DISClaimer: Tenille Townes, The Randy Rogers Band, Tim Dugger Top New Tracks

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It’s a spread-the-love kinda day here at DISClaimer.

We have three Disc of the Day winners. The female prize goes to the always awesome Tenille Townes. Our male winner is Tim Dugger, another dependable artist. The group award belongs to veteran crowd pleasers The Randy Rogers Band. All three of these acts deserve far more radio airplay than they are currently receiving.

We have no newcomers today, and thus no DisCovery honoree.

DRAKE WHITE/Eat, Drink & Dream
Writer: Drake White/Tommy Cecil/Greylan James; Publisher: none listed; Producers: Jaren Johnston & Drake White; Reverend White Records
-Loose limbed, rhythmic and funky. It is somewhat over-produced, since it doesn’t give you a sense of what a strong singer/performer this guy is. But I remain a fan.

TENILLE TOWNES/The Most Beautiful Things
Writers: Gordie Sampson/Josh Kear/Tenille Townes; Publisher: none listed; Producer: Jay Joyce; Columbia
-She is a treasure. This touching ballad meditates about the glorious beauty that is all around us, but seldom noticed. Moving and meaningful.

JESSI ALEXANDER & RANDY HOUSER/Country Music Made Me Do It
Writers: Jessi Alexander/John Osborne/TJ Osborne; Producers: Jessi Alexander/Jon Randall Stewart/Leslie Richter; Publisher: none listed; Lost Creek
-This is a rump shaker, complete with a pumpin’ backbeat and twangin’ lead guitar. Not to mention two of our most outstanding vocalists. Tap your toes and bop along.

KAREN WALDRUP & WILLIAM MICHAEL MORGAN/Me Again
Writers: Danny Wells/Karen Waldrup/Phillip White; Producer: none listed; Publisher: none listed; KW
-I’m not sure what Morgan is doing on this track. He murmurs along charmingly, but it’s really her performance from top to bottom. It’s a lovely ballad about love rescuing a broken spirit.

TIM DUGGER/Home Away From Home
Writers: Andrew DeRoberts/Andy Albert/Devin Dawson; Producer: Brandon Hood; Publisher: none listed; Curb
-I like it that it is a stone-country lyric married to an ultra contemporary production. He sings with warmth and charm about your favorite watering hole. It might be a dive, but it’s where everybody knows your name. I’m into this.

BRANTLEY GILBERT/Fire’t Up
Writers: Brandon Day/Brantley Gilbert/Justin Weaver; Producer: Brandon Day; Publisher: Indiana Angel Music, Songs Of Rhythm House, Songs Of Roc Nation Music, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Songs Of Peer, Sound Wagon Songs; BMLG
– Brantley’s party invitation promises like a raucous, rocking good time. It’s kinda brainless and repetitive, but maybe that’s what makes it work.

SHERYL CROW & CITIZEN COPE/Lonely Town, Lonely Street
Writer: Bill Withers; Publisher: none listed; Producer: Steve Jordan; SC
-Sheryl is here to remind us that we lost one of the greats last week. Bill Withers created “Grandma’s Hands,” “Use Me,” “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean on Me,” then completely dropped out of the music game more than 30 years ago. I’ve never forgotten him, and neither should you. Let this insistent R&B groover serve as a memorial.

RANDY ROGERS BAND/You, Me and a Bottle
Writers: Aaron Raitiere/Kenton Bryant/Randy Rogers; Publisher: none listed; Producers: Tommy Jackson; Thirty Tigers
-Don’t let the title mislead you. It’s really quite sweet and romantic. These guys always seem to hit emotional targets perfectly.

MACKENZIE PORTER/These Days
Writers: Mackenzie Porter/Parker Welling/Jordan Sapp; Publisher: Sony-ATV/Mackenzie Porter/Tunes By Trailerparker/Songs of Home Team, no performance rights listed; Producer: Joey Moi/Dave Cohen; Big Loud
-The nostalgia in the lyric is touching. Unfortunately, the over-produced and too-pop track makes it almost impossible to grasp.

TEDDY ROBB/ Me On You
Writers: Deric Ruttan/Ryan Beaver; Producer: Shane McAnally/Ben Fowler/Matt McGinn; Publisher: none listed; Monument
-This continues his perfect winning streak. The steady rhythm and chiming guitar work is mixed perfectly beneath his ultra cool vocal performance. A breezy, uplifting ride through springtime. Climb on board.

