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Drake Milliganwhich appeared in the 17th season of America’s Got Talent (AGT), who thrilled the audience and the jury with “Sounds Like Something I Do”, returned to this stage on September 13th. He delighted those present again with “I Got A Problem” and promised to appear on the TV show again at any time.
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Zach Bryan holds 1st place Billboard 200 and the Country Album Charts, with 115,000 albums sold. In third place is Jimmy Buffett, whose death on September 1 apparently mobilized his fans. With “Songs You Know By Heart: Jimmy Buffett’s Greatest Hits” he climbs to number 4. This is the highest ranking since this album was released in 1985. He also appears twice in the Hot Country Songs: “Margaritaville” on number 14 and his duet with Alan Jackson „It’s Always Five Clock Somewhere“ auf 22.
On the other hand, you might be disappointed Tim McGraw be. His truly extraordinary work “Standing Room Only” only entered the country album charts at number 17. So far, each of his albums has reached the top 10. It seems that due to the success of singers like Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and Zach Bryan, the established country stars are being left behind when it comes to album sales.
Kane Brown jumps from 4 to 1 with “Bury Me In Georgia”. Country Airplay Charts. It’s his tenth No. 1 since he reached the top for the first time with “What Ifs” in October 2017. His last five singles have all been top hits; no other country star can currently boast such a streak.
Oliver Anthony, whose “Rich Men North Of Richmond” is controversial and successful, has taken on the owners of a music bar. They wanted to charge up to $200 for tickets to his concert in Knoxville, Tennessee. Anthony then released a video asking his fans not to pay these prices. His tickets should cost no more than $40. The organizers then canceled the concert.
How many country stars has too Carrie Underwood an obvious weakness for the gambler’s paradise Las Vegas. In the coming year 2024 she will give 18 concerts, six of them in March and five in May. The theater in Vegas offers 5,000 seats and the tickets are likely to go quickly.
Charlie Robison, singer and songwriter from Texas, died of heart failure in San Antonio at the age of 59. Robison had been ill for a long time and could no longer sing. His career began in the 1980s with performances in Austin, Texas, where he founded his group “Millionaire Playboys” before releasing his first solo album “Bandera” in 1996. His biggest success was the album “Step Right Up”, which reached number 27 in the Top Country Albums and four minor hits in the singles charts. From 1999 to 2008, Robison was married to Emily Strayer of The Chicks. The two have three children together.
Our look goes back 40 years. On September 17, 1983 Charley Pride #1 on the country charts with “Night Games,” written by Blake Mevis and Norro Wilson. It was Pride’s last of 29 number 1 hits. He put 60 singles in the charts for RCA and only Elvis Presley sold more records for this record company. He is still the most successful black country singer and whether Darius Rucker or Kane Brown will surpass him is very questionable. Pride died as a result of Covid-19 in December 2020 at the age of 86.
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