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• Garth Brooks couldn't do it. Shania Twain either. In fact, while occasional country stars have crossed over to the pop charts, it's been 42 years since two country superstars combined to dominate the top two slots on the pop charts
• Morgan Wallen - who's held down the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks straight with "Last Night" - now has country company at #2. Right behind him is Luke Combs with his song "Fast Car"
• This is the first time that's happened since March 7, 1981, when Eddie Rabbitt's "I Love A Rainy Night" and Dolly Parton’s "9 to 5" held down the #1 and #2 positions on the pop charts
• Source: Billboard

• Parker McCollum is following in the footsteps of country stars like Eric Church, Kenny Chesney and others by venturing into the adult beverage industry
• it started as an investment during the pandemic - but has evolved into a full-fledged partnership between the country singer and Loud Lemon - with Parker developing new brands with the beverage manufacturer
• First up, "Cranberry Sunrise," a vodka-based lemonade cocktail developed by McCollum in partnership with the brand
• Source: PRNewswire

• The Covenant School in Nashville was the scene of a horrific mass shooting earlier this year - and the close proximity to Music Row has many in Nashville uniting for a benefit for the school
• Called "A Covenant Knight," the benefit concert will feature Jason Aldean, Morgan Wallen, Lee Brice, Maddie & Tae, NEEDTOBREATHE, Old Dominion and more 
• The show will take place at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville August 7
• Source: CountryNow

• Zach Bryan mentioned a few weeks back that he was working on new music - and he was concentrating on "quality, not quantity"
• We now have a sense of where the rising star is going with his music, as he dropped TEN clips from ten new songs yesterday
• While promising a new album was coming "soon," Bryan also said, "this one was for me, I do not care if you like it"
• But - apparently the singer was being honest, not rude, as he expressed his gratitude to fans: "I love you guys and thank you so much for getting us this far"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• The average American is willing to travel more than 600-miles to see their favorite band or artist live, according to a new survey.
• It finds that one in 10 fans would even go into debt to see their favorite musician.
• BTS fans are willing to travel the farthest, an average of 2,040, to see the band in concert.
• Source: Yahoo Finance

• It's an odd pairing: the pop-rock group Train collabing with country singer Tenille Townes - then you throw in rapper Bryce Vine - it's an intriguing combination
• The song is called "I Know," and while you have three distinct genres blending their talents, the end result is more reggae-pop than anything the artists involved are known for
• "For a girl who has sang 'Drops of Jupiter' a million times, I sure got excited for the invite to sing on the new @train song!!!" Townes said
• Source: WhiskeyRiff

• If you’re struggling with your love life, your home’s curb appeal may be to blame, according to a new survey.
• It finds that 73% of people say the exterior of someone’s home influences how attracted they are to them.
• Romance and home improvement seem to go hand-in-hand, as 87% of respondents would try a DIY project together on a first date and 64% say the success of a project like that could be a sign of whether the relationship will last.
• Source: SWNS Digital

The Full Story:

• Brett Young's next album is an outlier in that it's not an EP, but it's only expected to have eight tracks
• Before fans start thinking they're getting less for their money, consider that Brett is digging back to his childhood to cover a country classic that should have folks excited
• The album, titled "Across The Sheets," will contain Brett's cover of the Tim McGraw classic, "Don't Take The Girl" - and will be available everywhere August 4
• Source: TheBoot

• While fans were itching for Morgan Wallen's return to the stage, you know the country star was itching just as bad
• Fresh off six weeks vocal rest, Wallen took the stage at Wrigley Field last week and did not disappoint
• Morgan brought to the stage a friend he's been hanging out with recently, rapper Lil Durk, who duetted with him on "Stand By Me"
• While he was in Chicago, the singer's Morgan Wallen Foundation pledged $100K to help revitalize South Chicago's Bessemer Park baseball field
• Source: CountryNow

• Any Eric Church tour is an event - and with his "Outsiders Revival" tour underway, you just knew he would be coming in hot
• Just a few shows in, Eric brought tour opener and frequent collaborator Ashley McBryde on stage for a duet on a deep cut, 2015's "Mixed Drinks About Feelings"
• And since the show was in Michigan, Eric saluted one of his idols and a Michigan native, Bob Seger, with a 12-minute Seger medley that included "Turn The Page," "Like A Rock," "Roll Me Away," "Mainstreet," "Get Out Of Denver," "You'll Accomp'ny Me," "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" and "Night Moves"
• Source: WhiskeyRiff