Bellamy Brothers Launch "Old Hippie Stash" With Cannabis Company Trulieve

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Bellamy Brothers

Country duo Bellamy Brothers are getting into the medical cannabis business, teaming with Trulieve Cannabis Corp. to produce the flower product line Old Hippie Stash, taking its name from the duo’s 1985 hit “Old Hippie.” The partnership’s first strains, Reggae Cowboy and Big Love, are currently in Trulieve dispensaries across Florida.

“We are thrilled to launch Old Hippie Stash with Trulieve. This is a company and product line we really believe in and think so many people will see amazing benefits from using,” said David Bellamy.

“We are focused on providing a constantly evolving and expanding selection of high-quality cannabis products that meet the diverse medical needs of Florida patients,” said Trulieve CEO Kim Rivers. “By partnering with Florida’s own Bellamy Brothers to launch a unique hybrid strain of flower, we are providing our patients with an exclusive signature product line with a throw-back quality that reflects David and Howard’s image for Old Hippie Stash, from their 1985 Billboard country single.”

Pandora Launches New Series Of Artist-Curated Playlists

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Ever wonder what your favorite artists are listening to while we are all stuck inside during the pandemic? Pandora is answering that question with the launch of Listen In, a new series of exclusive artist-curated playlists featuring songs that are soundtracking their lives during this unusual time, with commentary about their connection to the music, what’s inspiring them, keeping them busy, or helping them stay focused on the positive.

Pandora currently has playlists hand-curated by 5 Seconds of Summer, All Time Low, A$AP Ferg, Broken Social Scene, Cage The Elephant, Carly Pearce, DaniLeigh, Fitz and the Tantrums, Flora Cash, Flume, Godsmack, H.E.R., Jeezy, Kiana Lede, LeAnn Rimes, Madison Beer, Marshmello, Meghan Trainor, Nicole Atkins, Prince Royce, Rod Wave, Tate McRae, The Chainsmokers and Tommy Vext of Bad Wolves.

Pearce’s self-selected list includes tracks by everyone from Destiny’s Child and Dolly Parton to Trisha Yearwood and Faith Hill, as well as a message from her, while LeAnn Rimes chose her list to help “uplift the spirit and remind us of the beautiful days we have ahead” with songs by U2, Andra Day, Bon Iver and more.

Pandora will continue to update the series with selections from new artists regularly.

Victoria Shaw To Hold Virtual Garage Sale For ‘Show-Business’ Relics On Saturday

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Victoria Shaw

Award winning songwriter, producer and music business professional Victoria Shaw will be holding a virtual garage sale of various ‘show-business’ relics on Saturday, April 11 at 3 p.m. CST on her Facebook page.

“I have so many fun things in my music room that I have collected and enjoyed literally since childhood, probably, but it’s time to let it go,” Shaw said in a Facebook video.

Shaw detailed that some items that will be up for grabs are assorted Spice Girls dolls, John Stamos puzzles, Gold records, vintage magazines, and other ‘show-business’ relics.

Shaw is the writer of such No. 1 hits as ”The River” (Garth Brooks) and “Nobody Wants To Be Lonely” (Ricky Martin & Christina Aguilera), an ACM winner, and a two-time Emmy award-winner. Shaw also co-produced Lady Antebellum’s double Platinum debut, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards and earned her a CMA Award for Single of the Year for “I Run to You.”

MusicRow’s Newly Launched Live Stream Calendar Grows Exponentially In First Week

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In its first week, MusicRow’s newly launched Live Stream Calendar proves to be Nashville music industry’s comprehensive aggregation of country music’s live streamed appearances with over 80 current listings. The calendar is updated daily.

To submit a live stream to appear on the calendar, email [email protected] with the artists’ name, date of live stream, time in CST format, platform in which the live stream will be taking place (with links), and a one sentence description of the live stream (if applicable.)

The Live Stream Calendar can easily be assessed by going to musicrow.com and clicking on title in the top menu.

The listings selected for the Live Stream Calendar are at the sole discretion of MusicRow Magazine.

