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Morgan Wallen's "One Thing At A Time" Sets New Record: A year after its release, the dominance of Morgan Wallen's "One Thing At A Time" album is indisputable - and still setting new records. The set returns to #1 on the Billboard 200 (dated March 16), rising from #2-#1, and captures a 19th nonconsecutive week atop the list, breaking the record for the most weeks at No. 1 by a country album. It surpasses Garth Brooks’ "Ropin' The Wind," which held the record with 18 non-consecutive weeks during its run atop the list in 1991-92. If the album notches another week at the top, it would tie Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii" and "The Bodyguard" soundtrack for 10th most weeks at #1 all-time. The all-time record is still a long way off: the "West Side Story" soundtrack notched 54 weeks at the top of the album charts in 1962-1963.
When Keith Urban Is Your Uber Driver: Lainey Wilson arranged a ride to the airport - and her driver was someone we all know. The singer posted a video on Instagram of her calling to make sure her ride was coming - and up pulls Keith Urban. Lainey's heading Down Under to play for fans in Australia, which of course is where Keith is from. As they're pulling away from the curb, Keith asks her what's the first thing she thinks of when she thinks of Australia. "You," she replies laughing.
"Young Sheldon" Creator Wants Reba To Reprise Role: Reba McEntire is a busy woman, what with "The Voice" and all. But does she have enough time to revisit one of her old roles? The hit series "Young Sheldon" is in its final season, and the creators are hoping that Reba has time and interest enough to revisit the show. The singer portrayed June Ballard on the hit series, and executive producer Steve Holland has expressed a desire to have Reba take a curtain call on the show. "We would love to have her back," Holland confirms, adding that McEntire has said she'd like to return. "She's expressed interest, but she's very busy. She has another [sitcom] pilot that she's shooting...so I just don't know if it's going to work out." Time is running out for this to come together; The CBS show is set to conclude with a one-hour series finale on May 16.
George Birge Reveals Another New Song: George Birge is working towards releasing his debut album, and fans are going to get a big chunk of it in the next few weeks. The singer posted another new song on his Instagram, following in the footsteps of "Mind On You," "Whiskey Go Round (with RaeLynn) and "Cowboy Songs." The clip features a new track, "Damn Right I Do," with the caption, "Yall, I just made the best record of my life, about time I start sharing w yall… this is called 'Damn Right I Do' let me know what you think…" with a follow-up comment that says, "7 new songs coming y’all’s way 4/5." Whether that's the entire debut album or just a chunk of it remains to be seen - and heard.
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