclaimed new album, “Starting Over” was written by Stapleton and Mike Henderson and is only his second chart-topping single as an artist after 2018’s “Broken Halos” (also written by Stapleton and Henderson). This latest achievement...
Read MoreThe nomination deadline for the 2021 Class of Country Radio Hall of Fame is fast approaching. The deadline is March 31st. “We look forward to finding the next class of professionals for the Country Radio Hall of Fame for 2021,” said Joel Raab, CRB Country Radio Hall of Fame committee co-chair. The 2021 Hall...
Read MoreA new study by SongData lead researcher Dr Jada Watson shows that Black country artists remain under-represented in country music. In the study, Redlining In Country Music: representation in the country music industry (2000-2020), Watson examines the past 20 years of country music broadcasting, noting that only 2.7% of country radio broadcasts over the...
Read MoreMorgan Wallen is embroiled in controversy after a video emerged of him claiming a racial insult, which prompted a swift and intense reaction: his label suspended his contract and radio stations took his music off the air. Recently, however, Knoxville, Tennessee-based station WMYL, aka 96.7 Merle FM, resumed playing its music after their listeners...
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