Live Stream Calendar

(as of April 9, 2020)

Thursday, April 9

Charlie Worsham – 12:00 p.m. CST via Facebook
Chrissy Metz (EVERY DAY) – 1 p.m. CST via Facebook for ‘The Dreamers’
Caitlyn Smith – 1:00 p.m. CST via Instagram with Lightning 100
Michael Ray – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’
Rachel Wammack – 4:00 p.m. CST via Instagram + Facebook
Smithfield – 5:00 p.m. CST via Instagram
Lauren Alaina – 6:30 p.m. CST via Instagram
Tyler Booth – 4:00 p.m. CST via Facebook for ‘Thursday Night Series’
Tucker Beathard – 7:00 p.m. CST via Facebook + Instagram
Cody Johnson – 7:00 p.m. CST via Facebook
Parmalee – 7:00 p.m. CST via One Country’s Facebook
Avenue Beat with Maddie & Tae, RaeLynn, Laura Veltz – 7:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘AVE BTV’
Cody Webb, Ray Fulcher – 7:00 p.m. CST via Stoney’s Instagram
Sara Evans ft. Liv – 7:30 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Closet Chaos’
ExJ – 8:00 p.m. CST via Facebook + Instagram for ‘In My Bed with ExJ + Friends’
Brad Paisley, CJ Solar, Jordan Fletcher, Bobby Pinson, Peyton Porter, Jep Gibson – 9:00 p.m. CST via Whiskey Jam’s Instagram for ‘Risky Jam’

Friday, April 10

Abby Anderson – 12:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Silver Lining Moments with Abby Anderson & Friends’
JD Shelburne – 12:00 p.m. CST via The Boot‘s Facebook for ‘TheBoot.com Noon Takeover’
Chrissy Metz (EVERY DAY) – 1 p.m. CST via Facebook for ‘The Dreamers’
Lucas Hoge – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’
Craig Morgan – 4:00 p.m. CST via Facebook for ‘Fridays at Four’
Smithfield – 4:30 p.m. CST via Sounds Like Nashville Instagram
J.D. Shelburne – 6:00 p.m. CST via WLKY News’s Facebook for ‘Support Team Kentucky Fund’
Cody Webb – 7:00 p.m. CST via Old Armor Brewery’s Instagram for ‘State Ordered Tour’
Cody Webb – 9:00 p.m. CST via Saddle Rack’s Facebook for ‘State Ordered Tour’
Tyler Rich – 9:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Feels Like Home’

Saturday, April 11

Christina Taylor – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’
Chris Bandi – 7 p.m. CST via Instagram
Justin Moore, Tracy Lawrence, Joe Nichols, Adam Hambrick, Heath Sanders – 7 p.m. CST via YouTube for ‘And The Beat Goes On! Livestream Concert’

Sunday, April 12

Adam Hambrick – 9 a.m. via Facebook for ‘Coffee and a Hymn’
Tyler Rich – 3 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Leaver Her Wild Sunday Brunch’
T. Graham Brown – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’

Monday, April 13

Smithfield – 10:00 a.m. CST via Instagram + Facebook
Abby Anderson – 12:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Silver Lining Moments with Abby Anderson & Friends’
Jake Hoot – 2:00 p.m. CST via SCENES Facebook
Tenille Townes – 3:00 p.m. CST via Martin Guitar’s Facebook for ‘Jam In Place’
Randy and Mary Travis  – 6:00 p.m. CST via 117 Entertainment’s Instagram for ‘Hangin’ at Home with 117’
Jake Hoot – 2:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘The Voice Reunion’
Sara Evans ft. Liv – 7:30 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Closet Chaos’

Tuesday, April 14

Johnny McGuire – 1:00 p.m. CST via The Boot Instagram + Facebook
Adam Hambrick – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’
Smithfield – 7:00 p.m. CST via Instagram
Temecula Road– 7:00 p.m. CST via Instagram
Tyler Rich – 8:30pm via Instagram for ‘Sing Behind the Scene’

Wednesday, April 15

Smithfield – 12:00 p.m. CST via Instagram
The Charlie Daniels Band – 3:00 p.m. CST via Circle for ‘Live at Billy Bob’s Texas’
Alex Hall – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’
Steve Wariner – 7:00 p.m. CST via Facebook for ‘#WarinerWednesday’
J.D. Shelburne – 8:00 p.m. CST via Kids Cancer Alliance’s Facebook
Kalie Shorr – 9:00 p.m. CST via The Boot Facebook

Thursday, April 16

Chancey Williams – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’
Sara Evans ft. Liv – 7:30 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Closet Chaos’

Friday, April 17

Abby Anderson – 12:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Silver Lining Moments with Abby Anderson & Friends’
Jimmie Allen – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’
Smithfield – 6:00 p.m. CST via Instagram
James Robert Webb  – 6:00 p.m. CST via 117 Entertainment’s Instagram for ‘Hangin’ at Home with 117’
Cody Webb – 7:00 p.m. CST via Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board’s Facebook for ‘State Ordered Tour’
Tyler Rich – 9:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Feels Like Home’

Saturday, April 18

Lauren Jenkins – 3:00 p.m. CST via Romeo Entertainment Group’s Instagram for ‘Couch Concert Series’

Sunday, April 19

Adam Hambrick – 9 a.m. via Facebook for ‘Coffee and a Hymn’
Tyler Rich – 3 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Leaver Her Wild Sunday Brunch’

Monday, April 20

Abby Anderson – 12:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Silver Lining Moments with Abby Anderson & Friends’
Sara Evans ft. Liv – 7:30 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Closet Chaos’

Tuesday, April 21

Tyler Rich – 8:30pm via Instagram for ‘Sing Behind the Scene’

Wednesday, April 22

Collin Raye – 3:00 p.m. CST via Circle for ‘Live at Billy Bob’s Texas’
Mitchell Tenpenny – 5:00 p.m. CST via Martin Guitar’s Facebook for ‘Jam In Place’
Kalie Shorr  – 6:00 p.m. CST via 117 Entertainment’s Instagram for ‘Hangin’ at Home with 117’

Thursday, April 23

Sara Evans ft. Liv – 7:30 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Closet Chaos’

Friday, April 24

Abby Anderson – 12:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Silver Lining Moments with Abby Anderson & Friends’
Lainey Wilson – 1:00 p.m. CST via Sounds Like Nashville Facebook
Cody Webb – 7:00 p.m. CST via The Windjammer’s Facebook for ‘State Ordered Tour’
Tyler Rich – 9 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Feels Like Home’

Saturday, April 25

Lainey Wilson – 1:00 p.m. CST via The Boot Instagram + Facebook

Sunday, April 26

Adam Hambrick – 9 a.m. via Facebook for ‘Coffee and a Hymn’
Tyler Rich – 3 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Leaver Her Wild Sunday Brunch’

Monday, April 27

Sara Evans ft. Liv – 7:30 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Closet Chaos’

Tuesday, April 28

Tyler Rich – 8:30pm via Instagram for ‘Sing Behind the Scene’

Wednesday, April 29

Tracy Byrd – 3:00 p.m. CST via Circle for ‘Live at Billy Bob’s Texas’

Thursday, April 30

Sara Evans ft. Liv – 7:30 p.m. via Instagram for ‘Closet Chaos’

Monday, May 4

Abby Anderson – 12:00 p.m. CST via Instagram for ‘Silver Lining Moments with Abby Anderson & Friends’
Lainey Wilson – 1:00 p.m. CST via American Songwriter Facebook

Industry Ink: 117 Music, Visionary Media Group, Beatdapp

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117 Music Launches


Zach Farnum‘s 117 Entertainment Group, which includes publicity, management, artist development and live entertainment services, has launched 117 Music as a digital distribution and label services component of the firm. 117 has teamed with music distribution company The Orchard for global digital distribution and will offer artists services including marketing, sync and more.

Max DaCosta will add the role of Label Manager to his continued role as day-to-day Artist Manager. The first releases on the new venture will come from Scooter Brown Band, Honey County and singer/songwriter Paul Bogart.

Visionary Media Group Promotes Cory B. Savage To CEO

Cory B. Savage

Visionary Media Group (VMG) has promoted Cory B. Savage to CEO of the entertainment and media company.  Savage previously served as CEO for its subsidiary record label One Vision Music Group. In his new role, he will continue to oversee the labels operations which includes executing music publishing, sync licensing, legal expertise and finance services for a roster that includes Kree Harrison. He will also direct VMG’s film production and scores in addition to forth coming music projects. The VMG team, guided under the direction of President Ronald Zamber, M.D., features the expertise of fellow team members Senior Advisor Nick Sciorra and Chief Financial Officer Robert Grenley.

Visionary Media Group’s film productions and scores have been featured across a body of work that includes performances by Paul Rudd, James Franco, Bryan Cranston, Robert Duvall, Vincent D’Onofrio, Selena Gomez, Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Renner, Alec Baldwin Anjelica Houston,  Josh Hartnett, Mira Sorvino, Finn Wittrock, Josh Peck, Aubrey Peeples, Valerie Cruz and Robbie Kay.

Joe Galante Joins Beatdapp Advisory Board

Joe Galante

Beatdapp has announced that industry veteran Joe Galante has joined its Advisory Board. Beatdapp is a company that has been supported by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center’s Project Music initiative.

“Unique networking is one way we help,” said Jane Allen, president and CEO of Nashville Entrepreneur Center. “We ask industry experts to give their time and resources to educate and work with our teams. When teams like Beatdapp, build their companies to the degree that experts like Joe Galante want to join their boards, this is something we celebrate.  We look forward to our continued work with Beatdapp as it grows.”

TikTok Commits $375 Million To Coronavirus Relief

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TikTok has pledged $250 million to support COVID-19 relief efforts, in addition to $125 million in advertising credits on the TikTok platform. $25 million in ads are aimed at helping trusted organizations deliver public health information, while $100 million in ad credits are aimed at helping as businesses look to rebuild following the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We are committed to playing our part in that global outpouring of mutual support and giving,” TikTok president Alex Zhu wrote in a blog post. “We want to magnify all we are seeing across our community and translate it into concrete relief for those most affected by this crisis.”

The post detailed TikTok’s contributions, which are outlined below:

TikTok Health Heroes Relief Fund: Health care workers are the heroes of this global battle, and deserving heroes within the TikTok community. We are passionate about our small role in supporting their efforts through the provision of $150M in funds toward medical staffing, supplies, and hardship relief for health care workers. These distributions will be focused on local organizations to support local health workers. For example, we’re partnering with the CDC Foundation to donate $15M toward supporting surge staffing for local response efforts through state and local health departments. We’re also looking to assist global health workers, including our $10M contribution to the WHO COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. Our employee matching program will deliver aid to organizations including Direct Relief and the Red Cross. And we are working with global and local partners to distribute masks and other personal protective equipment to hospitals across India, Indonesia, Italy, South Korea, and the US, among other hard-hit countries.

TikTok Community Relief Fund: We are all operating in uncertain times, and vulnerable communities have been deeply impacted by the health and economic damage caused by this crisis. To provide critical relief to these communities, TikTok will allot $40M in cash to local organizations that serve groups representative of TikTok’s diverse user communities, including musicians, artists, nurses, educators, and families that have come together on our platform. And since we’re all in this together, we will be further matching $10M in donations from our community to support the community. Through this fund we’re supporting programs like After-School All-Stars, where we have already donated $3M to provide food for families who rely upon school lunch programs affected by school closures across the US, and $2M to MusiCares to support artists, songwriters, and music professionals whose livelihoods have been severely impacted as a result of cancelled performance and gig work.

TikTok Creative Learning Fund: With tens of millions of students around the world out of school, educators and parents need help facilitating ongoing learning from a distance. The same is true for the millions of creative professionals, from nonprofits like museums to those in the wellness industry, who were suddenly forced to find new ways to connect with people who depend on their services. Creative educational content on platforms like TikTok can help, and we will be providing $50M in grants to educators, professional experts, and nonprofits whose real-world skills and expertise can help spread educational information and useful course material in an accessible, distance learning format.

Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews To Appear On ‘At Home With Farm Aid’ COVID Benefit

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Pictured (L-R): Willie, Micah, and Lukas Nelson. Photo: Janis Tillerson.

Farm Aid and AXS TV are presenting a special broadcast of At Home With Farm Aid, featuring performances by Farm Aid Board Members Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young and Dave Matthews, on Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. ET.  The hour-long live event reunites Farm Aid president Nelson, joined by sons Lukas and Micah, with Mellencamp, Young, and Matthews for an intimate performance to raise funds and awareness for farmers impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The unique concert captures the quartet as they each tune in from their own homes and studios to deliver an unforgettable night of music. At Home With Farm Aid airs as part of AXS TV’s new “@Home And Social” initiative, an ongoing series giving artists a platform to broadcast live performances from their homes and studios directly to their fans, with proceeds supporting those in need from the coronavirus. Viewers can enjoy the simulcast on AXS TV and at farmaid.org, as well as across the network’s various social media platforms.

“The coronavirus has disrupted our entire country and is a grave threat to all of us. One of its many impacts is that it has helped us to better see the value of essential people like healthcare workers, grocery store clerks, delivery truck drivers, and farmers and ranchers,” said Nelson. “Farm Aid has worked for 35 years to build a family farm centered agricultural system, and we are here now to support farmers and ranchers in this crisis, without whom we could not eat. The time to build a resilient family farm food system is now!”

Viewers can also relive performances from Nelson, Mellencamp, Young, Matthews and more when AXS TV presents The Best Of Farm Aid 2019 on Sunday, April 12, at 8 p.m. ET. The special compiles footage from AXS TV’s live broadcast of the 2019 festival, giving viewers the best seat in the house for hit-packed sets from Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Margo Price, Yola and Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real, among others, as well as Bonnie Raitt‘s previously-unaired performance of “Devil Got My Woman.”

With COVID-19 presenting farmers across the country with a new set of challenges to overcome, Farm Aid is responding immediately to invest in farmer-led solutions to the COVID-19 crisis, including making emergency grants to farmers and ranchers in need, creating comprehensive resources for farmers, connecting farmers to legal, financial, and mental health support resources, supporting local, state, and national farm organizations, and advocating for COVID-19 recovery funds and resources from the federal government for short-term relief and long-term resilience. To make a donation so that Farm Aid can support and strengthen our farmers, visit farmaid.org/donate.

Scotty McCreery’s "Five More Minutes" Video Hits 100 Million Mark For YouTube Views

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Scotty McCreery. Photo: Jeff Ray

Scotty McCreery‘s video for “Five More Minutes” has now garnered more than 100 million views on YouTube.

The video, directed by filmmaker Jeff Ray, featured rare footage of McCreery growing up with family and friends and peaked at No. 1 on both the CMT Hot 20 Countdown and the GAC Top 20 Countdown. Ray also directed McCreery’s videos for his second No. 1 hit “This is It” (nearing 60 million videos views on YouTube) and his current top 15 single “In Between,” in addition to  directing all three acoustic videos from his recent digital EP, The Soundcheck Sessions.

“Jeff Ray went through hundreds of hours of rare family footage and perfectly captured what ‘Five More Minutes’ was all about,” said McCreery. “I wanted the video to feel as intimate as the song that I wrote with Frank and Monty, and Jeff did an incredible job of presenting some very personal moments that visually gave the song a different dimension. When I saw what he did with the ‘Five More Minutes’ video, I knew I loved his creative vision and wanted him to direct all the music videos from the Seasons Change album.”

“Five More Minutes” was McCreery’s first No.1 hit on both Mediabase/Country Aircheck Country Singles Chart and Billboard Country Airplay Chart. He wrote it with Frank Rogers (who also produced the song) and Monty Criswell, and it was the lead single from his album Seasons Change, which debuted at No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart.

 

 

Country Radio Hall Of Fame Induction Rescheduled

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Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) has rescheduled the 2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame induction and dinner, which was originally set for June 24, has been moved to Thursday, Sept. 3 at Nashville’s Westin Hotel.

As previously announced, the 2020 Country Radio Hall of Fame inductees will include three off-air radio broadcasters and three on-air radio personalities. The off-air honorees include Jim Duncan, Victor Sansone and George Beasley. The on-air honorees include Tim Wilson, Chuck Edwards and Mark “Hawkeye” Louis. Country Radio Hall of Fame honorees must have made a significant contribution to the radio industry over a 20-year period, in which 15 of those must have been in the country radio format.

CRB’s Board President, Kurt Johnson, commented, “For the safety of our country family attending the ceremony, we are delaying the CRHOF event, and encourage everyone to stay safe. I want to say congratulations to the Class of 2020. While we are sad to hold off an evening celebrating you, it will definitely be all the sweeter when we can gather later. See you then!”